MEG Final Report – Leslie Miles, DNP 1) Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met. Twenty nursing students participated in this international collaboration in Russia and Finland, with two of the students in the role of research assistants (RA). One outcome was for students to be able to closely analyze […]
Minimizing pain during childhood vaccination injections: improving adherence to vaccination schedules
Lacey M. Eden, Janelle L.B. Macintosh, Karlen E. Luthy, Renea L. Beckstrand College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA Abstract Pain experienced in childhood can lead to long-term and psychologically detrimental effects. Unfortunately, the most common pain experienced in childhood is caused by vaccinations and may lead to non-adherence to the recommended vaccination […]
N404 Nursing Care of the Diverse Veteran Population in Rural and Urban Settings
Ron Ulberg and Kent Blad January 19, 2016 Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met: The academic objectives of the MEG proposal were met and exceeded. Specifically, students were exposed to local and national venues in which Veterans and their history are prevalent. Examples of this include visits by the […]
“Understanding the Importance of Intraosseous Therapy
La importancia de la Terapia Intraosea Erika Brown and Stacie Hunsaker, College of Nursing Introduction Intravenous (IV) access can be difficult to obtain in many people. When a patient is in critical condition – such as those who have suffered trauma, severe dehydration, burns, or shock – time is crucial. Of the more than 20 […]
Vitamin D Levels and Performance in Athletes at BYU, A Descriptive Study
Kaitlin Jackman and James Kohl, College of Nursing
Alarm Fatigue
Chalese Adams and Karen Whitt, College of Nursing Alarm fatigue in the hospital setting is a dangerous phenomenon. The very alarms that are designed to alert hospital staff are tuned out or ignored. The purpose of my research was to find literature on the topic of alarm fatigue, in the clinical setting, and nurse’s experiences […]
What personal and demographic characteristics influence the development of compassion fatigue and burnout in emergency department nurses?
Torrie Robinson and Stacie Hunsaker, College of Nursing This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue and burnout in emergency department (ED) nurses along the Wasatch Front, as well as what influenced these rates. Compassion fatigue (CF) and burnout is a serious issue in the medical field and interferes with the quality […]
Learning History: Understanding Organizational Learning in a Hospital
Kalene Mears and Bret Lyman, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this study was to understand how a health system learns and adapts in order to progress and refine itself. Through this, we can gain a better understanding of how healthcare improves over time. Improving quality and safety in healthcare is a challenging task. […]
The effect of using electronic orientation materials to teach nursing shared governance principles
Brianna Berg and Katreena Merrill, College of Nursing Introduction This project is phase two of a larger intervention study on the function, effectiveness and group power of nursing shared governance councils. In 2011, three hospitals (Dixie Regional Medical Center, Garfield Memorial Hospital and Valley View Hospital) implemented nursing shared governance councils. As part of this […]
The Importance of Tdap in Pregnancy
Alli Simmons and Lacey Eden, College of Nursing During 2012, there were 48,277 reported cases of pertussis including 20 pertussisrelated deaths. While the lack of pertussis immunization causes illness in children and adults, infants are at greatest risk for suffering severe pertussis symptoms and death from disease. As a result, in 2012 the Advisory Committee […]
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