Regional Analysis of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children
Student Poster, presented at Student Poster Session, Week of Scholarship, April 6, 2017. Poster co-authored by Jamie Green.
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Stem Cell Treatment for ACL Tears
Student poster, presented at MNU Week of Scholarship, Student Poster Session, April 6, 2017.
Saccharin as a Possible Mimic of Sulfa Drugs
Student poster, presented at MNU Week of Scholarship, Student Poster Session, April 6, 2017.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Unique Challenges and Specific Demands
PowerPoint presentation, delivered at the MNU Week of Scholarship, Celebration of Student Research and Creativity, April 6, 2017.
An Integrative Literature Review on the Implementation of Chair Yoga Versus Standard of Care to Improve Mobility in Older Adult Dementia Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Falls
Older adults with dementia present a higher risk for falls than their healthy counterparts due to disease-related cognitive and physical changes and deconditioning from low mobility during...
Attitudes and Experience in Adoption of Electronic Health Record Among Nursing Personnel
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 134 nursing personnel to explore attitudes and experience in adopting electronic health record, evaluate preliminary psychometric properties of Electronic...
The Effect of Pre-Transplant Creatinine on the Percent Improvement in Kidney Function after Kidney Transplantation
With 108,335 people on kidney replacement therapy in the United States, the need for kidney transplantation has increased. In 1998 there were 40,825 on the national waiting list for a kidney...
Using the Recovery Model in the Development of a Sleep Hygiene Program for Individuals in a Psychiatric Inpatient Setting
The objective of this study was to evaluate sleep disturbances, review treatment methods, and develop a plan of treatment options utilizing sleep hygiene methods. A review of literature included sleep...
Randomized Controlled Trial: Evaluation of Multifaceted Preoperative Patient Education on Anxiety, Delirium, Knowledge and Patient Satisfaction among Post-Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Patients
Note: The co-author of this thesis is Cassia Chevillon. See the attached thesis cover page. This prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of multifaceted...
The Effects of Preoperative Education on Parental Anxiety and Knowledge with Children Undergoing a Posterior Spinal Fusion
Anxiety is high in parents with children undergoing a posterior spinal fusion. The research found demonstrates that it is important to have the proper educational materials, and to address the...
Aggregating Non-Critical Trauma Patients on a Single Acute Care Unit
Care of the trauma patient historically has had a strong focus on clinical management during the resuscitative and critical phases of care. This is a review of a Level I center creating a Trauma Care...
An Educational Program About Horizontal Violence in Nursing: Verbal Abuse and Strategies to Eliminate the Behavior
Horizontal violence among nurses is cited as one of leading causes of the dissatisfaction among nurses and consequently creates a crippling effect on the nursing shortage and turnover. To increase...
An Educational Program on Intravascular Catheter Maintenance to Reduce and Prevent Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections are one of the leading causes of health care associated infections. To decrease and prevent morbidity, mortality, and costs of care, it is the objective...
Called to Caring: A Tool to Assess Awareness and Attitudes in Baccalaureate Nursing Students at Point Loma Nazarene University
Given the projected increasing shortage of well-prepared nurses, particularly at the baccalaureate level, the climate of limited resources for adequate RN training, and high attrition rates among NNs...
Exploring Extubation Within the Home Environment
With the baby boomer generation getting older and having to care for their parents, it has become apparent that end of life discussions are becoming more frequent. Many elderly persons have identified...
Healthcare Experiences of Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Phenomenological Study
Today, more children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. Research is currently being conducted...
Improving outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Emergency Department
Challenges exist among hospital staff in performing high quality cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) according to the 2010 international guidelines. Effective and uninterrupted chest compressions...
Inquiry into the Communication Process: Nurses’ Perceptions of Nurse/Physician Communication
As nursing has developed as a profession, the role of nurse-physician communication and how it relates to patient outcomes has been a focus of research. While poor patient outcomes have been...
Validity and Reliability of the Modified John Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Elderly Patients in Home Health Care
Note: The co-author of this thesis is Sandra Hnizdo. See the attached thesis cover page. Full Abstract: This prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the...
An Integrative Literature Review on Bullying among Nurses
Although recent studies on nursing stressors have been concentrating on the stress of patient care at the bedside, research have also shown that nursing environments are a major contributor of stress...
HIV/AIDS Cube - Prevention, Not Infection - Handout
Offer HOPE in desperation. The re-designed HIV HopeCube is a unique, interactive resource to educate and inform people on the causes, prevention, and treatment of HIV and AIDS, as well as ways to...
Malaria Cube Presentation Guide
MalariaCube™ is an engaging tool to help educate and inform people on the causes, treatment, and prevention of Malaria. MalariaCube™ unfolds to simply and clearly reveal important facts that help the...
THE DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF THE DIGNITY INSTRUMENT
ABSTRACT Dignity appears to have been an important concept in ancient times, the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance to the present. It is an intrinsic component of nursing practice. However, there...
The beliefs of selected Filipino christian nurses working in Norway on integrating prayer in giving medical care to patients
This study’s primary goal is to explore the beliefs of the selected Filipino Christian nurses in regard to the integration of prayer in giving medical care to their patients. The respondents believe...
Using Virtual Simulation to Improve Bariatric Cultural Sensitivity
MNU Nursing Capstone Final Paper. Abstract: The incidence of obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions, with over one third of the population (Centers for Disease Control [CDC]...