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76 Educational Strategies to Prevent Medical Errors: A Description of the LiteratureMost patients hold a reasonable expectation that they will be healed, not harmed, during the process of receiving health care. Patients place an enormous amount of trust in the medical professionals caring for them, and the medical community has an obligation to ensure the safest possible care for t...Dawson, Stephanie L.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Medical Errors; Review Literature as Topic; Patient Simulation; Problem-Based Learning; Models, Theoretical; Educational Strategies
77 Determinants of Effective Clinical InstructionThe cornerstone of nursing education is practical instruction in the clinical environment. Many researchers have demonstrated the essential role clinical education plays in producing nursing graduates prepared for their role as novice nurses. Researchers identify that quality clinical instruction de...Nixon, KatieAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Teaching; Learning; Problem-Based Learning; Evidence-Based Nursing; Clinical Competence; Nursing Theory; Clinical Nursing Research; Quality Improvement
78 Positive Patient Identification (PPID)This paper examines the evidence related to Positive Patient Identification (PPID) in prevention of patient care errors. The PPID system is an automated integration system of wristband placement on a patient that uses an identifier to follow them through the entire admission/treatment/discharge proc...Bloss, MarienelleAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Patient Identification Systems; Medical Errors; Nursing Process; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Nursing Informatics
79 Evidence-Based Psychopharmacologic Interventions for Problem Behaviors in ASD Children Under the Age of FiveIn 2007 the Centers for Disease Control, found that autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder and pervasive development mental disorder NOS, (referred to collectively as autism spectrum disorders, or ASD), had prevalence rates in the United States of 1:150 children with a male to female ratio of 4.3:1 ...DeMoss, Angela MichelleAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Autistic Disorder; Child Behavior Disorders; Self-Injurious Behavior; Anxiety; Aggression; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Drug Therapy; Clinical Protocols; Evidence-Based Practice
80 An Exploration of the Use of Social Media for Weight LossBeing overweight or obese is the second most preventable cause of death behind tobacco use (Mokdad, Marks, Stroup, and Gerberding, 2004), and now obesity and being overweight has become one of America's top health crises. An estimated 155 million Americans are overweight or obese (Go et al., 2012). ...Bolton, KylieAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Internet; Social Media; Body Mass Index; Weight Loss; Obesity; Health Promotion; Risk Reduction Behavior; Disease Management
81 The Best Pharmacological Interventions for Depression in Adolescents with Comorbid Substance Use DisordersAccording to Riggs, et al (2007) depression rates are higher in adolescents with substance use disorders (15-24%) than in adolescents without substance use disorders (2-8%). Adolescents with substance use disorders are also more likely to have poorer drug treatment outcomes and higher relapse rates....Butler, JoanAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Adolescent; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Substance-Related Disorders; Drug Therapy; Treatment Outcome; Behavior, Addictive
82 Guideline for Probiotic Use in Very Low Birth Weight NeonatesThis Doctor of Nursing Practice scholarly project consisted of developing a clinical practice guideline for neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatologists on probiotic administration in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. The guideline is based on a synthesis of relevant literature and consultat...Parker, RuslanaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing; Probiotics; Nutrition Therapy; Incidence; Practice Guidelines as Topic
83 Provider and Patient Education on the Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnostic Criteria of Inflammatory Breast CancerInflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer. IBC was once a universally fatal disease, but today the 5-year survival is 30-40% (Bond, Connoly, & Asci, 2010). IBC is 1% - 6% of all breast cancer diagnoses. Rarity breeds unfamiliarity in both providers and ...Solomon, DaphneAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms; Early Detection of Cancer; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Combined Modality Therapy; Primary Health Care; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Literacy; Patient Educ...
84 Tobacco Bans on Inpatient Mental Health SettingsTobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as directed by the manufacturers. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the world and there is approximately one death every six seconds caused by tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke...Thatcher, BrandonAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Community Mental Health Centers; Smoke-Free Policy; Inpatients; Tobacco Smoke Pollution; Validation Studies as Topic
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