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Showing 1 to 20 of 231 for “"Bedside"”.
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Decreasing Interruptions at the Bedside
… in practice will allow nurses to provide quality bedside care that fosters safe practices and holistic, patient-centered care.</p>
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ENT Educational Patient Bedside Tool
… an educational tool that is kept at the bedside may facilitate accountability and smoother transition to home.</p> <p>The aim of the project is to improve the education of patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies, and enhance staff communication and coordination by December …
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Tour of my bedside cabinet
This thesis, Tour of my Bedside Cabinet, is a collection of poems about the speaker’s relationship with religion, queer identities, and sex/BDSM. The collection is split into sections, each of which begin with a retelling or reimagining of the creation story found in the book of Genesis. These …
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Bedside Technology Improves Patient Safety
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Much new technology is available to support patient safety in the hospital including bar scanning identification methods for medications and patients, electronic medical records, etc. However, when the technology is not properly utilized it may increase the risk to …
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Nursing Practices Related to Bedside Electrocardiographic Monitoring
The purpose of this study was to examine the practices of nurses related to electrocardiographic (EGG) monitoring. It was a replication of a study by Drew, Ide, and Sparacino with modifications of the tool and methodology. A questionnaire was completed by 41 nurses in attendance at two chapter …
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Pediatric Nurses' Perceptions of Bedside Shift Report
Nursing bedside shift report (BSR) is a form of nursing shift report that may be used to involve pediatric patients and their families in discussions about their plan of care. According to Healthy People.gov (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2020) in the ten years between 2007 and …
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Promoting Patient Safety by Implementing Bedside Shift Report
… patient safety by ensuring the implementation of bedside shift report by 80% of nurses by August 2016. Kurt Lewin’s change theory is going to be used to effect the change.</p> <p>There were in-services given to nurses on the floor and the project was also discussed in staff meetings. Flyers were …
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IMPROVING BEDSIDE SHIFT-TO-SHIFT NURSING REPORT PROCESS
<p> The aim of the bedside shift-to-shift nursing report project is to increase patient satisfaction, improve patient safety and strengthen team work by improving the process of communication during shift change on the orthopedic unit. The goal is to put in place a standardized approach to …
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NON INVASIVE CANCER DETECTION: FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE
Cancer stands second in causing mortality worldwide. Cancer can be curable if the disease is identified at early stages. All the existing gold standard cancer diagnosing procedures were invasive and expensive. Mass screening for cancer could save a lot of lives. The diagnostic procedure should be …
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Improving the Quality of Bedside Shift Report Behavior: Implementing a Standardized Bedside Report Tool on the Medical-Surgical Floor at Woodland Healthcare
… at WHC through implementation of a standardized bedside report (BSR) tool. Methodology for implementation includes integration of the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) and Lewin’s Theory of Planned change of unfreezing, moving, and re-freezing (Scheidenhelm & Reitz, 2017). Pre- and post-implementation …
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Journal Club: Encouraging Evidence-Based Nursing Practice at the Bedside
<p><strong>Objective</strong>: This study was designed to determine if the initiation of a journal club would promote participating nursing staff to acquire knowledge from evidence-based practice journals. <strong>Background:</strong> Utilization of evidence-based practice had an increase in …
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Bedside handover: structure, process and content - a mixed methods study
… are the primary driving forces for implementing bedside handover. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the structures, processes and content of bedside handover at the change of nursing shift. Methods: A mixed methods design was used. Data were collected via observation and audio recording …
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The design and evaluation of a bedside cardiac arrhythmia monitor
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1981.
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Implementing Emergency Bedside Backpacks in the NICU to Improve Patient Outcomes
… This prospectus aims to implement emergency bedside backpacks as the first step in the development of a NICU specific disaster plan. These backpacks are meant to be an addition to the current hospital emergency plan, with the goal being to have similar success as other facilities that already …
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Development of a Bedside Examination of Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis (BECIMS)
… assess whether a brief screening instrument, the bedside examination of cognition in MS (BECIMS), which requires less than 10 minutes to administer, would exhibit adequate sensitivity and specificity in identifying MS patients with cognitive impairment. Nine MS subjects and eight normal controls …
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From bench to bedside : elucidating vestibular schwannoma pathobiology to devise effective pharmacotherapies
Vestibular schwannomas (VSs), the most common tumors of the cerebellopontine angle, arise from Schwann cells of the vestibular nerve. VSs can lead to sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), disequilibrium, facial nerve paralysis, and brainstem compression. Treatment options available today are …
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Standardizing the Bedside Shift Report Process to Improve Communication and Promote Patient Safety
<p><strong>Title:</strong> Standardizing the Bedside Shift Report Process to Improve Communication and Promote Patient Safety.</p> <p><strong>Author:</strong> Gilbert Young, RN, BSN</p> <p><strong>Setting:</strong> Unit 1 North is a 32-bed cardiovascular specialty unit that specializes in the care …
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Nurse Shift Handoff Report at the Patient's Bedside: Improving Nurse-to-Nurse Communication
… nurse shift handoffs through utilization of bedside shift reporting (BSR). Shift handoffs are integral to nursing practice; therefore, this process must be accurate, effective, and consistent in order to ensure the delivery of safe and quality care. The project focuses on the CNL curriculum …
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