Chlorhexidine gluconate and neonatal skin integrity: A research critique Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS-433V-0101 November 01, 2013 Chlorhexidine gluconate and neonatal skin integrity: A research critique The goal of this research study was to “determine the effects of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin inflammation and stratum corneum barrier integrity at peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) sites among patients in the neonatal intensive care setting”
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Research Summary and Ethical Considerations: Complexity in Practice Environments Grand Canyon University: NRS 433V 1/12/2014 Title Needed This article discusses the complexity in nursing practice environments that affect patient outcomes. There are many different aspects of the relationship between nursing care and patient outcomes. Nurses struggle to provide quality care in a high-demand practice environment, all the while dealing with stressors. Through research of the nurse work environment
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Obesity is a Growing Problem in America MARY ANN JONES GCU Introduction to Nursing Research NRS-433V Dodie Serafini September 08, 2012 Obesity is a Growing Problem in America Obesity has become a major growing problem in healthcare due to fact that the percentage of obese adults has increased to an alarming 35.7. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.) The medical cost of obese patients in 2008 was estimated at $147 billion which is much higher than people of normal weight. The
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Running head: Research Critique, Part 1 Research Critique, Part 1 Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V Introduction to Nursing Research May 20, 2012 Research Critique, Part 1 Advanced Care Planning (ACP) is a huge part of healthcare. Dying is a part of life, but that doesn’t make the subject any less scary. Just because healthcare professionals handle end of life issues on a regular basis, doesn’t mean that they are immune to the sensitivities of the topic. End-of-life decision making
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Running head: DELAYED TPA ADMINISTRATION FOR ACUTE ISCHEMIC Delayed tPA Administration for Acute Ischemic Stroke Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS-433V Chris Thompson-Sanxter July 22, 2012 Delayed tPA Administration for Acute Ischemic Stroke According to a qualitative study regarding barriers to treatment, "Only 1-3% of ischemic stroke patients receive thrombolytic therapy" (Meurer et al., 2011, p. 1). The American Heart Association (AHA) has recommended guidelines
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Nurses Manage Patients Who Refuse Nursing Care Procedures Grand Canyon University: NRS 433V March 9, 2014 Nurses Mange Patients Who Refuse Nursing Care Procedures This paper will critique a qualitative research study about how nurses manage patients who refuse nursing care procedures. These articles also explains how nurses view informed consent as not being essential to nursing care procedures. PROBLEM STATEMENT The clinical problem being examined in the research study is the
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Amy Lecuona Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V Introduction to Nursing Research 4/26/13 Introduction “Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are common hospital-acquired infections and account for up to 40% of the 2 million nosocomial infections reported each year” (Yin-Yin, C., Mei-Man, C., Yu-Chih, C., Yu-Jiun, C., Shin-Shang, C., & Fu-Der, W., 2013). Urinary tract infections also happen to be the most common nosocomial infection reported. Of all of the UTI’s reported, 80% of them are caused
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Research Critique, Part 1: Hospital Nurse Staffing and Patient Mortality, Nurse Burnout, and Job Dissatisfaction Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V 06-04-2016 PROBLEM STATEMENT: The broad research problem leading to this study is the belief that nursing shortage in facilities leads to patient safety issues. The review of available literature on this topic shows strong evidence that lower nurse staffing levels in hospitals are associated with worse patient outcomes. Some of these outcomes include
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What is so stressful about caring for dying patients? Trisha Day Grand Canyon University Intro to Nursing Research NRS-433V June Helbig February 27, 2011 What is so stressful about caring for dying patients? Here is an article that can be used as research within our field in which we practice every day. Death is inevitable part of life and a cycle that will never stop. This article deals with how being a nurse can be stressful and tests the limits with death. How much death can one
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Hand-hygiene and its importance in health care practice Presented by Ynotte Boatswain 10/28/2012 NRS-433V Grand Canyon University Professor: Jesy Chua The problems as seen in many hospitals today in the United States of America are the amount of hospital acquired
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