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Delirium in Intubated Adult ICU Patients
Emily Martin, Colby Obrecht, and Jacob Scott
PICOT Question: In intubated adult ICU patients, does sedation with Dexmedetomidine compared to Propofol reduce the incidence of hospital acquired delirium during the ICU stay?
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Dementia- Friendly Interventions in the Hospital Setting and Positive Patient Outcomes
Breanna Wenger
PICOT Question: In patients with dementia, what impact does a “dementia-friendly” hospital have on their outcomes in comparison to hospitals that do not employ dementia-friendly practices during their stay?
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Do Hospitalized Patients' Quality of Life benefit from Alternative Lighting Practices?
Daniel Singer
PICOT Question: In hospitalized patients, does exposure to alternative lighting interventions, as opposed to standard lighting practices, improve quality of life and/or recovery outcomes during their hospital stay?
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From Harm to Healing: Centering Towards Black and Ethnic Minority in Birth Equality
JodiAnn Coleman and Ikesha Green
PICOT Question: In ethnic minority pregnant individuals, does anti racism training for healthcare providers improve the birthing experience compared to standard care?
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Hospitalized Adult Patients with Hypokalemia (cont.)
Lisa McLaughlin
In hospitalized adult patients with hypokalemia, how does intravenous potassium supplementation compare to oral (PO) potassium supplementation in affecting the time to normalization of serum potassium levels within a 72-hour inpatient stay?
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Importance of Interdepartmental Communication in Relation to Patient Outcomes
Murphy Duffy RN and Joseph Sargent RN
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Importance of Mobility During Hospital Stays
Jennifer Davis
PICOT Question: In hospitalized patients, how does lack of mobility compared to regular ambulation affect mental health during their hospital stays?
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Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals with Smartwatch Technology
Shelby Giannelli RN and Katrina Thibodeau RN
In hospitalized adult patients, how does the use of smart bracelets compare to standard care affect patient safety and monitoring outcomes?
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Mouth Matters: Impact of Therapeutic Communication on Inpatient Oral Hygiene Practices in Medical-Surgical Units
Duncan Macleod RN, Terence Olds RN, and Acadia Birk RN
PICOT Question: In adults over 18 years of age on a medical-surgical floor(P), how can therapeutic communication strategies be implemented to encourage oral hygiene practices(I), compare to providing the resources without therapeutic communication(C), in maintenance of daily oral hygiene practices(O), during length of hospital stay(T).
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Music Therapy: Treating Pain and Anxiety in the Perioperative Patient
Derek Bascom RN
In perioperative patients, what is the effectiveness of music therapy in treating anxiety and pain compared to standard care without music therapy?
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Pedi Psych Boarding in the Emergency Department
Cryspin Russo
Will implementation of structured intervention(s) during ED boarding improve the boarding experience for our pediatric psych patients?
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Physical and Mental Outcomes Associated with Patient with Cognitive Impairments Compared to Those Without
Jessica Forcier RN
In hospitalized older adult patients with cognitive impairment and physical decline, how does an extended length of hospital stay, compared to a shorter or average length of stay, affect their physical and mental health outcomes?
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Reducing Burnout and Improving Staff Retention in Critical Care
Shane Rhodes
For hospital-based nurses, how do team-level or systemic interventions, compared to approaches focusing on individual resilience or well-being, affect burnout, retention, and perceptions of patient safety?
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Reducing Delirium in Older Adults: The Role of Quiet Hours During Hospitalization
Kelly Hermawan BSN, RN
In older adults how does the implementation of quiet hours compared to no quiet hours affect the incidence of delirium as measured by positive cam score during hospitalization?
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Reducing Falls in Medical-Surgical Patients
Braelyn Bailey BSN, RN; Haylee Paione BSN, RN; and Elizabeth Young BSN, RN
PICO: In adult patients at risk for falls on Med Surg units, how does the implementation of fall-reducing interventions compare to standard fall precautions impact inpatient fall rates?
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Scheduled Ambulation Twice Per Shift to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Delirium
Rylee Collins RN
In older adult inpatients ages 65 and older on a medical-surgical telemetry unit, does scheduled ambulation twice per shift with staff assistance, compared to as-needed ambulation, reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired delirium during hospitalization?
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The Impact of Implementing a Nurse Residency Program
Lexus Freeman
Does a nurse residency program enhance retention among new graduate nurses compared to immediately entering practice?
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The Impact Workplace Violence Has on Nurse Burnout
Olivia Merryman RN
In nurses working in the healthcare field, how does increased exposure to workplace violence, in comparison to an environment with effective violence prevention affect the rates of nurse burnout and retention of staff?
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Time Reduction or Waste Production?
Katryna Smith, Brittany Grannell, and Cheri Geurtin
PICOT Question: In adult patients arriving at the Emergency Department, does proactively conducting standard laboratory tests prior to provider assessment, as opposed to waiting for provider instructions, lead to a reduction in the overall length of stay during a single visit?
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Well Controlled GDM vs Poorly Controlled GDM Effects on Infant Blood Glucose Levels at Birth
Molly Chicoine BSN, RN; Cheyanne Greene BSN, RN; and Ainsley Bryant BSN, RN
In pregnant women with gestational diabetes, how does well-controlled maternal blood glucose during pregnancy, compared to poorly controlled glucose levels, affect the incidence of abnormal newborn blood glucose levels at birth?
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What Sucks the Best? The DuCanto!
Gabe Gunning
Background: Airway management is a defining skill that demands mastery by emergency physicians. Airway emergencies pose considerable morbidity and mortality risks. Familiarity with, and mastery of, a variety of airway management approaches and equipment can prove invaluable for management of anatomically and physiologically difficult airways.
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Alarm Fatigue: Alarm Management/Intervention Education vs. Current State
Keegan Dodge Dodge RN BSN
PICOT Question: In inpatient telemetry units, how does alarm management/intervention education in comparison to current state affect a decrease in non-actionable alarms and reduce alarm fatigue?
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An Evaluation of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation When Monitoring ICU Patients Requiring Chemical Paralysis
Justin Moscone, Tomas Gibbons, and Anna Walker
In ICU patients receiving infusions of vecuronium or cisatracurium, is a clinical assessment-based titration model compared to a train-of-four titration model more effective when monitoring paralysis?
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Baby Doll Therapy for Older Adults with Dementia
Ashley Holmes RN BSN and Naimo Ukash RN BSN
PICOT Question: In patients older than 65 with dementia, (P), how does doll therapy (I) as compared to pharmaceutical interventions (C) affect caregiver burden (O)?
This is a collection of work created by members of the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program of MaineHealth. This program serves as an adjunct to the traditional clinical orientation experience of one-on-one with a registered nurse preceptor.
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