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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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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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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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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 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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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)?
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Bean 5 Turn Team: Improves Turing Interventions & Reduces HAPI Rates
Paige Thompson RN and Johnna Grant RN
Does implementing a turn team on hospital units aid in preventing pressure-related injuries as compared to standard of care, without a turning team?
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Betamethasone and the effects on newborns of various gestations
Julie Allen, Hanna Freeman, and Kristina Smith
PICOT Question: In newborns of various gestational ages, how does administering betamethasone affect newborn outcomes within the first 72 hours of life?
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Burnout in Healthcare
Katie Bernard RN BSN, Kiana Fuller RN ADN, and Ashley Rhoades RN BSN
In a hospital setting, are nurses who practice coping strategies at a lower risk for nurse burnout then nurses who do not?
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Burns: A Standardized Approach for Resuscitation of Burn Patients in the Critical Care Setting
Joshua Cole RN BSN, Marcus Leo RN ADN, Kyle Jacques RN BSN, and Lauren Miller RN BSN
PICOT Question: In adult major burn patients (Burns greater than 15% body surface area), how does a burn critical care bay with visual cues and intervention specific carts, compare to standard critical care bays affect patient outcomes over the course of their hospital stay?
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Comparing the Efficacy of Different Wound Care Modalities (topical solution) in the Prevention of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa growth in Burn Soft Tissue Populations
Suzy Bryan BSN RN, Hajra Chand BSN RN, Brooke Sorbello BSN RN, Kiah Newton BSN RN, and Grace Boisvert BSN RN
The purpose of this project is to gain a deeper understanding of the treatment modalities used on R3, and why certain treatment soaks are more effective methods at promoting wound healing and prevention of Pseudomonas colonization in BST patients.
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Complementary Therapies for Chemotherapy Induced Side Effects in Oncology Patients
Alyssa Gravel RN and Tori Welch RN
PICOT Question: In oncological patients undergoing conventional treatment, what is the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in treating side effects of chemotherapy and radiation?
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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