Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine any relationship between education level, type of educational program, number of clinical practice sites as a student, and time in practice with the self-reported ...

Multiple barriers infringe on adequate pain management in pediatric patients. Effective pain management includes proper identification through use of pain scales, adequate education on usage of pain scales, and prompt ...

Perinatal mental health and psychosocial concerns have long lasting effects on women and children. Health care facilities should have assessment and treatment programs in place. The purpose of this quality improvement ...

Obesity in the United States causes a financial strain on the US economy and negative effects on the overall health status of individuals. Nutritional and weight loss counseling is under-utilized in primary care and there ...

The current political environment around health care reform provides a unique opportunity for experientially and educationally prepared nurses to engage in the health policy process. This article describes an innovative ...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) remains the leading cause of death among infants one month to one year of age (Hauck et al, 2014). According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) there are approximately 3,700 infant ...

Objective: To discuss the development, lessons learned, and barriers to full implementation of a community influenza vaccination program, utilizing the Vote and Vaccinate strategy.|Design: Utilize a community coalition to ...

Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement an infant-driven feeding tool in an effort to transition to a uniform infant-driven feeding culture in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).|Background: ...

Background: Enteral feeding tubes are reservoirs for bacterial contamination leading to nosocomial infections, a type of hospital-acquired infection including central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and ...

Purpose: Endotracheal intubation is an invasive procedure that is completed frequently in the neonatal population. Premedication protocols are recommended but are infrequently utilized in neonatal intensive care units ...