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 ...

Low birth weight and extremely premature infants, especially those under 32 weeks gestation, have a significantly greater incidence of morbidity and mortality than those infants born greater than 37 weeks gestation. With ...

Background and Purpose: Primary care providers in this rural setting were not adhering to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ ADHD clinical practice guideline. The aim of this quality improvement project was to augment ...

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 ...

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 ...

Development an evidence-based toolkit that describes the role of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as a liaison between the hospital and special education school setting formed the basis of this doctorate of ...

Strokes affect both men and women, but more women die from strokes compared to men. Women have risk factors that are unique to them, about which many women are unaware. The purpose of this project was to create a simple, ...

Advancements in medical care have resulted in births of decreased gestation and higher acuity. With increased acuity comes an increase in diagnostic testing, including radiologic imaging. Although X-rays are necessary, ...