INTRODUCTION: An emergency department is often the first interaction for a septic patient. As such, emergency room nurses are in an optimal position to detect the early signs and symptoms of sepsis and implement the sepsis bundle. This study evaluates . . .

An alarming problem is occurring in many healthcare institutions in the United States (U.S.) today. If not contained, the nursing shortage problem is anticipated to create bigger dilemmas in t he next decades. Therefore, the U.S. has an immediate need . . .

An acute nursing shortage has created problems for the hospital industry with respect to quality of care and cost of delivering that care. This project sought to (1) provide an overview of nursing, (2) identify causes of the nursing shortage, (3) quan . . .

The problem which this project addressed was to develop a teaching manual which would standardize the educational content to be taught by hospital staff nurses participating in an in-patient cardiac rehabilitation program. The purpose of the project w . . .

The purpose of this study was to design, develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a home study course for health care professionals caring for the frail elderly in the clinical setting. A review of literature dealing with health needs of the elderly . . .

The purpose of this thesis is to survey hospital registered nurses in different specialties to determine whether there are predominant personality preferences in hospital registered nurses, within various nursing specialties, and, if so, whether these . . .

This project focused on the Associate of Arts degree graduate nurse, whose initial performance in the hospital has in many cases been found to be a disappointment. The project represents an attempt to determine, by means of a survey, the difference in . . .

Abstract of This Evidence Based Project had two aims. The first aim was to investigate the current nursing practices that are based in evidence with regard to subcutaneous insulin administration for adults that are in an inpatient setting with a diagn . . .

Abstract of A Pilot Study: Stress in Emergency Department Nurses And Effect on Quality of Life by Mary Theresa Steinhoff Statement of Problem Emergency nurses experience a large amount of stress as they are exposed to stressful events and unpredictabl . . .