The purpose of this retrospective, comparative study was to assess for differences and similarities between self-reported Nursing Informatics (NI) competencies of graduate nurses, from 2017 to 2019…

Evaluate the attitudes and utilization of a screening tool to detect child abuse in the emergency department, and to analyze gaps in this area…

The purpose of the initiative was to enhance mental health education for nursing students with the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course. MHFA certification provides an action plan to address the acute needs of someone suffering from a mental health crisis…

Schools of higher education are called upon to examine how they deliver education and how they can incorporate seamless academic progression into their curriculum…

This study contributes new knowledge about the safety of a structured nonpharmacological intervention for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome…

Growing challenges exist in healthcare related to the increasing needs of the American aging population requiring greater complexity of medical care…

Implementing gamification in graduate nursing advanced pathophysiology courses is an innovative pedagogical approach that engages students…

The Diabetes lmpact Project-lndianapolis Neighborhoods (DlP-lN) is a five year project to address diabetes burden in three neighborhoods that have diabetes rates that are two times higher than the rest of Marion County…

Patients who experience delirium, during an acute hospital stay, experience poor outcomes including: increased mortality, longer length of stay, and worse functional outcomes…

The purpose of this initiative was to improve the delivery of the Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Project component of a Nurse Residency Program (NRP) at one rural, non-academic hospital to increase implementation rates of nurse residency evidence-based
practice projects…

Through compiled exit surveys, clients reported a desire for increased information and guidance toward exercise progression. Clients also voiced difficulty grasping basic exercise terminology, particularly the Borg RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) Scale…

For inpatients, with heart failure, does the use of an app-based education platform effect the patient satisfaction survey question, “extent to which you felt ready to be discharged?”…

With stay-at-home orders and guidelines for social distancing, victims of family violence may be trapped in close proximity with abusers and unable to safely reach out for help. Added stress and financial strain can create circumstances where a victim’s safety is further compromised…

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) occurs in approximately 90% of those receiving moderate or high emetogenic chemotherapy. Early detection and management of the side effects of chemotherapy improve patient outcomes…

As a Naval Reservist, I was mobilized to New York City during the COVID19 Pandemic Crisis. This is a brief look at what New York City arrival on Friday, April 10, 2020, was like…

This project highlights the contribution that Indiana nurses made related to the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) call for COVID-19 personnel relief. Nurses were the largest workforce that stepped up to the plate to be called upon by facilities in need of personnel…

In hospitalized medical patients, does a nurse driven mobility program utilizing the AM-PAC 6 Clicks assessment reduce length of stay and decrease skilled nursing facility admissions…

HomeGrown Solutions are self-made, low cost, ideas that can be utilized by educators to enhance student learning both in person and virtually…

The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of safety concepts after a one-day perioperative shadowing experience…

The purpose of this presentation is to help Critical Care nurses be aware of the expectations of communication and performance in the different roles they are in as a bedside nurse…

The purpose of this case study is to explore the unique contributions of nursing leaders serving in a Hospital Incident Command model, while managing dynamic change in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic…

Healthcare professionals are at an increased risk for substance abuse. It is estimated that 10-15% of all healthcare professionals will misuse drugs sometime during their career…

The School Nurse Leadership Academy (SNLA) was developed by the Indiana Association of School Nurses (IASN) to provide a quality, evidence-based educational program for school nurses (SNs) to develop leadership and advocacy skills and promote participation in school/community health decision making…

Pregnant women with OUD face barriers to receiving treatment and prenatal care which, can place them and their neonates at risk for adverse health outcomes…

Ubiquitous to nursing field is incessant nurse turnover. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships that exist between newly licensed nurses’ (a) comfort and intention to stay and (b) mood and intention to stay at their hospital, in-patient-unit jobs in Indiana…

To evaluate technological tool implementation, textbook reference and visual aid aimed at increasing Advanced Practice Clinician’s (APC) diagnostic accuracy in skin of color (SOC) dermatology patients in a large Northern Indiana healthcare system…

The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of baccalaureate nursing students on a short-term study abroad program to Peru with a focus on maternal and pediatric nursing and the effect of the study abroad experience on baccalaureate nursing students’ cultural competence…

Many factors including the aging workforce and low diversity have worsened the nurse faculty shortage. Projections expect increased numbers will be needed to fill current open positions…

The Sunrise Clinical Manager Enhancement Project was created to complete a backlog of electronic health record (EHR) enhancement requests. These enhancement requests were prioritized and assigned to contingent workers who focused solely on this project to allow for rapid completion of the requests…

The purpose of this pilot study was to understand incivility in nursing education, before and after Covid-19 began…

In person nursing labs were disrupted with the COVID 19 pandemic. The health assessment lab no longer met in person and was held online making it hard for faculty to evaluate if the student had mastered assessment skills…

The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project is to evaluate the impact of a heart failure-specific smartphone application on heart failure-related 30-day readmission rates and participant self-care measures…

A need was identified that skills missed when face to face experiences were replaced with virtual clinicals in the previous semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic needed reviewed. The purpose of the project was to provide students an opportunity to practice skills in a simulation experience…

COVID-19 has been an unrelenting burden on the healthcare system. In our continued battle with the coronavirus, the importance of shared health data across all systems is imperative for both treating the patient at point of care and guiding the population on guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19…

The purpose of this project was to develop and test the Bedside Dressing Pocket, an innovative method to improve nurses’ dressing change process…

The purpose of this EBP project in progress is to increase cervical cancer screening (CCS) rates in the underserved population at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with six clinic locations in Northwest Indiana; the primary site is a clinic in Porter County…

The presentation synthesizes data on the impact of an integrated code blue curriculum, simulation, and eighth-semester Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification. The 12-item Code Blue Self-Confidence survey was developed to measure code blue confidence in the undergraduate nursing student…

The purpose of this project was to develop and pilot an adaptable simulation for nursing staff on early recognition of pediatric sepsis and implementation of new protocols and tools…

The purpose of the project was to change the policy and practice of routinely checking gastric residual volumes in patients receiving enteral feedings throughout nursing and medical practice by using an evidence-based practice approach…