DNP 2022
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Item Alzheimer's Foundation of America Resources to Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia(Nursing Department, The University of Tampa, 2022-12-15) O’Connell, Margaret; Dr. Robin WhiteAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurocognitive degenerative disease with progressive deterioration of memory, orientation, cognitive thinking and is the major leading cause of dementia. The deterioration may become disabling, requiring a caregiver around the clock. Most caregivers are not trained or prepared for the care required. The purpose of this project was to recognize the caregiver’s lack of knowledge of AD and ADrelated dementia (ADRD), provide resources to the caregiver to increase their knowledge, and provide AD/ADRD patient activities. The planned method was to survey the AD/ADRD caregiver, provide education, and administer a post survey after several weeks. The survey instrument consisted of questions of data collection to evaluate the information on an AD caregiver website. The original survey was used by speech pathologists and published in 2018, survey was simplified for caregiver ease of reading. The survey consisted of closed ended survey questions. A ten answer Likert scale was used to allow the researcher to gather detailed data and increase validity. The quantitative data was analyzed using inferential statistics. This study evaluated the AD/ADRD caregivers knowledge base on AD following review of the content on the Alzheimer’s Foundation of Americas’ web based Teal Room. The mean pre survey overall was significantly lower than the mean post survey overall.Item Effects of Implementing Seizure Education Among Hospital-Based Nursing(Nursing Department, The University of Tampa, 2022-12-08) Coyne, James; Dr. Romuald Delacroix; Dr. Cindy ParsonsSeizure is a true neurological emergency. In the in a basic medical surgical floor in a hospital it is a low frequency high risk event. As a low frequency event nurses my not be familiar with how to manage an actively seizing patient. The existing literature shows that there was a gap in knowledge and experience regarding seizure and actively seizing patients. This gap leads to nurses feeling less confidence and being less effective when managing seizure patients. This DNP project developed a evidence-based training for bedside nurses to improve nurses feelings of self-efficacy, self-confidence, and knowledge regarding seizure and actively seizing patients. This training was delivered in a midsized urban hospital to registered nurses currently employed in a basic medical surgical floor setting. Nursing knowledge feelings of self-efficacy and self-confidence were all positively affected after this training. Assessment skills, continuing education practices, staff development, and nursing leadership should be further evaluated for future projectItem Improving Coordination of Care for Heart Transplant Recipients through a Systematic Method of Education and Communication Between the Transplant Center and Primary Care Providers(Nursing Department, The University of Tampa, 2022-12) Davalos-Krebs, Gleidys; Dr. Julie UmbergerThe nature of our fragmented healthcare system carries great threats to individuals with complex conditions in particular for heart transplant recipients. Care delivery for this vulnerable population requires a concerted collaboration between the transplant specialists and primary care providers (PCPs). Substandard coordination of care can contribute to both underuse and duplicity of essential services, patients’ dissatisfaction, and adverse health outcomes. PCPs frequently report their struggles to obtain pertinent clinical information and guidance from transplant centers to manage the care of solid organ transplant recipients. Furthermore, in healthcare, providers’ level of education and training vary, and curriculums most often do not provide a transplant component. The Iowa model will serve as a guide to translate this DNP project into practice and bridge the existing gap in the co-management of heart transplant patients. A quantitative, non- experimental, correlational study using a pre-assessment Likert scale survey will be administered to assess PCPs’ perceptions of the transplant center, knowledge of transplant most common practices, level of confidence and willingness to co-manage the care of heart transplant recipients. An intervention consisting of a video recording educational presentation explaining a coordination of care manual will be given to each participant. A post- assessment Liker scale will be used to re-evaluate providers’ transplant knowledge, confidence level and willingness to co-manage the care of heart transplant recipients. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that can enhance effective communication and care coordination among PCPs and the transplant center in co-managing heart transplant recipients ‘care. Key words care coordination, heart transplant, effective communication, primary care provider