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Nurse resident job satisfaction with a formal mentorship program
(2023)
"This quality improvement (QI) project aims to evaluate the impact of a new mentoring program on the job satisfaction of nurse residents as part of their participation in the nurse residency program between January 2023 ...
Safe-T expanding services and improving patient outcomes
(2023)
"Sexual assault is a serious public health issue affecting men, women and children statewide. In 2021 there were 3,262 reports of sexual assault in Missouri (Missouri State Highway Patrol, 2023). 12% of reported sexual ...
Does evidence support the use of supplements to aid in BP control?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2020)
Q: Does evidence support the use of supplements to aid in BP control? Evidence-based answer: Yes. A number of well-tolerated natural therapies have been shown to reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP). (See TABLE1-8 for summary.) However...
A therapist survey of evidence-based practices in publicly funded youth mental health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
sizes in controlled clinical trials for evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for youth MH problems (Weisz, Jensen-Doss & Hawley, 2006). One potential reason for this discrepancy may be that therapists within TAU contexts are not implementing EBTs. To date...
How do hyaluronic acid and corticosteroid injections compare for knee OA relief?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), but that insufficient evidence exists to recommend HA injections (SOR: B, evidence-based guidelines)....
Angiotensin blockade for diabetes: Monitor microalbuminuria?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
No studies address whether continued screening for microalbuminuria once a patient is taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin-2 receptor blocker (ARB) improves outcomes. Indirect evidence and expert opinion suggest...
What's the best secondary treatment for patients who fail initial triple therapy for H pylori?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2018)
Q: What's the best secondary treatment for patients who fail initial triple therapy for H pylori? Evidence-based answer: treating patients with Helicobacter pylori infection who have failed clarithromycin-based triple therapy with either...
Using digital media technology to teach writing in the nursing discipline
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
at the beginning and end of the curriculum, administered to the individual student at his/her start and completion dates. Writing assessments were completed prior to and at the end of the Spring 2011, Evidence-Based Nursing Practice course. This course...
What medication best prevents migraine in children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
controlled trial, prospective or retrospective cohort studies, or trials with conflicting evidence). Flunarizine and nimodipine have the best evidence of benefit in children; however, availability, cost, and side effects limit their usefulness (SOR: B, based...
Which vaccinations are indicated after splenectomy?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
should be given at least 14 days before a scheduled splenectomy, or given after the fourteenth postoperative day (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic review of RCTs for the pneumococcal vaccine; SOR: B, based on systematic review...
What is the best treatment for chronic constipation in the elderly?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
There is no one best evidence-based treatment for chronic constipation in the elderly. While the most common first-line treatments are dietary fiber and exercise, the evidence is insufficient to support this approach in the geriatric population...
Are major bleeding events from falls more likely in patients on warfarin?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
There is no evidence of increased risk for major bleeding as a result of falls in hospitalized patients taking warfarin (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on retrospective cohort studies). In the average patient taking warfarin for atrial...
Is intra-articular platelet-rich plasma injection an effective treatment for knee OA?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Q: Is intra-articular platelet-rich plasma injection an effective treatment for knee OA? EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: PROBABLY NOT, based on the balance of evidence. While low-quality evidence may suggest potential benefit, the balance of evidence...
Are antibiotics helpful for acute maxillary sinusitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
with placebo, and, regardless of treatment, at least two thirds of patients are improved in 14 days (SOR: A, based on multiple systematic reviews). No evidence suggests that antibiotics decrease complication rates. Newer broad-spectrum antibiotics are no better...
Do oral contraceptives carry a significant risk of stroke for women with migranes?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Evidence-based answer: Estrogen-containing oral contraceptives may raise the risk of ischemic stroke in women with migraine, particularly migraine with aura (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, small case-control studies with methodological flaws...
How effective are exercise and physical therapy for chronic low back pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2002)
Exercise is more effective for chronic low back pain than treatment with medication plus return to usual activity and as effective as conventional physiotherapy. The evidence is less consistent in showing that any particular exercise format provides...
Views of farm information sources held by farm operators in two Missouri farm communities, Ozark and Prairie
(University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1969)
Toxic Stress Education for Pediatric Practitioners to Improve Health Outcomes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Toxic stress associated with adverse childhood experiences during childhood can have
catastrophic lifelong neurobiological, social, and emotional effects and has been shown to
decrease life expectancy up to 20 years. ...
Patient safety outcomes with bedside reporting
(2023)
"This EBP project was started in response to patient safety events reported that could have been prevented had nursing staff completed change of shift hand off at the patient's bedside. A few commonly found events included ...
Do antipyretics prolong febrile illness?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
(strength of recommendation [SOR]: A-, based on small randomized controlled trials). Acetaminophen did not affect symptoms, overall condition, or time to complete healing in children with varicella, although it increased the time to total scabbing of lesions...