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Nurse retention
(2023)
"The purpose of this evidence-based practice project is to examine the impact of required paid counseling and mental health training for all staff nurses, and how it impacts retention rates each year."--Purpose....
Daily SBAR sheet for pediatric patients with central lines
(2023)
"Evaluate the use of SBAR sheets on compliance of daily bath completion and documentation for patients with central lines."--Purpose
Behavioral emergency response team (BERT) implementation
(2023)
"Violence is on the rise among healthcare workers. The Joint Commission recommends de-escalation training. De-escalation is the efforts to utilize communication with a patient to reduce agitation or aggression or to allow ...
Improving the Recognition of Celiac Disease in Pediatric Primary Care
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)
overlook a diagnosis of celiac disease leading to both physical and psychosocial issues for pediatric patients and their families. The purpose of this quasi-experimental evidence-based practice inquiry was to determine if an evidence-based guideline...
Retaining nurses with crew resources management
(2023)
"The purpose of this evidenced based practice project is to evaluate the implementation of Crew Resource Management (CRM) training and culture, on staff satisfaction and retention over a two year period."--Purpose....
Agriculture teachers' perception and practice for teaching students with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Federal legislation mandates that appropriate education be provided for all students in US public schools (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2004; No Child Left Behind, 2001). The use of evidence-based instructional practices for special...
Improving pediatric nursing practice utilizing electronic K-cards
(2023)
-cards as an educational and quality metric to reinforce compliance with evidence-based policies and nursing processes (Kamityet al., 2021; Lehaneet al., 2022; McVey et al., 2022; Salinas et al., 2021; Shea et al., 2019; Stewart, 2021; Wu et al., 2022). Nurses complete K...
Ethical Issues: Ethical Research
(Center for Health Ethics, 2004-12)
commitment to good scholarship as well as good doctoring—this means creating, writing about, and teaching the service oriented knowledge and skills that encourage evidence based medicine....
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 ...
Improving the quality of evidence-based care for infants with torticollis
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 2016)
"Increase PTs' ability to use the CPG when making clinical decisions for infants with torticollis. Explore ways to improve knowledge translation in our center."--Aim.
Addressing chronic back pain in adults
(2023)
"Reduce the number of opioid drug-related overdose deaths in U.S. adults. Reduce the incidence of major adverse opioid effects for adults with chronic back pain (CBP), such as tolerance, dependence, misuse, and addiction ...
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 (T1) and April 2023 (T2) at a...
What are the current treatment and monitoring recommendations for hepatitis C virus (HCV)?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2001)
evidence shows that treatment with PEG-interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin with weight-based dosing achieved an 82% sustained viral response. (Grade of recommendation: A [dual therapy]; D [all other recommendations].)...
Should we recommend universal neonatal hearing screening?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Universal neonatal hearing screening leads to both earlier detection and earlier treatment of infants with hearing loss (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on a systematic review). Available evidence suggests early identification...
Educational Intervention to Improve Provider Self-Efficacy in Patient Health Questionnaire
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
participated in this quality improvement intervention. The Evidence-Based Practice Belief scale measured self-efficacy and beliefs before and after a 17-minute virtual educational intervention on the Patient Health Questionnaire. After the educational...
Improving Nurse Retention with a New Employee Mentoring Training Program
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)
city. The Casey-Fink Nurse Retention Survey and the Mentorship Effectiveness Scale measured the effectiveness of the mentoring training program. The results indicated a strong retention intent and mentoring skills. The evidence-based practice...
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...
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...
Is the long-term use of proton pump inhibitors safe?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) appears safe, resulting in no clinically relevant adverse effects (strength of recommendation: B, based on nonsystematic reviews, cohort studies, or low-quality randomized controlled trials...
Effectiveness of Combined Therapy for Smoking Cessation in Adults Enrolled in a Primary Care Health Home Program
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)
using a combination of behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation. This quasi-experimental single cohort pre/post test, evidence-based quality improvement project aims to determine if the combination of counseling...