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Nurse education satisfaction scales

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“Engagement with a course may improve academic performance, however, appropriate instruments are needed to measure engagement. Using an exploratory factor analysis approach, the 23-item Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ) was used to quantify undergraduate nursing (n = 102), mid-wifery (n = 64), and paramedicine (n = 40) student engagement.” (Brown, et al)

(Brown, et al)

Brown, S., Bowmar, A., White, S., & Power, N. (2017). Evaluation of an instrument to measure undergraduate nursing student engagement in an introductory Human anatomy and physiology course. Collegian, 24(5), 491-497.
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Guidelines for closed system transfer devices (CTSD)

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Kuju, et al

“While CSTDs are an important tool to reduce exposure to hazardous drugs, CSTD performance and design should be considered within the context of the varying tasks, users, and environments where they are used.”

Kulju, S., et al. (2020). Assessment of unintended volume loss of six closed system transfer devices. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 26(5)
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Operationalizing the CNS role

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“Today’s CNS scope of responsibilities encompasses micro, meso, and macro systems levels, and the impact is great. Role responsibilities vary widely, and positioning on the organization chart varies widely as well; CNSs are rising to the occasion. Although a strength of the CNS role can be the variability in the role responsibilities among healthcare settings, it has resulted in challenges in the delivery of education to best prepare for this vital advanced practice role.” (Coke)

Coke, L. A. (2021). Now is the Time for the Clinical Nurse Specialist: Recognizing Value and Advancing the CNS Role. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 35(4), 218–219 Full Text for Emory Users

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Innovative orientation models in the critical care setting

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“Nursing leaders responsible for orientation are challenged by the plethora of nursing knowledge and clinical skills required by nurses to provide safe care to critically ill patients. The goal is for new and experienced nurses to master the complexities of care and advanced technology and support the well-being of all. One way to achieve this goal is to actively engage new-to-practice nurses and experienced nurses in orientation programs designed to
transfer knowledge and skills needed to provide bedside care”.(Monforto)

Monforto, K., et al (2020801). Outcome-Focused Critical Care Orientation Program: From Unit Based to Centralized. Critical Care Nurse., 40(4), 54-64. Full Text for Emory Users

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Communicating with intubated or tracheostomy through technology

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“Surgical procedures that render patients acutely aphonic can cause them to experience significant anxiety and distress. Participants in this study included hospitalized patients who
acutely lost the ability to speak due to tracheostomy or total laryngectomy. Acute loss of phonation arising from surgery can be highly distressing for patients, and use of augmentative technology may alleviate some of these challenges by improving communication.”

Haring, C., Farlow, J., Leginza, M., Vance, K., Blakely, A., Lyden, T., . . . Casper, K. (2021). Effect of Augmentative Technology on Communication and Quality of Life After Tracheostomy or Total Laryngectomy. Otolaryngology–head and Neck Surgery., 019459982110137.
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What impact does arsenic exposure have on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Arsenic is a carcinogenic environmental factor found in food and drinking water around the world. The mechanisms in which arsenic alters homeostasis are not fully understood. Over the past few decades, light has been shed on varying mechanisms in which arsenic induces cancer. Such mechanisms include gut microbe perturbations, genotoxic effects, and pigenetic modification. Increase in inflammation is the major factor in cirrhosis leading to hepatocellular carcinoma.

Choiniere, J., & Wang, L. (2016). Exposure to inorganic arsenic can lead to gut microbe perturbations and hepatocellular carcinoma. Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 6(5), 426–429.

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