Early readmission rates for lung and heart post-transplant patients.

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Osho, A., Castleberry, A., Yerokun, B., Mulvihill, M., Rucker, J., Snyder, L., . . . Hartwig, M. (2016). Clinical predictors and outcome implications of early readmission in lung transplant recipients. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation., The journal of heart and lung transplantation. , 2016.

Srivastava, R., Keck, B., Bennett, L., & Hosenpud, J. (n.d.). The results of cardiac retransplantation: An analysis of the Joint International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/United Network for Organ Sharing Thoracic Registry. Transplantation, 70(4), 606-612.

Lancaster, E., Postel, M., Satou, N., Shemin, R., & Benharash, P. (2013). Introspection into institutional database allows for focused quality improvement plan in cardiac surgery: Example for a new global healthcare system. The American Surgeon, 79(10), 1040-1044.

Maltby, M., Flattery, M., Burns, B., Salyer, J., Weinland, S., & Shah, K. (n.d.). Psychosocial assessment of candidates and risk classification of patients considered for durable mechanical circulatory support. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation., 33(8), 836-841.

Tsiouris, A., Paone, G., Nemeh, H., Brewer, R., & Morgan, J. (2014). Factors determining post-operative readmissions after left ventricular assist device implantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation., 33(10), 1041-1047.

Vigneswaran, W., Helenowski, M., Bhorade, S., Lamounier, F., Alex, C., & Garrity, E. (n.d.). Early readmission is a predictor of overall survival following isolated lung transplantation. International Surgery., 95(4), 299-304.

Support groups for heart failure inpatients

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Go to the HSCL webpage: http://health.library.emory.edu/
Click on PubMed.
Copy this link into your browser and hit enter to see a collection of 5 useful articles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1HMKnKhQm_d5i/collections/51442710/public
The list of references will appear in PubMed.
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Here is the search technique: support groups AND heart failure. One citation was kept because the article cites a dissertation that may be useful.

Prevention of postoperative sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery

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Go to the HSCL webpage: http://health.library.emory.edu/
Click on PubMed.
Copy this link into your browser and hit enter: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1HMKnKhQm_d5i/collections/51096605/public/
The list of references will appear in PubMed.
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Here is the search technique that was used: postoperative period AND (thoracic surgery OR cardiac surgical procedures) AND infection AND (sternum OR sternal) AND prevention and control

What is the effectiveness of childbirth education on birth outcomes?

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Searched PubMed and Joanna Briggs on the concepts of Prenatal, perinatal, childbirth and lamaze education and effectiveness or outcomes.

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Effects of extended childbirth education by midwives on the childbirth fear of first-time mothers: An RCT. (n.d.). Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Scandinavian journal of caring sciences , 2016.

Fernández Y Fernández-Arroyo, M., Muñoz, I., & Torres, J. (n.d.). Assessment of the pregnancy education programme with ‘EDUMA2’ questionnaire in Madrid (Spain). Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 20(4), 436-444.

Byrne, J., Hauck, Y., Fisher, C., Bayes, S., & Schutze, R. (n.d.). Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education pilot study on maternal self-efficacy and fear of childbirth. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 59(2), 192-197.

Vasegh Rahimparvar, S., Hamzehkhani, M., Geranmayeh, M., & Rahimi, R. (n.d.). Effect of educational software on self-efficacy of pregnant women to cope with labor: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 286(1), 63-70

Koehn, M. (2002). Childbirth education outcomes: An integrative review of the literature. The Journal of Perinatal Education an ASPO/Lamaze Publication., 11(3), 10-19.

Binte Maznin, Nur Liyanna [BSc (Nursing)]. Creedy, K Debra [RN, BA(Hons), M.Ed, PhD] A comprehensive systematic review of factors influencing women’s birthing preferences. 2009

Self scheduling for nursing units

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Guidelines for successful self-scheduling on nursing units J Nurs Adm. 2012 Sep;42(9):408-9. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182664dd8.
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Other articles can be identified by going to Emory’s instance of PubMed
Then copy/paste this in the search field to retrieve other articles: self-scheduling AND nursing staff

Use of teach back in oncology

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To view articles on reminder systems, go to the HSCL webpage: http://health.library.emory.edu
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(oncology nursing OR oncology OR cancer OR oncologic) AND (“teach back” OR teach-back communication)

Healthcare providers’ satisfaction with patient education

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The list of references will appear in PubMed.
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job satisfaction AND (patient education OR health literacy)