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- Creator:
- Saint Peter's University
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Date Uploaded:
- 09/21/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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- Creator:
- Saint Peter's University
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Date Uploaded:
- 09/21/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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- Description:
- Purpose: This evidence-based practice (EBP) project aimed to determine whether implementing a standardized, evidence-based surgical site infection (SSI) prevention bundle reduced SSIs in adult patients undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty compared to the varied standard practices amongst surgeons. Total hip and knee arthroplasties are major surgeries where the arthritic or diseased bone is removed and replaced with prosthetic implants. Background: Although SSIs inflict a relatively small percentage of total procedures, the physical, emotional, and fiscal implications of each SSI are many. Additional exams, studies, and surgeries increase patients' length of stay and morbidity and mortality. In addition, with an aging population, there will be a greater demand for total joint arthroplasties, coupled with increased scrutiny on spending. This underscores why hospitals, surgery centers, and other facilities must remain steadfast in preventing SSIs. Method: The framework utilized was the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model (JHNEBP). This EBP project tracked all patients undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasties in a designated period over 90 days. Additionally, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) tool was utilized to identify any potential SSIs that required escalation. The difference in pre-and post-bundle implementation SSI rates determined the effect of said bundles on SSI rates.
- Subject:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Cordella, Christopher
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 10/28/2022
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- The purpose of this non-experimental quantitative study was to examine the impact of a departmentalization structure in grades four and five on student performance. The study was conducted in a large, kindergarten through 12th-grade urban school district in northern New Jersey. The focus was on determining if departmentalization in grades four and five was a model that districts could use to meet the demands of accountability regarding student performance. Student performance measured by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Mathematics and English Language Arts student scale scores and student growth scores were examined. This research study’s major findings supported the hypothesis that grade four and five students who receive instruction in the departmentalization instructional setting would demonstrate significantly higher scale scores and student growth scores than students in the self-contained group, depending on demographic factors and content area. However, the size of the effect for these significant differences were small. Finally, this study concludes that departmentalization in the elementary grades provides districts with an alternative organizational structure that will allow students to achieve the student standards, student growth, and meet their accountability standards.
- Subject:
- Educational administration and Elementary education
- Creator:
- Badalis, Kathleen A.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 12/23/2021
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Creator:
- Saint Peter's University
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Date Uploaded:
- 12/22/2021
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - United States
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- discharge, delivery of care, teach-back method, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Subject:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Betts, Veronica
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 12/23/2021
- Date Modified:
- 10/26/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- African American Males , Administrative Roles in Higher Education, and United States
- Creator:
- Cumberbatch, Scott O
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 09/21/2023
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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- Description:
- Hospital readmissions have contributed to the increasing costs of healthcare. the reasons for readmissions are often varied and complex. Identifying high-risk patients upon their arrival to the emergency room should be a part of a hospital's readmission reduction strategy. This study will investigate whether the implementation of a risk stratification tool to identify high-risk patients admitted through the emergency department of a medical center in Northern New jersey will reduce the occurrence of hospital readmissions within thirty days of discharge. This project uses the LACE Tool to identify patients over age 65 with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure who are admitted through the emergency department and are at high risk for readmission. the LACE tool scores patients based on their risk level and enables hospital staff to allocate appropriate resources to improving patient outcomes and reducing readmissions. the utilization of this tool at the study location will potentially improve the institution's financial standing and improve Quality and Safety Report outcomes, which are made public by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Keyword:
- Lace Tool , Hospital Readmissions, Healthcare, New Jersey, Congestive heart failure, Case management, and Discharge planning
- Subject:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Pizarro, Patricia A.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 12/23/2021
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Students might lose skills and knowledge accomplished in the school year throughout the summer break. The aim of the examination is to survey the effect of an all-year school plan on school and career preparedness, as determined by the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) marks of twelfth-grade students. SAT outcomes will be examined for urban high school students with a yearly calendar and pupils with a conventional school calendar. Through quantitative examination, the checking will use various independent t-tests for two free examples, which offered the effect of the school calendar. In view of the investigation of total scores of SATs, it was evident that the relationship between the all-year school calendar and the conventional one indicated a degree of measurable criticality. It was clear that the all-year school calendar is more viable; thus, the recommendation that the policymakers ought to recognize further reception and usage of the calendar model to easily prepare urban high school seniors for colleges and professions. The research further recommends that the stakeholders in education ought to organize student’s dependent on various demographic arrangements like age and sex to enhance the rightness of assessment dependent on SATs through which the students are set up for their next levels. With this, the research paper recommends extra research regarding the most adequate usage systems for a policy that controls the selection of the all-year calendar to approve the findings of the current research. Key words: examination, Scholastic Aptitude Test, school calendar.
- Keyword:
- Educational tests & measurements , Secondary education, SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), and School calendar
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Grant, Christopher D.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 12/23/2021
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Colleges and universities benefit from a diverse community composed of faculty and staff who serve to enrich the lives of students. Diversity exists among professional staff just as it does among student populations. Where there is diversity, there may also be discrimination, and older adults may face more burdens as they continue their educations than younger adults (Simi & Matusitz, 2016). This study explores the issue of age discrimination amongst professional staff who have served colleges and universities. Emphasis is equally placed on extracting the experiences of perceived ageism from participants who are both younger and older adults in the industry. These experiences are examined to understand how perceived ageism in the workplace has impacted the individuals on a personal level. Additionally, this research considers the impact that ageism has on individuals and their loyalty to their institutions, which subsequently may impact the operation and culture of the institution. Results from the research study (N = 4) paint a picture of perceived ageism happening in very different ways amongst the participants. These experiences range from relatively subtle comments made by coworkers, including faculty and staff in some instances, to what seems to be the outright denial of an employment opportunity based on their age. These experiences have altered their identities, and the range of ageist experiences is similar to those that have been examined in other research (Shih, Young, & Butcher, 2013). Furthermore, it is likely that the experiences perceived as ageist intersect with other forms of discrimination (Granslee & Sayer, 2006). Ultimately, participants reported holding the higher purpose of serving their students and community that may combat turnover due to ageist incidents, but the experiences raise questions about institutional cultures at a time when the generations may be at odds with one another.
- Keyword:
- College administration, Aging, and Attitudinal and Professional Consequences
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Lambert, Steven
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 12/22/2021
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation