Postoperative pain remains an undermanaged aspect of perioperative patient care.
Overreliance on opioids places patients at risk for pain and opioid-related adverse events with
delayed recovery and increased hospital length...
Background Stress amongst nurse anesthesia students is linked to poor academic performance,
increased student attrition rates and failure to pass certification exams after graduation. Support
persons play a significant role...
DNP Abstract Title: NO DESAT: The Use of Nasal Oxygen During Preoxygenation and Tracheal
Intubation of Obese Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia
Background and Problem Statement: As the prevalence of obesity continues to...
Purpose: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to
implement the Stanford Emergency Manual as a quality improvement (QI) process for crisis
management in the perioperative setting at Parkview Noble...
Aim: This project aimed to provide evidence that supports the use of the anesthesia emergency
manual (EM) to reduce omissions and errors in care and enhance the anesthesia provider's
efficiency in managing perioperative...
Problem Statement- Anesthesia providers routinely place endotracheal tubes in patients having
surgery. Previous studies show that using an ETT cuff manometer to verify cuff pressures are
between 20-30 cm H2O improves...
Background: This DNP project was a quality improvement project. The project was
designed to answer the following PICOT question: In adult surgical patients that undergo general
anesthesia and receive an endotracheal tube,...
There is limited education and utilization of gastric point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in
anesthesia practice for objective assessment of the gastric vault. Anesthesia-related gastric
pulmonary aspiration is a rare yet...
Background: In the perioperative arena, effective communication between providers during the
patient handoff process is crucial to patient safety. Relaying key patient information, such as
comorbidities, medications, and...
Background: Basic standard of care monitors and vital signs include pulse oximetry, heart rate,
respiratory rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. When looking specifically at these vital
signs, temperature encompasses...
Background: In multiple countries including the United States of America (USA), 86% of patients experience postoperative pain. A gap exists between the evidence that supports the use of multimodal pain management including...
Nursing schools must incorporate drug diversion and substance abuse education into curriculums
to provide nursing students with early intervention and education regarding the risks, signs and
symptoms, consequences, and...
In the last decade, the United States experienced the greatest number of targeted
cyberattacks in the world and the healthcare industry became the most ransomware targeted
industry in the country. Mobile devices infected...
Background: Optimal perioperative positioning for surgical procedures requires a compromise
between the anatomical exposure required for surgery and what the anesthetized patient can
tolerate structurally and...
The clinical and academic journey of the Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist involves a rigorous 3-year program that is recognized as a significant source of financial, emotional and physical stress posing real threats to...
Surgical fires are both sentinel and never events; however, approximately 200 to 650
surgical fires in the United States are reported per year. These events can result in death;
therefore, deeply impacting surgical staffs...
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although research has shown multiple benefits for colorectal
patients following the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol, Parkview Regional
Medical Center (PRMC), Fort Wayne, Indiana showed...
PROBLEM STATEMENT: In the state of Indiana, where tobacco use is higher than the national average, those living in multi-unit housing (MUH) are in a situation of vulnerability to the effects of tobacco use in such climates....