Journal ArticlePain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · August 2025
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to review multidimensional pain assessment measures in older adults.DesignThis study is a scoping review.Data sourcesArticles in peer-reviewed journals describing development or psychometric ...
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Journal ArticleCulture, health & sexuality · February 2025
This paper uses Ambiguous Loss Theory to explore the anticipatory and ambiguous losses and stressors surrounding the decision to come out as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer. Purposive sampling was used to administer a survey to 429 individuals ...
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Journal ArticleJ Palliat Med · February 2025
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare chronic progressive blood cancers that vary widely in clinical presentation, yet all patients have a risk of disease progression and thrombotic complications. Diseases include primary myelofibrosis, p ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of homosexuality · January 2025
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ+) individuals may experience judgment, exclusion, and rejection by religious environments. This mixed methods study focused on the impact of religion on sexual orientation disclosure/coming out. Through ...
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Journal ArticleNurse educator · October 2024
BackgroundThe use of large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to prepare health professions admissions applications is increasing. These tools can improve writing significantly but raise ethical concerns about applicatio ...
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Journal ArticleProf Case Manag · March 2024
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: Care transitions from one setting to another are vulnerable spaces where patients are susceptible to complications. Health systems, accountable care organizations, and payers recognize that care transition interventions are necessary to ...
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Journal ArticleInternational journal of older people nursing · January 2024
BackgroundPoor dietary intake is common in hospitalised older people. A targeted mealtime intervention is needed to improve nutrition care and dietary intake, especially for those at risk of malnutrition.ObjectivesThis quality improvement ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · November 2023
A long-standing academic-practice partnership was leveraged to facilitate student learning opportunities pertaining to care provision for older adults living with multiple chronic conditions and complex medical problems. Students from a gerontological nurs ...
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Journal ArticleJournal for Nurse Practitioners · November 1, 2023
This qualitative study sought to understand lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) individuals’ experiences of sexual orientation disclosure in health care settings and ways health care providers (HCPs) can create supportive and inclusive relat ...
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Journal ArticleProfessional case management · November 2022
Purpose and objectivesThe purpose of this discussion is to review the management and symptomatic burden of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Patients with MPNs are at increased risk for thromboembolic events; thus, cardiovascular ...
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Journal ArticleAdvanced emergency nursing journal · July 2021
Patients suffering from mental illness are often less likely to engage in treatment at an outpatient level. Lack of communication and coordination of care between providers has negative results for the health system and the patient. Improved communication ...
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Journal ArticleMedsurg Nursing · March 1, 2021
A quality improvement project was conducted to increase adherence to the 3-hour sepsis bundle tasks following implementation of a sepsis response team (SRT). Al-though the SRT was under-used, preliminary data sug-gested an increase in adherence to 3-hour b ...
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Journal ArticleAdvanced emergency nursing journal · January 2021
This quality improvement (QI) project evaluates a comprehensive, patient-centered plan to reduce the emergency department (ED) revisit rate by improving outpatient follow-up after initial ED visits. Patients with low-acuity complaints discharged from the E ...
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Journal ArticleClinical journal of oncology nursing · October 2020
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare progressive myelo-proliferative cancer with significant symptom burden. Patients with PV often experience symptoms that adversely affect quality of life, work productivity, and functional status. Oncology nurses are well su ...
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Journal ArticleNursing · August 2020
A group of rare hematologic cancers, myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) evolve when bone marrow dysfunction causes overproduction of one or more blood cell types. This article explores the diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients diagnosed with ...
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Journal ArticleJournal for Nurse Practitioners · October 1, 2019
Differential diagnoses of vague neurologic symptoms in patients without significant medical history provide challenges for the advanced practice registered nurse to accurately diagnose a condition. A detailed inquiry highlights the nurse practitioner's abi ...
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Journal ArticleTeaching and learning in nursing : official journal of the National Organization for Assciate Degree Nursing · July 2019
Each day, nurses care for patients from diverse cultures and backgrounds, including those who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To facilitate productive health partnerships, nurses need to be aware of a patient's sexual orient ...
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Journal ArticleAdvanced emergency nursing journal · July 2019
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe chronic disease that leads to premature mortality caused by serious complications of the disease such as acute chest syndrome, stroke, and sepsis. Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with pain due to v ...
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Journal ArticleHome healthcare now · January 2019
Chronic conditions and age-related changes place older adults at increased risk for skin breakdown and damage to skin integrity, leading to poor outcomes that may impact quality of life. Although we cannot stop skin from aging, home care clinicians are in ...
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Journal ArticleProfessional case management · July 2018
Purpose and objectivesThe purpose of this discussion is to review the barriers to care for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Chronic pain and the perception of addiction, implicit bias, frequent hospitalizations and emergency department vis ...
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Journal ArticleHome healthcare now · July 2018
Assuring home care staff competencies through simulation has the potential to improve care transitions and clinical outcomes. Recreating a home environment can be used for orientation of home care staff and to meet other learning needs. Lessons learned fro ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of addictions nursing · April 2018
BackgroundAlcohol misuse is prevalent among college students and negatively affects their health, relationships, and academics. Alcohol misuse screening for this age group is advised but often overlooked.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was ...
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Journal ArticleNurse education in practice · March 2018
An innovative simulation was used to teach pre-licensure USA nursing students about telenursing for screening, assessment, and patient education during a home visit. The students used telepresence technology to deliver nursing care to a homebound geriatric ...
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Journal ArticleHome healthcare now · July 2016
The purpose of this article is to describe an innovative method to help home care clinicians better communicate with older adults experiencing normal physiologic changes that impact their ability to communicate effectively. Developmental changes such as he ...
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Journal ArticleAdvanced emergency nursing journal · April 2016
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex multisystem debilitating disease. Despite its complexity, health care providers who are not SCD experts receive little formal education on SCD. An open-access, educational website, "Emergency Department Sickle Cell Di ...
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