The Impact of Clear and Loud Speech Cues on Acoustic and Perceptual Features of Speech Production in Adolescents With Down Syndrome.

Purpose: There are few evidence-based speech interventions designed to alter speech production in a way that ultimately results in increased speech intelligibility in adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). The primary purpose of this study was to examine the impact of clear and loud speech cues on acoustic and perceptual features of speech production in adolescents with DS.

Method: Eight adolescents diagnosed with DS repeated sentences of varying lengths in three conditions: habitual, big mouth (i.

The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Nurse Characteristics, and Job Decision-Making.

Objective: To describe nurses' use of social media and examine the relationship between social media use, nurse characteristics, and job decision-making.

Background: Social media shares information, connects, and influences thought. A gap remains in understanding how nurses use social media for professional purposes.

Return on Investment: Explanation and a Case Study.

Nurses are uniquely positioned to significantly impact organizational and system improvement through improving quality and reducing costs. Using an evidenced based tool to identify costs and the financial benefit involved in any quality improvement project is invaluable in developing and evaluating proposals and allocation of resources to support the organization's financial health and viability. The return on investment analysis is an essential accounting tool that will provide nurse leaders with critical information quantifying costs and benefits of both financial and nonfinancial metrics to identify the feasibility, efficacy, risk or efficiency of a proposed project.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Outcomes, Improving Value, and Work Environment - Lessons Learned from the Pandemic.

Health care delivery science, according to Faerber, "focuses on ways to improve health and services to individuals and populations." The triple aim, described as improving population health, enhancing the care experience, and reducing costs; is a model for health care improvement. In 2014, the triple aim expanded to the quadruple aim to include the health and satisfaction of health care professionals.

Nurses' Perceptions of Role, Team Performance, and Education Regarding Resuscitation in the Adult Medical-Surgical Patient.

The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perception of their roles, team performance, and educational needs during resuscitation using an electronic survey. Findings provide direction for clinical practice, nursing education, and future research to improve resuscitation care.