A Nurse-Led Evidence-Based Practice Protocol to Reduce Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.

Purpose: To create and implement a standard care bundle to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in the bariatric surgery patient.

Design: Evidence-based quality improvement project.

Methods: A pre- and postintervention chart review identified high-risk indicators for PONV in patients with longer lengths of stay (LOS), which led to the development of targeted care bundle components.

Using Objective Structured Clinical Examination as a Teaching Tool in a Hybrid Advanced Health Assessment Course.

Background: Advanced health assessment is a required course in advanced practice RN (APRN) education, essential to providing the foundation for differential diagnosis (DD) skills and the ability to formulate a plan of care.

Problem: Feedback from clinical preceptors revealed that our doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students struggled to make a DD.

Approach: This educational quality improvement project collected data from 7 cohorts of DNP students in either the Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program to evaluate their readiness for clinical practicums and to inform necessary curriculum revisions.

Factors that influence diabetes self-management in Hispanics living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods in San Bernardino, California.

The growing incidence of diabetes among Hispanics is a serious public health concern. To identify factors that influence diabetes self-management in Hispanics, qualitative data gathered through five focus group interviews was examined using grounded theory methods. Four major themes emerged which were perceived by participants as enhancing or limiting factors: (1) access to resources, (2) struggle with diet, (3) self-efficacy, and (4) social support.