Publications by authors named "Debra Stanger"
Article Synopsis
- * An observational study compared the effectiveness of two educational approaches—simulation-based experience and virtual learning modules—focusing on bias reduction among emergency nurses.
- * Results showed that both groups improved in their understanding and approach, with the simulation group demonstrating significantly greater improvements, especially among younger nurses.
Background: Live music therapy provided by a board-certified music therapist reduces anxiety, decreases pain, and improves the physiological response of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Objectives: To examine the effect of live music therapy on the physiological parameters and pain and agitation levels of adult ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
Methods: A total of 118 patients were randomly assigned to live music therapy or standard care.
Background And Purpose: A new instrument was designed specifically to evaluate nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice toward patients who use opioids. This study team developed and tested the psychometric properties of the Perception of Opioid Use Survey (POUS) instrument.
Methods: The instrument was tested among 306 nurses at a 183 bed acute care community hospital, with psychometric evaluation for validity, reliability, and exploratory factor analysis.
Article Synopsis
- Nonpharmacological interventions like music therapy can help critical care patients without the side effects typical of medications.
- A study with 52 ICU patients showed that a 30-minute music therapy session significantly reduced respiratory rate, heart rate, pain, and anxiety levels.
- The findings support the use of active music therapy in ICUs and suggest further research with larger, more diverse groups is needed.
Purpose: Although pediatric patients report venipuncture as their most feared experience during hospitalization, blood sampling from peripheral intravenous accesses (PIVs) is not standard of care. Blood sampling from PIVs has long been considered by healthcare personnel to harm the access. In an effort to minimize painful procedures, pediatric nursing staff conducted a prospective, observational study to determine if blood sampling using existing PIVs resulted in the loss of the access.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/significance: Previous work investigating the effect of glycemic control in patients who underwent cardiac surgery has demonstrated that obtaining and maintaining blood glucose values between 80 and 120 is imperative in achieving excellent clinical outcomes in a patient who have undergone cardiac surgery. However, the caregiver's workload associated with meeting this goal is only now beginning to be understood.
Methods: This qualitative study used focus groups held on 3 consecutive days to interview nurses in the cardiovascular intensive care unit and cardiovascular step-down unit about their thoughts on glycemic control.