Publications by authors named "G W Pennington"
Article Synopsis
- Leadership effectiveness is essential in influencing others, especially in higher education, and understanding the skills that distinguish average leaders from exceptional ones can help facilitate smoother transitions into leadership roles.
- The article emphasizes conflict management as a critical skill for enhancing leadership effectiveness, based on insights from a workshop within the Accomplishing Career Transitions (ACT) Program of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).
- The workshop utilized the Thomas-Kilmann Instrument for assessing conflict management styles, revealing that while a Collaborative approach is most effective, participants primarily displayed a Compromising style, thus highlighting the need for coaching to promote flexibility in applying various conflict resolution strategies.
Time is money: An analysis of cost drivers in ambulatory sinus surgery.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a common procedure with significant cost variability, influenced by factors such as surgery duration and the presence of nasal polyps.
- A study analyzed 221 patients and found the average cost for the procedure was around $8960, with operating room time making up the largest portion of expenses.
- The results suggest that improving operating room efficiency could significantly reduce costs, highlighting the need for evidence-based decisions regarding surgical supplies and practices.
Background: Approximately 10-15 % of individuals with type 2 diabetes have persistently poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus (PPDM) despite receiving available care, and frequently have comorbid hypertension. Mobile monitoring-enabled telehealth has the potential to improve outcomes in treatment-resistant chronic disease by supporting self-management and facilitating patient-clinician contact but must be designed in a manner amenable to real-world use.
Methods: Expanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care (EXTEND) is an ongoing randomized trial comparing two 12-month interventions for comorbid PPDM and hypertension: 1) EXTEND, a mobile monitoring-enabled self-management intervention; and 2) EXTEND Plus, a comprehensive, nurse-delivered telehealth program incorporating mobile monitoring, self-management support, and pharmacist-supported medication management.
Background: New graduate nurses are traditionally not recruited for home health care (HHC).
Local Problem: Due to staffing shortages, a HHC agency was interested in hiring graduate nurses, but there was concern about associated risks.
Methods: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop a nurse residency program to safely transition graduate nurses to the HHC setting.
Desirability of Outcome Ranking and Response Adjusted for Antibiotic Risk (DOOR/RADAR) Post Hoc Analysis Supports Equipoise for Antibiotic Initiation Strategies in Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Pneumonia.
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
April 2024
Pneumonia is the most common intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection and source of potential sepsis in ICU populations but can be difficult to diagnose in real-time. Despite limited data, rapid initiation of antibiotic agents is endorsed by society guidelines. We hypothesized that a post hoc analysis of a recent randomized pilot study would show no difference between two antibiotic initiation strategies.
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