The Evidence Alone Was Not Enough to Change Practice: A Mixed-methods Analysis Using a Standardized Framework to Understand Perceptions of Barriers and Compliance to ERAS Recommendations.

Purpose: Understanding barriers to compliance can aid in mitigation strategies to address them. This study aims to quantitatively and qualitatively assess the relationship between barriers to ERAS recommendations and perceived ability to assure compliance among multidisciplinary team (MDT) members who deliver Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) care.

Design: Embedded mixed-methods survey analysis.

Improving Nurse Practitioner Students' Knowledge and Confidence in the Identification and Management of Human Trafficking Victims.

Human trafficking is a global public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. In the United States, many trafficking victims seek medical care for physical, sexual, and mental health concerns. Unfortunately, many of these individuals go unrecognized by health care providers as being victims of human trafficking and return to their trafficker without interventions for their safety and protection.

Gaining experience in the provider role: Exploration of a novel simulation intervention to prepare nurse practitioner students to detect and manage skin cancer.

Background: The high prevalence and negative outcomes associated with skin cancer demand effective strategies to prepare nurse practitioner students to detect cancerous lesions and manage patient care. However, few studies have examined dermatologic simulations to prepare nurse practitioner students to detect and manage skin cancer.

Purpose: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative approach was used to examine nurse practitioner students' experiences with simulations involving standardized patients wearing three-dimensional (3-D) prosthetic skin lesions, perceptions of ability to apply the simulations to clinical practice, and preferences for learning dermatologic care.

Implementation of an Ask Me 3 ® education video to improve outcomes in post-myocardial infarction patients.

Objective: The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in an adult cardiology practice in a large metropolitan city, provide hospital follow-up care to post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. The APPs identified a problem: patients retained very little of the information they receive during their hospitalization. The purpose of this pilot project was to evaluate the impact of an Ask Me 3 ® post-MI education video on patients' knowledge of self-care activities.

Dermatologic simulations in nurse practitioner education: Improving skin cancer knowledge, confidence, and performance.

Background: The rising incidence of skin cancer continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. Nurse practitioners (NPs) have a key role in early detection of skin cancer. However, NP students currently demonstrate low levels of knowledge related to skin cancer assessments and recognition of skin lesions.

Daily Electrocardiogram Electrode Change and the Effect on Frequency of Nuisance Alarms.

Background: In 2018, The Joint Commission identified false telemetry alarms as a significant technology hazard placing patients at risk of injury. Reasons include poor skin preparation when applying electrodes and improper placement of electrodes.

Objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if changing electrocardiogram electrodes daily would decrease the frequency of nuisance alarms.