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The Effectiveness of Video Discharge Teaching to Post-Anesthesia Patients Following Orthopedic Surgery
Get PDFAim to implement discharging patients home from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) with discharge instructions that contain QR codes to videos. Patients can access these videos at any time which contain further explanation and visuals of important topics for their discharge instructions such as properly using crutches, pain management after surgery, and isometric exercises. By implementing this, it will lead to a safer recovery for patients who were discharged home from the PACU following an orthopedic surgery
Improving the Experience of Self-Injection in Medical Weight Loss Patients Prescribed GLP-1 Agonists: A Quality Improvement Project
No full textBackground/Introduction: Obesity is a chronic disease linked to numerous health complications. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, including Semaglutide, Liraglutide, Dulaglutide, and Tirzepatide, are effective in weight management but require self-injection. Many patients experience barriers such as needle fear, technique difficulties, and anxiety, leading to early medication discontinuation. Data indicates that only 46.3% of patients continue GLP-1 therapy after 180 days, with adherence rates as low as 27.2% (Gleason et al., 2024). Addressing these barriers through structured provider-led self-injection training is essential to improve adherence, enhance patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs. Currently, at this DNP project site, there is a lack of standardized training protocol for GLP-1 agonist self-injection.
Objective/Purpose: Identify barriers and feelings towards self-injection in patients prescribed GLP-1 agonists. Implement provider-lead training to patients who will self-inject GLP-1 agonists from October 2024 to January 2025. Increase in self-injection assessment questionnaire (SIAQ) results in patients who self-inject GLP-1 agonists after provider-lead training.
Methods: The Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle, the process for the Model for Healthcare Improvement, was used to implement this project. Injection education was given to providers along with training videos and review of the teach back method. Patients who were newly prescribed a GLP-1 agonist were given a demographic form and pre-training Self-injection Assessment Questionnaires. Training was then completed, and a post-training questionnaire was then completed at their 8 week follow up.
Results: Prior to training, 50% of patients reported being a little afraid of needles and 75% felt a little to moderately anxious about self-injection. Less than 6% felt confident in self-injection. After training, less than 10% felt anxious about self-injecting and over 80% felt confident. 100% said they would “probably” or “definitely” continue self-injecting.
Conclusion: Implementing a provider-lead training on self-injection GLP-1 agonists to medical weight loss patients led to a positive change in feelings and decrease in barriers with self-injection
Intent vs. Impact: Instructor Preceptions and Experiences in Faculty Learning Communities With a Focus on Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Get PDFThis study examines the perceptions and experiences of faculty members who participated in faculty learning communities (FLCs) centered on antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) pedagogy. Employing a hermeneutic phenomenological research design, the study identified recurring themes related to faculty perspectives, perceived changes in teaching practices, attitude shifts, and course content influenced by their involvement in these communities. The sample consisted of faculty from a range of disciplines at various traditionally white institutions (TWIs) across the United States. This research centers faculty insights from both professional and personal standpoints, shedding light on the role of FLCs as a form of professional development. Four major themes emerged from the findings: faculty motivation and commitment, self-reflection and awareness, changes in course content, and teaching practices and lastly, institutional challenges. A range of subthemes is also explored throughout this dissertation. These findings aim to support educators—particularly those in social work and related disciplines in learning from their peers\u27 experiences to more effectively integrate ADEI-focused FLCs into faculty development initiatives
Strategic Leadership of Social and Environmental Responsibility: A Review and Research Agenda
No full textA rising stream of research is investigating how chief executive ofcers (CEOs), top management teams (TMTs), and boards of directors (BODs) shape their organizations’ responsible initiatives and address social and environmental issues. What do we know about this topic and how can we move this research forward? This paper aims to address this question and contribute to strategic leadership literature by systematically reviewing 326 studies published between 2000 and 2024 across 36 journals. Embracing a comprehensive conceptualization of corporate social responsibility (CSR), our review identifes six main themes that elucidate the infuence of CEOs, TMTs, and BODs on CSR: moral values, abilities and experience, external forces and signals, diverse perspectives, fnancial motives, and power distribution. We synthesize research on these themes, illustrate the feld’s theoretical foundations, provide an organizing framework, and pinpoint avenues for future scholarly exploration
Irish Studies News and Events Fall 2025
No full textFaculty Spotlight: John Roney retires, Student and Faculty News, Scenes from Dingle, Spring 2025, Irish Studies Events, Spring 202
The Impact of Vertical Jump Height, Hamstrings Flexibility and Strength on Maximal Sprint Speed in Division I Track and Field Athletes
No full textThe impact of vertical jump height and hamstrings flexibility and strength on maximal sprint speed in Division I track and field athletes. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2025-The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between hamstrings flexibility, eccentric strength, and vertical jump height with maximal sprint speed (MSS) in collegiate Division 1 track and field athletes. The impact of previous hamstrings injury was also investigated in an exploratory secondary analysis. The 90/90 active knee extension test was used to examine flexibility of the hamstrings. Vertical jump height was assessed as an indicator of lower extremity power. Eccentric peak torque of the hamstrings was assessed with isokinetic dynamometry at 60°/s -1 . Maximal sprint speed was measured over a 60-meter distance by taking the fastest 10-meter flying split using electronic timing gates. The level of significance was set at p \u3c 0.05. Vertical jump height had a significant strong positive correlation ( r = 0.74; p \u3c 0.001) with MSS. Hamstrings flexibility on the right had a significant weak negative correlation ( r = -0.37; p = 0.03) with MSS. No significant correlations were found between hamstrings flexibility on the left ( r = -0.20; p = 0.26) or eccentric normalized peak torque (right: r = 0.15; p = 0.40; left: r = 0.27; p = 0.13) and MSS. Vertical jump height demonstrated the strongest correlation with MSS. When comparing those with and without previous hamstrings injury, vertical jump height (mean 67.5 vs. 55.1 cm; p = 0.062) may have clinical importance and should be examined in a larger sample with previous hamstring injury. Understanding how the hamstrings adapt to sprint-specific training will contribute to the design and implementation of training programs in track and field athletes to improve performance
Manual Journal Entry Testing: Integrating Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning
No full textThis paper presents an innovative approach to comprehensively and systematically evaluate manual journal entries (MJEs) and enhance the control procedures in auditing. The proposed approach combines quantitative and qualitative information to develop various Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) that provide insights into potential risks associated with MJEs. The approach incorporates textual analytics into traditional quantitative measures. Using the data obtained from a multinational company, the application of the proposed testing approach demonstrates its effectiveness in identifying potential high-risk MJEs and improving the company\u27s journal entry testing and monitoring procedures. The findings contribute to current audit practices by offering a more efficient and comprehensive method for evaluating MJEs
Spectrum, Volume 54, Issue 7
Get PDFHighlights include: Nursing Students’ New Prescription for Stress Relief - SHU Introduces the Encore Fellows Program for Fall 2025 - St. Patrick’s Day in Dingle - SHU Madness Bracket! - SHU Performing Arts Travels Worldwide for Spring Brea