{"title":"Letter to the Editor from Baptist Health South Florida Chief Well-Being Officer","authors":"Ana Viamonte Ros","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1111","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122190043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimizing Empiric Vancomycin Use in Febrile Neutropenia Patients","authors":"Nicole Tadros, E. Dittmar, Radhan B Gopalani","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"2008 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127313485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter from the Editor: A Peer Reviewed Journal in a Healthcare System: An Innovative Way of Dissemination","authors":"Nohemi Sadule Rios","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"281 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132071255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gwen Burley, Victoria Y McCue, R. Kreiner, Dawn Kressly
{"title":"Hospital Survey on Culture of Transitions in Patient Care at a Community Hospital","authors":"Gwen Burley, Victoria Y McCue, R. Kreiner, Dawn Kressly","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1108","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132877643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Shaw, Theressa Brahim, Catherina Chang Martinez
{"title":"Could There be a Good Side to COVID-19 Pandemic?","authors":"D. Shaw, Theressa Brahim, Catherina Chang Martinez","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1090","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"58 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121003001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Healthcare Organization’s Response to Challenges during a Pandemic","authors":"Debora O'Cathey, J. Bowling","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1074","url":null,"abstract":"The pandemic of 2020 has added many new challenges for healthcare organizations. Front-line nurses have borne the brunt of these challenges and were tested as never before to deliver excellent patient care during such arduous time. This story details the efforts of one hospital to rise above the chaos and overcome the challenges presented during this time.","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127852682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Facing the Future with Hope","authors":"Nohemi Sadule Rios","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1081","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127560063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Collaborative Effort to Establish a Convalescent Plasma Program in South Florida","authors":"Roberto L Roman Laporte, Edwina Brathwaite","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125925198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Muga, Arthur Ajwang, J. Ouma, Josephine Ojigo, J. Otieno, P. Okoth, Caroline N Wafula, Sophia Ajwang, D. Ogolla, Abraham Hollist, James Adefisoye
{"title":"Efficacy of the Nutritional Supplement, EvenFlo, in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial","authors":"R. Muga, Arthur Ajwang, J. Ouma, Josephine Ojigo, J. Otieno, P. Okoth, Caroline N Wafula, Sophia Ajwang, D. Ogolla, Abraham Hollist, James Adefisoye","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1058","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In this study, we investigated if a combination of the nutraceutical supplement, EvenFlo and folic acid will be superior to the standard stand-alone use of folic acid. Methods: We conducted a randomized double-blind, active-controlled, clinical trial. A total of 70 subjects with SCD ages 5-12 years were enrolled into the study with 35 in the intervention group and 35 in the control group; 61 completed the trial (32 from the intervention group and 29 from the control group). Results: Par ticipants in the intervention group were significantly less likely to exper ience cr ises compared to subjects in the control group. None of the subjects in the intervention group experienced any form of vasoocclusive crisis (VOC) compared to 93.1% of the subjects in the controlled group. Additionally, the intervention group experienced a significantly higher increase in their hemoglobin concentration from baseline (2.92 g/dL, 95% CI [2.33, 3.51]) compared the control group (1.77 g/dL, 95% CI [1.00, 2.54]). The intervention group experienced a significantly higher increase in their mean weight from baseline (4.47 Kg, 95% CI [4.02, 4.92]) while the control group experienced a decrease (-1.05 Kg, 95% CI [-1.60, -0.51]). Conclusions: EvenFlo is a nutr itional supplement effective in the management of SCD when combined with folic acid; its beneficial effect would be useful in boosting the hemoglobin concentration and weight indices individuals with SCD as well as and in limiting the crises they suffered.","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133890356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Drive-thru Anticoagulation Testing Clinic during COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Tina Hyman, Nohemi Sadule Rios, R. Ramirez","doi":"10.55481/2578-3750.1067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55481/2578-3750.1067","url":null,"abstract":"As COVID-19 started to spread rapidly in their community, a team of nurses at South Miami Hospital initiated a drive-thru anticoagulation testing process to provide safe access to care for patients on anticoagulation therapy, requiring Internationalized Ratio (INR) testing. This article describes the implementation of a drive-thru anticoagulation testing process and implications for best practices during a pandemic crisis.","PeriodicalId":135706,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124874990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}