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Nursing professional development specialists may find it challenging time and cost-wise to meet the educational needs of nurses in the areas of research and evidence-based practice amidst competing education priorities. Furthermore, it may be difficult to find presenters with the necessary knowledge and expertise to do so. Collaboration among local hospitals to provide a high-quality research education program can advance scholarly work within the community and can help each organization meet selected Magnet® requirements in an economical way.
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Nursing Education Research/standards , Staff Development/economics , Clinical Competence/standards , Cooperative Behavior , HumansABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to describe the home fire safety quality improvement model designed to aid organizations in achieving institutional program goals. The home fire safety model was developed from community-based participatory research (CBPR) applying training-the-trainer methods and is illustrated by an institutional case study. The model is applicable to other types of organizations to improve home fire safety in vulnerable populations. Utilizing the education model leaves trained employees with guided experience to build upon, adapt, and modify the home fire safety intervention to more effectively serve their clientele, promote safety, and meet organizational objectives.
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Accidents, Home/prevention & control , Burns/prevention & control , Fires/prevention & control , Health Promotion/organization & administration , Public Housing/organization & administration , Teacher Training , Community-Based Participatory Research , Health Education , Humans , Kentucky , Organizational Case Studies , Poverty , Quality ImprovementABSTRACT
Older adults are more likely to experience problems that contribute to an increase in burn-related morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the current study was to determine if the educational home fire safety (HFS) intervention was an effective method of improving HFS knowledge over time in two groups of urban older adults, home bound and community-based. HFS knowledge of 110 urban older adults was assessed at baseline, immediately after watching a HFS DVD (recall), and at 2-week follow-up (retention). The United States Fire Administration Home Safety Checklist which examines HFS practices in the home was also administered. HFS knowledge scores significantly increased over time for both groups (p<0.0001), but no significant differences existed between the two groups over time (p=0.183). In addition, HFS knowledge scores were significantly impacted by the number of chronic illnesses, number of independent activities of daily living, and income. The findings from this study suggest the educational HFS intervention was effective in increasing urban older adults' HFS knowledge over time. Lowering the burns morbidity and mortality in the older adult population is an important public health concern that needs to be addressed through tailored prevention and education strategies.
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Accidents, Home/prevention & control , Burns/prevention & control , Fires , Health Education/methods , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Safety , Activities of Daily Living , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Chronic Disease , Female , Homebound Persons/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Income/statistics & numerical data , Independent Living/statistics & numerical data , Kentucky , Male , Middle Aged , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
This study evaluates how nurses who gave Reiki therapy perceived the benefit of this therapy on their clients and on themselves concurrently as providers of the therapy. As an adjunct, the study's purpose was to enhance the understanding and credibility of nurse/Reiki practitioners.
