My Projects
A Collection of Past Research
Effect of a Neurocritical Care Pain Management Guidance Document on Nursing Confidence in Pain Management in a Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit
This project assessed the impact of a neurocritical pain management guidance document on the pain management of neurocritical care patients on a neurocritical care unit (NCCU). An interdisciplinary team developed and implemented a pain management guidance document on the NCCU for an eight-week implementation period. A pre- and post-implementation nurse satisfaction survey was used to assess the primary outcome of nurse satisfaction with pain management of neurocritical care patients within the NCCU. An electronic chart review was also performed to evaluate the differences in quality of pain control in nonverbal patients pre- and post-implementation as the secondary outcome of this study.
Interprofessional Analysis of the Factors Affecting Achievement of Adequate Statin use in a Multidisciplinary Family Medicine Clinic
This study was conducted to identify factors affecting statin underuse in a multidisciplinary family medicine clinic using an interprofessional team-based quality improvement approach. After taking a 13 week hybrid population health management course, an interprofessional team of social work, public health, nursing, medical, and pharmacy students completed an immersion experience where team members shadowed and interviewed clinic staff members to complete a needs assessment addressing statin underuse amongst the clinic’s patients. Based on needs assessment findings, the team created a multi-tiered intervention to help patients and providers in statin use. Statin use was re-assessed 2 months after implementation of most of the recommended interventions.
Factors Affecting Interprofessional Communication and Teamwork Skills in a Simulation-Based Course
This retrospective observational study identified factors that affected the development of interprofessional communication and teamwork skills among health professional student teams in an simulation based interprofessional course. Teams of medical, nursing, and pharmacy students from 3 different cohorts were analyzed. Interprofessional communication and teamwork skills during course simulations were evaluated using a tool based on the Mayo High Performance Teamwork Scale. Team scores were analyzed to determine if trends in team performances existed. Anomalies in any identified trends were matched to class schedules coded for different types of activities completed in the course and sub-analyses of individual team demographics such as familiarity with team members.