STUDENT: Allison Theobald

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

ABSTRACT:
Chemotherapy is one of the treatments that breast cancer patients undergo. Chemotherapy slows and/or kills not just the cancer cells, but the healthy cells. Chemotherapy fatigue is one of the most common side effects that breast cancer survivor patients undergoing treatment face. Exercise is known to help increase energy, endorphins, and muscle strength, which can be lost during treatments. Physical activity and exercise like walking, resistance training, cardiovascular, stretching, yoga, and endurance training have a positive effect on the breast cancer survivor patients undergoing chemotherapy fatigue. The effects of exercise on chemotherapy fatigue will be further discussed in this presentation.

STUDENT: AnnMarie Cebula

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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The research topic is: What is the effect of using pneumatic compression devices during surgical procedures to prevent the formation of venous thromboembolism in patients post-operatively?
Venous (VTE) is a serious complication that may occur after a surgical procedure. All perioperative patients are at risk for VTE because of immobility and position requirements during surgical procedures. Pneumatic compression devices are placed on the patients’ lower legs before the start of the procedure. The devices will compress and squeeze around the patient’s calf and will help with venous blood return, preventing blood clots from forming. It is important for the perioperative nurse to advocate for the patient and assess each patient and the risk for venous thromboembolism (Bircher, 2020). Using databases such as CINAHL, Cochrane Reviews, and ProQuest, I plan to review evidence-based research that indicates optimal outcomes for surgical patients when using pneumatic compression devices during their procedure.

STUDENT: Isabella Jean Philippe

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

ABSTRACT:
An estimated 6% to 12% of women in the United States have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (CDC, 2020). Many women struggle with PCOS and do not even find out they have it until they have trouble getting pregnant. While Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is not curable, it is good to know the differences between forms of symptoms management and what works best for the majority of women. There are three key symptoms to help determine if someone have PCOS. These include irregular periods, high levels of male hormones, and multiple cysts on the ovaries (CDC, 2020). For woman, what is the effect of diet and exercise on the symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?

STUDENT: Meera Ghataney

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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This is a systematic review research paper. This study focuses on effect of using medical marijuana on people with chronic pain compare to drugs with opioids by using four to five pre-existing, peer-reviewed, evidence based studies. In 2019 the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) conducted a survey on adults, asking about chronic pain experienced in the previous three months. They found that 20.4% of adults suffered from chronic pain, and 7.4% of adults with chronic pain found that it limited their life or work activities (Zelaya et al., 2020). Although, opioids have been one of the most effective drugs of choice for pain management, the side effects are enormous. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2019 in the United States, and two in three of these overdose deaths involved opioids (2021).One of the alternative for chronic pain management is medical marijuana. This study is looking at if medical marijuana is a affective alternatives compare to medical marijuana.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, October 19). Pain. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved March 1, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/chronic-pain.html

Zelaya, C. E., & Dahlhamer, J. M., & Lucas, J. W., & Connor, E. M. (2020, November) National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain among U.S. adults, 2019, NCHS Data Brief No. 390. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db390.htm

STUDENT: Morgan Sharff

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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Asthma happens to be one of the most common, long-term respiratory diseases amongst children. It is one that affects the lungs airways and can easily be triggered by dissimilar sources. When children have their first diagnosis of asthma it traditionally occurs in their pediatrician’s office or that of a clinic or family doctor setting. In a lot of these cases, a family can be unfamiliar with the disease or disease process or treatments. At this time, the patients and their parents rely solely on the instruction of the physician with medications and may be unaware of the longevity or recurrence of the disease. The main population for this research is children and adolescents. A free hospital asthma education program for patients and their parents compared to those who do not go out an obtain any knowledge about the propre ways to treat asthma. The purpose of this is a nurse driven education program and to ensure compliance of medication use and decrease hospital related asthma incidents in the population. The outcome of these programs is to increase knowledge of asthma triggers, increase of the appropriate use of maintenance medication usage, emergency planning, decrease emergency room visits. In turn, there will be less visits to the emergency department, and ultimately improved overall health of patient population.

STUDENT: Alyssa Kelly

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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Olfactory dysfunction is an impairment to the sense of smell. It is a common condition frequently attributed to upper respiratory infections, traumatic brain injuries, and neurodegenerative diseases. Smell disturbances affect about 20% of the general population and have serious impacts on quality of life. It can be dangerous, as environmental hazards such as the smell of smoke or gas leaks are unrecognizable. A person’s sense of smell directly influences their taste and affects socialization in terms of their confidence and wellbeing, as well as their relationships with others. Given the growing prevalence of smell disorders and the increased risk of hazardous situations among those affected, it can be argued that olfactory dysfunction is a public health issue. However, there is a lack of interventions with proven efficacy for the treatment of smell disorders, despite the unique regenerative capacity of the cells that encompass the olfactory epithelium and olfactory tract. Olfactory training has been recently introduced as an intervention that exploits this regenerative ability. It has shown promise with the improvement of olfactory function in select patients who undergo repeated exposures to various odors. Although its precise mechanism of action and effectiveness is minimally understood, olfactory training has been progressively utilized in routine care for patients with olfactory dysfunction. This paper discusses the effects of olfactory training on smell loss recovery for patients with smell impairments.

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STUDENT: Aless Jellan Agojo

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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There is an increased number of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) with indwelling catheters used in hospitals. This study will compare the use of external vs. indwelling catheters in the adult population to measure the difference in the rate of CAUTI in hospital and nursing home setting This study examined four peer-reviewed quantitative research studies about the effect of a different catheters use and the outcomes of using an external catheter compared to an indwelling catheter. Study results showed that there is a significant decrease in the CAUTI incidence if an external catheter is applied in the hospital setting. This study aims to improve nursing practice by establishing the effectiveness of implementing external catheter use rather than indwelling catheter use in the setting to improve the patient’s quality of life and decrease the CAUTI incidence.

STUDENT: Sammy Amon

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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Musculoskeletal conditions can be highly debilitating. They can affect bones, muscles, joints, and other connective tissue necessary for moving. Musculoskeletal conditions can come with a variety of complications such as lowered mobility, range of motion and intense discomfort(World Health Organization, 2021, p. 2 ). Acts of daily living like bathing, dental hygiene, eating, and dressing are difficult. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 1.71 billion cases of musculoskeletal conditions world wide.

Video games in recent years have become a popular hobby to pass time and have fun at one’s leisure. Video Games have evolved in many different ways over the decades but, the type of games that may be helpful in the field of nursing is active video games. Active video games can be defined as “a category of video games that require movement or physical exertion to play the game” (Williams & Ayres, 2020, p. 1). Examples of this would include games like Wii sports, Creed: Rise To Glory, or Kinect Adventures for the Xbox 360. With the rise in accessibility and convenience of virtual reality equipment, it is easier than ever to engage in an exercise in a fun and intuitive manner without leaving the home or committing to a complex workout regimen.

STUDENT: Ariel Zohner

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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Hundreds of thousands of women are diagnosed with breast cancer yearly. Through combined quantitative research on the survival rates, rates of re-occurrence, and satisfaction rates women may better be able to choose mastectomy versus lumpectomy when faced with the daunting task. This study will look at women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgical treatment and the effect of mastectomy compared to lumpectomy on the overall survival rate, rate of recurrence and overall satisfaction rate with the ending results. The purpose of this study is not to persuade women with one surgical treatment or the other but to simply provide more concise and consolidated quantitative data that would be used by nurses around the globe to better inform their patients. This study used an electronic search to systematically collect extensive research and quantitative data from articles published between 2017 and 2022.

STUDENT: Haley Leonard

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

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Keywords: equine assisted therapy, hippotherapy, children, ADHD

Abstract: There are 6.1 million children in the United States that have been diagnosed with ADHD, and there are many more that are not diagnosed (CDC, 2021). Of the children diagnosed, six in ten have at least one other mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder on top of ADHD (CDC, 2021). There are many ways to treat ADHD and there are about 77% are receiving treatment. Out of that 77%, 30% are treated with medication, 15% are treated with behavioral therapy, and 32% are treated with both (CDC, 2021). This means that 62% of children have been on some type of medication to treat the symptom of ADHD at some point in their lives. Equine therapy has been proven to help children with autism, and since symptoms of autism and ADHD are so similar, research should show that it helps children with ADHD as well. My project is a literature review of different quantitative/qualitative papers pertaining to equine assisted therapy and how it helps children with ADHD.