Michelle Michel, MSN ‘99, APRN-CNP, ANP-BC, CVNP-BC, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student at Kent State University College of Nursing, has been instrumental in updating Summa Health System’s nurse residency program by utilizing evidence-based practice methodology. Michel explained that evidence-based practice is the process of translating research into practice.“If we have the knowledge but don’t do anything with it, nothing changes. The process is an exchange between those who do research and the DNP nurse who analyzes the data and then applies the findings,” said Michel. “By wo...
Under the direction of Kent State University College of Nursing alumna Jennifer (Sanner) Beauchamp, Ph.D., BSN ’96, RN, associate professor at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, R.Á.P.I.D.O., a groundbreaking and culturally relevant acronym was created to boost stroke awareness among Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States. The acronym was adopted by The American Stroke Association (ASA) and was debuted nationwide during the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, which runs from mid-September to mid-October. According to the ASA, a division of the A...
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