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Title: Journaling as a Therapeutic Intervention to Decrease Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Stress in Mothers with an Infant in NICU: A Case StudyPrimary Investigator: Kathryn Munday, BSN, RNPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to...
AbstractPurpose: Heart failure (HF) is a complex and costly disease. Nurses play a critical role in preparing HF patients to self-manage their disease by teaching proper self-care behaviors in the home setting. Health education is a...
Researchers at the CPS have been conducting a longitudinal study of how Florida College System (FCS) institutions have implemented developmental education reform (SB 1720) on their campuses. As a part of this research report, CPS...
Measuring teacher ability to predict student success in solving specific mathematics problems: Procedures and initial findings of accuracy, overprediction, and underprediction
This report describes efforts to measure teachers’ knowledge of their own students’ abilities in mathematics. We refer to the assessment instrument described in this report as the Teacher Ability to Predict Student Success (TAPSS)...
The 2019 Knowledge for Teaching Early Elementary Mathematics (2019 K-TEEM) test measures teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching early elementary mathematics. This report presents information about a large-scale field test of the...
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess obstetrical health providers (OHP) knowledge on providing care that is culturally sensitive and congruent. Identifying gaps in current obstetrical practice exist and create a toolkit for...
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to explore factors regarding and the potential benefits of sexual harassment training videos specific to bedside nursing. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was implemented to explore...
Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to conduct a thorough evaluation of the alarm management program currently in place in the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH). This evaluation intended to...
Purpose: The goal is to evaluate effectiveness of a pre-procedural voiding protocol and post-procedural urinary retention algorithm toward eliminating unnecessary indwelling catheter use and associated hematuria among patients undergoing...
Purpose: Childhood obesity is one of the most challenging and complex epidemics in today’s society. According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated the prevalence of childhood obesity will increase from 7% in 2012 to 11% in...
The transmission of HIV is increasing around the world and BMSM are at in increased risk for transmission because of the associated stigma related to HIV. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of HIV stigma, HIV status...
Researchers at the Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) have been conducting a comprehensive study on how Florida College System (FCS) institutions have implemented the developmental education reform as stipulated by Senate Bill 1720 ...
Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment: Measuring the Performance of Grade 1 and 2 Students in Counting, Word Problems, and Computation in Fall 2014
This report provides a description of the development process, field testing, and psychometric properties of a student mathematics test designed to assess grades 1 and 2 student abilities. The test was administered to 3, 080 participating...
Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment: Measuring the Performance of Grade K, 1, 2, and 3 Students Number (Whole numbers and Fractions), Operations, and Algebraic Thinking in Spring 2019
This report provides a description of the development process, field testing, and psychometric properties of a student mathematics test designed to assess grades K, 1, 2, and 3 student abilities. The test was administered to 2, 556...
Title: Improving Delirium Nursing Assessment and Interventions in The Acute Care SettingPrimary Investigator: Amanda Riley, MSN, RN, ACM-RN Purpose: The purpose of this project is to explore the potential benefits of early identification...
Purpose Recent evidence indicates superiority of a low carbohydrate diet (LCD) to reduce risk and progression of cardiometabolic (CMD) disease. However, current practice does not reflect this evidence. This study assessed knowledge of...
To expand educational opportunities for children of families that have limited financial resources and to enable children in this state to achieve a greater level of excellence in their education, the Florida Legislature created the...
The Career State Inventory (CSI) as a Measure of the Career Decision State and Readiness for Career Decision Making: A Manual for Assessment, Administration, and Intervention (Second Edition)
The Career State Inventory (CSI) was developed initially as the Career Decision State Survey (CDSS) to facilitate research and practice in vocational psychology and career development. The primary purpose of this measure was to assess...
The Florida legislature passed Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720) in 2013, making three substantial changes to developmental education statewide. The first change was that the majority of students became exempt from placement testing and...
This brief will examine the impacts COVID-19 has had on FL residents across counties, racial and ethnic demographics, and the FL school population. We ran a multiple linear regression to determine our tested correlations.
AbstractTitle: Education of the Congestive Heart Failure Patient in the Home Environment after DischargeInvestigator: Daniel Glaze BSN, RNPurpose: The purpose of this project was to investigate whether an educational intervention would...
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to create an evidence-based toolkit to guide local community leaders in the planning process of establishing Aging-in-Place initiatives. The toolkit highlights best practices for key components of...
Purpose: To determine the potential benefits of an educational training video on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), interventions, and community resources that were presented to undergraduate nursing students who had...
The Early Fractions Test v2.2 is a paper-pencil test designed to measure mathematics achievement of third- and fourth-grade students in the domain of fractions. The purpose, or intended use, of the Early Fractions Test v2.2 is to serve...
Purpose: This DNP project aimed to examine whether a tailored mindfulness exercise, when implemented in an outpatient surgical setting, would improve resilience and reduce burnout in healthcare workers.Methods: This quality improvement...
Purpose: This study examined the benefits, risk, and usage of essential oils in self and primary care as well as provide an educational tool kit to use as self-care and for providers to use in practice. Methods: A convenience sampling...
Purpose: The purpose of this Quality Improvement (QI) project was to compare perceptions of unit quietness and sleep quality in patients who received a unit-based sleep intervention to perceptions in patients who did not receive it and...
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to educate nurses on nutrition for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), and improve discharge teaching practices by holding an educational intervention.Design: A quality improvement...
Purpose: To determine the impact of the implementation of a standardized report sheet, SBAR, to improve verbal patient handoffs, inappropriate patient placement, and nursing satisfaction. Methods: The project used a pre/post descriptive...
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate a quality improvement initiative by a small urban clinic that specializes in the elderly underserved population in south Florida. This initiative was to explore whether there was a...
Effects of the first year of a three-year CGI teacher professional-development program on grades 3–5 student achievement: A multisite cluster-randomized trial
Mathematics teacher professional-development (PD) programs based on Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) have been developed and implemented with tens of thousands of elementary mathematics teachers worldwide since the 1980s. Starting...
Psychometric report on the Knowledge for Teaching Elementary Fractions test administered to elementary educators in six states in spring 2017 (Research Report No. 2018-13)
This report provides evidence of the substantive and structural validity of the Knowledge for Teaching Elementary Fractions Test. Field-test data were gathered with a sample of 241 elementary educators, including teachers, administrators...
This research report examines 1, 558 academic leadership programs in the United States. Findings include an overview of the leadership degree types, institutional affiliation, state and regional breakdown, and specific courses commonly...
Title: Bridging the Gap Between Medical Care and Social NeedsPI: Tracy KayPurpose: This quality improvement (QI) project sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a screening tool for social determinates as well as the implementation of a...
This paper describes two case studies and follow-up, taking place over a three-year period, with an adolescent male diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). At the time of the first case study the 13-year-old subject was...
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to utilize the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test (AHFKT) to assess heart failure (HF) patient knowledge among the rural population and apply the results to improve HF patient education. Methods...
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of and adherence to the Zero Harm During Transitions in Care process for a full year post implementation.
Since the fall semester of 2014, Florida’s Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720) initiated a major statewide developmental education reform in the Florida College System (FCS). Now that the reform has been underway for a few years, we use first...
The Impact of an Educational Intervention on Florida’s Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge and Confidence to Identify and Manage Victims of Human Trafficking
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to assess and describe current knowledge and confidence of Florida’s healthcare providers to identify and treat victims of human trafficking and assess for changes following an evidence-based...
This report provides evidence of the substantive and structural validity of the Knowledge for Teaching Elementary Fractions Test. Field-test data were gathered with a sample of 277 elementary educators, including teachers, administrators...
Title: Bereavement Support Care for Families by ICU Nurses Following a Death in the ICU. Primary Investigator: Sammie J. Billman, BSN, RN. Purpose: The lack of appropriate support after losing a loved one in the intensive care unit is...
The Florida legislature drastically restructured developmental education placement and instruction through Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720) during the 2013 legislative session. There is a critical need to understand how colleges within the...
Purpose: The pilot project is to implement an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) simulation and compare three Florida State University, Doctor of Nursing Practice (FSU DNP) cohorts to improve the clinical evaluation process...
The Mathematics Anxiety and Attitudes Scale for Students (MAASS) is a concise questionnaire designed to assess students' mathematics anxiety and attitudes. This report provides results from a large-scale field test of the MAASS...
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to investigate the barriers to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination from Haitian women and provide educational resources to Haitian women regarding HPV and the HPV vaccine. Methods: This project...
Purpose: To understand knowledge gaps and barriers among Florida healthcare providers in the assessment and treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs). The information gathered should assist in making future...
Purpose: This evidence-based policy project was developed to examine the factors that influence controlled substance prescribing behaviors among Florida’s APRNs and the impact prescribing controlled substances has had on their practice...
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