<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Delores Currie Professional Portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Currie Curriculum]]></description><link>https://www.curriecurriculum.com/writing</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:59:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.curriecurriculum.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Patient Deterioration Curriculum Module]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worst Case Scenario: Patient Deterioration in the Acute Care Setting Delores Currie, BSN RN Description Due to the safety needs of patients and the high stress level of urgent situations, nursing students do not always get experience with patient’s experiencing clinical deterioration. This results in new nurses who are under prepared and ill-equipped to identify and treat patient deterioration. Therefore, the focus of this class is identifying and managing patient deterioration in the acute...]]></description><link>https://www.curriecurriculum.com/post/patient-deterioration-curriculum-module</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aacb18eed5abe8162732f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:19:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Delores Currie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Games and Cognitive Impairment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use of Video Games to Manage Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults Capstone Essay by Delores Currie Population and Problem Identification             While there are some changes that occur during the normal aging process, such as slower processing of information, altered cognition should never be viewed as a normal sign of aging. Abnormal cognition ranges from mild cognitive impairment to significant loss of the ability to carry out normal activities of daily living (ADLs). Unfortunately,...]]></description><link>https://www.curriecurriculum.com/post/use-of-video-games-to-manage-cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aa7cffe6fd82d15064d5c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:57:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Delores Currie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Patient in the Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Access to Web-Based Education Improves Emotional Outcomes for Family Members of Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Clinical Inquiry Project by Delores Currie, BSN RN Introduction             In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), patient and family member communication and education is of utmost importance, yet many family members report feeling lost, confused, and frightened throughout the admission (Cooper, 2024). Evidence demonstrates the objective benefits of nurse-led interventions on...]]></description><link>https://www.curriecurriculum.com/post/access-to-web-based-education-improves-emotional-outcomes-for-family-members-of-adult-patients-in-th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aa70216311e23431771aa</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:54:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Delores Currie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Deserts and Obesity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addressing the Environmental Risk Factors of Obesity Policy Brief Assignment by Delores Currie Executive Summary               The purpose of this paper is to expand proposed House Bill 543 “Create a Food Desert Elimination Grant Program” (2025) to include publicly-owned grocery stores. Despite decades of policy proposal to address obesity in Ohio, the problem has only continued to rise. Policies have been put forth in the past to address obesity, with many focusing on making changes to...]]></description><link>https://www.curriecurriculum.com/post/addressing-the-environmental-risk-factors-of-obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8aa3f48eed5abe816263de</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:42:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Delores Currie</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>