Browsing by Author "Forbes, Thompson"
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A Grounded Theory Study to Understand Nurse and Resident Physician Communication Dynamics
Forbes, Thompson (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Communication between nurses and physicians frequently occurs in the delivery of care to patients in the acute healthcare setting. In an environment where a person's life and well-being depends upon accurate communication, ... -
Bridging the Gap for Special Operations Medics Pursuing a Nursing Career When Transitioning Out of the Military
Kaperonis, Kennedy Faith (East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)Medic to Nurse: Developing a Pipeline for Special Forces Medics When transitioning from the military, many factors affect Special Forces medics' transition to a civilian career. Career paths that allow them to transfer ... -
Factors Leading to DKA Readmissions: A Qualitative Study
Parrott, Mattie Grace (East Carolina University, 2019-04-30)Diabetic patients readmitted with diabetic ketoacidosis account for more than 130,000 hospital readmissions per year at an annualized cost of $2.4 billion (Langley et al., 2015). The purpose of this study was to understand ... -
Family‑Centered Primary Care for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Welch, Melissa L.; Hodgson, Jennifer L.; Didericksen, Katharine W.; Lamson, Angela L.; Forbes, Thompson (2022) -
Leadership Development in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Byrd, Trey E (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of an active learning approach to leadership development in senior nursing students. Nursing students need leadership development to become better prepared for their role ... -
NEW GRADUATE NURSES EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATING WITH RESIDENT PHYSICIANS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Evans, Shannon M (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Miscommunication between nurses and physicians is a contributor to a staggering number of sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission but remains a poorly understood dynamic in healthcare. A previous study completed ... -
Nursing-Relevant Patient Outcomes and Clinical Processes in Data Science Literature: 2019 Year in Review
Forbes, Thompson; Schultz, Mary Anne; Walden, Rachel Lane; Cato, Kenrick; Coviak, Cynthia Peltier; Cruz, Christopher; D'Agostino, Fabio; Douthit, Brian J.; Gao, Grace; Lee, Mikyoung Angela; Lekan, Deborah; Wieben, Ann; Jeffery, Alvin D. (2021) -
Understanding the Impact of Non-Health System Supports on High-Need-High-Cost Patient Outcomes
Fricke, Cecilia (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)The cost of health care services provided to high need high cost (HNHC) patients is one-fifth of all health care spending even though they only account for 1 percent of patients (Hayes et al., 2016). To improve efficiency ... -
Understanding the Sustainability of Quality Improvement in an Academic Medical Center: A Case of the Falls Prevention Toolkit
Hansel, Rachel Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Most nurses providing care at the bedside have a story about a patient who experienced a fall that either sped up their disease process or prolonged their hospitalization. Due to the potential severity of harm from falls, ... -
Utilization of EHR to Improve Support Person Engagement in Health Care for Patients With Chronic Conditions
Hodgson, Jennifer; Welch, Melissa; Tucker, Emily; Forbes, Thompson; Pye, Joseph (2022-02-09)Innovations in electronic health record (EHR) systems invite new patient and family engagement methods and create opportunities to reduce healthcare disparities. However, many patients and their identified support persons ... -
Utilization of EHR to Improve Support Person Engagement in Health Care for Patients With Chronic Conditions
Hodgson, Jennifer; Tucker, Emily; Forbes, Thompson; Welch, Melissa; Pye, Joseph (2022)