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REDUCING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN A HOME HEALTH AGENCY
(2019-04-17)The cost of care for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients can be greatly reduced by utilizing home health services. However, baseline data analyzed on initial chart review of patients admitted to one local home health ... -
Reducing Length of Stay for Heart Failure Patients
(2022-07-19)Using laminated cards on a cardiac intermediate floor has potential benefits such as improved intake and output documentation. This quality improvement study focused on patient-centered care and empowering the patients. ... -
Reducing Medication Use in Hospice Patients Residing in Long-Term Care
(2020-07-24)Polypharmacy has been identified as a significant issue in the elderly that leads to an increased risk of adverse drug events resulting in increased emergency room visits and falls, leading to rising costs to the healthcare ... -
Reducing Restraint Use in an Intensive Care Unit Through Staff Education
(2022-04-25)Physical restraints are often used in intensive care units (ICUs) to prevent interference with medical devices. However, physical restraints are associated with adverse outcomes, such as delirium, stress, and injury. An ... -
Reduction of Intradialytic Complications Using Interactive Fluid Volume Technology
(2022-07-25)The Reduction of Intradialytic Complications Using Interactive Fluid Volume Technology is a quality improvement (QI) project that used Crit-line technology to manage intradialytic fluid volume during hemodialysis at the ... -
Refining Practice Standards Targeting Mental Health Disorders in Agricultural Settings
(2022-07-22)Agriculture, including farming, fishing, and logging, is one of North Carolina's major industries. Workers in North Carolina's agriculture setting are facing increasing stressors that can contribute to a mental health ... -
Reframing disorder: gender, class, and the history of the resurfacing debate in nursing
(East Carolina University, 2011)The nursing profession has sustained a state of disorder. The debate within the disorder historically exists in relationship to multiple educational pathways for entry into RN practice. Diploma, BSN, and ADN pathways still ... -
Reinforcing Pediatric Nutrition Recommendations Using Low-Cost Resources to Reduce Impacts of Childhood Obesity
(2023-07-21)A statistical correlation has been made between the incidence of childhood obesity, comorbid conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, and food insecurity (Arnold et al., 2020). These studies conclude that increasing ... -
The relationship between patient satisfaction and patient-and family-centered care
(East Carolina University, 2010)Evidence of quality care is an important outcome in healthcare. Patient satisfaction, an outcome of care, is considered by many experts to be a measure of quality. Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is a healthcare ... -
The relationship between religiosity and quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
(East Carolina University, 2010)The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is often used in treatment and prevention of lethal cardiac arrhythmias in at-risk patients. Despite its established effectiveness, ICD therapy is associated with ongoing ... -
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INFERTILITY-RELATED STRESS, HAIR CORTISOL, COPING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN U.S. WOMEN UNDERGOING INFERTILITY TREATMENTS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Women with infertility, the inability to achieve or maintain a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse, are known to experience psychological distress. Little is known about infertility-related stress ... -
Resilience in Nurses Caring for Patients with COVID-19
(2021-07-20)The purpose of this project was to assess the resilience of nurses caring for COVID patients and to implement evidence-based strategies to improve resilience. The setting for the project was an academic medical center ... -
Resource Tool Development and Implementation to Improve the Transition to Practice of Novice FNPs in Primary Care
(2019-04-26)Many Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) have reported lower job satisfaction rates and feelings of discontentment regarding their roles as Advanced Practice Nurses because of poor transitions to practice. Factors that ... -
RISKS FOR CANCER SCREENING IN PRIMARY CARE
(2019-04-23)Background: While numerous task force recommendations are in place, cancer still remains a major global health problem. Gaps in modern screening methods for cancer were noted among patients in primary care. Accessing ... -
Role Conception in New Graduate Nurses: A Secondary Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Background: The new graduate transition to practice process affects retention, competency development, healthcare costs, quality, and assimilation into the profession. During the transition, new graduate nurses compare the ... -
Root Cause Analysis of Missed Appointments
(2022-07-22)Objective: Missed appointments are a global issue, particularly in mental health. Missed appointments cause reduced client outcomes and increased stress on providers. This project is to reduce missed client appointments ... -
Safe Handling of Mitomycin in the Perioperative Setting
(2021-04-27)Surgical intervention for glaucoma is slowly becoming more common. When a trabeculectomy is the surgical approach, Mitomycin-C, an antineoplastic agent, is often used to prevent surgical scarring. Standardization of ... -
Safe Sleep Education for the Prevention of Newborn Falls
(2023-04-24)Incidents of newborn falls and drops are prevalent in the mother-baby care area, which illustrates a significant gap in care. National patient safety goals focus on eliminating the incidence of patient falls in the inpatient ...