Browsing College of Nursing by Title
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Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care
(2017-04-17)A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care Obesity has become a major health problem. The disease and its associated comorbidities impact health of patients and increase healthcare ... -
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS TO DIABETES EDUCATION
(2019-12-12)Diabetes is a nationwide health concern and the seventh leading cause of death in the Unites States. The disease and its complications negatively impact the health of the patients and increase health care costs. As a chronic ... -
Quality of life in school-age children with obesity, the experiences of school nurses, and moral distress associated with care delivery
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)Childhood obesity is a multifaceted, complex problem that is associated with many other chronic health conditions. School nurses are well positioned to assess, intervene, and evaluate efforts to positively impact this ... -
Recognition and Reporting of Medication Errors in the Emergency Department
(2017-11-15)Despite advances in technology, medication errors continue to take a toll on patients, families, and practitioners. Many medication errors go unreported by nurses due to reasons including inability to recognize unsafe ... -
Redesigning Simulation Debriefing Practices of a Pre-licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(2018-07-12)The practice of the nursing department demonstrates a lack of a common, standardized, evidence-based approach to simulation debriefing. Simulation debriefing is known to enhance students’ learning opportunity. Offered an ... -
REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AMONG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH SCHOOL NURSE COLLABORATION
(2015-05-01)This senior honors project was conducted as a part of a community health course in a baccalaureate nursing program. In this course, a senior nursing student completed the senior honors project in collaboration with a ... -
Reducing Delays in Enrollment to Pregnancy Care Management (OBCM) through Workflow Improvements in a Rural Health Department
(2017-07-26)A rural local health department in southeastern North Carolina, last completed a community health assessment (CHA) in 2015, this CHA identified a health disparity rate of 1.46 between white and minority population rates ... -
Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions Through Patient Education Program
(2019-07-22)The use of patient education as a tool to facilitate improved patient outcomes has been widely used by clinicians in healthcare. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was implementation of an outpatient heart ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Screening and Managing Adult Depression at a Free Clinic
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Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Primary Care
(2019-04-13)Despite efforts to improve health and reduce morbidity and mortality rates, health screenings for significant conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often missed. It is estimated that 80% of OSA cases remain ... -
SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MOBILITY ON BARIATRIC PATIENTS HAVING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Mobility typically becomes an issue in the elderly, people with injuries and severely obese individuals. Severely obese, bariatric patients were the focus of a study conducted by Roberson, Neil, Pories, & Rose (2016). A ... -
Self-efficacy in freshman and sophomore nursing students
(East Carolina University, 2012)Healthcare disparities and inequities have been at the forefront of the health agenda, thus supporting that minority healthcare is of poorer quality than that experienced by the majority population. Compounding this issue ... -
Smithfield CARES
(2018-04-24)In general, the homeless population suffers from high rates of both physical and mental illnesses. The objective of this portion of the project was to develop a health promotion and education program that will positively ...