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Early Palliative Care in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(2019-04-23)Background: There are over 300 million people living with COPD and over 2.9 million people die annually from the disease. Palliative care is an underused resource for this population as it can help establish goals of care, ... -
Effect of Prenatal Contraceptive Counseling on Postpartum Contraceptive Use at a Rural Health Department
(2017-04-18)Pregnant women in a prenatal clinic at a rural health department (HD) were not effectively using contraception following delivery. This placed them at risk for unplanned pregnancies, increased their health risks, and ... -
Effects of Family Influences on the Patient Planning to Undergo Bariatric Surgery
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Obesity is a health issue with more than one-third of adults in the United States being considered obese (Odgen, Carroll, Fryar, & Flegal, 2015). Obesity can cause serious health problems such as diabetes but ... -
The Effects of School Sports Programs on Obesity in Adolescents
(2014)In the Southeastern United States, healthcare issues related to obesity in adolescents ages 13-18 years have become a growing concern. Along with an increasing body mass index in these adolescents comes many other comorbidities ... -
Electronic Medical Record Reminder to Improve Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates among Adolescents
(2018-07-23)The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of over 150 viruses. Some types of HPV can cause health problems like genital warts and cancer. Most of these complications can be prevented with the HPV vaccine, but eligible ... -
Emergence delirium subsequent to general anesthesia in service members who served during the global war on terrorism.
(East Carolina University, 2011)The primary aims of this study were to investigate, through active duty Army anesthesia provider's perceptions, the following: 1) the extent and seriousness of emergence delirium (ED) in service members; 2) effects of ED ... -
Emphasizing and Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Referrals in an Outpatient Cardiology Clinic
(2020-04-23)Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in NC. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a class Ia recommendation for patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), ... -
Employee Satisfaction with Onsite Clinic and Collaborative Care Pharmacy
(2019-10-15)Background: On-job-productivity loss (presenteeism), voluntary non-attendance at work (absenteeism), work-related injuries, and the wage replacement cost of disability are major factors promoting the need for employer-based ... -
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Evidence-Based Practice Perioperative Guideline Implementation for Hepatectomy
(2018-04-10)Liver cancer is the 10th most common cancer in the United States and the fifth most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Partial hepatectomy continues to remain the most frequently used curative treatment for liver ... -
Enhancing Awareness of Culturally-Sensitive Care for Veterans and Soldiers
(2017-07-26)Abstract Military culture has great impact upon health seeking behaviors of veterans and soldiers. Healthcare needs of veterans and soldier’s peak years after experiences of war and have a major impact upon illness and ... -
Enhancing Provider Education to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates in Adolescents
(2018-11-29)Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world and in the United States. Despite ACIP recommendations and Healthy People 2020 goals, HPV vaccination completion rates in North ... -
Establishing a Competency Protocol to Improve Pediatric Hospice Care in North Carolina
(2017-04-19)The loss of a child can have overwhelming effects on families and caregivers. End of life care focuses on providing quality health care to both the child and family. Nurses are advocates that provide interventions and ... -
Evaluating an Evidence-Based Program that Addresses Childhood Obesity in a Middle School
(2015)Purpose: To evaluate the implementation of the 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! program in a rural Eastern North Carolina middle school. The objectives were to: 1) review descriptive and demographic data of select group of high risk ... -
Evaluating Depression Management for Elderly Clients in Home Health Care
(2015)Depression affects 350 million people worldwide and is considered the primary cause of disability internationally (World Health Organization, 2012). Depression often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated in all ages, but ... -
Evaluating the Presence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Terminally Ill Patients
(2018-07-19)The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decisions that are consistent with their desires when they are no longer able to make their desires known. Discussing resuscitation ... -
Evaluating Type 1 Diabetes Management in an Elementary School Setting
(2015)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease that affects 208,000 youth and children in the United States (American Diabetes Association, [ADA], 2014). Managing the disease requires intermittent monitoring throughout the ... -
Evaluation of Fire Risks to Improve Safety in the Operating Room
(2018-07-12)Background: Patient safety is the cornerstone of high-quality health care, and has become an increasingly important public concern. Surgical fires are a preventable, never event. As with other low incidence but high impact ... -
An Evaluation of Referral and Follow-Up Care for Postpartum Home Visitation Recipients
(2015)A collaborative partnership was developed with a local Health Department, specifically the Postpartum Home Visitation (PPHV) program in the county and a senior nursing student at East Carolina University College of Nursing. ... -
Evaluation of Sleep Apnea and Chronic Pain Management
(2017-04-20)