Browsing College of Nursing by Author "Bell, Tracey Robertson"
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Culturally and Linguistically Tailored Faith-Based Approach to Community Health Education Among Russian Immigrants
Slisenko, Anastasia (2018-04-20)CVD-related mortality rates among Russian immigrants are as much as 50 percent higher than U.S. natives. Russian immigrants are religiously and racially homogenous with the U.S. dominant culture, promoting their invisibility ... -
Educating Caregivers Reduces Hospital Readmissions
Boykin, Kay (2021-05-07)The Affordable Care Act, introduced in 2012, created the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program which imposed monetary sanctions on hospitals that exceeded the benchmark for readmissions for six pre-established diagnoses. ... -
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Evidence-Based Practice Perioperative Guideline Implementation for Hepatectomy
Petraitis, Camille (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 ... -
Hypertension Treatment Adherence with 3-D Models
Minter, Susan (2019-12-04)Hypertension treatment adherence is a significant issue in the United States. Almost half of patients with diagnosed hypertension are non-adherent with medications and/or diet and appointment keeping with their provider. ... -
Implementation of a CPR Training Program for Employees of a Migrant Farm Worker Health Outreach
Gregory, Traci (2020-04-30)Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a growing public health issue that disproportionately impacts low socioeconomic status groups. Latinos are significantly more likely to suffer SCD and less likely to survive neurologically ... -
Implementation of an Advance Directive Protocol among Hospitalized Patients
Byrd, Lila (2018-04-17)Background. Medical advancements have progressed considerably in recent decades, highlighting the necessity of advance care planning (ACP). Advance directives (ADs) help honor and promote patient preference, quality of ... -
Implementation of Dialogue-Based Interventions to Address Parental Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy
Combs, Emily (2018-04-16)Influenza is described as a seasonal virus that presents as an infection ranging from mild illness to severe conditions requiring hospitalization. Approximately 12,000 deaths in 2016 were attributed to this virus. The flu ... -
Implementing a Diabetes Screening Protocol
Ernst, Allison (2019-07-21)Type 2 diabetes is one of the greatest health concerns today. While one in ten Americans suffer from diabetes, 25% of them are unaware they have the disease. One third of the population has prediabetes, yet less than 12% ... -
Implementing a Toolkit to Improve Sexual Assault Screening in the College Student Population
Kidd, Christina (2021-04-25)There are several recommendations available for sexual assault screening, though there is no specific benchmark in place. The presence of sexual assault among the college student population is significant. Early identification ... -
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Community During a Global Pandemic
English, Dara (2021-04-29)Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death in North Carolina and the United States. Colorectal cancer is detectable and preventable through screening, including visualization tests or stool-based testing. One county ... -
Improving Patient Comfort with Nonpharmacologic Therapies
Kaechele, Cecilia (2018-04-20)This quality improvement (QI) project was conducted on a 32-bed medical telemetry unit at a 235-bed hospital. The reason this project was chosen because the opioid crisis needs to be alleviated and one way we can help it ... -
Initiating Vital Signs in an Outpatient Physical Therapy Practice: Incorporating Interprofessional Care
Bencivenga, Erica (2020-04-17)This DNP project implemented vital sign screenings at a physical therapy clinic prior to starting physical therapy, based on the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice recommendation. The literature review showed that many ... -
Process Improvement to Increase Use of a Falls Prevention Patient Education Video on an Inpatient Cardiac Unit
Bell, Tracey Robertson; Graduate Nursing Science (2020-05-02)Falls in the inpatient setting are a safety concern and are associated negative patient outcomes and financial consequences for healthcare systems. The project purpose was to increase use of a patient falls prevention ... -
Safe Handling of Mitomycin in the Perioperative Setting
Hester, Amber W. (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 ... -
Standardized Postpartum Depression Screening of NICU Mothers
Tucceri, Clive (2019-12-04)The purpose of this QI project was to determine the feasibility of instituting a standardized postpartum depression screening guideline in the NICU. A draft guideline was developed that instructed medical providers to ... -
Teratogenic Medication Safety in Primary Care
Licato, Nicole (2020-05-03)Childbearing age women are often prescribed teratogenic medication without pregnancy risk or contraceptive counseling. With a 45% unintended pregnancy rate, women are at risk of unintentional teratogenic fetal exposure. ... -
Timed Get Up and Go Implementation to Improve Falls Assessment
Bell, Tracey Robertson; Graduate Nursing Science (2020-04-19)Falls are a large problem in the geriatric population, causing injury to patients and financial strain on the healthcare system. Using Meleis Transition theory and Lewin’s Change theory as a framework, the author implemented ... -
Virtual Lactation Support for Breastfeeding Mothers During the Early Postpartum Period
Jordan, Shakeema (2021-05-03)Breastmilk is the clinical gold standard for infant feeding and nutrition. Although maternal and child health benefits are associated with breastfeeding, national, state, and local rates remain below target. In fact, 60% ...