Browsing College of Nursing by Author "Vinson, Krystle"
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Application Program Interface Implementation for the Intercommunication of Prescription Information
Turner, Denise (2024-04-16)Medication errors are a significant problem related to mortality in the United States. When patients present to a healthcare facility without accurate knowledge of their home medication regimen, unintentional, harmful, ... -
Deprescribing Medications in Comfort Care Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Manton, Bryce (2023-04-17)With advancements in medical care, life expectancy has increased in the United States, leading to more patients needing outpatient or inpatient hospice, or palliative care services. While in hospice care, performing a ... -
Developing an Integrated Telehealth Algorithm for Diabetes Management
Jackson, Gillian (2022-04-21)This paper reviews the analysis of telehealth utilization during the emergency use period of the COVID-19 pandemic at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in a rural setting. An element of the center’s strategic ... -
Educating anesthesia providers about autism spectrum disorder
Dozier, Cassie (2024-04-12)Healthcare providers (HCPs) who are well-versed in their patients’ conditions can undoubtedly give better care. Due to the increase in access to care, clearer diagnostic criteria, and streamlining of several diagnoses, ... -
Effect of Educational Session Including Lived Experiences from Local First Responders on Community Readiness to Complete Advance Directives
Benson, Stephanie (2022-04-21)Although Advanced Care Planning and Advance Directives are effective tools for communicating an individual’s wishes, if they become unable to speak for themselves, they are underutilized, and their purpose is frequently ... -
Evidence Based Mindfulness Resource for Undergraduate Nursing Students
Lynch, Maureen (2023-04-17)Nursing is a stressful educational major and attrition rates in nursing programs are high. Nursing students also have higher than normal anxiety, and often experience depression and burnout. Mindfulness interventions ... -
Health Careers Exploration Club: Improving the Healthcare Workforce
Perry Parker, Kara (2023-04-17)Career exploration programs introduce fundamentals of career pathways to youth and help them explore career interests, employment, and academic advancement. Youth from lower socioeconomic status (SES) have fewer opportunities ... -
Implementation of a Emergency Preparedness Shelter Manual in Public Health
Vinson, Krystle (2018-07-12)Nurse Administrators have founded that Public Health Nurses (PHN) are not adequately equipped with the knowledge needed to effectively provide nursing care during a disastrous event. Hence, the significance of effectively ... -
Improving Heart Failure Outcomes with Education
Sheppard, Tonya (2023-04-19)Heart Failure is a global healthcare priority, with tens of millions diagnosed worldwide. The cost of caring for these chronically ill patients will rise exponentially over the next few years with expanding and aging ... -
Medication Cost Savings in Hospice and Palliative Care Through Implementation of a Quick-Reference Medication Guide
Sabol, Brittney (2022-04-21)Symptom management is an integral component of end-of-life care provided by hospice services. This project employed a list of alternative low-cost medication options for symptom management to decrease medication costs to ... -
Mother’s Own Milk Expression: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Provision of Maternal Milk in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Gitlin, Carter (2023-04-20)Breastmilk or maternal milk is widely recognized as the recommended primary source of nutrition for very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Many of these infants are unable to feed at the breast, leaving mothers with the ... -
Promoting Web-based Education on Healthcare careers
Lockhart, Elizabeth (2023-04-17)The Doctor of Nursing Practice project was formulated after the “Nurse Like Me” project began with middle and high school students to increase their interest in nursing. No website platform at ECU displayed healthcare ... -
Streamlining the Volunteer Orientation Process for a Charlotte, NC Nonprofit: A Process Improvement Project
Cayton, Hana (2022-04-24)The purpose of the DNP project was to increase the number of volunteers at a Charlotte, NC nonprofit organization to meet the needs of families registered with the organization. The population of focus was new volunteer ...