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Women and Heart Disease: Knowledge Differences between Primary Care and Speciality Practices
(2015-07-22)
Problem Statement: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States for women and the second leading cause of death in Pitt County North Carolina. Evidence in the literature supports diminished ...
Improving Effective Interdisciplinary Communication in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2015-07-22)
Background: A level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) had been dealing with communication issues that appeared to decrease job satisfaction and loss of experienced staff members to other institutions. Poor communication ...
Provider Perceptions of Patient Centered Care within an Urgent Care System
(2015-07-22)
Patient Centered Care (PCC) is a salient factor in enhancing provider-patient communication, quality of care, the patient care experience and patient adherence. Inclusion of the psychosocial elements of care can positively ...
Nurse Practitioner Use of Sublingual Nitroglycerin in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
(2015-07-23)
Abstract
Problem Statement: Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death in the United States. Millions of Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease, including angina. Angina affects quality of life. ...
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 ...
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. ...
A Process Improvement Project to Increase the Utilization of Advance Care Directives in Primary Care
(2015-11-15)
Background/Purpose: The Patient Self-Determination Act passed in 1990 brought great attention to the need of advance care directives (ACDs). In the United States, 18-36% of adults have an ACD and less than half of adults ...
An Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Group: Design and Structure
(2015-11-08)
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are critical to the functioning of healthcare systems. The 2011 Institute of Medicine report describes an optimal environment for APPs to provide quality, safe, cost effective patient ...
Impact of the North Carolina Board of Nursing Regulation Change on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice
(2015-11-18)
Entry level preparation for the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) role is completion of a graduate degree or post-master’s certificate in nursing, with clinical specialization and preparation for expanded role functioning. ...
Implementation of the Best Evidence: Probiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Setting in an Effort to Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
(2015-11-10)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating and deadly disease that causes inflammation and tissue necrosis of the intestinal tract. Probiotics, live microbial additives that colonize the intestines, are known to ...