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Improving Documentation of Symptom Management in General In-Patient Hospice
(2018-11-08)
The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to evaluate nursing compliance of using an evidence-based flowsheet for General In-Patient (GIP) symptom management with a secondary purpose of improving nursing ...
Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Screenings in Physical Therapy: An Interprofessional DNP Project
(2018-11-26)
Physical therapists are increasing their autonomous practice, which includes direct patient referral without a provider first assessing the patient. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice recommends that every patient ...
Polypharmacy among Older Adults in Primary Care
(2018-11-19)
Polypharmacy among community-dwelling older adults was identified as a significant problem facing primary care providers. Medication reconciliation was identified as a necessary process to aptly identify polypharmacy. ...
Improving Staff and Patient Education to Increase Chlamydia Screening Rates
(2018-11-25)
Chlamydia Trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Infection rates increase yearly and are highest in women ages 16-24. Untreated infections can lead to chronic pelvic ...
Implementation of an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program in a Health Department
(2018-11-25)
Opioid overdose is pandemic in the United States. North Carolinians are not exempt from hazardous health behavior. Opioid overdose prevention programs are one method of providing naloxone to laypersons in the community. ...
Improving Jail Navigator Mental Health Referrals
(2018-11-29)
Discharge planning links inmates with mental illness to community resources upon release. Jail navigators provide discharge planning services. A process was needed to improve referrals to jail navigators. The Doctor of ...
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW GRADUATE NURSE WORK SATISFACTION AND TURNOVER INTENTION
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of personal (psychological capital), situational (structural empowerment, leader empowerment and support, and unit characteristics: job demands, job resources, and ...
Implementation of Dialogue-Based Interventions to Address Parental Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy
(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 ...
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 ...