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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. ...
Negative sexual experiences and rape: understanding the relationship between adult and childhood sexual victimization and somatic complaints, psychological factors, and self-rated health in college women
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Sexual Victimization is a major issue in our society. The results of sexual victimization can persist throughout life and can be debilitating. Sexual victimization affects mental, sexual, and physical health. College women ...
Survey of Nurse Practitioner Provider Knowledge, Barriers, and Current Practice in Referring High Risk Patients for Colorectal Cancer Screenings
(2014-12-09)
Problem: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States (National Cancer Institute, 2014). Evidence supports preventive CRC screening, ...
Nurse Practitioner Orientation and Mentorship: Perceived Competence
(2014-11-11)
Every year thousands of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) graduate and accept positions in hospital based settings. Transitioning into these roles is typically perceived as stressful for the novice Nurse Practitioner. NPs that ...
Telepsychiatry Providers’ Perceptions of Empathy: An Explorative, Descriptive, Correlational Analysis
(2015-10)
There is substantial growth in the use of telepsychiatry using real time videoconferencing to see patients for initial and routine psychiatric consults. Less is known regarding the relationship between patient and provider ...
Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: New Technologies and Social Media
(2015-12-02)
Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DMT2) often visit with primary care providers for quarterly checkups, as suggested by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of care. Following these visits, which usually ...
Practice Guide for Anesthetic Management of the Parturient Undergoing External Cephalic Version (ECV)
(2016-11-24)
Despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation that cesarean delivery (CD) rates not exceed 15%, one in three women in the United States have a CD. This is a 50% increase since the mid 1990’s. The Term Breech ...
Interprofessional collaborative project for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of contracted (frozen) shoulder
(2016-07-12)
Contracted (frozen) shoulder (CFS) is a condition characterized by decreased active and passive shoulder range of motion and pain. The etiology of CFS is unknown and even the diagnostic terminology has evolved. Some risk ...