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Increase Advance Directives Knowledge among African Americans in the Faith-based Organization
(2018-07-19)
Despite the passing of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PDSA) in 1990, advance directives (AD) remain underutilized. African Americans’ AD completion rates were found to be lower than rates of completion by white ...
Implementation of 5 A's Smoking Cessation Method in a Primary Care Practice
(2018-07-17)
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to increase rates of smoking cessation counseling in a primary care practice by implementing the 5 A’s smoking cessation method. This project was implemented in a primary ...
Implementing a Clinical Nurse Leader Shared Governance to Raise Nursing-Reported Empowerment
(2018-07-16)
The Clinical Nurse Leader role is the newest master’s level role added to the profession of nursing. Literature supports the use of shared governance to promote nursing empowerment which inturn enhances nurse engagement, ...
Implementing a Post-discharge Education Program to Improve Ostomy Adjustment
(2018-07-18)
There are currently over 130,000 new ostomy surgeries done annually. Patients who lack the knowledge about caring for their ostomy adjust poorly to their new lifestyle. They are predisposed to uncertainty and anxiety. ...
Evaluating the Presence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Terminally Ill Patients
(2018-07-19)
The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decisions that are consistent with their desires when they are no longer able to make their desires known. Discussing resuscitation ...
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 Depression Screening in the Adult Rural Primary Care Setting
(2018-11-27)
An estimated 16 million adults are diagnosed each year with depression with primary care providers most commonly making the diagnosis. Depression screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force ...
Implementation of a Sensory Modulation Room on an Acute Care Psychiatric Unit
(2018-11-26)
The application of sensory modulation approaches in psychiatric mental health hospital settings
is growing in recognition and implementation internationally. This treatment modality offers
alternatives to use of more ...