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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. ...
FAMILY DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TOUR®: A CHANGED REALITY
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)
Family dementia caregiving involves many challenges that often lead to stress and frustration. A subjective understanding of the daily struggles associated with dementia is not possible unless one has the disease; therefore, ...
EXPLORING RISK FACTORS OF READMISSION FOR PATIENTS TRANSITIONING FROM HOSPITALS TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-30)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of patient level factors including personal characteristics such as age, sex, and race, health indicators such as admission diagnosis, comorbidity, risk scores, and ...
IMPROVING SCREENING FOR BREASTFEEDING DIFFICULTY AND ASSESSMENT OF LABIAL AND LINGUAL FRENULUM-TIES IN BREASTFEEDING INFANTS DURING THE PEDIATRIC VISIT
(2019-05-03)
The correlation between breastfeeding difficulty and labial (lip) and lingual (tongue)-tie has recently been a controversial topic with focus on treatment concerns. The focus should be redirected to standardized identification ...
Early Palliative Care in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(2019-04-23)
Background: There are over 300 million people living with COPD and over 2.9 million people
die annually from the disease. Palliative care is an underused resource for this population as it can help establish goals of care, ...
Diabetic Eye Examination Compliance
(2019-05-03)
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase the rate of screening for diabetic retinopathy in one academic primary care practice. Prior to the project, the rate of screening was 18%, which was below the benchmark ...
Implementing a Care Plan for Adults with Diabetes in Primary Care
(2019-04)
The purpose of this DNP scholarly project was to improve the documentation of key elements of Diabetes (DM) care during follow-up visits in a primary care clinic. The project also sought to improve the workflow of DM ...