Browsing by Author "Marshburn, Dianne"
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Implementation of a Sensory Modulation Room on an Acute Care Psychiatric Unit
Lancaster, Wanda (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 ... -
Implementation of a Wound Care Algorithm at Local Syringe Services Program
Gobush, Alaina (2022-07-22)Skin and soft tissue infections disproportionately affect people who inject drugs (PWID). Wounds and infections that occur secondary to injection drug use have physical, emotional, and social effects. PWID place a significant ... -
Implementation of an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program in a Health Department
McInerney, Rachel (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. ... -
Implementation of Computer-Based Educational Modules: Improving Nurse Self-Efficacy and Nurse Knowledge
Sheldon, Angela (2022-07-17)Nurses' clinical knowledge and self-efficacy impact the quality of nursing care delivered, patients' healthcare experiences, and organizational outcomes. Educational opportunities that augment nurses' current knowledge ... -
Implementation of Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Management Guideline to Improve Blood Pressure in Control
Williamson, Anderson (2018-07-20)One in every three adults in the United States are diagnosed with hypertension and only half of this population has their blood pressure in control. The rate of uncontrolled hypertension in North Carolina is 35% and at ... -
Implementing a Clinical Nurse Leader Shared Governance to Raise Nursing-Reported Empowerment
Rankin, Veronica (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 Kidney Screening Process for Diabetic Patients in a Primary Care Office
Baumgartner, Elizabeth (2021-04-21)Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease worldwide. Screening diabetic patients with microalbuminuria is an easy and inexpensive way to detect kidney disease in the early stages. A quality improvement project was ... -
Implementing a Post-discharge Education Program to Improve Ostomy Adjustment
Puckett, Heather (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. ... -
Implementing A Routine Diabetic Foot Screening in A Primary Care Clinic
George, Regimol (2022-04-21)Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the chief complications associated with diabetes, which can be managed in a primary care setting through early identification, lifestyle modification, diabetic management, and referral. This ... -
Implementing a Trauma Consult Protocol for Geriatric Trauma Patients
Kelly, Lorraine (2021-04-24)Geriatric patients are at increased risk for death due to undertriage after a trauma. The purpose of the quality improvement project was to implement a geriatric trauma consult protocol on the elderly population aged 70 ... -
Implementing GOLD Strategy for Patients with COPD in Primary Care
Perkins, Jenny (2020-04-19)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive illness frequently encountered by primary care clinicians. The Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy offers the most robust ... -
Improving Depression Screening in the Adult Rural Primary Care Setting
Laham, Kelly (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 ... -
IMPROVING HPV VACCINATION RATES IN A PEDIATRIC PRACTICE: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Triplett, Elizabeth Ashley (2019-04-22)Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop and implement a new evidence based practice protocol to ... -
Improving Interdisciplinary Communication on the Medicine Progressive Care Unit
Faulkenbury, Carly (2021-07-20)Effective interdisciplinary communication has been shown to reduce healthcare cost, improve staff satisfaction, and improve patient care. However, since the Medicine Progressive Care Unit (MPCU) accepts patient admissions ... -
Improving Patient and Provider Engagement in Hypertension Control
Long, Alyssa (2022-07-13)Hypertension is the second leading cause of death and costs the United States over $130 billion annually. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid promote control through the star rating system and primary care reimbursement. ... -
Improving Patient Portal Use in Primary Care
Reyes, Brielle (2020-04-23)The Affordable Health Care Act has changed the manner in which healthcare is delivered and is focused on value-based health care in the United States. Value-based health care is safe, low-cost quality care, which seeks to ... -
Improving Resiliency Among Inpatient Nursing Teams During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Merrill, Diane R. (2021-07-19)Resiliency and grit are two words that describe today's nursing team members amid the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Registered Nurses (RNs) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) have been on the frontline battling a pandemic that ... -
Improving Self-Management in Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Hines, Brittany (2023-07-17)Hypertension is one of the top contributors to the risk of death worldwide. Per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2022a), every year, 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke, and it is the leading cause ... -
Improving Staff and Patient Education to Increase Chlamydia Screening Rates
Limesand, Stephanie (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 ... -
Improving the Resilience of Nurses in the Emergency Department
Quick, Matthew D (2022-07-18)Enhancing the resiliency of nurses in the emergency department (ED) will be needed to meet communities’ challenging health care needs. Poor resilience can result in burnout syndrome and is linked to the development of ...