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Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in an Ambulatory Urgent Care Setting
(2016-07-09)Antibiotic prescriptions for the treatment of common viral infections such as acute uncomplicated bronchitis are discouraged because they contribute to both avoidable adverse events and the development of bacterial resistance. ... -
IMPLEMENTING CREATIVITY IN AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-24)In an era of job automation and a globalized economy, educational institutions must redefine their goals to equip students for future success. International schools are gradually transitioning from focusing solely on ... -
Implementing Evidence Based Intervention to Improve Sexual Health in Female Oncology Patients
(2022-07-26)When a patient receives a cancer diagnosis, the entire body can be affected by treatment including sexual health. This evidence-based quality improvement project was designed to increase the oncology nurses understanding ... -
Implementing GOLD Strategy for Patients with COPD in Primary Care
(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 ... -
Implementing Interdisciplinary Communication to Decrease Falls in a Post-Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2017-11-29)Falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in older adults, and are a growing public health concern. People aged 65 and older are at increased risk for falls and account for 20-30% of mild to severe injuries and more ... -
Implementing Substance Abuse Screening in a Free Clinic
(2019-04)Substance abuse in the United States is on the rise and evidence has shown that screening patients is ideal in primary care. Early identification of substance use is important in decreasing mortality and morbidity associated ... -
Implementing Substance Use Screening and Referral in Primary Care
(2018-04-23)Primary care is the first step to screening and prevention, including the identification of substance use disorder (SUD). The number of patients with SUD has increased significantly in the past 10 years. It is estimated ... -
IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN A K-12 SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-19)The purpose of this research is to describe how sustainable restorative practices focused on the intention of using inclusive school leadership, curriculum, wrap around supports, transformative community engagement, high ... -
Implementing the Alert Program for self-regulation through the response to intervention model with selected at-risk children: collaborating with elementary education teachers to identify effective strategies for improving student's readiness to learn
(East Carolina University, 2013)While all students will show changes in their level of alertness throughout the day, it is more difficult for students who have sensory processing or sensory integration difficulties to stay focused and alert during the ... -
Implementing the Alert Program(R) into a Kindergarten curriculum using the Response to Intervention (RtI) Method
(East Carolina University, 2011)Young children with sensory processing issues in the classroom can experience a feeling of disconnect in receiving sensory stimuli with which the child, parent and teacher may not understand nor be able to cope. Such an ... -
Implementing the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) to Improve Health Literacy at a Rural Community Health Center
(2014)Health literacy, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding ... -
Implementing Transportation Planning With Older Adults After Driving Cessation: Observing Community Mobility, Social Participation, and Quality of Life
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-02)Purpose: This study explored potential best practices in transportation planning and the influence of transportation planning on older adults who are facing driving retirement, specifically in supporting social participation ... -
IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT CREATIVITY: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF CREATIVITY
(East Carolina University, 2018-09-19)The present study sought to examine the interaction between implicit and explicit trait creativity in the prediction of creative behavior. Based on previous research on the integrative model of creativity, it was hypothesized ... -
Implicit Bias Education For Healthcare Employees
(2022-07-25)Implicit bias affects all aspects of healthcare. The need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare has surfaced as a critical issue. Socioeconomic and racial disparities persist. The impact of implicit bias ... -
IMPLICIT CREATIVE PERSONALITY, RISK-TAKING, AND CREATIVE PERFORMANCE
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-29)Creativity is a critical asset to organizations in order to remain competitive and to maintain survival. Additionally, the willingness to take risks is associated with organizational advances. Thus far, the assessment ... -
Implicit Theories of Intelligence and Difference-Education as Interventions for First-Generation Students
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)First-generation students (FGS) are an at-risk population who have high rates of dropping out by the end of their first year of college compared to non-first-generation students (NFGS). FGS could potentially benefit from ... -
Implicit versus explicit self-defense instruction on self-efficacy, affect, and subjective well-being
(East Carolina University, 2014)A rising concern that has been associated as a public health issue is violence and violent crimes. In an effort to counter issues associated with violence and violent crimes, communities and individuals will seek some ... -
Importance of glycosylation on function of a potassium channel in neuroblastoma cells
(2011-04)The Kv3.1 glycoprotein, a voltage-gated potassium channel, is expressed throughout the central nervous system. The role of N-glycans attached to the Kv3.1 glycoprotein on conducting and non-conducting functions of the Kv3.1 ...