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Disposition for Adult Patients Presenting with Chest Pain
(2016-07-21)Many small community hospitals may have limited cardiology services. Subsequently, family medicine and internal medicine providers often construct the disposition of adult patients which present with chest pain. The purpose ... -
Dissemination of Population Health
(2019-05-01)Collaboration with faith-based leaders may have the potential to impact dissemination of population health initiatives. Strategies to engage faith leaders were implemented in an effort to improve dissemination of expanded ... -
DNP Project: Perioperative Temperature Monitoring
(2022-11-26)Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature less than 36 oC and has many documented adverse outcomes such as postoperative infections, increased perioperative blood loss, increased extubation ... -
Donate with PRIDE: Updated FDA Blood Donor Criteria and Reducing LGBTQIA+ Stigma
(2024-04-15)The United States trails other countries in the global north in adopting LGBTQIA+ inclusive legislation and policies. This was especially evident in the outdated and stigmatizing FDA blood donation deferral guidelines ... -
Early Check Study Uptake and Educating the Educator
(2020-04-30)The purpose of this project was to increase awareness of the Early Check study through the dissemination of information. Health educators were identified as a group that has the ability to further educate pre- and post-natal ... -
Early Check: Pathways of Awareness
(2020-04-24)The Early Check study offers free expanded newborn screening for Fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy to all pregnant women in North Carolina that sign up between 13 weeks gestation and four weeks postpartum. ... -
Early Indication of Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury Utilizing Novel Renal Biomarkers
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication of major surgery. Novel renal biomarkers have been identified that show good sensitivity for assessing the risk of AKI development much earlier than current diagnostic measures. ... -
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, ... -
ECG lead placement in the perioperative period: A quality improvement project
(2023-12-07)Continuous monitoring of heart rate and rhythm via ECG is a staple of perioperative care. It allows timely response to changes that require intervention and allows the anesthesia provider to make proper decisions about ... -
ECG Lead Placement: A DNP Project
(2023-11-22)An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a recording of the magnitude and direction of the electrical current generated during depolarization and repolarization of the heart, gathered by external electrodes placed in specific positions ... -
Educating anesthesia providers about autism spectrum disorder
(2024-04-12)Healthcare providers (HCPs) who are well-versed in their patients’ conditions can undoubtedly give better care. Due to the increase in access to care, clearer diagnostic criteria, and streamlining of several diagnoses, ... -
Educating Caregivers Reduces Hospital Readmissions
(2021-05-07)The Affordable Care Act, introduced in 2012, created the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program which imposed monetary sanctions on hospitals that exceeded the benchmark for readmissions for six pre-established diagnoses. ... -
The Effect of an Orientation Video in the Pediatric Emergency Department
(2023-07-19)Health systems’ reimbursement funding is highly influenced by patient satisfaction scores. Communication and availability of information are two of the common themes contributing to lower than optimal patient satisfaction ... -
Effect of Educational Session Including Lived Experiences from Local First Responders on Community Readiness to Complete Advance Directives
(2022-04-21)Although Advanced Care Planning and Advance Directives are effective tools for communicating an individual’s wishes, if they become unable to speak for themselves, they are underutilized, and their purpose is frequently ... -
Effect of Prenatal Contraceptive Counseling on Postpartum Contraceptive Use at a Rural Health Department
(2017-04-18)Pregnant women in a prenatal clinic at a rural health department (HD) were not effectively using contraception following delivery. This placed them at risk for unplanned pregnancies, increased their health risks, and ...