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Effects of a Telephone Nurse-Led Care Path for Pain Management in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
(2022-07-27)Head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy can have debilitating pain. The pain can impact the patient’s activities of daily living. Due to this discomfort patients have a difficult time eating, drinking, ... -
The Effects of Care Plan Utilization on the Rate of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries
(2022-07-17)Hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) are a preventable, hospital-acquired conditions. As such, all care associated with their treatment is non-reimbursable, causing a significant financial burden to healthcare systems. ... -
Effects of Family Influences on the Patient Planning to Undergo Bariatric Surgery
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Obesity is a health issue with more than one-third of adults in the United States being considered obese (Odgen, Carroll, Fryar, & Flegal, 2015). Obesity can cause serious health problems such as diabetes but ... -
Effects of Leader Rounding on Staff Satisfaction
(2021-07-15)The literature review focuses on a manager's role in staff satisfaction through four common themes: visibility, communication, recognition, and support. As the themes improve, research validates that staff satisfaction ... -
The Effects of School Sports Programs on Obesity in Adolescents
(2014)In the Southeastern United States, healthcare issues related to obesity in adolescents ages 13-18 years have become a growing concern. Along with an increasing body mass index in these adolescents comes many other comorbidities ... -
The Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions in Primary Care Management of Obesity in African American Women
(2022-07-26)Over 40% of the adult population within the project site were identified as obese, with the majority being women. A gap in care was identified in effective behavioral interventions for weight loss promotion in high-risk ... -
An Electronic Health Record Intervention for Advance Care Planning in an Emergency Department
(2021-04-23)Advance directives help preserve patient autonomy and decision-making in situations where they cannot use their voice. Unfortunately, many individuals do not have an advance directive (AD), raising the concern for a poor ... -
Electronic Medical Record Reminder to Improve Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates among Adolescents
(2018-07-23)The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of over 150 viruses. Some types of HPV can cause health problems like genital warts and cancer. Most of these complications can be prevented with the HPV vaccine, but eligible ... -
Emergence delirium subsequent to general anesthesia in service members who served during the global war on terrorism.
(East Carolina University, 2011)The primary aims of this study were to investigate, through active duty Army anesthesia provider's perceptions, the following: 1) the extent and seriousness of emergence delirium (ED) in service members; 2) effects of ED ... -
Emphasizing and Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Referrals in an Outpatient Cardiology Clinic
(2020-04-23)Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in NC. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a class Ia recommendation for patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), ... -
Employee Satisfaction with Onsite Clinic and Collaborative Care Pharmacy
(2019-10-15)Background: On-job-productivity loss (presenteeism), voluntary non-attendance at work (absenteeism), work-related injuries, and the wage replacement cost of disability are major factors promoting the need for employer-based ... -
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Evidence-Based Practice Perioperative Guideline Implementation for Hepatectomy
(2018-04-10)Liver cancer is the 10th most common cancer in the United States and the fifth most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Partial hepatectomy continues to remain the most frequently used curative treatment for liver ... -
Enhancing Awareness of Culturally-Sensitive Care for Veterans and Soldiers
(2017-07-26)Abstract Military culture has great impact upon health seeking behaviors of veterans and soldiers. Healthcare needs of veterans and soldier’s peak years after experiences of war and have a major impact upon illness and ... -
Enhancing Provider Education to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates in Adolescents
(2018-11-29)Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world and in the United States. Despite ACIP recommendations and Healthy People 2020 goals, HPV vaccination completion rates in North ... -
Enhancing Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence by Tailoring Education to the Patient
(2023-07-15)Each year, people all around the world die from tuberculosis. While the U.S. TB case rate has continued to decline, 1.3 million deaths are attributed to this infectious disease. Cases are in decline due to shorter and ... -
Establishing a Competency Protocol to Improve Pediatric Hospice Care in North Carolina
(2017-04-19)The loss of a child can have overwhelming effects on families and caregivers. End of life care focuses on providing quality health care to both the child and family. Nurses are advocates that provide interventions and ... -
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 ...