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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 ... -
Evaluating Depression Management for Elderly Clients in Home Health Care
(2015)Depression affects 350 million people worldwide and is considered the primary cause of disability internationally (World Health Organization, 2012). Depression often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated in all ages, but ... -
Evaluating Difficult Intravenous Access: A Program to Decrease Harm in Outpatient Oncology
(2022-07-25)Nurse’s play a critical role in the safe administration of intravenous (IV) anti-cancer therapy but are not always part of the interprofessional team in choosing the appropriate type of IV access. Venous evaluation and ... -
Evaluating Employee Motivation in Expanding Adult Primary Services: A Grant-Funded Project
(2024-04-09)Many parts of North Carolina are considered rural, especially in Eastern North Carolina. In these rural areas access to healthcare continues to be an ongoing concern. Employee motivation was evaluated as a local health ... -
Evaluating Heart Failure Knowledge
(2024-04-20)Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of Krames education on patients with heart failure who have been admitted to the hospital with a heart failure exacerbation. Design: Quantitative research Methods: Exclusion criteria ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of QR Code in Expansion of Reach Out and Read Carolinas' Initiative to Increase Health Literacy on Oral Health and Vaccinations
(2022-07-22)Poor health literacy, or HL, is crucial in predicting less optimal health outcomes. Low HL can negatively affect informed decision-making in important healthcare decisions. Therefore, parental health literacy is of ... -
Evaluating the Presence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Terminally Ill Patients
(2018-07-19)The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decisions that are consistent with their desires when they are no longer able to make their desires known. Discussing resuscitation ... -
Evaluating Type 1 Diabetes Management in an Elementary School Setting
(2015)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease that affects 208,000 youth and children in the United States (American Diabetes Association, [ADA], 2014). Managing the disease requires intermittent monitoring throughout the ... -
Evaluation of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Assignment Scheduling on Student Well-being
(2024-04)Background: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student well-being is essential for workload manageability. There is limited literature that reviews DNP students' well-being and the implications for improving student well-being ... -
Evaluation of Fire Risks to Improve Safety in the Operating Room
(2018-07-12)Background: Patient safety is the cornerstone of high-quality health care, and has become an increasingly important public concern. Surgical fires are a preventable, never event. As with other low incidence but high impact ...