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Lumbee women breast cancer survivors stories: understanding the experience
(East Carolina University, 2009)The purpose of this interpretive study was to understand the experiences of Lumbee women breast cancer survivors from the text of their oral stories about their life events related to surviving breast cancer. Lumbees, the ... -
Making Intimate Partner Violence Vital
(2023-07-20)Intimate Partner Violence, or IPV, is a physically and mentally violent phenomenon prevalent in today’s society. In order to follow guidelines by governing bodies of health care, a four-year university in the southeast ... -
Making the MOST of Advance Care Planning
(2024-04-01)Background and local problem: This project sought to improve patient confidence and satisfaction in Advance Care Planning (ACP) as applied to completing Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) forms in a geriatric ... -
Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-12-07)Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a complex side effect of general anesthesia affecting 30% of the general surgical population and up to 80% of high-risk patients. Prevention and management of PONV are crucial ... -
Medical Like Me Mentorship Program
(2022-04-24)North Carolina faces a healthcare workforce shortage which the recent pandemic has exacerbated. Health care entities are experiencing a mass exodus of nurses, providers, and interdisciplinary professionals. In Orange County, ... -
Medication Cost Savings in Hospice and Palliative Care Through Implementation of a Quick-Reference Medication Guide
(2022-04-21)Symptom management is an integral component of end-of-life care provided by hospice services. This project employed a list of alternative low-cost medication options for symptom management to decrease medication costs to ... -
Medication Deprescribing at End of Life in the Long-Term Care Population
(2020-07-26)Polypharmacy, generally defined as taking five or more medications, is the leading cause of adverse drug events for older patients and affects as many as 95% of patients residing in long-term care. Nearly half of all ... -
METHODS OF IDENTIFYING NEUROLOGICAL DELIRIUM (MIND) STUDY
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Delirium is a major concern for critically ill older patients because it is associated with significant risk to quality of life and mortality. The United States spends approximately $164 billion in Medicare funding annually ... -
Mother’s Own Milk Expression: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Provision of Maternal Milk in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
(2023-04-20)Breastmilk or maternal milk is widely recognized as the recommended primary source of nutrition for very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Many of these infants are unable to feed at the breast, leaving mothers with the ... -
Musculoskeletal Disorders in Perioperative Personnel and Related Factors
(East Carolina University, 2021-11-29)Background: The nursing profession is physically demanding with increased rates of occupational injuries. Operating room nurses (ORNs) experience rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) between 66.1% to 92.5%. Surgical ... -
Naloxone Nasal Spray Co-Prescription for the Prevention of Opioid Overdose Complications
(2021-05-27)Background: Opioid overdose is becoming a global epidemic. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 67,367 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States (US) in 2018. The US Food and Drug ... -
Negative sexual experiences and rape: understanding the relationship between adult and childhood sexual victimization and somatic complaints, psychological factors, and self-rated health in college women
(East Carolina University, 2014)Sexual Victimization is a major issue in our society. The results of sexual victimization can persist throughout life and can be debilitating. Sexual victimization affects mental, sexual, and physical health. College women ... -
Neurodevelopmentally Based Care Training for International Healthcare Volunteers
(2022-07-30)International medical volunteerism is a global force that has posed complex issues for hosting organizations and volunteers. Nonprofit medical organizations that rely on international volunteers for donations, volunteer ...