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A Practice Change Project to Decrease Heart Failure Readmission Rates
(2022-04-26)Heart failure is a complex health condition that affects many individuals and families. This condition requires the implementation of self-management interventions after hospital discharge to reduce incidences of hospital ... -
Practice Guide for Anesthetic Management of the Parturient Undergoing External Cephalic Version (ECV)
(2016-11-24)Despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation that cesarean delivery (CD) rates not exceed 15%, one in three women in the United States have a CD. This is a 50% increase since the mid 1990’s. The Term Breech ... -
Pre-Admission Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Screening for Critically Ill Patients
(2023-07-11)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur in patients after a life-threatening event. PTSD can affect the course of treatment and overall patient well-being for those who require hospitalization. While PTSD screenings ... -
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for College Students
(2022-07-27)Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a growing risk for large universities and college students. Most STIs are curable; however, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is not. It should be a priority for universities ... -
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Utilization in the College-Health Setting
(2024-05-04)Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication was introduced in 2012 to reduce the chance of acquiring HIV via sex by 99 percent (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2022). Despite having a prevention method ... -
Pre-licensure Baccalaureate nursing students' career choice goal for a future faculty role and graduate education: adaptation and testing of social cognitive career theory.
(East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to adapt and test the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to (1) determine the intent of pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students for a future faculty role and graduate education, and ... -
Pre-Visit Planning for Three-Month Diabetes Follow-Up Visits
(2018-04-23)A primary care practice site in western North Carolina manages approximately 200 patients with diabetes per month. There were no pre-planned, tools in place to appropriately monitor, educate, and manage the Diabetes ... -
Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics
(2015)Emerging Hispanic communities in the U.S. have experienced barriers in health care access and health literacy. A program evaluation was conducted at a health department in eastern North Carolina to assess the preferred ... -
Prenatal Care Process Improvement in Pregnant Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in an Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Clinic
(2023-07-11)Opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy is a public health concern that negatively impacts maternal and fetal health outcomes. Multiple barriers to OUD treatment exist and lead to delayed treatment. Early treatment access ... -
Prenatal yoga practice in late pregnancy and patterning of change in optimism, power, and well-being
(East Carolina University, 2011)Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore changes in human-environmental field patterning of optimism, power, and well-being over time, in women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy upon completion ... -
Preoperative Video Education to Increase Comprehension and Satisfaction in General Surgery Patients
(2023-07-25)Objective: Preoperative education has numerous benefits for patients, providers, and healthcare systems. Preoperative education is a proven intervention to improve surgical out-comes, increase patient satisfaction, reduce ... -
Preparing Nurses for Vaccine Conversations
(2020-04-24)Vaccines are the most cost-effective preventative method of infectious disease prevention. Despite the evidence of vaccine effectiveness, there are still individuals who are hesitant about or refuse vaccines. Evidence shows ... -
Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A SAFE Approach
(2021-04-26)In 2019, the Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC) reported that one in four older adults suffer from a fall every year in the United States. A literature review revealed that the majority of fall prevention takes place ... -
Preventing Surgical Fires During High Risk Surgeries: A CRNA Quality Improvement Project
(2021-12-07)Although uncommon, operating room fires may occur during surgical procedures, especially high-risk procedures above the xiphoid process, and place patients at risk for preventable injuries and death. The fire triad, also ... -
Prevention and Early Detection of ICU Delirium
(2023-04-17)Delirium in the intensive care unit is a frequent complication occurring in critical care patients. It is associated with increased mortality, prolonged length of stay, increased disability, and increased healthcare costs. ... -
Primary Care Providers Cultural Competence Education and the African American Patient: A QI Project
(2017-04-17)Cultural competence education for healthcare providers seeks to secure equal and quality healthcare for all people, specifically minority populations. This coincides with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple ... -
Primary Care Providers' Barriers and Adherence to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Mammography Screening Guidelines
(2015-07-16)Earlier detection through mammography screening, increased awareness, and improved treatment modalities has resulted in a decline in breast cancer incidence. Despite the availability of the clinical guidelines by the United ... -
Primary Palliative: Advance Care Planning
(2017-11-29)The lack of advance care planning has led to patients being on care plans not chosen by them, prolonged hospitalizations, increased health care costs, and prolongation of suffering with medical futility. It is important ... -
Primary Stroke Center’s Standardized Process for Implementation of Evidence Based Patient and Family Stroke Education
(2017-04-22)Step-by-step guide for nurses to utilize when educating stroke patients