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Transfer Checklist: Improving Outcomes for Cardiac Intensive Care Patients
(2023-07-10)Patient transfers are common occurrences in hospital intensive care units. It is a complicated process, which, when inadequate, is associated with negative patient outcomes. These outcomes include medication errors, increased ... -
Transitions of Care: Improving Discharge Teaching in Stroke Patients
(2020-04-22)Approximately 13% of individuals who experience a stroke require readmission shortly after discharge due to preventable causes. A patient factor for readmission is the patient’s health literacy level and stroke understanding. ... -
Trauma Informed Care: Improving Appointment Adherence in an Outpatient Behavioral Health Setting
(2018-04-23)Exposure to a traumatic life event can lead to lifestyle practices that adversely affect one's health. Nearly three-fourths of Americans have experienced a traumatic life event. The purpose of this quality improvement ... -
Understanding the Experience and Management of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors on Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To explore the perception of women currently receiving or who have received adjuvant AI therapy of the side effects (specifically MSK symptoms) and their methods of managing these symptoms RESEARCH ... -
Understanding the Relationship Between Key Clinical Variables of Childhood Malnutrition and Time-To-Recovery In Guatemala
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-29)Guatemala has the highest rates of malnutrition in Latin America, and with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Guatemalans experiencing food insecurity doubled. The purpose of the study was to understand ... -
Understanding the Role of Schools in Community Prevention of Childhood Obesity
(2014)Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic with the percentage of obesity among children in the United States more than tripling in the past 30 years (Institute of Medicine, 2012). Many factors in the environment contribute ... -
Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Improving Practice Compliance
(2021-07)Unhealthy alcohol use is a complex health problem that plagues the veteran population. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification-Consumption (AUDIT-C) and brief intervention for positive AUDIT-C screens are evidence-based ... -
Use of A Decision Support Guide to Assist CRNAs in Preventing Surgical Fires: A Quality Improvement Project
(2021-12-07)Surgical fires are significant events that can result in severe injury or even death for patients and healthcare staff. Despite many initiatives led by the FDA, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, and the American ... -
Use of a Perioperative Fire Prevention Guide by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: A Quality Improvement Project
(2021-12-07)Operating room fires are preventable events that can have devastating consequences for patients and healthcare organizations. Hospitals have acute interest in training all operating room workers to prevent fires from ... -
Use of Antibiotics in Viral Upper Respiratory Infections in the Primary Care Setting
(2020-04-25)Antimicrobial resistance is a global concern to healthcare providers. Estimated deaths caused by antibiotic resistance will be greater than cancer by 2050 (Avent, Fejzic, & van Driel, 2018). Antibiotic stewardship programs ... -
Use of Digital Badges to Recognize Nurse Practitioner Students’ Clinical Skills: A Pilot Project
(2023-11-28)Students in nurse practitioner programs are required to learn many clinical skills and procedures. Digital badges were chosen as ways to recognize clinical skills and provide students with means to represent their clinical ... -
The Use of Electronic Maternal Early Warning Criteria to Improve Treatment of Hypertension in Hospitalized Obstetric Patients
(2017-07-21)Background: It is difficult to recognize that an obstetric patient’s condition is deteriorating because normal physiological changes in pregnancy generate significant shifts in maternal vital signs. Elevated blood pressures ... -
The use of grounded theory to develop a framework for understanding student retention in community college nursing programs
(East Carolina University, 2013)Gaining admission into pre-licensure nursing programs has proven to be quite difficult for the average college student. Topping the list of crucial priorities for many academic institutions is the retention of these nursing ... -
The Use of Social Media in Diabetes Education
(2017-11-30)Abstract Millions of people in America have diabetes and this disease is a growing concern nationally. Education can be used as a tool to decrease the instance of diabetes and increase diabetes self-management. The ... -
Using QR Codes to Streamline Emergency Service Procceses
(2021-04-29)Persons with communication disabilities experience a true health disparity during emergency situations as their ability to communicate with first responders is limited. It was the goal of this DNP project to help eliminate ... -
Usual Care Versus Best Practice: A Program Evaluation on Fall Risk Assessment
(2014)In the United States, falls are a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and loss of independence in the older adult population. One third of adults, age 65 years and older, fall each year (Centers for Disease Control ... -
Utilization of Health Coaches in a Primary Care Setting
(2018-04-18)The patient population has grown tremendously since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This has led to an influx of many patients to primary care practices. The gap between an increasing patient population ... -
Utilizing Evidence-Based Precepting Strategies to Facilitate FNP Student Development
(2022-07-26)Clinical rotations are an essential component of the preparation of Nurse Practitioner (NP) students allowing the application of didactic knowledge in the clinical setting. As NP programs continue to grow, two main problems ...