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QR Coding Application Uptake by Individuals with Communication Challenges, Caregivers, and First Responders
(2021-04-25)In emergency situations, individuals with communication challenges and first responders often experience communication barriers. A Quick Response (QR) code mobile application could bridges these barriers and lead to safe, ... -
Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care
(2017-04-17)A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care Obesity has become a major health problem. The disease and its associated comorbidities impact health of patients and increase healthcare ... -
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS TO DIABETES EDUCATION
(2019-12-12)Diabetes is a nationwide health concern and the seventh leading cause of death in the Unites States. The disease and its complications negatively impact the health of the patients and increase health care costs. As a chronic ... -
Quality Improvement of Antibiotic Stewardship in the Treatment of Respiratory Infections
(2021-07-15)Antibiotic resistance rates continue to rise, in part due to the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics for the treatment of acute upper respiratory infections. This quality improvement project focused on increasing ... -
Quality Improvement Project: Continuous Glucose Monitoring
(2023-07-16)This paper describes a quality improvement project in which the aim was to increase the amount of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) prescribed at a primary care clinic for type 2 diabetic patients. The purpose of this ... -
A Quality Improvement Project: Implementation of a Standardized Handoff Report for Nurse Anesthetists in the Post-Operative Setting
(2021-12-07)Handoff report is a critical time during patient care where information is transferred between providers. An incomplete handoff report can have negative consequences such as patient harm, decreases in patient safety, and ... -
Quality Improvement Project: Perioperative Care for Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
(2023-12-07)With the number of patients requiring implantable cardiac devices continuing to rise each year, the demand for anesthesia providers to be knowledgeable on proper management during the perioperative period has become ... -
Quality of life in school-age children with obesity, the experiences of school nurses, and moral distress associated with care delivery
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)Childhood obesity is a multifaceted, complex problem that is associated with many other chronic health conditions. School nurses are well positioned to assess, intervene, and evaluate efforts to positively impact this ... -
Reach out and Read: Expanding Child Immunization and Oral Health Literacy Using Quick Response Codes in Pediatric Clinics in North Carolina.
(2022-07-18)Health literacy is essential for positive patient health outcomes. Low literacy among parents, guardians, and patients negatively affects health choices that impact overall health. Reach out and Read (ROR) partners with ... -
Reach Out and Read: Improving Implementation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2023-07-23)Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental deficits and delays. Purposeful language exposure, such as reading aloud in the NICU can help offset language delays commonly ... -
Recognition and Reporting of Medication Errors in the Emergency Department
(2017-11-15)Despite advances in technology, medication errors continue to take a toll on patients, families, and practitioners. Many medication errors go unreported by nurses due to reasons including inability to recognize unsafe ... -
Redesigning Simulation Debriefing Practices of a Pre-licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(2018-07-12)The practice of the nursing department demonstrates a lack of a common, standardized, evidence-based approach to simulation debriefing. Simulation debriefing is known to enhance students’ learning opportunity. Offered an ... -
REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AMONG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH SCHOOL NURSE COLLABORATION
(2015-05-01)This senior honors project was conducted as a part of a community health course in a baccalaureate nursing program. In this course, a senior nursing student completed the senior honors project in collaboration with a ... -
Reducing Clinical Staff Burnout and Improving Clinical Staff Resilience in the Primary Care Setting
(2021-07-16)Healthcare staff in the United States are facing high rates of burnout due to the different stress that they face daily. Burnout can lead to a breakdown in staff well-being, have an adverse impact on patient care, and ... -
Reducing COVID-19 Infection Rates in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Education
(2021-04-20)The COVID-19 pandemic caused high rates of illness and death among patients and staff in long-term care facilities (LTCF). The DNP project aimed to reduce the impact through education of the Strike Team, a group of skilled ... -
Reducing Delays in Enrollment to Pregnancy Care Management (OBCM) through Workflow Improvements in a Rural Health Department
(2017-07-26)A rural local health department in southeastern North Carolina, last completed a community health assessment (CHA) in 2015, this CHA identified a health disparity rate of 1.46 between white and minority population rates ... -
Reducing Emergency Department Bounce-Back Through Nurse-Driven Discharge Education
(2024-04-23)A bounce-back is an emergency department (ED) visit by a patient previously treated and discharged who has subsequently checked back in within 48 hours for treatment (Montoy et al., 2019). Bounce-backs constitute a significant ... -
Reducing Falls Within the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit
(2022-04-21)Falls are the leading cause of injury among older adults. Older adults with cognitive impairment and mental illness are at a higher risk of falls. Consequences of falls in the hospital setting increase length of stay, which ... -
Reducing Health Insurance Enrollment Barriers for Individuals Who are Homeless
(2021-04-21)Health insurance enrollment continues to be a problem for homeless adults in North Carolina (NC) compared to adults with stable housing. Factors acting as barriers to health insurance enrollment were identified as internal ... -
Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions Through Patient Education Program
(2019-07-22)The use of patient education as a tool to facilitate improved patient outcomes has been widely used by clinicians in healthcare. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was implementation of an outpatient heart ...