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Dare County Quality Improvement Project for the Overweight and Obese Adult Patient
(2019-04-15)Obesity is a serious disease that has tripled in prevalence since the 1980s, it affects all Americans either directly or indirectly, and attributes to several serious comorbidities and premature death. While guidelines do ... -
DASH Diet Education for Improvement in Hypertensive Outcomes
(2020-04-30)Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (AHA, 2015). Although hypertension is a modifiable risk factor, 54% of an estimated one million adults with hypertension have poorly controlled hypertension ... -
Depression Screening Implementation in a Primary Care Clinic
(2020-04-20)Depression is a common disorder that impacts one’s quality of life. It can cause significant medical, social, and financial complications to an individual and affect others close to the person suffering from it. Depression ... -
A descriptive exploratory study on how nurse educators use digital stories in the classroom
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study examines the experiences of 12 nurse educators using digital stories in undergraduate nursing courses. Two issues were explored: 1) How and for what purpose are nurse educators incorporating digital stories in ... -
Development of a Free Health Care Clinic in western North Carolina
(2016-07-19)The purpose of this DNP project is to describe the development of a free health clinic in the western North Carolina community. The process will include the use of a community needs assessment to influence the formation ... -
Development of the Special Olympics North Carolina MedFest Toolkit
(2020-04-19)[BACKGROUND] Limited access to quality healthcare for individuals living with an intellectual disability (ILID) has numerous implications, including poorer health outcomes and significant health disparities for the ... -
Diabetic Eye Examination Compliance
(2019-05-03)Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase the rate of screening for diabetic retinopathy in one academic primary care practice. Prior to the project, the rate of screening was 18%, which was below the benchmark ... -
DISPARITIES IN COPING AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Significance: Caring for a child with special health care needs requires increased emotional and physical resources from parents. Many parents do not have access to vital resources essential to caring for these children ... -
Disparities in End of Life Pain: A Pilot Study in Hospice
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Pain is one of the most common, feared, and distressing symptoms associated with cancer. Minorities experience more severe pain than non-Hispanic whites and are more likely to ... -
Disposition for Adult Patients Presenting with Chest Pain
(2016-07-21)Many small community hospitals may have limited cardiology services. Subsequently, family medicine and internal medicine providers often construct the disposition of adult patients which present with chest pain. The purpose ... -
Dissemination of Population Health
(2019-05-01)Collaboration with faith-based leaders may have the potential to impact dissemination of population health initiatives. Strategies to engage faith leaders were implemented in an effort to improve dissemination of expanded ... -
Early Check Study Uptake and Educating the Educator
(2020-04-30)The purpose of this project was to increase awareness of the Early Check study through the dissemination of information. Health educators were identified as a group that has the ability to further educate pre- and post-natal ... -
Early Check: Pathways of Awareness
(2020-04-24)The Early Check study offers free expanded newborn screening for Fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy to all pregnant women in North Carolina that sign up between 13 weeks gestation and four weeks postpartum. ... -
Early Palliative Care in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(2019-04-23)Background: There are over 300 million people living with COPD and over 2.9 million people die annually from the disease. Palliative care is an underused resource for this population as it can help establish goals of care, ... -
Educating Caregivers Reduces Hospital Readmissions
(2021-05-07)The Affordable Care Act, introduced in 2012, created the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program which imposed monetary sanctions on hospitals that exceeded the benchmark for readmissions for six pre-established diagnoses. ... -
Effect of Prenatal Contraceptive Counseling on Postpartum Contraceptive Use at a Rural Health Department
(2017-04-18)Pregnant women in a prenatal clinic at a rural health department (HD) were not effectively using contraception following delivery. This placed them at risk for unplanned pregnancies, increased their health risks, and ... -
Effects of Family Influences on the Patient Planning to Undergo Bariatric Surgery
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Obesity is a health issue with more than one-third of adults in the United States being considered obese (Odgen, Carroll, Fryar, & Flegal, 2015). Obesity can cause serious health problems such as diabetes but ... -
The Effects of School Sports Programs on Obesity in Adolescents
(2014)In the Southeastern United States, healthcare issues related to obesity in adolescents ages 13-18 years have become a growing concern. Along with an increasing body mass index in these adolescents comes many other comorbidities ... -
An Electronic Health Record Intervention for Advance Care Planning in an Emergency Department
(2021-04-23)Advance directives help preserve patient autonomy and decision-making in situations where they cannot use their voice. Unfortunately, many individuals do not have an advance directive (AD), raising the concern for a poor ... -
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 ...