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Home Visiting and Six Week Postpartum Visit
(2018-07-12)Community Medicaid/self-pay obstetric clinics report that only 52% of their patients return for their 6-week postpartum visit. This process improvement project evaluated the improvement strategies of providing patient ... -
Hospice nurses' experience of caring for the elderly with wounds at the end-of-life.
(East Carolina University, 2015)Background: The goal of hospice care is to maximize quality of life and provide peace, comfort, and dignity to patients with terminal illness. Older dying patients pose unique challenges to meeting this essential goal, ... -
The HPV Vaccination Project: HPV Vaccination Following Pediatric Sexual Abuse
(2018-07-17)The nonavalent human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination prophylactically contributes to the prevention of nine types of HPV associated with vaginal, anal, oropharyngeal, labial, cervical and penile cancers. Rates of HPV ... -
Hypertension Treatment Adherence with 3-D Models
(2019-12-04)Hypertension treatment adherence is a significant issue in the United States. Almost half of patients with diagnosed hypertension are non-adherent with medications and/or diet and appointment keeping with their provider. ... -
Identification of Residual Neuromuscular Blockade in Post-Surgical Patients
(2017-11-19)Background: Many surgical procedures require administration of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking (NDNMB) agents. NDNMBs are typically reversed when surgery ends, allowing function to be restored. With more precise ... -
Identifying Barrett's Esophagus Risk in a Primary Care Setting
(2020-04-24)Barrett’s esophagus incidence has been on the rise for the past four decades. Early identification of Barrett’s esophagus is essential to preventing the morbidity and mortality associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma, a ... -
Identifying Patient Education Needs in Hypertension Management
(2019-04-23)Purpose: Hypertension is one of the most commonly treated chronic diseases by primary care providers, with approximately half of those patients being uncontrolled. The purpose of this DNP quality improvement project is to ... -
Impact of Pharmacogenomics on Prescriptive Practices in Rural Health
(2020-04-19)Abstract Background: Variations in one’s genetic structure impact the response to medications. Literature supports the benefits of using pharmacogenetic testing to guide the prescriptive management of patient treatment ... -
Impact of Shared Decision-Making on Contraception Continuation Rates
(2018-07-12)Approximately fifty percent of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended each year. Reducing unintended pregnancy is a complex public health issue as identified in Healthy People 2020 with the goal of a ten percent ... -
Impact of simulation experiences on learning transfer in new graduate registered nurses.
(East Carolina University, 2015)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of pre-work factors (healthcare experience, type of education, type and frequency of simulation exposure) and work factors (type and frequency of simulation exposure) ... -
Impact of the North Carolina Board of Nursing Regulation Change on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice
(2015-11-18)Entry level preparation for the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) role is completion of a graduate degree or post-master’s certificate in nursing, with clinical specialization and preparation for expanded role functioning. ... -
Implementating a Chest Pain Screening Tool in a Primary Care Setting
(2017-04-25)NURS 8269 DNP Scholarly Project Abstract: Background and Significance: Chest pain is one of most common complaints that prompt patients to seek medical assistance in the primary care setting and is typically ruled out ... -
Implementation of 5 A's Smoking Cessation Method in a Primary Care Practice
(2018-07-17)The purpose of this quality improvement project was to increase rates of smoking cessation counseling in a primary care practice by implementing the 5 A’s smoking cessation method. This project was implemented in a primary ... -
Implementation of a CPR Training Program for Employees of a Migrant Farm Worker Health Outreach
(2020-04-30)Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a growing public health issue that disproportionately impacts low socioeconomic status groups. Latinos are significantly more likely to suffer SCD and less likely to survive neurologically ... -
Implementation of a Emergency Preparedness Shelter Manual in Public Health
(2018-07-12)Nurse Administrators have founded that Public Health Nurses (PHN) are not adequately equipped with the knowledge needed to effectively provide nursing care during a disastrous event. Hence, the significance of effectively ... -
Implementation of a Medication Adherence Program (MAP) in the Primary Care Setting for Adults Diagnosed with Hypertension
(2017-07-27)Medication adherence is a significant problem in primary care. The primary care site chosen for this project reported poor patient medication adherence was related to age, health literacy, socioeconomic status, and/or ... -
Implementation of a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Educational Program
(2017-07-27)Background/Problem: At a project site located in western North Carolina a knowledge deficit existed among Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nurses related to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Additionally, it ... -
Implementation of a Sensory Modulation Room on an Acute Care Psychiatric Unit
(2018-11-26)The application of sensory modulation approaches in psychiatric mental health hospital settings is growing in recognition and implementation internationally. This treatment modality offers alternatives to use of more ... -
Implementation of a Skilled Nursing Facility Readmissions Reduction Bundle
(2020-07-27)Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) comprised 20% of all readmissions to the project facility. The Revised Iowa Model for Evidence-based Practice, along with rapid-cycle Plan, Do, Study, Act methodology ... -
Implementation of a Syphilis Screening Tool in a Primary Care Clinic
(2020-04-19)Health screenings are important for health promotion and the prevention of disease. Screening for STIs can be conducted in diverse healthcare settings, yet it has been found that patients often seek screening from sexually ...