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Implementation of Advance Directive Screening Education in the Hospital Setting
(2020-05-04)The Patient Self Determination Act of 1991 mandates that Registered Nurses (RNs) must screen patients for advance directives (ADs) during hospital admissions. When ADs are not completed, there is a possibility that unwarranted ... -
Implementation of an Advance Directive Protocol among Hospitalized Patients
(2018-04-17)Background. Medical advancements have progressed considerably in recent decades, highlighting the necessity of advance care planning (ACP). Advance directives (ADs) help honor and promote patient preference, quality of ... -
Implementation of an Advanced Directive Protocol among Hospitalized Patients
(2018-04-24)Abstract An initiative was implemented to increase advance directives (ADs) for employees of a community hospital in Southeastern North Carolina. Due to the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA) of 1991, Registered Nurses ... -
Implementation of an Influenza Immunization Program in an Urban Veteran Affairs Emergency Department
(2018-04-25)Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend an annual influenza immunization for all people ages 6 months or older. According to the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) the influenza virus ... -
Implementation of an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program in a Health Department
(2018-11-25)Opioid overdose is pandemic in the United States. North Carolinians are not exempt from hazardous health behavior. Opioid overdose prevention programs are one method of providing naloxone to laypersons in the community. ... -
Implementation of Dialogue-Based Interventions to Address Parental Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy
(2018-04-16)Influenza is described as a seasonal virus that presents as an infection ranging from mild illness to severe conditions requiring hospitalization. Approximately 12,000 deaths in 2016 were attributed to this virus. The flu ... -
Implementation of Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Management Guideline to Improve Blood Pressure in Control
(2018-07-20)One in every three adults in the United States are diagnosed with hypertension and only half of this population has their blood pressure in control. The rate of uncontrolled hypertension in North Carolina is 35% and at ... -
Implementation of Sacral Ulcer Prevention Protocol
(2019-04-25)The purpose of this quality improvement project was to effect a change in nursing practice to prevent pressure ulcers in a hospital setting, by implementing an adjunctive nursing protocol aligned with current evidence-based ... -
Implementation of the Best Evidence: Probiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Setting in an Effort to Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
(2015-11-10)Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating and deadly disease that causes inflammation and tissue necrosis of the intestinal tract. Probiotics, live microbial additives that colonize the intestines, are known to ... -
Implementation of the FISH! Philosophy in Primary Care: A change in the culture of healthcare delivery
(2016-12-06)Background: Public Health Departments often serve a disenfranchised patient population. While practitioners are committed to providing exceptional care to vulnerable populations, lack of resources and governmental bureaucracy ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAPID CARE MODEL IN A NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEALTH SETTING
(2019-07-25)North Carolina (NC) has a prevalence of approximately 36,700 people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In 2016, there was an incidence rate of approximately 1,399 ... -
Implementing a Care Plan for Adults with Diabetes in Primary Care
(2019-04)The purpose of this DNP scholarly project was to improve the documentation of key elements of Diabetes (DM) care during follow-up visits in a primary care clinic. The project also sought to improve the workflow of DM ... -
Implementing a Clinical Nurse Leader Shared Governance to Raise Nursing-Reported Empowerment
(2018-07-16)The Clinical Nurse Leader role is the newest master’s level role added to the profession of nursing. Literature supports the use of shared governance to promote nursing empowerment which inturn enhances nurse engagement, ... -
Implementing a Diabetes Screening Protocol
(2019-07-21)Type 2 diabetes is one of the greatest health concerns today. While one in ten Americans suffer from diabetes, 25% of them are unaware they have the disease. One third of the population has prediabetes, yet less than 12% ... -
Implementing a Kidney Screening Process for Diabetic Patients in a Primary Care Office
(2021-04-21)Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease worldwide. Screening diabetic patients with microalbuminuria is an easy and inexpensive way to detect kidney disease in the early stages. A quality improvement project was ... -
Implementing a Post-discharge Education Program to Improve Ostomy Adjustment
(2018-07-18)There are currently over 130,000 new ostomy surgeries done annually. Patients who lack the knowledge about caring for their ostomy adjust poorly to their new lifestyle. They are predisposed to uncertainty and anxiety. ... -
Implementing a Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program to Prevent Staff Injury
(2020-07-29)Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) programs are proven to protect healthcare workers such as registered nurses (RNs), licensed practice nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistants (NAs) from work-related injury secondary ... -
Implementing a Toolkit to Improve Sexual Assault Screening in the College Student Population
(2021-04-25)There are several recommendations available for sexual assault screening, though there is no specific benchmark in place. The presence of sexual assault among the college student population is significant. Early identification ... -
Implementing a Trauma Consult Protocol for Geriatric Trauma Patients
(2021-04-24)Geriatric patients are at increased risk for death due to undertriage after a trauma. The purpose of the quality improvement project was to implement a geriatric trauma consult protocol on the elderly population aged 70 ...