Browsing College of Nursing by Title
Now showing items 193-212 of 652
-
Factors Associated with Self-Management in African Americans with Hypertension
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)African Americans (AAs) have a higher prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and poorer health outcomes. Effective management of HTN requires pharmacology, low sodium diet (DIET), and increased physical activity (PA). Little is ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF SEPSIS
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-02)The incidence of sepsis is increasing and is one of the most frequent causes of death in hospitals in the United States. Sepsis is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome that is difficult to identify in rapid clinical settings ... -
Factors Contributing to Clinical Judgment Development in Nursing Students During Simulation Using the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-19)It is imperative that nurse educators find inventive ways to advance nursing practice by developing a dynamic and divergent nursing workforce. Health care environments can be unpredictable and unsettling due to high acuity ... -
Factors Facilitating Peer-Reviewed Publication by Clinical Nurses in Magnet Settings
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Clinical nurses are in pivotal positions to generate best practices to influence health care reform and advance nursing science in hospital settings. It is critical that clinical nurses disseminate these best practices ... -
FACTORS RELATED TO ENTRY INTO PRENATAL CARE AMONG WOMEN IN A RURAL AREA OF A SOUTHERN STATE
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)Background: Infant mortality among racial and ethnic minorities is disproportionately higher than that of White infants; a trend that has persisted and increased over time (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). ... -
Faith & Fitness in Farming Families
(2021-04-22)Although agriculture is a leading industry in North Carolina, farmers and farmworkers are one of the most underserved populations in the state due to rural health disparities. The Faith & Fitness in Farming Families Doctor ... -
Faith Community Nursing Program: Empowering the Hispanic/Latinx Population
(2023-07-20)The Hispanic/Latinx population of the United States is anticipated to increase to approximately 111.2 million by 2060. Nonetheless, Hispanics/Latinx continue to have limited healthcare access and underutilization of ... -
Falls Education and Post-Fall Management in an Independent Living Community
(2023-04-16)According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every four adults over the age of 65 falls annually. Falls are the leading cause of injury for the older adult population, and fall-related deaths in ... -
FAMILY DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TOUR®: A CHANGED REALITY
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)Family dementia caregiving involves many challenges that often lead to stress and frustration. A subjective understanding of the daily struggles associated with dementia is not possible unless one has the disease; therefore, ... -
FATIGUE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ADULTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoimmune disorder of the gastrointestinal tract and is characterized by chronic inflammation. Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are the two major forms of IBD. Fatigue ... -
Fostering Self-Efficacy in Diabetic Patients in Primary Care
(2020-04-27) -
The Future of Forsyth County Special Olympics Athlete Physicals
(2021-04-26)The intellectually and developmentally disabled population face many health disparities. Special Olympics North Carolina provides this special population access to healthcare via MedFest events where athlete physicals are ... -
Group β Streptococcus Education for Pregnant Women at a Birth Center
(2017-11-21)Group β Streptococcus (GBS) is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria that can colonize the genitourinary tract and place the newborn at risk for infection during the intrapartum and postnatal period. Due to this risk of ... -
Health Careers Exploration Club: An Upstream Approach to Improving Health Equity
(2022-04-27)Social determinants of health (SDOH), including education, employment, and income, profoundly impact health outcomes. Career exploration and development programs for youth provide an upstream approach for lessening the ... -
Health Careers Exploration Club: Improving the Healthcare Workforce
(2023-04-17)Career exploration programs introduce fundamentals of career pathways to youth and help them explore career interests, employment, and academic advancement. Youth from lower socioeconomic status (SES) have fewer opportunities ... -
Health Literacy Improvement Project
(2021-07-18)Limited or low health literacy has been linked with negative patient outcomes, higher healthcare costs, and difficulty in healthcare decision making. The goal of the Doctor of Nursing Practice project is to improve the ...