Browsing College of Nursing by Author "Tillman, Janet"
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Increase Advance Directives Knowledge among African Americans in the Faith-based Organization
Griffith, Kotaya (2018-07-19)Despite the passing of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PDSA) in 1990, advance directives (AD) remain underutilized. African Americans’ AD completion rates were found to be lower than rates of completion by white ... -
Increasing Alcohol Screening Among Women
Sandifer, Donna (2020-04-24)Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is occurring at increasing rates among women in the United States. High-risk drinking, heavy alcohol use, and binge drinking are characteristics of the disorder. Screening for alcohol use can ... -
Increasing LGBTQ Cultural Competence in Primary Care Providers
Milford, Jessica (2021-04-26)The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) community experiences healthcare disparities disproportionate to their cisgender and heterosexual counterparts. The etiology of these inequalities is ... -
Inpatient Management of Acute Hypertension
Stevens, Veronica (2015-12-01)Abstract One of every 4 patients admitted to U.S hospitals has hypertension. Few hypertension guidelines address the management of inpatient hypertension. The body of evidence suggests that management of hypertension ... -
Orientation for BSN-to-DNP Clinical Preceptors
Owens, Rebecca (2021-07-25)To support preceptor retention and recruitment efforts, a college of nursing in North Carolina desired to implement a formal orientation for clinical preceptors within a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to Doctor of ... -
Pediatric Two-Dose Influenza Vaccination Series: Impact of Text Message Reminders on Adherence to Second Dose
Nelson, Allison (2018)Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that children 6 months to 9 years of age receive a two-dose series of the influenza immunization in the same influenza season. A quality ... -
Perceived Health Status of Mothers in Homelessness with Implementation of Healthy Behavior Classes
Koch, Amie (2017-07-27)Background: Family and child homelessness in the United States has been increasing over the last three decades and continues to rise. People who have experienced homelessness often have poorer health than those who have ... -
A Process Improvement Project to Increase the Utilization of Advance Care Directives in Primary Care
Bizuneh, Jennifer (2015-11-15)Background/Purpose: The Patient Self-Determination Act passed in 1990 brought great attention to the need of advance care directives (ACDs). In the United States, 18-36% of adults have an ACD and less than half of adults ... -
Smart Order Sets in Electronic Health Records to Decrease Provider Burden
Pereira, Marlene (2021-04-27)Electronic or Smart Order Sets (SOS) can assist in standardizing care according to established guidelines, which can improve productivity for providers.SOS provides a virtual streamlined process, decreases burnout for ... -
Social Determinants of Health
Balogh, Pamela (2021-07-25)The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are non-medical factors that impact our health outcomes and play a significant role in a person's ability to get and stay healthy. Standardizing the screening for SDOH can help ... -
Teaching & Mentoring Motivational Interviewing with Clinical Staff Working within a Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic
McLendon, Arnold (2017-04-23)Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) continue to be alarming issues in the United States, costing billions of dollars to treat. The current model of STI treatment begins when a patient presents for STI screening. If ... -
Text Messaging to Improve Uncontrolled A1c
Parker, Jill (2017-07-25)Abstract A diabetes clinic at a rural health department in western North Carolina, as at many clinics, has a large number of patients with an uncontrolled Hemoglobin A1c result. Hemoglobin A1c results that are consistently ... -
Using QR Codes to Streamline Emergency Service Procceses
Lewis, Whitney (2021-04-29)Persons with communication disabilities experience a true health disparity during emergency situations as their ability to communicate with first responders is limited. It was the goal of this DNP project to help eliminate ...