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Anesthesia Providers’ Perceptions of Perioperative Temperature Monitoring: A DNP Project
(2022-11-25)Perioperative temperature monitoring is a standard of care and is important to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) and the associated increased risks. IPH is defined as a temperature of less than 36° Celsius ... -
Antibiotic Stewardship
(2019-04-22)Antibiotic resistance is among the greatest public health threats today. However, antibiotics are being prescribed when not indicated at astoundingly high rates. A gap exists between understanding when to prescribe antibiotics ... -
Antibiotic Stewardship: Implementing the Use of Centor Scoring for Pharyngitis
(2022-07-18)Antibiotics are prescribed at an alarmingly high rate and can lead to antibiotic resistance. Pharyngitis is one of the more common complaints seen in outpatient clinics and too often patients are sent home with antibiotics ... -
Application of the Opioid Risk Tool in the Management of Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in the Primary Care Setting
(2020-04-30)Problem: The opioid epidemic in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Many people lose their lives every day for abusing or misusing prescription opioids. Patients can be screened for risks of opioid abuse ... -
Application Program Interface Implementation for the Intercommunication of Prescription Information
(2024-04-16)Medication errors are a significant problem related to mortality in the United States. When patients present to a healthcare facility without accurate knowledge of their home medication regimen, unintentional, harmful, ... -
Appraisal of uncertainty while waiting for a kidney transplant
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study tested a middle range nursing theory to better understand the experience of uncertainty in deceased-donor kidney transplant candidates with a goal of identifying ways to improve the care of persons by nurses as ... -
Are Long-acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) a Viable Solution for Adolescents in Rural Eastern North Carolina?
(2014)Background: Many of the highest teen pregnancy rates within North Carolina (NC) are in rural counties in the eastern part of the state. Long-acting reversible contraceptives, which include intrauterine devices and the ... -
Are the Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Met Through School Services?
(2014)The Maternal and Child Health Bureau recognizes children with special health care needs (CSHCN) as "those with chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions that require health and related services ... -
Assessing and Improving Nurses' Cultural Competence
(2024-05-04)Introduction: Cultural competence is an important component of patient care and needs to be implemented more by nurses. Addressing cultural competence will assist in improving patients’ health, decreasing healthcare ... -
Assessing Anesthesia and Post Anesthesia Care Unit Perceptions of Adequacy of a Patient Care Handoff Tool: A Doctor of Nursing Practice Project
(2021-12-07)This DNP Project aimed to assess the perceptions of CRNAs and PACU RNs regarding a standardized handoff checklist utilized during transfer of care from the operating room to the PACU in a level one trauma center in the ... -
Assessing anesthesia providers’ perceptions of adequacy of endotracheal tube cuff occlusion assessment techniques: A DNP project
(2021-12-07)Current literature describes subjective and objective endotracheal tube cuff pressure measurement techniques and their effectiveness. However, current literature does not assess anesthesia providers’ perceptions of the ... -
Assessing Anesthesia Providers’ Perceptions of Adequacy of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Assessment Techniques: A Doctor of Nursing Practice Project
(2021-12-06)Endotracheal tube cuff pressure management is an important patient care intervention within the intraoperative setting. Current management practices include several subjective measurement methods as well as an objective ... -
Assessing Anesthesia Providers’ Preferences and Perceptions of Adequacy of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Assessment Techniques: A Quality Improvement Project
(2021-12-07)This Doctor of Nursing Practice project assessed CRNA preferences and perceptions of adequacy regarding subjective versus objective methods to assess endotracheal tube cuff pressure. The ideal pressure within an endotracheal ... -
Assessing Burnout and Resilience in Advanced Practice Clinicians
(2023-07-21)Burnout is a work-related phenomenon consisting of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and dissatisfaction with personal accomplishments (PA). Nurse practitioners (NP) experiencing increased burnout were at ... -
Assessing Educational Needs of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Assisted Living Facilities Caring for Dementia Patients
(2015-11-20)Background: The World Health Organization predicts the number of dementia cases worldwide to grow to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050. As this occurs, an increased number of older adults are expected to seek ... -
Assessing Shock Anxiety in Patients with ICDs
(2024-04-15)Background The Electrophysiology department at the collaborating institution for this DNP Project serves approximately 3,500 patients with implantable cardiac devices such as ICDs, pacemakers, and loop recorders. The ... -
Assessing the Adequacy of a Newly Developed Corneal Abrasion Prevention Guide in High-Risk Cases (Spinal Surgeries) at A Large Academic Medical Center
(2022-11-27)Corneal abrasions can occur during and after general anesthesia. CRNAs are required to ensure protective measures are implemented, remain intact throughout the duration of surgery, and to document protection measures ... -
Behavioral Health Nurse Champion Project
(2024-04-15)Background: Literature supports providing nurses with more than educational interventions to empower staff. The organization already uses a behavioral health response team (BERT) to support staff, but no current peer-led ... -
Best Practices in Providing Culturally Sensitive Care to the LGBTQ Population in a Hospice Setting
(2019-04-22)Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) persons are at risk for discrimination in the healthcare setting. Lack of education for healthcare providers on use of inclusive language and terminology is seen ...