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A Qualitative Examination of Accelerated BSN Students’ Learning Experiences Related to EBP Using Thematic Analysis Guided by the Threshold Concepts Framework
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-03)Nurses continue to report deficits related to evidence-based practice (EBP) competency. These deficits threaten the quality and safety of healthcare. In response, healthcare and academic organizations along with governing ... -
Academic Preparation of a Nurse Practitioner: Doctor of Nursing Practice versus Master of Science in Nursing
(2021-04-22)The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree was declared by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to be the most qualified degree for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) to enter clinical practice. Despite ... -
Acceptability of Activity Monitor Use During and After Hospitalization in Older Adults with Heart Failure
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Many activity monitors have been validated and accepted to track physical activity in adults, however research is limited in clinical populations such as older adults with heart failure. Health tends to decline ... -
ACUTE CARE NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE ON IN-HOSPITAL STROKES AND PREDICTORS OF KNOWLEDGE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)In-hospital strokes (IHS) account for one in five strokes; however, IHS patients have higher mortality and are half as likely to be discharged home when compared to community-occurring strokes (Chen et al., 2018). Nurse-driven ... -
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Using a Vaccine Decision Aid Tool
(2022-07-21)The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted health disparities among minority racial groups causing higher COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates. Once the COVID-19 vaccine became available, Black/African American people had low ... -
Addressing Nurse Practitioner Role Transition During Doctor of Nursing Practice Education
(2023-07-13)Role transition is a known, multifactorial challenge new graduate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) face during their transition into practice causing reduced self-confidence, hindered role development, ... -
Administrative Changes to Decrease Patient Absenteeism: A Quality Improvement Project
(2019-11-22)Patient no-shows are individuals who fail to attend outpatient medical appointments without notification. This detrimental behavior leads to poor health outcomes, decrease in access to care, and financial losses. A ... -
Adolescent Depression Screening
(2020-04-24)Depression in adolescents is an acute problem that can impact all aspects of life from social, educational, mental, and physical health. Adolescent depression is linked to adverse outcomes that carry over into adulthood. ... -
Adopting Evidence-Based National Guidelines to Treat Hypertension in Three Hybrid Retail/Same-Day Access Clinics
(2017-04-12)The popularity of retail care clinics has skyrocketed in the past decade. Today, they are a viable industry with a significant impact on healthcare. These clinics are recognized as providing affordable, accessible, quality ... -
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN LUNG CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-04)The purpose of this study is to explore associations between disparities in the documentation of advance directives in the medical records of patients with lung cancer. Consecutive medical records of patients newly diagnosed ... -
An Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Group: Design and Structure
(2015-11-08)Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are critical to the functioning of healthcare systems. The 2011 Institute of Medicine report describes an optimal environment for APPs to provide quality, safe, cost effective patient ... -
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Pregnancy: Screening, Identification and Referral
(2019-04-22)Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur between birth and eighteen years of age (Radcliffe, Crouch, & Strompolis, 2018). The ACEs questionnaire consists of ten “yes” or “no” questions that ... -
An Algorithm for Using Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Disease
(2021-07-26)Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that affects many African Americans globally. This disease is characterized by acute complications from chronic anemia, episodes of painful acute on chronic ... -
AN ALL HAZARDS, ALL AGENCIES, ALL PEOPLE APPROACH TO ASSESS LOCAL- LEVEL HOUSEHOLD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE
(East Carolina University, 2022-11-30)Problem: Given the increasing frequency, intensity, and severity of disasters, and a gap in disaster research examining the interdependent systemic relationships between individuals and communities, we urgently need to ...