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Safe Handling of Mitomycin in the Perioperative Setting
(2021-04-27)Surgical intervention for glaucoma is slowly becoming more common. When a trabeculectomy is the surgical approach, Mitomycin-C, an antineoplastic agent, is often used to prevent surgical scarring. Standardization of ... -
School Staff Perceptions of Connectedness with Students in a Low-Income Public Middle School: Implications for School Nursing Practice
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)School connectedness, defined as the belief by students that adults and peers within the school care about them and their learning, has been found to be a protective factor against suicidal thoughts and behaviors among ... -
Screening and Managing Adult Depression at a Free Clinic
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Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Primary Care
(2019-04-13)Despite efforts to improve health and reduce morbidity and mortality rates, health screenings for significant conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often missed. It is estimated that 80% of OSA cases remain ... -
SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MOBILITY ON BARIATRIC PATIENTS HAVING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Mobility typically becomes an issue in the elderly, people with injuries and severely obese individuals. Severely obese, bariatric patients were the focus of a study conducted by Roberson, Neil, Pories, & Rose (2016). A ... -
Self-efficacy in freshman and sophomore nursing students
(East Carolina University, 2012)Healthcare disparities and inequities have been at the forefront of the health agenda, thus supporting that minority healthcare is of poorer quality than that experienced by the majority population. Compounding this issue ... -
A Simple Scan for Stress Reduction and Safety
(2021-04-28)Communication between first responders and citizens during emergencies can be impacted by communication disorders. If a citizen is unable to effectively communicate personal, medical, or situational information to a first ... -
Smart Order Sets in Electronic Health Records to Decrease Provider Burden
(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 ... -
Smithfield CARES
(2018-04-24)In general, the homeless population suffers from high rates of both physical and mental illnesses. The objective of this portion of the project was to develop a health promotion and education program that will positively ... -
Smithfield CARES (Community Accessing Resources, Education, and Screenings) Primary Care Clinic
(2018-04-24)The Smithfield CARES Primary Care Clinic DNP Project was a quality improvement project to develop a primary care clinic at the Smithfield Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter, in Johnston County. Research indicates that ... -
Smithfield Community Accessible Resources, Education, and Screenings (CARES)
(2018-04-17)The Smithfield Community Accessing Resources, Education, and Screenings (CARES) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project’s purpose was to provide healthcare services, support, and education that focus on health promotion, ... -
Smoking Cessation Counseling in Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach
(2018-04-21)This quality improvement project’s aim focused on increasing nurses’ knowledge with the required 5A’s counseling method for smoking cessation in pregnancy and integrated effective communication styles to assist with ... -
Staff Education and Mothers' Postpartum Feeding Choices in a North Carolina Health Department
(2017-04-19)Maternal and pediatric benefits of breastfeeding are extensive, yet national benchmarks for postpartum breastfeeding initiation consistently go unmet nationwide. Evidence suggests that educating healthcare professionals ... -
Standardized Documentation of Oral Nutrition Supplements in the Electronic Medical Record
(2019-04-22)Malnutrition is a significant problem in hospitalized patients and a major cause for poor patient outcomes including: increased length of stay, readmission rates, hospital costs, and mortality. Methods to improve the ... -
Standardized Parenteral Nutrition in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: A Systematic Literature Review
(2015-11-11)Nutrition of the premature infant has been gaining importance as evidence emerges that early support in the critical period plays an important role in the long-term health and neurodevelopment of very low birth weight ... -
Standardized Postpartum Depression Screening of NICU Mothers
(2019-12-04)The purpose of this QI project was to determine the feasibility of instituting a standardized postpartum depression screening guideline in the NICU. A draft guideline was developed that instructed medical providers to ... -
Standardizing Patient Handoff from the Emergency Department to the Stepdown Inpatient Unit
(2019-07-11)The standardization of the patient handoff has become more imperative with the ever-increasing implementation of the electronic health record. An area especially vulnerable for patient handoff failure is from the Emergency ... -
STUDENT ATTITUDES REGARDING GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY DURING AN INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAM IN GUATEMALA
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)As the world population explodes the need for health professionals who have positive attitudes toward cultural diversity and a willingness to learn about other cultures is essential to providing optimal care to these ...