Browsing College of Nursing by Author "Tillman, Janet"
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Application of the Opioid Risk Tool in the Management of Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in the Primary Care Setting
Dadson, Armstrong (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 ... -
Clinic Staff Adherence to the CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines: A QI Initiative in a Local Health Department
Mulholland, Andrea (2016-07-25)The Orange County Health Department (OCHD), a medium sized health department in central North Carolina, manages many patients for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) based on the CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines and guidance ... -
Collaborative Training Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Propagation in Long Term Care Facilities
Haq, Fuzail (2021-04-22)The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the health of our community. There were a disproportionate number of deaths in long-term care facilities. The purpose of this DNP project was to prepare COVID-19 Strike Team members ... -
DASH Diet Education for Improvement in Hypertensive Outcomes
Smith, S.J. (2020-04-30)Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (AHA, 2015). Although hypertension is a modifiable risk factor, 54% of an estimated one million adults with hypertension have poorly controlled hypertension ... -
Development of the Special Olympics North Carolina MedFest Toolkit
Beane, Jeremy (2020-04-19)[BACKGROUND] Limited access to quality healthcare for individuals living with an intellectual disability (ILID) has numerous implications, including poorer health outcomes and significant health disparities for the ... -
Diabetic Eye Examination Compliance
Mitchell, Ryan (2019-05-03)Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase the rate of screening for diabetic retinopathy in one academic primary care practice. Prior to the project, the rate of screening was 18%, which was below the benchmark ... -
Early Check Study Uptake and Educating the Educator
Johnson, Latina (2020-04-30)The purpose of this project was to increase awareness of the Early Check study through the dissemination of information. Health educators were identified as a group that has the ability to further educate pre- and post-natal ... -
Enhancing Awareness of Culturally-Sensitive Care for Veterans and Soldiers
Goins, Larry (2017-07-26)Abstract Military culture has great impact upon health seeking behaviors of veterans and soldiers. Healthcare needs of veterans and soldier’s peak years after experiences of war and have a major impact upon illness and ... -
Evaluating the Presence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Terminally Ill Patients
Coombs, Lucy (2018-07-19)The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decisions that are consistent with their desires when they are no longer able to make their desires known. Discussing resuscitation ... -
Impact of Pharmacogenomics on Prescriptive Practices in Rural Health
Murdock, Nancy (2020-04-19)Abstract Background: Variations in one’s genetic structure impact the response to medications. Literature supports the benefits of using pharmacogenetic testing to guide the prescriptive management of patient treatment ... -
Implementation of a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Educational Program
Mull, Crystal L. (2017-07-27)Background/Problem: At a project site located in western North Carolina a knowledge deficit existed among Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nurses related to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Additionally, it ... -
Implementation of a Syphilis Screening Tool in a Primary Care Clinic
Elliott, Susan (2020-04-19)Health screenings are important for health promotion and the prevention of disease. Screening for STIs can be conducted in diverse healthcare settings, yet it has been found that patients often seek screening from sexually ... -
Implementation of the FISH! Philosophy in Primary Care: A change in the culture of healthcare delivery
Arledge, Leslie (2016-12-06)Background: Public Health Departments often serve a disenfranchised patient population. While practitioners are committed to providing exceptional care to vulnerable populations, lack of resources and governmental bureaucracy ... -
Implementing a Chemotherapy Education Intervention in Adult Oncology Patients
Gray, Jennifer (2022-07-19)Millions of adult oncology patients receiving chemotherapy or immunotherapy present to the emergency department annually due to toxicities. Patients receive education regarding their regimen, expected toxicities, and ... -
Implementing Substance Use Screening and Referral in Primary Care
McLean, Meagan (2018-04-23)Primary care is the first step to screening and prevention, including the identification of substance use disorder (SUD). The number of patients with SUD has increased significantly in the past 10 years. It is estimated ... -
Improving Access to Care for Special Olympics’ Athletes
Stephens, Clarissa (2020-07-23)For individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, access to healthcare can be an issue. Due to the access to care concerns, Special Olympics hosts MedFests, which are events that provide the needed physical ... -
Improving COVID-19 Transmission Rates in Long Term Care Facilities
Barnette, LaShonda (2021-07-26)Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at increased risk for outbreaks of COVID-19. Infection control measures have been an issue for LTCFs before the pandemic. The DNP project aimed to provide education to strike team ... -
Improving Staff Education and Application of Knowledge Regarding COVID-19 Transmission Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities in North Carolina: A Collaborative Effort
Onkundi, Roselyne (2021-07-29)Long-term care facilities (LTCF) residents and staff were disproportionately affected by the COVD-19 pandemic. This DNP project was a quality improvement undertaking that sought to increase the strike team's proficiency ... -
Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness
Flores, Lori (2020-04-26)Post intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a recently recognized condition of a group of physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional impairments affecting patients recovering from critical illness. As a new disorder, PICS is not ... -
Incorporation of a tool to measure fear of falling in the inpatient rehabilitation setting
Urton, Michael (2018-07-18)One-third of older adults fall each year, resulting in costly injuries and impaired quality of life. For those who have experienced a stroke, fall incidence is even higher. Excessive fear of falling (FOF) is one factor ...