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Health Promotion for African-American Men: Improving awareness of the link between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease
(2016-12-02)
Emerging literature has shown there is link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular (CVD) disease. It has been suggested that ED is an independent risk factor for CVD. The presence of moderate to severe ED in ...
Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in an Ambulatory Urgent Care Setting
(2016-07-09)
Antibiotic prescriptions for the treatment of common viral infections such as acute uncomplicated bronchitis are discouraged because they contribute to both avoidable adverse events and the development of bacterial resistance. ...
An Exploration of Heart Failure Readmission in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-27)
The purpose of this study is to identify and associate the level of patient activation and presence of comorbidities with early readmission, hospital discharge disposition, length of stay, number of admissions and all-cause ...
Improving Contraception Use in the Postpartum Period
(2016-07)
In the United States (U.S.) there are 6.4 million pregnancies per year, over half of which (51%) are unintended. At the time of hospital discharge many women do not have a postpartum contraception plan which puts them at ...
Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) by the Family Nurse Practitioner in the Primary Care Setting
(2017-04-19)
Abstract
Ultrasound (US) is currently found predominantly in specialty practices and is not generally utilized within the primary care environment at the point of care. While several medical schools have included US ...
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 ...
A Protocol for the Prevention of Central Line Occlusion and Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Home Health
(2017-04-22)
Problem Statement: Central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) is a significant healthcare acquired infection that is usually caused by inappropriate maintenance of central lines and leads to increased health ...
Improving Self-Efficacy for Weight Loss Management in a Group Setting
(2017-04-24)
Problem Statement: The growing costs of managing chronic disease in the United States is exacerbated by the obesity epidemic; obesity often contributes to increased comorbidities, or worsens the progression of existing ...
Breast Reconstruction: Effects on Body Image Following Surgery
(2017-04-25)
Women undergoing breast reconstruction are susceptible to many consequences from this process including negative implications on the female psyche related to body image. This project assessed the satisfaction women had ...