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Opioid Risk Assessment in the Management of Low Back Pain
(2017-04-24)
Problem: Currently, there is no assessment tool routinely in use to screen patients who are potentially at risk of abuse when prescribed opioids for pain. Risk management strategies should be used by primary care providers ...
A Public Health Approach to Communicate Risks and Benefits of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Among Patients of Women, Infants, Children (WIC): A Quality Improvement Project
(2017-04-22)
Abstract
Utilization of vaccinations is one of the most effective ways to prevent infectious illness. Routine childhood vaccinations have significantly decreased illnesses and rates of mortality, as they relate to ...
Effect of Prenatal Contraceptive Counseling on Postpartum Contraceptive Use at a Rural Health Department
(2017-04-18)
Pregnant women in a prenatal clinic at a rural health department (HD) were not effectively using contraception following delivery. This placed them at risk for unplanned pregnancies, increased their health risks, and ...
Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care
(2017-04-17)
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care
Obesity has become a major health problem. The disease and its associated comorbidities impact health of patients and increase healthcare ...
Primary Care Providers Cultural Competence Education and the African American Patient: A QI Project
(2017-04-17)
Cultural competence education for healthcare providers seeks to secure equal and quality healthcare for all people, specifically minority populations. This coincides with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple ...
Teaching & Mentoring Motivational Interviewing with Clinical Staff Working within a Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic
(2017-04-23)
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) continue to be alarming issues in the United States, costing billions of dollars to treat. The current model of STI treatment begins when a patient presents for STI screening. If ...
Post-Discharge Phone Call and Quality of Life for New Ostomy Patients
(2017-04-24)
Over 100,000 ostomy surgeries are performed yearly in the United States. Quality of life (QOL) for colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy patients has been extensively researched. A member of the wound ostomy continence (WOC) ...
Primary Stroke Center’s Standardized Process for Implementation of Evidence Based Patient and Family Stroke Education
(2017-04-22)
Step-by-step guide for nurses to utilize when educating stroke patients