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Improving Quality and Efficiency of Postpartum Hospital Patient Education Delivery
(2021-07-27)
The impact of the coronavirus-19 pandemic is forcing hospitals around the world to organize care differently than before. In March of 2020, the target organization’s Birthing Center was faced with the dilemma of closing ...
Increasing the Compliance of Using the CAUTI Maintenance Bundle
(2021-04-19)
Healthcare-associated infections have been seen as a patient safety issue that can be prevented. Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are known to be the fourth most common healthcare-associated infection ...
Improving Interdisciplinary Communication on the Medicine Progressive Care Unit
(2021-07-20)
Effective interdisciplinary communication has been shown to reduce healthcare cost, improve staff satisfaction, and improve patient care. However, since the Medicine Progressive Care Unit (MPCU) accepts patient admissions ...
Health Literacy Improvement Project
(2021-07-18)
Limited or low health literacy has been linked with negative patient outcomes, higher healthcare costs, and difficulty in healthcare decision making. The goal of the Doctor of Nursing Practice project is to improve the ...
Bridging the Gap: Achieving Excellence in Oncology Transitional Care
(2021-07-18)
Transitional care (TC) is the provision of care coordination for at-risk populations aimed at improving continuity and overall patient outcomes. The purpose of the DNP project was to utilize the evidence-based Transitional ...
Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Improving Practice Compliance
(2021-07)
Unhealthy alcohol use is a complex health problem that plagues the veteran population. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification-Consumption (AUDIT-C) and brief intervention for positive AUDIT-C screens are evidence-based ...
Quality Improvement of Antibiotic Stewardship in the Treatment of Respiratory Infections
(2021-07-15)
Antibiotic resistance rates continue to rise, in part due to the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics for the treatment of acute upper respiratory infections. This quality improvement project focused on increasing ...
A Program for Nurse Managers: How to Improve Nurse Wellbeing
(2021-07-15)
Burnout is a public health epidemic that threatens the wellbeing of nurses and can lead to depression and suicide. Healthcare leaders must address staff burnout as it increases nurse turnover, shortage of nurses, and poor ...
Increasing Health Literacy of Parents of Children Age 0 to 5 Regarding Oral Health and Immunizations
(2021-07-15)
Health literacy is critical for people to make appropriate decisions regarding their health and their families. Low health literacy in parents creates a lack of understanding and knowledge about immunization and oral health ...