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Development of a Free Health Care Clinic in western North Carolina
(2016-07-19)
The purpose of this DNP project is to describe the development of a free health clinic in the western North Carolina community. The process will include the use of a community needs assessment to influence the formation ...
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 ...
Nutritional Modifications Among Uninsured Patients with Dyslipidemia
(2016-12-01)
Cardiovascular disease, the leading modifiable cause of death in the United States, is directly impacted by dyslipidemia. Fortunately, dyslipidemia can be treated and reduced with lifestyle modifications such as nutritional ...
Disposition for Adult Patients Presenting with Chest Pain
(2016-07-21)
Many small community hospitals may have limited cardiology services. Subsequently, family medicine and internal medicine providers often construct the disposition of adult patients which present with chest pain. The purpose ...
Quality of life in school-age children with obesity, the experiences of school nurses, and moral distress associated with care delivery
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)
Childhood obesity is a multifaceted, complex problem that is associated with many other chronic health conditions. School nurses are well positioned to assess, intervene, and evaluate efforts to positively impact this ...
Interprofessional collaborative project for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of contracted (frozen) shoulder
(2016-07-12)
Contracted (frozen) shoulder (CFS) is a condition characterized by decreased active and passive shoulder range of motion and pain. The etiology of CFS is unknown and even the diagnostic terminology has evolved. Some risk ...