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Establishing a Competency Protocol to Improve Pediatric Hospice Care in North Carolina
(2017-04-19)
The loss of a child can have overwhelming effects on families and caregivers. End of life care focuses on providing quality health care to both the child and family. Nurses are advocates that provide interventions and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...