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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
Implementating a Chest Pain Screening Tool in a Primary Care Setting
(2017-04-25)
NURS 8269 DNP Scholarly Project
Abstract:
Background and Significance: Chest pain is one of most common complaints that prompt patients to seek medical assistance in the primary care setting and is typically ruled out ...
Adopting Evidence-Based National Guidelines to Treat Hypertension in Three Hybrid Retail/Same-Day Access Clinics
(2017-04-12)
The popularity of retail care clinics has skyrocketed in the past decade. Today, they are a viable industry with a significant impact on healthcare. These clinics are recognized as providing affordable, accessible, quality ...
Considering Health Literacy Levels When Promoting Lifestyle Modification for Blood Pressure Control
(2017-04-26)
Background: Despite the advancements in healthcare, hypertension remains one of the most prevalent diseases in Eastern North Carolina and affects every third adult. This increased incidence could possibly be exacerbated ...