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Improving Stress Management of a Nursing Staff in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
(2019-07-22)
Healthcare workers, especially nurses, experience high levels of stress every day due to the high demands of their jobs. Persistently high levels of stress can negatively impact an individual’s physical, mental, and ...
Vitamin D Protocol in a MS Clinic
(2019-07-18)
Vitamin D deficiency is a global health issue affecting more than half of society. Despite the existence of laboratory screening test and effective supplementation treatment, many vitamin D deficiencies go undetected and ...
Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions Through Patient Education Program
(2019-07-22)
The use of patient education as a tool to facilitate improved patient outcomes has been widely used by clinicians in healthcare. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was implementation of an outpatient heart ...
POST-OPERATIVE VENTILATION PATTERNS AND THE EFFECTS OF NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY ON VENTILATORY CHANGES AS MEASURED BY A NON-INVASIVE IMPEDANCE DEVICE IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)
Patients undergoing general anesthesia who have or are suspected of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for ventilatory complications, including respiratory depression, airway obstructions, and apnea ...
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA: 2007-2017
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)
This study explored the reporting of health equity issues in public health-led community health assessments (CHAs) and the reporting of measurable outcomes in the public health-led community health assessments (CHIPs). ...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Pregnancy: Screening, Identification and Referral
(2019-04-22)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur between birth and eighteen years of age (Radcliffe, Crouch, & Strompolis, 2018). The ACEs questionnaire consists of ten “yes” or “no” questions that ...
A HEALTH PROVIDER NUTRITION EDUCATION INITIATIVE FOR OBESE ADULTS
(2019-04-22)
Current statistics and trends for obesity shed light on the overall impact obesity has. Obesity is a global epidemic. This project highlighted the importance of providing nutrition education on the Mediterranean diet to ...
Improving Cancer Screening in Clinical Practice
(2019-04-15)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Cancer screenings show a reduction in mortality and morbidity rates by early detection and prevention procedures. The most common types of cancer in the United States ...
Improving ACO Metrics through Interprofessional Collaboration on Colorectal Cancer Screening
(2019-04-30)
Colorectal Cancer screening is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Preventative screenings help to reduce mortality and economic burden of this disease through early detection. Accountable Care ...
IMPROVING HPV VACCINATION RATES IN A PEDIATRIC PRACTICE: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
(2019-04-22)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop and implement a new evidence based practice protocol to ...