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Improving Care for Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences
(2020-07-28)
The deleterious health effects of ACEs are well documented in the literature. Addressing ACEs and the effects trauma may have on children is an important prevention strategy for individual and public health. The negative ...
Reducing Medication Use in Hospice Patients Residing in Long-Term Care
(2020-07-24)
Polypharmacy has been identified as a significant issue in the elderly that leads to an increased risk of adverse drug events resulting in increased emergency room visits and falls, leading to rising costs to the healthcare ...
Pediatric Cardiology Patient Transfer
(2020-07-30)
Nurses that care for the pediatric cardiology population are in a unique position to be involved in high acuity care over a long period of time. Solid communication techniques are required to ensure the continuity of care ...
Co-Prescribing Naloxone Policy for Chronic Pain Patients on Opioid Therapy
(2020-07-29)
Opioid misuse and overdose related deaths are an escalating problem in the nation that crosses all gender, age, sociologic, economic, and race barriers. A private practice clinic treating chronic pain with opioid medication ...
Improving Hospital Outcomes Through Implementation of a Triad Model of Case Management
(2020-07-29)
The purpose of this scholarly project was to implement a Triad model of acute care case management. Participants in this project included nurse care managers, social workers and a utilization review specialist on an acute ...
EXPLORATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSING ASSISTANT RELATIONAL QUALITY ON PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
This study used a framework derived from the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety to provide insight into how Registered Nurses (RNs) and Nursing Assistants (NAs) perceive relational quality in acute care ...
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted biological therapies are cancer treatments that can increase survivorship in patients with breast cancer, yet the associated cognitive side effects of therapy can significantly ...
LIFE-SPACE CONSTRICTION AND AGING ADULTS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Background: Globally and nationally, the number of older adults is increasing. Age is associated with increased prevalence of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. More women than men report frailty, and African ...
Medication Deprescribing at End of Life in the Long-Term Care Population
(2020-07-26)
Polypharmacy, generally defined as taking five or more medications, is the leading cause of adverse drug events for older patients and affects as many as 95% of patients residing in long-term care. Nearly half of all ...
Improving Access to Care for Special Olympics’ Athletes
(2020-07-23)
For individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, access to healthcare can be an issue. Due to the access to care concerns, Special Olympics hosts MedFests, which are events that provide the needed physical ...