Search
Now showing items 21-30 of 71
Increasing Extra-genital Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening in the College Health Setting
(2023-07-19)
Extra-genital gonorrhea and chlamydia infections affecting the throat and rectum continue to
increase among young adults. People aged 24 years and younger are the most at-risk. Low rates
of extra-genital screening ...
Heart Failure Hospital Readmission Assessment: A Tool to Guide Transitional Care
(2023-07-18)
Background: Heart failure cost and disease burden are significant (Patel, 2021). Objective: This project implemented a heart failure (HF) hospital readmission risk assessment tool to guide transitional care and decrease ...
Improving Nurse Education on Using a Warm Compress During the Second Stage of Labor to Reduce Perineal Trauma
(2023-07-19)
Nursing education can be presented in various modalities to create change within the nursing population successfully. This project utilizes presentations, posters, and in-person coaching to increase the consistent use of ...
Nurse Leader Application of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
(2023-07-20)
There are many leadership development programs, but only some focus on the unique perspective of nurse managers. The organization that served as the project site has leadership development programs for aspiring nurse ...
Improving Reach Out and Read Implementation in the NICU
(2023-07-20)
Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at high risk for neurocognitive and behavioral deficits. Reading to these neonates is shown to improve short- and long-term outcomes. Reach Out and Read (ROR) expanded ...
Making Intimate Partner Violence Vital
(2023-07-20)
Intimate Partner Violence, or IPV, is a physically and mentally violent phenomenon prevalent in today’s society. In order to follow guidelines by governing bodies of health care, a four-year university in the southeast ...
Decreasing Falls in the Emergency Department
(2023-07-18)
Decreasing falls in the Emergency Department (ED) is essential to protecting patient safety
during the patient’s time in the ED. When a patient falls, it produces adverse effects contributing
to poor patient outcomes. A ...
The Effect of an Orientation Video in the Pediatric Emergency Department
(2023-07-19)
Health systems’ reimbursement funding is highly influenced by patient satisfaction scores. Communication and availability of information are two of the common themes contributing to lower than optimal patient satisfaction ...
Leveraging Resources to Improve Access to Occupational Healthcare for Farmers
(2023-07-18)
Farming is the third deadliest occupation in America, however, less than 20 % of farmers seek healthcare (North Carolina Farmworker Health Program, 2022). Mandated medical clearances are a prerequisite to respiratory fit ...
Nurse Anesthetists’ Perceptions of an Educational Intervention Regarding Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-11-22)
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a preventable adverse event often occurring among surgical patients during the postoperative period that is associated with negative patient outcomes and increased healthcare ...