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Examining the Outcomes of a Community-Academic Partnership
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
In the fall of 2013, a community-academic partnership was established between the ECU College of Nursing and Wells Elementary School in Wilson, North Carolina. Community-academic partnerships have been shown to provide ...
Acceptability of Activity Monitor Use During and After Hospitalization in Older Adults with Heart Failure
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Background: Many activity monitors have been validated and accepted to track physical activity in adults, however research is limited in clinical populations such as older adults with heart failure. Health tends to decline ...
Exploring the Use of Integrative Therapies during Pregnancy
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Background: About 60% of women experience back pain while pregnant (Jayson, 2016). “Morning sickness” affects about 80-90% of pregnant women (Viljoen, Visser, Koen, & Musekiwa, 2014). Stress and anxiety during pregnancy ...
Improving Mammogram Referrals in Hmong Women Utilizing Culturally-aware Patient Education Materials
(2018-07-19)
Background: Screening mammograms are an important aspect of early detection of breast cancer. The American Cancer Society (2017) recommends that women with average risk of breast cancer start yearly screening mammograms ...
Implementation of a Emergency Preparedness Shelter Manual in Public Health
(2018-07-12)
Nurse Administrators have founded that Public Health Nurses (PHN) are not adequately equipped with the knowledge needed to effectively provide nursing care during a disastrous event. Hence, the significance of effectively ...
The HPV Vaccination Project: HPV Vaccination Following Pediatric Sexual Abuse
(2018-07-17)
The nonavalent human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination prophylactically contributes to the prevention of nine types of HPV associated with vaginal, anal, oropharyngeal, labial, cervical and penile cancers. Rates of HPV ...
Incorporation of a tool to measure fear of falling in the inpatient rehabilitation setting
(2018-07-18)
One-third of older adults fall each year, resulting in costly injuries and impaired quality of life. For those who have experienced a stroke, fall incidence is even higher. Excessive fear of falling (FOF) is one factor ...
Increase Advance Directives Knowledge among African Americans in the Faith-based Organization
(2018-07-19)
Despite the passing of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PDSA) in 1990, advance directives (AD) remain underutilized. African Americans’ AD completion rates were found to be lower than rates of completion by white ...
Changing Prescribing Patterns Through Early Identification of High Risk Patients
(2018-07-16)
The prescription drug use/abuse epidemic is increasing within the United States, and has affected 12.5 million Americans and the U.S. economy with an estimated $50 billion/year in lost wages, productivity, and criminal ...
Implementation of 5 A's Smoking Cessation Method in a Primary Care Practice
(2018-07-17)
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to increase rates of smoking cessation counseling in a primary care practice by implementing the 5 A’s smoking cessation method. This project was implemented in a primary ...