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Breastfeeding Education for Obstetric Providers in a Rural Public Health Department
(2020-05-05)
Breastfeeding has many known positive benefits for both mother and baby. Prenatal breastfeeding education has been proven beneficial to expectant mothers; however, there is no known current data recommending how often and ...
Impact of Pharmacogenomics on Prescriptive Practices in Rural Health
(2020-04-19)
Abstract
Background: Variations in one’s genetic structure impact the response to medications. Literature supports the benefits of using pharmacogenetic testing to guide the prescriptive management of patient treatment ...
DASH Diet Education for Improvement in Hypertensive Outcomes
(2020-04-30)
Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (AHA, 2015). Although hypertension is a modifiable risk factor, 54% of an estimated one million adults with hypertension have poorly controlled hypertension ...
Initiating Vital Signs in an Outpatient Physical Therapy Practice: Incorporating Interprofessional Care
(2020-04-17)
This DNP project implemented vital sign screenings at a physical therapy clinic prior to starting physical therapy, based on the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice recommendation. The literature review showed that many ...
Process Improvement to Increase Use of a Falls Prevention Patient Education Video on an Inpatient Cardiac Unit
(2020-05-02)
Falls in the inpatient setting are a safety concern and are associated negative patient outcomes and financial consequences for healthcare systems. The project purpose was to increase use of a patient falls prevention ...
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 ...
Preparing Nurses for Vaccine Conversations
(2020-04-24)
Vaccines are the most cost-effective preventative method of infectious disease prevention. Despite the evidence of vaccine effectiveness, there are still individuals who are hesitant about or refuse vaccines. Evidence shows ...
Depression Screening Implementation in a Primary Care Clinic
(2020-04-20)
Depression is a common disorder that impacts one’s quality of life. It can cause significant medical, social, and financial complications to an individual and affect others close to the person suffering from it. Depression ...