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Implementing a Toolkit to Improve Sexual Assault Screening in the College Student Population
(2021-04-25)
There are several recommendations available for sexual assault screening, though there is no specific benchmark in place. The presence of sexual assault among the college student population is significant. Early identification ...
Faith & Fitness in Farming Families
(2021-04-22)
Although agriculture is a leading industry in North Carolina, farmers and farmworkers are one of the most underserved populations in the state due to rural health disparities. The Faith & Fitness in Farming Families Doctor ...
Academic Preparation of a Nurse Practitioner: Doctor of Nursing Practice versus Master of Science in Nursing
(2021-04-22)
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree was declared by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to be the most qualified degree for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) to enter clinical practice. Despite ...
Instructions for Uploading to The ScholarShip
(2021-04-21)
This is simply to help students with uploading to The ScholarShip.
Substance Use Screening and Referral Toolkit
(2021-04-26)
Problem: More than nine percent of the United States population is addicted to drugs and alcohol. Despite the growing health concern of alcohol and substance use, many providers do not feel trained to identify and assist ...
Identifying Delirium in the Geriatric Population
(2021-04-25)
Delirium is a severe change in brain function that can have short and long-term consequences for the hospitalized geriatric patient. Untreated delirium can lead to increased lengths of stay, falls, reduced function ...
Implementing a Trauma Consult Protocol for Geriatric Trauma Patients
(2021-04-24)
Geriatric patients are at increased risk for death due to undertriage after a trauma. The purpose of the quality improvement project was to implement a geriatric trauma consult protocol on the elderly population aged 70 ...
Increasing LGBTQ Cultural Competence in Primary Care Providers
(2021-04-26)
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) community experiences healthcare disparities disproportionate to their cisgender and heterosexual counterparts. The etiology of these inequalities is ...
Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A SAFE Approach
(2021-04-26)
In 2019, the Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC) reported that one in four older adults suffer from a fall every year in the United States. A literature review revealed that the majority of fall prevention takes place ...
Examination of Culture, Place and Environmental Heat Stress on Fluid Intake and Hydration Status Among Latino Farmworkers
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, including a disproportion risk of death from heat-related illnesses (HRIs). Proper hydration mitigates HRI, yet farmworkers report not drinking ...