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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 ...
Identifying Barrett's Esophagus Risk in a Primary Care Setting
(2020-04-24)
Barrett’s esophagus incidence has been on the rise for the past four decades. Early identification of Barrett’s esophagus is essential to preventing the morbidity and mortality associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma, a ...
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 ...
Increasing Alcohol Screening Among Women
(2020-04-24)
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is occurring at increasing rates among women in the United States.
High-risk drinking, heavy alcohol use, and binge drinking are characteristics of the disorder.
Screening for alcohol use can ...
Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness
(2020-04-26)
Post intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a recently recognized condition of a group of
physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional impairments affecting patients recovering from critical illness. As a new disorder, PICS is not ...
INCREASING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING REFERRALS IN A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC
(2020-04-20)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. When diagnosed early, CRC has a 90% 5-year survival rate. Despite the ...
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 ...