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IMPROVING SCREENING FOR BREASTFEEDING DIFFICULTY AND ASSESSMENT OF LABIAL AND LINGUAL FRENULUM-TIES IN BREASTFEEDING INFANTS DURING THE PEDIATRIC VISIT
(2019-05-03)
The correlation between breastfeeding difficulty and labial (lip) and lingual (tongue)-tie has recently been a controversial topic with focus on treatment concerns. The focus should be redirected to standardized identification ...
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Primary Care
(2019-04-13)
Despite efforts to improve health and reduce morbidity and mortality rates, health screenings for significant conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often missed. It is estimated that 80% of OSA cases remain ...
Early Palliative Care in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(2019-04-23)
Background: There are over 300 million people living with COPD and over 2.9 million people
die annually from the disease. Palliative care is an underused resource for this population as it can help establish goals of care, ...
Diabetic Eye Examination Compliance
(2019-05-03)
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase the rate of screening for diabetic retinopathy in one academic primary care practice. Prior to the project, the rate of screening was 18%, which was below the benchmark ...
Implementing a Care Plan for Adults with Diabetes in Primary Care
(2019-04)
The purpose of this DNP scholarly project was to improve the documentation of key elements of Diabetes (DM) care during follow-up visits in a primary care clinic. The project also sought to improve the workflow of DM ...
Dissemination of Population Health
(2019-05-01)
Collaboration with faith-based leaders may have the potential to impact dissemination of population health initiatives. Strategies to engage faith leaders were implemented in an effort to improve dissemination of expanded ...
POST-OPERATIVE VENTILATION PATTERNS AND THE EFFECTS OF NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY ON VENTILATORY CHANGES AS MEASURED BY A NON-INVASIVE IMPEDANCE DEVICE IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)
Patients undergoing general anesthesia who have or are suspected of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for ventilatory complications, including respiratory depression, airway obstructions, and apnea ...
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA: 2007-2017
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)
This study explored the reporting of health equity issues in public health-led community health assessments (CHAs) and the reporting of measurable outcomes in the public health-led community health assessments (CHIPs). ...
REDUCING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN A HOME HEALTH AGENCY
(2019-04-17)
The cost of care for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients can be greatly reduced by utilizing home health services. However, baseline data analyzed on initial chart review of patients admitted to one local home health ...
Dare County Quality Improvement Project for the Overweight and Obese Adult Patient
(2019-04-15)
Obesity is a serious disease that has tripled in prevalence since the 1980s, it affects all Americans either directly or indirectly, and attributes to several serious comorbidities and premature death. While guidelines do ...