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Examining Factors Associated with Physical Activity During Cardiac Rehabilitation
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Recurrent myocardial infarctions (MIs) account for a third of the incident rate for all MIs. Physical activity (PA) is an important health behavior to prevent a recurrent MI. Fatigue, sleepiness, anxiety, and depression ...
DISPARITIES IN COPING AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Significance: Caring for a child with special health care needs requires increased emotional and physical resources from parents. Many parents do not have access to vital resources essential to caring for these children ...
Redesigning Simulation Debriefing Practices of a Pre-licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(2018-07-12)
The practice of the nursing department demonstrates a lack of a common, standardized, evidence-based approach to simulation debriefing. Simulation debriefing is known to enhance students’ learning opportunity. Offered an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Implementing a Clinical Nurse Leader Shared Governance to Raise Nursing-Reported Empowerment
(2018-07-16)
The Clinical Nurse Leader role is the newest master’s level role added to the profession of nursing. Literature supports the use of shared governance to promote nursing empowerment which inturn enhances nurse engagement, ...
Implementing a Post-discharge Education Program to Improve Ostomy Adjustment
(2018-07-18)
There are currently over 130,000 new ostomy surgeries done annually. Patients who lack the knowledge about caring for their ostomy adjust poorly to their new lifestyle. They are predisposed to uncertainty and anxiety. ...