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Implementing Interdisciplinary Communication to Decrease Falls in a Post-Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2017-11-29)
Falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in older adults, and are a growing public health concern. People aged 65 and older are at increased risk for falls and account for 20-30% of mild to severe injuries and more ...
Improving APRN Utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in a Family Planning Clinic
(2017-12-07)
Current contraceptive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommend the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), the most effective contraceptives, to prevent unplanned pregnancy in women seeking contraceptive ...
The Use of Social Media in Diabetes Education
(2017-11-30)
Abstract
Millions of people in America have diabetes and this disease is a growing concern nationally. Education can be used as a tool to decrease the instance of diabetes and increase diabetes self-management. The ...
Primary Palliative: Advance Care Planning
(2017-11-29)
The lack of advance care planning has led to patients being on care plans not chosen by them, prolonged hospitalizations, increased health care costs, and prolongation of suffering with medical futility. It is important ...
Factors Facilitating Peer-Reviewed Publication by Clinical Nurses in Magnet Settings
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Clinical nurses are in pivotal positions to generate best practices to influence health care reform and advance nursing science in hospital settings. It is critical that clinical nurses disseminate these best practices ...
Assessing Educational Needs of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Assisted Living Facilities Caring for Dementia Patients
(2015-11-20)
Background: The World Health Organization predicts the number of dementia cases worldwide to grow to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050. As this occurs, an increased number of older adults are expected to seek ...
Standardized Parenteral Nutrition in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: A Systematic Literature Review
(2015-11-11)
Nutrition of the premature infant has been gaining importance as evidence emerges that early support in the critical period plays an important role in the long-term health and neurodevelopment of very low birth weight ...
Telepsychiatry Providers’ Perceptions of Empathy: An Explorative, Descriptive, Correlational Analysis
(2015-10)
There is substantial growth in the use of telepsychiatry using real time videoconferencing to see patients for initial and routine psychiatric consults. Less is known regarding the relationship between patient and provider ...
Comparison of Usual Versus Best Practice in Preventing and Managing Low Back Pain
(2014)
Musculoskeletal disorders contribute to 34% of work-related injuries in the United States that result in missed days from work (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013). Healthcare workers are at a particularly high risk of ...
Heart Failure 30-Day Readmissions: Causes, Prediction, Prevention in a Rural Hospital
(2015-10-27)
Readmissions of heart failure (HF) patients are a costly and potentially avoidable expenditure for our healthcare systems. In 2015, acute care facilities who exceed pre-determined benchmarks for 30-day HF readmission rates ...