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Improving Self-Management in Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
(2023-07-17)
Hypertension is one of the top contributors to the risk of death worldwide. Per the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC, 2022a), every year, 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke,
and it is the leading cause ...
The Service of Palliative Care
(2023-07-15)
Millions of people require palliative care (PC), but less than 15% receive PC services. The number of PC providers is increasing, but PC referrals occur too late during the disease. PC is holistic care for anyone suffering ...
Quality Improvement Project: Continuous Glucose Monitoring
(2023-07-16)
This paper describes a quality improvement project in which the aim was to increase the amount of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) prescribed at a primary care clinic for type 2 diabetic patients. The purpose of this ...
Pre-Admission Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Screening for Critically Ill Patients
(2023-07-11)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur in patients after a life-threatening event. PTSD can affect the course of treatment and overall patient well-being for those who require hospitalization. While PTSD screenings ...
Increasing Service Utilization of An Outpatient Breastfeeding Clinic
(2023-07-10)
Breastfeeding is highly recommended by the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control, and the American Association of Pediatrics (CDC, 2020; WHO, 2014; Meek & Noble, 2022). One goal of Healthy People 2030 is ...
Workplace Violence Prevention in the Emergency Department Utilizing the Broset Violence Checklist
(2023-07-21)
Workplace violence (WPV) is an epidemic in healthcare and is particularly a problem in high-risk areas of the hospital, such as the Emergency Department (ED). Literature reviewed consisted of minimal information supporting ...
Impact of Quiet Time on Patient Experience
(2023-07-24)
A lack of rest and dedicated quiet time (QT) during the brief hospitalization can impact the
women's experience and lead to adverse health outcomes. QT is a brief period of dedicated rest
where the hospital nursing team ...
Leveraging Resources to Improve Access to Occupational Healthcare for Farmers
(2023-07-24)
Occupational stress among agricultural workers, limited access to care, and poor health literacy lead to substandard health outcomes for farming communities. Alternative healthcare delivery models can assist in meeting the ...
Increasing Skilled Nursing Facility Authorization Requests on Weekends
(2023-07-21)
The goal of the evidence-based project was to increase skilled nursing facility (SNF) authorization requests on the weekends. Saturday and Sunday authorization requests were increased during the project period from 1.3% ...
Reducing Emergency Department Bounce-Back Through Nurse-Driven Discharge Education
(2024-04-23)
A bounce-back is an emergency department (ED) visit by a patient previously treated and discharged who has subsequently checked back in within 48 hours for treatment (Montoy et al., 2019). Bounce-backs constitute a significant ...