Browsing Honors College by Author "Nursing"
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Understanding the Experience and Management of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors on Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
Furnari, Sarah (East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To explore the perception of women currently receiving or who have received adjuvant AI therapy of the side effects (specifically MSK symptoms) and their methods of managing these symptoms RESEARCH ... -
Understanding the Impact of Non-Health System Supports on High-Need-High-Cost Patient Outcomes
Fricke, Cecilia (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)The cost of health care services provided to high need high cost (HNHC) patients is one-fifth of all health care spending even though they only account for 1 percent of patients (Hayes et al., 2016). To improve efficiency ... -
Understanding the Perspectives of Latino Community Leaders About the Burden of Cancer and Death
Congema, Marianne Rose (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)As the population of Latinos in the United States (US) continues to expand, so too do the health disparities among Latinos. One health disparity critical for Latino populations is the underutilization of palliative care ... -
Understanding the Sustainability of Quality Improvement in an Academic Medical Center: A Case of the Falls Prevention Toolkit
Hansel, Rachel Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Most nurses providing care at the bedside have a story about a patient who experienced a fall that either sped up their disease process or prolonged their hospitalization. Due to the potential severity of harm from falls, ... -
USING FILM TO ADDRESS THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN OF LEARNING RELATED TO THE NURSING EDUCATION OF CARING FOR THE LGBTQ+ PATIENT
Wilkerson , Sydney (East Carolina University, 2023-12-15)Abstract Background: Appropriate and adequate care for LGBTQ+ patients and other special populations by nurses begins with receiving proper education and a strong background in personalized patient care. Due to the lack ... -
VETERAN-CENTERED CARE CONTENT IN THE UNDERGRADUATE NURSING CURRICULUM: RESPONDING TO OUR JOINING FORCES COMMITMENT
Kingman, Olivia L. (East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)The consequences of war can drastically alter the lives and well-being of veterans and their families in physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual ways that are seen and unseen. Nurses and other health care providers ... -
Voices of Men in Nursing Academia: What Attracts Them to the Faculty Role?
Duke, Kelsey Grace (East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)Aim: The aim of this study was to recognize factors that attract male nurses to the nurse educator role. Background: Although there is a shortage of nurse educators in general, the particularly low retention rate of male ... -
Women Living With HIV in the South: Facilitators and Barriers to HIV Care
Caskey, Justine Nakanishi (East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Currently, the Southern states in the United States (US) are facing an epidemic of HIV that disproportionately affects the region more than any other region of the country. The percentage of new diagnoses in southern rural ... -
Women Living with HIV in the South: How Mental Health Affects Medication Adherence and HIV Care Engagement
Cheffer, Camille (East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)Introduction: Barriers to HIV care engagement and ART adherence in women living with HIV (WLWH) include discrimination, HIV stigma, and mental health issues. 21% of women living with HIV report symptoms of depression ... -
Wound Related Pain Management in a Community Healthcare Setting
Murphy, Courtney Leigh (East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Chronic wounds affect millions of individuals in the United States with a large percentage of these individuals experiencing wound-related pain. Dressing removal has been reported to be the most painful procedure related ...