Browsing Honors College by Author "Nursing"
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Exploring the Use of Integrative Therapies during Pregnancy
Nelson, Taylor (East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: About 60% of women experience back pain while pregnant (Jayson, 2016). “Morning sickness” affects about 80-90% of pregnant women (Viljoen, Visser, Koen, & Musekiwa, 2014). Stress and anxiety during pregnancy ... -
Facilitating Conversations About Advance Care Planning with Latino Leaders Using the Hello Game
Hupp, Teresa Ann (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)North Carolina has a growing Latino population with an increasing cancer mortality rate. Latinos have disproportionately low engagement in advance care planning (ACP) compared to White and Black adults. For some population ... -
Factors influencing community collaboration in public health initiatives in developing countries: A systemized review
Woznichak, Claudia Josephine (East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)Safe drinking water is a basic necessity that remains out of reach for many people living in developing countries. Rural regions of Latin America are the least likely to have access to clean drinking water resulting in ... -
Factors Leading to DKA Readmissions: A Qualitative Study
Parrott, Mattie Grace (East Carolina University, 2019-04-30)Diabetic patients readmitted with diabetic ketoacidosis account for more than 130,000 hospital readmissions per year at an annualized cost of $2.4 billion (Langley et al., 2015). The purpose of this study was to understand ... -
FACTORS RELATED TO ENTRY INTO PRENATAL CARE AMONG WOMEN IN A RURAL AREA OF A SOUTHERN STATE
Manning, Haley Raynor (East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)Background: Infant mortality among racial and ethnic minorities is disproportionately higher than that of White infants; a trend that has persisted and increased over time (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). ... -
Fatigue Tolerability and Physical Activity Post Myocardial Infarction or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Buchholz, Karina Evon (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)After a myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), early lifestyle changes coupled with pharmacologic therapies are essential to halt the progression of coronary heart disease and prevent ... -
FUTURE FACULTY ROLE INTENT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING STUDENTS
Sadler, Casey Powell (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Current literature supports the nursing faculty shortage, and many of the solutions focused on overcoming the disadvantages of the role; however, there is little evaluation of these proposed interventions, and even less ... -
Graduate Students Self-Reflection on Quality Improvement Change Project Course
McCauley, Madison G. (East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)Background: Research study provided academic graduate nursing faculty preliminary evidence, (QI) stand-alone course instruction is beneficial in preparing nurse leaders in QI Science. A literature review yielded there is ... -
How Latino Community Leaders Talk About Death, Dying, and Cancer
Hoffman , Sarah (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Advanced cancer is the leading cause of death among Latino people in the U.S., but it has been shown that early integration of end-of-life (EOL) care can improve health outcomes and patient comfort measures. In order to ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SENSORY MODULATION ROOM ON AN ACUTE CARE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT: SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
Jones, Christy G (East Carolina University, 2022-12-14)Formerly, there has been a finite amount of research regarding adjunctive methods to de-escalate violent or aggressive behavior in psychiatric facilities. Health care providers had limited evidence-based interventions to ... -
Improving Cultural Competence via a Virtual Clinic for Service Providers in Rural Eastern North Carolina
Powers, Savannah E (East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)The Latino population in the United States of America is the nation’s largest ethnic minority, and is steadily increasing in size and diversity. The Southeastern region leads the US in Latino population growth (Pew Research ... -
Improving Mental Health Literacy in Middle School Teachers Through Emotional Poverty© Training: Signature Honors Project
Sharabi, Lihi (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Background: A community-engaged research project with a public middle school in Wilson, North Carolina has been ongoing since 2018. The project, supported by the Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy (EOSA), was established ... -
Indigenous Ways of Explaining Health and Illness
Davis, Morgan (East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to examine indigenous ways of explaining health and illness from the perspectives of Mayans in one rural village in Guatemala. A bilingual research team conducted ... -
Introduction of Gender Affirming Care to the APRN Curriculum
Hebert, Carly Marie (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)The Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) curriculum is the source of a nationwide issue regarding its severe lack of education on gender affirming care. This research will be performed on those who are pursuing a ... -
La Buena Muerte: An ethnographic exploratory case study of rezadoras in Guatemala
Dominado, Graziella Delariarte (East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)Although early access to palliative care has been shown to improve quality of life and health outcomes at end of life (EOL), disparities persist in access to palliative care for Latinos. In one study, as few as 2% of Latinos ... -
Leadership Development in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Byrd, Trey E (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of an active learning approach to leadership development in senior nursing students. Nursing students need leadership development to become better prepared for their role ... -
Loneliness in the Older Adult Population
Wilson, Avery C. (East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Abstract Background: The older adult population is currently facing hardships with increasing rates of loneliness and social isolation. COVID-19 is a large factor in these increasing rates, due to the fact nursing homes, ... -
Managing Pediatric Chronic Illness in the School Setting in Eastern North Carolina
Byrum, Mallory Watson (East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Chronic pediatric health conditions include “long-term physical, emotional, behavioral, mental, and developmental disorders that affect a child’s functional state and require prescription medications and medical or educational ... -
Men in Nursing Academia: Recruitment and Retention Factors
Reid, Ashley (East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Currently there is a shortage of males holding faculty positions in schools of nursing. Minimal research has been conducted to address the shortage of male faculty. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related ... -
Mentoring in Nursing Education: An Integrative Literature Review
McKinney, Katelyn (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Background: The nursing shortage is partly the result of the scarcity of nurse educators. To provide patients with competent, confident nurses that received quality education, having an adequate team of nurse educators is ...