Browsing Honors College by Author "Nursing"
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Miscarriages during the pandemic: Relationships between social determinants of health and patient experience
Whaley, Anna Simone (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Title: Pandemic miscarriages: Social determinants of health and patient experiences Background/Purpose: Miscarriage is considered the most common complication of pregnancy in the US, with 750,000-1,000,000 cases ... -
NEW GRADUATE NURSES EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATING WITH RESIDENT PHYSICIANS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Evans, Shannon M (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Miscommunication between nurses and physicians is a contributor to a staggering number of sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission but remains a poorly understood dynamic in healthcare. A previous study completed ... -
Nurses’ Use of Chiropractic for Relief of Back and Neck Pain
Vellan, Regan Taylor (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Purpose Because of the physical demands of the profession, nurses often experience back and neck pain. Chronic pain can affect productivity at work and push nurses to seek less taxing positions. With an increased demand ... -
Nursing Students’ Perceptions of the Impact of Faculty’s Caring Behaviors on Their Intent to Graduate: A Literature Review
Henderson, Dalton Chase (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Objectives: To examine the current studies about the impacts of faculty caring on nursing students’ intent to graduate and provide recommendations. The nursing profession continues to face nursing shortages. One of the ... -
Objective Measurement of Physical Activity Over Time in Older Adults with Heart Failure
Taylor, Catherine Lee (East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)Older adults with heart failure are at a greater risk for mortality, hospitalizations, and poorer health when their physical function and movement is limited. However, little objective data is available identifying functional ... -
PAIN SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND PROVIDERS IN THE DIABETIC AMPUTEE: A LIVED EXPERIENCE
Paul, Joanna (East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Chronic pain after lower extremity amputation surgery has been reported in up to 80% of patients. Amputations, which are among the most debilitating chronic complication of diabetes have a variety of consequences including ... -
Palliative Care Providers and Administrators' Perspectives on Integration of Community-Based Palliative Care & Policy Regarding the Social Determinants of Health
Blalock, Savannah G (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)The purpose of this qualitative study is to describe the perspectives of palliative care providers and administrators regarding barriers to providing community-based palliative care. Thirteen participants were interviewed ... -
Participant's Experience with Biofeedback: A Phenomenological Study
Perez, Regent Champion (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)This research was used to identify participants’ perceptions towards biofeedback on their physical health prior to, during, and after biofeedback participation. Understanding the ability of biofeedback to treat HTN is very ... -
Patient Experience on Canvas
Rain, Anna (East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Having a better understanding of the emotions that African Americans go through on their lung cancer journey is necessary to be able to provide holistic care. Cultural sensitivity and understanding are key concepts woven ... -
Perceived Relationship Experiences Among Adolescents and Young Adult Women: Reproductive Coercion Pilot Study
Bonen-Clark, Rebecca Clare (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Background: Reproductive coercion (RC) involves behavior that interferes with the individual’s unique ability to make decisions regarding reproductive health. It is intended to maintain power and control in a relationship ... -
PERSPECTIVES OF PAIN, SPIRITUALITY, AND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AMONG LATINO ADULTS WITH CANCER
Latino, Kylie E (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and experience inequality in their receipt of palliative care resources and services. This descriptive study examines the connection between pain, spirituality, ... -
Physical Health Outcomes of Bereaved Parents
Murphy, Savannah (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify bereaved parents’ long-term physical health outcomes, including sleep, and changes in health risk behaviors, such as smoking and drinking alcohol. Background and ... -
Post-Sepsis Syndrome: A Case Study
West, Summer Louise (East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)Post-Sepsis Syndrome (PSS) is comprised of the physical and psychological manifestations affecting sepsis survivors. Sepsis is difficult to diagnose and there are no universal treatment guidelines. A qualitative exploratory ... -
Preferred Self-Care Behaviors of Participants Who Have Completed a Caring Science Online Course
McGinnis, Erin (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)In this study, participant narratives within a Caring Science, Mindful Practice Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) were analyzed to determine preferred self-care activities in and outside of work, and the degree to which ... -
Prevalence of Heart Disease and Diabetes in Individuals with Lung Cancer
Schunk, Kendall (East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Background/Purpose: In the United States, the leading causes of death are Lung Cancer (LC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). These diseases share many of the same risk factors as Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2). Both CVD ... -
PTSD and Opioid Use: Challenges Facing Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Mundt, Laura Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The Opioid Crisis is a national problem caused in large part by the high rate of prescribing or misuse of prescription pain medications. Health care providers are prescribing opioids at high rates to wounded veterans to ... -
Reaching Latino Farmworkers with On-Site Screening for Diabetes and Hypertension
Foster, Brianna (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Background: In the U.S., 29% of Latinos aged 20 or older are diagnosed with hypertension and 12.1% aged 18 or older have diabetes. This increases their risk for other acute and chronic diseases, but their limited healthcare ... -
REPRODUCTIVE COERCION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Pridgen, Madalyn (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The purpose of this honors project is to provide a systematic review of reproductive coercion research published through 2021. A search will be done using PubMed, Scopus and Proquest Search. The results will then be imported ... -
School Connectedness and Help-Seeking Attitudes in the Middle School Population: Gender Differences
Taylor, Ellison (East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)The rate of suicide among youth ages 10-14 nearly tripled between 2007 and 2017 and is now the second leading cause of death for this population. School connectedness, defined as the belief by students that school staff ... -
School Nursing Practice of School-aged Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Integrative Literature Review
Walker, Stewart Eugene (East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)School nurses are ideally situated to serve as a primary resource for students who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and provide trauma informed care to minimize their long-term effects. For this reason, ...