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Improving Emergency Department Length of Stay by Reducing Laboratory Turnaround Times
(2021-07-19)The purpose of this quality improvement project was to improve lab turnaround times to decrease Emergency Department (ED) length of stay. The project participants included registered nurses (RN) and medical doctors ... -
Improving Staff Education and Application of Knowledge Regarding COVID-19 Transmission Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities in North Carolina: A Collaborative Effort
(2021-07-29)Long-term care facilities (LTCF) residents and staff were disproportionately affected by the COVD-19 pandemic. This DNP project was a quality improvement undertaking that sought to increase the strike team's proficiency ... -
Increasing the Compliance of Using the CAUTI Maintenance Bundle
(2021-04-19)Healthcare-associated infections have been seen as a patient safety issue that can be prevented. Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are known to be the fourth most common healthcare-associated infection ... -
Improving Quality and Efficiency of Postpartum Hospital Patient Education Delivery
(2021-07-27)The impact of the coronavirus-19 pandemic is forcing hospitals around the world to organize care differently than before. In March of 2020, the target organization’s Birthing Center was faced with the dilemma of closing ... -
Improving COVID-19 Transmission Rates in Long Term Care Facilities
(2021-07-26)Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at increased risk for outbreaks of COVID-19. Infection control measures have been an issue for LTCFs before the pandemic. The DNP project aimed to provide education to strike team ... -
Cystic Fibrosis Virtual Patient Advocacy
(2021-07-27)Cystic Fibrosis is a rare life-limiting genetic disorder that affects 30,000 people in the United States. The CF population has seen an increase in their life expectancy as new research, therapies and technology has ... -
Impact of a Nurse-Led Early Mobility Protocol in Postoperative General Surgery Older Adults on Medical-Surgical Units
(2021-07-16)The older population is rapidly growing due to increased longevity in the United States. With these changing demographics, the healthcare system must be prepared to provide quality care in respect to postoperative mobility ... -
Reducing Clinical Staff Burnout and Improving Clinical Staff Resilience in the Primary Care Setting
(2021-07-16)Healthcare staff in the United States are facing high rates of burnout due to the different stress that they face daily. Burnout can lead to a breakdown in staff well-being, have an adverse impact on patient care, and ... -
Large Vessel Occlusion Identification through Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation
(2021-07-27)Large vessel occlusions account for nearly half of all acute ischemic cerebrovascular accidents and have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Screening suspected stroke patients in the prehospital setting with the ... -
An Algorithm for Using Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Disease
(2021-07-26)Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that affects many African Americans globally. This disease is characterized by acute complications from chronic anemia, episodes of painful acute on chronic ... -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus- 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Long Term Care Facilities within the State of North Carolina
(2021-07-26)The data of infection and death rates of SARS-CoV-2 in Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities in the United States (U.S) and the State of North Carolina (N.C) demonstrate that residents in this community had a higher rate of ... -
An Orientation Experience: Introducing Newly Licensed Nurses to Ambulatory Care Settings
(2021-07-25)This project aimed to evaluate the impact of an orientation program on retention and clinical confidence of newly licensed nurses hired in ambulatory care settings. Twenty-three percent of newly licensed nurses leave ... -
Developing Practice Standards to Target Mental Health Disparities Among the Farming Population
(2021-07-25)Mental health is a rising concern among farmers in the United States. Situational stressors related to the nature of their work are often responsible for some of the mental health disparities that currently exist. ... -
Orientation for BSN-to-DNP Clinical Preceptors
(2021-07-25)To support preceptor retention and recruitment efforts, a college of nursing in North Carolina desired to implement a formal orientation for clinical preceptors within a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to Doctor of ... -
Social Determinants of Health
(2021-07-25)The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are non-medical factors that impact our health outcomes and play a significant role in a person's ability to get and stay healthy. Standardizing the screening for SDOH can help ... -
Effects of Leader Rounding on Staff Satisfaction
(2021-07-15)The literature review focuses on a manager's role in staff satisfaction through four common themes: visibility, communication, recognition, and support. As the themes improve, research validates that staff satisfaction ... -
A Novel Educational Intervention: Improving Abdominal Pressure Strategies during Colonoscopy
(2021-07-23)Gastroenterology (endoscopy) procedures continue to increase in volume as innovative therapeutic endoscopy procedures are performed to meet the increasing demand for minimally invasive procedures. During endoscopy procedures, ... -
Optimizing Patient Education on Orthotic Bracing
(2021-07-22)The partnering organization was a durable medical equipment company specializing in orthotic back bracing. The Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 forced the company to halt in-person delivery, thus eliminating in-person brace ... -
Increasing Medication Adherence in a Primary Care Practice
(2021-07-22)The focus of this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was to target medication adherence in a private, rural primary care office, designated as a Rural Health Clinic, in a Tier 1 county in central North Carolina. The project ... -
A Program for Nurse Managers: How to Improve Nurse Wellbeing
(2021-07-15)Burnout is a public health epidemic that threatens the wellbeing of nurses and can lead to depression and suicide. Healthcare leaders must address staff burnout as it increases nurse turnover, shortage of nurses, and poor ...