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Promoting Web-based Education on Healthcare careers
(2023-04-17)The Doctor of Nursing Practice project was formulated after the “Nurse Like Me” project began with middle and high school students to increase their interest in nursing. No website platform at ECU displayed healthcare ... -
Promoting Wellness using Motivational Interviewing in Pediatric Obesity
(2022-07-24)The prevalence of pediatric obesity continues to rise, and pediatric primary care providers are centrally placed as initial health care contacts to address prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. Yet, during routine ... -
Propofol Disposal in the Anesthesia Setting: Decreasing the Environmental Impact
(2023-11-27)Background: Propofol is a non-barbiturate sedative trained anesthesia providers use to induce and maintain anesthesia and sedation (Sahinovic et al., 2018). Wasting propofol in pharmaceutical disposal containers will lessen ... -
Proposed regulatory role of noncatalytic Adams in ectodomain shedding
(East Carolina University, 2015)Members of the ADAM (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease) protein family uniquely exhibit both proteolytic and adhesive properties. Specifically, ADAMs catalyze the conversion of cell-surface proteins to soluble, biologically ... -
Prospective Study Examining Clinical Outcomes Associated with a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System and Barker’s Vacuum Packing Technique
(2013-05)Background The open abdomen has become a common procedure in the management of complex abdominal problems and has improved patient survival. The method of temporary abdominal closure (TAC) may play a role in patient ... -
Protein helps us retain muscle mass as we age
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A Protocol for the Prevention of Central Line Occlusion and Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Home Health
(2017-04-22)Problem Statement: Central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) is a significant healthcare acquired infection that is usually caused by inappropriate maintenance of central lines and leads to increased health ... -
A Provider Educational Program Promoting Testicular Cancer Awareness
(2017-11-15)Abstract Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy in males aged 15 to 40. It is estimated that only 3% of men perform Testicular Self-Exam (TSE) and they have little awareness of this disease and how it is ... -
Provider Perceptions of Patient Centered Care within an Urgent Care System
(2015-07-22)Patient Centered Care (PCC) is a salient factor in enhancing provider-patient communication, quality of care, the patient care experience and patient adherence. Inclusion of the psychosocial elements of care can positively ... -
Provider Prompting to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
(2019-12-04)Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for average risk adults aged 50 to 75 years. Healthy People 2020 objectives include reducing new cancer cases and the illness, disability, and deaths secondary to cancer. ... -
A Provider’s Guide to Weight Loss through Motivational Interviewing
(2017-10-31)Abstract Obesity is an epidemic in the United States affecting millions of adults with many considered overweight or obese. An evidence-based quality improvement project was conducted in a primary care office with 33 ... -
Providing Access to Child Passenger Restraint Information: Is there a Role for Elementary Schools and Daycare Facilities?
(2015)The correct and appropriate use of a child passenger restraint system can increase the likelihood of a child surviving a motor vehicle crash and avoiding serious injury. Despite the benefits of the use of child passenger ... -
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa devB/SOL Homolog, pgl, Is a Member of the hex Regulon and Encodes 6-Phosphogluconolactonase
(East Carolina University, 2000-07)A cyclic version of the Entner-Doudoroff pathway is used by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to metabolize carbohydrates. Genes encoding the enzymes that catabolize intracellular glucose to pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate ... -
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PqsA Is an Anthranilate-Coenzyme A Ligase
(East Carolina University, 2008-02)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen which relies on several intercellular signaling systems for optimum population density-dependent regulation of virulence genes. The Pseudomonas quinolone signal ...