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Estrogen-dependent enhancement of NO production in the nucleus tractus solitarius contributes to ethanol-induced hypotension in conscious female rats
(East Carolina University, 2009-02)Background- Our previous pharmacological and cellular studies showed that peripheral (cardiac and vascular) NOS-derived NO is implicated in the estrogen-dependent hypotensive action of ethanol in female rats. The objective ... -
Evaluating an Evidence-Based Program that Addresses Childhood Obesity in a Middle School
(2015)Purpose: To evaluate the implementation of the 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! program in a rural Eastern North Carolina middle school. The objectives were to: 1) review descriptive and demographic data of select group of high risk ... -
Evaluating Depression Management for Elderly Clients in Home Health Care
(2015)Depression affects 350 million people worldwide and is considered the primary cause of disability internationally (World Health Organization, 2012). Depression often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated in all ages, but ... -
Evaluating Difficult Intravenous Access: A Program to Decrease Harm in Outpatient Oncology
(2022-07-25)Nurse’s play a critical role in the safe administration of intravenous (IV) anti-cancer therapy but are not always part of the interprofessional team in choosing the appropriate type of IV access. Venous evaluation and ... -
Evaluating Employee Motivation in Expanding Adult Primary Services: A Grant-Funded Project
(2024-04-09)Many parts of North Carolina are considered rural, especially in Eastern North Carolina. In these rural areas access to healthcare continues to be an ongoing concern. Employee motivation was evaluated as a local health ... -
Evaluating Heart Failure Knowledge
(2024-04-20)Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of Krames education on patients with heart failure who have been admitted to the hospital with a heart failure exacerbation. Design: Quantitative research Methods: Exclusion criteria ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of QR Code in Expansion of Reach Out and Read Carolinas' Initiative to Increase Health Literacy on Oral Health and Vaccinations
(2022-07-22)Poor health literacy, or HL, is crucial in predicting less optimal health outcomes. Low HL can negatively affect informed decision-making in important healthcare decisions. Therefore, parental health literacy is of ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the interactive Metronome in improving life satisfaction and reducing loss of attention in marines with mild traumatic brain injuries associated with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a pilot study of protocols
(East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate if the series of protocols using the Interactive Metronome® and TRX® Suspension Training developed for mild traumatic brain injury associated with post-traumatic stress ... -
Evaluating the Presence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Terminally Ill Patients
(2018-07-19)The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decisions that are consistent with their desires when they are no longer able to make their desires known. Discussing resuscitation ... -
Evaluating Type 1 Diabetes Management in an Elementary School Setting
(2015)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease that affects 208,000 youth and children in the United States (American Diabetes Association, [ADA], 2014). Managing the disease requires intermittent monitoring throughout the ... -
An Evaluation of Citation Counts, Search Results, and Frequency of Updates in DynaMed® and UpToDate®
(2010)This study examines two point-of-care products: DynaMed® and UpToDate®. These resources were evaluated based on four criteria: search result counts, search result answers, reference counts, and currency of updates. The ... -
Evaluation of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Assignment Scheduling on Student Well-being
(2024-04)Background: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student well-being is essential for workload manageability. There is limited literature that reviews DNP students' well-being and the implications for improving student well-being ... -
Evaluation of Fire Risks to Improve Safety in the Operating Room
(2018-07-12)Background: Patient safety is the cornerstone of high-quality health care, and has become an increasingly important public concern. Surgical fires are a preventable, never event. As with other low incidence but high impact ... -
An Evaluation of Referral and Follow-Up Care for Postpartum Home Visitation Recipients
(2015)A collaborative partnership was developed with a local Health Department, specifically the Postpartum Home Visitation (PPHV) program in the county and a senior nursing student at East Carolina University College of Nursing. ... -
Evaluation of Sleep Apnea and Chronic Pain Management
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Evaluation of the Sexual Health Education of Teenage Males in a Middle School in Rural North Carolina
(2015)Teenage pregnancy has serious consequences for the young couple including limited education, inadequate employment opportunities, and adverse health outcomes (Alford & Houser, 2011). North Carolina is consistently among ...