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Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: A NORTH CAROLINA COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH P.W. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL(2025-04-24) Buchanan, Brooklyn E; Day, Jamie ACommunity schools foster an environment where teachers, parents, and students work together to strengthen student outcomes through community engagement. With the help of state-level funding, East Carolina University’s Rural Education Institute (REI) has partnered with Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public Schools (ECPPS) in rural Elizabeth City, North Carolina to implement the community school framework at P.W. Moore Elementary School. This study explores how the implementation of the community school framework influences family support for student learning. Findings from this study aim to provide insight into the role that community engagement plays in fostering an environment of academic success within rural educational settings.Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Cataract Surgery Cancellations(2025-07-23) Miranda Ann ZambelliObjective: This project was designed to reduce cataract surgery cancellations at the project site hospital, utilizing a preoperative (preop) tool for better patient education and communication when calling the patient on the phone before the scheduled surgery. Design: The preop call tool was designed to aid nursing staff in collecting a complete medication history through open-ended questioning and determining specific fasting instructions for each patient based on GLP-1 medication use. Participants: On chart review, 117 patients had a medication history that included GLP-1s. Of those patients, 113 patients were called; 94 patients were reached and educated using the preop tool. Results: During implementation of the preop call tool, four cataract surgeries were cancelled due to noncompliance with GLP-1 fasting guidelines, compared to eight cancellations in 2024. Conclusions: The goal of this project was to decrease cataract surgery cancellations by 50%. Project results were successful with a 62.5% decrease in surgery cancellations.Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Executive Summary: Decreasing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury in the Neuroscience Intermediate Unit(2025-07-11) Grace Eseohe OlatundeItem type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Delirium diagnosis in neurocritical care: A quality improvement initiative(2025-07-22) Miriam Camacho StokesItem type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Executive Summary: Enhancing Early Detection of Alpha-Gal Syndrome in Rural Primary Care(2025) Danielle Marie White