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Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner Role Development and Proposal
(2013-06-11)
Heart failure (HF) is a debilitating chronic condition affecting millions of individuals and resulting in an overwhelming clinical and financial burden for Americans. The complexity of this chronic condition combined with ...
An Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Model of Care for Stroke Patients
(2013-06-05)
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite advances in research and technology there continues to be fragmentation of stroke care. The author proposed ...
Preventing Progression of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome for Patients Post-Deep Vein Thrombosis
(2013-06-05)
Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a chronic condition that develops in 20-50% of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients. Its burden includes increased costs, decreased quality of life, and decreased personal productivity. ...
Application of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Genetic Testing Guidelines for Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer Syndrome in Primary Care
(2013-06-10)
Purpose: The purpose of this practice improvement project was to evaluate a primary care clinic’s implementation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s (NCCN) genetic testing guideline for hereditary breast and/or ...
Development of a Preceptor Program for Staff Nurses in an Emergency Department: A Collaborative Hospital-based Quality Improvement Project
(2013-06-11)
Background: Preceptors are expected to foster a successful “transition to practice” for novice nurses and new hires. Preceptor education has been shown to increase retention of novice nurses. The goal of the project was ...
Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Vitamins D2 and D3 in Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
(2013-06-11)
Background and Objectives: Recent understanding of extrarenal production of calcitriol has lead to the exploration of calciferol treatment in dialysis patients. This paper reports the pharmacokinetics of 25-hydroxyvitamin ...
Music as a Patient Centered Care Strategy: A Quality Improvement Project
(2013-06-11)
Context: Music in the health care environment can ease people’s minds and serve as a positive diversion.(1) Carefully selected music brings balance, unity and harmony to the soul.(2) Implementing music across the health ...
Parental Interaction in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
(2013-06-05)
Parent-infant bonding may be disrupted by premature delivery and complicated by a hospital stay and medical equipment. There are a large number of studies that show early neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) interventions ...
Diabetic Foot Care in the Primary Care Setting
(2013-06-05)
Problem: Diabetes is becoming an epidemic with increasing numbers of patients diagnosed each year. Deshpande, Harris-Hayes, and Schootman (2008) clarify that diabetes is a chronic metabolic condition that has a trend of ...
A Comparison of the Rate of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in a NICU Pre- and Post-Implementation of Sterile Tubing Change
(2013-06-05)
Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) are health care associated infections (HAI) that are serious but preventable adverse events. Implementation of care bundles, quality improvement projects, and ...