Heart failure (HF) is a chronic clinical syndrome that causes high rates of mortality, morbidity, and increased health care costs (Anderson, 2013). Heart failure patients frequently experience hospitalizations due to acute ...

Problem: Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of death in the United States and unfortunately there is no cure for the disease. A mainstay of therapy focuses on symptom management and quality of life, which involves ...

The evidence for the use of human milk as the gold standard in infant nutrition is well documented. The American Academy of Pediatrics,1 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Surgeon General,2 the ...

Immunization rates among health care personnel (HCP) have remained low despite advances in vaccine development with reported rates ranging from 27% to 72% for commonly recommended vaccines. Within the United States, HCP ...

Background and Purpose: The use of pharmacogenomic testing (PGT) can optimize medication therapy to each patient resulting in fewer adverse side effects and increased adherence. The purpose of this project was to evaluate ...

Purpose: The purpose of this Master of Science in Nursing quality improvement scholarly project is to perform a chart review of adult patients with type II diabetes in the primary care setting who utilized a health coach ...

PURPOSE: Explore the effectiveness of the patient-centered medical home (PCHM) in managing adult Diabetes Mellitus Type II using HbA1C, lipid levels, blood pressure and body mass index as parameters of care. | METHODS: ...

Written patient education materials can help improve self-efficacy and adherence to medical treatment before and after lung transplantation. Non-adherence to treatment regimens especially after transplant often results ...

This quality improvement project was completed to determine if the introduction of Gebauer’s Pain Ease® increased the number of intravenous (IV) catheterizations started with a local anesthetic. Additionally, patient ...

This article reports on the development and evaluation of a nurse-led telephone follow-up call program and its impact on both emergency department patient and nurse satisfaction. During the six week implementation phase, ...