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Facilitating Breastfeeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Identifying Barriers
(2016-06)
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 ...
Effect of a Health Coach on A1c Levels
(2016-06-21)
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 ...
Enhancing the development of lung transplant patient education written materials
(2016-06-21)
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 ...
Spraying Away Pain: A Quality Improvement Project
(2016-06-21)
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 ...
Effects of Telephone Follow-Up Calls on Patient and Nurse Satisfaction in the Emergency Department
(2016-06-21)
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, ...
Patient Centered Medical Homes and Their Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
(2016-06-21)
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: ...
Examination of Violence Against Emergency Department Nurses: Identifying Risks
(2016-06-21)
Objective: The objective of this project was an examination of perceptions, risks, and experiences of workplace violence committed against nurses working in two high-volume, academic emergency departments located in the ...
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Health Provider Student’s Knowledge, Opinion, and Barriers to Recommendation of Treatment
(2016-06-21)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease that effects 79 million individuals. HPV commonly leads to cervical cancer as well as other anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. HPV vaccination implemented ...
Palliative Care with Heart Failure Management: Identification of Barriers
(2016-06-21)
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 ...
Evaluation of a Discharge Tool to Improve Provider Communication and Readmission Rates in Adult Heart Failure Patients.
(2016-06-21)
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 ...