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Increasing Oncologist Notifications of Patient Admissions: A Quality Improvement Project
(2020-12-12)
There is little research regarding improving and closing communication gaps between hospitalists and a patient’s primary oncologist. Oncology patients frequently develop long-standing relationships with their oncologists ...
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Management in an Adult Population with Schizophrenia: A Quality Improvement Project
(2020-05-17)
Background: Individuals with schizophrenia are at higher risk of experiencing significant co-occurring medical conditions including cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome, which highlights a priority for strategies ...
Implementation of a Sedation Scale and Its Effect on Sedation Administration in the NICU
(2020-12-12)
Purpose: To evaluate the effect on benzodiazepine and dexmedetomidine administration in mechanically ventilated neonates after the implementation of the sedation subscale of the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale ...
Distress Screening of Hematology Patients in a Hospital-Based Outpatient Setting and the Implications for Clinical Practice: A Quality Improvement Project
(2020-05-16)
Background: Cancer-related distress is a complex psychosocial phenomenon that often has negative consequences. Increased distress in cancer patients has been associated with longer hospital stays, poorer treatment compliance, ...
Implementation of Standard Infection Prevention Practices in an Acute Dialysis Unit
(2020-05-15)
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to decrease the risk for patient infections in an acute dialysis unit.|Background: Hemodialysis is the most utilized treatment option for end-stage renal disease ...
Screening and Referral for Prediabetes in a Family Practice Clinic
(2020-05-15)
The purpose of this project was to implement a screening process for prediabetes (PD) in a family practice clinic and assess provider barriers to screening as well as patient preferences for participation in diabetes ...
Addressing Diabetic Foot Ulcerations in a Primary Care Clinic
(2020-05-16)
Purpose: The overarching purpose of this quality improvement project was to improve patient outcomes specific to diabetes foot care by implementing a diabetes foot care protocol.|Background: Although diabetic foot complications ...
Increasing Annual Influenza Vaccine Rates in Adults through an Email Reminder: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project
(2020-05-16)
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to increase adult influenza vaccination rates.|Background: Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection. General symptoms of viral respiratory ...
Implementation of Physiologic Alarm Parameters to Decrease the Incidence of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
(2020-05-16)
Objective: To assess if implementation of adjusted physiologic alarm parameters are associated with a reduction in delirium in critically ill patients.|Methods: Pre-and post-intervention design evaluated frequency of alarms ...
Antibiotic Prescribing in a Rural Primary Care Clinic: Antibiotic Stewardship
(2020-05-16)
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in rural primary care clinics can cause adverse effects leading to poor patient outcomes (Talkington, Hyun, Zetts, & Kothari, 2016). These unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions contribute ...