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Implementing a Caregiver Strain Protocol Within a Low-Income Primary Care Clinic System: Assessing Provider Perception
(2019-05-18)
There are approximately 43.5 million informal caregivers (CG) in the United States, accounting for 70-80% of community healthcare (Adelman et al, 2014; McGhan & Mccaughey, 2017). CGs frequently neglect their own health and ...
Recruitment of Participants for a Suboxone Treatment Program in a Primary Care Setting
(2021-05-14)
Opioid and other substance use disorders have risen in prevalence to approximately 38% of the adult population in the U.S. along with contributing to thousands of deaths in adults varying in age from 26-64 years (Centers ...
Implementing a Mental Health Toolkit in a Free Clinic
(2021-05-14)
Mental illness is prevalent in the US, yet is underdiagnosed and undertreated and associated with morbidity, mortality, and economic burden (NIMH, 2019b; NIMH, 2017; NAMI, 2019; Winerman, 2017). Primary care providers are ...
Implementation of a Screening Procedure for Prediabetes in Primary Care
(2017-05-13)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to implement a screening process within the primary care setting to promote early identification of prediabetes. The aim of this study is to implement a screening process utilized ...
An Electronic Medical Record Tool for Prediabetes Screening: Educational Program for Primary Care Healthcare Professionals
(2017-05-13)
Background: Electronic medical records (EMRs) are one example of technology that enhance healthcare due to efficacy and quality of data. Incorporation of a screening tool into the EMR can be used for assessment ...
Advance Care Planning in Primary Care
(2021-04-28)
Family practice is a setting that focuses on caring for each patient throughout their lifespan. Advance care planning (ACP) is the communication process and plan for people when they can no longer make health care decisions. ...
The 5As Model: Evaluation of Obesity Management in Primary Care
(2018-04-27)
Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to implement a new practice guideline and evaluate its utilization within a primary care setting in Arkansas. This was accomplished through the following aims: 1) implementing ...
Fever Phobia: Educating caregivers in the primary care setting
(2017-05-13)
Introduction: Historically febrile illnesses have their highest incidence in early childhood. Yet research has shown there is a profound misunderstanding among caregivers concerning fever in young children which can lead ...
Implementation of a Motivational Interviewing, in Primary Care, in the Treatment of Obesity, in Adults
(2020-05-16)
Adult obesity has been an issue for many years and only continues to rise with each passing year. Center for Disease Control (CDC), estimates that 93.3 million adults, in the United States alone, are obese (CDC, 2018). ...
A Quality Improvement Project: Early Identification of Prediabetes
(2018-05-12)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a deadly disease that can result in serious complications and even death. It is also a costly disease resulting in a significant impact on society as a whole. There are many nationally recognized ...