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Title: EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
Author: Banks, Philwyna
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy worldwide and the most common hematologic malignancy affecting the African American population. Multiple factors contribute to these marked disparities in t...

Title: PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR PATIENTS WITH SELECT DISEASES USING SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION TO TOTAL HEALTHCARE COSTS
Author: Rozario, Nigel
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Economics, Pharmacy--Research
Description: Specialty medications are medications that require special manufacturing and distribution processes and usually for the treatment of rare diseases and conditions. As a result of the low volume of use and high overhead associated with manufacturing...

Title: IMPACT OF DELIRIUM EDUCATION ON A POST-SURGICAL UNIT
Author: BYRNES, TRU
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Background: Delirium is a common issue experienced by many geriatric patients. However, it is often under-recognized and misdiagnosed by nurses resulting in the delay of treatment. The literature indicates that staff education is vital in delirium...

Title: Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Unintentional Perioperative Hypothermia in PACU
Author: Johnson, Michelle
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Women's studies, Health education
Description: Title- Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Unintentional Perioperative Hypothermia in PACUCandidate: Michelle Johnson MSN, RNProgram: Doctor of Nursing PracticeSponsoring Chair: Dr. Katherine Shue McGuffinCommittee: Dr. Charlene Whitak...

Title: Linking Patients with Diabetes Self-Management Education in the Primary Care Setting
Author: Benton, Zeleka
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Diabetes self-management education (DSME) can change the life path of people with diabetes (PWD). Many PWD blood glucose levels exceed recommendations set by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). A PWD could benefit from convenient access to a ...

Title: Evaluating the Effects of a Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Workshop on Participants' Attitudes and Collaborative Practice Behaviors.
Author: Magennis, Laura
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Key organizations, such as the WHO, IHI, and NAH, encourage interprofessional education (IPE) in healthcare to promote collaborative care practices and improved patient outcomes (Gilbert, Yan, & Hoffman, 2010; Owen & Schmitt, 2013; Thistlethwaite,...

Title: Exploring HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Through Perspectives of African American MSM and Trans Women: Mixed Methods Approach
Author: Gibbs, Maricus
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Social sciences, Medical sciences, Sex
Description: African American men who have sex with men (MSM) and Trans Women have been considered the highest sexual risk group with new cases of HIV for over a decade. The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the motivators for higher HIV trans...

Title: Beliefs About Alcohol Among College Students in Fraternities: Effect of a Targeted Education Intervention
Author: Sheeler, Cory
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Alcohol use is a significant problem on college campuses. Greek men in college fraternities consume alcohol in higher quantities and with increased frequency, which can result in negative health outcomes. The purpose of this project was to determi...

Title: AN EVALUATION OF CLINICIAN KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-EFFICACY PRE/POST EDUCATION IN PERISTOMAL MANAGEMENT
Author: Saunders, Kimberly
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Education, Higher
Description: ABSTRACTKIMBERLY SAUNDERS. An evaluation of clinician knowledge and self-efficacy pre/post education in peristomal management. (Under the direction of DR. KATHLEEN JORDAN)PurposeThe primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of an edu...

Title: Responsible Opioid Stewardship: A Nurse Driven Preoperative Education Intervention
Author: DICKENS, DESHUNA
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: BACKGROUND: Opioid use following surgery is one factor that has contributed to the national epidemic of opioid abuse. This abuse has led to increased morbidity and mortality rates and a negative financial burden to the healthcare system. It is imp...

Title: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ASTHMA AND USE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Author: Hamedani, Abbas
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Health education, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description: ABSTRACTABBAS G. HAMEDANI. The Association Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asthma and use of additional services for their management in the national survey of children’s health (Under the direction of DR. YVETTE M. HUET)This study was conduc...

Title: Utilization of a Teaching Video to Improve Outcomes for Post MI and Stent Patients
Author: Winiger, Amy
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Amy Winiger ACNP-BC, AACC. Utilization of a Teaching Video to Improve Outcomes for Post MI and Stent Patients. (Under the direction of Dr. Katie Shue-McGuffin) The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (SHVI), ...

Title: Improving the Transfer Process from the Skilled Nursing Facility to the Emergency Department: Adding a Communication Hand-Off Tool
Author: Williams, Melissa
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Health education
Description: Title: Improving the transfer process from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) to the emergency department (ED): Adding a communication hand-off toolByMelissa V. Williams (Under the direction of faculty chair Dr. Kathleen Jordan)Program: Doctor of ...

Title: INTERPROFESSIONAL BEDSIDE ROUNDS TO IMPROVE PATIENT PERCEPTION OF HEALTHCARE TEAM COMMUNICATION
Author: Austin-Connolly, Star
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: To improve patient outcomes, there is an increased emphasis on patient-centeredness and effective communication among the patient and healthcare team. Patients complete the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) ...

Title: INTEGRATION OF PROPHYLAXIS PROTOCOL IN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN
Author: Dalton, Cynthia
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Queer studies
Description: ABSTRACTCynthia Denise Dalton. Integration of pre-exposure protocol in men who have sex with men. (Under the direction of DR. JUDY CORNELIUS).In the United States, men who have sex with men (MSM) remains the highest group infected with HIV. Truvad...