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Title
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Advance Care Planning: A Nursing Educational Intervention
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Author
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Pointer, Shannon
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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It is so rewarding to help someone to achieve their desires for their health care. The feeling of helping to empower others to know the choices that they have available to them while they can make those choices is profound. It is also gratifying t...
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Breaking Down Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
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Author
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Poillucci, Victoria
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Communication, Medical sciences, Oncology
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Description
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Opportunities to discuss options for care when faced with a life limiting disease is the right of all patients. Yet, healthcare provider feelings of awkwardness, fear of diminishing hope, and fear of failing to cure can result in missed opportunit...
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Developing Confidence and Knowledge in Nurses Managing Post-Catheterization Patients
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Author
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Patterson, Whitney
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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Increase in volume and acuity of patients following Chest Pain Center Percutaneous Intervention (PCI) accreditation at a hospital in the foothills of North Carolina, led to various needs identified. One identified need was standard care training f...
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Developing a Palliative Care Screening Process in the Intensive Care Unit
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Author
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Barker, Sarah
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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Background: Goals of care in the intensive care setting often involve futile approaches for those suffering with serious chronic illness. Among the number of chronically ill patients who die in intensive care, only a minority receive palliative ca...
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Title
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EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
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Author
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Banks, Philwyna
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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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...
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Title
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Effects of E-Cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care
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Author
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Carriker, Amy
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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ABSTRACT AMY E. CARRIKER. Effects of E-Cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care. (Under the direction of DR. TONYA ANDERSON) Approximately one in five high school student and 1 in 20 middle school students currently use ...
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Evaluating the Effects of a Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Workshop on Participants' Attitudes and Collaborative Practice Behaviors.
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Author
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Magennis, Laura
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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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,...
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Title
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Evaluation of health literacy as a predictor of the need for additional medical care
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Author
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Carlton, Cameron
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing, Medical sciences, Public health--Study and teaching
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Description
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Background In the current healthcare environment, health care providers do not always have the time needed to identify patients that have challenges understanding health related information. In order to improve health outcomes, it is imperative th...
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Evidence- Based Critical Care Education for Oncology Nurses
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Author
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Leake, Jennifer
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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Introduction: Advances in the medical care for oncology patients has heightened the complexity of this patient population leading to an increased need for lifesaving, critical care. Oncology nurses provide specialized nursing care; however, when p...
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High-Risk Medication Use: The Dilemma in the Older Adult
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Author
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Freeland, Julie
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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JULIE FREELAND. High-Risk Medication Use: The Dilemma in the Older Adult Population. (Under the direction of DR. MEREDITH TROUTMAN-JORDAN) Introduction: The use of high-risk medications in the older adult population is an issue currently gaining a...
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IMPACT OF DELIRIUM EDUCATION ON A POST-SURGICAL UNIT
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Author
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BYRNES, TRU
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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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...
