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Title: A 360° View of Psychiatric Boarding in the Emergency Department
Author: Veri, Shelby
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mental health
Description: This dissertation utilizes a three article approach to examine the current status of psychiatric boarding in the emergency department (ED). The number of ED visits for mental health concerns in the United States has been increasing for the past se...

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: ANESTHESIA CARE TEAM TYPE AND HOSPITAL CHARACTERISTICS: ARE INCREASED LEVELS OF SUPERVISION ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT ACUITIES AND OUTCOMES?
Author: Hewer, Ian
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Anesthesia care in the United States is provided by a number of different practice models, that could involve nurses, physician’s assistants, and physicians working in teams or alone. Much of the variation in care models evolved over time based on...

Title: Alcohol Use and Mental Health Issues In Fifth-Year College Students
Author: Zuber, Pilar
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of at-risk 5th-year students by assessing the relationships between heavy alcohol use and mental health issues, on academic performance in 5th-year students. This secondary analysis study used the...

Title: Assessing Convergence of Community Benefit Programs and Community Health Needs Among North Carolina's Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Author: Fos, Elmer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Health services administration
Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, formulate implementation strategies, and report yearly to the IRS and the public the progress of their work. Th...

Title: Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Sun Safety in Female Collegiate Athletes
Author: McGuffin, Katherine
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: BACKGROUND: Across the United States, there is a rising incidence of melanoma in the adolescent and young adult population. Collegiate athletes are at an increased risk of skin cancer due to prolonged, frequent exposure to ultra-violet radiation.O...

Title: Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
Author: Owolabi, Yakubu
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Health services administration
Description: Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...

Title: Assessment of Burnout With Implementation of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention in Palliative Care Clinicians
Author: Snyder, Rachel
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Background: While work in palliative and hospice care can be a rewarding experience in helping those suffering with complicated and terminal illnesses, it can also expose those involved to significant work stress, potentially leading to burnout. P...

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: Black MSM Oral Health Behaviors and Implications for HIV Risk
Author: Johnson, Darrin
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Social service
Description: The primary goal of this qualitative and quantitative mixed methods exploratory pilot study is to determine the oral health behaviors of Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The secondary goal of this mixed methods study is to determine if Black...

Title: Breaking Down Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
Author: Poillucci, Victoria
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Medical sciences, Oncology
Description: 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...

Title: CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION STRATEGIES AND THE EFFECTS OF DIABETES COMPLICATIONS ON POOR HEALTH
Author: Ekezue, Bola
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description: Objectives: This research assessed the effect of comorbid diabetes complications on short-term adverse outcomes: in-hospital mortality, postoperative stroke, postoperative renal failure and readmissions within 30 days of discharge after coronary a...

Title: CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
Author: Bridger, Colleen
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health education, Families--Study and teaching
Description: The sexual health of America's teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill-prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today's teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to ...

Title: Collegiate Recovery Programs: A Comparison of Historically Black Colleges and Predominantly White Institutions
Author: Appiah, Josephine
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Medical sciences
Description: Culturally diverse college students often have high rates of addictive disorders, yet tend to have lower rates of treatment participation and completion. Much of this is due to the lack of culturally relevant practices and treatment. Collegiate Re...

Title: Comparison of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) on Fall Reduction in Nursing Home Residents
Author: Waldrop, My Linh
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences
Description: Vitamin D has been proven to reduce fall rates by 15%-20% for nursing home residents. However, vitamin D is still not considered a standard for fall prevention due to vitamin D type and dosage not having been established in the literature. The pur...

Title: DEMOGRAPHICS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND HEALTH CARE BELIEFS OF PROHORMONE USERS
Author: Noone, Joshua
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Social sciences, Pharmacology
Description: Prohormones are a type of nutritional supplement similar to Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS). As AAS are illegal without a medical prescription prohormones are sometimes used as a legal alternative. It is thoughts that prohormones carry the same...

Title: DISPARITIES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EXPLORING CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS, USE AND QUALITY OF CARE
Author: Olorunsaiye, Comfort
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
Description: Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...

Title: Developing Confidence and Knowledge in Nurses Managing Post-Catheterization Patients
Author: Patterson, Whitney
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: 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...

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: EFFECT OF PROVIDERS' PROCEDURAL VOLUME COMPLEXITY ON IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS AND LENGTH OF STAY FOR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
Author: Kamble, Shital
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences
Description: Obesity and morbid obesity represent one of the major public health problems in the United States (U.S.) that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population. Gastric bypass (GB) is a complex operation, performed in a high-risk morbidly ...