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Title: Analysis of wound irrigation devices
Author: Pawar, Amogh Madan
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Medicine
Description: In wound irrigation, the surface pressure at the wound is critical. Correct pressure ensures removal of bacteria and foreign debris without further tissue damage. Surface pressure measurements were performed for three irrigation devices, including...

Title: Anesthesia providers’ perceived distractions in the operating room during induction at a large urban hospital
Author: Hillman, Elisa
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Surgery
Description: Induction of anesthesia is a critical part of the anesthesia process where the anesthesia provider begins putting the patient to sleep and secures the airway. The purpose of this group project is to investigate anesthesia providers’ opinions on th...

Title: Development Of An Intraoperative Cognitive Aid To Guide Neostigmine Use For Pharmacologic Reversal Of Neuromuscular Blockade.
Author: Cornette, Laura
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine
Description: Insufficient recovery from non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents results in impaired pulmonary and upper airway mechanics and increases patients’ risk of experiencing adverse respiratory events postoperatively (Kheterpal et al., 2020; Rud...

Title: Improving Provider Utilization of Medication Adherence Screening Tools in Adults with Hypertension in Primary Care
Author: Colleton-Livingston, kia
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Gerontology
Description: Background In the United States according to Centers for Disease Control (2019), nearly half of adults, 108 million (45%) have hypertension defined as having a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 80. T...

Title: JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Author: Speer, Mary
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Medicine, Health education, Ethics
Description: ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...

Title: Mining for Knowledge to Build Decision Support System for Diagnosis and Treatment of Tinnitus
Author: Thompson, Pamela
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Medicine, Information science
Description: Tinnitus problems affect a significant portion of the population and are difficult to treat. Treatment processes are plentiful, yet not completely understood. In this dissertation, we present a knowledge discovery approach which can be used to bui...

Title: Physician Implementation of Gender-Affirmative Care Recommendations: Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Author: McComas, Megan
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Medical sciences, Medicine
Description: Compared to their cisgender counterparts, transgender, and gender diverse youth (TGDY) disproportionately experience an increased risk for poor patient safety and healthcare disparities. TGDY report poorer mental and physical health and lower rate...

Title: Preoperative Education and The Reduction of Parental Anxiety
Author: Bernardo, Sherry
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Health services administration
Description: Background: One of the most frequently reported emotions in children in the setting of surgery or a medical procedure is anxiety. Currently, many interventions are used to assist with the perioperative reduction in anxiety for both parent and chil...

Title: Preventing 30-Day Rehospitalization Among Elderly Patients Through A Collaborative Transition of Care Program Between Acute and Primary Care
Author: Wingate, Katie
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Gerontology
Description: There is a disconnect between acute and primary care when transitioning elderly patients from the hospital to the community, often leading to insufficient primary care follow-up and increased rehospitalization. The purpose of this pilot study was ...

Title: Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds and Communication on a Geographic Medical Unit: A Pilot Study
Author: Wahab, Holly
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Communication, Medicine
Description: ABSTRACTIntroductionEffective, concise, and consistent communication is essential for safe, quality patient care. However, traditional models of physician rounding can result in gaps and delays in communication between team members involved in the...

Title: USING BIOINFORMATICS TO ANALYZE THE ROLE OF MICROBIAL TAXA IN COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS
Author: Sanapareddy, Nina
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Medicine, Bioinformatics, Information technology
Description: Microbes are abundant on earth and play a crucial role in the environment they inhabit. Before the dawn of metagenomics, the study of the effect of microorganisms on their environment was limited due to use of low throughput techniques that could ...

Title: Utilizing a multi-faceted approach to improve 6-hour bundle compliance of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
Author: Gabbard, Erika
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine
Description: Purpose: The purpose of this DNP Scholarly Project was to evaluate the impact of Virtual Critical Care (VCC) and Sepsis Program Coordinators on 6 hour bundle compliance (divided into 3 time frames: first 3 hour, second 3 hour, and total 6 hour) fo...