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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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Comprehensive Health Assessment: Decreasing Preventive Care Gaps in Older Adults
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Author
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Wright, Georgetta
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing, Gerontology, Public health
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Description
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Less than 50% of adults aged 65 and older complete annual recommended preventive care. Preventive care is important since a major risk factor for cancer is aging. Colon cancer occurs in more than 70% of people aged 65 and older. The most common ca...
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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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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,...