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 o[...]

Title: Improving the transfer process from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) to the emergency department (ED): Adding a communication hand-off toolByMelissa V. Williams [...]

The Institute of Medicine’s report "To Err is Human" remains relevant two decades later: medical error is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and 40% o[...]

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 [...]

Title- Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Unintentional Perioperative Hypothermia in PACUCandidate: Michelle Johnson MSN, RNProgram: Doctor of Nursing Practi[...]

Millions of adverse events occur around the world each year leading to increased hospital length of stay, increased mortality, and decreased quality of life. Several adve[...]

Guidelines recommend prescribing four classifications of medications for individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Individuals on guideline d[...]

Objective: The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in an adult cardiology practice in a large metropolitan city, provide hospital follow-up care to post-myocardial infarct[...]

Introduction: Postoperative delirium is a common cognitive complication characterized by an abrupt disturbance in brain function after surgery. It occurs in 15 to 25% of [...]