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Quality improvement project to increase referrals to palliative care for heart failure patients
Rationale/Background: Palliative care (PC) services include symptom management with advanced care planning (ACP) and establishment of goals of care (GOC) for patients with serious conditions, such as heart failure (HF). ... -
A quality improvement project: Evaluation of teach-back training on medication adherence in hypertensive older veterans
Hypertension remains one of the most common yet uncontrolled chronic diseases among older adults. Medication adherence is a vital part in managing uncontrolled hypertension. The purpose of this QI project was to evaluate ... -
A quality improvement project: Job satisfaction of nurses in home health care
(2016-10-18)Purpose: The purpose of the quality improvement project was to explore if a formal preceptorship orientation program would minimize the low job satisfaction rate of registered nurses at a home health agency. Design: The ... -
Quality improvement through improved documentation
(2017-12-05)Purpose: To optimize practice standards in accordance to regulatory requirements the organizational policy for Emergency Department (ED) documentation was created. The Quality Improvement (QI) project focused on application ... -
Quality improvement: Improving type 2 diabetes self-management and A1C levels in older adult veterans using an automated message system
Background: Diabetes mellitus is prevalent among the US population; particularly type 2 diabetes. As the population ages, the number of adults 65 years of age or older with diabetes is increasing. Diabetes is also common ... -
Quality in Qualitative Research
(2017-12-07)This presentation outlines how rigor can be ascertained in the conduct of a qualitative research. It first gives an overview of the nature of qualitative inquiry then tackles the varying meaning and methods of appreciating ... -
Quality indicators for geriatric nursing in acute care settings
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Patients age 65 and older account for over 50% of all hospital admissions in Japan. Long-term care insurance was enacted in 2000, and quality ... -
Quality of care at primary healthcare facilities: Perceptions of tuberculosis and HIV co-infected patients
(2017-07-26)Providing quality health services is of utmost importance in improving South Africa’s poor health outcomes in addition to restoring patient and staff confidence in the healthcare system. Therefore, understanding how ... -
Quality of care for cancer patients
Research has shown that patients treatment plans depend on open and honest communication from their providers regarding their health care. Providers felt that it is important to have early end of life discussions with ... -
Quality of care for intimate partner violence in South African primary care: Qualitative study
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Purpose: To explore the current quality of care for intimate partner violence (IPV) in South African public sector primary care facilities of the Western Cape. Methods: ... -
The quality of care in residential care facilities for the elderly
This dissertation research examines Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), often referred to as Assisted Living (AL), by considering policy and regulation, state licensing and monitoring systems and concerns ... -
Quality of care strategies and subsequent improvement of kangaroo care incidence rates in premature infants
Kangaroo care (KC)'s benefits to infant and parent have long been studied and proven. However, KC incidence rates remain low in the neonatal ICU (NICU) at Kentucky Children's Hospital. This study strives to address barriers ... -
Quality of life among children with physical disabilities
A triangulated descriptive research design was used to examine the relationships between quality of life (QOL), health status and physical disability among children between the ages of 8 and 15. A non-random sample (N = ... -
Quality of life and adolescents with hemophilia
A literature search was conducted using CINAHL and EBSCO databases using the keywords "blood disorders and adolescents". The search yielded 1600 articles. Refinement of the search occurred using keywords "hemophilia and ... -
Quality of Life and Artistic Expression in College Students: Creation of Measurement Tool
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: QUALITY OF LIFE AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS: CREATION OF MEASUREMENT TOOL Introduction: initiative and artistic creativity of ... -
Quality of life in adolescents and very young adults with cancer: State of the science
(2016-07-13)The current literature review discusses the dimensions of QOL and its influencing factors in adolescents and very young adults diagnosed with cancer using Ferrans and colleagues' (2005) Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) ... -
Quality of life in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The Quality of life is currently a major topic discussed in our society. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been developing a unifying and transcultural definition ... -
Quality of life in patients with neuromyelitis optica
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is a rare CNS autoimmune disease, resulting in lesions throughout the optic nerves and spinal cord. NMOSD causes profound disability and severe central neuropathic pain. This study ... -
Quality of life in patients with peritoneal dyalisis continuous ambulatory
(2017-10-25)The presentation will be in poster and will provide handouts about the topic. The information will be clear and punctual. It can be questions and will answers and will provide examples. -
Quality of life in veterans with heart failure
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this study focused on the predictive effects of proximity to health care, general health perception, and knowledge of HF on health-related quality of ...