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Improving end of life care: Symptom assessment and education for informal hospice caregivers (a quality improvement project)
Nature and scope of the project: In the setting of COVID-19, more individuals experience the dying process in their home rather than at hospice facilities. Currently, there are limited resources to help informal caregivers ... -
Improving exclusive breastfeeding by changing hospital practices
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction/Background: Hospital practices interfere with successful breastfeeding in the hospital setting. The Baby Friendly ten steps to ... -
Improving family centered care in the NICU
(2017-01-10)The purpose of the project was aimed to improve bonding between parents and their preterm babies through early and continuing communication between mothers and babies, keeping parents informed about their child’s ... -
Improving global health outcomes for teenage pregnancy prevention: Intervention programs in the United States, Canada, China and the Philippines
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: The number of teen births remains high. Teenage birth rates are higher in the United States than in Canada and China (Bielski, 2013; McKay, 2012). Teen pregnancy rates ... -
Improving glycemic control for post-operative cardiac surgery patients: An NP-led project
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background and Significance: In-patient diabetes care consumes half of the $174 billion total expenditures for diabetes in the United States. ... -
Improving glycemic control among incarcerated men: A health promotion model
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015: Statement of Problem: In California's state prison system, diabetic inmates are fed the same diet as the rest of the prison population, and many have poor blood glucose ... -
Improving hand hygiene compliance using evidence-based practice
(2017-10-20)Hand hygiene compliance can be improved by using evidence-based practices such as found in the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare's Targeted Solutions Tool. These include identifying barriers, using direct ... -
Improving HCAHPS in a challenging patient population: Trauma and burns
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Introduction: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a metric that represents the patient's perception of quality care received. Data ... -
Improving health and achieving optimal outcomes for veterans with insomnia and sleep disturbances
Insomnia is associated with depression, suicidal thoughts and chronic conditions. Unique cultural contexts of insomnia in Veterans -- particularly those with a history of TBI or PTSD are discussed. Veteran's perception of ... -
Improving health and wellness for persons with chronic and disabling conditions: Evidence for practice
(2017-07-28)This presentation will summarize a 25-year program of research describing the impact of health promotion behaviors on quality of life for persons with a range of chronic and disabling conditions. Findings from studies using ... -
Improving health of medical staff with plant-based, olive oil meals: A pilot study
This project tested if a healthy lunch meal made from plant-based, olive oil recipes would improve the fasting glucose and insulin, body weight, snacking behavior, and resiliency in oncology medical staff working in an ... -
Improving health outcomes for surgical patient in Nicaragua: Empowering nurses participating in a multidisciplinary cleft lip and palate team implementing evidence-based practice solutions
(2014-11-17)Session presented in Saturday, July 26, 2014: In Nicaragua, the increase in those suffering from the congenital malformation of cleft lip and palate has bee seen across a diverse range of socio-economic levels. Although ... -
Improving Health Outcomes in Haiti Through Nursing Education
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Over the years, the Haitian American Nurses Association (HANA) of Florida has strategically formed alliances with corporations/organizations that are dedicated to help reshape ... -
Improving health outcomes of military children through research and policy initiatives
(2017-07-25)Military children are subjected to stressors similar to their servicemember parent placing them at risk for health issues secondary to parental service. They represent a distinct and unique sub-group of the military and ... -
Improving healthcare gender non-conforming people: Impact of education on nurses' knowledge and awareness
The purpose of this project is to educate nurses about people in possession of transformative gender identity (PIPOTGI) and their healthcare issues and to explore nurses personal attitudes and beliefs regarding PIPOTGI. ... -
Improving healthcare quality for patients undergoing hemodialysis by analyzing vascular access methods
Vascular access is the main access method for administering hemodialysis to patients. Hemodialysis quality is crucial for the health care quality of patients requiring such treatment. Complications related to hemodialysis ... -
Improving healthy work environments through specialty nursing professional development
This study investigated the impact of a nursing professional development intervention on healthy work environment (HWE) perception using a pre/posttest design. All survey question means increased from pre to posttest with ... -
Improving heart failure management utilizing a chronic disease clinic model
(2016-10-20)Chronic diseases are currently the leading cause of preventable death and disability worldwide. Clinical prevention disease-specific interventions designed with a population health management approach offer solutions. ... -
Improving HIV prevention in the urgent care setting: Outcomes of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) protocol
The purpose of this presentation is to provide the audience with the outcomes from disseminating a Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) protocol for use within the urgent care settings. The presentation aims to discuss the ... -
Improving HIV treatment program adherence in an ethnically diverse urban clinic
Advances in research and treatment modalities have greatly increased the lifespan and outcomes for individuals living with HIV. However, the emotional challenges and social stigma remain barriers to treatment. This project ...