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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) identification in emergency departments
Problem: Individuals who present to the emergency department for care are initially met by registration personnel or a nurse depending on route of patient arrival. Patients who present to the emergency department ... -
Magnesium sulfate in relation to preeclamptic postpartum mothers
Magnesium sulfate is often used from the onset of labor and during the postpartum period to stabilize maternal blood pressure. Because little is known about magnesium sulfate, there is a concern that allowing mothers to ... -
Maintenance COPD medication to reduce readmissions and improve quality of life
(2017-09-20)Purpose: This study examines COPD patients’ quality of life after using maintenance inhaler for one year and investigates the effects of maintenance COPD therapy related to exacerbation-related hospital readmission ... -
Medication reconciliation in a head and neck cancer clinic
The Head and Neck Cancer Clinic is within a Cancer Center in the Southeastern United States. The organization has a medication reconciliation policy in place to ensure that accurate medication information is updated in ... -
Mental health technician program
The mental health workforce is struggling to find qualified staff at all levels. Development of a career ladder concept in education and compensation beginning at the entry level could help decrease the needs and increase ... -
Mobile application technology to limit compassion fatigue in acute care nurses
This project examined the usability and effectiveness of the free Ten Percent Happier mobile application designed to mitigate components of compassion fatigue through meditative, resilience-based interventions. Compassion ... -
Move and mingle: A postpartum depression intervention
Background: 11.5% of women are diagnosed with postpartum depression (PPD) within the first few months after delivery, and 50% go untreated. Effective and accessible treatment options for PPD are greatly needed to improve ... -
A need for nurses
Nurse residency programs were designed with the intent of assisting nurses with the transition into a new area of practice. These programs are common in acute care settings; however, implementation has been slow to move ... -
Nursing knowledge and palliative care
Problem: Does education provided to oncology nurses about the ID-PALL screening tool result in increased knowledge on how to assess and identify palliative care needs in patients? Intervention: This project ... -
Opioid use disorder education for student nurse practitioner
Expansion of opioid use disorder (OUD) care is direly required of United States, and student nurse practitioners (NPs) are capable of assessing and addressing OUD in their clin- ical settings. However, academic programs ... -
Optimizing access to pediatric specialty care
The science of optimizing access and wait times is still evolving. Many confounding factors influence the capacity of health systems to offer appointments in a timely manner. Timely access to care is a determinant of medical ... -
Parkinson's Disease and computer-based cognitive training
There is an abundance of evidence supporting the positive impact that physical, cognitive, and speech interventions have on improving or delaying motor and non-motor symptom progression of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). ... -
Patient education, engagement, and activation for chronic pancreatitis patients and care partners
Background and Review of Literature: Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive disease with significant symptomatology, which can severely impact an individual’s quality of life as well as their activities of daily living. ... -
Postpartum depression screening in the neonatal intensive care unit
Background and Review of Literature: Postpartum depression (PPD) is recognized as a maternal mental health condition that can occur during pregnancy or in the postpartum period. Mothers of infants hospitalized in the ... -
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale in the emergency department
Background and Review of Literature: Alcohol dependence is a problem nationwide and is often underreported by patients in a healthcare setting. People who suffer from alcohol dependence are likely to experience alcohol ... -
Prenatal education to improve reporting of postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a concerning medical condition that many women experience after delivery. In its mild form, it is manageable but in its more serious state, expert consultation may be needed for evaluation ... -
Preventing Type 2 diabetes in Native Americans through nutrition
Diabetes is a chronic condition that disproportionately affects the Native American population. A means of improving the outcomes was through an education program aimed at a younger target population. The purpose of this ... -
Prevention of retained surgical items through education
Incorrect surgical counts and retained surgical items are preventable errors that compromise patient safety. The literature suggests that surgical counts may be affected by multiple variables. This capstone project sought ... -
Providing education to bedside nurses on critical vital signs and sepsis to aid in early identification and intervention with rapid response teams
Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in hospitalized patients and is associated with sentinel events. A review of the literature revealed that providing extensive education, use of Rapid Response Teams (RRT’s) ... -
Purposeful rounding and improved patient care: An evaluation of nurses’ and nursing assistants’ perceptions of purposeful rounding and intervention to improve practice
Purposeful rounding has gained acceptance in academic literature regarding its clinical benefits in patient optimal outcomes. A Mid-Atlantic regional hospital implemented hourly rounding a few years ago, but it has not ...