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A Peer Support Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
(2017-09-19)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic condition impacting young children and subsequently follows them throughout life. The disease causes the body to lose the ability to produce insulin resulting in elevated blood ... -
The effect of an enhanced recovery protocol in bariatric surgery postoperative pain
(2017-09-19)Pain management in bariatric surgery patients is challenging because of multiple factors including chronic pain conditions, perception differences, and varied impacts of pain medications. As a result, postoperative ... -
The effectiveness of newborn safety information and acknowledgement in preventing inpatient newborn falls
(2017-09-19)Newborn falls can occur in the immediate postpartum period. The purpose of this capstone project was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Newborn Safety Information and Acknowledgement tool in impacting inpatient newborn ... -
Improving safe skin behaviors in high school freshman
(2017-09-19)OBJECTIVE: Sun exposure is common among teenagers but teenagers also have poor sun protection strategies. Sun exposure during adolescence or teenage years is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer later in life. ... -
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 readmissions. Methods: ... -
Effect of a multimodal intervention on advance directive completion rates
(2017-09-20)Advance care planning (ACP) could be working better both in the primary and hospital settings. When a patient is admitted in the hospital, there are several questions asked during admission regarding ACP but little screening ... -
The Impact of Health Partner Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation on Health Partner Knowledge of Cardiac Disease Risk Factors
(2017-09-20)Background: Cardiac disease remains the top cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States. In order to achieve optimal long-term outcomes, people who have experienced an acute cardiac event must undergo several ... -
Autism spectrum disorder care provider education program
(2017-09-20)With the rising prevalence of autism, access to health care services by the patient with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is inevitable. Although a great deal of literature exists regarding autism, limited research has been ... -
Complex Illness Support Alongside Standard Oncology Care
(2017-09-20)Aim. To evaluate the effect of Complex Illness Support alongside standard oncology care for patients with incurable cancer on symptom control, patient satisfaction with care, and chemotherapy utilization within 30 days of ... -
Education to ease distress in spouses of cardiac rehabilitation patients
(2018-02-07)Spouses of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients can experience overwhelming distress during their partner’s recovery, yet interventions to ease this distress are limited. While spouses have the ability to help influence ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Increasing readiness to complete an advance directive in the community
Background and Review of Literature: Since the enactment of the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990, advance directive completion rates remain low. Although interventions to increase readiness and completion of advance ... -
Assessment of Nursing Knowledge in Palliative Care
Background: Acute care nurses are challenged in caring for chronically and terminally ill patients. Many nurses do not have the knowledge or comfort level in handling ethical challenges or palliative care (PC) discussions ... -
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 ... -
A faith-based education program to reduce stigma associated with HIV/AIDS among the African-born population
Background and Review of Literature: Faith-based organizations are important institutions with the potential to increase the reach of HIV knowledge and address HIV-related stigma in the African-born population. This ... -
Sleep Hygiene Education for Rural Adults
This is a DNP Capstone paper. This DNP project examined what effect a community based sleep hygiene education program had on the quantity and quality of sleep in rural adults. Participants received a 45 minute oral ... -
Resilience: An essential skill in critical care nursing
Background and Review of Literature: Burnout syndrome has been a struggle for critical care nurses for decades. Burnout syndrome causes significant mental stress, job dissatisfaction, depersonalization, and reduced personal ... -
Improving Quality of Life: Efficacy of Pregabalin and Gabapentin in the Fibromyalgia Patient
Background and Review of Literature: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disease that is characterized by widespread pain and several associated symptoms such as non-restorative sleep, fatigue, poor physical condition, impaired ... -
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 ...
