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A Peer Support Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Fuller, Amber A. (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 Effectiveness of Newborn Safety Information and Acknowledgement in Preventing Inpatient Newborn Falls

Dahl, Carrie L. (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 ...

The Effect of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol in Bariatric Surgery Postoperative Pain

Seagren, Brittani A. (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 pain ...

Improving Safe Skin Behaviors in High School Freshman

Scheer, Kelsie Sue (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 ...

Effect of a Multimodal Intervention on Advance Directive Completion Rates

Douthett, Maria B. (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 ...

Complex Illness Support Alongside Standard Oncology Care

Bland, Kimberly A. (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 ...

The Impact of Health Partner Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation on Health Partner Knowledge of Cardiac Disease Risk Factors

Shank, Nathan T. (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 ...