Hypothermia, a core temperature less than 36C, occurs in approximately 70% of all surgical procedures and can lead to numerous complications, including increased healthcare costs, discomfort, bleeding, and surgical site ...
The prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a challenging task that must be addressed both to decrease patient dissatisfaction and postsurgical complications. PONV is a distressing and costly side effect ...
Solid organ liver recipients who are of childbearing age are placed on immunosuppressive medications after receiving a transplant. These teratogenic immunosuppression medications are harmful to the developing fetus. Unplanned ...
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance and higher than normal blood glucose levels. T2DM affects 422 million individuals globally. Long term complications of uncontrolled ...
Background and Review of Literature: Although the overall incidence of cervical cancer has declined over the past few decades, this disease persists, particularly among underserved, low-income, minority women. Patient ...
Introduction/Purpose: Patient satisfaction and quality of care are key components of the patient experience. Telehealth has been demonstrated to be an effective, safe and convenient way of providing care to postoperative ...
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections within residents of long-term care facilities. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for patients in this setting without proper diagnostic ...
Introduction/Purpose: Preventing new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is key to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative. In 2012, ...
Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to implement nurse practitioner (NP) led palliative care (PC) services and to evaluate the practice change by measuring nursing home (NH) residents’ mood and quality of life ...
Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this project was to improve providers’ knowledge and utilization of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and World Health Organization (WHO) pain ladder when prescribing ...
Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study is to compare patients who received early preventative treatment in patients identified at risk for hypocalcemia, while avoiding treatment in those patients ...
Introduction/Purpose: Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Healthcare disparities contribute to increased cancer prevalence among vulnerable populations. Strategies to fight cancer, such as use of a ...
Introduction/Purpose: Cervical cancer is highly preventable, in part, due to its long pre-invasive stage and the availability of screening with the Papanicolaou (Pap) test and high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing ...
Introduction: Observations were made of post-operative bariatric patients at USA Health who failed to achieve projected weight loss of at least 70% of excess body weight (EBW)as well as frequent loss of patients to clinical ...
Introduction: Studies have shown that advanced practice nurse engagement in politics and practice advocacy is associated with improved access to healthcare and lower rates of health disparity among vulnerable populations. ...
Introduction and Purpose: Communication in healthcare is imperative to providing safe and effective care. Patients within the intensive care unit (ICU) are unique and complex, posing challenges in care. The Joint Commission ...
Introduction/Purpose: Dementia is a significant public health challenge in the United States. In 2017, the CDC attributed more than 260,000 deaths in the US to dementia as an underlying disease (Douglas et al., 2020). ...
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to assess the baseline knowledge for taking an accurate blood pressure measurement for nurse practitioners (NPs) working at a retail health clinic (RHC) before ...