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Improved Sleep Quality and Quantity Through Sleep Hygiene Education In Adults
(2017)Sleep is a basic life necessity that rarely gets the attention it deserves. Most Americans do not get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night and are not aware of the consequences it is having on ... -
Effect of Patient Antibiotic Education on Provider Perceived Patient Expectation for Antibiotics
(2017)Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that costs the world thousands of lives and the United States billions of dollars annually in healthcare expenditures and missed work. One reason that providers prescribe ... -
Improved BRCA Risk Screening Among Women in Primary Care Following Provider Education
(2017)This project to improve provider screening for breast cancer susceptibility (BRCA) gene mutations was implemented in a primary care clinic in Western Kansas. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to ... -
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Pediatric Primary Care
(2017)Many pediatric primary care clinics fall short in providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services to adolescent patients resulting in missed opportunities for pregnancy prevention, delays in sexually ... -
Increasing Compliance of Diabetic Screening Eye Exams
(2017)Diabetic retinopathy is one of the principal causes of vision loss in middle-age and older adults worldwide. This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of patient diabetic retinopathy education and eye exam ... -
Cerebrovascular Accident Behavioral Modification Education for High-Risk Women
(2017)Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) continue to be one of the leading causes of disability and death throughout the United States (U.S.). While both men and women are at risk for CVAs, more women have CVAs each year than ... -
Use of The Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services © (RAAPS) Tool for Improving Detection and Follow-up Rates in Adolescents
(2017)A primary health concern in the adolescent population is the issue of preventable risky behaviors, which can lead to injury and even death. The primary care provider is responsible for identification of risky behavior ... -
Effectiveness of U.S. Diabetes Conversation Map® Patient Education Program in Improving Glycemic Control
(2017)Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that can lead to health complications and shorten life expectancy. The prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes continue to increase in America, leading to an increased economic and disease ... -
The Congestive Heart Failure Nurse Development Project
(2017)One of the leading diagnoses for hospital 30-day readmissions is congestive heart failure. Closing gaps in nurses’ knowledge and comfort level in congestive heart failure management principles can potentially contribute ... -
Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Resistance: A Quasi-Experimental Study
(2017)Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The inappropriate use of ... -
Evaluation of a Diabetes Empowerment Education Program in a Low-Income Urban Population
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Type 2 Diabetes is a serious chronic disease effecting an estimated 422 million of the world population including 29 million Americans. Diabetes places a serious strain on the healthcare resources and leads to 1.5 ... -
A Violence Prevention and Preparedness Educational Intervention in Primary Care Clinics
(2017)Violent acts of patients and/or visitors in the healthcare setting are an increasing problem that threatens the physical safety and psychological well-being of primary care office staff members and providers, as well ... -
Health Literacy Provider Training and Patient Satisfaction
(2017)Ninety million Americans lack the health literacy skills required to adequately manage their health while healthcare professionals lack the formal training to appropriately address the needs of low health literate ... -
Hanging Out or Hooking Up: Improving Adolescent Relationship Abuse Management
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Healthcare providers have unique opportunities to educate patients on healthy relationships, however, research studies have suggested that these conversations are rare in the healthcare setting. The purpose of this ... -
Wellness Promotion in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The older adult population is growing, and is the largest utilizer of healthcare. Most older adults live independently within the community. Community-based health promotion programs benefit the maintenance of older adult ... -
Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Depression: Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adults
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Depression is often a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and psychotherapy for depression can result in positive cardiovascular disease outcomes for patients. A correlational study explored the impact of psychotherapy ... -
Improving Adherence to Antihypertensive Regimen Using the SIMPLE Method: A Pilot Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Societal and personal burden associated with nonadherence to provider prescribed antihypertensive regimen challenges both patient and providers to explore methods to improve adherence. Nonadherence to antihypertensive ... -
Self-Management Program on Pain and Function in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
(2016-05)Over 27 million people suffer with osteoarthritis in the United States, a chronic disabling condition. The purpose of the pilot project was to determine whether an education self-management program of physical activity in ... -
Transitional Care Intervention to Reduce 30-day Readmission Rate in Cardiac Transplant Patients
(2016-05)Readmission remains a financial burden in our healthcare arena. Billions of dollars in hospital payments were made from Medicare towards readmissions. The problem of patients’ ineffective transitions during hospital discharge ... -
Infusing Geropsychiatric Nursing Content into Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Curricula: Challenges and Solutions
(2016-05)By the year 2050, approximately 83 million Americans will be over age 65. Studies have found today’s healthcare providers unprepared to meet the complex healthcare needs of an aging society. Educational institutions must ...