Nature of the problem: Injuries are the most significant public health problem facing the U.S. Army. Injuries result in over 2 million medical encounters affecting over 300,000 personnel and are the leading cause of deaths, ...

Background: The population of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is one of the fastest growing segments of patients in cardiology. Although the incidence of congenital heart defects remains stable, the probability ...

Problem: Thousands of Americans are diagnosed with and affected by heart failure, a chronic disease that is characterized by periods of exacerbations and remissions. Provision of effective and understandable education about ...

Abstract Project Purpose The purpose of this project was to describe the Southeastern Ohio Appalachian patient’s primary care experiences. The data was used to determine how their perceptions of high quality care fit ...

Antineoplastic regimens are complex, with inherent toxicity and narrow therapeutic indices that may result in life-threatening patient harm should an error occur. Chemotherapy nurses need to have specialized knowledge and ...

HIV infections have been, and continue to be, a significant health concern for the United States. The FDA approval, extensive marketing, prescribing, and uptake of a drug therapy known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ...

Preference cards have been the mainstay of operating room (OR) inventory management processes but add to nurse workload and increase costs by introducing variability into supply management processes. The purpose of this ...

The purpose of this quality improvement project was twofold: (a) conduct semi-structured interviews to explore the beliefs and current practices of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) that prescribe antibiotic therapy in the outpatient ...

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States (National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], 2018). Nationwide, 6% of pregnant women report marijuana use (Crume et al., 2018) with 5% of mothers continuing ...

Survivorship care generally involves care coordination, health promotion, and wellness in a variety of healthcare settings. Often, the survivorship educational curriculum is lacking for APPs. The purpose of this evidence-based ...