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Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Assessment of Health Literacy (Traditional Vs. eHealth) Among Filipino LGBTQIA+ Individuals Living in the United States

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Identifier: 190-01-04-Assessment of Health Literacy
Scope and Contents Genre: Academic thesesPublisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2025Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (59 leaves)) : illustrations, graphs text file PDFDescription:This quality improvement project evaluated changes in traditional, eHealth, LGBTQIA-specific, and cultural health literacy following a targeted educational intervention. Forty-four Filipino LGBTQIA+ adults completed pre- and...
Dates: 2025

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines: Does Education to Healthcare Providers in an Outpatient Office Setting Increase Number of Screenings?

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Breast Cancer Screening
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, Pa. Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2024Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (42 leaves)) : illustrations text file PDFDescription:Breast cancer affects people all ages, genders, and races. The ways in which providers prevent and detect breast cancer have change significantly over the years. Healthcare providers have a number of resources to utilize to screen patients for breast cancer...
Dates: 2024

Chest Compression Fraction Time: Implementing Recommended Guideline

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Chest Compression
Scope and Contents Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2023Format:1 online resource (1 dissertation (27 leaves)) : charts, graphstext file PDFDescription:Cardiac arrest is a global issue. Research has been done over the years to create the golden standard within the American Heart Association (AHA) that chest compressions matter. The research now is advancing...
Dates: 2023

Development of a Palliative Superuser Educational Curriculum to Improve Nurses' Comfort and Knowledge in the Provision of End-of-Life Care: A Hospital-Based QI Project

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Development of a Palliative
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2022Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (29 pages))text file PDFDescription:Patients who are receiving comfort-directed care at the end of their lives will be cared for by nurses throughout their hospital stay. Providing bedside end-of-life care requires specialty assessment, communication, and intervention skills. Nurses who provide...
Dates: 2022

Development of a Tool Kit for the Child Forensic Interview to Improve the Collection of Evidence

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Development of a Tool Kit
Scope and Contents Publisher: Place of publication not identified Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2023Format: 1 online resource (60 unnumbered leaves) : illustrations (some color) + 45 PowerPoint slides text file PDFDescription:The problem of interest is focusing on an increase for education within the forensic interviewing process for individuals within the multidisciplinary team and community stakeholders. The PICO question is:...
Dates: 2023

Effect on Patient Knowledge and Readiness to Change of a Brief Online Asynchronous Nutritional Education Program

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Effect on Patient Knowledge
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, PA : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2022Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (unpaged))text file PDFDescription:This small pilot study used participants in a brief online asynchronous program. The criteria were people ages 18-65. Each volunteer participant gave written consent to participate and be evaluated during the program. Each volunteer participant answered the preprogram...
Dates: 2022

Effectiveness of a Single Educational Program on Knowledge and Management of High Blood Pressure and Increase Motivation to Change Behavior in Adults

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Effectiveness of a Single
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, PA : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2024Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (55 leaves)) : color illustrationstext file PDFDescription:Many studies have indicated the effectiveness of educational programs in reducing blood pressure and improving the health status of patients with hypertension. Aims and Objectives: The purpose of this evaluation is to determine whether a formal single...
Dates: 2024

Effectiveness of Discharge Phone Calls on Postpartum Patients to Decrease 30-Day Readmission Rate: A Program Evaluation

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Effectiveness of Discharge Phone
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, Pa.: Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2025Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (105 leaves)) : illustrations, graphstext file PDFDescription: In the United States, childbirth represents a significant reason for hospitalizations among reproductive women. There is potential for postpartum complications that may require the mother to go back to the hospital for needed treatment after...
Dates: 2025

Enhanced Anxiety Diagnosis and Screening Through Systematic Screening System

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Identifier: 190-01-04-Enhanced Anxiety Diagnosis
Scope and Contents Genre: Academic thesesPublisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2025Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (viii, 63 leaves)) : color illustrations text file PDFDescription:n mental health, GAD is one of the mental health conditions that is poorly diagnosed. This project provided an analysis on whether consistent GAD-7 screening and structured follow-up for all patients with GAD 7 score of...
Dates: 2025

Evaluating the Efficacy of a Nurse-Led Referral Triage Program in Decreasing Urology Clinic Wait Times: A Performance Improvement Project

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Identifier: 190-01-04-Evaluating the Efficacy
Scope and Contents Genre: Academic thesesPublisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2025Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (61 leaves)) : illustrations (some color) text file PDFDescription:For almost two decades, veterans have had difficulty accessing healthcare in the Veterans Administration (VA) due to prolonged appointment wait times. Despite numerous policy initiatives, veterans' healthcare access...
Dates: 2025

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Electronic dissertations 26
Patient education 4
Communication in nursing 2
Health services accessibility 2
Hospitals -- After care -- Evaluation 2
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Medical screening 2
Patient compliance 2
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Diagnosis 1
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Treatment 1
Anxiety disorders -- Diagnosis 1
Anxiety disorders -- Patients 1
Anxiety disorders -- Treatment 1
Atrial fibrillation 1
Bands (Music) -- Pennsylvania -- Clarion 1
Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Quality control 1
Burn out (Psychology) -- Treatment 1
COVID-19 (Disease) 1
CPR (First aid) -- Standards 1
Cardiac arrest -- Nursing -- Study and teaching 1
Cardiac arrest -- Treatment -- Evaluation 1
Cardiac resusitation -- Evaluation 1
Cardiac resusitation -- Statistics 1
Caregivers 1
Catheter ablation -- After care -- Evaluation 1
Child witnesses 1
Depression, Mental -- Information services 1
Depression, Mental -- Patients -- Services for 1
Diabetes -- Patients -- Care -- Study and teaching 1
Diabetes -- Psychological aspects 1
Diabetes -- Rehabilitation 1
Emergency nursing 1
Ethnic groups -- Mental health 1
Evidence-based medicine 1
Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention 1
Filipino Americans -- Health and hygiene 1
Forensic psychology 1
Gender nonconforming people -- Health and hygiene 1
Health facilities 1
Health literacy 1
Health literacy -- Evaluation 1
Health literacy -- Study and teaching 1
Health promotion -- Study and teaching 1
Health services administration 1
Homeless persons -- Health and hygiene -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County 1
Homeless persons -- Medical care -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County 1
Hospice nurses -- Training of 1
Hospital patients - Drug testing 1
Hospitals -- After care -- Planning 1
Hospitals -- Emergency services 1
Hospitals -- Outpatient services -- Evaluation 1
Hospitals -- Outpatient services -- Research 1
Hospitals admission and discharge -- Cost effectiveness 1
Hypertension -- Prevention 1
Hypertension -- Therapy 1
Hypertension in old age -- Psychological aspects 1
Intensive care nursing 1
Intensive care nursing -- Study and teaching 1
Lactic acid -- Diagnostic use 1
Lifestyles -- Health aspects -- Study and teaching 1
Maternal health services 1
Maternity nursing 1
Medical appointments and schedules -- Evaluation 1
Medical care -- Needs assessment 1
Medical education -- Quality control 1
Medical emergencies -- Management 1
Medical personnel -- Training of 1
Medical protocols -- Standards -- Evaluation 1
Medical records -- Data processing 1
Medical screening -- Quality control 1
Meditation 1
Mental health education 1
Minorities -- Mental health 1
Myocardial infarction -- Patients -- Rehabilitation 1
Nurse and patient 1
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Nursing 1
Nursing -- Psychological aspects 1
Nursing -- Research 1
Nursing home residents -- Care 1
Nursing homes -- Accidents 1
Nursing informatics 1
Nutrition -- Study and teaching 1
Obesity -- Health aspects -- Study and teaching 1
Obesity -- Nutritional aspects -- Study and teaching 1
Palliative treatment -- Management 1
Palliative treatment -- Study and teaching 1
Patient -- Care 1
Performance standards 1
Postnatal care 1
Quality control 1
School children -- Medical care 1
School employees -- Training of 1
Self-care, Health -- Study and teaching 1
Septicemia -- Diagnosis 1
Sexual minorities -- Education 1
Sexual minorities -- Health and hygiene 1
Shelters for the homeless -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County 1
Sickle cell anemia -- Patients -- Care 1
Sickle cell anemia -- Patients -- Family relationships 1
Stress management 1
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