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Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

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

Evaluating the Impact of an Evidence-Based Tool on Healthcare Staff's Perception of Aggression in Patients with Dementia

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Evaluating the Impact of an
Scope and Contents Description:Aggressive behaviors in dementia care settings significantly impact staff perceptions, patient interactions, and overall safety. This quality improvement project examined whether structured communication training, combined with the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI), influenced healthcare staff’s perceptions of aggression in patients with dementia compared with no structured training or tool use. Guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and the...
Dates: 2025

Evaluating the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy on Diabetes Self-Management after Participation in a Web-Based Educational Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Evaluating the Relationship
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2024Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (45 leaves)) text file PDFDescription:This doctoral quality improvement project aims to evaluate the relationship between health literacy and diabetes self-management skills after participation in a web-based educational pilot program for adult patients with Type 2 diabetes in a rural community in Western...
Dates: 2024

Hospital to Home Care Transitions: A Quality Improvement Initiative

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Hospital to Home Care Transitions
Scope and Contents Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2023Format:1 online resource (1 dissertation (40 leaves)) : illustrations, color chartstext file PDFDescription:This quality improvement initiative answered the following research question: "In hospitalized adult patients, how does collaborative care transition planning compared with traditional discharge planning affect...
Dates: 2023

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Subject
Electronic dissertations 23
Patient education 4
Communication in nursing 2
Hospitals -- After care -- Evaluation 2
Medical screening 2
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Patient compliance 2
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Diagnosis 1
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - 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
Forensic psychology 1
Health facilities 1
Health literacy 1
Health literacy -- Evaluation 1
Health promotion -- Study and teaching 1
Health services accessibility 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 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
Nurses -- Job stress 1
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
Shelters for the homeless -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County 1
Sickle cell anemia -- Patients -- Care 1
Sickle cell anemia -- Patients -- Family relationships 1
Stress management 1
Terminal care -- Study and teaching 1
Vulnerable Populations 1
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