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Pennsylvania Western University

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Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions in the Prevention of COVID-19 in People Experiencing Homelessness in Emergency Shelters

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Use of Nonpharmaceutical
Scope and Contents Publisher: Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2022Format: 1 online resource (ix, 68 pages); text file PDFDescription: This project focused on COVID-19 and its impact on the homeless population in northwestern Pennsylvania. The theoretical framework was the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model (JHEBP). A survey collected self-reported data on the practice and barriers to using personal NPIs. Participants were adults...
Dates: 2022

Use of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Tool for Sepsis Screening

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Use of the quick
Scope and Contents Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2022Format: 1 online resource (75 leaves)text file PDFDescription:Sepsis is a clinical condition that requires early identification and initiation of evidence-based interventions to improve mortality and outcomes. A quality concern that has been identified is that the emergency department at the practice site is not actively...
Dates: 2022

Value of Providing Equitable Patient Education Through the Evaluation of Health Literacy

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Value of Providing
Scope and Contents Publisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2024Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (70 leaves)) text file PDFDescription: This study evaluates the impact of implementing the BRIEF Health Literacy Assessment Tool in an inpatient setting to improve nurses' ability to identify low health literacy and tailor patient education accordingly. Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) underpins this...
Dates: 2024

What are the Clinical and Financial Benefits of Using Same-Day Discharge with Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation?: A Retrospective Study Comparing Same-Day Discharges Versus Observation/Inpatient Patients

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - What are the Clinical
Scope and Contents Publisher: Place of publication not identified Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2023Format: 1 online resource (35 pages) : illustrations, charts (some color) + 1 PowerPoint presentation (21 slides)text file PDFDescription:Atrial fibrillation is the most common dysrhythmia and has significantly impacted healthcare staff and systems. Catheter ablations remain the most effective tool in the treatment of atrial...
Dates: 2023

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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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