Electronic dissertations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
Advancing Patient Safety and Access to Concentrated Insulin (U-500R Insulin) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): A Clinician Educational Program in the Primary Care Setting
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Advancing Patient Safety
Scope and Contents
Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennslvaniaPublication Date: 2017Format: 1 online resource (48 pages) illustrations (some color).Description: This program evaluation was undertaken to improve patient safety and access to U-500R insulin by improving 'spoke' clinicians' knowledge of safe delivery and management of U-500R insulin. We created an order template for U-500R...
Dates:
2017
Advancing Patient Safety and Engagement Through the Use of a Patient-Centered Benzodiazepine Education Toolkit
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Advancing Patient Safety and
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Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2021Format:1 online resource (iii, 71 leaves) : color illustrationstext file PDFDescription:Substance use disorders have increased in the U.S. in the past 20 years, with opioid abuse causing over 70,000 deaths from 1999 to 2019. The growing public health problem necessitates developing a...
Dates:
2021
An Investigation of Community Members' Knowledge and Willingness to Consider the Alternative Pay Model for Direct Primary Care, Provided by a Nurse Practitioner
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - An Investigation of
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Publication Date: 2020Format: 53 pages (online)Descripiton: This researcher described the current Fee for Service (FPS) Model to gain information regarding Nurse Practitioner Service awareness in Pennsylvania and introduced the practice model of Direct Primary Care (DPC). The respondents provided information related to the research question of: What are community members' knowledge of alternative pay models for primary care services provided by a Nurse...
Dates:
2020
Attitudes of Primary Care Providers in South Central Pennsylvania Towards Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Migraine Treatment
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Attitudes of Primary Care
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Publicaton Date: 2021Format: 33 pages, pdf, online resource: chartsDescription: Migraines are a common and debilitating medical issue. Many patients are turning to complementary and alternative medicine to either augment or replace conventional medical treatment for this. However, it is unclear what their primary care providers’ attitudes are toward the use of CAM and the PCP’s knowledge base in this area. This study was designed to determine PCPs’ attitudes...
Dates:
2021
Barriers to Medication Compliance in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Attend a Suburban Walk-In Clinic in Northwestern PA
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Barriers to Medication Compliance
Abstract
Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Publication Date: 2017
Format: 1 online resource (33 pages).
Description: The current research sought to understand which factors contributed to medication adherence and non-adherence in a sample of patients with Type 2 Diabetes receiving care at a suburban walk-in clinic located in Southwestern PA.
Dates:
2017
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
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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
Collaborative Telehealth Approach Where Traditional Care Fails: Diabetes Care Network
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Collaborative Telehealth Approach
Scope and Contents
Publisher: Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ; Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of PennsylvaniaPublicaton Date: 2021Format: 1 online resource (32 pages)
text file PDFDescription:Clinical inertia is the failure to initiate or intensify treatment in a timely manner in people with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care (PC) where collaborative care can be an approach to overcome inertia. Diabetes care network (DCN)...
Dates:
2021
Compassion Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services (EMS): The Influence of Self-Care on Compassion Fatigue Among EMS Professionals in Northwestern Pennsylvania
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Compassion Fatigue in Emergency
Abstract
Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2017Format: 1 online resource (x, 75 pages) : color charts.Description:
This study utilized a non-experimental, descriptive correlational design in order to determine if EMS professionals in Northwestern Pennsylvania, who practice self-care, experience less compassion fatigue than those who do not. A survey...
Dates:
2017
Comprehensive Heart Failure Transition Program
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Comprehensive Heart Failure
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Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2020Format: 1 online resource (37 pages) : color illustrations, charts.Description:This hospital system has consistently had readmission rates greater than the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national benchmark of 21.9%, which is both detrimental to our patients and the hospital to incur...
Dates:
2020