Electronic dissertations
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
Medical Emergencies Occurring in School: A Scenario-based Training Program for School Staff
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Medical Emergencies
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Publisher:
California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2024Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (57 leaves))
text file PDFDescription:
Literature shows that school faculty and staff are often not trained to respond to medical events or have knowledge of student healthcare needs. The purpose of this scholarly project was to determine if a scenario-based training program of acute medical problems for school staff...
Dates:
2024
Mental Health Disparities in Vulnerable Communities: Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice Mental Health Depression Education Program - A Final Study
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Mental Health Disparities
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Publisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication date: 2023Format: 1 online resource (1 dissertation (ix, 67 leaves)) : illustrations, graphs (color), tablestext file PDFDescription:
The purpose of this evidence-based practice project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot mental health knowledge questionnaire tool used to assess for change in knowledge. Currently, there are limited tools being used to...
Dates:
2023
Nurse Practitioner Patient Ratios and Satisfaction of Care
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Nurse Practitioner Patient Ratios
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Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2022Format: 1 online resource (35 pages)text file PDFDescription:To quantify how ratios of patients per healthcare provider impact patient satisfaction, this project examines one nurse practitioner's (NP) monthly patient volumes in an urgent care setting and its relationship on satisfaction of care....
Dates:
2022
Nurse Practitioner Wellness Clinic: Development and Strategies for Implementation
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Nurse Practitioner Wellness
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Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2020Format:1 online resource (32 leaves)
text file PDFDescription:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women. Surprisingly, only about half of women are aware of this risk. Statistically, heart disease kills about 1 in 5African American and Caucasian women. Lifestyle behavior...
Dates:
2020
Open Access Colonoscopy Quality Improvement: A Doctor of Nursing Led Initiative
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Open Access Colonoscopy
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Publisher: Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ; Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2019Format:
1 online resource (26 pages)
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Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States with colonoscopy fundamental to any colorectal cancer screening program. Open access colonoscopy allows procedures to be performed in a timely manner to detect adenomas. The...
Dates:
2019
Patient Portal Engagement at a Pediatric Office: Why Individuals Are Not Using the Patient Portal
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Patient Portal
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Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication date: 2019Format: 1 online resource (52 pages) : illustrations.Description: This descriptive study explores the reasons individuals bringing their child(ren) to the pediatric office are not using the patient portal. There was negligible use of the patient portal as shown by a retrospective review of data usage...
Dates:
2019
Pre-Assigning Patient Education to Increase Nurse Compliance with Documentation
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Pre_Assigning_Patient_Education
Scope and Contents
Publisher: California, Pa. : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2025Format:
1 online resource (1 dissertation (27 leaves)) : illustrations, graphs.; text file PDFDescription:Patient education has proven to decrease readmissions in the heart failure population; however, there are some issues with nurse compliance for various reasons. A quality improvement project completed in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) aimed to...
Dates:
2025
Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Through Implementation of a Conservative Oxygen Weaning Protocol Versus the Current Practice: A Quality-Improvement Project in Three Intensive Care Units at a Level II Trauma Tertiary Care Hospital
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia
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Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublication Date: 2022Format:
1 online resource (1 dissertation (56 leaves)) : illustrations, charts, tablesDescription:Background: Hyperoxia is known to be detrimental in healthcare, yet it continues to be a problem in mechanically ventilated patients. Oxygen weaning protocols have been discussed in many studies that have...
Dates:
2022
Found in:
Clarion University Archives
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Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Through Implementation of a Conservative Oxygen Weaning Protocol Versus the Current Practice: A Quality-Improvement Project in Three Intensive Care Units at a Level II Trauma Tertiary Care Hospital
Reducing Same-Day Surgical Delay & Cancellation Occurrences: A Quality Improvement Project in an Outpatient Surgery Center
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Reducing Same Day
Scope and Contents
Publisher: Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ; Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of PennsylvaniaPublicaton Date: 2020Format:
1 online resource (33 pages)
text file PDFDescription:Patients presenting for surgical procedures must meet specific criteria in order to be deemed ready for surgery. Same-day surgical delays and cancellations often occur due to patients’ inability to follow preoperative instructions. The goal of...
Dates:
2020
Registered Nurses, Techniques for Stress Management to Prevent Compassion Fatigue
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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Registered Nurses Techniques
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Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Pennsylvania Western UniversityPublication Date: 2023Format: 1 online resource (86 leaves) : illustrations, charts (color)text file PDFOther title: Registered nurses, techniques for stressDescription:The problem addressed in this evidence-based project is the lack of understanding of the relationship between mindfulness techniques, the stages of nurses' knowledge,...
Dates:
2023