Electronic dissertations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions in the Prevention of COVID-19 in People Experiencing Homelessness in Emergency Shelters
Collection
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