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The Impact of Live Webinar Asthma Education for Caregivers of Asthmatic Children 0-4 Years of Age
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children in the United States with an estimated 6.2 million children affected. The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recommends self-management education for ...
An Exploration of a Substance Abuse Treatment Program and Its Effects on Opioid Addicted Adults’ Ability to Maintain Recovery
(Georgetown University, 2018)
As deaths related to opioids continue to increase across the country, with more than 41,000 deaths in 2016, a dark cloud looms over Florida as the state strives to contain the epidemic. There were 779 deaths related to ...
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Advanced Practice Providers Regarding Use of Buffered Versus Non-Buffered Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% for Interventional Procedural Pain Management in Adults
(Georgetown University, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to examine: a) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of advanced practice providers (APPs) - nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) - regarding the use of buffered versus ...
Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department: Provider Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Related to the New Jersey State Statute
(Georgetown University, 2018)
In response to the national opioid crisis, many states have implemented opioid prescribing statutes in the past year. Research regarding the impact of these statutes on the opioid prescribing practices of providers in an ...
Using Teach-Back Guided Patient Education to Improve HCAHPS Scores
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Ineffective communication practices, including patient education and discharge planning, that fail to inform patients in clear terms, do not adequately satisfy patient expectations. Recent changes that affect provider ...
Examining Clinician Attitudes on Sexual Health Assessment After an Educational Intervention
(Georgetown University, 2018)
It is estimated that 43% of women suffer from sexual dysfunction. Women expect their providers to evaluate their sexual health, yet most clinicians do not because they feel they do not have the time, training, or knowledge ...
The Effect of Telehealth on 30-Day Readmissions in Medicare Beneficiaries Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in 45.1% of Americans. Each year in the United States, 790,000 suffer myocardial infarction as end organ damage from coronary disease. Coronary artery bypass ...
Assessing Clinical Outcomes of the 2014 American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Guideline
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Pediatric bronchiolitis is an acute, highly-communicable, viral-mediated lower respiratory tract illness of early childhood. As the most common lower respiratory illness in infants, bronchiolitis represents the leading ...
School Nursing Practice for the 21st Century: Assessing Scope of Practice in the Current Workforce
(Georgetown University, 2018)
School nurses play a vital role in the health and readiness to learn for the nation’s 56 million students. However, wide variation exists in school nursing practice across states and school districts, impacting the school ...
Exploration of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Hospice
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Current literature indicates hospices are providing complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with the participation of employees and/or volunteers as an adjunct to conventional medicine to assist in symptom management ...