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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 ...
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 ...
Effect of an Educational Intervention for Healthcare Providers on Body Mass Index Quality Measures
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with multiple complications and reducing BMI improves health. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) core quality measures (QMs) necessitate screening for out-of-range ...
Exploring a Change in Meditation Practice Using Noise-Canceling Headphones
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Perceived stress is a rising health issue related to daily stressors. Cumulative effects of stress have physical, mental, and emotional consequences. Meditation is a safe, self-care activity with demonstrated effectiveness ...
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 ...
Effects of an Education Intervention on Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool in Primary Care
(Georgetown University, 2017)
The purpose of the project is as follows: (a) Assess an education intervention regarding Social Determinants of Health (SDH) on clinical staff, (b) Integrate and evaluate a SDH screening tool called PRAPARE into clinical ...
Education and Training for the Prevention of Violence in the Home Health Care Workplace Environment
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Home health care (HHC) is one of the fastest growing sectors in health care with an expected 66% increase in growth and projected significant rise in HHC services. This results in an increase in demand of 109% for home ...
Nurse Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Regarding Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Treatment
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Study aims were to examine: a) knowledge level of primary care nurse practitioners (NP) regarding Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pathophysiology, appropriate diagnosis, and evidence based treatment; b) primary care NPs’ ...
Comfort and Knowledge: Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Screenings on Admission to the Neuro ICU
(Georgetown University, 2017)
It is estimated that 20% of patients will die in the intensive care unit (ICU) or shortly after discharge (Kapo & Siegel, 2013). Patients with neurological conditions account for 10-15% of all ICU admissions (Kramer & ...