Browsing Graduate Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by Title
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Improving Vaping Knowledge Among Teens Through A School-Based Prevention Program
(2023-05-02)Background: The youth vaping epidemic has been a significant growing public health concern over recent years. Since 2014 teens and young adults have chosen e-cigarettes, also known vaping, as the primary method for inhaling ... -
Increasing Patient Compliance with the Recommended Plan of Care for Pregnant Women with Gestational or Type 2 Diabetes
(2022-03)The goal of this project was to determine if the implementation of a diabetes in pregnancy care plan appointment improves patient compliance to visits with diabetes educators in an obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) office. ... -
Increasing Prenatal Choice to Breastfeed in a Vulnerable Population
(2023-04-25)Background: There is about a 12% decline in exclusive breastfeeding rates from 2010 to 2019, which may be attributed to incomplete or absent information on breastfeeding from healthcare providers given to patients during ... -
Increasing Screening for the Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
(2021-05-05)The purpose of this project is to determine if a contraceptive screening tool utilized by care providers in a primary care practice would increase patient selection of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) as a ... -
Increasing STI Risk Assessment in Primary Care
(2023-04-25)The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to develop and utilize a sexual health assessment questionnaire based on the CDC’s Five P’s Model in order to increase the amount of sexual health risk assessments ... -
An Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Model to Address Trauma, Inequities and Health Disparities
(2022-04-28)Background: Toxic stress in the form of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and unmet social determinants of health (SDoH) are prevalent issues in the pediatric population and remain a cause of concern. Evidence reveals ... -
mHealth Strategy for Adult Primary Care Weight Management
(2022-04)Obesity contributes to higher healthcare costs and risk for disease. Obesity management is labor and resource intensive in the primary care setting, requiring patient education, reeducation, and frequent clinician assessment ... -
Mind Over Matter - Urgent Care Facilities for Mental Health Patients
(2023-04-23)Mind Over Matter is an evaluation of Behavioral Health Urgent Care centers, or BHUCs, in North Carolina. These facilities offer medical services specifically for mental health patients in an urgent care clinic setting. The ... -
Motivational Interviewing to Improve Provider Outcomes in Treating Childhood Obesity
(2021)Background: Childhood obesity has become a public health crisis, straining the healthcare system. Top healthcare organizations have identified pediatric primary care providers as pivotal in treating and addressing childhood ... -
Nursing Stroke Education Pathway (NSEP): A Quality Improvement Project to Enhance Documentation Accuracy and Compliance
(2021)Quality improvement project determining if the system change of implementation of the Nursing Stroke Education Pathway (NSEP) in the electronic health record improved nurse adherence with use of pathway and increased nurse ... -
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Middle School Aged Students
(2022-06-22)My research was to help enhance the behaviors and knowledge of the students at Cape Fear Christian Academy in nutrition and physical activity. The students participated in a 4-week program after taking a pre-assessment on ... -
Picture of Me: Life-Story Work Made Accessible
(2021-05-03)Aim: The goal of this project was to determine if a dementia-focused quality improvement (QI) project entitled Picture of Me (POM) could increase direct care providers’ (DCPs) knowledge about individual residents and if ... -
Preoperative Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening using the DOISNORE Survey: A Quality Improvement Project in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
(2021)This is a quality improvement project conducted in an ambulatory surgery center. The purpose of this project was to increase adherence to preoperative sleep apnea screening guidelines. Preadmission nurses received an ... -
A Primary Care Initiative to Reduce Falls Among Community Dwelling Senior Adults
(2021-05)A program based on the Centers for disease Control and Prevention's STEADI initiative was introduced into a small rural primary care center to reduce the risk and sequelae of falls among senior adult patients. The program ... -
A Primary Care Initiative To Reduce Missed Appointments Among Adult Patients
(2023-05-04)Background: The benefits of attending a healthcare appointment include reducing the risk of disease and controlling the overall health for patients and the population. A missed patient appointment in the primary care setting ... -
Program Planning and Evaluation for the Treatment of Women with Gestational Diabetes (GDM) in Rural Northwest Washington
(2023-04-29)Gestational diabetes (GDM) is the most common metabolic disorder in pregnancy. The CDC estimates that up to ten percent of women in the United States experiences GDM. This health concern can be managed by both lifestyle ... -
Program TESA - Human Trafficking: Education, Screening and Action
(2021-08-20)Human trafficking in the United States and worldwide is a growing problem. Millions of men, women and children are victims of human trafficking each year. Victims of human trafficking are often vulnerable due to a number ... -
A Program to Improve the Assessment of a Child for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(2021)Abstract Problem: Due to the number of children diagnosed with ADHD, increased risk of these children having co-morbidities, and insufficient documentation of the DSM-5 criteria for an ADHD diagnosis, an ADHD program was ... -
Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship
(2023-04-30)Background: Antibiotic resistance develops from inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics. Resistant infections lead to higher mortality rates, increased healthcare costs, and increased adverse effects. Purpose: The goal ... -
Promoting Weight Loss: A Primary Care Intervention
(2023-05-09)Problem: Approximately 80 million people in the United States are affected by obesity and the prevalence has increased by approximately 11% from 2017-2020. Providers are aware of the obesity risk factors and co-morbidities, ...