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51 Tradeoffs Between User-Centered Design and System Functionality/ InteroperabilityThe question of usability versus functionality is one of the most important issues facing software developers and designers today. The reason for this is simple: in order for any system to achieve its full potential, it must first be accepted and used by its intended audience and user group. The sys...Smail, JessicaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; User-Centered Design; Information Science; Software Design; User-Computer Interface; Nursing Informatics
52 Clinical Recommendations for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Traveling to AltitudeNewly expanding infrastructure including roads, railroads and airways has made high altitude travel possible and readily accessible for all individuals with varying levels of health and fitness (Mieske, Flaherty, & O'Brien, 2010). The environmental changes that occur at altitude cause stress to the ...Tramburg, Cecelia A.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Coronary Artery Disease; Altitude; Travel; Patient Care Management; Cardiovascular Physiological Processes; Monitoring, Physiologic; Anoxia; Acclimatization; Altitude Sickness; Practice Guidelines as Topic
53 Clinical Treatment Pathway and Decision Support for Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Low Back PainAcute uncomplicated low back pain is a very common problem in the United States. Acute low back pain is defined as pain present for up to 6 weeks. There is significant variability in the approach and treatment of acute uncomplicated low back pain and unnecessary/inappropriate diagnostic studies and ...Church, Ryan D.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Low Back Pain; Decision Support Techniques; Treatment Outcome;; Evidence-Based Practice; Algorithms; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Evidence Gaps; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Self Care
54 Implementing Treatment Guidelines for Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Emergency DepartmentDiabetic ketoacidosis is a common diabetic emergency, and treatment is usually began in the emergency department. At Intermountain Medical Center Emergency Department, there are a variety of ways that diabetic ketoacidosis treatment is approached, with no treatment guidelines currently available. Di...Hanks, HeidiAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Clinical Protocols; Patient Care Management; Insulin Coma; Convulsive Therapy; Emergency Service, Hospital
55 Evaluation and Management of New-Onset Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures: A Guide for Primary Care ProvidersSeizures are a frightening and potentially life threatening neurological occurrence that Primary Care Providers are ill prepared to evaluate and manage. Although febrile seizures and the role of the Primary Care Provider in managing them are well defined, there are currently no clear guidelines for ...Baxter, NicoleAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Seizures; Epilepsy, Absence; Epilepsy, Rolandic; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Seizures, Febrile; Disease Management; Guidelines as Topic; Primary Health Care; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Infant; Child
56 Current State of Voice Recognition ChartingVoice recognition technology is improving and being used for things such as text messaging or other commands on mobile devices ("Siri.", n.d.) or VoceraTM communication devices ("Voice communication", n.d.). Presently, voice recognition technology has been found to be useful within the healthcare in...Lake, SusanAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Speech Recognition Software; Documentation; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Medical Informatics; Electronic Health Records; Feasibility Studies; Voice Recognition
57 End-of-Life Teaching StrategiesA number of national organizations have identified the need to improve the quality of care for patients ar the end-of-life (EOL). For example, in 2003 the Last Acts Campaign released the results of a survey in which every state in the United states rated the care at the EOL as mediocre or worse. The...Howell, RockyAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Nursing Care; Quality of Health Care; Terminal Care; Empathy; Emotions; Psychosocial Support Systems; Teaching; Curriculum; Students, Nursing; End-of-Life Care
58 A Wasted Seat: Preventing Attrition with Pre-­Nursing Students with Learning CommunitiesThe nursing shortage that has affected the United States since 2001 has been well-documented. The recent economic recession has relieved this shortage due to the surge of nurses returning to work from retirement and part-time nurses increasing work hours. However, this relief is only temporary as th...Jackson, AmberAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Learning; Students, Nursing; Education, Nursing; Peer Group; Self-Help Groups; Student Dropouts; Learning Communities; Students, Nursing
59 The Biological, Psychological and Social Effects of Pornography Use and the 12-­Step Treatment InterventionCompulsive pornography use has become a significant problem for many men and women who have fallen prey to the accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of online sexual behaviors. However, despite the seeming recognition of this phenomenon, there still exists no definitive means of assessing or d...Bingham, RyanAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Erotica; Fantasy; Behavior, Addictive; Feedback, Psychological; Interpersonal Relations; Social Behavior Disorders; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Psychotherapy
60 Too Much Data, Not Enough Data: Providing Relevance to Care Connectivity Consortium Providers and Their PatientsThe Care Connectivity Consortium (CCC), a consortium of five leading U.S. healthcare organizations was recently formed to help promote electronic transfer of health information across the country. Electronic health information transfer has also become a mandate for "Meaningful Use" in a recent provi...Merkley, KathleenAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Meaningful Use; Quality of Health Care; Electronic Health Records; Patient Identification Systems; Information Systems; Information Dissemination; Data Collection; Utah Health Information Network; Nursing Informatics
61 Describing a Sustainable Model of Harmonization between Culturally Congruent Traditional Healing and Evidence Based Biomedical Models in the Context of Alaska Native Tribal HealthCultural CompetencyAn understanding of the importance of culturally sensitive care has progressed immensely in the last few decades. The theory of enculturation has proven that promoting cultural identity and cultural humility improve the health of indigenous communities. This project incorporates cases, themes and pr...Norton, JeremyAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Alaska; Indians, North American; Complementary Therapies; Cultural Characteristics; Health Status Disparities; Medicine, Traditional; Spiritual Therapies; Integrative Medicine; Community Health Services; Cultural Competency; Holistic Health; D...
62 Metabolic Syndrome Pilot Clinic: Group Educational SessionsThe Pilot Clinic delivered five interactive counseling sessions to a group of seven patients diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome (MS); a support person or partner was strongly encouraged to accompany the patient to each session. The educational materials focused on pathophysiology, disease comorbiditi...Polston, AlisonAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Metabolic Diseases; Metabolic Syndrome X; Counseling; Self-Help Groups; Behavior Therapy; Body Weight Changes; Obesity, Abdominal; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Health Literacy; Risk Reduction; Behavior; Disease Management
63 A Quality Assurance Program to Improve Referral Services in a Sleep Disorders Clinic in Southeast IdahoObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep breathing disorder posing increased risk for morbidity and often associated with co-existing disorders, such as, diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure. While prevalence rates vary, it is proposed that 26-32% of the United States population has a high prob...Poulos-Edmo, HeleneAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Sleep Disorders; Disease Management; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Nursing Audit; Referral and Consultation; Polysomnography
64 I'm Not Diabetic, I Have Diabetes: Creating an eBook for Pediatric Diabetes EducationType 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) can be particularly overwhelming for a young child whose world has just been turned upside down following diagnosis. The child experiences a myriad of emotions and at some point must accept the disease and its management. If not well controlled throughout the child's ...Gessell, Christopher C.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Patient Education as Topic; Health Education; Self Care; Activities of Daily Living; Disease Management; Electronic Supplementary Materials
65 Group Prenatal Education for Combating Obesity and Gestational Diabetes In Hispanic WomenWith the prevalence of overweight an obesity continuing to grow in the United States, the condition has begun to reach epidemic proportions. The rise of overweight and obesity has brought with it several other weight related health conditions. These conditions include hypertension, diabetes, hyperli...Cruz, MariaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Pregnant Women; Hispanic Americans; Diabetes, Gestational; Pregnancy in Diabetics; Obesity; Prenatal Care; Pregnancy Complications; Health Education; Group Processes
66 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Follow-Up Within a Large Midwifery PracticeThe purpose of this project was to evaluate a large faculty practice, BirthCare HealthCare (BCHC), to determine current processes of postpartum screening of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), involving the following steps: determine, through chart review, rates of postpartum screening f...German, LindseyAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Diabetes, Gestational; Midwifery; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy Complications; Follow-Up Studies; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Cost of Illness
67 An Algorithm for Narrowband UVB TherapyA Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) algorithm was developed assisting health care provides to safely and effectively prescribe light therapy and in-turn allowing patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. Phototherapy is a safe and potentially effective modality used in dermatology for treatment of multi...Larsen, BrookeAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Skin Diseases; Phototherapy; Ultraviolet Therapy; Algorithms; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Evidence-Based Medicine; Clinical Protocols
68 Use of Information Technology to Improve Asthma Care in the Pediatric PopulationIn 1998, the Instituted of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America was asked to identify strategies for improving the quality of health care in the United States. This Committee identified the role of information technology (IT) as critical in creating a health care system ...Zhao, JingAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Asthma; Quality of Health Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Disease Management; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Electronic Health Records; Nursing Informatics
69 What are the Critical Success Factors for a Health Information Exchange?In our increasingly mobile society few patients see one doctor and one doctor only. They visit primary care providers, specialists, emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. All of these visits generate important healthcare information which would improve overall patient care if shared from provider ...Farmer, DeenaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Electronic Health Records; Meaningful Use; Health Information Management; Information Dissemination; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Health Information Exchanges
70 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Employed In the Primary Care Setting to Treat Anxiety and DepressionMindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a treatment for psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety for people with chronic disease, is rapidly growing in popularity in the United States (Bohlmeijer, Prenger, Taal, & Cuijpers, 2010). MBSR is a structured 8-10 week, group program with...Erickson, Sean MichaelAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Meditation; Mindfulness; Stress, Psychological; Anxiety; Depression; Adaptation, Psychological; Health Promotion; Primary Health Care; Primary Prevention; Feedback, Psychological
71 Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-Based InterventionsSleep problems are especially common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies estimate the prevalence of sleep to be 44%-83% for children with ASD compared with 32% of typically-developing children and 46% of children wit other developmental disabili...Blair, RuthAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Autistic Disorder; Sleep Disorders; Quality of Life; Intervention Studies; Melatonin; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Neurodevelopmental Disorders
72 Non-Pharmacological Prevention of Postpartum DepressionPostpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating disorder affecting approximately 13% of women in the first year following delivery of a child (O'Hara & Swain, 1996). It can persist for long periods of time (Goodman, 2004) and have adverse effects on partners (Areias, Kumar, Barros, & Figueredo, 1996a,...Burton, ChristinaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Depression, Postpartum; Primary Prevention; Complementary Therapies; Mindfulness; Delivery of Health Care; Intervention Studies
73 Physical Activity in the Aging AdultPhysical inactivity in older adults is the 4th leading cause of chronic disease and disability in the U.S. Older adults should avoid inactivity. At least some activity is better than none and older adults who participate in some kind of physical activity gain some health benefit. The Center for Dise...Morgan, LauriAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Aged; Activities of Daily Living; Motor Activity; Exercise; Physical Fitness; Chronic Disease; Health Promotion; Physical Endurance; Quality of Life; Health Behavior; Motivation
74 Integrating Autism-Specific Screening in Primary CareAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most commonly diagnosed childhood developmental disabilities. More children are diagnosed with ASD than AIDS, cancer and diabetes combined (Autism Speaks, 2013). There are three subtypes of ASD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental...Allen, NatalieAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Primary Health Care; Quality Control; Checklist
75 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Management in the Antepartum SettingThe aim of the project is to develop a plan for consistent, evidence-based clinical management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) using a multidisciplinary team approach in order to improve patient outcomes in the Birth Care Health Care setting. The goal is to assemble an algorithm of comprehens...Blair, TeresaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Diabetes, Gestational; Pregnancy Complications; Fetal Mortality; Maternal Mortality; Prenatal Care; Behavior Therapy; Food Habits; Self Care; Patient Education as Topic; Practice Guidelines as Topic
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