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Evaluation of a Nursing Home Hospital Transfer Prevention Program

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Year: 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022
Member of: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice
Contributors: Chadwell, Katherine, Langley, Tamara, Mitchell, Laverne
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Background Potentially avoidable nursing home-to-hospital transfers can cause harm to vulnerable residents and are costly (McCarthy et al., 2020). Nursing homes (NH) with an effective hospital transfer prevention program (HTPP) have been shown to keep residents safe, improve health outcomes, and control healthcare expenditures (McCarthy et al., 2020). Studies have shown that many… more
Full Text: Evaluation of a Nursing Home Hospital Transfer Prevention Program DNP Student Name: Laverne Mitchell, APRN, DNP Student Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 2022 Faculty Chair: Katherine Chadwell DNP, MBMSc, ARNP, GNP-BC, CPHQ …

The Effects of Integrating a Palliative Care Screening Tool at an Outpatient Oncology Clinic to Enhance Understanding and Utilization of Palliative Care Services

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Year: 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022
Member of: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice
Contributors: Chadwell, Katherine, Rela, Katarzyna E.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Palliative Care services are underutilized in patients who have cancer primarily due to lack of understanding of what it encompasses by both, the patients and providers. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to facilitate Palliative Care referrals by the use of a Palliative Care screening tool: the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale with the Canadian problem Checklist and the PCQN… more
Full Text: The Effects of Integrating a Palliative Care Screening Tool at an Outpatient Oncology Clinic to Enhance Understanding and Utilization of Palliative Care Services Katarzyna E. Rela Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University NGR 7945C …

Community-Based Approach to Promote Heart Healthy Behaviors in Hispanic Women

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Year: 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022
Member of: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice
Contributors: Chadwell, Katherine, Gonzalez, Yesenia, Ortega, María de los Ángeles
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), quality improvement (QI) project was to increase heart disease risk awareness while implementing healthy lifestyle behaviors in Hispanic women between the ages of 30-65. The literature presents that all women are at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD); with ethnic minorities being disproportionally affected. Following recruitment,… more
Full Text: COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HEART BEHAVIORS Community-Based Approach to Promote Heart Healthy Behaviors in Hispanic Women Yesenia Gonzalez MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, DNP Student Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 2022 …