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Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Use in College Students
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
College students are recognized as a high-risk group for alcohol problems in the United States. Annually approximately 500,000 college students are unintentionally injured, and more than 1,700 college students die from ...
Prescription Drug Abuse: Implementing an Evidence-Based Pain Management Protocol
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Prescription drug abuse is an intentional misuse of a prescribed drug for recreational or other purposes that was not intended by the prescriber of the drug. Since 2012, fatalities from opioid overdoses have risen to ...
The Impact of Simulation Experiences on Nursing Student’s Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Previous research has shown that high fidelity simulation experiences impact the satisfaction and self-confidence of nursing students. The purpose of the study was to examine the student satisfaction and self-confidence ...
Stochastic Optimization of Sustainable Industrial Symbiosis Based Hybrid Generation Bioethanol Supply Chains
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Bioethanol is becoming increasingly attractive for the reasons of energy security, diversity, and sustainability. As a result, the use of bioethanol for transportation purposes has been encouraged extensively. However, ...
Optimization Models for Scheduling and Rescheduling Elective Surgery Patients Under the Constraint of Downstream Units
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Healthcare is a unique industry in terms of the associated requirements and services provided to patients. Currently, healthcare industry is facing challenges of reducing the cost and improving the quality and accessibility ...
Two Data Mining Applications for Predicting Pre-Diabetes
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
In this study, the performance of Logistic Regression and Decision Tree modeling is compared by using SAS Enterprise Miner for predicting pre-diabetes in US population by using several of the common factors from the type ...
Assessing Postpartum Depression in the Refugee Population in a Primary Care Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Mental health is an area lacking emphasis in the United States healthcare systems. Many patients have suffered due to the decrease in focus and resources required to help individuals struggling with mental disorders ...
Enhancing the Orientation Process for Nurse Practitioners Entering Primary Care
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Novice nurse practitioners (NNPs) face many challenges when transitioning to practice, which include, but are not limited to, time management, interprofessional relationships, role ambiguity, transition shock, inconsistent ...
Screening for Bipolar Disorder in the Primary Care Setting Using the Mood Disorder Questionnaire
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The majority of patients who have mental health needs are seen by their primary care provider (PCP) for treatment. In 2014, an estimated 6.6% of adults in the United States met diagnostic criteria for a major depressive ...
Osteoporosis Treatment Based on Fracture Risk: A Quality of Care Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Osteoporosis is a condition that decreases bone density and is more commonly found in elderly women due to estrogen depletion. The decrease in bone density puts patients at risk for fragility fractures, or fractures with ...