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Disaster Preparedness of Rural Healthcare Providers
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
The purpose of this project was to identify the current status of education/training of rural health care providers and identify gaps in training/education to better prepare rural providers to care for victims of disasters. ...
Assessing North Dakota Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's Treatment Guidelines for Adult Cancer Pain
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The purpose of this project was to determine if access to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's guidelines on the treatment of adult cancer related pain increased nurse practitioner knowledge and utilization in ...
A Study on the Impact of Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Implementation on Nursing Work Practice
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Primary care and nursing are important components of the U.S. healthcare system and are facing challenges of quality, access, cost, time spent and inefficiencies of clinical activities. Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) ...
Easing the Transition: Needs Assessment and Seminar Development for Novice Advanced Practice Clinicians in Primary Care
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Healthcare is moving away from the traditional primary care physician model to meet changing patient care needs, with increasing utilization of clinicians beyond the primary care physician, including nurse practitioners ...
Implementation of a Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Student Nurses
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Stress is evident among undergraduate nursing students (Raymond & Sheppard, 2018). Throughout their education, nursing students experience high academic demands and are exposed to numerous stressors. High stress can lead ...
Applying Simulation and Genetic Algorithm for Patient Appointment Scheduling Optimization
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
In this study, we discuss the implementation of integrated simulation and genetic algorithm for patient scheduling optimization under two different settings, namely the "traditional" scheduling system and the "open access" ...
Development and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Buprenorphine-Naloxone Medication Assisted Treatment Program in a Primary Care Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Opioid abuse is one of the most significant drug-related public health threats in the United States (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, 2016). Approximately 115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose in the United ...
Assessment of Obese Children within a Family-Based Intervention Pilot Study
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
About one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. Multiple comorbidities coincide with obesity affecting children physically and emotionally, which in turn impacts obese children’s quality of life. ...
Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problems Using Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
In this thesis, we investigate new multi-echelon vehicle routing problems for logistics operations using unmanned autonomous vehicles. This can provide immediate tangible outcomes, especially in high-demand areas that are ...
Implementing an Evidence-Based Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) in a Nursing Home
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Literature substantiates that there is a relationship between poor oral health and cardiovascular risk, uncontrolled diabetes, aspiration pneumonia, poor nutritional status, and poor social life for the older adults, ...