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Implementation of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to Improve Practice in a Rural Primary Care Clinic
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of the project was to improve patient care and the clinical practice at the Barnesville Area Clinic (BAC) by introducing the providers to a guided method of evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention ... -
Implementing a Comprehensive Diabetes and Depression Program at Family Health Care
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this project was to improve outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes and depression at a federally qualified healthcare center (FQHC) primary care clinic by creating and implementing a functional, sustainable ... -
Implementing Adult Waist Circumference Measurements in Primary Care
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Overweight and obesity negatively affect multiple acute and chronic disease conditions (USDHHS & ODPHP, n.d.). Two of the most valid and reliable measurements of overweight and obesity are body mass index (BMI) and waist ... -
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, ... -
Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines in Family Practice: Caring for Children with ADHD
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this Practice Improvement Project was to promote evidence-based practice in caring for children ages 4-18 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the family practice setting. The American ... -
Implementing Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments into Bemidji Dialysis
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments (POLST) is changing the way we approach the end of life. POLST is a tool used to have conversations about end-of-life planning that includes patients, patient's families, and ... -
Implementing Simulation into Oncology Education
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Nurses, who choose oncology, face complex challenges on a daily basis due to the disease itself and the effects of its treatment. The purpose of the project was to examine the effect implementing simulation into the education ... -
Improving Adolescent Friendly Healthcare Services: Implementing Comprehensive Psychosocial Histories into Practice
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Adolescence is a unique period of rapid physical and psychosocial growth and development. Adolescents are most often physically healthy, but as a normal part of adolescent development the population commonly experiments ... -
Improving Care for Depression as Provided in the Family Practice Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This Dissertation is a synthesis of current literature and guidelines to develop the Simplified Prescribing Tool. The Simplified Prescribing Tool provides a guide to treating depression within the Family Practice discipline. ... -
Improving Hepatitis C Screening Rates in a Primary Care Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the most common blood borne infection in the United States and frequently develops into a chronic disease, which can lead to serious health complications including liver damage, cirrhosis, cancer, ... -
Improving Resident Assistants Knowledge about Eating Disorders on a College Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2016)As many as 30 million people in the United States have struggled with an eating disorder (National Eating Disorder Association [NEDA], n.d.). Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) ... -
Improving Stroke Care and Patient Outcomes in a Rural Minnesota Hospital
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Approximately 795,000 Americans suffer from a stroke each year which results in about 25% of these patients dying, and 15–30% remain permanently disabled. The direct and indirect costs of stroke care exceed $73 billion ... -
Improving the Diagnosis and Management of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in a Rural Healthcare Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition characterized by brief spinning episodes that occur with a rapid change in head position. Although considered benign, BPPV can have many personal, social, health, ... -
Increasing Awareness about Advance Care Planning among Women in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Advance care planning (ACP) includes making decisions about end-of-life care in the form of a health care directive which includes identifying a health agent to make decisions for people when they are unable to make decisions ... -
Increasing Awareness and Knowledge About Ovarian Cancer to Enhance Health Outcomes of Women
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. and kills approximately 14,000 women each year (Nezhat et al., 2015). Survival increases with early diagnosis; the five-year survival rate ... -
Increasing Awareness of the Role of Breast Density as an Independent Risk Factor for Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States (U.S.), affecting one in every eight women (American Cancer Society, 2017). Dense breast tissue can mask or hide breast cancer, ... -
Increasing LARC Utilization through Standardized Contraception Education
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Reducing unintended pregnancy is an important goal for any woman of childbearing age and optimizing contraceptive effectiveness should be a priority for healthcare providers serving this population. One subset of this ... -
Increasing Provider Awareness and Knowledge about Preconception Care to Women of Reproductive Age
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Infant morbidity and mortality are important indicators of the overall health of a nation. The United States ranks 26th among 29 developed countries, with an infant mortality rate of 6.1 per 1,000 live births (MacDorman, ... -
Influenza Vaccination Rates in Primary Care
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Influenza is a common and highly contagious upper respiratory illness that affects an average of 8% of Americans each season. The flu was associated with 18 million medical visits, 400,000 hospitalizations, and 22,000 ... -
Initiation and Maintenance of Breastfeeding—Issues Among High-Risk Populations of Mothers of African American Descent and Underage Mothers: A Critical Literature Review
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This paper is a critical literature review on issues and concerns of initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding amongst high-risk populations including mothers of African American descent and underage mothers. To guide ...