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Lived Experiences of Stigma: Nurses Who Work in Abortion Clinics
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The profession of nursing is respected and trustworthy, but certain nursing specialty fields are looked at less favorably than others. Abortion nursing can be highly stigmatized because of society’s ethical, religious, and ... -
Looking Beyond the Question ‘Do You Feel Safe at Home?': What Healthcare Providers Need to Know to Identify, Support, and Appropriately Refer Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The purpose of this practice improvement project was to educate healthcare providers about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The World Health Organization (WHO) (2014) created a clinical handbook for healthcare providers. ... -
Lung Cancer Screening: Identification of High-Risk Patients and Shared Decision-Making
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Prevention and early detection of lung cancer are imperative in decreasing lung cancer mortality. Screening for lung cancer with low-dose ... -
Maternal Breastfeeding Satisfaction: Attendance or Non-Attendance at a Nurse-Led Breastfeeding Support Group
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and infants are well documented in the literature. This study compared maternal breastfeeding satisfaction between mothers who attended a nurse-led breastfeeding support group ... -
Medical Respite Care for Fargo-Moorhead Homeless Population: A Needs Assessment
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Homelessness continues to increase in the Fargo-Moorhead community, and little is known about the health needs of its chronically homeless population. An informal needs assessment completed in 2010 gathered feedback from ... -
Medication Therapy at Discharge and Medical Follow up: Outcomes Following Surgical Coronary Revascularization in American Indians
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The burden of cardiovascular disease is rising in American Indians. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, American Indians have greater risk factors, prevalence, and mortality rates for cardiovascular disease compared ... -
Midwest Medical Center Employee Perceptions of Workplace Breastfeeding Experiences
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The privilege of motherhood establishes additional temporary occupational needs for women who choose to breastfeed an infant and continue full time employment. The purpose of the study was to assess the holistic needs of ... -
New Graduate Nurse Residency Program Development
(North Dakota State University, 2015)This Project reports perceptions of how a new nurse residency addresses essential nursing competencies and transition stress. This Project involved development of content for a new graduate nurse residency program. Part ... -
New Referral Hepatitis C Protocol: The New Standard
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The Gastroenterology (GI) clinic at Sanford Health anticipates an increase in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) based on the 2012 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) screening recommendations. With a disproportionately ... -
Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Recommendations and Safe Sleep Education: A Systematic Review
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This paper conducts a systematic literature review on nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding safe infant sleep practices. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework ... -
Nursing Student Stress
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Nursing students experience multiple stressors as they are expected to apply theoretical learning and develop critical thinking skills while in the professional environment. Perceived overwhelming negative stressors can ... -
Nutritional Insecurity Among College Students on a Midwest Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2021)College students experience nutritional insecurity at higher rates when compared to the general public. Compounding social, financial, community, and policy barriers limit the ability of college students to access healthy, ... -
Opioids: A Reason for Concern
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The opioid epidemic has drawn increasing attention as opioid prescribing rates and opioid related deaths continue to rise. Opioid prescribing by health care providers has quadrupled over the past 18 years and is directly ... -
Opioids: Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Education and Policy in a Primary Care Center
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Many healthcare providers report not feeling confident when prescribing opioids, which represents an educational gap in the clinical setting that must be addressed to improve patient care and outcomes (Dowell, Haegerich, ... -
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 ... -
Perception of Nursing Empowerment and Intent to Stay
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Nursing turnover and the evolving nursing shortage has continued to receive much attention from health care organizations. It is predicted that there will be 1.2 million job openings in nursing by 2020. Work empowerment ... -
Perceptions of the Infertile Patient Educated and Cared for Via Telemedicine
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Approximately 20- 25% of women require infertility treatment using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). These specialized services require highly educated personnel. The availability of these services is compounded ... -
A Practice Improvement Project Incorporating Tobacco Cessation Education Into a Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Tobacco use is a global epidemic and is one of the largest public health threats the world has faced killing over eight million people annually. Smoking-related illnesses cost the United States $300 billion annually. ... -
Prediabetes: Provider Awareness and the Implementation of the Prevent Diabetes STAT Toolkit Resources
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Increased proactivity and improved management of prediabetes is a growing need amongst providers in the primary care setting. Nearly one third of North Dakota residents over the age of 20 have prediabetes, but only one out ... -
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 ...