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Assessing the Health Needs of Women Reentering the Community After Incarceration
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
This dissertation work, guided by the social ecological model, sought to assess the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health needs of women reentering the community after incarceration from the perspective of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Screening for Skin Cancer in Primary Care: Implementation of Dermoscopy
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Skin cancer affects millions of individuals each year. Cutaneous malignant melanoma, which only accounts for a small portion of all skin cancers, is the most serious and is associated with the highest mortality. Education ...
Addressing Lyme Disease: An Educational Module for Healthcare Providers
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Since its identification over 40 years ago, Lyme disease has continually spread, and the number of cases have significantly increased in the northeastern and northcentral United States. The Center for Disease Control and ...
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 ...
Chronic Pain Management: Implementing Best Practice Strategies
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The purpose of this project was to improve the monitoring of chronic pain patients at a rural primary care clinic by creating and implementing a chronic pain flow sheet and pain visit template within the electronic health ...
COPE: Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention to Improve the Overall Mental Health, Resiliency, and Social-Emotional Development of Rural North Dakota Adolescent Youth
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Approximately one in every four to five adolescent youth are affected by anxiety or depression yet fewer than 25% of adolescent youth are getting the mental health treatment they need (Foy, 2010). Without the ability to ...
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 ...