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Early Data From The Maine Ombudsman’S Hospital Advocacy Program: A Deeper Look At Difficult To Place Patients, Joseph Zamboni
Early Data From The Maine Ombudsman’S Hospital Advocacy Program: A Deeper Look At Difficult To Place Patients, Joseph Zamboni
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
There is little data available on the complex cause and effect of delayed hospital discharge; however, some evidence suggests that long-stay patients tend to be complex, older, and sicker. In Maine, a 2014 Maine Health Association report found complex hospital patients were waiting weeks, months and sometimes over a year in Maine Hospitals before accessing long-term services and supports. In response to these concerns around delayed discharge from hospitals, the First Regular Session of the 127th Maine Legislature created the Commission to study Difficult to Place Patients. The Commission ultimately passed Legislation that gave the Maine Long- Term Care Ombudsman …
Hepatitis C In Injection Drug Users: A Study Of A Detoxification Program In Maine, Meghan Rousselle
Hepatitis C In Injection Drug Users: A Study Of A Detoxification Program In Maine, Meghan Rousselle
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
The opiate epidemic has had an impact on the lives of millions of people in this county. As we explore ways to address this issue, it is important to consider the long-term consequences that the epidemic will have. One long-term consequence is the spread of the hepatitis C virus (or HCV). Approximately 3.2 million people in the United States are chronically infected with this virus. Without consideration about ways to treat this virus and prevent its transmission, there will be large numbers of people who will die from complications of HCV in the future. These losses will contribute to the …
The Affordable Care Act’S Medicaid Expansion And Food Insecurity Rates, Mary Moran
The Affordable Care Act’S Medicaid Expansion And Food Insecurity Rates, Mary Moran
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Many Americans face difficult financial decisions, often regarding the allocation of limited resources. Household resources may be split among the costs of food, clothing, housing, transportation, childcare, utilities, and health care. For some households, this allocation may present a challenge to purchasing sufficient food, leading to food insecurity. Defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food” (2017), food insecurity may decrease when other financial-related aspects of life improve. An improvement in access to affordable health care, as seen through the recent Medicaid expansion under …
Direct Care Nursing Aide Turnover In Long-Term Care Facility, Qilian Luo
Direct Care Nursing Aide Turnover In Long-Term Care Facility, Qilian Luo
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
This capstone project, Direct Care Nursing Aide Retention in a Long-Term Care Facility, will uses both qualitative and quantitative analyses to identify the possible contributors to high nursing aide turnover rates in Maine. The quantitative analyses of this project are based on the staffing payroll data of one Maine assisted living facility. The final product of this capstone project will be shared with the study facility, in the hope that they may find uses for its content.
A Qualitative Assessment Of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners First Year Of Practice, Alex Beggs Rn, Msn
A Qualitative Assessment Of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners First Year Of Practice, Alex Beggs Rn, Msn
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
This project serves as a Capstone and final requirement for the Master of Public Health Degree at the University of Southern Maine Muskie School for Public Service. The project is a qualitative inquiry into the experience of new graduate nurse practitioners’ in their first year of practice, and their transition from the registered nurse (RN) into the nurse practitioner (NP) role. Using the theoretical constructs of Benner’s “From Novice to Expert” and the Burch’s “Conscious Competence model” new graduate nurse practitioners’ experiences will be analyzed. Risk and protective factors for role confidence will be identified through the use of qualitative …