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The Effectiveness Of A Nurse Practitioner (Np) Led Clinic For Heart Failure (Hf) Patients Following Hospital Discharge In A Rural Community Setting, Tami Collins, Michelle Renaud
The Effectiveness Of A Nurse Practitioner (Np) Led Clinic For Heart Failure (Hf) Patients Following Hospital Discharge In A Rural Community Setting, Tami Collins, Michelle Renaud
College of Health Sciences Posters
Purpose: To explore if patient participation in the NP led HF clinic may reduce 30-day HF readmissions while providing HF specific education, recognition of symptoms/ management, teaching self-care, while ensuring that continued follow up occurs.
Research Questions: 1) Is there a significant difference between readmission rates in patients followed in the HF clinic compared to general HF follow up? 2) Is there a significant difference in patient knowledge including HF symptoms, self-management for patients followed in the NP led HF clinic for a minimum of 30 days? 3) How satisfied are patients that followed in the NP led HF clinic …
Nutritional Habits: Encouraging Simplicity And Consistency, Alim Esemenli
Nutritional Habits: Encouraging Simplicity And Consistency, Alim Esemenli
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Nutrition plays a crucial role in development of diseases that are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the Unites States. However, due to reasons such as time limitations, lack of clear guidelines, and what seems like a sense of hopelessness felt by providers and patients alike upon lack of results, discussions around nutrition may lack in frequency, consistency, and/or adequacy of duration, Research shows that flexibility of mindset, as well as achievability and sustainability of nutritional goals, play a key role in achieving success in weight This project proposes a three-page document that can potentially help primary care …
Barriers To Affordable Prescriptions In Rural Vermont, Niketu P. Patel
Barriers To Affordable Prescriptions In Rural Vermont, Niketu P. Patel
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
This project aimed at understanding why people in Rutland County, Vermont struggle with buying medications for their health. The project implemented and proposed several methods to help the population of Rutland area better adapt to the growing cost of prescriptions via $4 medication lists, rebates, samples, etc.