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Improving Patient Portal Enrollment Through Education And Technology At Rural Family Practice, Kelsey Crampton
Improving Patient Portal Enrollment Through Education And Technology At Rural Family Practice, Kelsey Crampton
Doctoral Dissertations
Background: Patient portals are available through many healthcare offices. They offer the opportunity to improve patient engagement and quality of patient care, but few patients enroll. At a small rural primary care office, less than 20% of the patients were enrolled in the patient portal.
Objective: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to address the barriers reported by patients at this clinic and determine whether changes in portal enrollment volume occurred. Reported barriers included a lack of knowledge about the portal and difficulties with the sign-up process.
Methods: Over three months, strategies included the development of a …
Physical Activity Assessment And Intervention Among Adult Patients At A Community Health Center, Michelle L. Vandentoorn
Physical Activity Assessment And Intervention Among Adult Patients At A Community Health Center, Michelle L. Vandentoorn
Doctoral Dissertations
Low levels of physical activity are associated with a number of serious health conditions in adults. These conditions include hypertension, diabetes, certain types of cancers, cardiovascular disease, and an increased risk of mortality. In spite of these serious health risks, few adults in the United States are achieving the recommended levels of physical activity. The diseases associated with low physical activity levels contribute to high healthcare costs.
Healthcare providers claim that they are not aware of available interventions and resources to increase physical activity levels in their patients. Through screening patients for physical activity levels during office visits, providers can …
Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Experiences With Clinical Simulation, Carrie Ann Bailey
Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Experiences With Clinical Simulation, Carrie Ann Bailey
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to understand how new graduate nurses perceive the value of simulation in making the transition into professional practice. This study will use a descriptive qualitative approach with a sample of first year nurses. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model serves as this study’s conceptual framework. For the current study, the sample consisted of 10 newly graduated, female nurses with less than one year of experience working in the hospital setting were interviewed. Data analysis included interviews and transcription by the researcher. Finally, participants were asked about themes to increase rigor. Four themes emerged from this research: …
Using A Mental Health Board Game Intervention To Reduce Mental Illness Stigma Among Nursing Students, Anna Kristina Wassink
Using A Mental Health Board Game Intervention To Reduce Mental Illness Stigma Among Nursing Students, Anna Kristina Wassink
Doctoral Dissertations
Mental illness stigma can be displayed by anyone including those working in the health care field. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students are one group within the health care field. The purpose of this project is to explore attitude change among BSN students related to mental illness stigma. The question guiding this project is whether a creative game implemented in conjunction with the existing educational and clinical experiences is helpful in reducing mental illness stigma in BSN students. Thirty-eight participants, 5 males and 33 females, a majority of whom were 20-21 years old, participated in this project. The intervention …
Quality And Safety Education In Newly Hired Rns And Rns In Staff Leadership Roles, Dennis Alan Bertch
Quality And Safety Education In Newly Hired Rns And Rns In Staff Leadership Roles, Dennis Alan Bertch
Doctoral Dissertations
The intent of this project was to examine the potential knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) gap of practicing bedside registered nurse (RN) care providers regarding the quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) core competencies. Based on this perceived gap two key questions were explored: (a) do newly hired RNs and RNs in staff leadership roles demonstrate an understanding of the KSAs of the QSEN core competencies?; and (b) was there a difference in the understanding of the KSAs of the QSEN core competencies related to RN educational preparation, years of RN experience, and/or previous quality improvement training within and …