Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- African American Studies (1)
- Agriculture (1)
- Arts and Humanities (1)
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine (1)
- Family Practice Nursing (1)
-
- Food Science (1)
- International Public Health (1)
- Latina/o Studies (1)
- Life Sciences (1)
- Maternal and Child Health (1)
- Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing (1)
- Nutrition (1)
- Nutritional Epidemiology (1)
- Organisms (1)
- Pediatric Nursing (1)
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (1)
- Public Health (1)
- Public Health Education and Promotion (1)
- Public Health and Community Nursing (1)
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Screening For Iron-Deficiency Anemia In The Pediatric Population (Ages 1-17) In Gonaïves, Haiti, Cara Rose Fratianni
Screening For Iron-Deficiency Anemia In The Pediatric Population (Ages 1-17) In Gonaïves, Haiti, Cara Rose Fratianni
Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscripts
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot project is to screen for iron-deficiency anemia in pediatric patients (ages 1-17) in a primary school in Gonaïves, Haiti. Patients with anemia will be treated with oral supplemental iron for a period of four weeks according to WHO guidelines (WHO, 2011). All students will be treated empirically for helminths per WHO guidelines, unless treated elsewhere in the last six months (WHO, 2017). Nutritional status will also be assessed using MUAC according to WHO guidelines (2017).
Background Summary: Malnutrition contributes significantly to the problem of iron-deficiency anemia, with one in four children exhibiting stunting …
Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia And 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan
Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia And 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan
Dissertations
Background. In 2013 alone, more than 4% (3.9 million) of patients discharged from a hospital were readmitted. Anemia following a surgical procedure is associated with early hospital readmission.
Purpose/Aims. The following were specific aims of this dissertation:
- Aim 1. To develop an operational definition of the term condition-based maintenance as applied to health care and discuss the applicability and effectiveness of condition-based maintenance within health care.
- Aim 2. To identify the number of adult patients undergoing elective open-heart surgery with preoperative anemia.
- Aim 3. To examine the relationship between preoperative anemia, sociodemographics, and 30-day hospital readmission rates among postoperative open-heart …