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Aliza Ann

Reducing High-Risk Alcohol Behaviors, Janette Neuman

Janette S. Jones

Clinical question: Does a theoretically supported, evidence-based alcohol risk reduction intervention implemented in a college health setting by an advanced practice nurse demonstrate improved alcohol related health outcomes for a Midwestern university campus? Answers to this question are discussed as obtained through implementation of a translational research project in 2011 on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Early Adoption Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (Tavr) At An Academic Community Hospital, Brittany Blass, Raymond L. Singer Md

Raymond L Singer MD

Background Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is a cutting edge heart procedure that allows replacement of the aortic valve without conventional open-heart surgery. TAVR represents an alternative without the need for sternotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass. Instead, a catheter is used to deploy the valve by leading a delivery sheath through an incision in either the groin (transfemoral) or chest (transapical) directly to the aorta. Patients must meet several requirements in order to be considered for TAVR. Eligible patients suffer from severe Aortic Stenosis (AS) and must be deemed inoperable or high risk for conventional open-heart surgery by a cardiologist and …

International Health Care Issues And Services Identified While Mapping The Gerontological Nursing Literature, Marcia Henry, Marilia Antunez, Dorice Vieira, Kent Randell

Marilia Y. Antúnez

Bibliometric analysis of cited references; analyzed keywords, subject content, and authors to discern global issues of aging and collaborations of the articles published in three leading gerontological journals from 2008-2010.