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A Quality Improvement Approach To Reducing Post-Surgical Acute Care Falls, Tiffany C. Mitchell

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects - Archive

Inpatient falls remain one of the most preventable adverse events in hospitals. Falls result in serious injuries and increasing healthcare costs. This quality improvement project evaluates the implementation of Fall TIPS to reduce fall incidence and promote sustainable safety practices.

Improving Internal Medicine And Emergency Department Communication - The Ed Map Project, Syed Raza, Srinidhi Shyamkumar, Eric Riha, Zuhair Ali

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Defend The Season: A Quality Approach To Influenza Vaccination, Robert Reinhart, Michaela Mckissack

Central & West Texas and San Antonio GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Enhancing End Of Life Care Through Recognition & Flagging Of Imminence To Increase Visits, Ali Ahmed, Guru Chinnaraj, Ana Goncalves, Ahad Ahmed, Ezekiel Ijaopo, Joseph Shega, Diana Tren

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Reducing Time To Heparin Administration In A Cardiac Center, Shai Ring, Shafaq Jawed, Taylor Teshon, Siva T. Sarva

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

P.C.U. (Please Cut Unnecessary Use): Making Room For Better Care And Costs, Taylor Croteau, Emmanuella Gomez Martinez, Jafaar Abou-Ghaida, Nelson Reyes Perez, Katya Grovac, Shamol Williams, Olga Karasik

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Change The Culture: Blood Culture Utilization At The Orlando Vamc, Ajay Desai, Dylan Thibaut, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jennifer Vu, Marco Hernandez, Alfredo E. Palomino Abella, Minh Ho, Shamol Williams

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Resident Education In The Clinic, Catherine Soodi, Arshiya Fatima, Renu Thomas, Daniel Avila Castillo

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Unbreak My Heart: Improving The Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Rate, Akash Patel, Samer Khalil, Iman Squires, Abed Naser, Eric Vargas, Manuel Carrazana, Olga Karasik

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Teaching Ultrasound-Guided Knee Injection & Aspiration In A Family Medicine Residency Clinic, James Wesley, Dauwd Farooqi, Christopher Bazemore

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Finding Grace With Advanced Cirrhosis: Improving Palliative Care Consult Utilization Final Results, Saud Khan, Samuel Kwiatkowski, Anjali Lukose, Amanda T. Rivera Miranda, Priscilla Phan, Ashwini Komarla, Sabiha Kazi, Diana Treu, Amar Mandalia

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Improvement In Prenatal Education And Involvement In Patient Care, Miranda Ibrahim, Christelle Reeves, Timothy Kremer

North Texas Research Forum 2025

BACKGROUND: While the attempt is to educate the patient (and their family members) and empower them in their medical decision making, integration of birth plans and discussion of such plans is not routinely implemented by most obstetrical providers. There is currently no standardized approach to the education and birth plan development/or the obstetrical patients. The goal of this project, therefore, is to develop a standardized approach to discussion of birth plans and, albeit indirectly, allow for an opportunity for education for obstetrical patients. METHODS: On a daily basis, through birth plan discussions with patients during routine obstetrical visits, and via …

Painfully Obvious: Expanding Inpatient Buprenorphine For Opioid Use Disorder, Aline Levy-Sitnoveter, Mark Delic, Jonathan Aires Pinheiro, Eleana Estrella, Sankalp Goberdhan, Lauren Hundley, Richard Henriquez, Shamol Williams

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Probiotics For The Primary Prevention Of Inpatient, Antibiotic-Associated Clostridioides Difficile Infection: A Multi-Center, Retrospective Study, Cooper Josephs, Taylor Templeton-Jager, Julie Worthington

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Do Patients Who Receive Dexmedetomidine As An Adjunct To Spinal Anesthesia For Cesarean Delivery Achieve Longer Block Duration Compared To Those Who Receive Spinal Anesthesia With Local Anesthetic Alone?, Liana S. Garrison

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Problem Statement: Cesarean delivery is associated with significant postoperative pain, typically managed with spinal anesthesia using a local anesthetic. While opioids are often added as adjuncts, the addition of dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2 agonist, has emerged as a potential alternative that may enhance the efficacy of the spinal block in terms of pain management, potentially improving block duration and quality compared to local anesthetic alone.

Methodology: A literature review was conducted on the use of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to spinal anesthesia for patients undergoing cesarean sections. Databases used for the search included PubMed, CINAHL Complete, and MEDLINE. The keywords used …

Identity: Inpatient Dialogue & Engagement With Nurses To Improve Team Dynamics Final Results, Anna Maria Abi Nehme, Ashley Becker, Raheeq Mohamedsaleh, Shin Zaw, Vigneshwar K. Ramasamy, Richard Henriquez, Jorge Restrepo, Ashwini Komarla

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Improving Gout Therapy In Patriot Clinic Final Results, Jerativat Satayarekha, Vigelo Servera Jr, Nicholas Maggio, Nathaniel Rosa Santiago, Fariha N. Mirza, Sahar Safavi

North Florida Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

To Bridge Or Not To Bridge, Diane Habib, Negar Niknam, Mohammed Rajab, Lea El Achkar, Mahyar Mahmoudi

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Postpartum Glucose Testing And Primary Care Follow-Up For Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Quality Improvement Project, Madeline Bartram, Anusha Hussain, Timothy Kremer

North Texas Research Forum 2025

BACKGROUND: Patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a 40-70% lifetime risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is 9 times the risk of patients without a history of GDM. Joint association guidelines recommend a 75-gram, 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (GTT) at 4 to 12 weeks postpartum for all patients with GDM, and to follow-up with a primary care physician. Currently, less than half of these patients do not receive the recommended postpartum glucose testing and/or follow-up. METHODS: For each GDM-affected pregnancy, two primary outcome measures were retrospectively collected from the clinic EHR: completion of the 75-gram GTT …

Improving Annual Wellness Visit Documentation In Clinic, Chak Lam Yeung, Gurunath Subramanyam, Krishna Ramesh, Mohammad Nadim, Jasmyne Bowser, John Sturgeon

North Texas Research Forum 2025

Introduction: Medicare beneficiaries who received an annual wellness visit (AWV) were noted to have reduced Medicare spending. Review of Medical City North Hills Internal Medicine Clinic data showed that 44% of eligible patients received an AWV. Improper documentation and coding were the primary reasons eligible AWVs were not accounted for even though they were performed. Majority of incomplete documentation was missing information regarding patient’s functional ability, level of safety, home safety, and activities of daily living. The information is normally obtained from a questionnaire completed by the patient prior to the visit. Questionnaire was noted by residents to be unorganized …