Antibiotic Stewardship In Patients With Viral Upper Respiratory Illness: Improving Quality Measures In Retail Health, 2024 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Antibiotic Stewardship In Patients With Viral Upper Respiratory Illness: Improving Quality Measures In Retail Health, Meredith A. Nolan, Robin Harris, Clay Smith
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: Millions of people will die from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in the next 30 years. Retail health providers are pivotal in this global epidemiological problem.
LOCAL PROBLEM: Setting included 15 retail health clinics operated by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Middle Tennessee. Project examined provider education, patient engagement, and commitment to antibiotic stewardship, components of the CDC's Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship framework. Specific aims were that providers would have a significant reduction in the percentage of antibiotics prescribed for viral illness over the study period.
METHODS: Using the Evidence-Based Practice Improvement Model, a Quality Improvement …
Reducing Copd Readmissions Through The Implementation Of A Guideline-Based Clinical Pathway: An Evidence-Based Practice Improvement Project, 2024 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Reducing Copd Readmissions Through The Implementation Of A Guideline-Based Clinical Pathway: An Evidence-Based Practice Improvement Project, Hannah F. Hall, Allyson Neal, Samantha Bauer
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. It is characterized by airway inflammation and damage that inhibits appropriate airflow. Exacerbations of COPD (ECOPD) hasten disease progression and have profound impacts on the patients.
Local Problem: East Tennesseans experience higher rates of COPD than the rest of the state. Community members at the project site identified that the inpatient management of ECOPD is inconsistent and discordant with the 2023 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines. The purpose of this project was to reduce readmissions and increase guideline concordance by developing an algorithm …
Best Screening: Introducing The Neonatal Assessment Visual European Grid To Nicus In Tennessee, 2024 Belmont University
Best Screening: Introducing The Neonatal Assessment Visual European Grid To Nicus In Tennessee, Gabrielle Sledge
OTD Capstone Projects
Blind Early Services Tennessee (BEST) is an early intervention agency that serves children ages 0-5 with visual impairments across Tennessee. BEST serves over 200 children and families across the state offering early intervention (BEST Start), parent empowerment (BEST Advocate), and family support (BEST Together) programming. The purpose of this project was to assist in the implementation of an early identification initiative (BEST Screening) using the Neonatal Assessment Visual European Grid (NAVEG). The NAVEG is a newborn vision screening shown to identify neurological risk for visual impairments. The long-term goal of this program is to promote the screening and early identification …
Health Professional Students Receiving Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: An Interdisciplinary And Interprofessional Activity To Improve Attitudes Towards Osteopathic Medicine And Interprofessional Collaboration, 2024 Lincoln Memorial University
Health Professional Students Receiving Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: An Interdisciplinary And Interprofessional Activity To Improve Attitudes Towards Osteopathic Medicine And Interprofessional Collaboration, Nicole Neiman, Justinas Joksas, Erica Sickel, Anne Marie Zeller
Research Day
No abstract provided.
Perceived Recovery States And Physical Fitness In Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadets, 2024 Hofstra University
Perceived Recovery States And Physical Fitness In Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadets, Lianne Emanuel, Jessie Hirsch, James Bodendorf, Amy Loin, Gregory Ioannides, Aliya Catanzarita, Tarek Harhash, Joseph Schnatter, Isaac Stein, Sean Kane, Julianne Rung, Katie Sell
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets are challenged mentally, emotionally, and physically with the physical fitness requirements (e.g., Army Combat Fitness Test or ACFT) required within their military science curriculum. Common physical fitness tests such as those for strength, power, and balance can provide insight into the recovery and readiness status of tactical athletes. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between scores on the Short Recovery and Stress Scale (SRSS) and performance on a physical fitness test battery assessing balance, mobility, body composition, muscular strength, and power in collegiate ROTC cadets. METHODS: Seventeen ROTC cadets …
Effects Of Electrical Exercise On Self-Reported Depression And Quality Of Life In Those With Spinal Cord Injury, 2024 SUNY Plattsburgh
Effects Of Electrical Exercise On Self-Reported Depression And Quality Of Life In Those With Spinal Cord Injury, Aj Barber, Eric Heidorn, John Mcdaniel, Cody S. Dulaney
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
One of the most common psychological disorders that occur as a result of spinal cord injury (SCI) is depression along with reductions in quality of life. Moreover, depression is correlated with quality of life. It is increasingly apparent that exercise offers an accessible and non-pharmacological intervention to ease depressive symptoms and improve quality of life. Unfortunately, access to meaningful exercise options remains challenging to those with mobility impairments such as those seen with SCI. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the chronic engagement of home-based electrical stimulation exercise (ESE) on self-reported depression and quality of life …
Effects Of Electrical Exercise And Affect On Self-Reported Anxiety In Those With Spinal Cord Injury, 2024 SUNY Plattsburgh
Effects Of Electrical Exercise And Affect On Self-Reported Anxiety In Those With Spinal Cord Injury, John Zimmerman, Eric Heidorn, John Mcdaniel, Cody S. Dulaney
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Those who have incurred a spinal cord injury (SCI) have severe and immediate changes to their lifestyle. Those with SCI have reported reduced levels of positive affect and no change in negative affect compared to controls. Also, those with SCI may have reduced opportunities for engaging in meaningful exercise either due to mobility or equipment access limitations. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the chronic engagement of home-based electrical stimulation exercise (ESE) on self-reported anxiety and positive and negative affect. METHODS: 9 individuals with ASIA A or B SCI were recruited for this study. Participants …
Typhlitis In A Neutropenic Patient, 2024 Drexel University College of Medicine
Typhlitis In A Neutropenic Patient, Alice He Bs, Wern Lynn Ng Md, Lay She Ng Md, Si Yuan Khor Md, Chandi Garg Md
Tower Health Research Day
No abstract provided.
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome And The Benefits Of Annual Comprehensive Screening: A Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Case, 2024 Drexel University College of Medicine
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome And The Benefits Of Annual Comprehensive Screening: A Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Case, Alice He Bs, Wern Lynn Ng Md, Faith Seltun Do, Lay She Ng Md, Si Yuan Khor Md, Elham Nasrollahi Md, Chandi Garg Md, Rong Rong Ge Md
Tower Health Research Day
No abstract provided.
Do Nsaids' Decrease Union Rates Following Joint Arthrodesis? A Meta-Analysis, 2024 Drexel University
Do Nsaids' Decrease Union Rates Following Joint Arthrodesis? A Meta-Analysis, Emerson Rowe, Julian Takagi-Stewart, Asif Ilyas, Sina Ramtin
Tower Health Research Day
No abstract provided.
Sixty-Two Percent Of Abstracts From The American Association Of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting 2017-2020 Are Later Published, 2024 Drexel University College of Medicine
Sixty-Two Percent Of Abstracts From The American Association Of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting 2017-2020 Are Later Published, Tyson Stoker, Benjamin Millar, Lilah Fones, Asif Ilyas
Tower Health Research Day
No abstract provided.
Impact Of Usmle Step 1 Transition To Pass/Fail Scoring System On Medical Students' Anxiety, Sleep Quality, And Burnout, 2024 Drexel University College of Medicine
Impact Of Usmle Step 1 Transition To Pass/Fail Scoring System On Medical Students' Anxiety, Sleep Quality, And Burnout, Lana Al Doori, Peter G. Zaki, Vivek Joshi M.D.
Tower Health Research Day
No abstract provided.
The Revolutionary St. Louis Insane Asylum, 2024 University of Missouri, St. Louis
The Revolutionary St. Louis Insane Asylum, Julia Talbert
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Even with its grand structure on Arsenal Street towering over the city below, few residents of St. Louis and surrounding areas are aware of the grand history or even existence of the St. Louis Insane Asylum. The building is over 150 years old and was a place of hope, failure, strife, and empathy. The asylum had a large impact on St. Louis and provided revolutionary outlooks, unique perspectives, and curious therapies.
Probabilistic Workflow Modeling Of Transfused Injured Children And Adolescents At A Level 1 Trauma Center, 2024 Drexel University College of Medicine
Probabilistic Workflow Modeling Of Transfused Injured Children And Adolescents At A Level 1 Trauma Center, Megan Krentsa, Travis M. Sullivan, Keyi Li, Elizabeth Matison, Waverly Gestrich-Thompson, Genevieve J. Sippel, Randall S. Burd, Aleksandra Sarcevic
Tower Health Research Day
No abstract provided.
Examining The Factor Structure Of A Subjective Well-Being Measure In A Medical Student Sample, 2024 Clinical Outcomes Solutions, Inc.
Examining The Factor Structure Of A Subjective Well-Being Measure In A Medical Student Sample, Hoan Do, Mary Wurm-Schaar, Gordon Brooks
Mid-Western Educational Researcher
Accreditation standards for U.S. medical education programming require that training programs promote trainee wellness and well-being, although constructs such as psychological distress and depression commonly serve as proxies for well-being. A direct measure of subjective well-being would be invaluable to inform programming efforts to promote medical trainees’ well-being and advance the study of the well-being construct itself. This study investigated the structural validity of subjective well-being as measured by the Well-Being Scale in a sample of 548 osteopathic medical students. Results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that subjective well-being is best represented by a bifactor model with a general …
How Soon Is Too Soon? A Quality Improvement Approach To Postoperative Length Of Stay Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, 2024 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
How Soon Is Too Soon? A Quality Improvement Approach To Postoperative Length Of Stay Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, David Brian Jones, Robin Harris, Paul N. Fiorilli Md, Allyson Neal
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: Heart valve disease prevalence is expected to rapidly increase over the next twenty years. Aortic stenosis, the most common valvular disorder, is a significant cause of heart failure hospital admissions and high mortality if left untreated. Treatment options include surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and the more popular transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The rapid increase of TAVR procedures generates hospital bed capacity issues, and there is no recommendation defining the minimum length of stay (LOS) following TAVR.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The setting was a 1,100-bed academic medical center in southeastern Pennsylvania with an average annual TAVR volume …
Developing Healthy Routines In Adults With Serious Mental Illness Living In Supportive Housing: A Caregiver Guidebook, 2024 University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Developing Healthy Routines In Adults With Serious Mental Illness Living In Supportive Housing: A Caregiver Guidebook, Mckenna Kuhlman, Angela Blackwell, Lacey Spark
Spring 2024 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium
Serious mental illness (SMI) are mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders that result in serious functional impairment limiting daily participation in activities. (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], n.d.-a). Adults living with serious mental illness (SMI) often experience unhealthy or maladaptive routines and often lack the support to build these routines. Supportive housing provides a stable home for adults with SMI to build healthy routines while receiving specialized treatments. In supportive housing organizations, there is a need for caregiver resources to support the individual's healthy routine obtainment. This capstone project developed a five-step caregiver guidebook to help adults with SMI build …
The Role Of Ot In Treating Ecmo Patients In The Icu: A Scoping Review, 2024 University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
The Role Of Ot In Treating Ecmo Patients In The Icu: A Scoping Review, Sophia C. Roe, Angela Blackwell, Whitney Hohman
Spring 2024 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium
This scoping review investigated the role of occupational therapists in treating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. The review was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Databases analyzed included CINAHL, PubMed, and ProQuest. The primary research question aimed to identify the role of occupational therapists in ECMO patient care. The secondary research question aimed to determine the percentage of ECMO patients who received occupational therapy services in the ICU and were discharged home. The search retrieved a total of 400 records. After …
Exploring The Prevalence Of Mental Illness And Mental Health Issues Amongst Adults Diagnosed With Type One Diabetes During Their Adolescence: A Nursing Perspective, 2024 Northern Illinois University
Exploring The Prevalence Of Mental Illness And Mental Health Issues Amongst Adults Diagnosed With Type One Diabetes During Their Adolescence: A Nursing Perspective, Sara J. Taylor
Honors Capstones
While every individual experiences and copes with their illness in different fashions, it is important to equip everyone with resources they need for any direct or potential complications. Type One Diabetes is a chronic illness that is always ever changing. Treatment and care for it is constant and can cause burnout, frustration, increased stress, and many other mental health issues for the patient. If left untreated and poorly managed, these feelings can develop into far more serious complications such as depression, PTSD, eating disorders, etc. While a cure for Type One Diabetes is not currently an option, providing preventative education …
Intouch Week Of April 8, 2024, 2024 Touro College and University System
Intouch Week Of April 8, 2024, New York Medical College
InTouch
- Classes of 2024 and 2025 SLP Students Shine Bright at the White Coat Ceremony
- NYMC Celebrates Women’s History Month
- NYMC Recognizes Public Health Week
- Therapy Dogs Bring Pawsitive Vibes to NYMC
- The Office of Diversity and Inclusion Empowers the Community