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Improving Hypertension Control Among Middle-Aged, Black, Female Patients Through Staff Education On Evidence-Based Joint National Committee Guidelines, Afolake Oyinlola

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Staff Education To Use Best Practices For Implementing And Utilizing The Digital Depression Screening Tool In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Robert James

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Maternal And Mental Health Action Plan To Improve Perinatal Outcomes Across The Continuum Of Care In A Community-Based Hospital, Hannah Simmons

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Implementation Of The Prapare Social Determinants Of Health Screening Tool, Munachiso Iheonunekwu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Underdiagnosis Of Bipolar Disorder And Under Utilization Of The Mood Disorder Questionnaire, Sandeep Grewal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Staff Education On Post Discharge Follow Up Care To Improve Staff Knowledge, Collins Scott

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Trauma-Informed De-Escalation Staff Education For Outpatient Psychiatric Nursing, Alice Sesay

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Staff Education On Crisis Management Protocol For Aggressive Behaviors In Patients With Developmental Disabilities, Kenneth Mbuen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Improving Blood Pressure Through A Multimodal Intervention, Kalynn Solomey

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and remains a significant public health concern in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2023a). Despite the availability of effective pharmacological therapies, many patients struggle to achieve adequate blood pressure control, highlighting the need for accessible, evidence-based lifestyle interventions. An extensive literature search of five databases provided 11 articles for utilization. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multimodal intervention that included hypertension education, individualized lifestyle counseling, self-measured blood pressure training, and a progressive walking program in reducing systolic blood pressure …

A Retrospective Chart Review: Screening Patients With Type 2 Diabetes For Depression, Jennifer Sheldon, Glynnis Haley, Monica Ketchie

The Corinthian

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is defined as an impaired production of insulin resulting in elevated blood glucose levels (Brutsaert E., 2020). Globally, approximately 8% to 9% of adults have diabetes mellitus, the majority of which (95%) have Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, equating to between 624 million to 702 million people (WHO, 2020). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus represents the seventh leading cause of death, with approximately 1.5 million new cases diagnosed annually in the United States (CDC, 2020).

Depression is clinically defined as a mental health disorder that presents with a continually depressed mood or a loss of interest in daily …

Staff Education To Improve End-Of- Life Pain Management Confidence Among Long-Term Care Nurses, Andrea Osuji

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Staff Education On The Administration Of Long-Acting Antipsychotic Injections And Its Effect On Outcomes, Matilda Che

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Staff Education Program On Medication Reconciliation In Primary Care With Integrated Pain Clinic, Jemimah Nimako-Mensah

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Coherent Breathing As A Stress-Reduction Intervention, Ete Kwegang

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Ventilator Weaning Protocol, Manpreet Mahal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Implementation Of A Standardized Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Depression Screening Workflow In An Outpatient Psychiatric Setting, Jephline Okoth

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Improving Medication Adherence In Outpatient Mental Health Care Through Staff Education And Training, Nonye Frances Nwokoro

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Enhancing Community Transitions For Outpatient Behavioral Health Clients, Sylvia Chonya

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Implementation Of The Phq-9 For Early Detection Of Depression In Older Adults, Elsie Kumba Kamara

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Comparison Of Ecg Features, Cardiac Biomarkers, And Clinical Outcomes In Three Waves Of Hospitalized Covid-19 Pneumonia Patients With Cardiovascular Events, Yuchen Han, Jahnavi Sunkara, Tshura S Ali, Harideep Samanapally, Vidyulata Salunkhe, Fnu Deepti, Emma C. Huang, Justin J. Huang, Maiying Kong, Jiapeng Huang

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

Background

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a rapidly evolving virus that can severely impact the cardiovascular system. With new variants, it is important to characterize wave-specific (defined by dominant circulating variants) clinical changes.

Methods

A multi-center retrospective cohort study of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 community acquired pneumonia at eight adult acute-care hospitals in the city of Louisville, KY was conducted. Patients hospitalized with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) community acquired pneumonia who experienced a cardiovascular event between March 2020 and July 2022 were included in this analysis. Variant assignment was based on temporal prevalence rather than genomic confirmation, and …