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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Medical protocols"”.
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Corporeal Colonialism: Medicine, Reproduction, and Race in Colonial Korea
… work demonstrates the colonial origin of Western medical intervention in the physical and sexual well being of Korean women and maps out the scientific and medical protocols for the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of women's reproductive diseases. In doing so, my study establishes rich …
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La responsabilité médicale au Québec : un constat et une analyse des avenues de réforme
… most of the patients injuried while under medical care do not manifest themselves. In all likelihood the situation is the same in Quebec. By adjusting their figures for Quebec, 9 000 people are injuried every year while only a few -probably less than a hundred- get some sort of compensation …
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Microfluidic Selection and Applications of Aptamers
… the efficiency of conventional biological and medical protocols, by reducing their consumption of time and resources. Through more efficient surface-based chemical reactions and automation of tedious manual processes, orders of magnitude increases in efficiency across a number of metrics can be …
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A quality improvement project addressing perioperative glycemic guideline adherence
… concerns for lack of adherence to current protocols regarding perioperative glycemic management and not meeting statistical expectations. Project stakeholders and initiators configured protocol simplification and educational meetings in hopes to improve protocol adherence and statistical …
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Doctor of nursing practice quality improvement project : free medical clinic diagnostic testing process improvement
… have an impact on a patient's care and can have medical-legal consequences for health organizations and personnel alike (Callen et al., 2012). Kwan et al. (2019) report that deficient laboratory testing processes can be attributed to safety concerns for patients. According to the National …
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Improving perioperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis protocol compliance
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a significant concern in anesthesia practice. Evidence-based guidelines have sought to provide recommendations on identifying patients at risk for PONV and mitigating its effect with multimodal antiemetic strategies. An anesthesia department within a …
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Defining urgent vs. non-urgent messaging in primary care to standardize workflow : a DNP project
Problem: There is a lack of communication concerning the purpose, use, and boundaries of urgent vs. non-urgent messaging between call center staff, triage nurses, and providers. This is leading to mislabeling of such messaging and causing subsequent stress and frustration for triage nurses and …
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Standardized post-anesthesia handoff to improve interdepartmental communication
The patient's safety is the priority of every healthcare provider throughout the patient's admission. Throughout any given day, multiple nurses, physicians, and technicians will care for a patient, and this requires the necessary transfers of care that include the exchange of pertinent patient …
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Improving best practice guidelines for Xylazine-related wounds : a DNP project
Problem: Xylazine, an alpha 2-agonist used in veterinary medicine, is increasingly found in illicit drugs, leading to severe cutaneous injuries among substance use disorder (SUD) patients. These wounds are often misidentified and improperly treated due to a lack of awareness and guidelines among …
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Educating on Xylazine-associated wound care best practices : a DNP project
Problem: There has been an increase in xylazine use across the United States. This is due to xylazine being used as an adulterant into illicit drugs. There are several adverse effects from xylazine use, with a major complication being xylazine-associated wounds. Purpose: To spread awareness about …
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Examining the Impact of a Model of Human Occupation Training on Occupational Therapy Students’ Professional Reasoning
Despite the national education standards outlining requirements related to students’ identification and application of theoretical constructs to guide practice and use of professional reasoning to guide the evaluation and intervention process, entry-level occupational therapists and students report …
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Radiation safety : the student perspective
… is inconsistent due to the lack of standardized protocols and clear guidelines from professional and governing agencies. The burden of safety then defaults to department administration and individual healthcare providers. The purpose of this project is to assess a student registered nurse …