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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Veterans Affairs"”.
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Secondary Traumatic Stress: Social Workers in a Veterans Affairs Healthcare Setting
… in inpatient and outpatient settings in a Veterans Affairs healthcare system. A convenience sample of 126 master's level and above social workers completed a survey measuring Secondary Traumatic Stress. Rates of reported secondary traumatic stress symptoms and utilization of coping …
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Improving access through stochastic modeling in Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
… a particular VA clinic to simulate the delays veterans face in a network of mental health programs. Based on queueing theory, including blocking and reneging, different operations management strategies are compared using this discrete event simulation tool. To simulate wait times, users input …
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Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status Among Depressed Individuals in Veterans Affairs Primary Care
… with smoking rates being particularly high among Veterans who experience high rates of mental health and substance use disorders. This study investigates the prevalence of smoking among depressed patients in Veterans Affairs primary care. Correlates of smoking status were examined in order to …
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Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status Among Depressed Individuals in Veterans Affairs Primary Care
… with smoking rates being particularly high among Veterans who experience high rates of mental health and substance use disorders. This study investigates the prevalence of smoking among depressed patients in Veterans Affairs primary care. Correlates of smoking status were examined in order to …
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The effectiveness of cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
… the effectiveness of CPT and PE at reducing veterans' self-reported PTSD symptoms as measured by total scores on the PTSD Checklist (PCL). This study involved a retrospective review of 2,030 charts. 750 veterans from 10 U.S. states who received CPT or PE in individual psychotherapy from the …
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Identifying and analyzing the hiring process for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
… the hiring process for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This model is a guide for understanding the current state of the process and shows that inadequate Position Descriptions (PD) are not the primary reason why the VA cannot meet the 80 day …
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Optimization of Medication Delivery Robot Use Using Lean Methodology in a Veterans Affairs Academic Medical Center
… the inpatient pharmacy of the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center from a previous state of two robots. The primary endpoint was to reduce medication delivery time to the nursing units. Secondary endpoints include the volume of missing doses and cost-savings post implementation. …
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Implementation of an Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to Reduce Fluoroquinolone Overprescribing at a Veterans Affairs Academic Medical Center
… prescribing rates by primary care providers at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center before and after implementation of an audit and feedback intervention. Methods: After a medical chart audit to assess appropriateness of fluoroquinolone prescriptions to outpatient medical teams, feedback was given to …
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The Effects Orthostatic Hypotension has on Falls: A study done in San Francisco with the Patient Population of the Veterans Affairs Hospital
… Francisco Represented</p> <p>Population of the Veterans Affairs Hoapital</p> <p>The global AIM of this project is to Identify patients that are at risk for Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) with in the first 24 hours of addmission. It was identified that 50% of the falls over the last 4 quarters at …
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Evaluating the Impact of an Academic Interdisciplinary Patient Aligned Care Team on Patients and Trainees within a Veterans Affairs Academic Medical Center
The Veterans Health Administration (VA), with the Office of Academic Affiliations, launched a pilot project, the Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education (CoEPCE), to create a training program focused in the primary care setting with multiple disciplines (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and …
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Epidemiology of Hospital Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in A Veterans Affairs Medical Center Spinal Cord Injury Unit: Fiscal Years 2008-2011
… in a dedicated spinal cord injury unit at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During the study period, the infection control department identified 95 cases of HA-MRSA. Additional data retrospectively collected were basic demographics, admitting diagnosis, presence of varying comorbidities, …
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Military Sexual Trauma in Veterans: Consequences, Treatment, and Therapeutic Implications
<p>Amongst Veterans served within the Veterans Affairs healthcare system, approximately 1 in 50 men and 1 in 3 women have experienced military sexual trauma (MST). While every individual is different, a common characteristic or identity amongst those who have served is that of a warrior – someone …
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An analysis of the effectiveness of existing land reform policy in uplifting the socio-economic standards of the war veterans of the liberation of Namibia
… the socio-economic standards of the war veterans of the liberation struggle of Namibia. The researcher used quantitative research methodology through questionnaires to gather information on the benefits that have accrued from the land reform policy and the extent to which the policy has …
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Enterprise architecture processes : comparing EA and CLIOS in the Veterans Health Administration
… apply both of these frameworks to the case of Veterans Affairs health care enterprise to evaluate its effectiveness. Based on insights from self-assessments and the organization's strategy, a transformation plan will be generated for the Veterans Affairs organization's current state and …
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The administration of governor Ralph F. Gates of Indiana, 1945-1949
… for state and federal cooperation in helping veterans adjust to peacetime conditions; industrial expansion to assure continued economic growth and prosperity; additional personnel and facilities for Indiana's public education and public health programs so as to furnish expanded services; and …
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Measuring Patient Satisfaction After Providing a Choice of Nourishment Options Between Meals in a Long-Term Care Setting.
… providing residents of the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center Community Living Center with a choice of nourishment options between meals would improve their satisfaction with the nourishment administration process. As opposed to being given the same nourishment item each day, …
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An Exploration of a First Year Experience Course to Meet the Needs of Veteran and Other Non-Traditional College Students
<p> <p>Over the last several years, the number of veterans returning to college campuses has steadily increased. Many veterans are taking advantage of education benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and have been out of school for a number of years. A number of veterans are …
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Anxiety sensitivity as a moderator for PTSD mediated combat exposure in predicting suicide risk in a military sample
… perspective with a cross-sectional sample of veterans and active duty members from a Veterans Affairs clinic database. Regression models tested whether physical AS would moderate the relationship between combat exposure and PTSD; whether PTSD would mediate the relationship between combat …
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Healing Heroes: a model for connecting community to PTSD therapy Centers
… wars tremendously increased the demand among veterans for mental health services. About two in every five veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom will have mental health challenges -- resulting in 500,000 to 800,000 veterans in need. Not all of these …
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