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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"outpatient setting"”.
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Electronic Health Record Utilization and Education: Improving Role-Specific Confidence and Competence in the Outpatient Setting
… Non-use of the EHR has persisted in the outpatient specialty care setting in spite of 4 all-staff trainings and stakeholder backing. This project suggests that implementing team leadership and educational tools provides staff with confidence and supportive resources to achieve …
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Neurosis or Perversion? A Lacanian Psychoanalytic Diagnostic and Clinical Approach to the Treatment of Paraphilia at a Forensic Outpatient Setting: A Case Study and Exegetical Method
… of the case studies presented here involved an outpatient forensic context, and so I also address forensic treatment concerns. Implications for the psychoanalytic and forensic treatment of sexual offenders are discussed by making crucial distinctions between neurotic and perverse individuals.
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A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Therapists who Have Been Threatened with Harm or Attacked by a Client or a Relative of a Client During the Course of Treatment in a Non-Residential Setting
… by a client or a relative of a client in an outpatient setting. Semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data which were then analyzed using thematic coding. While some of the results of this study are consistent with existing literature on attacks on clinicians in acute inpatient …
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Congestion reduction in the Emergency Department of Massachusetts General Hospital
… suggests that provision of IV antibiotics in the outpatient setting could reduce MGH admissions by approximately 307 bed-days per year, with additional possible reductions in excess of 1,000 beddays for different provisions of care. We also assess the outpatient usage of MGH patients and conclude …
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Knowledge Deficits of Radation Therapy Patients in a Rural Setting: A Pilot Study
… the learning needs of patients attending an outpatient Radiation Therapy clinic for cancer" treatment. The problem under investigation was:<br> What are the knowledge self-care deficits of patients receiving radiation therapy in a rural outpatient setting?<br> A better understanding of their …
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Nursing Education in Complementary Alternative Modalities: A Case Study
… prepared nurse practitioner (NP) working in an outpatient setting.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>Given the widespread use of CAM by the American public and the potential complications involved in combining CAM and standard medical care, a lack of educational preparation in CAM …
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DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON SYSTEM FOR GAIT REHABILITATION
… and chronic stroke patients at home and outpatient setting. The exoskeleton robotic system consists of a knee joint and an ankle joint, which is wearable, lightweight and in modular design. The robotic joint is actuated by a novel series elastic actuator (SEA) which is compliant and …
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Dysmenorrhea and body mass index
… in a large sample of women ages 18-40 seen in an outpatient setting over the course of one year at a large health system in southeast Michigan. Although there were no statistically significant differences in the probability of dysmenorrhea among women of different BMI groups, the trending …
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An exploration of palliative care providers’ lived experiences of implementing the gold standards framework in oncology care from a hospital-based, outpatient palliative care setting
… the GSF in oncology care from a hospital-based, outpatient palliative care setting. The GSF facilitated the interpretation of the results according to each component of the framework and 11 subthemes emerged. This study highlights the facilitators and barriers that impact the implementation of …
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Validation and clinical Implementation of novel devices analysing physical activity and range of motion in the setting of spine surgery
… physical capabilities within the spine surgery setting. With a broad aim to introduce accurate and robust assessment tools that are not influenced by subjective patient factors and experiences our methods have been devised after a wide literature search to examine the current state-of-play. …
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Variables That Predict Burnout Among Sex Offender Treatment Providers: Work Setting, Gender, Work Hours
… individual or group therapy and primary work setting. Of the 210 ATSA listserv members that responded to this study, one hundred fifty one participants were used in the analysis. It was determined through the use of CHAID analyses that the most significant variable that predicted burnout was …
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Decreasing Antibiotic Overuse in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Through an Educational Intervention Aimed at Nurse Practitioners
… fifty percent of antibiotics prescribed in the outpatient setting are unnecessary. The world health organization states that antibiotic overuse is becoming a growing problem worldwide. Numerous studies have been completed targeting physicians and patients, but no long term decrease in antibiotic …
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Borderline Personality Features and Treatment Outcomes in an Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Treatment Population
… in adolescents, in particular in an intensive outpatient setting. The current study examined differences in clinical characteristics among adolescents with and without borderline features who participated in an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for suicidal behaviors. In addition, this study …
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Effects of Self-Monitoring and Monetary Reward on Fluid Adherence among Adult Hemodialysis Patients
… were compared for 6 hemodialysis patients in an outpatient setting. A single-subject experimental design (A-B-BC-B-BC) was used to examine each variable individually and in combination, with alternating phases to control for possible sequencing effects. Monetary reward (50 cents - $3) was …
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Patterns, Variation and Mental Health Impact of Opioid Prescribing after Burn Injury
… in opioid prescribing after burn injury in the outpatient setting and explored age, severity, and geographical variation. We found that opioid prescribing declined significantly between 2007 and 2017, however the rates of decline varied significantly among age groups, regions, and injury …
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Inpatient & Outpatient Venous Thromboembolism: A Multifactorial Approach to Increase Mechanical and Pharmacological Prophylaxis Compliance
… experiences, yet frequently occur in the outpatient setting. VTEs place a significant burden on health care organizations and patients alike, as VTEs are costly, require long-term medications, and frequently reoccur. Research has identified risk factors and determined best practices for …
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Evidence-Based Verbal De-escalation Techniques for the Family Nurse Practitioner: Education and Simulation
… care and enhance the safety of FNPs in the outpatient setting, a verbal de-escalation educational module and live in-person simulation training was created to serve as a resource to guide the behavioral management of an agitated patient. The aim of this evidence-based project was to provide …
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