Problem: Heart failure is an increasingly common and costly disease affecting nearly 5 million American adults. A significant percentage of these individuals are hospitalized, treated, and discharged to the community, ...

High rates of readmission for heart failure have resulted in legislation, which will decrease the rate of reimbursement for hospitals with high rates of readmission. Improving the transition to home may reduce the number ...

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a chronic condition that develops in 20-50% of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients. Its burden includes increased costs, decreased quality of life, and decreased personal productivity. ...

Purpose: The purpose was to implement an evidence based guideline on deep venous thrombosis (DVT) for the Emergency Department (ED). Specific aims: a) conduct an organizational assessment of DVT treatment practices b) ...

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to impact hypertension control of the population utilizing services at a non-profit agency. A Doctor of Nursing Practice Clinical Nurse Specialist completed development and ...

Context: Music in the health care environment can ease people’s minds and serve as a positive diversion.(1) Carefully selected music brings balance, unity and harmony to the soul.(2) Implementing music across the health ...

The purpose of this project was to describe and evaluate the process of shared governance implementation in a clinic system. Shared governance in healthcare empowers nurses to share in the decision making process, which ...