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Title: Primary stroke prevention for high risk adults on Prince Edward Island
Subtitle: A nurse practitioner-led initiative
Date: 2013
Author: MacDonald, Marion L.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability and mortality in Canada (Heart & Stroke Foundation, 2013). Over 75% of all strokes are initial...
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Optimizing home-based palliative care
Subtitle: a nurse practitioner-led initiative
Date: 2015
Author: Gallant, Shana M.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for individuals/families encountering a life-limiting...
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Translating evidence into practice
Subtitle: The development of a nurse practitioner-led hypertension program for unaffiliated patients
Date: 2013
Author: Brehaut, Laurie A.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for death and causes heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease (Canadian Hypertension Education Program ...
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Optimizing well-pregnancy care on Prince Edward Island
Subtitle: A nurse practitioner-led initiative
Date: 2013
Author: MacPhee, Kelsey M.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: While pregnancy is a normal, transitional life event many women experience, the need exists for competent, holistic health care during this time in...
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: The lived experience of dignity in older adults living with schizophrenia
Subtitle: a phenomenological study
Date: 2015
Author: Robison, Darlene
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: There is a lack of nursing literature on the older adults’ perceptions of dignity, and in particular those older adults living with schizophrenia....
Thesis Supervisor: MacInnis-Perry, Gloria; Weeks, Lori
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Improving access to mental health services
Subtitle: a proposal for a nurse practitioner-led mental health team in primary care
Date: 2015
Author: Gaudet, Lisa C.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Mental illness is a global crisis affecting one in four individuals worldwide, and occurring in one of every five Canadians. The impact of mental...
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: A description of hepatitis C infection on Prince Edward Island
Date: 2018
Author: MacKinnon, Stacey Burns
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: In Prince Edward Island (PEI), it was estimated that there were up to 800 people infected with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) since testing began in 1991;...
Thesis Supervisor: Bryanton, Janet
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Nurse practitioner-led school-based health centre with a mental health focus
Date: 2018
Author: O’Connell, Sarah K.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: In Canada, mental illness (MI) affects one in five people. Adolescents in Canada are not left unaffected; up to 1 million children and youth suffer...
Thesis Supervisor: Kean, Terri; Bell, Brandi
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Improving access to dermatological care in Prince Edward Island
Subtitle: A nurse practitioner-led initiative
Date: 2018
Author: Wood, Jennifer R.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Skin diseases are common and occur throughout the lifespan. Researchers estimate that between 30 and 70% of the world’s population live with a skin...
Thesis Supervisor: Kean, Terri; MacIntyre, Janet
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: The development of a nurse practitioner-led sexual health clinic on Prince Edward Island
Date: 2018
Author: Smith, Tammy A.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Youth on Prince Edward Island (PEI) are at risk for the development of sexual health concerns. They are prone to high risk behaviours such as binge...
Thesis Supervisor: Kean, Terri; MacDonald, Jo-Ann
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Fear of falling, physical activity volume, and stage of motivational readiness to change physical activity behaviour in adults in late midlife
Date: 2017
Author: Abd-El-Aziz, Valerie
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to study the fear of falling, physical activity levels, and interest in increasing physical activity in adults...
Thesis Supervisor: McInnis-Perry, Gloria
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Knowledge of Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs
Date: 2018
Author: Drummond, Christine
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Intravenous drug use is the primary factor in acquiring hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C continues to increase in persons who use illicit drugs on...
Thesis Supervisor: MacDonald, Jo-Ann; Sweet, Lamont
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Anticipating the awakening
Subtitle: The lived experience of families of patients undergoing successful targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest
Date: 2017
Author: Burns, Margie
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Targeted temperature management (TTM), formally known as therapeutic hypothermia, is a relatively novel treatment that increases survival and...
Thesis Supervisor: McInnis-Perry, Gloria
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: The development of a nurse practitioner-led fracture liaison service on Prince Edward Island
Date: 2015
Author: Christensen, Leif T.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: Osteoporosis-related fragility fractures are associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality and are associated with human suffering....
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease on Prince Edward Island
Subtitle: An NP-led initiative
Date: 2018
Author: Christie, Ellen E.
Genre: MN Project
Abstract: In Prince Edward Island (PEI), the ever-rising prevalence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the most significant...
Thesis Supervisor: Montelpare, William; Kean, Terri
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

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