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Background: Women today have many options when choosing a form of contraception. Many women find oral birth control pills to be a safe and effective choice but by choosing this method, they may be unknowingly increasing their risk of developing depr…

Pursuing a doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia requires extensive academic proficiency, clinical expertise, and significant personal commitment. The journey is both physically and emotionally demanding, often requiring students to make considerable …

Background: The incidence of melanoma has continued to rise over the past few decades. Localized melanoma has a five-year survival rate of 99%;however, this relies on early diagnosis and treatment. This rate decreases to 25% when the melanoma metast…

The purpose of this study was to investigate university onboarding practices for new faculty moving from industry or practice to higher education. For the utility of this study, onboarding refers to structured processes that introduce new faculty to…

Background: T2DM is a metabolic disorder that causes chronic hyperglycemia. This disease affects millions of individuals worldwide. Those with T2DM have an increased risk of developing hyperlipidemia as well. The current medications used to treat bo…

Background: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a major medical condition that affects millions of people. The standard for AF treatment in the past has been pharmacologic management. We have done an evidence-based clinical review (EBCR) to help answer the …

Background: HCPs are undoubtedly exposed to high levels of stress, making them more susceptible to moral distress and at a higher risk for burnout. Working in an Intensive Care Unit or CCM is associated with even higher levels of both stress and bur…

Introduction: Gastric ultrasound has emerged as a pivotal tool in anesthesia, offering a non-invasive, real-time method to assess gastric content and volume, thus enhancing perioperative patient safety.1 This doctoral project delves into the applica…

Background: It is current practice in the United States to provide the option to parents to circumcise their newborn males while still in the hospital, however there are no definitive guidelines available in any reputable sources such as the America…

Introduction: Since the early 1920s, neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia have played an integral role in labor pain management, evolving significantly in technique and effectiveness. The “single-shot” lumbar epidural technique was first developed in …

Background: Much of the world’s economy is reliant on employees that work outside of the typical 9 am-5 pm window. “Shift work” is the term used to identify the shifts these employees work, classifying them as outside the hours of 7 am to 6 pm. Many…

Background: Hypoglycemia is a common and often serious implication in patients with type I diabetes. The risk of low blood sugar while on insulin therapy can be detrimental, especially since most type I diabetics are diagnosed in childhood. Objectiv…

Background: According to currently published literature, Physician Assistant students (PA-S) have high levels of stress and burnout, making them prone to substance abuse. Yet, these sparse studies have intertwined PA-S with other medical or graduate…