Emergency Department Length of Stay: A Community Hospital Initiative.

Objective: This quality improvement initiative was conducted to determine if a provider in triage and split flow model could decrease the length of stay (LOS) of discharged patients seen in a community hospital emergency department (ED).

Background: Extended LOSs within the ED lead to delays in the care of patients, increase the number of patients who leave without being seen by a provider, decrease patient satisfaction, and cause a loss of revenue for health care organizations. Using a provider in triage and a split flow model, where patients can be seen and dispositioned without delays, can improve ED throughput and decrease the overall LOS.

Undergraduate class standing, perceived social support, and depressive symptoms.

Objective: Investigate the association between perceived social support and depressive symptoms at different stages of academic progress.

Participants: Undergraduate students ( = 505) enrolled at a large southeastern university.

Methods: Students completed a cross-sectional survey about their self-reported physical and mental health.

Contributors to Hospitalized Infective Endocarditis Outcomes Among Patients With Substance Use.

Patients with substance use (SU) diagnosed with infective endocarditis (IE) have high rates of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) and 30-day readmission. Evaluate contributors associated with DAMA and 30-day readmission among patients with SU and IE. This retrospective chart review included patients >18 years, admitted to one hospital in the Northeastern, United States for SU and IE from January 2018 to December 2020.

HIV Knowledge, Risk Factors, and Utilization of Services in the US Rural Deep South.

Background: HIV prevalence in the rural South remains high among Black Americans due to limited access to prevention and treatment services and poverty. HIV care inequities for Black Americans living in the rural South are further intensified by high mortality rates, low HIV health literacy, stigma, and discrimination. Few studies have focused on HIV knowledge and risk factors within Black Americans in the rural South.

Coping among Black college women: A transformative study of gendered racism.

Black women in the United States are placed at higher risk for mental health challenges, including distress and depression, due to structural inequities. Black college women enrolled in predominantly White institutions may be particularly exposed to stressors related to gendered racism, but there is limited knowledge about this population's coping strategies. A cross-sectional survey and focus group were utilized to understand and disrupt participants' experiences of gendered racism.

Examining the use of geriatric standardized patients with baccalaureate nursing students.

The need for clinical placements for undergraduate nursing programs heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic as nursing schools across the country faced restrictions with the high-risk geriatric client population. Nursing students experienced increased anxiety levels, decreased learning opportunities, and uncertainties about the decision to enter the workforce as healthcare professionals. In turn, this amplified the need for faculty support and feedback imperative for student success.