TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA

Physician Visits and Colorectal Cancer Testing Among Medicare Enrollees in North Carolina and South Carolina, 2005

INTRODUCTION Many Medicare enrollees do not receive colorectal cancer tests at recommended intervals despite having Medicare screening coverage. Little is known about the physician visits of Medicare enrollees who are untested. Our study objective was to evaluate physician visits of enrollees who lack appropriate testing to identify opportunities to increase colorectal cancer testing. METHODS...

Sterilization in North Carolina

Perceptions Held by Community College Computer Instructors in North Carolina

Community college computer instructors provide a valuable service by preparing students for challenging careers. At the same time, they face many challenges to stay current in their field and to maintain industry certifications. Therefore, community college administrators need to determine what perceptions are held by computer instructors, address any negative perceptions, and determine if inst...

Nursing advocacy in North Carolina.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To identify the ways oncology nurses in one state advocate for patients, as well as the resources they use to do so. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. SETTING North Carolina. SAMPLE 141 RNs in North Carolina who were members of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). METHODS Subjects completed a two-page, self-administered questionnaire comprised of fixed-choice...

Atypical Pneumonia in Three Members of an Extended Family — South Carolina and North Carolina, July−August 2013

On August 5, 2013, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified of a case of acute respiratory failure in a previously healthy woman. A family interview revealed the patient's uncle and cousin had also been hospitalized with similar symptoms in North Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the North Carolina Division of P...