The Graduate Nursing Project collection includes Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects and Master's students' non-thesis projects submitted as part of program requirements.
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| Title | Creator | Date | Description | Relation Is Part Of | ||
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| 1 |
 | Impact of Evidence-Based Practice Education on New Graduate Nurses | DaCruz, Phillip L. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 2 |
 | Improving Healthcare System Policy Library Efficiency: Policy Redundancy Analysis Using K-means Clustering | Wendorf, Michael D. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 3 |
 | Implementing an Individualized Breast Cancer Risk Assessment at the Coalville Health Center | Falkner, Jennifer L.; Conder, Rosemary; Vernon, Jeanette; Garrett, Larry | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 4 |
 | Enhancing Heparin Infusion Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Kagen, Stephanie D. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 5 |
 | Implementing General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice Practice on an Acute Care Medical/Oncology Unit: An EBP Project | Hoch, Bonnie J.; Hauschildt, Marie; Palmer, Lisa; Randle, Meg; Halsey, Anna Marie; Christensen, Scott S. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
| 6 |
 | Improving Patient and Visitor Understanding of an Emergency Department's Workflow | Nichols, Nels | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 7 |
 | Enhancing the Quality of a Medical Assistant Program Through Targeted Curriculum Improvements | Kimoto, Mari Davis | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 8 |
 | Enhancing Patient Safety and Clinical Efficiency Through Vital Sign Standardization | Kellogg, Ryan J. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 9 |
 | Enhancing Patient Care: Modernizing the Call Light System for Improved Healthcare Quality | Oviedo, Alonso B. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 10 |
 | Enhancing Pain Management to Meet Accreditation Standards in a Large Healthcare System | Sanders, Kelsey M. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 11 |
 | Using National Standards to Create Effective Educator-Facilitated Simulation Learning | Postma, Trudy W. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 12 |
 | Policy Library Quality Improvement: Redundancy Analysis using BERTopic and Llama 2 Artificial Intelligence Clustering | Johnson, Natasha M. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
| 13 |
 | Impact of Evidence-Based Practice Education on New Graduate Nurses | DaCruz, Phillip L. | 2024 | A large hospital in the western United States developed a new graduate nurse residency program. As the hospital works to achieve Magnet status, education leaders identified that a specific focus on evidence- based practice (EBP) would assist in meeting program objectives. Methods: An EBP course was ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 14 |
 | Implementing General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice Practice on an Acute Care Medical/Oncology Unit: An EBP Project | Hoch, Bonnie J.; Hauschildt, Marie; Palmer, Lisa; Randle, Meg; Halsey, Anna Marie; Christensen, Scott S. | 2024 | General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice services consist of pain and symptom management in the acute care setting, with high symptom burden requiring more intense management than can be offered at home. GIP hospice promotes better end-of-life (EOL) management and increases access to hospice services for rur... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
| 15 |
 | Policy Library Quality Improvement: Redundancy Analysis using BERTopic and Llama 2 Artificial Intelligence Clustering | Johnson, Natasha M. | 2024 | Policies and procedures are key components of healthcare system governance that inform the safety and quality of patient care. Healthcare organizations develop digital policy libraries to organize these documents, but without regular maintenance, redundancies may occur that reduce the library's accu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 16 |
 | Enhancing Patient Care: Modernizing the Call Light System for Improved Healthcare Quality | Oviedo, Alonso B. | 2024 | Effective communication systems are crucial for ensuring timely and efficient patient care in healthcare settings. However, outdated call light systems can pose significant challenges, leading to interoperability issues and affecting both patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. This study addresses... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Enhancing Pain Management to Meet Accreditation Standards in a Large Healthcare System | Sanders, Kelsey M. | 2024 | A large academic healthcare system within the Mountain West identified opportunities to improve pain management practices. To address these issues a multimodal pain relief approach emphasizing non-opioid alternatives was implemented. This paper outlines the methods, results, and conclusions of a pai... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 18 |
 | Enhancing Patient Safety and Clinical Efficiency Through Vital Sign Standardization | Kellogg, Ryan J. | 2024 | This quality improvement (QI) project targets standardizing vital sign order sets to enhance patient safety and clinical staff efficiency in a hospital setting. Given the challenges of ambiguous orders for new or rotating staff, a systematic approach to developing clear, direct vital sign orders is ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 19 |
 | Enhancing the Quality of a Medical Assistant Program Through Targeted Curriculum Improvements | Kimoto, Mari Davis | 2024 | A large university in the Western US has a medical assistant (MA) program that trains students to work in clinical settings. The program offers a combination of asynchronous hybrid learning followed by hands-on internship placement within the clinic system affiliated with the university. Enhancement... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 20 |
 | Using National Standards to Create Effective Educator-Facilitated Simulation Learning; Evidence-Based Nursing | Postma, Trudy W. | 2024 | This project highlights the importance of evidence-based simulation learning in healthcare education. Healthcare institutions benefit from uniformity in simulation practices across departments and educators. This project aims to develop an education program for institutional educators in a large aca... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 21 |
 | Improving Patient and Visitor Understanding of an Emergency Department's Workflow | Nichols, Nels | 2024 | Patients often arrive at emergency departments (EDs) stressed and confused about the ED's care process, exacerbating their anxiety and complicating care delivery. This lack of understanding, coupled with long wait times, has led to dissatisfaction and patients leaving without treatment. Current prac... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 22 |
 | Improving Healthcare System Policy Library Efficiency: Policy Redundancy Analysis Using K-means Clustering | Wendorf, Michael D. | 2024 | This capstone project addresses the challenge of policy library redundancy within healthcare settings, highlighting the need for more research and solutions in policy library management. With the increasing volume of policies at healthcare institutions, managing and eliminating redundant policies is... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 23 |
 | Enhancing Heparin Infusion Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Kagen, Stephanie D. | 2024 | Heparin, a critical high-alert medication, plays a pivotal role in the management of thromboembolic events. However, its administration and management, particularly in the inpatient setting at a large hospital in the Intermountain West, was fraught with challenges. We identified opportunities to imp... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 24 |
 | Implementing an Individualized Breast Cancer Risk Assessment at the Coalville Health Center | Falkner, Jennifer L.; Conder, Rosemary; Vernon, Jeanette; Garrett, Larry | 2024 | Breast cancer ranks as the second most common cancer among women, with incidence rates on the rise. Early detection through personalized risk assessment and adherence to screening guidelines improves the chances of detecting cancer in its early stages. Performing individualized breast cancer risk as... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 25 |
 | Implementing a Mental Health Screening and Referral Program in a Cardiology Clinic | Allen, Amy | 2023 | Background: Depression and anxiety negatively impact cardiac patient outcomes. Identifying and treating depression and anxiety in cardiac patients improves patient outcomes by decreasing the number of hospital admissions and mortality rates. Cardiology clinics can use mental health screenings to ide... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |