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1Improving Nurses Detection and Awareness of Hospital-Acquired Delirium in Postoperative Orthopedic Patients: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement ProjectHeagy, Victoria; Moore, Lexi; Garrett, Larry2025Background: Hospital-acquired delirium (HAD) is a fluctuating neurocognitive disorder that is marked by inattention, disorganized thinking, and altered levels of consciousness. It is particularly prevalent among hospitalized older adults, a concern becoming more critical in our growing elderly popul...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
2Implementing a Diabetes Education Referral Toolkit: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement ProjectPaulsen, Madeline; Wilson, Bonnie; Miller, Sabrina; Hernandez, Victor; Allen, Nancy; Tay, Djin2025Background: Diabetes affects over 38.4 million Americans, with significant disparities in healthcare access and outcomes among racially and ethnically diverse populations. Despite the benefits of diabetes education, only 6.8% of patients receive it within the first year of diagnosis. Barriers such a...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
3Implementing Social Needs Screening in an Employee Health Clinic to Improve Healthcare Quality: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement ProjectDubuque, Amy; Garrett, Teresa; Dailey-Hansen, Amanda2025Background: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. Many healthcare settings do not systematically screen patients for SDOH, leading to missed opportunities to address unmet needs. Local Problem: There was no systematic process to screen for SDOH ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
4HPV Self-Collection to Increase Rural Screening Rates: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement ProjectMoosman, Josie; Kepka, Deanna; Hebdon, Megan C. Thomas2025Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer, which remains a significant public health concern, especially in low-resource settings and underserved populations. Barriers to traditional screening include discomfort, lack of access, financial constraints, and patient...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
5Adult Level I Trauma Center Pediatric Readiness Needs AssessmentDavis, Cherisse Marie; Schmelter, Luanna2025Pediatric patients present unique clinical challenges that require specific resources and protocols. Many adult Level I trauma centers lack ample pediatric-specific policies and training to treat the traumatically injured child. Implementing strategies to strengthen the adult trauma center promotes ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
6Diagnostic Tracking and Data Collection in Rural Clinics: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement ProjectLevine, Kylee; Jagla, Kate; Garrett, Larry Curtis2025Background: Clinical data is essential for tracking diseases, managing finances, and patient safety (Bowman, 2013). By monitoring clinical data, clinics can achieve outcome tracking and enhanced health outcomes (Tran et al., 2022). This information can be utilized in various ways, including quality ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
7Building an Implementation Toolkit for Stop the Bleed Training: An Evidence-Based Practice ChangeMorin-Long, Mega; Ellis, Jessica2025Background: School shootings are a common and devastating problem in America and a source of traumatic death for both students and teachers. After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary the American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed a course called Stop the Bleed (STB) which taught bystanders how t...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
8Understanding Primary Care Patient No-shows: A Quality Improvement Needs AssessmentNoss, Tiffany; Hart, Sara2025Background: No-show appointments are common in primary care, leading to financial burdens for healthcare facilities, limited access for other patients, and adverse effects on patients' health. High no-show rates contribute to poorly controlled chronic conditions like diabetes and heart failure, lead...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
9Implementing a Clinical Pathway for Mental Health Screenings in a Specialty Practice Clinic: A Process Improvement InitiativeAndrews, Ashley L.; McMinimee, Kate M.; Mendez, Edly; Shayota, Brian J.; Christensen, Scott2025Background: Mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression, are prevalent among individuals with Phenylketonuria (PKU). These conditions can significantly impact quality of life, treatment adherence, and overall health outcomes. Despite the known psychological burden and risk of these con...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
10Enhancing Shared Governance in a Local Health System by Identifying Leadership Skill and Competency Gaps: A Needs AssessmentFenton, Angela A.; Christensen, Scott2025Background: Shared governance is a structural framework for shared decision-making that positively impacts nursing practice and improves professional accountability. It empowers frontline nurses and clinical staff by giving them a voice in all decisions that affect their work. Local Problem: A Moun...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
11Enhancing Childhood Immunization Rates: Implementing an Evidenced-Based Provider Toolkit & Training in Pediatric Primary CareNixon, Micah; Tay, Djin2025Background: The World Health Organization identifies vaccine hesitancy as a top ten global health threat. Growing hesitancy has decreased childhood immunization rates, significantly threatening public health and increasing the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster
12Enhancing Access to Gender-Affirming Care: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project for Transgender PatientsMatthews, Brenda K.; Chaudhary, Kara; Allen, Nancy2025Background: Transgender and gender-diverse individuals face significant barriers in accessing timely and appropriate gender-affirming care, including long wait times, provider knowledge gaps, inefficiencies in referral processes, and inappropriate referrals. These challenges are exacerbated by stigm...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
13Bridging the Gap: A Needs Assessment to Inform Accreditation of a Pediatric Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner FellowshipColeman, Rachel; Morstein, Jodi; Bailey, ElLois2025Background: Pediatric psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) play a critical role in addressing the increasing demand for pediatric mental health services. However, novice PMHNPs often face significant challenges in their transition to practice, including role ambiguity, limited ment...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
14Third Trimester Syphilis Testing at Urban and Suburban Obstetric Clinics: A Quality Improvement ProjectBennett, Danielle; Garbett, Cynthia2025Background: Syphilis contributes significantly to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, with infection rates in Utah rising sevenfold from 2012 to 2022. Despite guidelines recommending universal third-trimester syphilis testing, many obstetric clinics only test patients perceived to be at hig...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
15Nurses' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Sick Leave Usage: A Quality Improvement Needs AssessmentEcheverria, Luisa; Sisler, Shawna2025Background: Nurses in the U.S. healthcare system face challenges related to workplace culture and the absence of legally mandated paid sick leave, contributing to high rates of presenteeism. This behavior, where nurses work while ill, jeopardizes their health and patient safety. Research shows that ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
16Improving Resilience and Self-Efficacy in Burn Trauma ICU Nurses: An Evidence-Based Resilience Skills GroupGrote, Rachel; Garbett, Cynthia2025Due to the stressful and emotional nature of the job, nurses experience high levels of burnout and adverse mental health outcomes. Burn-unit nurses are at particularly high risk for these adverse outcomes because of their frequent exposure to patients' trauma, pain, and suffering. In addition to adv...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
17Decreasing the Rate of No-shows at a Student-led Clinic: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement ProjectThapa, Vishant; Raaum, Sonja; Dieudonne, Patrick; Garrett, Larry2025Background: No-show appointments present a significant challenge in primary care, particularly among underserved populations, leading to poorer health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Research indicates that men, younger individuals, women, geriatric patients, those with mental health condit...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
18Implementing a Parent Training in Behavior Management Protocol and Toolkit to Improve ADHD Treatment at a Pediatric Clinic: A Quality Improvement InitiativeDorny, Nancy; Petersen, Valerie; Bailey, ElLois2025Background: ADHD is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder that carries significant lifelong risks. Consistent, authoritative parenting plays a crucial role in managing a child's ADHD behaviors and reducing long-term challenges. Effective parenting practices can also improve parental wellbeing. Par...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
19Improving Clinician Satisfaction Through Improved Care Coordination for New American and Patients with Low English Proficiency Populations at an Urgent Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement ProjectWright, Shae; Taha, Marie-Chantal; Chapman, Diane2025Language concordance significantly impacts the continuity of care for new Americans and patients with low English proficiency (LEP) by affecting health literacy, patient education, and healthcare system navigation. These populations frequently use emergency departments (EDs) or urgent care (UC) faci...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
20Improving Compliance of Measurement-Based Care in an Urban Community Mental Health Clinic: A Quality Improvement InitiativeAkutsu, Shaw; Perkins, Rebekah; Bailey, ElLois2025Measurement-based care (MBC) is a systematic approach to clinical decision-making that involves collecting, analyzing, and applying patient-reported data to guide treatment planning and decisions. The use of MBC has become increasingly common across various healthcare fields, including mental health...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
21Improving Protocols for Assessing and Reporting Non-recent Child Abuse: A Quality Improvement ProjectGonzalez, Jenni; Baucom, Brian; Webb, Sara2025Background: Mandated reporters, including mental health clinicians, are legally required to report suspected child abuse, including non-recent abuse if a current minor could be at risk. Despite this requirement, underreporting child abuse is prevalent due to factors such as insufficient knowledge, f...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
22Recognizing and Assessing for Delirium Tremens in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital: A Quality Improvement ProjectDawe, Shantel; Wilson, David; Webb, Sara2025Background: Delirium tremens (DTs) is a life-threatening complication of alcohol withdrawal, occurring in 5-12% of cases. Without timely treatment, DTs can lead to seizures, cardiac instability, respiratory failure, and mortality rates of 15-40%. Its symptoms often overlap with psychosis and other p...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
23Implementation of a Resource Toolkit for Paternal Postpartum Depression: An Evidenced-Based Improvement InitiativeRandall, Neal; Riley, Colin; Hebdon, Megan2025Background: Paternal postpartum depression (paternal PPD) or paternal major depressive disorder with peripartum onset is an under-researched and under-identified disorder. Approximately 8-14% of fathers will present with new symptoms of depression in the peripartum period, which ranges from the firs...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
24Leadership Perspectives on Sick Leave: A Quality Improvement Needs AssessmentMcLain, Ben; Sisler, Shawna2025Background: Current sick leave policies in Utah reveal significant disparities, with no mandated sick leave at the private, federal, or state levels. This situation has led to varying organizational practices, potentially creating misalignments between employer expectations and employee understandin...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
25Enhancing Self-Reported Pain Assessments for Post-Sedated Patients: A Needs AssessmentChavez-England, Jesika L.; Schmelter, Luanna2025Background: Effective pain management is essential for post-sedated patients in Post-Anesthesia Care Units (PACUs). any adult centers rely solely on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for self-reported pain assessment. However, evidence suggests it may inadequately capture pain experiences in post-seda...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
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