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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Quality Improvement Project: The Development of a Feeding Guideline for Neonates with Gastroschisis | Newton, Adriana | 2023 | Background: Gastroschisis is the most common abdominal wall defect treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Well-defined standardized gastroschisis guidelines, multidisciplinary team collaboration during guideline development, and sufficient guideline directives regarding feeding progress... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Quality Improvement Project: The Development of a Feeding Guideline for Neonates with Gastroschisis | Newton, Adriana | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | Background: Routine gastric residual volume measurement has historically been the standard of care in many neonatal intensive care units to monitor for feeding intolerance and necrotizing enterocolitis. However, current evidence suggests that gastric residual volume is a poor indicator of these path... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Newborn Feeding Barcode Scanning Compliance Report | Mitchell, Joseph | 2022 | In consideration of the benefits of breastfeeding or human milk feeding (HM) and Bar- Coded Medication Administration (BCMA), along with the challenges inherent in those systems, this project seeks to identify behavior patterns and compliance with HM collections and administration policies. The prim... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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Histogram Monitoring in Infants at Risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) | Arslanian, Lindsay A.; Hamilton, Jennifer L. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Implementation of Ultrasound Use for Vascular Access in the Newborn ICU | Nickels, Joshua D.; Chan, Belinda; Schiefelbein, Julieanne | 2022 | Background: Peripheral intravascular access (PIV) is one of the most common procedures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). However, it is common for neonates to undergo multiple attempts before successful PIV placement can be achieved. Ultrasound-Guided intravenous placement (USG-IV) has been... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Bedside Oxygen Histogram Monitoring in the NICU for Infants at Risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity | Arslanian, Lindsay A.; Hamilton, Jennifer L. | 2022 | Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vaso-proliferative disease process that is exclusive to premature infants and can be exacerbated by supplemental oxygenation administration. Infants that experience hypoxia and hyperoxia are at an increased risk of developing severe ROP. Bedside oxyg... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementation of The CDC's Developmental Milestone Guideline for Infants Corrected Age 2-4 Months Hospitalized in the NICU | Hall, Catherine A. | 2022 | Background: Every year in the United States there are approximately 360,000 babies that are born premature. In the state of Utah that number is approximately 45,700, which is almost 10% of all babies born. Preterm infants are at greater risk for developmental delays. Long lengths of stay in the Newb... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Placental Lab Draws in the Newborn ICU: A Quality Improvement Project | Evans, Ida Katrina; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2022 | Background: Obtaining an infant's labs from the placenta on admission is a relatively new practice in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This practice decreases phlebotomy losses, reduces blood transfusions, reduces iatrogenic blood loss, and decreases exposure to pain. There is a lack of stand... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementation of The CDC's Developmental Milestone Guideline for Infants Corrected Age 2-4 Months Hospitalized in the NICU | Hall, Catherine A. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Ultrasound for PIVs in the Newborn ICU | Nickels, Joshua D.; Chan, Belinda; Schiefelbein, Julieanne | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Increasing Placental Labs in the NICU | Evans, Ida Katrina; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Strengthening Perinatal Collaboratives and Improving Thermoregulation in Newborns | King, Giovana M.; Simonsen, Sara; Rigby, M.; LaBronte, Kimberly | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Optimizing Care Delivery for Newborns with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) | Meyer, Kimberly; Garrett, Teresa; Muniyappa, Bhanu | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | Background: Most infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia (TH) therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) are born at facilities without therapeutic capabilities. There is a narrow timeframe for initiating TH, necessitating prompt identification, transport, and initiation of therapy. Quali... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Establishing Earlier Full Enteral Feedings in the Hospitalized Neonate | Hamilton, Jennifer; Konana, Olive | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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An Improved Hearing Screening Protocol for the Most Vulnerable Infants | Blatt, McKenzie; Johnson, Adrienne; Hamilton, Jennifer L. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Oropharyngeal Colostrum Exposure-An Underutilized and Neglected Intervention Among Preterm Infants | Jensen, Lindsey; Schefeilbein, Julieanne; Davidson, Jessica | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | Background: Most infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia (TH) therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) are born at facilities without therapeutic capabilities. There is a narrow timeframe for initiating TH, necessitating prompt identification, transport, and initiation of therapy. Quali... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Education on Appropriate Infant Positioning In the NICU | Bodamer, Peggy | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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A Post-Operative Pain Management Guideline for Opioid Exposed Neonates | Pabst, Erin; Rigby, Marilyn; Ling, Con Lee; Birkeland, Angie | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Exploring the Antecedents of Neonatal Bowel Perforation | Mantle, Ashley; Chan, Belinda; Judkins, Allison; Chanthavong, Iwa; Hamilton, Jennifer; Yoder, Bradley | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Education on Appropriate Infant Positioning In the NICU | Bodamer, Peggy | 2020 | Background:Infant positioning plays a vital role in the development of neonates. Inappropriate positioning of premature infants born at less than 34 weeks' gestation increases the risk of developing positional non-synostotic head deformities (NHD) and non-congenital ear deformities (NCED). Bedside p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |