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 |
 | Implementing a Breastfeeding Establishment Guideline in the NICU | Rivera, Maelee; Knighton, Christina; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 2 |
 | Implementing an Early Mobility Protocol in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit for Infants with a Corrected Gestational Age of 37 Weeks or Greater: A Needs Assessment | White, Mckenzie A.; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 3 |
 | Implementing a Breastfeeding Establishment Guideline in the NICU | Rivera, Maelee; Knighton, Christina; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | Breastfeeding rates in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) are suboptimal. Prematurity is a significant barrier to breastfeeding in the NICU. Evidence shows that direct breastfeeding does not increase the length of hospital stay for a preterm infant in the NICU. Local Problem: A level III NICU in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 4 |
 | Implementing an Early Mobility Protocol in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit for Infants with a Corrected Gestational Age of 37 Weeks or Greater: A Needs Assessment | White, Mckenzie A.; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | Neonates cared for in newborn intensive care units (NICUs) who have lengthy hospital stays compounded with other risk factors, including prematurity, low birth weight, and mechanical ventilation, are at an increased risk of delayed developmental outcomes. Current literature suggests that implementin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 5 |
 | Increasing Utilization of Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Shepherd, Laura | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 6 |
 | Increasing Utilization of Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Shepherd, Laura | 2023 | Background: Repeated pain exposure in neonates is often associated with decreases in long-term cognitive and motor outcomes. Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheterization attempts are a common source of pain. PIVs need to be replaced frequently given the nature of neonatal peripheral blood vessels. E... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 7 |
 | Increasing Skin-to-Skin for Infants <30 weeks | Hardy, Rachael; Hardin, Pamela | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 8 |
 | 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 |
| 9 |
 | Decreasing day to first skin-to-skin holding in Infants <30 Weeks | Hardy, Rachael; Hardin, Pamela | 2022 | Background: According to the CDC (2020) 1 out of every 10 pregnancies in the United States will result in a pre-term birth. Continued advancement of neonatal care has led to an increase in survival rates for these very preterm infants. Skin-to-skin (STS) holding has been widely studied and demonstra... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 10 |
 | 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 |
| 11 |
 | 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 |
| 12 |
 | 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 |
| 13 |
 | 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 |
| 14 |
 | Implementation of a Probiotic Protocol at an Urban Level 3 NICU | Halford, Tami; Hamilton, Jennifer; Jenkins, Alysha; White, Zach | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 15 |
 | Improving Antenatal Counseling for High-Risk Pregnancies Through Shared-Decision Making | Pitts, Rebecca L. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 16 |
 | Neonatal Golden Hours Project | Thompson, Amy S. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 17 |
 | Implementation of a Probiotic Protocol at an Urban Level 3 NICU | Halford, Tami | 2020 | Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among premature and low birth weight infants. Infants who suffer from NEC are at increased risk for death and other poor outcomes, including problems associated with prolonged parenteral nutrition, long-term gas... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 18 |
 | Exploring the Role of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Beyond the NICU | Vilaire, Renee Y. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 19 |
 | Exploring the Role of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Beyond the NICU | Yilaire, Renee Y. | 2020 | Background: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduate is at an increased risk of morbidities and mortality after discharge from the acute care setting of the NICU. The lack of experienced healthcare providers with specialized training and knowledge of the NICU graduate creates gaps in follow-... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 20 |
 | Implementation of Feeding Guidelines for Neonates | Elwood, Christine; Kranz, Clare | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 21 |
 | Implementation of Feeding Guidelines for Neonates | Elwood, Christine | 2020 | Background:Preterm neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) require specialized care when it comes to their nutrition. Poor nutrition will further worsen an already complicated clinical course as well as increase morbidity, mortality, and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. A thorough revie... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 22 |
 | Neonatal Golden Hours Project | Thompson, Amy S. | 2020 | Preterm infants are a vulnerable population that require specialized care to achieve optimal outcomes. Preterm infants are at an increased risk of developing sepsis, temperature instability, and hypoglycemia during the first few hours of life. Studies have shown that implementing an evidence-based... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 23 |
 | Improving Use and Evaluating Efficacy of a Neonatal Sepsis Screening Tool | Elliott, Elizabeth | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 24 |
 | Implementing Minimal Stimulation Guidelines to Decrease the Risk of IVH | Tingey, Cameron L. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 25 |
 | Improving Accurate Use and Evaluating Efficacy of a Neonatal Sepsis Screening Tool | Elliott, Elizabeth | 2019 | Problem: Non-compliant and inaccurate use of a neonatal sepsis screening tool has hindered statistical validation and dissemination of this neonatal early warning system. The purpose of this project was to improve compliant and accurate use of this screening tool, then evaluate the tool's efficacy i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |