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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- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP53
- Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics17
- Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education7
- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care6
- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster6
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| Title | Creator | Date | Description | Relation Is Part Of | ||
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 | Changing Disinfecting Cap Protocol: A CLABSI Reduction Initiative | Watnes, Kelsey J.; Argyl, Jason; Nerges, John | 2024 | Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) cause an increased risk of mortality and cost to patients and hospitals. Short-staffing, non-compliance, and inadequate training are all possible contributing factors to an increase in CLABSIs. Antiseptic barrier caps are a possible preventati... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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 | Implementing Practice Changes in Interventional Radiology: Enhancing Patient Safety Through Anticoagulation Protocols | Young, Shaleena | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
| 3 |
 | Developing Nurses' Clinical Judgment in the Management of Shoulder Dystocia (SD) Patients | Day, Alison; Eldredge, Michele; Scheese, Carolyn | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
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 | Changing Disinfecting Cap Protocol: A CLABSI Reduction Initiative | Watnes, Kelsey J.; Argyl, Jason; Nerges, John | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
| 5 |
 | Automating FHIR Element Recognition to Enhance Semantic Mapping in Oncology Informatics | Stuart, Addison | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 6 |
 | Integration of Nurse Teaching in Pediatric Epilepsy Clinic to Proactively Address Patient Medication Concerns | Orton, Kimberly A.; Hopkins, Keri; Wilson, Carey A.; Miranda, Kevin; Hart, Sara E. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
| 7 |
 | Enhancing Heparin Infusion Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Kagen, Stephanie D. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 8 |
 | Enhancing Critical Care Patient Safety: Evaluating the Impact of an Air-Assisted Pressure Offloading Device on Sacral Area Pressure Injuries. | Leishman, Lana L. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 9 |
 | Evaluating Use of the Utah Women and Newborn Quality Collaborative Transfer Toolkit in an Out-of-hospital Freestanding Birth Center | Hashimoto, Ashlie C.; Phares, Pamela L. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
| 10 |
 | Enhancing Patient Safety and Clinical Efficiency Through Vital Sign Standardization | Kellogg, Ryan J. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 11 |
 | Improving Compliance and Documentation of Violent Restraint Use: A Strategic Initiative at a Large Health System for Enhanced Safety and Standards Adherence | Rainey, Katherine L. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 12 |
 | Quality in Intravenous Medication Titration Orders for Enhanced Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit | Mitchell, Amanda | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 13 |
 | Alleviating Error During the Blood Administration Process in the Clinical Setting | Kichi, Nicollette | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
| 14 |
 | Alleviating Error During the Blood Administration Process in the Clinical Setting | Kichi, Nicollette | 2024 | The ability to safely administer blood products to patients, relies on the knowledge of the clinical staff and the accuracy of the electronic medical administration record (EMAR) (Lotterman & Sharma, 2023). EMARs streamline real time clinical documentation, deploy safety checks, and allow health car... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 15 |
 | Improving Compliance and Documentation of Violent Restraint Use: A Strategic Initiative at a Large Health System for Enhanced Safety and Standards Adherence | Rainey, Katherine L. | 2024 | A health system in the West conducted a project to improve violent restraint use documentation, necessitating a strategic initiative to align practices with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIA... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Quality in Intravenous Medication Titration Orders for Enhanced Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit | Mitchell, Amanda | 2024 | In the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of a hospital in the Western United States, the need for standardized guidance for Registered Nurses (RNs) to titrate IV medications (propofol, fentanyl, vasopressin) was identified as an important issue to support patient safety. Unclear orders and inadequate docu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 17 |
 | Developing Nurses' Clinical Judgment in the Management of Shoulder Dystocia (SD) Patients | Day, Alison; Eldredge, Michele; Scheese, Carolyn | 2024 | Shoulder dystocia (SD) is a sporadic and unexpected emergency that has up to a 24% risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. SD is more prevalent in non-white patients. Clinical judgment, competence, confidence, and awareness of implicit bias are needed to empower nurses to provide quality... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
| 18 |
 | Integration of Nurse Teaching in Pediatric Epilepsy Clinic to Proactively Address Patient Medication Concerns | Orton, Kimberly A.; Hopkins, Keri; Wilson, Carey A.; Miranda, Kevin; Hart, Sara E. | 2024 | Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic diseases in the world. Managing this chronic disease can be complex, and value-based healthcare relies heavily on outpatient care teams to play a vital role in educating patients and caregivers about disease management, especially regarding anti-seizure ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
| 19 |
 | 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 |
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 | Implementing Practice Changes in Interventional Radiology: Enhancing Patient Safety Through Anticoagulation Protocols | Young, Shaleena | 2024 | Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Deep Venous Thrombus (DVT), and Pulmonary Embolus (PE) collectively affect millions, with AF alone impacting 3-5 million individuals (Polania et al., 2023). Annually, approximately 250,000 U.S. patients discontinue anticoagulation therapy for surgical procedures. Yet, Barne... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
| 21 |
 | Automating FHIR Element Recognition to Enhance Semantic Mapping in Oncology Informatics | Stuart, Addison | 2024 | In health IT software development, managing Health Level Seven Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7 FHIR) data model is crucial for interoperability. However, manual identification of the FHIR resource and element corresponding to a concept in a site electronic health record can be cumber... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | 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 |
| 23 |
 | Evaluating Use of the Utah Women and Newborn Quality Collaborative Transfer Toolkit in an Out-of-hospital Freestanding Birth Center | Hashimoto, Ashlie C.; Phares, Pamela L. | 2024 | Out-of-hospital (OOH) births increased by 12% (n=5,996) in 2021. In Utah, OOH births comprise more than 4% of all births annually. These births are attended by community midwives with varying levels of education, certification, and licensing. After determining a need for a more consistent transfer p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
| 24 |
 | Enhancing Critical Care Patient Safety: Evaluating the Impact of an Air-Assisted Pressure Offloading Device on Sacral Area Pressure Injuries. | Leishman, Lana L. | 2024 | Pressure Injuries (PIs) are one of the most common and costly complications occurring in US Hospitals. A large health system has faced challenges in meeting the benchmark standards for hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) set by the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) in f... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Analysis and Process Development to Group Similar Near Miss Data | Rickert, Christy M. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |