Graduate Nursing Project
 
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1 Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Reimbursement in Primary CareHomer, Sarah Babcock2014Primary care providers have struggled to find a cost-effective clinically-based pathway to treat pediatric obesity and cardiovascular risk. Providers cite lack of reimbursement for obesity-related services as one reason that precludes their ability to effectively treat obesity. With the implementati...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
2 Assessment of Taxane Induced Peripheral NeuropathyDeininger, Jutta2014Taxanes are commonly used chemotherapeutics in women with breast and ovarian cancer. As microtubule stabilizing agents they can be neurotoxic, leading to numbness, tingling, and pain in hands and feet. The symptoms usually start in the fingers and toes and can slowly progress along the extremities. ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
3 Educating CDEs to Screen for Impaired Cognition in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes MellitusCardenas, Elizabeth2014There is a growing population of older Americans with diabetes at increased risk for cognitive impairment, however this risk is poorly disseminated among providers of diabetes care. The purpose of this project was to research and disseminate the state of the science regarding the increased risk for ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
4 Developing a Mentoring Program for Homeless Youth in Salt Lake CityWanserski, Melissa M.2014Homeless youth face complex challenges that can have significant harmful effects on their well-being. Although much remains to be known about the homeless youth experience, current research identifies that homeless youth often lack trusting relationships with adults and further support systems (Bart...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
5 Prenatal Care Curriculum for Women with Substance AbuseAnderson, Laura McGraw2014The goal of this project was to develop a group prenatal care curriculum for women on Methadone and Suboxone therapies. This curriculum implements best practices based on the most current research to provide prenatal care for women currently receiving treatment for substance abuse. In the 2010 Natio...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
6 An Evaluation of Follow-up for Postpartum Depression in Mothers with a History of DepressionKelley, Sarah2014The purpose of this project was to evaluate provider follow-up at postpartum visits for women diagnosed with a history of depression before, during, or after a pregnancy in a large CNM/WHNP faculty practice. A chart review was completed on all women age 18 or older who gave birth at a large teaching...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
7 Treatment Options for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Developing an Algorithm for Best Practice between TAVR and Surgical AVRByrd, Kennedy2014This Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project addressed the problem of a lack of guidelines about the surgical options for the surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis and the impact this has on a patient's ability to make an informed decision and their outcomes. The purpose of this project w...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
8 A Fall Prevention Protocol for Home Hospice PatientsPark, Minji2014Hospice patients are at a greater risk of falls than community-dwelling geriatric populations due to the nature of terminal illness. Although the necessity of developing a fall risk assessment and fall prevention protocol for home hospice patients has been discussed, an assessment protocol for home ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
9 Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance in the Adolescent PopulationToone, Keira2014Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) occurs when the body's cells are not able to effectively utilize available insulin. As a result, plasma glucose levels are elevated, but not considered high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. This occurs in about 16% of the adolescent population in the United States...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
10 Reducing Contrast Induced Nephropathy: Developing a Treatment AlgorithmMaxwell, Wendy2014Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is the result of acute renal impairment after the administration of IV radiocontrast medium. Because of the increasing age of our population as well as the increased incidence of chronic kidney disease, we can only expect to also see an increase number of patients ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
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