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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Early Mobilization in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A QI Project at a Large Teaching Institution | Barton, Tim | 2016 | This is a quality improvement project in a medical intensive care unit (MICU) with the aim of increasing the rates of early mobilization in mechanically ventilated patients. In spite of the research showing the benefits to early mobility, many institutions are slow to adopt this practice. Designing ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Sedation in the ICU by Adhering to National Guidelines and Recommendations | England, Lorraine D. | 2016 | Over five million individuals are admitted to a critical care unit in the United States each year. The number one diagnosis for admission is respiratory failure. Something as simple as decreasing the amount of medication a patient receives can improve outcomes for this large and vulnerable patient p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Screening of ICU Patients for Palliative and Hospice Care | Schmidt, Michelle | 2016 | The purpose of this quality improvement project was to create an intensive care unit (ICU) admission screening tool for nurses to assess patient qualification for palliative and hospice care programs. Few medical facilities in the US currently use a specific screening tool to identify patients who q... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Development of a Workflow Algorithm for an Early Mobilization Protocol in a Neurologic Critical Care Unit | Crane, Ashle M. | 2016 | The benefits of early mobilization in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting have been well established. Mobilizing patients early is associated with decreased hospital length of stays, number of days on ventilators, use of sedation, and number of hospital-acquired infections. Early mobilization has a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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