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Improving the Prenatal Care of Women with a History of Stillbirth or Intrauterine Fetal Demise: An Educational Module for Prenatal Care Providers | Travis, Brooklynne Olds | 2019 | The overarching goal of this project is to increase the knowledge and sensitivity of prenatal care providers toward pregnant women with a history of stillbirth or intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) through the development and implementation of an educational training module. The vast majority of women... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Prenatal Care for Pregnancy after Loss | Travis, Brooklynne Olds | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Simulation Improving Transgender Veteran Care | Garso, Daemon | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning: A QI Initiative | Johnny, Jace D. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Simulation for Mental Health Care Providers Treating Transgender Veterans: A Practice Improvement Project | Garso, Daemon | 2019 | Background: Transgender patients, including transgender veterans, face structural and personal discrimination in every level of society. The same discrimination is well documented in healthcare settings despite policies and education in universities and employment settings that encourage cultural co... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Integration of Acute Huntsman at Home™ into Emergency Care: A Systematic Implementation Plan | Ho, Nancy | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
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Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Johnny, Jace D. | 2019 | Problem/Background: Extubation failure (EF) is the need for reintubation within 48 hours after a planned extubation in patients meeting weaning criteria from mechanical ventilation (MV). The incidence rate varies in the literature but has a statistically significant correlation with mortality, prolo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Mental Health Outcomes of Juvenile Offenders | Butler, Tonya M. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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A QI Initiative to Improve Mental Health Outcomes of Juvenile Offenders in Utah | Butler, Tonya M. | 2019 | Problem: The juvenile justice system was established to increase the rehabilitative potential of the court system and prepare youth offenders for re-entry into the community. Legislative changes in recent decades have resulted in increasing numbers of youth being committed to adult prisons. A review... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Effects of a Diabetes Educational Toolkit | Lewis, Erika | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Using Simulation Methodology to Teach De-escalation Techniques and Behavioral Emergency Response | Lassche, Madeline L. | 2019 | The purpose of this project was to educate behavioral emergency response team (BERT) members in de-escalation techniques using best practices in simulation methodology. The goal was to increase confidence in dealing with potentially violent situations. The University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics ha... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Impacting Antibiotic Stewardship Through Correct Antibiotic Allergy Documentation | Moffitt, Lauren | 2019 | Problem: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), 20-50% of all antibiotics prescribed in United States acute care hospitals are unnecessary or inappropriate. A simple way to prevent the misuse of antibiotics, is accurate documentation and review of patients' antibiotic al... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Prelabor Rupture of Membranes Management: A Retrospective Chart Review | Rundell, Claire | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Assessing the Usability, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the Hauer-Houtrow Algorithm for Diagnosing Pain in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment | Mower, Melissa | 2019 | Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to assess the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of the Hauer-Houtrow Algorithm in a specialty clinic for children with special healthcare needs. Background: Children with severe neurological impairment (SNI) have a significant redu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Patterns of Health Care Utilization by Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | Newton, Anjeanette | 2019 | Objective. The opioid crisis in the United States has led to an increase in infants diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). There is a lack of information regarding the use of pediatric follow-up care by infants diagnosed with NAS. The purpose of this project was to analyze healthcare uti... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Making the Connection for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients Through Improved Knowledge and Screening at the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Medical Center | Lundquist, Margaret E. | 2019 | Problem Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is an underrecognized heritable connective tissue disorder (HCTD) that presents with joint hypermobility, hyperextensible skin, tissue fragility, and can also have widespread systemic manifestations. A knowledge gap among providers leads to lengthy delays in diag... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation of the Experience of the Hotspotting Program on Complex Care Individuals in Salt Lake County | Cochrane, Ryan K. | 2019 | Healthcare costs are exceedingly high and continue to rise in the United States. Individuals with complex care needs are the most vulnerable to utilizing healthcare services that are inefficient and ineffective. The Camden Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Model was applied to identified complex... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Patient Outcomes Through Shared Governance and Professional Development of Informal Leaders | Patterson, Melinda | 2019 | One of the major issues facing the nursing workforce is how to engage and retain nurses. Nurse leaders need to provide a workplace that is focused on professional development, shared governance and a supportive environment. When leaders support staff and shared governance by utilizing transformation... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Using Leadership Principles and Theory to Implement an Automated PHQ-9 into an EMR | Scheese, Carolyn | 2019 | Universal screening of patients with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression screening tool can help identify those who may be at risk for suicide. This quality improvement (QI) project assesses the effectiveness of implementing and automating the PHQ-9 into an Electronic Medical Record ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Development of Neurocritical eLearning Modules for NICU Nurses and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners | Hearne, Jennifer Ann | 2019 | Problem: Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at increased risk for varying degrees of neurological injury that can ultimately result in morbidities. NICU registered nurses (RNs) and neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) are key stakeholders in providing neonates with appropriate neu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation and Management of Neuropathy: A Guide for Primary Care Providers | Kuhn, Cassie J. | 2019 | Patients with neuropathic symptoms often seek initial evaluation in primary care. Primary care providers face challenges in evaluating and managing neuropathic symptoms; subsequently, patients with neuropathic symptoms may be underdiagnosed or undermanaged. Current existing treatment guidelines lack... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing the Number of Umbilical Cord Blood and Stem Cell Donations | Curtis, Tessa | 2019 | Nearly 95% of all stem cells from umbilical cords and placentas from live births become medical waste. There is a need for this type of stem cell for research and a variety of established and experimental treatments. The purpose of this project was to increase the number of umbilical cord blood stem... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Standardizing the Content of Nursing Shift-To-Shift Report to Improve the Quality of Communication Among Healthcare Providers on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit | Fitzwilliam, Julie | 2019 | Introduction: Nurse-to-nurse shift handoffs are highly vulnerable to communication failures that can threaten patient safety and continuity of care. Nurses working in various settings recognize this gap and report low satisfaction with shift handoff communication, but evidence to guide quality impro... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Integrated Critical Care Staffing Model Utilizing Advanced Practice Clinician's and Physicians | Randall, Rachel | 2019 | Problem: Intensive care units (ICUs) are facing a staffing dilemma as there is a simultaneous increase in elderly patients and a decrease in available intensivists. Two specific consequences stemming from the imbalance of provider and patient ratio include caregiver and compassion burnout. Assessing... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Prelabor Rupture of Membranes Management: A Retrospective Chart Review | Rundell, Claire | 2019 | Aims: This quality improvement project sought to identify trends in management of pregnant patients with prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) within a midwifery practice in the intermountain west. Background: PROM occurs in 8-11% of term pregnant women and nearly 95% of women will start to spontaneo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |