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176 Improving Cultural Competence in Primary Care Providers Through Cultural Awareness TrainingReni, Luz Elena2020Problem: Culturally and linguistically diverse patients have limited healthcare access when compared to the majority of the population. Patients are often confronted with barriers such as language, differences in beliefs, and a complex healthcare system. Developing interventions to offer culturally ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Cultural Diversity
177 Resources for Identifying and Treating Women with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Richfield, UtahMahomed, Naima2020Objective:The purpose of this project was to increase screening rates, awareness, and provide resources about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) at the Central Utah Health Department in Richfield, Utah. Background:PMADs are a public health issue nationwide, yielding negative effects on wom...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
178 Implementing an Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Technique in an Oncology ClinicWixom, Lyndsay2020Background:Hypertension (HTN) continues to be a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and death, with an estimated cost in the United States of 131 billion dollars annually (Kirkland et al., 2018). Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurements are essential in the prevention, detection...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
179 Improving Access to Primary Care for Medicare Patients with Complex NeedHamilton, Catherine2020Background: Healthcare spending is expected to reach 19.4% of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), exceeding $1.5 trillion, by 2028 (Sisko, Keehan, Poisalm, Cuckler, Smith, Madison, Rennie & Hardesty, 2019; OIG, 2019). Growth in overall healthcare spending is primarily due to the increase in the ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
180 Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Vitamin D Screening and Treatment in a Mental Health ClinicWilcox, Emily2020Background Adequate levels of vitamin D have shown to play a significant role in the overall physical and emotional well-being of both adults and children. However, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent throughout the pediatric population, with nearly 60 percent having suboptimal vitamin D levels...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
181 Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake Community Health Representative Needs AssessmentHaller, Mackenzie2020Background: The purpose of this needs assessment project was to evaluate the need and cultural acceptance of community health representatives (CHR) at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake. It also serves to gather information concerning cultural acceptance of a CHR program and the need for cultural ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Cultural Diversity
182 Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Timely Admission from the Emergency Department to Medical/Surgical FloorDewey, Karen; Kang, Youjeong2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
183 Improving Provider Knowledge and Referral Practice of Patients with Drug Resistant Epilepsy to a Comprehensive Epilepsy CenterAschkenase, Thérèse Anne; Kang, Youjeong; Arain, Amir M.2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
184 Improving Interdisciplinary Communication Through Simulation for Mechanical Circulatory Support PatientsDavis, Kathryn2020Dr. Vincent T. Covello, the director of the Center for Risk Communication states that, "Stress and mental noise can reduce the ability to process information by up to 80%" (p. 34). The high stress nature and criticality of a patient requiring air medical transport cannot be understated. The transpor...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
185 Decreasing the Inappropriate Use of Pain and Sedation Medications in a Level III NICUSchaeffer, Lisa2020Background: Overuse of pain and sedation medications continue to be a problem in newborn intensive care units (NICU). The use of pain and sedation medications can have harmful long term neurodevelopmental sequlae and these medications should only be used when nonpharmacological interventions are not...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
186 Improvement of Door to Electrocardiogram Times for Patients Experiencing ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Time-to-TreatmentWillmore, Drew2020Background:Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States with 30% to 33% of patients with coronary heart disease presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) symptoms. Complications and mortality increase the longer a patient experiencing a STE...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
187 Exploring the Antecedents of Neonatal Bowel PerforationMantle, Ashley2020Background: Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) occurs in 3-8% of preterm neonates before they reach two weeks of age. Early, concurrent neonatal use of Indocin and Hydrocortisone is a known association of SIP. Mothers in premature labor often receive Indocin as a tocolytic therapy for early la...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
188 DBT Skills and Support Groups for Family Members/Affected Others in Relationships with Individuals Living with Borderline Personality DisorderDaniels, Brinli A.2020Problem. Relational distress between family members/affected others and individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can negatively influence the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Researchindicatesthat when family members/affected otherssupportindividuals participating D...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
189 Development of a Tool to Assess and Optimize FlowsheetsThomas, Brandi2020Documentation is a written record produced by a clinician that includes the plan of care, the care provided to the patient throughout their shift, and the outcome of care. Documentation gives the care provider a foundation of information that can be used to determine outcomes as well as the patient'...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
190 Suicide Prevention and Clinical ImplicationsSimmons, Siqin2020Background:In the past twenty years, the annual suicide rate has increased 30% nationwide and 46% in Utah. Clinicians work on the frontline with patients. Proactive screening for suicide risk factors and prompt intervention can preventing suicide. Provider's lack of awareness of recently-identified ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
191 Transition Planning for Youth with Special Health Care Needs in Utah's Foster Care SystemSalama, Isabelle2020Youth with Special Health Care Needs (YSHCN) between the ages of 16 to 23 years old coming out of the Utah foster care system often experience gaps in healthcare transition planning as a result of poor communication between team members, including case workers, educators, caregivers, medical provide...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
192 Solving the Change Within the Change: Ideas on How to Sustain Change in PracticeMonge, Cristina2020Introduction: Changes are inevitable. No matter where one works, it is an expected reality that change is part of the job. This is especially true within the field of healthcare. Medical and technological advances are constant, as well as procedure processes. The medical world is forever improving, ...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
193 Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Timely Admission from the Emergency Department to Medical/Surgical FloorDewey, Karen2020Background: Visits to Emergency Departments (ED) are increasing, which in turn increases the number of admissions from the ED to the inpatient medical/surgical floor. These increases have led to crowding in the ED, resulting in boarding of patients awaiting admission. Boarding in the ED has been lin...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
194 Evaluation Plan for Intermountain's TeleHealth Critical Care and Hospitalist Admission and Transfer Program (Quarterback Program)Anderson, Cynthia A.2020Current communication and information technologies allow one to connect and exchange information with a variety of people and systems instantaneously. While this can enrich lives socially, it also plays an integral role in the delivery of telehealth. The Office of the National Coordinator of Healt...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
195 Neonatal Golden Hours ProjectThompson, Amy S.2020Background: 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 ev...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
196 Advanced Directive Software Requirements Specification and Dashboard for UHealthWinter, Mykel2020Advanced care planning (ACP) has been linked to an increase in patient autonomy and the utilization of palliative care, while decreasing costly end of life treatment, hospitalization, family distress and decision-making burden (Carr & Luth, 2017; Detering & Silveira, 2018). One of the crucial compon...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
197 Transgender Preventive Health Awareness in a Therapy SettingNibley, Mariana E.2020Background:Transgender individuals experience an increase in health-related problems, including suicide rates up to 40%, a four-fold risk of contracting HIV, increased rates of substance use reported between 25-33%, and unsupervised hormone use reported between 29-63%. While the health-related probl...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
198 Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Improvement in Growth Using a Standardized Cardiac Feeding GuidelineDunyon, Tyler2020Background.Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal infection with high morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Ductal dependent congenital heart disease (CHD) is considered a significant risk factor for developing NEC in both term and preterm infants. These infants are also at ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
199 Implementing a Self-Measured/Home Blood Pressure Monitoring ProgramJohnson, Sandra Benson2020The purpose of this Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to implement a self-measured/home blood pressure (SMHBP) monitoring program at one stand-alone, urban primary care clinic, offering free medical services to low income children and adults with no health insurance. The clinic is run ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
200 Improving Depression Screening and Follow-Up for AdolescentsGay, Noemi; Sylvester, Robert; Dyer, Jane; Braun, Dan2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster
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