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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Filters: Date: "2024" Collection: "ehsl_gradnu"
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 | 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 |
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 | Automating FHIR Element Recognition to Enhance Semantic Mapping in Oncology Informatics | Stuart, Addison | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | 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 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 |
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 | 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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 | Enhancing Heparin Infusion Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Kagen, Stephanie D. | 2024 | POSTER | 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 |
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 | Enhancing Pain Management to Meet Accreditation Standards in a Large Healthcare System | Sanders, Kelsey M. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Enhancing Pain Management to Meet Accreditation Standards in a Large Healthcare System | Sanders, Kelsey M. | 2024 | A large academic healthcare system within the Mountain West identified opportunities to improve pain management practices. To address these issues a multimodal pain relief approach emphasizing non-opioid alternatives was implemented. This paper outlines the methods, results, and conclusions of a pai... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Enhancing Patient Care: Modernizing the Call Light System for Improved Healthcare Quality | Oviedo, Alonso B. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Enhancing Patient Care: Modernizing the Call Light System for Improved Healthcare Quality | Oviedo, Alonso B. | 2024 | Effective communication systems are crucial for ensuring timely and efficient patient care in healthcare settings. However, outdated call light systems can pose significant challenges, leading to interoperability issues and affecting both patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. This study addresses... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Enhancing Patient Safety and Clinical Efficiency Through Vital Sign Standardization | Kellogg, Ryan J. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | 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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 | Enhancing the Quality of a Medical Assistant Program Through Targeted Curriculum Improvements | Kimoto, Mari Davis | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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 | Enhancing the Quality of a Medical Assistant Program Through Targeted Curriculum Improvements | Kimoto, Mari Davis | 2024 | A large university in the Western US has a medical assistant (MA) program that trains students to work in clinical settings. The program offers a combination of asynchronous hybrid learning followed by hands-on internship placement within the clinic system affiliated with the university. Enhancement... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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 | Impact of Evidence-Based Practice Education on New Graduate Nurses | DaCruz, Phillip L. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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 | Impact of Evidence-Based Practice Education on New Graduate Nurses | DaCruz, Phillip L. | 2024 | A large hospital in the western United States developed a new graduate nurse residency program. As the hospital works to achieve Magnet status, education leaders identified that a specific focus on evidence- based practice (EBP) would assist in meeting program objectives. Methods: An EBP course was ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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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 | Improving Healthcare System Policy Library Efficiency: Policy Redundancy Analysis Using K-means Clustering | Wendorf, Michael D. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Improving Healthcare System Policy Library Efficiency: Policy Redundancy Analysis Using K-means Clustering | Wendorf, Michael D. | 2024 | This capstone project addresses the challenge of policy library redundancy within healthcare settings, highlighting the need for more research and solutions in policy library management. With the increasing volume of policies at healthcare institutions, managing and eliminating redundant policies is... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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 | Improving Patient and Visitor Understanding of an Emergency Department's Workflow | Nichols, Nels | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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 | Improving Patient and Visitor Understanding of an Emergency Department's Workflow | Nichols, Nels | 2024 | Patients often arrive at emergency departments (EDs) stressed and confused about the ED's care process, exacerbating their anxiety and complicating care delivery. This lack of understanding, coupled with long wait times, has led to dissatisfaction and patients leaving without treatment. Current prac... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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 | Policy Library Quality Improvement: Redundancy Analysis using BERTopic and Llama 2 Artificial Intelligence Clustering | Johnson, Natasha M. | 2024 | Policies and procedures are key components of healthcare system governance that inform the safety and quality of patient care. Healthcare organizations develop digital policy libraries to organize these documents, but without regular maintenance, redundancies may occur that reduce the library's accu... | 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 |