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: Format: "application/pdf" Collection: "ehsl_gradnu" Subject: "Intensive Care Units, Neonatal"
| Title | Creator | Date | Description | Relation Is Part Of | ||
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| 1 |
 | Implementation of a Tracheal Aspirate Clinical Practice Guideline: A Quality Improvement Project | Martinez, Rachael | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 2 |
 | Creating a Regional Anasthesia CPG to Manage Postoperative Pain in Eligible NICU Patients: A Quality Improvement Project | Keirsey, Samantha C.; Mansfield, Kelly | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 3 |
 | Implementing a CPG Screening for Term Neonates for Congenital Heart Disease When Discharged with Supplemental Oxygen: An Evidence-based Quality Improvement Project | Cohn, Zoe N.; Ling, Con Yee J. Hogan, Whitnee; Friddle, Kim M.; Mansfield, Kelly J. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 4 |
 | Evaluating Provider Readiness to Adopt an Early Enteral Nutrition Guideline for Infants Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia | Craig, McKenna L.; Patterson, Melinda M. | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 5 |
 | Implementing a Breastfeeding Establishment Guideline in the NICU | Rivera, Maelee; Knighton, Christina; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 6 |
 | Implementing an Early Mobility Protocol in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit for Infants with a Corrected Gestational Age of 37 Weeks or Greater: A Needs Assessment | White, Mckenzie A.; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 7 |
 | Implementing a CPG Screening for Term Neonates for Congenital Heart Disease When Discharged with Supplemental Oxygen: An Evidence-based Quality Improvement Project | Cohn, Zoe N.; Ling, Con Yee J. Hogan, Whitnee; Friddle, Kim M.; Mansfield, Kelly J. | 2024 | Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality from a birth defect. Early detection of critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) has improved with the institution of mandatory pulse oximetry screening due to the screening's moderate sensitivity, high specificit... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 8 |
 | Evaluating Provider Readiness to Adopt an Early Enteral Nutrition Guideline for Infants Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia: A Needs Assessment | Craig, McKenna L.; Patterson, Melinda M. | 2024 | The incidence of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in the United States is one per 1,000 live births, has not improved in recent years, and is associated with increased mortality despite advances in perinatal care. The long-standing practice of withholding enteral nutrition during therapeutic hy... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 9 |
 | Creating a Regional Anasthesia CPG to Manage Postoperative Pain in Eligible NICU Patients: A Quality Improvement Project | Keirsey, Samantha C.; Mansfield, Kelly | 2024 | Over 4000 neonates require surgery annually in the United States. The use of opioids for postoperative pain control and sedation during a lengthy stay in the NICU can result in increased cumulative doses, leading to adverse effects in the neonatal patient. Opioid administration may have adverse clin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 10 |
 | Implementation of a Tracheal Aspirate Clinical Practice Guideline: A Quality Improvement Project | Martinez, Rachael | 2024 | Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are prone to infection, due to immature immune systems and exposure to nosocomial infections. Antibiotics are the most- prescribed medications in the NICU, and are overprescribed, partially caused by nonspecific infection symptoms in neonates. Becau... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 11 |
 | Implementing a Breastfeeding Establishment Guideline in the NICU | Rivera, Maelee; Knighton, Christina; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | Breastfeeding rates in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) are suboptimal. Prematurity is a significant barrier to breastfeeding in the NICU. Evidence shows that direct breastfeeding does not increase the length of hospital stay for a preterm infant in the NICU. Local Problem: A level III NICU in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 12 |
 | Implementing an Early Mobility Protocol in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit for Infants with a Corrected Gestational Age of 37 Weeks or Greater: A Needs Assessment | White, Mckenzie A.; Patterson, Melinda | 2024 | Neonates cared for in newborn intensive care units (NICUs) who have lengthy hospital stays compounded with other risk factors, including prematurity, low birth weight, and mechanical ventilation, are at an increased risk of delayed developmental outcomes. Current literature suggests that implementin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 13 |
 | Quality Improvement Project: The Development of a Feeding Guideline for Neonates with Gastroschisis | Newton, Adriana | 2023 | Background: Gastroschisis is the most common abdominal wall defect treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Well-defined standardized gastroschisis guidelines, multidisciplinary team collaboration during guideline development, and sufficient guideline directives regarding feeding progress... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 14 |
 | Quality Improvement Project: The Development of a Feeding Guideline for Neonates with Gastroschisis | Newton, Adriana | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 15 |
 | Screening for Postpartum Depression in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Roberts, Emilia G. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery Women's Health, Poster |
| 16 |
 | De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 17 |
 | The Creation and Implementation of a Neonatal Palliative Care Toolkit | Warren, Charise; Bierer, Ryan; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2023 | Background: According to the March of Dimes (2020), the infant mortality rate in Salt Lake County, Utah was 5.4 per 1,000 live births, with 69% of these infant deaths occurring during the neonatal period. Advances in perinatal medicine have led to increased identification of fetuses with fatal or li... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 18 |
 | The Creation and Implementation of a Neonatal Palliative Care Toolkit | Warren, Charise; Bierer, Ryan; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal; Poster |
| 19 |
 | Postpartum Depression: Development and Evaluation of a Screening Workflow Process in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | LaBerge, Chloe C.; Anker, Jenn; Hearne, Jenny | 2023 | Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common complication of childbirth. Typically, screening for PPD is performed in the immediate postpartum period, followed by interval screening at the pediatrician office during well child visits. Within the general population, about 10-15% of moth... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 20 |
 | Postpartum Depression: Development and Evaluation of a Screening Workflow Process in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | LaBerge, Chloe C.; Anker, Jenn; Hearne, Jenny | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal; Poster |
| 21 |
 | Increasing Utilization of Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Shepherd, Laura | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 22 |
 | Increasing Utilization of Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Shepherd, Laura | 2023 | Background: Repeated pain exposure in neonates is often associated with decreases in long-term cognitive and motor outcomes. Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheterization attempts are a common source of pain. PIVs need to be replaced frequently given the nature of neonatal peripheral blood vessels. E... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 23 |
 | Screening for Postpartum Depression in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Roberts, Emilia G. | 2023 | Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common obstetric complications that women will experience, with a prevalence of 12.5% in the United States. Women with infants admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at an even more significant risk for developing PPD, with a prevalence ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery Women's Health |
| 24 |
 | De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | Routine gastric residual volume measurement has historically been the standard of care in many neonatal intensive care units to monitor for feeding intolerance and necrotizing enterocolitis. However, current evidence suggests that gastric residual volume is a poor indicator of these pathologies. Fur... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 25 |
 | End-of-Life Self-Efficacy Initiative for Advanced Practice Providers in the NICU | Trimm, M. Rhiannon | 2022 | Background: End-of-life care is ever-present in the newborn intensive care unit, with approximately 5% of neonatal patients in the United States requiring end-of-life care annually. A scarcity of educational resources currently exists with little to no formal training offered to advanced practice pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |