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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Nurse-Led Sexual Health Interventions in the Care of Women with Cancers Affecting the Female Reproductive System (Gynecologic & Breast Malignancies) | Ekpoma, Victoria | 2021 | The pathology, disease process and treatment options/modalities in the management of cancers affecting the female reproductive system (CAFRS), which includes gynecologic cancers (uterine, ovarian, cervical and vaginal malignancies) as well as breast cancers, have been widely shown to adversely affec... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Nurse-Led Sexual Health Communication & Interventions in the Care of Women with Cancers Affecting the Female Reproductive System (Gynecologic & Breast Malignancies) | Ekpoma, Victoria | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
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Incorporating BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing into Clinical Practice | Ledingham, Debra | 2014 | This project seeks to support the clinical practice of using established guidelines for evaluating women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Breast cancer and ovarian cancer re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Supporting Shared Decision Making for Women with Breast Cancer | Lee, Sunghee | 2013 | Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second cause of cancer death among women in the United States with an estimated 226,870 new cases and 39,510 deaths in 2012 (Siegel, Naishadham, & Jemal, 2012). According to the American Cancer Society (2011), the number of the new cases of breast canc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Assessment of Taxane Induced Peripheral Neuropathy | Deininger, Jutta | 2014 | Taxanes are commonly used chemotherapeutics in women with breast and ovarian cancer. As microtubule stabilizing agents they can be neurotoxic, leading to numbness, tingling, and pain in hands and feet. The symptoms usually start in the fingers and toes and can slowly progress along the extremities. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult Oncology | Iheanacho, Chidiebere N. | 2023 | Background: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary specialty that provides patients and families with physical, psychosocial, and spiritual care facing serious illnesses. However, most patients who are seriously ill do not receive a palliative care intervention early in their disease trajectory. Man... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care |
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Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult Oncology | Iheanacho, Chidiebere N. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care, Poster |
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Evaluating the Effect of Qigong on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life | Doucette, Cassidy | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
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Development of the ESA Assessment for Safety Improvement (EASI) Online Decision Support Tool | Vietti, Mary | 2014 | This project supported initial validation of the ESA Assessment for Safety Improvement (EASI) online support tool. The purpose of this tool is to help clinicians navigate the complicated diagnostic and treatment guidelines developed by the National Cancer Care Network (NCCN) and the National Kidney ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Planning for End of Life is Planning for Life: Quality Improvement and Research Data Collection | Ansari, Natasha | 2020 | End of life care is an essential part of the care of the patient. It not only is a continuation of the care of the patient we interact with as his or her disease gets worse, but also improves the quality of life for the patient's family once our patient passes away. Paladino, et al., (2019) state, "... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Evaluating the Effect of Qigong on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life | Doucette, Cassidy | 2017 | The negative influence of cancer on individual lives, families, communities, and healthcare institutions is widely known. Fatigue is the most common side effect of cancer and is often followed by pain, anxiety, depression, and overall decreased quality of life. Fatigue and quality of life are comple... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementation of an Improved Testicular Cancer Survivorship Plan | Wilson, Sara; Schultz, Catherine H.; Phunrab, Tenzin | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
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Cervical Cancer Prevention: Improving Abnormal Pap Follow-Up | Fuqua, Dana M.; Taylor-Swanson, Lisa J. | 2022 | Background: Cervical cancer continues to be a pervasive disease despite effective screening (Pap test) and treatment options available to reduce morbidity and mortality of cancer progression. Studies suggest that nearly half of cervical cancer diagnoses result from a lack of follow-up after an abnor... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Through the Implementation of a Standardized Toolkit at a Primary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project | Padillo-Romero, Sonia | 2023 | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic left a national gap in preventative cancer care; more specifically, colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decreased by 82% in from April 2019 to May 2020. This left patients at risk for delayed early detection, disease progression, and mortality. Local Problem: Similarl... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Improving Skin Cancer Prevention Education in a Primary Care Setting | Cooper, Elizabeth C.; Doyon, Katherine | 2022 | Background: Utah has consistently led the nation in the rate of melanoma diagnoses. Even though the melanoma mortality rate has slowed due to cancer treatment advances, the incidence rate in Utah has increased. Over the past 17 years, the rate of melanoma diagnoses has increased from 20.5 to 38.9 ca... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology |
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Treatment Summary and Prevention of Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Plan | Gerrard, Angela | 2015 | The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States in 2014. Because of the increased survival rates in breast cancer there are growing numbers of survivors who need comprehensive survivorship care for longer life spans. This long term care re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Assessment of Early, Standardized Palliative Care Referrals in Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Bayer, Valkyria R.; Gee, Julia P. | 2022 | Background: Patients with advanced cancer often present with high symptom burden and decreased quality of life. Metastatic gastrointestinal cancers can be especially debilitating with 5-year relative survival rates ranging from 2%-15%. Early involvement of palliative care has shown to improve sympto... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology |
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Cervical Cancer Prevention: Improving Abnormal Pap Follow-Up | Fuqua, Dana M.; Taylor-Swanson, Lisa J. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Through the Implementation of a Standardized Toolkit at a Primary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project | Padilla-Romero, Sonia | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Improving Skin Cancer Prevention Education in a Primary Care Setting | Cooper, Elizabeth C.; Doyon, Katherine | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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Assessment & Utilization Improvement of Palliative Care in Older Adult Oncology | Dailey-Hansen, Amanda; Lynch, Keisa; Piper-Williams, Jaclyn | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Early, Systematic Palliative Care Referrals in Patients with; Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer | Bayer, Valkyria R.; Gee, Julia P. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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EPA SunWise© Curriculum: Washington County School District Educators' Perspectives for Inclusion in School Health Curriculum | Christensen, Jordan | 2013 | The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of sun protection practices in reducing incidence of skin cancer. Melanoma skin cancer rates have dramatically risen due to the lack of sun protective behaviors demonstrated by adolescents and young adults. Utah has the 4th highest incidence of melan... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Latino Colorectal Cancer Screenings | Tellez-Hernandez, Jesse; Garrett, Teresa | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Retrospective Review of Post-Operative Ileus and/or Bowel Obstruction in Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Stage III-IV after Cytoreductive Surgery | Johnson, Linda | 2014 | This project involves a retrospective chart review of 25 patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer stage IIIb or IV to identify if they developed an ileus, length of stay, and cost. The evaluation of the feasibility of a clinical/surgical fast track protocol at the Huntsman Can... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |