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Implementation of a Benzodiazepine Clinical Practice Guideline in an Outpatient Mental Health Setting | Jolley, Dana | 2019 | In the treatment of mental health disorders, the use of benzodiazepines is increasingly falling out of favor due to rising evidence concerning the risk of abuse and dependence. Despite the evidence against such use of benzodiazepines, there is a lack of provider-focused intervention designed to disc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Transition Planning in Adolescent Psychiatric Care to Enhance Mental Health Outcomes | Freund-Begley, Kelli | 2019 | Background: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the current transition planning process in an adolescent psychiatric day treatment program in Utah and develop recommendations to improve transitions to outpatient care. Adolescents experience mental health disorders and rec... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Post-Visit Follow-Up Call: A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Return Visits and Improve Outcomes in an Acute Care Oncology Clinic | Thomas-Robertson, Marsha | 2019 | Background: Failure to effectively communicate at discharge can lead to ineffective care transitions, adverse events and repeat visits. Potentially avoidable visits contribute to rising costs and poor patient experience. Follow-up calls to patients transitioning from an inpatient hospitalization to ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Screening and Referral of Psychiatric Outpatients with Eating Disorder through Implementation of Toolkit | Balmforth, Kelsie | 2019 | Eating disorders (ED) affect between 20-30 million people within the United States, and the prevalence of these disorders is increasing. Approximately 97% of individuals with ED have one or more co-occurring psychiatric conditions related to depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Mental health pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Positive Psychology Intervention on Depression and Optimism in a Heart Failure Clinic: A Program Design and Evaluation Initiative | Caille, Stephanie E. | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educational Intervention to Increase Provider initiated Use of Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) | Jones, Allyce K. | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Access to Evidenced-Based Parent Training in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic | Polombo, Britney | 2018 | Background: Behavioral problems are some of the most commonly encountered clinical symptoms in children and adolescents within psychiatric/mental health settings (Pastor, Reuben, & Duran, 2012). Scientists have associated emotional and behavioral problems in childhood, with adverse outcomes across a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educational Intervention to Increase Provider-Initiated Use of Psychiatric Advance Directives | Jones, Allyce K. | 2018 | Introduction: Mental health providers lack knowledge and training about psychiatric advance directives (PADs) which is a barrier to patient completion. The purpose of this study was to determine if an educational intervention with outpatient mental health providers would increase provider-reported i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Positive Psychology Intervention on Depression and Optimism in a Heart Failure Clinic: A Program Design and Evaluation Initiative | Caille, Stephanie E. | 2018 | Purpose: Depression, a significant problem in the Heart Failure (HF) population, is prospectively associated with increased hospital readmissions and doubled mortality risk when compared to non-depressed HF patients. Whether a Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) can result in increased optimism a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Smoking Cessation for Veterans in Outpatient Mental Health | Slack, Armando Manny | 2018 | Veterans with comorbid mental health issues, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, have a higher use of cigarette and tobacco use. The Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) offers smoking cessation groups, which consist of 6-week sessions recommended by the ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Importance of Patient Selection at Out-Patient Ambulatory Centers | Sanders, Greg | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Reducing the Potential for Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care Settings | Black, Chelise | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Reducing the Potential for Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care Settings | Black, Chelise | 2017 | Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) are a significant clinical problem in the United States; many are preventable if a provider has full knowledge of patients' medications. The process of gathering medication information is known as medication reconciliation. There is currently an inadequate focus on medicat... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Importance of Patient Selection at Out-Patient Ambulatory Centers | Sanders, Greg | 2017 | In the United States, there has been a shift in outpatient procedures being performed in the hospital setting to being done in outpatient surgery centers. As a result, it is very important to determine which patients are appropriate for procedures done in the outpatient facility and which patients n... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Wearable Appointment Reminders for Homeless Patients: Assessment of Patient Preferences to Inform Device Design | Vincent, Samuel | 2016 | This project is part of a long-term, grant funded project to design and create a low-cost, wearable appointment reminder device for homeless patients of an outpatient clinic. The intended role of this DNP Project was to test the first generation of such a device, but due to unforeseen circumstances,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education, Nursing, Graduate; Developing the Care Model for Comprehensive Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care | Berg, Angela | 2015 | Children continue to lose their lives to life threatening and life limiting illnesses. Less than ten percent of them receive palliative or hospice support. This project addresses design and development of an outpatient model to provide comprehensive pediatric palliative care. Outpatient access to th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing the Care Model for Comprehensive Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care | Berg, Angela | 2015 | Children continue to lose their lives to life threatening and life limiting illnesses. Less than ten percent of them receive palliative or hospice support. This project addresses design and development of an outpatient model to provide comprehensive pediatric palliative care. Outpatient access to th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Treating Chronic Pain in Women Veterans at a Veterans Administration Medical Center | Houskeeper, Karla | 2014 | Primary care providers are often uneducated on how to effectively treat and manage chronic pain, yet they prescribe 20 percent of all narcotics given for pain (Manubay, Muchow & Sullivan, 2011). Managing chronic pain with an interdisciplinary approach is a more successful treatment, especially as na... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |