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Early Septicemia Recognition and Intervention Education for the Pre-Hospital Setting | Grange, Emily S. | 2020 | Background: Sepsis is a persistent issue globally and causes nearly 270,000 deaths in the United States each year, placing a significant burden on the US economy and the health care system. Over 40% of patients diagnosed with sepsis arrive at the Emergency Department (ED) via Emergency Medical Servi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Assessing the Feasibility of the Use of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool Versus Non-Verbal Pain Scale in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive | Hunt, Sara | 2020 | Background: Accurate pain assessments in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients can be difficult to obtain. The current pain assessment tool to assess pain in these patients at this medical facility is the Non-Verbal Pain Scale (NVPS). This pain scale uses vital sign variation as a compone... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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The Integration of the Three-Wishes Project in an Oncology Specialized Intensive Care Unit: A Palliative Care Project | Meagan L. Gallagher; Scott Christensen; Jeanette Brown | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implement a Standardized Anesthesia Order Set in the PACU | Sadie J. Bigman; Richard Dunn; Jennifer Layman; James Lufkin; Keisa M. Lynch | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Changing Disinfecting Cap Protocol: A CLABSI Reduction Initiative | Kelsey J. Watnes; Jason Argyl; John Nerges | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implementing Sedation Vacation, Spontaneous Breathing Trial, and Confusion Assessment Method in a Medical Intensive Care Unit | Bryden, Allyson | 2020 | Background: According to the Society of Critical Care Medicine, more than 5 million Americans are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) annually. Of these admissions, 20%-40% require mechanical ventilation. Patients on mechanical ventilation usually receive continuous sedation medication. Such sed... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implementing General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice Practice on an Acute Care Medical/Oncology Unit: An EBP Project | Bonnie J. Hoch; Marie Hauschildt; Lisa Palmer; Meg Randle; Anna Marie Hasley; Scott S. Christensen | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implementation of the Surgical Safety Plan | Schelin, Jamee | 2020 | Background: The surgical setting is a high stressed environment where poor communication can lead to fatal errors. Medical errors cause between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths in the USA a year. The single biggest factor underlying these errors is poor communication between health professionals. A large he... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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A Framework for Providers and Nurses: Standardizing Interdisciplinary Patient Rounds Further Improving Collaborative Communication | Searle, Alexia R. | 2020 | Background: When it comes to patient rounds, there continues to be a lack of team communication between medical providers and Registered Nurses. Nationally, only 30% of patient rounds take place with both medical providers and Registered Nurses present. This lack of interdisciplinary communication i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Improving Provider Knowledge and Referral Practice of Patients with Drug Resistant Epilepsy to a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center | Aschkenase, Thérèse Anne | 2020 | Background: Drug Resistant Epilepsy (DRE) occurs when two adequate trials of tolerated and appropriately chosen anti-seizure drugs fail to control seizures, and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment of DRE is one of the most underutilized evidence-based therapeutic in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implementing a Sleep Wake Bundle in the ICU: A Quality Improvement Project | Phillip W. Smith; Anna Dalton; Jenny Hearne; Nancy Allen | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Improving Burn Nursing through Burn Specific Skills Day | Orr, Mindy | 2020 | Background. The American Burn Association recently published a consensus-derived list of eleven standardized burn nursing competencies that nationwide burn unit nursing staff need to maintain. These competencies were published to help direct the educational priorities for burn nursing to ensure the ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Improving Inpatient Sleep Quality in the Acute Care Setting | Crockett, Mindy | 2020 | Background: Hospitalized patients are at risk of experiencing an increase in sleep disruptions and a decrease in quality of sleep. Illness, pain, medical interventions, treatments, and the hospital environment can lead to poor sleep. Poor sleep quality can lead to many adverse effects, including ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implementation of Point of Care Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Nicholas B. Edman; Zachary Drury; Keisa M. Lynch | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Implementing Structured Invasive Procedure Training for APCs in Hematology: A Process Improvement Project | Jenna Mastroianni; Renee Vadeboncoeur; Katie Ward | 2024 | | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |