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1 Nurse Mentorship in the Emergency Department: An Approach to Improving Job Satisfaction and RetentionSalois, Alexandra M.; Palmer, Erin M.; Hart, Sara2024POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
2 Needs Assessment for a Chaplain Program in a Thoracic Intensive Care UnitKingsford, Cammy; Gee, Perry; Scheese, Carolyn2024Background: Extensive research underscores the positive correlation between nurses' engagement with spirituality and improved patient outcomes. Despite the acknowledged significance of addressing patients' spiritual needs, there is an underutilization and lack of coordination of available chaplain s...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
3 Implementation of a Renal Failure Risk Assessment Tool Prior to Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Evidence-based Practice ProjectRebecca M. Brim; Vikas Sharma; Keisa M. Lynch2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
4 Implementation of Point of Care Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement ProjectNicholas B. Edman; Zachary Drury; Keisa M. Lynch2024Background: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is the use of portable ultrasound technology by bedside clinicians for rapid patient assessment. POCUS has been found to decrease the time to accurate diagnosis and improve patient outcomes in the ICU (Yoshida et al., 2023). However, POCUS is underutilize...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
5 Implementing Early Mobility Guidelines in Medical Intensive Care UnitMingyu Gu; Scott W. Patterson; Scott S. Christensen2024Background: Patient early mobility has emerged as a safe and effective strategy to alleviate ICU-acquired weakness in critically ill individuals. Local Problem: In our local hospital's 25-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), patients frequently experience sedation and prolonged bedrest, contribut...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
6 Implement a Standardized Anesthesia Order Set in the PACUSadie J. Bigman; Richard Dunn; Jennifer Layman; James Lufkin; Keisa M. Lynch2024Background: Incomplete physician orders are a significant cause of interdisciplinary miscommunication, patient treatment delays, inconsistent patient care, medication irregularities, and medication errors in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (Kandaswamy et al., 2019; Park et al., 2018; Wells & Loshak, 2...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
7 Implementing Practice Changes in Interventional Radiology: Enhancing Patient Safety Through Anticoagulation ProtocolsShaleena Young2024Background: Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Deep Venous Thrombus (DVT), and Pulmonary Embolus (PE) collectively affect millions, with AF alone impacting 3-5 million individuals (Polania et al., 2023). Annually, approximately 250,000 U.S. patients discontinue anticoagulation therapy for surgical procedures...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
8 Utilizing In-situ Simulation to Improve Knowledge and Confidence in the Care of Trauma PatientsClaire E. Weeks; Rachel Randall; Renee Atwood; John Nerges2024Background: Trauma 1 patients have life or limb time-sensitive injuries that require urgent and critical management. Caring for these patients creates an environment that is stressful and error- prone, and these patients require a specific skill base that is utilized less often in the Emergency Depa...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
9 Implementing General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice Practice on an Acute Care Medical/Oncology Unit: An EBP ProjectBonnie J. Hoch; Marie Hauschildt; Lisa Palmer; Meg Randle; Anna Marie Hasley; Scott S. Christensen2024Background: General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice services consist of pain and symptom management in the acute care setting, with high symptom burden requiring more intense management than can be offered at home. GIP hospice promotes better end-of-life (EOL) management and increases access to hospice serv...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
10 Implementing a Sleep Wake Bundle in the ICU: A Quality Improvement ProjectSmith, Phillip W.; Dalton, Anna; Hearne, Jenny; Allen, Nancy2024Background: Poor sleep quality in the intensive care unit (ICU) can cause hormone imbalances, decreased energy, alterations in metabolic function, and impaired ventilation (Darby et al., 2022). Sleep disturbances can contribute to delirium and may lead to prolonged hospital lengths of stay, increase...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
11 Implementing Structured Invasive Procedure Training for APCs in Hematology: A Process Improvement ProjectMastroianni, Jenna; Vadeboncoeur, Renee; Ward, Katie2024Background: Procedural training done "on-the-job" can lead to variable learning opportunities and patient outcomes. Inadequately trained providers who perform invasive procedures can negatively impact the cost of care and organizational liability. Institutions must take accountability for training a...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
12 Changing Disinfecting Cap Protocol: A CLABSI Reduction InitiativeWatnes, Kelsey J.; Argyl, Jason; Nerges, John2024Background: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) cause an increased risk of mortality and cost to patients and hospitals. Short-staffing, non-compliance, and inadequate training are all possible contributing factors to an increase in CLABSIs. Antiseptic barrier caps are a possibl...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
13 The Integration of the Three-Wishes Project in an Oncology Specialized Intensive Care Unit: A Palliative Care ProjectGallagher, Meagan L.; Christensen, Scott; Brown, Jeanette2024Background: In oncology intensive care units (ICUs), patients are critically ill and often face pain and suffering from their cancer diagnosis or treatments. Patient deaths in the oncology-ICU can be emotionally distressing for patients, families, and clinicians. Oncology nurses frequently experienc...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
14 A Novel Discharge Medication Process: A Needs AssessmentMccreath, Lauren; Hobson, Alesa; Hart, Sara2024POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
15 Implementing Sedation Vacation, Spontaneous Breathing Trial, and Confusion Assessment Method in a Medical Intensive Care UnitBryden, Allyson2020Background: 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
16 Improving Inpatient Sleep Quality in the Acute Care SettingCrockett, Mindy2020Background: 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
17 Improving Sleep Quality for Critically Ill Patients in a Cardiovascular Intensive Care UnitAlmberg, Lexi2020Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) care entails the need to continually interact with the patient for medically necessary assessments and interruptions creating increased levels in noise during sleeping hours. Sleep deprivation is harmful to critically ill patients leading to increased hospital l...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
18 Improving Quality and Compliance of Suicide ScreeningStephens, Mary (Katy) Larson2020Background:Suicide is one of the ten leading causes of death in the United States, with treatment costing the healthcare system over 70 billion dollars. It is essential to properly screen and identify patients most at risk. Additionally, the joint commission identified poor suicide screening or asse...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
19 A Framework for Providers and Nurses: Standardizing Interdisciplinary Patient Rounds Further Improving Collaborative CommunicationSearle, Alexia R.2020Background: 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
20 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 IntensiveHunt, Sara2020Background: 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
21 Early Septicemia Recognition and Intervention Education for the Pre-Hospital SettingGrange, Emily S.2020Background: 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
22 Implementation of the Surgical Safety PlanSchelin, Jamee2020Background: 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
23 Improving Burn Nursing through Burn Specific Skills DayOrr, Mindy2020Background. 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
24 Improving Sleep Quality in the ICU Through a Noise Reduction TimeDrury, Zachary2020Background:Poor sleep quality is a common problem in the ICU and has been linked to adverse physiologic conditions including altered immune function, neuroendocrine abnormalities, respiratory muscle weakening, and delirium. Excess noise is a risk factor for poor sleep quality among patients. Sleep...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
25 Provider Perceptions of the Tele Critical Care Patient Transfer ProcessZoBell, David2020Background: Research has demonstrated how interfacility transfer of critically ill patients can be associated with adverse outcomes. A tele critical care (TCC) driven patient transfer process has been instituted by a large hospital system based in the intermountain west, but at this time it has not ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
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