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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 |
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De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | Background: 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 path... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementation of Ultrasound Use for Vascular Access in the Newborn ICU | Nickels, Joshua D.; Chan, Belinda; Schiefelbein, Julieanne | 2022 | Background: Peripheral intravascular access (PIV) is one of the most common procedures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). However, it is common for neonates to undergo multiple attempts before successful PIV placement can be achieved. Ultrasound-Guided intravenous placement (USG-IV) has been... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Bedside Oxygen Histogram Monitoring in the NICU for Infants at Risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity | Arslanian, Lindsay A.; Hamilton, Jennifer L. | 2022 | Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vaso-proliferative disease process that is exclusive to premature infants and can be exacerbated by supplemental oxygenation administration. Infants that experience hypoxia and hyperoxia are at an increased risk of developing severe ROP. Bedside oxyg... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementation of The CDC's Developmental Milestone Guideline for Infants Corrected Age 2-4 Months Hospitalized in the NICU | Hall, Catherine A. | 2022 | Background: Every year in the United States there are approximately 360,000 babies that are born premature. In the state of Utah that number is approximately 45,700, which is almost 10% of all babies born. Preterm infants are at greater risk for developmental delays. Long lengths of stay in the Newb... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Placental Lab Draws in the Newborn ICU: A Quality Improvement Project | Evans, Ida Katrina; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2022 | Background: Obtaining an infant's labs from the placenta on admission is a relatively new practice in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This practice decreases phlebotomy losses, reduces blood transfusions, reduces iatrogenic blood loss, and decreases exposure to pain. There is a lack of stand... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | Background: Most infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia (TH) therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) are born at facilities without therapeutic capabilities. There is a narrow timeframe for initiating TH, necessitating prompt identification, transport, and initiation of therapy. Quali... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | Background: Most infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia (TH) therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) are born at facilities without therapeutic capabilities. There is a narrow timeframe for initiating TH, necessitating prompt identification, transport, and initiation of therapy. Quali... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Education on Appropriate Infant Positioning In the NICU | Bodamer, Peggy | 2020 | Background:Infant positioning plays a vital role in the development of neonates. Inappropriate positioning of premature infants born at less than 34 weeks' gestation increases the risk of developing positional non-synostotic head deformities (NHD) and non-congenital ear deformities (NCED). Bedside p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Increasing the use of Blood Warmers in a Level 4 NICU | Canfield, Christy | 2020 | Background Blood warmers have been proven to be safe and effective in the adult population in preventing hypothermia induced from transfusions. However, using blood warmers for transfusions is not standard practice in the neonate population, except for exchange transfusions. Infusing warm fluids h... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Improving Adherence to an Existing Protocol for Infants at Risk for Hypoglycemia | Wright, Rachel | 2020 | Background: Prolonged hypoglycemia and delays in treatment correlate with poor neurological outcomes and developmental delays in infants. Research shows that infants at risk can be managed successfully with proactive intervention and management until their bodies have compensated. Protocols enhance ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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A Post-Operative Pain Management Guideline for Opioid Exposed Neonates | Pabst, Erin | 2020 | Background:Neonates are commonly prescribed opioids in the NICU for pain management. Prolonged opiate exposure can lead to increased drug tolerance and/or dependence, and result in higher total opiate exposure and suboptimal pain control. Evidence suggests that the use of a standardized pain managem... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Exploring the Antecedents of Neonatal Bowel Perforation | Mantle, Ashley | 2020 | Background: Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) occurs in 3-8% of preterm neonates before they reach two weeks of age. Early, concurrent neonatal use of Indocin and Hydrocortisone is a known association of SIP. Mothers in premature labor often receive Indocin as a tocolytic therapy for early la... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Improvement in Growth Using a Standardized Cardiac Feeding Guideline | Dunyon, Tyler | 2020 | Background.Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal infection with high morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Ductal dependent congenital heart disease (CHD) is considered a significant risk factor for developing NEC in both term and preterm infants. These infants are also at ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |