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1 Implementing Loneliness Screening at a University Student Health CenterReay, Helena B.; Yorgason, Jeremy; Garbett, Cynthia2024Background: Despite the recognition of social connectedness as a social determinant of health by the World Health Organization, few healthcare systems in the United States screen for and treat loneliness and social isolation. In May 2023, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a general advisory r...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
2 Developing and Evaluating a Parent Support Group for Those Affected by a Fetal Diagnosis at a Tertiary Fetal CenterCheshire, Shauna; Jenkins, Megan; Romano, Annie; Morgan, Deborah2024Background: The rate of birth defects is 30% nationally, as well as in Utah. Parents who learn their unborn baby has severe anomalies experience significantly more mental and emotional stress than parents with unremarkable findings. Fetal centers serve this patient population but often fail to addre...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
3 Implementation of EPDS and Perinatal Mental Health Resources in Spanish for an Urban OB Clinic Serving Spanish-speaking ImmigrantsForsyth, Melody A.; Procter, Lyndsey; Hutchison, Christopher; Bailey, ElLois2024Background: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are the most common complication of childbirth and impact one in seven women. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) is the gold standard for PMAD screening. Black and Latina women have higher rates of PMADs and have barriers to acce...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
4 Implementing a Mental Health Screening and Referral Program in a Cardiology ClinicAllen, Amy2023Background: Depression and anxiety negatively impact cardiac patient outcomes. Identifying and treating depression and anxiety in cardiac patients improves patient outcomes by decreasing the number of hospital admissions and mortality rates. Cardiology clinics can use mental health screenings to ide...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
5 Implementing the ACE and PCL-5 Screening Tools to Improve Trauma-Informed Care at an Outpatient Mental Health ClinicRockwood, Reilly, B.2023Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma response that leads to adverse psychological and physical symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder is frequently underdiagnosed by providers, resulting in unrecognized and untreated trauma symptoms. Experts recommend screening patients wi...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
6 Increasing Emotional Well-Being in DNP Graduate Students Through Wellness Interventions for Life's Demands (WILD 5)Ellis, John2023Background: Researchers suggest that health science college students report significantly lower well-being and self-care while having a higher incidence of mental illness than their age-matched peers. Self-care practices-exercise, mindfulness, sleep hygiene, social connection, and healthy nutrition-...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
7 Supporting Mental Health Care Providers in the Wake of Patient Suicide: A Needs AssessmentBarrows, Emily E.2023Background: Instances of suicide are prevalent among veteran populations, where rates are nearly twice that of non-veterans. Patient suicide is a critical event in the lives of mental health care providers (MHCPs) and, as such, has been identified as an occupational hazard by the American Psychologi...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
8 Implementing Improved Mental Health Screenings in Home Health CareSearle, Christopher B.; Whiteley, Kylie; Webb, Sara2023Background: Depression and anxiety are among the most diagnosed mental health disorders. Moreover, those with chronic medical conditions are more likely to develop mental illness and suicidal behaviors, which validated screening tools can detect. A high correlation between mental illness and chronic...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
9 Improving Treatment and Awareness of Adoptees in Residential Treatment: A Screening and Education Quality ProjectBrooks, Paige D.2023Background: Two to three percent of people in the United States are adopted. These rates are higher among adolescents with serious mental illness in residential treatment centers (RTC), where rates range between 25%-30% percent. Despite these rates, mental health clinicians report limited education ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
10 Increasing Provider Use of a Sleep Assessment Instrument at a VA Outpatient Mental Health Clinic: A Quality Improvement ProjectGavin, Lindsay P.; Doyon, Katherine; Webb, Sara M.2022Background: In the United States, sleep dysfunction occurs in 50-80% of patients seeking psychiatric treatment, compared to 10-18% of adults in the general U.S. population. In the veteran population, those numbers are magnified, and larger still in the veteran population who seek psychiatric treatme...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
11 Development and Implementation of an Interim Coping Skills Module for Waitlisted Patients Seeking Mental Health TherapyMansfield, Austin; Morgan, Deborah2022Background: From 2015 to 2021, an average of 640 Utahns died by suicide each year. Between August 2020 and August 2021, calls to a Utah suicide prevention hotline increased by 24%. The national and state shortage of psychiatrists and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP) aggravates U...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
12 Improving De-escalation Techniques in a Psychiatric SettingShipp, Ethan2020Background:Violence towards those working in the mental health field is a known problem, consisting of physical assaults, verbal assaults, and threats of harm regularly. Healthcare workers in mental health facilities are at an increased risk of violence at the hands of the patients for whom they car...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
13 Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training for Certified Flight Instructors at a StatePeterssen, Tiffani2020Background: Several studies have reported airline pilots with depressive symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, operating aircraft, but none have examined the mental health of aviation students prior the students becoming pilots. Furthermore, although suicide gatekeeper training has been recommended...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
14 Implementation and Evaluation of Burnout Training for Outpatient Mental Health Nurse PractitionersPorter, Sarah T.2020Background: Burnout for mental health providers is negatively impacting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) as it harms their physical and mental health. Nursing burnout, including APRN burnout, is costly for organizations, hinders patient care and degrades patient outcomes. This educational...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
15 A Quality Improvement Initiative: Reducing the Number of Frequent Revisits in the Emergency DepartmentAlm, Melissa; Morgan, Deborah; Hopkins, Christy2020Background:Inappropriate use of the emergency department (ED) is a persistent and costly problem in the United States (US) healthcare system. More than 136 million ED visits were recorded in the US in 2014 and studies show 50-65% of this patient population have mental health problems. The introducti...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
16 Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Vitamin D Screening and Treatment in a Mental Health ClinicWilcox, Emily2020Background Adequate levels of vitamin D have shown to play a significant role in the overall physical and emotional well-being of both adults and children. However, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent throughout the pediatric population, with nearly 60 percent having suboptimal vitamin D levels...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
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