The Graduate Nursing Project collection includes Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects and Master's students' non-thesis projects submitted as part of program requirements.
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Development and Implementation of an Interim Coping Skills Module for Waitlisted Patients Seeking Mental Health Therapy | Mansfield, Austin; Morgan, Deborah | 2022 | Background: 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 |
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Development and Evaluation of a Toolkit for Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome | Whitehead, Samantha; Tufts, Gillian; Gee, Julie P.; Vawdrey, Heidi | 2022 | Background: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is a rare pediatric disorder that is characterized by an abrupt onset of obsessive-compulsive tendencies and restrictive eating behaviors. PANS can mirror many other diseases, has an unknown cause, and has symptoms that wax and wane,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Development and Evaluation of a Toolkit for Caregivers of Children with PANS | Whitehead, Samantha; Tufts, Gillian; Gee, Julie P.; Vawdrey, Heidi | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
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Creation and Implementation of an Interim, Online Coping Skills Module | Mansfield, Austin; Morgan, Deborah | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Implementation of an Improved Testicular Cancer Survivorship Plan | Wilson, Sara; Schultz, Catherine H.; Phunrab, Tenzin | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
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Reducing Self-Stigma in Mental Health Workers in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting | Riley, Colin; Bailey, ElLois; Gee, Perry | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Physician Provision of Mindfulness-Based Coping Skills to their Pediatric Patient's Parents and Caregivers | Rainey, Tara; Webb, Sara | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Mindfulness-Based Initiative for Stress-Reduction Among Nursing Students | Nielsen, Julie; Schultz, Catherine H.; Splosdoff, Allison C. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
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Mindfulness-Based Training in Childbirth Education Classes to Reduce Stress in Pregnant Women | Jarrett, Marissa; Yale, Jocelyn | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Mindfulness-Based Training in Childbirth Education Classes to Reduce Stress in Pregnant Women | Jarrett, Marissa | 2020 | Background:Stress during pregnancy activates the maternal stress response, which can lead to various negative outcomes for the mother and infant. Currently, there is a gap in the education of pregnant women regarding how to manage stress during pregnancy. Although childbirth education classes are a ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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Improving a Peer Support Group for Burn Survivors | Farris, Jason R. | 2020 | Background: Approximately forty-thousand people in the United States are hospitalized for burn-related injuries each year. An estimated one-quarter of burn survivors experience depression, anxiety, physical limitations, body-image distress, and social isolation beyond one-year post-injury. Peer supp... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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Increasing Resiliency and Reducing Burnout through Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Hanna, Elizabeth | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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Miscarriage in the Emergency Department: A Guideline for Emergency Room Nurses in the Emotional Care of the Miscarrying Patient | Anderson, Autumn | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) During Inpatient Psychiatric (IPSY) Hospitalization | Staheli, Kendra | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Implementation of a DBT Graduate Group | Leggett, Sarah C. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Addressing a Fear of Family Separation Among a Hispanic Pediatric Population | Navar, Emily S. | 2019 | Purpose: The purpose of the project was to develop and disseminate a culturally relevant resource toolkit to primary care pediatric providers delivering care to immigrant populations. The aim was to equip providers to support Hispanic families facing increased stressors related to family separation ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementing a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Graduate Group to Improve Knowledge of DBT Skills | Leggett, Sarah C. | 2019 | Problem. Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) struggle to strengthen and generalize coping skills after completing a 7-month dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills group. A formal process addressing how to increase knowledge of DBT skills after completing this group is lacking. Met... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Addressing a Fear of Family Separation | Navar, Emily | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Reduce Burnout & Increase Resiliency in Med-Surg Nurses | Hanna, Elizabeth | 2019 | A nursing shortage is predicted to grow over the next 20 years, with many nurses retiring and too few to replace them, making retention a critical issue. Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) programs to reduce burnout and are being used to reduc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group Development Utilized to Decrease Rates of Suicidal Ideation During Hospitalization | Staheli, Kendra | 2019 | Background: Suicide is a concerning problem. Suicidality is linked to avoidance of mental health problems such as rising depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation (SI). Psychotherapy and healthy coping skills can be used to lessen avoidance of mental health problems. There are limited therapeutic m... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Miscarriage in the Emergency Department: A Guideline for Emergency Room Nurses in the Emotional Care of the Miscarrying Patient | Anderson, Autumn | 2019 | Problem: Fifteen percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage and many of the women experiencing a miscarriage will seek treatment in an emergency department. Those who seek care in the emergency department may receive adequate medical management, but the staff is ill-prepared to handle the emotion... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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PTSD in Utah's Rural ICU Nurses: A Needs Assessment | Ferrin, Bruce | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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PTSD in Utah's Rural ICU Nurses: A Needs Assessment | Ferrin, Bruce | 2018 | Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), when experienced by rural intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, can negatively impact safe, effective, patient care (Badger, 2001; Mealer, Burnham, Goode, Rothbaum, & Moss, 2009). Hospitals share responsibility for supporting these nurses through work-related traum... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Effects of Chronic Stress on the 24-hour Shift Worker | Elwell, Katherine R. | 2016 | The goal of this project, Effects of chronic stress on the 24- hour shift worker was to bring awareness of the long-term consequences of extended shift work in emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Extended shift work, lack of sleep and repeated exposure to high stress environments cause chron... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Empowering Tween Girls at a Rural Middle School | Petersen, Kierstin | 2015 | This DNP project consisted of implementing the empowerment program "Owning Up" to a group of 10 to14 year-old tween girls in a rural middle school in 1 hour sessions given weekly for 8 weeks. "Owning Up" aims at helping participants gain the necessary social, emotional and behavioral skills they nee... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |