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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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Mental Health of Transgender Veterans: Patients' Perspective on the Psychiatric Care Provided at the Local Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Kasabyan, Anna | 2017 | Medical care quality and availability relate closely to an individual's geographic location, race or ethnicity, and other sociodemographic factors, including gender, education, and age. Due to difficulties with employment, lack of family support, and a high incidence of homelessness, the members of ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Promoting Opioid Awareness in a Level IV NICU | Kendall, Allison | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Mental Health of Transgender Veterans: Patients' Perspective on the Psychiatric Care Provided at the Local Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Kasabyan, Anna | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Poster |
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Improving Awareness and Cultural Humility Through a Self-Study Module | Schultz, Catherine H. | 2018 | Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to improve healthcare worker awareness and cultural humility through a self-study training module as a means of improving patient care. Background. The United States has experienced an increase in the growth of minority populations, which i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Peripheral Venous Catheter Insertion and Maintenance in the Emergency Department Using a Quality Improvement Bundle | Jones, Alexis L.; Garcia, Kimberly | 2022 | Background: Peripheral venous catheter insertion and maintenance is a common procedure undertaken by various healthcare workers using variable techniques. Much research has been published on peripheral venous catheter insertion, maintenance, and strategies to limit complications and disparities. Des... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Identification and Reporting Unsafe Conditions | Russell, Jamie | 2019 | Patient safety continues to be a point of focus for healthcare leaders in the United States (US). Despite longstanding efforts regarding patient safety in US hospitals, preventable medical errors continue. Within the healthcare industry, reliability is seemingly viewed as a top priority when caring ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Patient Safety: Decreasing NSAID Adverse Effects by Educating Providers About Appropriate NSAID Prescribing Practices | Fialkowski, Kara | 2019 | Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most widely used analgesics prescribed by primary care providers (Brattwall, Turan, & Jackobson, 2010). Use of NSAIDs increase patient risk for cardiovascular events and gastrointestinal bleeding. These risks are increased with... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Improving Awareness and Cultural Humility Through a Self-Study Module | Schultz, Catherine H. | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Improving Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Screening in Primary Care | Hill, Alycia | 2018 | Background: Dysfunction means that something is not working appropriately. The pelvic floor is composed of a network of muscles, ligaments, and tissues that act like a hammock to support the organs of the pelvis: the uterus, vagina, bladder, urethra, and rectum. If the muscles of these organs become... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementing an Electronic Social Needs Screener and Referral in a Rural Nurse Practitioner Owned and Operated Family Primary Care Clinic | Duncan, Alycia I.; Wallace, Andrea; Luther, Brenda | 2023 | Background: Many clinicians understand the connection between social determinants of health (SDoH) and poor health outcomes, yet there remains a reluctance to screen for social needs (Andermann, 2018). Reasons for reluctance include not knowing what to do if needs are found, where to refer patients,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Improving Nurse-Provider Communication in the Special Care Nursery Through Implementation of RSBAR | Smith, Jessica L. | 2020 | Background: Ineffective interprofessional communication directly contributes to medical errors, adverse patient events and the deterioration of operational relationships. A Joint Commission root cause analysis found that over 70% of all U.S. hospital sentinel events were directly related to failures... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementing Sedation Vacation, Spontaneous Breathing Trial, and Confusion Assessment Method in a Medical Intensive Care Unit | Bryden, Allyson; Johnson, Linda | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Using Simulation Methodology to Teach De-escalation Techniques and Behavioral Emergency Response | Lassche, Madeline L. | 2019 | The purpose of this project was to educate behavioral emergency response team (BERT) members in de-escalation techniques using best practices in simulation methodology. The goal was to increase confidence in dealing with potentially violent situations. The University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics ha... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Clinical Practice Guideline Promoting Opioid Awareness in a Level IV NICU | Kendall, Allison | 2019 | Problem. Neonates may be exposed to significant amounts of opioids in the NICU. The objective of this project was to investigate opioid exposure of neonates in a level IV NICU, enhance provider knowledge of this problem through education, and develop a clinical practice guideline to promote increase... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Simulation Methodology to Teach Behavioral Emergency Response Teams De-Escalation | Lassche, Madeline L. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | Milne, Suzanne | 2017 | The Institute for Healthcare Improvement introduced the idea of a rapid response team (RRT) in 2004. The goal was to quickly mobilize critical expertise and intervention to the bedside as soon as signs of patient deterioration are noted. If the RRT is called, patients can receive appropriate interve... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Provider Education Regarding the Use of Telemental Health Care | Garey, Brittany | 2016 | Utah has identified mental health care as one of three Health Professional Shortage Areas. Studies have shown telemental health systems to be effective in delivering mental health care and in reducing this professional shortage gap; however, barriers remain that prevent mental health care profession... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Standardizing Post-Operative Pain Management in the NICU: A Pilot Study | Birkeland, Angela H. | 2019 | Background: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all institutions have written pain management guidelines to standardize the management of neonatal pain to improve pain management practices and to increase patient safety. Despite the increased awareness and evidence-based recommendatio... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Improving Cannabidiol Education for Mental Health Providers | Brown, Kristen | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Improving HPV Vaccination Rates Through Healthcare Worker Education | Kowalski, Jedediah D. | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Assessing and Improving Health Care Provider's Knowledge and Treatment of Panic-like Anxiety and Unexplained Chest Pain in the Emergency Department | Hermansen, Gary | 2018 | This project assesses the knowledge and attitudes of health care providers (HCPs) in the emergency department (ED) of a 120-bed teaching hospital, regarding patients who present with unexplained chest pain (UCP), who may be suffering from panic-like anxiety (PLA). Several researchers have found that... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Safety in the Emergency Department Through De-escalation Training | Porter, Stanton | 2018 | Violence toward emergency care providers is common, with both patients and staff sustaining injuries (Hamdan & Hamra, 2015). Significant financial and personnel costs follow a violent incident, including damage to the facility and injuries resulting in medical care and lost time on the job for recov... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Engaging Providers and Support Staff for Evidence-Based HPV Vaccination Practices in a Rural Colorado Community | Wagner, Anna; Kepka, Deanna; Christini, Kaila; McGough, Emily; Garrett, Larry | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
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Suicide Prevention in a Rural, Critical Access Emergency Department: Development and Implementation of a Suicide Care Toolkit | Kinsey, Elizabeth S. | 2023 | Background: Suicide has become one of the leading causes of death in the United States during recent years. Throughout this time, Utah experienced one of the nation's highest suicide rates. During the onset of the coronavirus pandemic of 2019, hospitalizations for suicidality drastically increased t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |