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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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Underutilization of Hospice in the Skilled Nursing Setting | Martin, Christina | 2018 | POSTER | 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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NSAIDS: Harmful or Hurtful? What are Your Prescribing Practices? | Fialkowski, Kara | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Improving Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Screening in Primary Care | Hill, Alycia | 2018 | POSTER | 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 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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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 | 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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Are Reimbursement Changes Affecting Hospice Referrals In The Skilled Nursing Facility?: A Feasibility Study | Martin, Christina | 2018 | Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine barriers and facilitators to hospice referral in three nursing home settings and to increase the utilization of this service Background: Nearly 1.5 million individuals reside in nursing homes across the United States however only 14.5 percent of ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Adapting and Implementing Guidelines for Managing Sleep Disturbances in Incarcerated Youths | Jacobs, Elizabeth L. | 2023 | Background: Providers working in Utah Juvenile Justice Youth Services (JJYS) lack specific guidelines for managing sleep disturbances in the high-risk incarcerated youth population. Guidelines can give providers a consistent, effective, and evidence-based approach to managing sleep disturbances. Loc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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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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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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Increasing Knowledge of Intrauterine Devices in the Immediate Postpartum Period | Nichols, Kristi | 2017 | The goal of this scholarly project was to increase knowledge about immediate postpartum intrauterine device insertions (IUDs) in the hospital setting among current labor and delivery nurses. To accomplish this goal, an educational module was created about immediate postpartum IUD insertions, which w... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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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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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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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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 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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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing in the ICU; Feasibility, Usability and Satisfaction | Howe, Erick | 2017 | Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) is a method of stress management that has been used in military, police, fire, and frontline personnel since the 1980s. The purpose of CISD is to help workers in these fields debrief and manage stress that can arise in their jobs due to critical incidents. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing Advance Care Planning and Advance Directive Discussion in Primary Care Settings | Yoon, Young | 2017 | Advance care planning (ACP) and advance directives (ADs) involve an active medical decision making process regarding one's end-of-life care in the event that a patient becomes incapacitated. The process includes patients and family members as well as well-trained, motivated, knowledgeable health car... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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 |