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Ultrasound-guided IV Insertion in the Emergency Department | Hadley, Jennifer | 2018 | Background: Intravenous (IV) access is a critical component of patient care in the emergency department as it facilitates the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions. Delays in diagnosis and treatment due to difficult IV access can be fatal, particularly in myocardial infarction, stroke, trauma, ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Meeting Theory-to-Practice Gaps? Evaluation of New Graduates | Thomas, Daphne; Bullock, Randy; Merrill, Katreena | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Developing Nurses' Clinical Judgment in Pain & Sedation Management of Burn Patients | Alder, Anna M. | 2023 | Background: Developing clinical judgment (CJ) is essential for safe nursing practice, especially when managing pain and sedation. Underdevelopment of CJ puts patients at risk for safety events. Local Problem: Half (50%) of the medication safety event reports in the Burn Trauma Intensive Care Unit (B... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership |
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Resources for Identifying and Treating Women with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Richfield, Utah | Mahomed, Naima | 2020 | Objective:The purpose of this project was to increase screening rates, awareness, and provide resources about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) at the Central Utah Health Department in Richfield, Utah. Background:PMADs are a public health issue nationwide, yielding negative effects on wom... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
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Intermittent Catheterization Education Toolkit and Competency Checklist | Lynch, Nicole | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Development of an Assessment Toolkit for the University of Utah Ghana Study Abroad Program | Kirby, Susan | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Standardizing the Content of Nursing Shift-To-Shift Report to Improve the Quality of Communication Among Healthcare Providers on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit | Fitzwilliam, Julie | 2019 | Introduction: Nurse-to-nurse shift handoffs are highly vulnerable to communication failures that can threaten patient safety and continuity of care. Nurses working in various settings recognize this gap and report low satisfaction with shift handoff communication, but evidence to guide quality impro... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Protocol Development for an Emergency Department at an Urban Utah Hospital | Hansen, Erik S. | 2019 | Pediatric head trauma protocols have been shown to decrease unnecessary imaging for patients being evaluated for a head trauma in the emergency department. The purpose of this project was to assess the current imaging and treatment practices of the providers at an urban medical center and to develop... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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 / FNP, Poster |
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Mock Codes: A Quality Improvement Project | Memmott, Jacob | 2020 | Background: Code blues are one of the most intense, stressful, and mistaken prone situations in all of healthcare (Hatley, Jordan, Powers, & Morton, 2019). In the long term acute care hospital (LTAC) setting, very sick patients are cared for, but not many code blue emergencies occur. Therefore, clin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Improving Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Moderate Acuity Clinical Situations | Miller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W. | 2022 | Background: Practice tools and training are essential to building staff confidence, competency, teamwork, perceived self-efficacy, and by extension, they improve clinical outcomes. For new providers in many hospital settings, there is an emphasis on training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology |
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Developing Code Blue Simulation for the Labor and Delivery Nurse | White, Georgette L. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous (IV) Insertion in the Emergency Department | Hadley, Jennifer | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Development of a Toolkit for Ordering Timely Diagnostic Testing and Treatments in the Emergency Department Triage | Truong, Alex C. | 2023 | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many turnovers of nursing staff at the emergency departments (ED). This has led to various new staff with different experiences joining the ED team and placing new staff members in the triage role. Many new ED nurses need to familiarize themselves with th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care |
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Improving Nurse Confidence and Competence When Performing Speculum Exams | Evertsen, Sadie H.; Al-Khudairi, Amanda | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Improving Provider Ability to Prevent Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Postpartum | McCready, Britanny E.; Simonsen, Sara; Shiembob, Jillian | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Advance Care Planning Training Increases Long Term Care RNs' Intent to Practice | Redfield, Carol S. | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Proficiency of EKG Interpretation in the Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Perry, Rachelle C. | 2023 | Background: The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States, costing nearly $1 billion daily. An estimated 80% of these cases are preventable; almost 400,000 people in the U... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Adult Gerontology/Acute Care |
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Improving Provider Ability to Prevent Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Postpartum | McCready, Brittany E. | 2020 | Background: Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is primarily responsible for urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and some sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. PFD affects one third of women in the United States, and pregnancy/childbirth are major risk factors in its developmen... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Timely and Safe Removal of Backboards in a Rural Emergency Department | Garrett, Craig | 2018 | This study explored the need for timely and safe removal of backboards in a rural emergency department where no guidelines or protocols were currently in place for patients being brought in on backboards. Studies indicate adverse effects on patients who are allowed to have prolonged backboard time b... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Burn Nursing through Burn Specific Skills Day | Orr, Mindy | 2020 | Background. The American Burn Association recently published a consensus-derived list of eleven standardized burn nursing competencies that nationwide burn unit nursing staff need to maintain. These competencies were published to help direct the educational priorities for burn nursing to ensure the ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Educating Long Term Care Registered Nurses in the Competency Activity of Advance Care Planning | Redfield, Carol S. | 2018 | The aim of this project was to educate Registered Nurses (RNs) who work in Long Term Care (LTC) settings on the importance of executing a key competency skill: guiding complex decisions and discussions such as Advance Care Planning (ACP) with residents/families. The LTC population encompasses those ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing a Code Blue Simulation Experience in Labor and Delivery | White, Georgette L. | 2019 | Over 700 women die each year due to pregnancy and delivery complications and most of these maternal deaths could have been prevented. It is imperative that Labor and Delivery nurses are prepared for a medical emergency to provide the best care possible. The purpose of this continuous improvement pro... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Labor and Delivery Nurses Confidence with Unintentional Nurse-Attended Deliveries (UNAD) Through Education and Simulation Skills Training | Armstrong, Isabelle | 2020 | Background: Every day, babies are born in hospitals around the United States. The safest deliveries are those attended by a trained health care provider with the specific delivery skills to assist mother and baby through the birthing process. Despite the best laid plans to have a trained health care... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
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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 |