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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Addressing Excess Weight in a Busy Women's Clinic | Hill, Liezle | 2016 | The number of adults with obesity has been rising at an alarming rate, and clinicians are challenged to increase efforts to address this condition. Over 1.6 billion adults in the world are overweight. This causes secondary conditions that ultimately lead to severe morbidity and increased mortality. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Heart Failure Self-Management Education: Does Timing Have an Impact on Readmission Rates? | Clayton, Anne | 2016 | Hospital readmissions are expensive but relatively common among heart failure (HF) patients. Studies have found that teaching patients self-management strategies to use at home, including early reporting of symptoms, can help to prevent hospital readmissions. Therefore, identifying and implementing ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Prediabetes Identification and Management in Primary Care | Gundersen, Shaun | 2016 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a large and growing epidemic in the United States, leading to significant morbidity, mortality, and enormous healthcare costs. Despite this epidemic, little has been done in the healthcare system to assist with diabetes prevention. Appropriate treatment, including ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Prescription of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Mitigate Second Generation Antipsychotic Induced Weight Gain | Serra, Nicky | 2016 | According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5.9% of all adults in Utah had a serious mental illness (SMI) during 2008-2012, which is greater than the national rate. As of 2012, approximately 9.6 million adults live with a SMI in the United States SMI is the result of s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Proposal for Implementation of a Hospital Elder Life Program for the Prevention of Delirium at a Veteran's Administrative Hospital in the Intermountain West | Coates, Catherine | 2016 | This scholarly project was the development and presentation of a business plan proposing the implementation of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), for the prevention of delirium, in hospitalized veterans aged 65 years and older. The business plan presented data specific to the Veterans Administr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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