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551 Assessment of and Intervention for Compassion Fatigue in PsychotherapistsTucker, Karl2020Background:A 2017 meta-analysis of 90 studies related to compassion fatigue confirms that healthcare professionals across all disciplines experience impairments to their physical, mental, and interpersonal health caused by work-related stress. This project explored whether a compassion fatigue works...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
552 Obstetric Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Evaluation of Online Patient Resources in UtahWaldvogel, Jael2020Opioid use in pregnancy has increased at an alarming rate, mirroring the opioid epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Drug-related overdose deaths outnumber deaths from auto accidents in the United States (Krans & Patrick, 2016) and data from the Utah Perinatal Morality Review Committee found that d...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
553 Increasing the use of Blood Warmers in a Level 4 NICUCanfield, Christy2020Background Blood warmers have been proven to be safe and effective in the adult population in preventing hypothermia induced from transfusions. However, using blood warmers for transfusions is not standard practice in the neonate population, except for exchange transfusions. Infusing warm fluids h...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
554 Planning for End of Life is Planning for Life: Quality Improvement and Research Data CollectionAnsari, Natasha2020End of life care is an essential part of the care of the patient. It not only is a continuation of the care of the patient we interact with as his or her disease gets worse, but also improves the quality of life for the patient's family once our patient passes away. Paladino, et al., (2019) state, "...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
555 Implementation of a Standard Process for Communicating DelaysFenton, Angie2020Patient satisfaction is an essential part of healthcare, which is measured by patient surveys (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2019). Patient satisfaction surveysallow consumers to investigate their healthcare options (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2019). Surveys impr...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
556 Nursing Quality Dashboard: Development and ImplementationHummel, Dabney2020Dashboards are a tool that health care providers use to assess and analyze quality of patient care systems data in a visually appealing, user-friendly, and efficient way (Dowding et al., 2015; Olsha-Yehiav et al., 2006; Schall et al., 2017; Tan et al., 2013; Olsha-Yehiav et al., 2006). Dashboards pr...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
557 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathways for Urologic Surgeries: The Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Patient OutcomesMcLain, Ben L.2020Problem DescriptionOn the 34 bed, surgical-oncology, acute care unit at an academic research hospital, standardized care guidelines for postoperative patients are only used with three surgeries and two different surgical specialties. This causes variations in patient care and inconsistencies between...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
558 An Integrated Wellness Approach Targeted Toward Reducing Depression and Anxiety while Improving OutlookBaggett, Nicholas2020Background:Depression affects 7% of the US population. While depression is treatable, it typically requires access to healthcare. Access to providers can take months, and Utah has lower than the national average number of providers. Plus, nearly one in five Utahns have a mental illness and half of t...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
559 Evaluating Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) for Public Health ReportingWhite, Mason2020Public health reporting of communicable diseases is critical for the prevention, control, and monitoring of the spread of disease within a population. Information gathered from clinical systems and shared as public health case reports informs and justifies the actions a public health department may ...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
560 Analysis of Inpatient Falls to Improve Prevention StrategiesGaichuk, Alla2020Inpatient fall prevention is a patient safety goal for hospitals highlighted in government healthcare agencies' publications and explored by researchers (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2019). The 2020 Hospital National Safety Goals include the most crucial factor for inpatient fa...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
561 Improving Birth Attendants' Awareness and Utilization of the Transfer Toolkit for Out-of-Hospital (OOH) BirthsKingston, Ruth2020Background: Planned (OOH) birth is on the rise. Approximately 6.6% of those OOH births result in a transfer to a hospital setting. At the time of a transfer, there is the potential for important information to get missed and not passed on from the OOH birth attendant to the hospital receiving staff....Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
562 Evaluation and Optimization of an Inpatient Daily Cares FlowsheetJensen, Clayton2020Clinical documentation is one of the highest priorities of any clinician. Documentation is only second to the actual care of the patient and could be considered another dimension or extension of patient care (Andrews & St Aubyn, 2015). Ask any clinician about the importance of clinical documentation...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
563 Development and Implementation of a Referral Resource for a Multidisciplinary Team at an Urban Free Mental Health ClinicHamilton, Tessa2020Background:Approximately 30 million individuals in the United States are uninsured, and 11.2 million individuals are struggling with Serious Mental Illness (SMI). The lack of comprehensive health resources impedes uninsured and low-income individuals in reaching recovery. Free mental health clinics ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership
564 Improving Primary Care Providers' Knowledge and Utilization of Pessaries in Women with Pelvic Organ ProlapseSmith, Jennifer2020Background:Primary care providers receive minimal to no training on vaginal pessaries as a treatment option for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). This lack of knowledge leads to women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse with minimal treatment options available. Patients that are not candidates for surgi...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
565 Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training for Certified Flight Instructors at a StatePeterssen, Tiffani2020Background: Several studies have reported airline pilots with depressive symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, operating aircraft, but none have examined the mental health of aviation students prior the students becoming pilots. Furthermore, although suicide gatekeeper training has been recommended...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
566 Evaluating Sepsis Care in the Emergency Department:A Descriptive Analysis of Sepsis Care and TreatmentOliver, Christopher J.2020Background: Sepsis is a complex disease process with significant mortality and cost of care. Sepsis accounts for approximately 10% of all United States hospitalizations and nearly one in three in-hospital deaths. The purpose of this project was to evaluate how sepsis is identified and treated in a l...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
567 Improving a Peer Support Group for Burn SurvivorsFarris, Jason R.2020Background: 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
568 Mental Health Integration in a Women's Health Clinic: Real World ImplementationScott, Susan2020Background: There is a critical shortage of mental health (MH) services which is projected to increase. Mental Health Integration (MHI) is one approach to increasing access to MH services. MHI is also shown to increase provider satisfaction and improve patient outcomes. In many settings where resour...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
569 Quality Improvement Project to Improve Cognitive Screening in Patients with DiabetesDalley, Necia2020Background: The largest growth in patients with diabetes is expected to be in those over the age of 65. Two risk factors for developing dementia include age and diabetes. In fact, type 2 diabetes increases dementia risk two-fold. About 50% of the time, dementia is preceded by mild cognitive impai...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
570 Improving Postpartum Depression Screening among WIC CliniciansHewlett, Jennifer2020BackgroundPostpartum depression affects one in nine women in the United States. Signs and symptoms of postpartum depression vary greatly, from sadness and irritability to over or under-eating. Young mothers, single mothers, mothers of low socioeconomic status, and minorities are at the highest ris...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
571 Proposing an Early Labor Lounge at the University of Utah Medical CenterMartinez, Erminia2020Background:Cesarean sections have become a common operating room procedure in the United States, with approximately one-third of American women delivering by cesarean. Organizations such as the World Health Organization and U.S. Healthy People 2020 have identified the need to reduce Cesarean section...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
572 Implementation of Screening and Referral Protocol for Paternal Postpartum Depression in a Pediatric Clinic SettingGeorge, Clint2020Background:Paternal Postpartum Depression (PPpD) can have dire long-lasting effects on children's cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional development yet there is little attention given to the mental health of new fathers. Rates of PPpD have been found to be as high as 35.5% in the United State...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
573 Breastfeeding Education for Nurses in Rural RwandaMcCullough, Jennifer2020Background:An infant's survival is highly dependent on their ability to effectively breastfeed. Effective breastfeeding and expression of breastmilk require the foundational efforts of mother, infant, and supportive nursing staff. Ineffective breastfeeding leads to undernutrition, increases the infa...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Global, Cultural Diversity
574 Implementation and Evaluation of Burnout Training for Outpatient Mental Health Nurse PractitionersPorter, Sarah T.2020Background: Burnout for mental health providers is negatively impacting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) as it harms their physical and mental health. Nursing burnout, including APRN burnout, is costly for organizations, hinders patient care and degrades patient outcomes. This educational...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
575 Mock Codes: A Quality Improvement ProjectMemmott, Jacob2020Background: 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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