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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Ambulatory Nurse Residency Program at the University of Utah Health: A Quality Improvement Project | Huie, Katie | 2023 | Background: Nurse residency programs for ambulatory care are becoming increasingly popular as the need for ambulatory nurses increases. Ambulatory nurse residency programs should include hands-on practice through simulations or practice activities that increase confidence. The need for practice scen... | Graduatre Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Ambulatory Nurse Residency Program at the University of Utah Health: A Quality Improvement Project | Huie, Katie | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
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Promoting a Positive Floating Experience: Implementing a Standardized Tool Kit | Vlam, Mandi | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / Adult Gerontology, Poster |
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Promoting a Positive Floating Experience: Implementing a Standardized Tool Kit | Vlam, Mandi | 2023 | Background: Increasing bedside nursing shortages prompt hospitals to utilize a floating staffing strategy. Nurses are required to float frequently from their home unit. Evidence shows that floating impacts nurses' satisfaction and retention. The increased nursing stress can decrease job performance ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / Adult Gerontology |
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A Standardized, Incremental Training Model in the University of Utah Emergency Department | Crepeau, Scott B.; Garcia, Kimberly; Evans, Alexandra | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
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Magnet Hospital Recognition Program Gap Analysis for the University of Utah Gap Analysis | Chavez-England, Jesika | 2022 | University of Utah Health has decided to consider the pursuit of Magnet accreditation as of December 2021 (S. Taylor, personal communication, December 7, 2021). The first step in the Magnet accreditation journey is conducting a gap analysis (Drenkard, 2010; Graystone, 2018b). Therefore, the specific... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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A Standardized, Incremental Training Model in the University of Utah Emergency Department | Crepeau, Scott B.; Garcia, Kimberly; Evans, Alexandra | 2022 | Background: Inconsistent training methods registered nurses (RNs) use for precepting leads to varying levels of preparedness of newly hired RNs (recent graduates and those with experience) in the University of Utah Emergency Department (UUED) in 2020. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UUED experienced... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Tracking New-Hire Nurses' Progress and Experiences Through Orientation | Shumway, Emily A. | 2022 | Background: Personalized new-hire nurse orientation increases nurse satisfaction and retention. Nurse turnover negatively impacts patient care. By monitoring the progress of new-hire nurses, support can be provided for their individual needs. Nurse leaders at St. Mark's Hospital are provided a one-s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP |
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Tracking New Hire Nurse Progress and Experience Through Orientation | Shumway, Emily A. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Impact of a Professional Practice Model | Hunter, Terri; Garrett, Larry; Gee, Julie | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Improving Novice Nurse Turnover | Garner, Kara S.; Garrett, Teresa; Hudspeth, Randall | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Breastfeeding Education for Nurses in Rural Rwanda | McCullough, Jennifer; Penney, Debra | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Global, Cultural Diversity, Poster |
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Implementing an Acts of Kindness Intervention for Emergency Department Staff | Anderson, Kristi; Alderden, Jenny G.; Hunsaker, Stacie | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
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Preceptor and Staff Empowerment: A Quality Improvement Project | Barno, Miriam | 2020 | There is an ever-growing need for youth mental health services in the state of Utah. The problem begins with the disparity that 40% of Utah's youth suffering from depression did not receive treatment (Summers, Meppen, & Ball, 2019). Subsequently, the overall national, non-population specific utili... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Implementing an Acts of Kindness Intervention for Emergency Department Staff | Anderson, Kristi | 2020 | Background:Professional nursing is inherently stressful. This stress negatively impacts nurses, hospitals, and patients in significant ways. Stress levels are disproportionately higher in emergency department (ED) nurses, with 30-55% of them suffering from moderate to high levels of burnout. These h... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Advanced Directive Software Requirements Specification and Dashboard for UHealth | Winter, Mykel | 2020 | Advanced care planning (ACP) has been linked to an increase in patient autonomy and the utilization of palliative care, while decreasing costly end of life treatment, hospitalization, family distress and decision-making burden (Carr & Luth, 2017; Detering & Silveira, 2018). One of the crucial compon... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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Nursing Quality Dashboard: Development and Implementation | Hummel, Dabney | 2020 | Dashboards 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 |
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Breastfeeding Education for Nurses in Rural Rwanda | McCullough, Jennifer | 2020 | Background: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 |
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Nurse Leader Resiliency: Arming Nurse Leaders with the Skills and Strategies to Lead | Becker, Benjamin | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Increasing Resiliency and Reducing Burnout through Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Hanna, Elizabeth | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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Nurse Leader Resiliency: Arming Nurse Leaders with the Skills and Strategies to Lead | Becker, Benjamin | 2019 | The current rate of change in healthcare is increasing daily and with it adding additional stress to nurses and nurse leaders. Without the appropriate skills, nurse leaders themselves are not prepared to be resilient in the face of the increased stress and pressure that comes with change. This proje... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Reduce Burnout & Increase Resiliency in Med-Surg Nurses | Hanna, Elizabeth | 2019 | A nursing shortage is predicted to grow over the next 20 years, with many nurses retiring and too few to replace them, making retention a critical issue. Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) programs to reduce burnout and are being used to reduc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Understanding Challenges Faced by Newly Hired Diverse Nurses | Schmelter, Luanna | 2019 | Nursing does not appear to have an inclusive environment conducive to cultural/racial/ethnic diversity in the workplace. This needs assessment evaluated the challenges faced by newly hired, diverse nurses working in a hospital setting, and provided contextually relevant information to aid the develo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Reducing Burnout Through Volunteerism | Shelley, Stacey S. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Reducing Nurse Burnout Through Volunteerism | Shelley, Stacey | 2019 | Problem: Burnout in nursing occurs at an alarming rate and can pose negative outcomes on patient safety. Burnout can also lead to nurses taking time off from work or leave the workforce altogether. Nurses do not always have access to resources to decrease burnout symptoms which only compounds the pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |