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Assessing and Diagnosing Pain in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment | Mower, Melissa | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Chronic Pain: A Guideline to Support Providers and Inform Patients | Weir, Kim | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology |
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Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Treating Chronic Pain in Women Veterans at a Veterans Administration Medical Center | Houskeeper, Karla | 2014 | Primary care providers are often uneducated on how to effectively treat and manage chronic pain, yet they prescribe 20 percent of all narcotics given for pain (Manubay, Muchow & Sullivan, 2011). Managing chronic pain with an interdisciplinary approach is a more successful treatment, especially as na... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pain Assessment in Older Adults with Cognitive Dysfunction | Gilbert, Karen A. | 2017 | This project examined the utility of an educational module to increase the knowledge and understanding of the application of current clinical guidelines by a health care team (HCT) in the assessment of pain in older adults with cognitive dysfunction. Twelve members of the HCT in a local memory care ... | 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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Decreasing the Inappropriate Use of Pain and Sedation Medications in a Level III NICU | Schaeffer, Lisa; Phares, Pamela | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Pain Assessment in Older Adults with Cognitive Dysfunction | Gilbert, Karen A. | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Family / Adult Gerontology, Poster |
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Assessing the Usability, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the Hauer-Houtrow Algorithm for Diagnosing Pain in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment | Mower, Melissa | 2019 | Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to assess the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of the Hauer-Houtrow Algorithm in a specialty clinic for children with special healthcare needs. Background: Children with severe neurological impairment (SNI) have a significant redu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pain Management for Patients with Dementia in Nursing Homes | Greenberg, Robert J. | 2014 | Of the 3.3 million Americans currently living in nursing homes, it is estimated that 45-80% suffer from significant chronic pain. Additionally, it is estimated that 70% of nursing home patients with dementia suffer chronic pain. Patients with dementia in nursing homes suffer disproportionately from ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Chronic Pain Treatment Guideline for Emergency Department Providers in an Urban Community Hospital | Weir, Kim | 2019 | Problem: Chronic pain affects over 100 million adults in the United States. Opioids are commonly used to manage chronic pain with substance abuse and narcotic overdose being on the rise and of national concern. Emergency department (ED) providers are on the frontlines in treating patients with chron... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Non-Pharmacologic Pain Interventions in the Neuro ICU | Harko, Kristin; Alderden, Jenny; Doucette, Cassidy | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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A Post-Operative Pain Management Guideline for Opioid Exposed Neonates | Pabst, Erin | 2020 | Background:Neonates are commonly prescribed opioids in the NICU for pain management. Prolonged opiate exposure can lead to increased drug tolerance and/or dependence, and result in higher total opiate exposure and suboptimal pain control. Evidence suggests that the use of a standardized pain managem... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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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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Study of Pain Management Practices in Infants with Gastroschisis in a Level IV Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Fish, Jennifer | 2015 | Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect specific to the neonatal population, where the abdominal organs protrude through an opening next to the umbilicus. The severity of the defect varies between patients, but all infants with the diagnosis of gastroschisis will require surgical intervention. Pai... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Cannabidiol Education for Mental Health Providers | Brown, Kristen | 2018 | Decreased life expectancy in the US is associated with rising prevalence rates of opioid and benzodiazepine abuse in this country (Dowell, Arias, & Kochanek, 2017). The increase of overdose deaths associated with rising rates of opiate and benzodiazepine abuse necessitates alternative and complement... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation and Management of Neuropathy: A Guide for Primary Care Providers | Kuhn, Cassie J. | 2019 | Patients with neuropathic symptoms often seek initial evaluation in primary care. Primary care providers face challenges in evaluating and managing neuropathic symptoms; subsequently, patients with neuropathic symptoms may be underdiagnosed or undermanaged. Current existing treatment guidelines lack... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Decreasing the Inappropriate Use of Pain and Sedation Medications in a Level III NICU | Schaeffer, Lisa | 2020 | Background: Overuse of pain and sedation medications continue to be a problem in newborn intensive care units (NICU). The use of pain and sedation medications can have harmful long term neurodevelopmental sequlae and these medications should only be used when nonpharmacological interventions are not... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Improving Provider Awareness and Utilization of Massage Therapy in Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Taylor, Allyson | 2019 | On average, 23% of veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) and 22 veterans die from suicide each day (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2018) as a result of it. Current first-line treatment for PTSD is psychotherapy to address the cognitive patterns associated with PTSD... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Proposing an Early Labor Lounge at the University of Utah Medical Center | Martinez, Erminia | 2020 | Background: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 |
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Pain Assessment and Management at an Academic Hospital: A Needs Assessment | Woo, Grace | 2023 | Background: Every patient has the right to have their pain treated and to do so without discrimination. Pain must be measured accurately with a multidimensional approach to then identify safe, effective ways to manage the pain. Inadequate assessment and treatment of pain can have negative impacts on... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership |
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Development of a Pilot Comfort Care Guideline and Education Program with an Emphasis on Continuous Opioid Infusions | Cotner, Melissa | 2018 | Background: The hospital model of acute care is antithetical to the major underpinnings of hospice care, however many patients will die in hospitals. Clinicians are often not focused on patient comfort care and feel uneasy managing opioid infusions commonly used in EOL. The use of comfort care order... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Nursing Perspectives of Developmental Care in Reducing Opioid Exposure in the Preterm Infant in the NICU | Russell, Kathryn | 2018 | As medical technology advances, so do the number of lives saved, including the lives of extremely low-birth-weight preterm infants. Although these babies are being given the chance at life, the care and procedures they require can have detrimental long-term effects. Many of these procedures are pain... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education of Stakeholders and Guideline Proposal for Nitrous Oxide at an Army Hospital | Dove, Noelle | 2017 | The aim of this project was to educate Army hospital personnel about nitrous oxide (N2O) for labor analgesia and to provide them with a sample clinical practice guideline. Nitrous oxide is an inhaled gas that provides an effective form of pain control for most laboring women. For decades, women in o... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |