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1 Supporting Mental Health Care Providers in the Wake of Patient Suicide: A Needs AssessmentBarrows, Emily E.2023Background: Instances of suicide are prevalent among veteran populations, where rates are nearly twice that of non-veterans. Patient suicide is a critical event in the lives of mental health care providers (MHCPs) and, as such, has been identified as an occupational hazard by the American Psychologi...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
2 Supporting Mental Health Care Providers in the Wake of Patient Suicide: A Needs AssessmentBarrows, Emily E.2023POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
3 Improving Patient Self-Management of Hypertension in a Rural Primary Care ClinicDembergh, Katherine; Clifton, Jennifer2023Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and death in persons aged 35 and older. While pharmacotherapy is required for most patients, lifestyle modifications can also significantly lower blood pressure (BP). Rural populations are more likely to develop HTN, a major...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
4 Improving Patient Self-Management of Hypertension in a Rural Primary Care ClinicDembergh, Katherine; Clifton, Jennifer2023POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster
5 Improving Clinicians' Experience of End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit Through Implementation of the ‘3 Wishes Project'Nelson, Kendall K.2023Background: The '3 Wishes Project,' is an end-of-life program meant to bring humanity and dignity to dying patients, while encouraging meaningful connection and multidisciplinary communication among clinicians. The purpose of this project was to improve clinician experience of end-of-life care in th...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Adult Gerontology /Acute Care
6 Improving Clinicians' Experience of End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit Through Implementation of the ‘3 Wishes Project'Nelson, Kendall K.2023POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Adult Gerontology /Acute Care; Poster
7 Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult OncologyIheanacho, Chidiebere N.2023Background: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary specialty that provides patients and families with physical, psychosocial, and spiritual care facing serious illnesses. However, most patients who are seriously ill do not receive a palliative care intervention early in their disease trajectory. Man...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care
8 Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult OncologyIheanacho, Chidiebere N.2023POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care, Poster
9 Diabetes Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Education in a Rural SettingRousseau, AnneMarie; Allen, Nancy A.2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster
10 Early Mobility Guideline for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in a Shock Trauma Intensive Care UnitPark, Marleen D.; Majercik, Sarah D.; Christensen, Scott S.2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster
11 Genetic Education in a Reproductive Medicine PracticeLowery-Klinger, Annette; Gee, Julie P.2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster
12 Prioritizing Skin-to-Skin Care in a Level IV NICUHarbison, Lauren2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster
13 Integrating a Genetics/Genomics Team Into a Reproductive Medicine PracticeLloyd, Anne-Marie; Swanson-Taylor, Lisa; Dorais, Jessie A.2022Background: Genetic screening of human embryos began in 1990. Since the nineties, advances in the genetic screening of human embryos called preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) have evolved. Over the last 30 years, reproductive medicine offices nationwide have increased to more than 100,000 cases o...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP
14 Improving Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Moderate Acuity Clinical SituationsMiller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W.2022Background: 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
15 Diabetes Remote Patient Monitoring and Education in a Rural SettingRousseau, AnneMarie; Allen, Nancy A.2022Background: Diabetes is a complex and chronic disease that can be extremely difficult for individuals to manage, especially without the support of a specialized diabetes healthcare team. Diabetes education services can help provide much-needed support, but only about half of people with diabetes hav...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
16 Development and Implementation of an Early Mobility Guideline for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in a Shock Trauma Intensive Care UnitPark, Marleen D.; Majercik, Sarah D.; Christensen, Scott S.2022Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients often remain bedbound for prolonged periods in intensive care units (ICU) due to a lack of resources and collaboration between interdisciplinary teams, in addition to poorly specified guidelines for patient mobilization. Early mobility programs have ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology
17 Enacting Evidence-Based Incontinence Care in the Inpatient Rehabilitation SettingVan Meter, Kasindra M.; Alderden, Jenny G.; Brady, Lexi M.2022Background: The majority of patients with incontinence after suffering a stroke or brain injury are not optimally managed in the inpatient setting. An incontinence order set with a Timed Toileting option is in use in the Stroke and Brain Injury unit. However, given the average patient's robust rehab...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology
18 Underutilization of Timed Toileting in the Inpatient Rehabilitation; SettingVan Meter, Kasindra M.; Alderden, Jenny G.; Brady, Lexi M.2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster
19 Implementing A Postoperative Extubation PathwaySteinfels, Brittany; Alderden, Jenny2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster
20 Genetic Education in a Reproductive Medicine PracticeLloyd, Anne-Marie; Swanson-Taylor, Lisa; Dorais, Jessie A.2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster
21 Improving Provider Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Emergency; Department Moderate Acuity SituationsMiller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W.2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster
22 Prioritizing Family-Centered Care in a Level IV NICU:Development and Implementation of a Skin to Skin Care BundleHarbison, Lauren2022Background: Skin to skin care (SSC), also known as kangaroo care, is the practice of placing a mostly undressed infant onto the bare chest of a parent, where they can be held for an extended period. Evidence shows that SSC provides many benefits to infants and their parents, particularly for the hig...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
23 Implementing Verbal De-escalation on Agitated Patients with Serious Mental Illness In a Community Healthcare SettingSmith, Sherrie; Bullock, Randy; Terry, Briana2022Background: According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI, n.d.], 43.8 million adults in the U.S. experience mental illness each year. Individuals with mental illness are not necessarily more aggressive or violent than people without mental illness. Substance abuse, adverse childhood ex...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
24 Implementing A Postoperative Extubation ProtocolSteinfels, Brittany; Alderden, Jenny2022Background: Timely extubation is vital for Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery because longer durations of time spent intubated are associated with risk for mortality, delirium, and longer length of stay in the ICU. The Society ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology
25 Implementing Training Using Verbal De-escalation for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness. A Quality Improvement Project at the Volunteers Of AmericaSmith, Sherrie; Bullock, Randy; Terry, Briana2022POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
26 Clinical Narratives: An EBP-QI ProjectWard, Nicole2021It has long been understood that empathy, interprofessional teamwork, and a strong sense of community within the workplace are all components of an effective health care team (Hojat et al., 2015). These characteristics work together to improve the patient experience, which ultimately can have a posi...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
27 Implementation of a Mentorship Program in the Emergency Department to Improve Staff RetentionPalmer, Erin2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
28 Health Care Liaison Role Creation for Utah's Juvenile Justice SystemBradford, Kathleen2021The Juvenile Justice System (JJS) provides a system of rehabilitation and interventions for adolescents accused of committing a delinquent or criminal act (Youth.Gov, n.d.). The Utah Division of JJS provides a variety of interventions and programs to promote rehabilitation opportunities for youth o...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
29 Health Care Liaison Role for Utah Juvenile Justice SystemBradford, Kathleen2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster
30 Improving Efficiency of the Discharge Process in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)Ghena, Chelsea; Child, Clint2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster
31 Improving Patient Outcomes and the Well-being of the Healthcare Team Through the Sharing of Clinical NarrativeWard, Nicole2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster
32 Optimizing the Intubation Process in the NICUOlsen, Allison; Hardin, Pamela2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster
33 Mock Codes: A Quality Improvement ProjectMemmott, Jacob; Child, Clint; Lassche, Madelyn2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster
34 Assessing Oncology Inpatient Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs,and Level of Confidence in Distress ScreeningYoungbeen, Shamo2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster
35 Smith, Jessica L.Smith, Jessica L.2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
36 Improving Inpatient Sleep Quality in the Acute Care SettingCrockett, Mindy; Lynch, Keisa2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
37 Implementing SBAR to Facilitate Communication and Improve Transitions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Healthcare ServicesTaylor, Ligia, Garrett, Larry, Bauer, Rachel2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
38 A Framework for Providers and Nurses: Standardizing Interdisciplinary Patient Rounds Further Improving Collaborative CommunicationSearle, Alexia R.2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
39 Improving Inpatient Sleep Quality in the Acute Care SettingCrockett, Mindy2020Background: Hospitalized patients are at risk of experiencing an increase in sleep disruptions and a decrease in quality of sleep. Illness, pain, medical interventions, treatments, and the hospital environment can lead to poor sleep. Poor sleep quality can lead to many adverse effects, including ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
40 A Framework for Providers and Nurses: Standardizing Interdisciplinary Patient Rounds Further Improving Collaborative CommunicationSearle, Alexia R.2020Background: When it comes to patient rounds, there continues to be a lack of team communication between medical providers and Registered Nurses. Nationally, only 30% of patient rounds take place with both medical providers and Registered Nurses present. This lack of interdisciplinary communication i...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
41 Integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) Into a Health Plan SettingMedley, Shelly2020Health care has largely realized that it is nearly impossible to fully address health issues without addressing a person's social needs (Opthof, 2020). Evidence suggests that if health policies were to focus on addressing social and behavioral determinants of health, we would have better population...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Care Management
42 Assessing Oncology Inpatient Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs,and Level of Confidence in Distress ScreeningShamo, Youngbeen2020Background: Patients with cancer commonly experience distress and the need for psychosocial care is well recognized as an essential part of cancer care worldwide. However, numerous studies have reported the failure to optimally manage distress. One factor contrib...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
43 Implementation of the Surgical Safety PlanSchelin, Jamee2020Background: The surgical setting is a high stressed environment where poor communication can lead to fatal errors. Medical errors cause between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths in the USA a year. The single biggest factor underlying these errors is poor communication between health professionals. A large he...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
44 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
45 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
46 Implementing SBAR to Facilitate Communication and Improve Transitions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Healthcare ServicesTaylor, Ligia J.2020Background: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement the Situation Background Assessment and Recommendation (SBAR) communication tool in an inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) to improve transitions of care for veterans. Ineffective hand-offs contribute to adverse events, de...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
47 Improving Nurse-Provider Communication in the Special Care Nursery Through Implementation of RSBARSmith, Jessica L.2020Background: Ineffective interprofessional communication directly contributes to medical errors, adverse patient events and the deterioration of operational relationships. A Joint Commission root cause analysis found that over 70% of all U.S. hospital sentinel events were directly related to failures...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
48 Improving Interdisciplinary Communication Through Simulation for Mechanical Circulatory Support PatientsDavis, Kathryn2020Dr. Vincent T. Covello, the director of the Center for Risk Communication states that, "Stress and mental noise can reduce the ability to process information by up to 80%" (p. 34). The high stress nature and criticality of a patient requiring air medical transport cannot be understated. The transpor...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
49 A Sleep/Wake Protocol to Reduce Delirium in the CVICU and SICUDalton, Anna T.2018POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
50 A Sleep/Wake Protocol to Reduce Delirium in the CVICU and SICUDalton, Anna T.2018Background: Critically ill and hemodynamically unstable patients are at risk for experiencing a decrease in quality and quantity of sleep. Sleep deprivation in critically ill patients has been associated with an increased incidence of ICU delirium. Purpose: To decrease the incidence of delirium and ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
51 Evaluating Barriers to Successful Implementation of Suicide Prevention and Safety PlansColton, Chaz2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Poster
52 Implementation of an Obesity Screening/Intervention Program at a College Student Health ClinicWhite, Ryan2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Poster
53 An Evaluation of Transition to Practice Training for Advanced Practice CliniciansTye, Jason2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
54 The CJC Multidisciplinary Team Puzzle: Where Does the Medical Exam Fit?Bleak, Amy2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
55 Implementation of an Obesity Screening/Intervention Program at a College Student Health ClinicWhite, Ryan2017Obesity is a serious health epidemic that is a concern to numerous health agencies and providers. The prevalence of obesity continues to increase in all demographics and is associated with numerous non-communicable diseases (NCDs), early mortality, and excessive healthcare costs. In 2012, the United...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
56 The Children's Justice Center Multidisciplinary Puzzle: Where Does the Medical Exam Fit?Bleak, Amy2017The gold standard for treatment of children who are victims of sexual assault is to provide all victims access to a forensic medical examination, preferably by medical providers trained in child abuse. Although most Children's Justice Centers (CJC) in the Utah have medical teams, there is not a cons...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
57 Evaluation of Transition to Practice Training for Advanced Practice CliniciansTye, Jason2017The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a current transition to practice program, assess the transitional needs of local Advanced Practice Clinicians (APC) entering the workforce within a large healthcare facility, and develop proposed enhancements to the current program. Fo...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
58 Evaluating Barriers to Patient Implementation of Suicide Prevention and Safety PlansColton, Chaz2017Suicide is a major public health problem in the US. In fact, it is the tenth leading cause of death. Incorporating suicide prevention and safety plans (SPSP) into patient care provide strategies for individuals struggling with suicidal ideation and behaviors. These strategies identify individual ris...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
59 A Retrospective Study of ICU Readmission of Cardiothoracic Surgery PatientsGentner, Amanda2016Transfer from the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) to a lower level of care represents a high-risk transition. Patients who survive critical illness are likely to have complex care needs and are at risk for adverse events and poor outcomes. Readmission to the CVICU is associated with incre...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
60 Identifying Barriers in Meeting the 2-Day Post Discharge Telephone Call: A National Veteran's Hospital Performance MeasureValentine, Deborah2015In order to improve the quality of health care to the nation's veterans, the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) adopted a patient-centered medical home model in 2011. They refer to it as the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). As part of this transition many new performance measures were introduced...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
61 Evidence-Based Practice Core Curriculum and Life Care Planning MethodologyMetekingi, Judy2015A life care plan (LCP) outlines life-long needs with associated costs for individuals (clients) with catastrophic illnesses and injuries. Nursing science has created a significant body of knowledge to guide the discipline of nursing practice and has expanded the scientific underpinnings of the disci...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
62 Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Recognition, Assessment, and Communication: A Quality Improvement ProjectMonson, Kristina2014At the Volunteers of America (VOA) Adult Detoxification Center in Utah individuals across multiple disciplines unite together to form substance abuse treatment teams that coordinate the medical and psychosocial care of clients withdrawing from alcohol. These professionals have different training, ed...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
63 Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Treating Chronic Pain in Women Veterans at a Veterans Administration Medical CenterHouskeeper, Karla2014Primary 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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