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1 Asthma Mobile Applications to Improve Self-ManagementBuchmuller, Lilia2017More than 17 million cases of adult asthma were reported in the United States in 2015, with an estimated 50% having poorly controlled asthma. Non-adherence to evidence-based guidelines for self-management is strongly correlated to poor control. Appropriate utilization of good self-management skills ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
2 Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance in the Adolescent PopulationToone, Keira2014Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) occurs when the body's cells are not able to effectively utilize available insulin. As a result, plasma glucose levels are elevated, but not considered high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. This occurs in about 16% of the adolescent population in the United States...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
3 Reducing High Utilization in HealthcareGonzales, Rebecca2018POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
4 Reducing High Utilization Patient Care through Improved Provider CommunicationGonzales, Rebecca R.2018Nearly one-fifth of Medicare patients who have been discharged from a hospital in the United States are readmitted within thirty days. Almost half of these hospital readmissions are deemed to be preventable (Verhaegh, K. et. al., 2014). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the Hospital Readmiss...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
5 Simulation Training to Improve Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Adherence to Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:Angell, Charleen2017Despite the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines created in 2004 by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) for the identification and management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), studies demonstrate few veterans receive this standard of care. Major...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
6 An Improved System of Psychiatric Care for the Seriously Mentally IllFrichette, Katie2017The goal of this project was to uncover the factors associated with relapse and hospital readmission within the seriously mentally ill population (SMI). The purpose was to develop a proposal and recommendations for healthcare professionals and policy makers to reduce readmission rates following inpa...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
7 Implementation of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Collaborative Goal Setting Intervention in the Primary Care Setting for Patients with Poorly Controlled DiabetesThurston, Ryan2019The purpose of this project was to evaluate the implementation of a diabetes self-management education (DMSE) and collaborative goal setting (CGS) intervention in the primary care setting for patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Patients with a hemoglobin A1c (A1C) > 7% met with a registered di...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
8 Improving Warfarin Patient ComplianceMauss, Mackenzie E.2019All patients taking warfarin (Coumadin) require regular blood checks for clotting time (International Normalized Ratio or INR), but many patients are not compliant due to various reasons including lack of medication education or barriers prohibiting the return for lab testing. The purpose of this qu...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
9 Asthma Mobile Applications to Improve Self-ManagementBuchmuller, Lilia2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster
10 Improving Self-Measured/Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hypertensive PatientsLubina, Tristan Roman; Sylvester, Robert J.2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster
11 A Treatment Guideline for the Management of Dyslipidemia at the Hope ClinicHeckel, Geoffrey J.2013Dyslipidemia is a major independent risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease, the current leading cause of death in the United States. Despite wide dissemination of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines and strong evidence supporting the cli...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
12 Developing a Successful Implementation Plan for a Diabetes Self-Management Support ProgramHardwick, Dawn I.2015This Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project addressed provider and healthcare team support for a diabetes self-management support (DSMS) program in a community health clinic system. The clinic is currently participating in a National Institute of Health (NIH) study and anticipates clinic-wide ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
13 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
14 Chronic Pain Treatment Guideline for Emergency Department Providers in an Urban Community HospitalWeir, Kim2019Problem: 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
15 Use of Motivational Interviewing Skills to Increase Diabetic Type 2 ComplianceSturgis, Gayle2019Diabetes is a chronic disease in which patients suffer from low compliance with medical advice. Healthcare professionals are able to motivate diabetes self-management adherence, but sometimes lack the knowledge and resources needed to apply evidenced-based approaches. In this quality improvement pro...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
16 Improving Skin Cancer Prevention Education in a Primary Care SettingCooper, Elizabeth C.; Doyon, Katherine2022Background: Utah has consistently led the nation in the rate of melanoma diagnoses. Even though the melanoma mortality rate has slowed due to cancer treatment advances, the incidence rate in Utah has increased. Over the past 17 years, the rate of melanoma diagnoses has increased from 20.5 to 38.9 ca...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
17 Post-Visit Follow-Up Call: A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Return Visits and Improve Outcomes in an Acute Care Oncology ClinicThomas-Robertson, Marsha2019Background: Failure to effectively communicate at discharge can lead to ineffective care transitions, adverse events and repeat visits. Potentially avoidable visits contribute to rising costs and poor patient experience. Follow-up calls to patients transitioning from an inpatient hospitalization to ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
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