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1 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
2 Too Much Data, Not Enough Data: Providing Relevance to Care Connectivity Consortium Providers and Their PatientsMerkley, Kathleen2013The Care Connectivity Consortium (CCC), a consortium of five leading U.S. healthcare organizations was recently formed to help promote electronic transfer of health information across the country. Electronic health information transfer has also become a mandate for "Meaningful Use" in a recent provi...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
3 Implementing a Fast TrackBurton, Kassie2016Over the past 10 years there has been an increase in the number of emergency room visits. From 1993 to 2013 the number of Emergency Departments in the United States has dropped by more than 500 (AHA, 2013). These changes have caused an increasing overcrowding problem; many researchers have categoriz...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
4 Analysis and Process Development to Group Similar Near Miss DataRickert, Christy M.2023Background: Patient safety has been a major healthcare concern since the late 1990's when the Institute of Medicine (now known as the National Academy of Medicine) published To Err is Human. The report stated that experts estimate that medical errors account for roughly 98,000 deaths each year in ho...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
5 Analysis and Process Development to Group Similar Near Miss DataRickert, Christy M.2023POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster
6 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
7 Using a Modified Early Warning System (mEWS) to Improve Time to Antibiotic Administration in Cancer Patients with a Sepsis DiagnosisPeters, Charli2016Sepsis is the leading cause of death in the hospital setting. According to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, early identification of sepsis and intervention with early goal-directed therapy protocols that include administration of antibiotics improve patient outcomes. Often, there are delays in the rec...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
8 Improving Care for Older Adults: Assessing the Need for a Managed Care Model in a Rural AreaGreen, Patricia2018POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
9 Patient Safety Team: Near-Miss Medication Errors and Predicting Serious Safety EventsGashler, Alexis2020Medical errors remain a leading cause of death and poor patient outcomes during hospitalization in the United States (Oyebode, 2013; Rodziewicz & Hipskind, 2019). The Institute of Medicine reported that medical errors result in at least 7,000 deaths and cost 17-29 billion dollars annually (Oyebode,...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
10 Patient Reported Outcomes and Impact of COVID-19Seely, James A.2020A significant indicator for quality of healthcare is how a patient personally reports the outcomes from the care received. These reports are Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs). Many studies have shown that PROs improve the quality of healthcare. PROs are important, not just because hospitals need Medi...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
11 Assessment of Merit-based Incentive Payment System Improvement ActivitiesZusi, Michael2020Pressure to improve quality of patient care and control costs is desired over the traditional volume driven fee-for-service reimbursement health care models (Squitieri, Bozic, & Pusic, 2017). Laws have been enacted to reward high performance Medicare clinicians and decrease payments to clinicians wh...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
12 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
13 Implementing a Hand Hygiene Program in a Rural Elementary SchoolGreenhalgh, Trent2019In the United States of America 66% of children in the public-school system, will miss school due to illness or injury (Nandrup-Bus, 2009). The purpose of this project was to implement a hand hygiene program to help reduce the number of absences in a rural elementary school by improving knowledge an...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
14 Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Facilitating the Initiation and Use for Patients with Type2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Primary ClinicDotson, Laura M.2022Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to be one of the most significant health problems worldwide. It can lead to several health complications, such as amputations, vision loss, neuropathy, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. These complications can be delayed or even avoided by mai...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology
15 Identifying and Addressing Preoperative Iron Deficient Anemia in the Orthopedic Surgery Setting: A Needs Assessment ProjectClaflin, Laura H.2020Background:Despite national standards regarding the recommendations for treating anemia preoperatively in the elective surgery population, in many institutions these guidelines are not followed. The purpose of this assessment was to determine the needs and improvement opportunities of preoperative a...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
16 Implementation of Feeding Guidelines for NeonatesElwood, Christine; Kranz, Clare2020POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster
17 Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult OncologyIheanacho, Chidiebere N.2023POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care, Poster
18 An Initiative to Improve the Mobility of the Critically Ill: A Nurse-Driven ProtocolElmer, Chantelle2019Problem/Background: More than 6 million Americans have a stay in the ICU each year frequently leading to prolonged bedrest and immobility. Research indicates that mobility is the single most important variable in maintaining and preserving short and long term physical function, yet often it's placed...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
19 Wearable Appointment Reminders for Homeless Patients: Assessment of Patient Preferences to Inform Device DesignVincent, Samuel2016This project is part of a long-term, grant funded project to design and create a low-cost, wearable appointment reminder device for homeless patients of an outpatient clinic. The intended role of this DNP Project was to test the first generation of such a device, but due to unforeseen circumstances,...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
20 Provider Perceptions of the Tele Critical Care Patient Transfer ProcessZoBell, David2020Background: Research has demonstrated how interfacility transfer of critically ill patients can be associated with adverse outcomes. A tele critical care (TCC) driven patient transfer process has been instituted by a large hospital system based in the intermountain west, but at this time it has not ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
21 Improving Nurse Managed Wound Care in Urgent CareGrange, Angela2019Frequent follow-up visits for wound care due to substandard nurse-managed wound care in urgent care settings has been attributed to a lack of education and standardization of care. The purpose of this project was to improve knowledge and increase confidence in nurses who provide wound care in the ta...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
22 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
23 A Collaborative Staffing Model in the Urban Community Hospital: Advanced Practice Clinician IntegrationMichael, John2018Changes within the healthcare environment are requiring medical systems to find creative ways to improve how they deliver care in order to optimize quality and cost-effectiveness. The addition of APC coverage within the hospital setting is heavily supported by data and has proven to be a worthwhile ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
24 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
25 Assessment & Utilization Improvement of Palliative Care in Older Adult OncologyDailey-Hansen, Amanda; Lynch, Keisa; Piper-Williams, Jaclyn2021POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster
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