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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- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP99
- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster16
- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster14
- Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster11
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Post-Heart Transplant Education Outpatient Screening and Referral: A Quality Improvement Project | Brady, Cariann | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Implementing a Mental Health Screening and Referral Program in a Cardiology Clinic | Allen, Amy | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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A Practice Model to Integrate Mental Health Care at an Outpatient Burn Clinic | Harris, Alissa K.; Quinn, Kristen; McMurtrey, Lisa; Stirling, Heidi; Morgan, Deborah | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Implementing a Mental Health Screening and Referral Program in a Cardiology Clinic | Allen, Amy | 2023 | Background: Depression and anxiety negatively impact cardiac patient outcomes. Identifying and treating depression and anxiety in cardiac patients improves patient outcomes by decreasing the number of hospital admissions and mortality rates. Cardiology clinics can use mental health screenings to ide... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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A Practice Model to Integrate Mental Health Care at an Outpatient Burn Clinic | Harris, Alissa K.; Quinn, Kristen; Morgan, Deborah | 2023 | Background: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than 350,000 individuals sought medical treatment for burn injuries in 2020. Over half of those individuals will experience a mental health disorder within one year. Despite the known link between mental health disorde... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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Analysis and Process Development to Group Similar Near Miss Data | Rickert, Christy M. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
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Analysis and Process Development to Group Similar Near Miss Data | Rickert, Christy M. | 2023 | Background: 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 |
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Implementation and Evaluation of an Independent Advanced Practice Provider Inpatient Care Model | Straight, Rachel | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Implementation and Evaluation of an Independent Advanced Practice Provider Inpatient Care Model | Straight, Rachel | 2023 | Background: The addition of advanced practice providers (APPs) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction in areas such as ICU, surgery, and transplant; however, there is little evidence that explores such effects in the inpatient hematology-oncology setting. Local Problem:... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
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Nurse Participation in No Harm Near Miss Error Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Bersick, Ben | 2023 | Background: No harm and near miss (NHNM) safety event reports contribute to improved patient safety. These events expose the latent conditions in a healthcare system. Learning from them is key to quality improvement (QI). Lack of training and effective feedback to the reporters have been identified ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership |
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Nurse Participation in No Harm Near Miss Error Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Bersick, Ben | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Screening for Postpartum Depression in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Roberts, Emilia G. | 2023 | Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common obstetric complications that women will experience, with a prevalence of 12.5% in the United States. Women with infants admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at an even more significant risk for developing PPD, with a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery Women's Health |
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Screening for Postpartum Depression in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Roberts, Emilia G. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery Women's Health, Poster |
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Post-Heart Transplant Education Outpatient Screening and Referral: A Quality Improvement Project | Brady, Cariann | 2023 | Background: After heart transplant, patients are given an overwhelming amount of information before discharge. Studies show that comprehension among hospitalized patients is poor, and, on average, they immediately forget 40-80% of what they are taught, and surgery can further hinder the learning and... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Pediatric Constipation Management in Primary Care | Craven, Nicole D. | 2023 | Background: While functional constipation (FC) constitutes 3-5% of primary care visits, many primary care providers do not report familiarity with clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for diagnostic evaluation and treatment, and significant variations in management exist. Other chronic conditions have... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / PNP |
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Pediatric Constipation Management in Primary Care | Craven, Nicole | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / PNP, Poster |
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Developing Nurses' Clinical Judgment in Pain & Sedation Management of Burn Patients | Alder, Anna M. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, 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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Exploring Barriers to Primary Care Hospice Referral: A Needs Assessment | Spangrude, Tegan E. | 2023 | Background: The Veterans Health Administration has made significant improvements in end-of-life care, including an increase in hospice utilization. Timely referrals to hospice care are crucial for improving the quality of life for terminally ill Veterans. The primary care setting is an ideal place t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Exploring Barriers to Primary Care Hospice Referral: A Needs Assessment | Spangrude, Tegan E. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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The Development of a Gender-Diversity Toolkit for Use in Primary Care | Maruyama, Christina L.; Gay, Noemi; Clifton, Jennifer | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primaruy Care / FNP, Poster |
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Improving Bedside Report Within an Inpatient Unit | Salih, Hussein; Garret, Larry | 2023 | Background: Bedside reporting is a communication process used during the shift change, where the outgoing nurse hands over the responsibility of patient care to the incoming nurse. This handoff takes place at the patient's bedside, it improves patient safety, communication, and satisfaction, yet com... | Nursing Practice Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Pain Assessment and Management at an Academic Hospital: A Needs Assessment | Woo, Grace | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Improving Bedside Report Within an Inpatient Unit | Sahil, Hussein | 2023 | POSTER | Nursing Practice Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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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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Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult Oncology | Iheanacho, Chidiebere N. | 2023 | Background: 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 |
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Implementation of Palliative Care Tools in Adult Oncology | Iheanacho, Chidiebere N. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology Acute Care, Poster |
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The Development of a Gender-Diversity Toolkit for Use in Primary Care | Maruyama, Christina L.; Gay, Noemi; Clifton, Jennifer | 2023 | Background: Gender-diverse (GD) individuals (i.e. those identifying as transgender, nonbinary, gender-fluid, genderqueer, or two-spirit) face frequent discrimination, harassment, exclusion, and violence. Negative experiences in healthcare settings discourage them from seeking vital preventive and em... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primaruy Care / FNP |
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Improving Osteoporosis Treatment After a Fragility Fracture in Primary Care:; A Needs Assessment | Magiske, Kerry M.J.; Allen, Nancy A. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Diabetic Bundle Implementation to Improve Clinical Quality Measures: A Quality Improvement Project | Johnson, Frances M.; Hastings, Katherine M.; Bald, Elizabeth M.; Ose, Dominik; Gee, Julie P. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Early, Systematic Palliative Care Referrals in Patients with; Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer | Bayer, Valkyria R.; Gee, Julia P. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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Implementation of an Obstetric Triage Toolkit in a Rural Utah Hospital | Thompson, Elaine M.; Al-Khudairi, Amanda | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, 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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Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Facilitating the Initiation and Use for Patients with Type2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Primary Clinic | Dotson, Laura M. | 2022 | Background: 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 |
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Osteoporosis Management: Strategies to Improve Patient Care Following a Fragility Fracture | Magiske, Kerry M.J.; Allen, Nancy A. | 2022 | Problem: A care gap exists in osteoporosis management (OPM) in females 50+ who have had a fragility fracture (FF). Clinical guidelines recommend prescribing anti-OP medications after a FF, though this recommendation is not commonly followed. The purpose of this needs assessment quality improvement p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Improving Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Moderate Acuity Clinical Situations | Miller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W. | 2022 | Background: 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 |
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Implementation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a Universal Screening Tool in a Rural Utah Postpartum Population | Hopkins, Megan E.; Bailey, ElLois | 2022 | Background: Major and minor depressive episodes during the perinatal period impact 12-20% of all childbearing women. Consequences of maternal depression include maternal dysfunction- psychosocial, relational, occupational, and physical, pre-term delivery, dysfunction in the maternal-infant relations... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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Diabetic Bundle Implementation to Improve Clinical Quality Measures: A Quality Improvement Project | Johnson, Frances M.; Hastings, Katherine M.; Bald, Elizabeth M.; Ose, Dominik; Gee, Julie P. | 2022 | Background: In the United States, approximately 34.2 million adults over 18 years of age have diabetes. In Utah alone, over 180,000 adults over the age of 20 years have type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Diabetes is costly; about $245 billion each year is spent on care directly or indirectly related t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Implementation of an Obstetric Triage Toolkit in a Rural Utah Hospital | Thompson, Elaine M.; Al-Khudairi, Amanda | 2022 | Background: Rural Obstetric Registered Nurses (RNs) are required to have skills in all aspects of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care. The low volume of births and triage patients make it challenging for rural RNs to develop and maintain adequate skills. The use of a standardized triage edu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
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Assessment of Early, Standardized Palliative Care Referrals in Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Bayer, Valkyria R.; Gee, Julia P. | 2022 | Background: Patients with advanced cancer often present with high symptom burden and decreased quality of life. Metastatic gastrointestinal cancers can be especially debilitating with 5-year relative survival rates ranging from 2%-15%. Early involvement of palliative care has shown to improve sympto... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology |
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Placental Lab Draws in the Newborn ICU: A Quality Improvement Project | Evans, Ida Katrina; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2022 | Background: Obtaining an infant's labs from the placenta on admission is a relatively new practice in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This practice decreases phlebotomy losses, reduces blood transfusions, reduces iatrogenic blood loss, and decreases exposure to pain. There is a lack of stand... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementation of the CGI-S Screening Tool at an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic | Rehbein, Kaitrin; Morgan, Deborah | 2022 | Background: Psychiatric providers struggle to keep consistent records of patient outcomes through valid and reliable statistical tools compared to their medical provider counterparts (Kilbourne et al., 2018). The Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) tool is a well- established research rating... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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Increasing Engagement and Feelings of Belonging of Teleworking Nurses to Improve Care Coordination: A Project in the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System | Duford-Hutchinson, Brittany C. | 2022 | Problem: Nurse disengagement contributes to poor patient experiences, decreased patient safety, and negative patient outcomes. Working in the virtual setting may contribute to feeling disconnected from the organization. The goal of this project was to implement an intervention that protects patient ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP |
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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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Implementation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a Universal Screening Tool in a Rural Utah Postpartum Population | Hopkins, Megan E.; Bailey, ElLois | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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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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Increasing Engagement and Feelings of Belonging of Teleworking Nurses | Duford-Hutchinson, Brittany C. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Improving Provider Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Emergency; Department Moderate Acuity Situations | Miller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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Implementation of the CGI-S Screening Tool at an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic | Rehbein, Kaitrin; Morgan, Deborah | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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A Workflow Algorithm That Increases the Initiation of Continuous Glucose Monitors in a Rural Clinic | Dotson, Laura M. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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Increasing Placental Labs in the NICU | Evans, Ida Katrina; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Implementation of a Telehealth Primary Care Visit to Improve Maternal Care During the Delayed Postpartum Period | Craigo, Jane; Schultz, Catherine; Al-Khudairi, Amanda | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Assessing Use of Blood Pressure Measurement Guidelines | Carlson, Amanda L.; Stults, Barry M.; Clayton, Margaret F. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Enrolling Patients into Diabetes Education in a Community-Free Clinic | Pham, Steven; Clayton, Margaret; Litchman, Michelle | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Understanding Nurses' Perspectives for Social Needs Survey in the Emergency Department | Cheney, Janae | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
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Integrating Age-Friendly Concepts to Improve Care for Older Adults: Adopting the 4M Technique | Martinez, Jason M. | 2021 | As nurses, we recognize where healthcare disparities for older adults exist and are conscientious towards achieving quality health outcomes based on the needs and preferences of older adults. Research demonstrates that creating an age-friendly healthcare system (AFHS) helps improve assessment and c... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Care Management |
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Integrating Age-Friendly Concepts to Improve Care for Older Adults : Adopting the 4M Technique | Martinez, Jason M. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Care Management, Poster |
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Facilitators and Barriers to Recruitment, Retention and Job Satisfaction for Men in Nursing, Implications and Recommendations | Nerges, John A.; Garrett, Larry; Allen, Nancy A. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
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Health Care Liaison Role Creation for Utah's Juvenile Justice System | Bradford, Kathleen | 2021 | The 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 |
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Health Care Liaison Role for Utah Juvenile Justice System | Bradford, Kathleen | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
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A Provider Mentorship Program with Integrated Mentor Training: A Needs Assessment | Lin, Chia-Hsuan; Favero, Heidi | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Assessing Patients' Social Needs While Delivering Emergency Nursing Care: A Pilot Evaluation to Inform the Use of a Screening Tool | Cheney, Janae | 2021 | With recent healthcare policy changes, including the creation of the accountable care organizations, screening for social risks such as food and housing insecurity has become increasingly common in the healthcare system. However, little is known about the social need screening practices in emergency... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
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Assessment & Utilization Improvement of Palliative Care in Older Adult Oncology | Dailey-Hansen, Amanda; Lynch, Keisa; Piper-Williams, Jaclyn | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Post-Treatment Follow-Up Protocol for Migraine Patients | Davis, Willard R.; Clayton, Margaret F. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, 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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Smith, Jessica L. | Smith, Jessica L. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Sleep Quality in the ICU Through a Noise Reduction Time | Drury, Zachary; Harris, Estelle; Kang, Youjeong | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Implementing SBAR to Facilitate Communication and Improve Transitions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Healthcare Services | Taylor, Ligia, Garrett, Larry, Bauer, Rachel | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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A Framework for Providers and Nurses: Standardizing Interdisciplinary Patient Rounds Further Improving Collaborative Communication | Searle, Alexia R. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Improving Mental Health Care Providers Level of Confidence and Skills in Suicide Risk Assessment | Garbett, Cynthia; Sanchez-Birkhead, Ana | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Improving Cultural Competence in Primary Care Providers Through Cultural Awareness Training | Reni, Luz Elena; Ana Sanches-Birkhead; Rogers, Liz | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Cultural Diversity, Poster |
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Improving Mental Health Care Providers Level of Confidence and Skills in Suicide Risk Assessment | Garbett, Cynthia | 2020 | Needs Assessment Background: Approximately 60% of suicides are associated with mood disorders, and nearly 50% of those that died by suicide had received mental care services one month before their death. A comprehensive assessment of suicidal behavior and ideation varies based on each mental health ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
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A Framework for Providers and Nurses: Standardizing Interdisciplinary Patient Rounds Further Improving Collaborative Communication | Searle, Alexia R. | 2020 | Background: 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 |
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Integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) Into a Health Plan Setting | Medley, Shelly | 2020 | Health 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 |
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Patient Reported Outcomes and Impact of COVID-19 | Seely, James A. | 2020 | A 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 |
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Exploring the Role of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Beyond the NICU | Vilaire, Renee Y. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Provider Perceptions of the Tele Critical Care Patient Transfer Process | ZoBell, David, Ward, DEnise, Lee, Vivian | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Exploring the Role of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Beyond the NICU | Yilaire, Renee Y. | 2020 | Background: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduate is at an increased risk of morbidities and mortality after discharge from the acute care setting of the NICU. The lack of experienced healthcare providers with specialized training and knowledge of the NICU graduate creates gaps in follow-... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Implementation of Feeding Guidelines for Neonates | Elwood, Christine; Kranz, Clare | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Improving the Provision of Health Care for Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Patients | Wolf, Cara Leigh, Lynch, Keisa; Greenberg, Johanna; Cowan, Rhiannon | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Cultural Diversity, Poster |
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Implementation of a Standard Process for Communicating Delays | Fenton, Angie | 2020 | Patient satisfaction is an essential part of healthcare, which is measured by patient surveys (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2019). Patient satisfaction surveysallow consumers to investigate their healthcare options (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2019). Surveys impr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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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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Evaluation and Optimization of an Inpatient Daily Cares Flowsheet | Jensen, Clayton | 2020 | Clinical 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 |
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Implementing SBAR to Facilitate Communication and Improve Transitions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Healthcare Services | Taylor, Ligia J. | 2020 | Background: 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 |
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Improving Sleep Quality in the ICU Through a Noise Reduction Time | Drury, Zachary | 2020 | Background:Poor sleep quality is a common problem in the ICU and has been linked to adverse physiologic conditions including altered immune function, neuroendocrine abnormalities, respiratory muscle weakening, and delirium. Excess noise is a risk factor for poor sleep quality among patients. Sleep... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Provider Perceptions of the Tele Critical Care Patient Transfer Process | ZoBell, David | 2020 | Background: 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 |
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Training Midwives on Rotation of the Persistent Posterior Fetus in the Second Stage of Labor Utilizing Simulation | Felker, Lindsay; Cole, Erin; Elmore, Christina | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Training Midwives on Rotation of the Persistent Posterior Fetus in the Second Stage of Labor Utilizing Simulation | Felker, Lindsay | 2020 | Manual/digital rotation of the persistent occiput posterior (POP) fetus has established as a valid intervention that decreases operative vaginal deliveries (OVD) and cesarean deliveries due to fetal malposition. Few certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) receive formal training in this skill, though this i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
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Improving Nurse-Provider Communication in the Special Care Nursery Through Implementation of RSBAR | Smith, Jessica L. | 2020 | Background: 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 |
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Increasing Engagement & Understanding of Patient Reported Outcomes | Roberts, Janine | 2020 | With the rise of clinical informatics, questionnaires (also called instruments) have been used to collect data straight from the source - from patients themselves (Porter, Larsson, & Lee, 2016). These measures are called Patient Reported Outcome Measures, or PROMs. PROMs are defined as any informati... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Assessment of Merit-based Incentive Payment System Improvement Activities | Zusi, Michael | 2020 | Pressure 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 |
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Patient Safety Team: Near-Miss Medication Errors and Predicting Serious Safety Events | Gashler, Alexis | 2020 | Medical 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 |
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Implementation of Feeding Guidelines for Neonates | Elwood, Christine | 2020 | Background:Preterm neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) require specialized care when it comes to their nutrition. Poor nutrition will further worsen an already complicated clinical course as well as increase morbidity, mortality, and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. A thorough revie... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Identifying and Addressing Preoperative Iron Deficient Anemia in the Orthopedic Surgery Setting: A Needs Assessment Project | Claflin, Laura H. | 2020 | Background: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 |
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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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Preparing to Implement a Telemental Health (TMH) Practice | Robbins, Zoë | 2020 | Background: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) treating patients at a Salt Lake City outpatient clinic are rarely able to connect with rural clients, given the urban locale of the clinic. The Nurse Practitioner group was seeking a way to connect with the rural patient population.... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
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Improving the Provision of Health Care for Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Patients | Wolf, Cara Leigh | 2020 | PROBLEM: Improving the provision of health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+) patients is a recent focus of Healthy People 2020, The Institute of Medicine, and The World Health Organization. Studies repeatedly suggest that health professional students and health care p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Cultural Diversity |
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Improving Cultural Competence in Primary Care Providers Through Cultural Awareness Training | Reni, Luz Elena | 2020 | Problem: Culturally and linguistically diverse patients have limited healthcare access when compared to the majority of the population. Patients are often confronted with barriers such as language, differences in beliefs, and a complex healthcare system. Developing interventions to offer culturally ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Cultural Diversity |
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Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Timely Admission from the Emergency Department to Medical/Surgical Floor | Dewey, Karen; Kang, Youjeong | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Solving the Change Within the Change: Ideas on How to Sustain Change in Practice | Monge, Cristina | 2020 | Introduction: Changes are inevitable. No matter where one works, it is an expected reality that change is part of the job. This is especially true within the field of healthcare. Medical and technological advances are constant, as well as procedure processes. The medical world is forever improving, ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Timely Admission from the Emergency Department to Medical/Surgical Floor | Dewey, Karen | 2020 | Background: Visits to Emergency Departments (ED) are increasing, which in turn increases the number of admissions from the ED to the inpatient medical/surgical floor. These increases have led to crowding in the ED, resulting in boarding of patients awaiting admission. Boarding in the ED has been lin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Early Sepsis Intervention and Education with EMS Teams | Woodruff, Whitney S. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Preconception Education Campaign in Primary Care | Moffitt, Austen | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Increasing Identification and Reporting of Condition Changes in Post-Acute Long-Term Care | Coulam, Benjamin | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Improving Warfarin Patient Compliance | Mauss, Mackenzie | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Implementing a Hand Hygiene Program in a Rural Elementary School | Greenhalgh, Trent | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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Improving Nurse Managed Wound Care in Urgent Care Settings | Grange, Angela | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
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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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Difficult Urinary Catheter Guidelines | Stromness, Lori | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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MHNPs in Behavioral Health Access Centers | Diamond, Alex | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Improve Mobility in the ICU | Elmer, Chantelle | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Timely Antibiotic Administration | Collier, Natalie | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Patient Outcomes Through Shared Governance and Professional Development of Informal Leaders | Patterson, Melinda | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Impacting Antibiotic Stewardship through Correct Antibiotic Allergy Documentation | Moffitt, Lauren | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Validation of Chemotherapy Power Plans | Eckersley, Amanda | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Increasing Dementia Training in Long-Term Care | Earnest, Aubree M. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Evaluation of the Experience of the Hotspotting Program on Complex Care Individuals in Salt Lake County | Cochrane, Ryan K. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Identification & Reporting Unsafe Conditions | Russell, Jamie | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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Improving Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension in the NICU | Hooper, Sara | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Increasing Awareness of Mental Health Stigma | Ellsworth, Erin | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Increasing Access to Psychiatric Care: Project ECHO | Moyers, Landon | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Improving Use and Evaluating Efficacy of a Neonatal Sepsis Screening Tool | Elliott, Elizabeth | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Improving Care to Women Experiencing Pregnancy Loss | Lawson, Jamie L. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning: A QI Initiative | Johnny, Jace D. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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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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Improving Postpartum Depression Screening and Referrals | Garrett, Heather | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Improving Postpartum Hemorrhage Management in a Rural Setting Through Simulation-Based Training | DuBois, Jackie | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Utah and the APRN Interstate Licensing Compact | Smith, Kenneth R. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management by Pharmacists | Mahamat, Zara | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Implementation of a Preconception Education Campaign in Primary Care | Moffitt, Austen | 2019 | Problem: In the United States, 50% of pregnancies are unplanned and maternal death rates are increasing. Preconception education informs women before pregnancy about healthy lifestyle behaviors to promote healthy pregnancies and avoid complications. Delivery of preconception health education to pati... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Patient Outcomes Through Shared Governance and Professional Development of Informal Leaders | Patterson, Melinda | 2019 | One of the major issues facing the nursing workforce is how to engage and retain nurses. Nurse leaders need to provide a workplace that is focused on professional development, shared governance and a supportive environment. When leaders support staff and shared governance by utilizing transformation... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improvement of Rapid Response Training in the Urgent Care | Horito, Breanna | 2019 | Rapid response teams have been shown to improve patient outcomes in medical emergencies. As community clinics expand to include urgent care departments, there is an increased likelihood of medical emergencies occurring within clinics. In response to this change, this project designed and implemented... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation of the Experience of the Hotspotting Program on Complex Care Individuals in Salt Lake County | Cochrane, Ryan K. | 2019 | Healthcare costs are exceedingly high and continue to rise in the United States. Individuals with complex care needs are the most vulnerable to utilizing healthcare services that are inefficient and ineffective. The Camden Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Model was applied to identified complex... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Warfarin Patient Compliance | Mauss, Mackenzie E. | 2019 | All 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 |
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Difficult Urinary Catheter Navigation Guidelines | Stromness, Lori | 2019 | Background: Knowledge, confidence, and proficiency are paramount for patient safety during urinary catheter (UC) placement, especially when placement becomes difficult. Placement is difficult when the first attempt is not successful. Nurses encountering difficult UC placements are left to try again,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Johnny, Jace D. | 2019 | Problem/Background: Extubation failure (EF) is the need for reintubation within 48 hours after a planned extubation in patients meeting weaning criteria from mechanical ventilation (MV). The incidence rate varies in the literature but has a statistically significant correlation with mortality, prolo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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An Initiative to Improve the Mobility of the Critically Ill: A Nurse-Driven Protocol | Elmer, Chantelle | 2019 | Problem/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 |
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Improved Knowledge of Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis Via Echocardiogram and Clinician Interpretation | Hooper, Sara | 2019 | Problem/Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a frequent diagnosis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which can be clinically challenging to diagnose. An echocardiogram is a non-invasive heart ultrasound which is the screening test of choice for pulmonary hypertension. However, the elements... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Accurate Use and Evaluating Efficacy of a Neonatal Sepsis Screening Tool | Elliott, Elizabeth | 2019 | Problem: Non-compliant and inaccurate use of a neonatal sepsis screening tool has hindered statistical validation and dissemination of this neonatal early warning system. The purpose of this project was to improve compliant and accurate use of this screening tool, then evaluate the tool's efficacy i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Nurse Managed Wound Care in Urgent Care | Grange, Angela | 2019 | Frequent 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 |
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The Effects of a Postpartum Hemorrhage Checklist on Provider Self-Efficacy | Crowther, Shawn | 2019 | The United States has seen an increase in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) rates in recent years from 2.3% (n = 85,954) to 2.9% (n = 124,708). In an effort to reduce the incidence of PPH, checklists are being used with increased frequency in many hospitals in the United States and worldwide. The purpose ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementing a Hand Hygiene Program in a Rural Elementary School | Greenhalgh, Trent | 2019 | In 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 |
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Validation for Newly Implemented Electronic Medical Record Chemotherapy Power Plans | Eckersley, Amanda | 2019 | Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) were made with the intention of increasing patient safety and improving the quality of care one receives. Unfortunately, this has not been the case with Electronic Medical Records. The EMR actually increases the risk of medical errors in the first two years after im... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Patterns of Health Care Utilization by Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | Newton, Anjeanette | 2019 | Objective. The opioid crisis in the United States has led to an increase in infants diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). There is a lack of information regarding the use of pediatric follow-up care by infants diagnosed with NAS. The purpose of this project was to analyze healthcare uti... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Behavioral Health Access Centers: A Collaborative Staffing Model | Diamond, Alex | 2019 | Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide (Miller et al., 2017). In general, hospital emergency departments (ED) are seeing increases in visits for behavioral health reasons (Cooke, 2017). To free up ED resources for more timely treatment of critical care patients, hospitals have begun opening b... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing Dementia Training in Long-Term Care: A Person-Centered, Non-Pharmacological Approach | Earnest, Aubree M. | 2019 | Background: Approximately 64% of residents living in long-term care (LTC) settings have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Many will exhibit challenging behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) such as agitation, wandering, anxiety, and delusions. Highly t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Timely Antibiotics Administration: Impact of Clinical Process on Barriers Delaying Time to Antibiotic Administration in Septic NICU Patients | Collier, Natalie | 2019 | A retrospective chart review identifying potential barriers to timely antibiotic administration was performed on 51 individual patients who presented with clinical sepsis in 2017- 2018. Prior to the education and implementation of the clinical process in Fall 2018, a survey was conducted to obtain a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing Awareness of Mental Health Stigma Among Acute Care Nurses | Falor, Erin Ellsworth | 2019 | Mental illness is an increasingly prevalent health concern with 1 in 5 adults in the United States experiencing some form of mental illness each year. Stigma is often associated with mental illness and creates a barrier for attaining quality care and it can negatively impact readmission and recovery... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Postpartum Hemorrhage Management in a Rural Setting | DuBois, Jackie | 2019 | The leading cause of maternal death worldwide is postpartum hemorrhage, followed by hypertensive disorders, infection, complications with delivery, and unsafe abortions. Globally, hundreds of women die every day in childbirth due to these causes, and in 2015, there were 45,000 maternal deaths in Ind... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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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Quality Improvement Project for Early Sepsis Iintervention and Education with Pre-Hospital EMS Teams | Woodruff, Whitney S. | 2019 | In the United States, sepsis is currently the third leading cause of death, and the number one leading cause of death of hospitalized patients (CDC, 2018; HCUP, 2016). Each year the United States pays over 27.4 billion dollars in the management and treatment of hospitalized patients with sepsis (HCU... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management by Pharmacy; Hyperglycemia | Mahamat, Zara | 2019 | Hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients with or without a prior diagnosis of diabetes can lead to adverse events, re-hospitalizations, and increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine if implementing a pharmacist-driven protocol could improve the management of hypergl... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing Early Identification and Reporting of Condition Changes in Post-Acute Long-Term Care | Coulam, Benjamin G. | 2019 | Background: Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAH) in post-acute long-term care (PALTC) settings contribute to increased morbidity and mortality of older adults. Previous quality improvement research and projects have led to the creation of programs and tools that have been successful at reduc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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 |
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Improving Postpartum Depression Screening and Referrals | Garrett, Heather | 2019 | Depression is the most common complication associated with the childbearing process, and delayed or inadequate treatment can be detrimental for mother, child and family. Depressive symptoms during postpartum can vary, and the use of a standardized screening tool can aide clinicians in evaluating the... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Should the State of Utah Adopt the APRN Compact? | Smith, Kenneth E. | 2019 | Providing healthcare to underserved and rural communities is a challenge. Solutions to this challenge include the use of technology and the inclusion of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Ongoing research shows that healthcare provided by APRNs is equal to that provided by physicians. Addi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Identification and Reporting Unsafe Conditions | Russell, Jamie | 2019 | Patient safety continues to be a point of focus for healthcare leaders in the United States (US). Despite longstanding efforts regarding patient safety in US hospitals, preventable medical errors continue. Within the healthcare industry, reliability is seemingly viewed as a top priority when caring ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Patient Access Through Project ECHO | Moyers, Landon | 2019 | Problem: Access to psychiatric care is limited across the Intermountain West with less than half of the number of psychiatric providers needed to meet the needs of the population. The purpose of this Quality Improvement (QI) project was to increase access to psychiatric care in a regional hospital i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Impacting Antibiotic Stewardship Through Correct Antibiotic Allergy Documentation | Moffitt, Lauren | 2019 | Problem: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), 20-50% of all antibiotics prescribed in United States acute care hospitals are unnecessary or inappropriate. A simple way to prevent the misuse of antibiotics, is accurate documentation and review of patients' antibiotic al... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Midwifery Care for Women Experiencing Pregnancy Loss: A Clinical Guideline | Lawson, Jamie L. | 2019 | Pregnancy loss is a common occurrence and has profound, long-term psychological, physical, social and financial impacts on women and their families. Women report negative experiences with healthcare providers during management of pregnancy loss, including confusing information, inappropriate languag... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Sleep/Wake Protocol to Reduce Delirium in the CVICU and SICU | Dalton, Anna T. | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Improving Awareness and Cultural Humility Through a Self-Study Module | Schultz, Catherine H. | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
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A Collaborative Staffing Model in the Urban Community Hospital: Advanced Practice Clinician Integration | Michael, John | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Facilitating Healthcare Providers to Use Project Echo for Rural Healthcare | Willardson, Deven | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing Provider Competence: A Pilot Educational Program for Non-Licensed Clinicians Working With People Who Have a Serious Mental Illness | Bullock, Randy | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Care for Older Adults: Assessing the Need for a Managed Care Model in a Rural Area | Green, Patricia | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Defining Current Practice of Iron Deficiency Screening Among High-Risk Neonates | Willes, Dallin | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementation of an Intracranial Hypertension Guideline in the Neuro Critical Care Unit | Bentley, Kristy | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Recognize and Treat Intracranial Hypertension to Improve the Quality of Patient Outcomes Who are Treated in the Neuro Critical Care Unit | Bentley, Kristy | 2018 | Background Treating intracranial hypertension (IH) and brain herniation quickly and effectively is imperative in reducing morbidity and mortality. Local Problem The Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU) at Intermountain Medical Center (IMC) is considered the leader within Intermountain Health Care (IHC) i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Awareness and Cultural Humility Through a Self-Study Module | Schultz, Catherine H. | 2018 | Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to improve healthcare worker awareness and cultural humility through a self-study training module as a means of improving patient care. Background. The United States has experienced an increase in the growth of minority populations, which i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Prenatal Care Implications for the Primary Care Provider | Karr, Jennifer | 2018 | Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) are extensively trained in their programs of study and are certified and skilled to care for patients ranging from birth to death. Due to the significant amount of curricular content required in FNP programs, creative ways of disseminating education regarding specif... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving the Rural Provider's Ability to Manage Complex Diseases: Implementing and Facilitating the Use of Project ECHO | Willardson, Deven | 2018 | Purpose: To discover the challenges and potential solution(s) for the rural primary care providers using project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) to better manage common complex diseases. Rationale/Background: Research has demonstrated that those living in rural areas have higher m... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Care for Older Adults: Assessing the Need for a Managed Care Model in a Rural Area | Green, Patricia | 2018 | Introduction: Older adults with complex medical needs are difficult to manage within various care settings, particularly in rural areas. The purpose of this project was to assess if Sweetwater County WY would benefit from an intervention aimed at improving care coordination in the form of a managed ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Collaborative Staffing Model in the Urban Community Hospital: Advanced Practice Clinician Integration | Michael, John | 2018 | Changes 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 |
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Improving Competency for Non-Licensed On-line Staff Working in Behavioral Health Acute Residential Programs | Bullock, Randy | 2018 | The ability to provide competent care within mental health treatment systems is of increasing importance due to rising demands to deliver high quality services with decreasing resources to do so. This ability to provide proficient care to people with a serious mental illness (SMI) can be influenced ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Defining Current Practice of Iron Deficiency Screening Among High-Risk Neonates | Willes, Dallin | 2018 | Infants that are born small for gestational age (SGA), very low birthweight (VLBW), or as an infant of a diabetic mother (IDM) are at an increased risk of having iron deficiency anemia early in their life. Iron deficiency anemia puts an infant at risk for several serious conditions that can be detri... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educating Long Term Care Registered Nurses in the Competency Activity of Advance Care Planning | Redfield, Carol S. | 2018 | The aim of this project was to educate Registered Nurses (RNs) who work in Long Term Care (LTC) settings on the importance of executing a key competency skill: guiding complex decisions and discussions such as Advance Care Planning (ACP) with residents/families. The LTC population encompasses those ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Sleep/Wake Protocol to Reduce Delirium in the CVICU and SICU | Dalton, Anna T. | 2018 | Background: 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 |
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Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | Milne, Suzanne | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Poster |
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Telepsychiatry: Advancing the Future with Education | Shorten, Todd | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Poster |
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Prenatal Care for the Family Nurse Practitioner | Karr, Jennifer | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Standardization of Provider Support Staff | Harvey-Wells, Jinil | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Collaborative ICU Staffing Model | Delgadillo, Jorge A. | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Educational Module for Case Managers Caring for the Chronically Homeless | Bonilla, Carlos Eduardo | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Assessing Female Sexual Dysfunction: Creating a Tool for Improved Diagnosis | Beck, Molly W. | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Brain Code: A Standardized Response to a Neurological Emergency | Szemak, Erin | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Education: Promoting Practice-Based Prescribing Competency for New Nurse Practitioners | Lugo, Rogelio | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educational Module for Case Managers Caring for the Chronically Homeless | Bonilla, Carlos E. | 2017 | Every chronically homeless individual in Utah costs the public approximately $30,000 to $50,000 a year in healthcare resources. One potential reason for the high cost of care delivery to those who are chronically homeless is that case managers (CMs) caring for this population lack clinical backgroun... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Assessing Female Sexual Dysfunction: Creating a Tool for Improved Diagnosis | Beck, Molly W. | 2017 | Despite the high prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in the United States, it is both under diagnosed and undertreated. This is largely attributed to the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis consistent with DSM-V criteria while simultaneously excluding the many confounding variables that... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Standardization of Provider Support Care in a Specialty Medical Clinic | Harvey-Wells, Jinil | 2017 | In the United States, the societal title of "nurse" has a broad definition that includes varying educational levels, ranging from medical assistant certification to a doctorate degree, and a wide spectrum of provider support roles for both clinicians and the general public. The differences between c... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Collaborative ICU Staffing Model: A Model Comprised of Nurse Practitioners and Physician | Delgadillo, Jorge A. | 2017 | The aging population and advanced medical therapies has contributed to an increased need for more onsite medical coverage in Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country. However, there has been a shortage of adequately trained critical care provider to staff these ICUs. This has contributed to cur... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Emergency Departments | Burt, Erin | 2017 | Throughout the nation, Emergency departments (EDs) and primary care clinics identify twice as many intimate partner violence victims through routine screening as compared to other healthcare settings that do not routinely screen. The healthcare staffs' compliance to screening is essential to help re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Simulation Training to Improve Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Adherence to Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: | Angell, Charleen | 2017 | Despite 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 |
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Improving Education: Promoting Practice-Based Prescribing Competencies for New Nurse Practitioners | Lugo, Rogelio | 2017 | The release of the Institute of Medicine's publication, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System revealed the amount of medical errors and threats to patient safety that occur within the U.S. healthcare system. Since its publication, many initiatives have been created in order to reduce medic... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | Milne, Suzanne | 2017 | The Institute for Healthcare Improvement introduced the idea of a rapid response team (RRT) in 2004. The goal was to quickly mobilize critical expertise and intervention to the bedside as soon as signs of patient deterioration are noted. If the RRT is called, patients can receive appropriate interve... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Brain Code: A Standardized Response to a Neurological Emergency | Szemak, Erin | 2017 | Intracranial hypertension (IH) is a neurological emergency that can lead to profound disability and death and is consequently referred to as a brain code. Intracranial hypertension is the sequelae of typical acute care diseases or injuries such as stroke, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and hepatic... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Telepsychiatry: Advancing the Future with Education | Shorten, Todd | 2017 | The United States' healthcare system is rapidly transforming. The rising complexity and cost of healthcare necessitates new and innovative ways to deliver low cost, quality healthcare. Telepsychiatry (video conferencing between patients and psychiatric providers) utilizes state-of- the-art technolog... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Addressing Excess Weight in a Busy Women's Clinic | Hill, Liezle | 2016 | The number of adults with obesity has been rising at an alarming rate, and clinicians are challenged to increase efforts to address this condition. Over 1.6 billion adults in the world are overweight. This causes secondary conditions that ultimately lead to severe morbidity and increased mortality. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Improving Education About High-Risk Behaviors | Bingham, Annie | 2016 | Studies have demonstrated that teens are more likely to participate in high-risk behaviors than other age groups. These behaviors include the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs, as well as engaging in unprotected sex and disordered eating. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who participa... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |