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Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Military Sexual Trauma | Qian, Xinyi | 2016 | The role adverse childhood experiences (ACE) play on one's physical and mental health has become more understood over the past several years. A strong and graded relationship has been identified between the level of traumatic stress in childhood and poor physical and mental health in adulthood. Mili... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Determining the Barriers and Beliefs of Salt Lake City Iraqi Refugee Torture Survivors Related to Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease | Paulsen, Brooke | 2016 | The 2003 war in Iraq caused the displacement of over 4.2 million people. Since 2007, over 60,000 Iraqi refugees have resettled in the United States. In Utah, Iraqi refugees are the second largest refugee population. Iraqi refugees have a high prevalence of metabolic and cardiovascular disease prior ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Retrospective Study of ICU Readmission of Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients | Gentner, Amanda | 2016 | Transfer from the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) to a lower level of care represents a high-risk transition. Patients who survive critical illness are likely to have complex care needs and are at risk for adverse events and poor outcomes. Readmission to the CVICU is associated with incre... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementing Heart Failure Self-Management Teaching in a Primary Care Setting | Anderson, Gretchen | 2016 | The American Heart Association recommends that heart failure self-management education be provided at every healthcare visit. Despite this recommendation, self-management education is rarely done at primary care visits. Heart failure has become a common cause for hospitalizations in Medicare patient... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Prediabetes Identification and Management in Primary Care | Gundersen, Shaun | 2016 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a large and growing epidemic in the United States, leading to significant morbidity, mortality, and enormous healthcare costs. Despite this epidemic, little has been done in the healthcare system to assist with diabetes prevention. Appropriate treatment, including ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Development of Education Intervention to Improve Awareness and Knowledge of Heart Disease in Hispanic Women at a Non-Profit Organization in Salt Lake City | Guitarrari, Carolina | 2015 | Heart disease continues to be the primary cause of death for women in the United States (CDC, 2015). In 2009, heart disease killed 292,188 women, and despite the effort of education campaigns, only 54% of women identify that heart disease is their number one killer (CDC, 2014). Hispanic women have b... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Quality Improvement Project to Develop and Evaluate Systems of Care for Undocumented Immigrants with End-Stage Renal Disease in Southwest Idaho | Child, Clinton | 2015 | In Southwest Idaho undocumented immigrants have, compared to legal residents, little to no access to, or funding for, preventative and maintenance care of ESRD. The disparity of care in the current delivery system for undocumented immigrants results in poorer outcomes, longer length of stay, and a s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Integrating Refugee Youth Mental Health Screenings into the Domestic Refugee Medical Examination | Chapman, Diane | 2015 | Refugees are people displaced from their native countries and unable to return due to a fear of persecution. Refugees often experience cumulative stressors during the preflight, flight, and resettlement periods. Refugees of all ages have considerable risks for the development of mental distress. A h... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Reimbursement in Primary Care | Homer, Sarah Babcock | 2014 | Primary care providers have struggled to find a cost-effective clinically-based pathway to treat pediatric obesity and cardiovascular risk. Providers cite lack of reimbursement for obesity-related services as one reason that precludes their ability to effectively treat obesity. With the implementati... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Assessment of Taxane Induced Peripheral Neuropathy | Deininger, Jutta | 2014 | Taxanes are commonly used chemotherapeutics in women with breast and ovarian cancer. As microtubule stabilizing agents they can be neurotoxic, leading to numbness, tingling, and pain in hands and feet. The symptoms usually start in the fingers and toes and can slowly progress along the extremities. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educating CDEs to Screen for Impaired Cognition in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Cardenas, Elizabeth | 2014 | There is a growing population of older Americans with diabetes at increased risk for cognitive impairment, however this risk is poorly disseminated among providers of diabetes care. The purpose of this project was to research and disseminate the state of the science regarding the increased risk for ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing a Mentoring Program for Homeless Youth in Salt Lake City | Wanserski, Melissa M. | 2014 | Homeless youth face complex challenges that can have significant harmful effects on their well-being. Although much remains to be known about the homeless youth experience, current research identifies that homeless youth often lack trusting relationships with adults and further support systems (Bart... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Prenatal Care Curriculum for Women with Substance Abuse | Anderson, Laura McGraw | 2014 | The goal of this project was to develop a group prenatal care curriculum for women on Methadone and Suboxone therapies. This curriculum implements best practices based on the most current research to provide prenatal care for women currently receiving treatment for substance abuse. In the 2010 Natio... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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An Evaluation of Follow-up for Postpartum Depression in Mothers with a History of Depression | Kelley, Sarah | 2014 | The purpose of this project was to evaluate provider follow-up at postpartum visits for women diagnosed with a history of depression before, during, or after a pregnancy in a large CNM/WHNP faculty practice. A chart review was completed on all women age 18 or older who gave birth at a large teaching... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Treatment Options for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Developing an Algorithm for Best Practice between TAVR and Surgical AVR | Byrd, Kennedy | 2014 | This Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project addressed the problem of a lack of guidelines about the surgical options for the surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis and the impact this has on a patient's ability to make an informed decision and their outcomes. The purpose of this project w... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Fall Prevention Protocol for Home Hospice Patients | Park, Minji | 2014 | Hospice patients are at a greater risk of falls than community-dwelling geriatric populations due to the nature of terminal illness. Although the necessity of developing a fall risk assessment and fall prevention protocol for home hospice patients has been discussed, an assessment protocol for home ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance in the Adolescent Population | Toone, Keira | 2014 | Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) occurs when the body's cells are not able to effectively utilize available insulin. As a result, plasma glucose levels are elevated, but not considered high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. This occurs in about 16% of the adolescent population in the United States... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Reducing Contrast Induced Nephropathy: Developing a Treatment Algorithm | Maxwell, Wendy | 2014 | Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is the result of acute renal impairment after the administration of IV radiocontrast medium. Because of the increasing age of our population as well as the increased incidence of chronic kidney disease, we can only expect to also see an increase number of patients ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Pre and Post Test Assessment of a Web Based Tutorial to Reduce Occupational Exposure Risks to Oncology Nurses | Lewis, Jennifer | 2013 | The purpose of this project was to offer new knowledge through educational training to oncology nurses highlighting health risks related to inconsistent handling of hazardous drugs. Nurses who administer chemotherapy are exposed to aerosols and droplets of drugs during compound mixing, administratio... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Depression in Elderly Clients | Yardley, Tawni | 2013 | According to the World Health Organization, depression is the fourth leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is expected to rise to the second leading cause by 2020 (WHO, 2012). Depression has been shown to increase morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs while delaying recover... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Seamless Care from Sexual Assault through First Follow-Up Appointment for Victims at Risk of HIV Exposure through Nurse-Facilitated NPEP Management | Lastre, Brianna F. | 2013 | Salt Lake Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SL SANE) are the primary medical responders to sexual assault victims in Salt Lake County. On a daily basis, SANE are called out to local emergency departments (EDs) where victims present themselves for evidence collection and proper medical care. At the end... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Understanding Insomnia in the College Population | Williams, Rachel | 2013 | The purpose of my project was to increase awareness among healthcare providers and students regarding the importance of sleep assessment and management at the University of Utah Student Health Center. Despite the fact that 50-70 million Americans suffer from sleep disturbances (Institute of Medicine... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the ICU and Associated Factors: A Preliminary Checklist | Bell, Monica O. | 2013 | Critical illness exposes many patients to extreme stressors. During an ICU stay many patients experience respiratory distress, pain, have a fear of dying, and feel loss of control over their environment. Together, this puts patients in an ICU setting at risk for development of post-traumatic stress ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |