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1 Health in Juvenile Justice Youth: Increasing Non-Medical Staff Health CompetencyBarker, Celeste C.2016The Juvenile Justice System (JJS) provides programs for youth offenders. The non-medical staff members are a key part of the healthcare team for supervision and informal education of detained youth. This project addressed the overall health of the incarcerated youth population through a health educa...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
2 An Improved System of Psychiatric Care for the Seriously Mentally IllFrichette, Katie2017The goal of this project was to uncover the factors associated with relapse and hospital readmission within the seriously mentally ill population (SMI). The purpose was to develop a proposal and recommendations for healthcare professionals and policy makers to reduce readmission rates following inpa...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
3 An Improved System of Psychiatric Care for the Seriously Mentally IllFrichette, Katie2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
4 Health Literacy: Maternal Diabetes and the FetusSeidel, Jeanette2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
5 Implementation of the Teach-Back Method into the Care of Patients with Diabetes in Rural UtahBorrelli, Tillie2016Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a growing health concern throughout the United States. Over the last few decades extensive efforts have been made to improve diabetes care and the health outcomes of individuals with diabetes. However, standards of care and treatment goals, as defined by the American Diab...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
6 Integrating Outcome and Self-Efficacy Expectations that Influence Career Decisions in Mental Health Nursing: A Quality Improvement ProjectPawlus, Allison2018There is a shortage of mental health nurses with a rise in mental health illnesses worldwide. To provide adequate mental health care of the increasing population suffering from mental illness, more mental health nurses must be recruited and trained. This study assessed nurse outcome and self-efficac...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
7 Smoking Cessation for Veterans in Outpatient Mental HealthSlack, Armando Manny2018POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster
8 Understanding Patient Engagement in a Primary Care Setting: A Patient Health Portal Quality Improvement ProjectDinh, Tamiyah2018To comply with Meaningful Use (MU), Millcreek Primary Care (MCPC), a primary care clinic affiliated with St. Mark's Hospital in Utah, initiated eClinicalWorks Patient Health Portal (eCW). Stage 2 of MU mandates 5% of patients adopt the electronic health record (EHR) through engagement by secure mess...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
9 Addressing Utah's Nursing Workforce DiversityAguilar, Rita2020Background:A diverse nursing workforce is necessary to reduce health disparities for vulnerable populations, because patients have improved health outcomes when they receive care from health care workers who look like them. The Utah nursing workforce lacks racial and ethnic diversity. Despite a slig...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Cultural Diversity, MS to DNP
10 Improving Postpartum Hemorrhage Management in a Rural Setting Through Simulation-Based TrainingDuBois, Jackie2019POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster
11 Prenatal Care of Women with Obesity: An Effective Approach to Key Moments in Patient CounselingLee, Kathryn2018POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
12 Empowering Tween Girls at a Rural Middle SchoolPetersen, Kierstin2015This DNP project consisted of implementing the empowerment program "Owning Up" to a group of 10 to14 year-old tween girls in a rural middle school in 1 hour sessions given weekly for 8 weeks. "Owning Up" aims at helping participants gain the necessary social, emotional and behavioral skills they nee...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
13 Prenatal Care Curriculum for Women with Substance AbuseAnderson, Laura McGraw2014The 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
14 Improving Warfarin Patient ComplianceMauss, Mackenzie E.2019All patients taking warfarin (Coumadin) require regular blood checks for clotting time (International Normalized Ratio or INR), but many patients are not compliant due to various reasons including lack of medication education or barriers prohibiting the return for lab testing. The purpose of this qu...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
15 Educating Diabetic Women on the Potential Teratogenic Effects of Hyperglycemia on Fetal Development during PregnancySeidel, Jeanette2017Millions of people in the United States have diabetes, and that number has increased exponentially in the past three decades. This has led to an increased incidence of pregnancies complicated by pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM). PGDM has also increased the number of infants admitted to the ne...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
16 The Resilient Family Toolkit: Promoting Family Resiliency after HomelessnessLowery-Klinger, Annette; Gee, Julie P.2022Background: In the United States there are an estimated 171,575 homeless families and the rate is rising even with increased funding and housing support programs. Nearly 35% of the homeless population in Utah are families with minor children. Out of these families, nearly 70% are led by single mothe...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP
17 Improving Awareness and Cultural Humility Through a Self-Study ModuleSchultz, Catherine H.2018Purpose: 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
18 Evaluation of a Telehealth Intervention for Postpartum DepressionWharton, Hollie J.2018Purpose. This project investigated the effectiveness of using a computer-based telehealth platform in order to facilitate early recognition and initiation of interventions for postpartum depression (PPD). The purpose of this project was to increase awareness and prevention of postnatal depression th...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
19 Improving the Quality of Provider Education on High Screen Time Use Given to Parents of Infant's & Young Children within a Primary Care Clinical SettingOwens, Shalise H.2018INTRODUCTION: Research has shown that too much screen time can be harmful to young children. Primary care and pediatric providers see children a total of 21 times for Well Child Checks (WCC) before their fifth birthday, allowing for plenty of time for providers to discuss the importance of screen ti...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
20 Non-Pharmacologic Management of EnuresisHarper, Heather2018Primary nocturnal enuresis is an ongoing, global problem, affecting 15-20% of five year olds, and 5% of 10 year olds (Kiddoo, 2015). The purpose of this scholarly project was to provide education for providers to facilitate optimal non-pharmacologic management for children who suffer from primary no...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
21 Smoking Cessation for Veterans in Outpatient Mental HealthSlack, Armando Manny2018Veterans with comorbid mental health issues, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, have a higher use of cigarette and tobacco use. The Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) offers smoking cessation groups, which consist of 6-week sessions recommended by the ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
22 Improving Postpartum Hemorrhage Management in a Rural SettingDuBois, Jackie2019The 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
23 Improving Midwifery Care for Women Experiencing Pregnancy Loss: A Clinical GuidelineLawson, Jamie L.2019Pregnancy 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
24 Implementation of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Collaborative Goal Setting Intervention in the Primary Care Setting for Patients with Poorly Controlled DiabetesThurston, Ryan2019The purpose of this project was to evaluate the implementation of a diabetes self-management education (DMSE) and collaborative goal setting (CGS) intervention in the primary care setting for patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Patients with a hemoglobin A1c (A1C) > 7% met with a registered di...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
25 Asthma Mobile Applications to Improve Self-ManagementBuchmuller, Lilia2017More than 17 million cases of adult asthma were reported in the United States in 2015, with an estimated 50% having poorly controlled asthma. Non-adherence to evidence-based guidelines for self-management is strongly correlated to poor control. Appropriate utilization of good self-management skills ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
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