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1 The Treatment of Opioid Addiction in the ED: Suboxone Education Module to Improve Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Opioid AddictionWunder, Cleary2019Background. Opioids killed over 42,000 individuals in 2016. In Utah alone, 23 individuals die each month from overdose. To combat the opioid crisis, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act was signed into law, which created coordinated and balanced strategies for communities. However, more inte...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
2 Delirium Management in the Intensive Care UnitJarvis, Matthew2017Delirium is a cognitive impairment that includes an altered level of consciousness, disorganized thinking and inattention. Hospitalized patients, especially those critically ill, are at an increased risk for developing acute delirium during the hospital stay. Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
3 Prevalence of Suicide Risk Factors among Emergency Medical Services Providers in UtahMills, Gordon2017Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers suffer a higher rate of suicide than the general population. National statistics show an age adjusted rate of 13.0 suicides per 100,000 in the general population. However, EMS providers have been shown to have suicide rates of 17.2 to 30.5 suicides per 100,...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
4 Eating Disorder Screening and Treatment Protocol in a Student Health Care SettingHarvey, Rebecca2017Anorexia nervosa has the highest fatality rate of any identified psychological disorder (Eating Disorders, 2013; Guarda, 2015). Risk of premature death is 6 to 12 times higher in women with anorexia nervosa compared to the general population, adjusting for age (Academy for Eating Disorders [AED], 20...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
5 Assessing Female Sexual Dysfunction: Creating a Tool for Improved DiagnosisBeck, Molly W.2017Despite 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
6 Improving Screening and Referral for Violence Against Women: Interpersonal Violence and Adverse Childhood ExperiencesMiller, Emily S.2017This project has an overall goal of improving screening and referral for violence against women, and specifically targets intimate partner violence (IPV) and adverse childhood experiences (ACE). In 1995, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente discovered an exposure that dramatically increased the risk for se...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
7 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
8 Improving Obesity Management in a Primary Care SettingNorton, Kary M.; Lynch, Keisa2022Background: Obesity is a complex chronic condition that increases a patient's risk for many other chronic conditions. Although screening for obesity has increased in recent years, weight counseling in primary care is not ubiquitous due, in part, to providers' lack of knowledge and confidence in disc...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
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