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1 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Behavioral Health Access Centers: A Collaborative Staffing ModelDiamond, Alex2019Suicide 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
2 Landscape analysis for a new critical lab reporting strategyAidif, Gennifer2022The landscape analysis of facilitators and barriers to a closed-loop, direct to provider critical lab reporting workflow is a quality improvement project that will benefit the health system studied. This project has the potential to increase regulatory compliance, decrease staffing needs, and improv...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
3 Improving Screening and Referral of Psychiatric Outpatients with Eating Disorder through Implementation of ToolkitBalmforth, Kelsie2019Eating disorders (ED) affect between 20-30 million people within the United States, and the prevalence of these disorders is increasing. Approximately 97% of individuals with ED have one or more co-occurring psychiatric conditions related to depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Mental health pr...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
4 Increasing Engagement and Feelings of Belonging of Teleworking Nurses to Improve Care Coordination: A Project in the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare SystemDuford-Hutchinson, Brittany C.2022Problem: 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
5 Improving Clinicians' Experience of End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit Through Implementation of the ‘3 Wishes Project'Nelson, Kendall K.2023Background: The '3 Wishes Project,' is an end-of-life program meant to bring humanity and dignity to dying patients, while encouraging meaningful connection and multidisciplinary communication among clinicians. The purpose of this project was to improve clinician experience of end-of-life care in th...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Adult Gerontology /Acute Care
6 Implementation and Evaluation of Burnout Training for Outpatient Mental Health Nurse PractitionersPorter, Sarah T.2020Background: Burnout for mental health providers is negatively impacting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) as it harms their physical and mental health. Nursing burnout, including APRN burnout, is costly for organizations, hinders patient care and degrades patient outcomes. This educational...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
7 Reducing Nurse Burnout Through VolunteerismShelley, Stacey2019Problem: 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
8 Improvement of Team Based Communication for Electronic Fetal Monitoring Interpretation and Interventions in Labor and DeliveryStock, Cherysh; Esplin, Sean; Yale, Jocelyn2019Background Team-based education has been shown to improve outcomes in many different fields of medicine. There have been very few studies done on team based education on a Labor and Delivery Unit and the improvements that can be seen. Objectives To compare the rates of optimal care vs suboptimal car...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
9 Improving Nurse-Provider Communication in the Special Care Nursery Through Implementation of RSBARSmith, Jessica L.2020Background: 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
10 Developing a Marijuana Counseling Module to Improve Mental and Physical Health OutcomesSpeed, Michael2019Problem/Background: Many years of recent United States military conflict have produced a large number of experienced combat veterans who face the challenge of reintegrating back into a civilian lifestyle. Mental health conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are common among these v...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
11 Implementing Screening and Treatment Guidelines for Sexual Assault at a Student Health CenterDavin Brown; Larry Garrett2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
12 Improving Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Moderate Acuity Clinical SituationsMiller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W.2022Background: 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
13 Reducing Rates of Adolescent Electronic-Cigarette Use by Effective Primary Care: A Quality Improvement ProjectHorton, Matthew A.2020Background: Primary care providers have the ability to combat false perceptions about electronic cigarettes' safety. Research shows screening and education are needed in primary care. Despite the increased use of electronic cigarettes (EC) among adolescent youth (AY) populations ages 11-18 years-old...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
14 Improving Medical Documentation Through EducationNaval, Carlie K.2017The aim of this DNP project was to develop an educational module about documentation for nurse midwives and nurse midwifery students. Formal education on documentation has been shown to improve charting practices for resident physicians when compared to those who received no training. Improved chart...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
15 Development of a Mentorship Framework to Support the Professional Development of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners in UtahOlsen, Shauna H.; Hart, Sara E.; Balk, Julie2022Background: The benefits of mentoring are well documented in the literature as easing the transition to practice, increasing confidence, and improving professional growth and leadership skills. Mentorship programs are becoming increasingly popular, however, they are often housed within hospital sett...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
16 Magnet Hospital Recognition Program Gap Analysis for the University of Utah Gap AnalysisChavez-England, Jesika2022University 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
17 Implementation of an Obesity Screening/Intervention Program at a College Student Health ClinicWhite, Ryan2017Obesity is a serious health epidemic that is a concern to numerous health agencies and providers. The prevalence of obesity continues to increase in all demographics and is associated with numerous non-communicable diseases (NCDs), early mortality, and excessive healthcare costs. In 2012, the United...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
18 Improving a Peer Support Group for Burn SurvivorsFarris, Jason R.2020Background: Approximately forty-thousand people in the United States are hospitalized for burn-related injuries each year. An estimated one-quarter of burn survivors experience depression, anxiety, physical limitations, body-image distress, and social isolation beyond one-year post-injury. Peer supp...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
19 Gender Affirming Care: Reducing Misinformation through Use of an Educational Toolkit for PatientsGallagher, Kirsty D.2023Background: Gender-affirming hormone therapy (if desired) is considered standard of practice for adolescents who are experiencing gender dysphoria. The University of Utah's Clinic A provides gender- affirming care for adolescents with gender dysphoria. The providers at Clinic A engage in extensive v...Graduate Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
20 Mindful Meditation: Education and Training for the School-aged Child and AdolescentsWeston, Nancy2017Mental illness is an important and growing health concern in the United States, and a growing concern among the pediatric population, partly because needs are not being met. Among the pediatric population, anxiety, depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are most commonly diagnosed. ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
21 Increasing Mental Health Resource Education for Graduate School Students, Faculty, and StaffWilkes, Shannon2019The declining mental health of graduate students is a large concern nationally, with University of Utah students demonstrating higher depression and anxiety than the national average. Many university resources available to recognize and prevent mental health problems are underutilized. Through this ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
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