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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Examining Changes in the Mental Health Status of Refugees Over the First Six Months of Resettlement Using the Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) | Refugees are people forced to leave their native countries and unable to return due to fear of war, violence, or political instability. Every year about 69,987 refugees resettle in the United States and approximately 1,200 refugees arrive in Utah. Refugees face various challenges, such as language a... | Dhakhwa, Niva | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Refugees; Stakeholder Participation; Depression; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Panic; Mental Status Schedule; Time Factors; Emigration and Immigration; Mental Health Services; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Community Health Services; Cult... |
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Health in Juvenile Justice Youth: Increasing Non-Medical Staff Health Competency | The 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... | Barker, Celeste C. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Health Education; Risk Reduction Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Adolescent Health; Competency-Based Education; Education, Distance; Allied Health Personnel; Health Literacy; Self Efficacy; Practice Guidelines as Topic |
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Heart Failure Self-Management Education: Does Timing Have an Impact on Readmission Rates? | Hospital readmissions are expensive but relatively common among heart failure (HF) patients. Studies have found that teaching patients self-management strategies to use at home, including early reporting of symptoms, can help to prevent hospital readmissions. Therefore, identifying and implementing ... | Clayton, Anne | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Heart Failure; Self-Management; Self Care; Time Factors; Patient Readmission; Self Care; Clinical Protocols; Patient Education as Topic; Continuity of Patient Care; Comorbidity; Treatment Outcome; Length of Stay; Reimbursement, Incentive |
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Heart Score in the Emergency Department | The evaluation of chest pain can be very costly. Ruling out low-suspicion chest pain early can lead to decreased costs to patients and hospitals. Currently, all patients who present to the ED with the chief complaint of chest pain receive an extensive work-up, including serial labs, electrocardiogra... | Spencer, Abbie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Emergency Service, Hospital; Angina Pectoris; Chest Pain; Clinical Protocols; Acute Coronary Syndrome; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Clinical Decision-Making; Troponin; Length of Stay... |
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Implementation of Depression Screening Program in a Primary Care Setting | The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for depression in primary care settings. Limited access to mental health providers results in the need for primary care providers (PCP) to feel comfortable and confident screening and treating depression. Currently, usage of validated tool... | Western, Lisa | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Primary Health Care; Depression; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Mental Health Services; Evidence-Based Practice; Severity of Illness Index; Patient Health Questionnaire; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice |
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Implementation of the Teach-Back Method into the Care of Patients with Diabetes in Rural Utah | Diabetes 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... | Borrelli, Tillie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Teach-Back Communication; Rural Health; Rural Population; Rural Health Services; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Standard of Care; Patient Education as Topic; Self Care; Self-Management; Self Efficacy; Health Literacy; Quality Improvement; Patient ... |
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Implementing a Fast Track | Over the past 10 years there has been an increase in the number of emergency room visits. From 1993 to 2013 the number of Emergency Departments in the United States has dropped by more than 500 (AHA, 2013). These changes have caused an increasing overcrowding problem; many researchers have categoriz... | Burton, Kassie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Crowding; Emergency Service, Hospital; Patient Identification Systems; Length of Stay; Efficiency, Organizational; Patient Acuity; Patient Satisfaction; Job Satisfaction; Time-to-Treatment; Time Factors; Waiting Lists; Workflow; Workforce; Qua... |
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Implementing Heart Failure Self-Management Teaching in a Primary Care Setting | 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... | Anderson, Gretchen | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Heart Failure; Patient Readmission; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Outcome Assessment; Patient Satisfaction; Self-Management; Self Care; Risk Factors; Quality of Life; Primary Health Care; Quality Improvement |
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Improving Communication Between Providers and Parents of School-Aged Children: A Toolkit Approach to Pediatric Obesity | Childhood obesity has increased significantly since the early 1980s. In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years in the United States were considered to be overweight or obese. Primary care providers are integral in diagnosing and treating pediatric obesity. However, man... | Lofgran, Kacie Egbert | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Communication; Pediatric Obesity; Parents; Parent-Child RelationsWeight Reduction Programs; Motivation |
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Improving Glucose Self-Management Practices Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes | Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become an enormous health burden affecting all age groups, all ethnicities, and all regions of the world. One in three Americans is at risk for T2DM. The burden of the disease is emotionally, physically, and financially devastating. The risk of complications of T2... | Krill, Kathryn E. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Adult; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Disease Susceptibility; Blood Glucose; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Self-Management; Disease Management; Glycemic Control; Cost of Illness; Cost Control; Primary Health Care; Early Intervention (Education);... |
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Improving Health Provider Knowledge of Autoerotic and Erotic Asphyxiation | The goal of this project is to increase DNP students' knowledge about autoerotic (AEA) and erotic asphyxiation practices (EA) among patients in the clinical setting. An educational session was created to improve student knowledge of these practices. An assessment before and after the educational ses... | Heller, Katherine | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Sexual Behavior; Asphyxia; Hypoxia, Brain; Dangerous Behavior; Unsafe Sex; Sexual Arousal; Dominance-Subordination; Erotica; Sadism; Masochism; Orgasm; Risk-Taking; Health Risk Behaviors; Health Personnel; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice... |
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Improving Prediabetes Identification and Management in Primary Care | 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 ... | Gundersen, Shaun | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Primary Health Care; Prediabetic State; Risk Factors; Comorbidity; Managed Care Programs; Algorithms; Diabetes Complications; Mass Screening; Patient Education as Topic; Electronic Health Records; Healthy Lifestyle; Disease Management; Prevent... |
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Improving Sedation in the ICU by Adhering to National Guidelines and Recommendations | Over five million individuals are admitted to a critical care unit in the United States each year. The number one diagnosis for admission is respiratory failure. Something as simple as decreasing the amount of medication a patient receives can improve outcomes for this large and vulnerable patient p... | England, Lorraine D. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Conscious Sedation; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Respiration, Artificial; Emergence Delirium; Iatrogenic Disease; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Psychomotor Agitation; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Clinical Protocols; Treatment Adherenc... |
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Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Awareness Among Adults 50 and Older | Sexual risk taking behavior is not limited to the younger populations. With the various improvements made in heath care, people are living longer and healthier lives, and sexual expression has become an integral portion of an older adult's livelihood. However, due to a variety of factors, sexually t... | Preston, Morgan Broadway | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Adult; Aged; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Unsafe Sex; Health Risk Behaviors; Risk Assessment; Health Literacy; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion; Sexual Behavior; Health Education; Health Behavior; Sex Education; Self-A... |
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Lifestyle Medicine Educational Modules for Primary Care Providers: Improving Care Through Education of Evidence-Based Lifestyle Interventions | The aim of this DNP project was to develop an introductory education module about lifestyle medicine for healthcare providers and students. Lifestyle practices and behaviors are one of the U.S.'s greatest determinants of health, yet healthcare providers frequently lack education in effectively provi... | Gibson, Natalie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Life Style; Evidence-Based Practice; Risk Reduction Behavior; Health Promotion; Preventive Health Services; Motivational Interviewing |
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Lifestyle Medicine Educational Modules for Primary Care Providers: Improving Care Through Education of Evidence-Based Lifestyle Interventions | The aim of this DNP project was to develop an introductory education module about lifestyle medicine for healthcare providers and students. Lifestyle practices and behaviors are one of the U.S.'s greatest determinants of health, yet healthcare providers frequently lack education in effectively provi... | Gibson, Natalie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Life Style; Evidence-Based Practice; Risk Reduction Behavior; Health Promotion; Preventive Health Services; Motivational Interviewing |
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Lifestyle Medicine: Promoting a Sustainable Community-Based Nutrition Program in Logan, Utah | It is widely recognized that the ‘Western diet' is associated with an increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes, CVD and many types of cancer, and effective strategies to improve such dietary patterns are a public health priority. Coupled with personal health risk, the growing obesity epidemic thr... | Nielsen, Kellie Rogers | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Diet; Nutrition Policy; Program Evaluation; Health Status; Health Promotion; Health Plan Implementation; Guideline Adherence; Utah |
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Midwives and Disaster Relief | This project was undertaken to address the needs of pregnant women in disaster preparedness, and to create awareness of the potential role that midwives can assume in Utah disaster relief measures. This was accomplished by communicating the role of midwives to stakeholders in the community and state... | Meidell, Emily | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Disaster Medicine; Midwifery; Disaster Planning; Pregnant Women; Vulnerable Populations; Delivery of Health Care; Emergencies |
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Needed Information for Registered Nurses: Water Birth | The purpose of the project was to write and submit an article for publication to provide evidence-based education about water immersion birth to clinical nurses. Currently, there is a lack of easily accessible and evidence-based education and information available to nurses who provide care to birth... | Bartlett, Jessica | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Birthing Centers; Home Childbirth; Labor, Obstetric; Parturtion; Immersion; Episiotomy; Neonatal Nursing; Apgar Score; Guidelines as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trial; Quality of Health Care; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Pati... |
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Paving the Way For EHR Implementation Within the Juvenile Justice System | Evidence has shown that adolescents within the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) experience greater health disparities and have more unique health care needs than their non-delinquent counterparts. These health issues are often undiagnosed and complex, necessitating the need for good continuity of care ... | Bradley, Callie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Electronic Health Records; Healthcare Disparities; Health Status Disparities; Adolescent; Adolescent Health; Residential Facilities; Vulnerable Populations; Patient Care Management; Continuity of Patient Care; Delivery of Health Care, Integrat... |
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Simulation Training | Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of death among women during childbirth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2014). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines postpartum hemorrhage as a blood loss of 500 ml or more in the first 24 hours after birth, du... | Powell, Justine Y. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Postpartum Hemorrhage; Patient Simulation; Evidence-Based Practice; Obstetric Nursing; Interdisciplinary Communication |
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The Prescription of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Mitigate Second Generation Antipsychotic Induced Weight Gain | According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5.9% of all adults in Utah had a serious mental illness (SMI) during 2008-2012, which is greater than the national rate. As of 2012, approximately 9.6 million adults live with a SMI in the United States SMI is the result of s... | Serra, Nicky | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Antipsychotic Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Life Style; Health Behavior; Mental Disorders; Weight Gain; Metabolic Syndrome X; Obesity; Medication Adherence; Comorbidity; Complementary Therapies |
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Promoting Quality Acute Psychiatric Care Through Improved Suicide Safety Planning | Suicide is preventable, yet is a leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 1.5 million people receive inpatient psychiatric care each year, and two-thirds of readmissions relate to risk of suicide. Current literature identifies safety-planning interventions (SPIs) as an effective in... | Leeper, Jamis | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Crisis Intervention; Suicide; Mentally Ill Persons; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Safety; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Literacy; Self Management; Teach-Back Communication; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Patient Readmission; Patient Care ... |
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Proposal for Implementation of a Hospital Elder Life Program for the Prevention of Delirium at a Veteran's Administrative Hospital in the Intermountain West | This scholarly project was the development and presentation of a business plan proposing the implementation of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), for the prevention of delirium, in hospitalized veterans aged 65 years and older. The business plan presented data specific to the Veterans Administr... | Coates, Catherine | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospitals, Veterans; Veterans; Aged; Healthy Aging; Mental Disorders; Emergence Delirium; Crisis Intervention; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Comorbidity; Incidence; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior; Primary Prevention; Iatrogenic Dise... |
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Provider Education on Hypersexual Disorder | Despite literature demonstrating hypersexual disorder (HD) as a growing problem with significant medical and psychosocial consequences, many providers lack the knowledge and skills needed to identify and treat hypersexual disorder. This project provided mental health care clinicians an online educat... | Frost, Jessalyn | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Education, Distance; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Sex Counseling; Psychosocial Intervention; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Harm Reduction... |