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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Development and Implementation of a Standardized Pharmacological Approach for Neonatal Seizure Medication in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit | POSTER | Royce, Jennica | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Infant, Newborn; Seizures; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain; Electroencephalography; Anticonvulsants; Pharmacokinetics; Quality Improvement; Poster |
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Development and Implementation of A Standardized Pharmacological Approach for Neonatal Seizure Medication in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Critically ill neonates face the potential for numerous complications. One problem that many neonates suffer from are electrographic and/or clinical seizures. Neonatal seizures disrupt homeostasis in the fragile, immature neurological neonatal system. Potential long-term complications of neonatal se... | Royce, Jennica | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Systems Analysis; Quality Improvement; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Infant, Newborn; Seizures; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain; Electroencephalography; Anticonvulsants; Pharmacokinetics |
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Development of an Assessment Toolkit for the University of Utah Ghana Study Abroad Program | POSTER | Kirby, Susan | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Global Health; Program Development; Competency-Based Education; Nursing Evaluation Research; Cultural Competency; Clinical Competence; International Educational Exchange; Evidence-Based Nursing; Transcultural Nursing; Universities; Utah; Ghana... |
| 54 |
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Development of an Opioid Guideline for Emergency Department Providers | The United States (U.S) is currently facing an opioid epidemic. Along with high addiction and death rates, Emergency Departments (ED) across the nation have been adversely affected by this epidemic. Individuals who use opioid medications, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and oxycontin are four times m... | Ericksen, Nicole | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Social Problems; Opioid Epidemic; Analgesics, Opioid; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Prescription Drug Misuse; Inappropriate Prescribing; Drug Overdose; Emergency Service, Hospital; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Chronic Pain; Pain Measurement... |
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Development of Standardized Extubation Guidelines in a Medical Intensive Care Unit | POSTER | Bradford, Ben | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Intubation, Intratracheal; Intensive Care Units; Nursing Staff; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Evidence-Based Nursing; Airway Extubation; Ventilators, Mechanical; Critical Care Outcomes; Emergence Delirium; Quality Improvement; Poster |
| 56 |
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Development of Standardized Extubation Guidelines in a Medical Intensive Care Unit | Oral endotracheal tube (OETT) intubation is a medical intervention for critically ill medical patients who have lost the ability to maintain their airway, suffer respiratory failure, or have deteriorated clinically to the point at which loss of the ability to protect their airway is imminent. For th... | Bradford, Ben | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Intubation, Intratracheal; Intensive Care Units; Nursing Staff; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Evidence-Based Nursing; Airway Extubation; Ventilators, Mechanical; Critical Care Outcomes; Emergence Delirium; Quality Improvement |
| 57 |
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Diabetes Self-Management Education & Collaborative Goal Setting in Primary Care | POSTER | Thurston, Ryan | Diabetes Mellitus; Self-Management; Primary Health Care; Treatment Outcome; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Patient Education as Topic; Counseling; Patient Care Planning; Stakeholder Participation; Poster |
| 58 |
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Eating Disorder Screening and Treatment Protocol in a Student Health Care Setting | Anorexia 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... | Harvey, Rebecca | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Body Image; Binge-Eating Disorder; Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Student Health Services; Preventive Health Services; Mental Health Services; Symptom Assessment; Evidence-Based Practice; Diagnostic Techniques... |
| 59 |
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Educating Diabetic Women on the Potential Teratogenic Effects of Hyperglycemia on Fetal Development during Pregnancy | Millions 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... | Seidel, Jeanette | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hyperglycemia; Teratogenesis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetes, Gestational; Pregnancy in Diabetics; Pregnancy Outcome; Congenital Abnormalities; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Primary Prevention; Self Efficacy; Health... |
| 60 |
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Education of Stakeholders and Guideline Proposal for Nitrous Oxide at an Army Hospital | The aim of this project was to educate Army hospital personnel about nitrous oxide (N2O) for labor analgesia and to provide them with a sample clinical practice guideline. Nitrous oxide is an inhaled gas that provides an effective form of pain control for most laboring women. For decades, women in o... | Dove, Noelle | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospitals, Military; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Nurse Midwives; Nitrous Oxide; Anesthetics, Inhalation; Analgesia, Obstetrical; Labor, Obstetric; Labor Pain; Pain Management |
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Education of Stakeholders and Guideline Proposal for Nitrous Oxide Use as Labor Analgesia at an Army Hospital | POSTER | Dove, Noelle | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospitals, Military; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Nurse Midwives; Nitrous Oxide; Anesthetics, Inhalation; Analgesia, Obstetrical; Labor, Obstetric; Labor Pain; Pain Management; Poster |
| 62 |
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Educational Module for Case Managers Caring for the Chronically Homeless | POSTER | Bonilla, Carlos Eduardo | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Ill-Housed Persons; Vulnerable Populations; Emergency Service, Hospital; Health Care Costs; Social Problems; Case Managers; Referral and Consultation; Theory of Planned Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Delivery of Health Care; ... |
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Educational Module for Case Managers Caring for the Chronically Homeless | Every chronically homeless individual in Utah costs the public approximately $30,000 to $50,000 a year in healthcare resources. One potential reason for the high cost of care delivery to those who are chronically homeless is that case managers (CMs) caring for this population lack clinical backgroun... | Bonilla, Carlos E. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Ill-Housed Persons; Vulnerable Populations; Emergency Service, Hospital; Health Care Costs; Social Problems; Case Managers; Referral and Consultation; Theory of Planned Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Delivery of Health Care; ... |
| 64 |
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Enhancing Knowledge of Contraception and Safe Sex among Hispanic Teens | The aim of this DNP project was to increase knowledge regarding safe sex practices, and contraception among Hispanic adolescents in order to improve their ability to prevent unintended pregnancies. Teen pregnancy rates are notably higher among Hispanic individuals in underserved areas with limited a... | Garzón, Stanley | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Safe Sex; Contraception Behavior; Adolescent; Hispanic Americans; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion; Sex Education; Pregnancy, Unwanted; Pregnancy in Adolescence; Quality Improvement |
| 65 |
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Evaluating Barriers to Patient Implementation of Suicide Prevention and Safety Plans | Suicide is a major public health problem in the US. In fact, it is the tenth leading cause of death. Incorporating suicide prevention and safety plans (SPSP) into patient care provide strategies for individuals struggling with suicidal ideation and behaviors. These strategies identify individual ris... | Colton, Chaz | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Mood Disorders; Suicide; Suicidal Ideation; Risk Assessment; Preventive Health Services; Mental Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Mental Health Services; Crisis Intervention; Emergency Services, Adaptation, Psychological; Psychiatric; Patient Sa... |
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Evaluating Barriers to Successful Implementation of Suicide Prevention and Safety Plans | POSTER | Colton, Chaz | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Mood Disorders; Suicide; Suicidal Ideation; Risk Assessment; Preventive Health Services; Mental Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Mental Health Services; Crisis Intervention; Emergency Services, Adaptation, Psychological; Psychiatric; Patient Sa... |
| 67 |
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Evaluating Rural Hospital Improvement Process For Emergency Cesarean Section (ECS) | POSTER | Rasmussen, Dixie Shaheen | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Pregnancy Complications; Cesarean Section; Emergencies; Obstetric Labor Complications; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Time Factors; Decision Making; Surgical Wound; Anesthesia, Obstetrical; Fetal Monitoring; Quality Improvement; Poster |
| 68 |
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Evaluating the Effect of Qigong on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life | POSTER | Doucette, Cassidy | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Quality of Life; Integrative Medicine; Qigong; Mind-Body Therapies; Neoplasms; Cancer Pain; Fatigue; Caregivers; Self-Management; Poster |
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Evaluating the Effect of Qigong on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life | The negative influence of cancer on individual lives, families, communities, and healthcare institutions is widely known. Fatigue is the most common side effect of cancer and is often followed by pain, anxiety, depression, and overall decreased quality of life. Fatigue and quality of life are comple... | Doucette, Cassidy | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Quality of Life; Integrative Medicine; Qigong; Mind-Body Therapies; Neoplasms; Symptom Flare Up; Fatigue; Caregivers; Self Care; Activities of Daily Living |
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Evaluation of Transition to Practice Training for Advanced Practice Clinicians | The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a current transition to practice program, assess the transitional needs of local Advanced Practice Clinicians (APC) entering the workforce within a large healthcare facility, and develop proposed enhancements to the current program. Fo... | Tye, Jason | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Nurse Practitioners; Nurse Midwives; Physician Assistants; Patient Care Team; Professional Practice Gaps; Organizational Innovation; Systems Integration; Inservice Training; Professional Role; Clinical Competence; Patient Care Team; Clinical ... |
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Evidence-based Breastfeeding Support: A Toolkit for Providers | POSTER | Morphis, Christina | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Military Health; Breast Feeding; Lactation; Weaning; Health Promotion; Patient Education as Topic; Evidence-Based Practice; Allied Health Personnel; Pediatric Nursing; Nurse Midwives; Counseling; Quality Improvement; Poster |
| 72 |
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Evidence-based Breastfeeding Support: A Toolkit for Providers | This quality improvement scholarly project used evidence to assist providers to deliver information to patients about the benefits of breastfeeding, assess risks for early breastfeeding attrition (EBA), and offer interventions to help achieve continued breastfeeding. Mothers and their healthcare pro... | Morphis, Christina | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Military Health; Breast Feeding; Lactation; Weaning; Health Promotion; Patient Education as Topic; Evidence-Based Practice; Allied Health Personnel; Pediatric Nursing; Nurse Midwives; Counseling; Quality Improvement |
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Extended Dwell Catheters in the NICU | Most infants in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) require insertion of a device to acquire vascular access during hospitalization and this is the most common procedure in the NICU. New devices are met with uncertainty due to lack of evidence for their use. Extended dwell catheters (EDC) are new... | Chenoweth, Kimberlee | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Catheters, Indwelling; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Infant, Newborn; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheterization, Peripheral; Catheter-Related Infections; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality Improvement |
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Facilitating Transfer from Community-Based Birth to Hospital | POSTER | Johnston, Heather | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Maternal Health Services; Patient Safety; Parturition; Home Childbirth; Birthing Centers; Midwifery; Evidence-Based Nursing; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Culturally Competent Care; Liability, Legal; Patient Transfer; Infant, Newbor; Postpartu... |
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Facilitating Transfers from Community-Based Birth to Hospital | This project addressed a specific community need for educational resources to guide the implementation of a transfer toolkit from a planned home or birth center birth to a hospital. Utah has one of the highest rates of planned home and birth center births in the nation and it is rising. Currently th... | Johnston, Heather | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Maternal Health Services; Patient Safety; Parturition; Home Childbirth; Birthing Centers; Midwifery; Evidence-Based Nursing; Prenatal Care; Culturally Competent Care; Liability, Legal; Patient Transfer; Infant, Newbor; Postpartum Period; Quali... |