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351 Implementing a Sleep Wake Bundle in the ICU: A Quality Improvement ProjectPhillip W. Smith; Anna Dalton; Jenny Hearne; Nancy Allen2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care
352 The Importance of Patient Selection at Out-Patient Ambulatory CentersSanders, Greg2017In the United States, there has been a shift in outpatient procedures being performed in the hospital setting to being done in outpatient surgery centers. As a result, it is very important to determine which patients are appropriate for procedures done in the outpatient facility and which patients n...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
353 Improvement of Rapid Response Training in the Urgent CareHorito, Breanna2019Rapid response teams have been shown to improve patient outcomes in medical emergencies. As community clinics expand to include urgent care departments, there is an increased likelihood of medical emergencies occurring within clinics. In response to this change, this project designed and implemented...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
354 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
355 Increasing Universal Hepatitis B Virus Screening in AdultsCheryl Anna Sherman; Keisa Lynch; Katherine Doyon2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
356 Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Vitamin D Screening and Treatment in a Mental Health ClinicWilcox, Emily2020Background Adequate levels of vitamin D have shown to play a significant role in the overall physical and emotional well-being of both adults and children. However, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent throughout the pediatric population, with nearly 60 percent having suboptimal vitamin D levels...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
357 Telepsychiatry: Advancing the Future with EducationShorten, Todd2017The United States' healthcare system is rapidly transforming. The rising complexity and cost of healthcare necessitates new and innovative ways to deliver low cost, quality healthcare. Telepsychiatry (video conferencing between patients and psychiatric providers) utilizes state-of- the-art technolog...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
358 Identifying Strategies to Decrease ED BoardingVansCoy, Darrin2017Keeping patients in the emergency department (ED) after an admission decision has been made, also known as ED boarding, leads to ED overcrowding. Boarded patients continue to use ED resources and prevent new patients from being seen. Boarding can also have adverse effects, such as higher mortality r...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
359 Enhancing the Quality of a Medical Assistant Program Through Targeted Curriculum ImprovementsMari Davis Kimoto2024Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
360 Implementation of the CGI-S Screening Tool at an Outpatient Mental Health ClinicRehbein, Kaitrin; Morgan, Deborah2022Background: Psychiatric providers struggle to keep consistent records of patient outcomes through valid and reliable statistical tools compared to their medical provider counterparts (Kilbourne et al., 2018). The Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) tool is a well- established research rating...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
361 Improving Access to Primary Care for Medicare Patients with Complex NeedHamilton, Catherine2020Background: Healthcare spending is expected to reach 19.4% of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), exceeding $1.5 trillion, by 2028 (Sisko, Keehan, Poisalm, Cuckler, Smith, Madison, Rennie & Hardesty, 2019; OIG, 2019). Growth in overall healthcare spending is primarily due to the increase in the ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP
362 Maintaining Intraoperative Normothermia Using Under-Body Forced Air Warming: A Quality Improvement ProjectDiamond, Sarah A.; Garrett, Larry2022Background: Intraoperative hypothermia occurs when a patient has a core temperature less than 36.1 degrees Celsius. It is a common occurrence and it occurs anywhere from 26-90% of the time patients are in the operating room. At the Huntsman Cancer Hospital, over 40% of surgical patients experience p...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
363 Precipitous Delivery Protocol in Urgent CareDaniel M. Fidler; Melissa Baker; Lisa Taylor-Swanson2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
364 Promoting Provider-Based Wellness Counseling in Primary Care With the WILD 5 ProgramBoyle, Nicole E.; Bailey, ElLois2022Background: Wellness, defined by physical, mental, and social well-being, is declining across America. Uniquely positioned to do, primary care providers could reverse this trend, yet only one in three patients report that their provider spoke to them about modifiable lifestyle factors that could imp...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
365 PTSD in Utah's Rural ICU Nurses: A Needs AssessmentFerrin, Bruce2018Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), when experienced by rural intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, can negatively impact safe, effective, patient care (Badger, 2001; Mealer, Burnham, Goode, Rothbaum, & Moss, 2009). Hospitals share responsibility for supporting these nurses through work-related traum...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
366 Implementing Improved Mental Health Screenings in Home Health CareSearle, Christopher B.; Whiteley, Kylie; Webb, Sara2023Background: Depression and anxiety are among the most diagnosed mental health disorders. Moreover, those with chronic medical conditions are more likely to develop mental illness and suicidal behaviors, which validated screening tools can detect. A high correlation between mental illness and chronic...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
367 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
368 Evaluation of Transition to Practice Training for Advanced Practice CliniciansTye, Jason2017The 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...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
369 Implementing a Breastfeeding Establishment Guideline in the NICUMaelee Rivera; Christina Knighton; Melinda Patterson2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
370 Implementing a Self-Measured/Home Blood Pressure Monitoring ProgramJohnson, Sandra Benson2020The purpose of this Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to implement a self-measured/home blood pressure (SMHBP) monitoring program at one stand-alone, urban primary care clinic, offering free medical services to low income children and adults with no health insurance. The clinic is run ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
371 Improving Dietary Awareness Among the Parents of Elementary School Children of the Bhutanese Community in Utah (BCU)Dulal, Biren; Reinke, Lynn2023Background: After spending an extended period in a refugee camp and experiencing food deprivation, food scarcity, and other struggles associated with a poor socioeconomic status, a refugee population is more likely to lack proper knowledge about the importance of their daily intake of vegetables, fr...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
372 Stop the Bleed: A Needs Assessment for the School-aged PopulationAlejandro B. Moreno; Janet F. Cortez; Jennifer L. Hamilton2024Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP
373 Concussion: A Comprehensive Prevention, Recognition, and Management Program in a School SettingVawdrey, Heidi S.2017This project consists of a series of interventions to implement a cost effective concussion prevention, recognition, and management program at a local system of charter schools. Concussions are a common injury among children and adolescents with a significant potential for long-term harm. Every conc...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
374 Facilitating Transfers from Community-Based Birth to HospitalJohnston, Heather2017This 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...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
375 Reducing the Potential for Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care SettingsBlack, Chelise2017Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) are a significant clinical problem in the United States; many are preventable if a provider has full knowledge of patients' medications. The process of gathering medication information is known as medication reconciliation. There is currently an inadequate focus on medicat...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
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