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Integrating Autism-Specific Screening in Primary Care | Allen, Natalie | 2013 | Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most commonly diagnosed childhood developmental disabilities. More children are diagnosed with ASD than AIDS, cancer and diabetes combined (Autism Speaks, 2013). There are three subtypes of ASD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Wireless Vital Sign Monitoring for Prevention of Suicide in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting | Allen, Todd | 2013 | Suicide is a serious problem in the United States. According to Hoyert and Xu (2012), suicide ranks as the 10th leading cause of death for all ages in the United States and ranks second for young adults age 15-24. Despite efforts made to prevent self-harm in an inpatient hospital setting, suicide co... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Rural High School Athletic Coaches' Concussion Knowledge | Andersen, Bryce | 2013 | Emergency departments have seen a 60% increase in traumatic brain injuries (TBI) from sport and recreation in children and adolescents in the last 10 years. Multiple epidemiologic studies have suggested long-term cognitive deficits with repeated concussions. Many times coaches are the individuals pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Teaching Infection Prevention Using Concept Mapping Learning Strategies | Anderson, Peggy H. | 2013 | Infection prevention challenges are encountered in all hospital settings. Daily clinical interactions frequently expose nurses to microorganisms that can result in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) for a patient. The relationship between infections as a result of healthcare and susceptible pat... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Synthesis of Best Practices When Approaching Curriculum Redesign | Bagley, Katie | 2013 | I have recently had the opportunity to observe faculty as they attempt to redesign the curriculum of a RN to BSN completion program. This process began with some members of the faculty identifying the need for the curriculum to change due to situational factors beyond the control of the university t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Preconception Health Education and Web Site Development for Brigham Young University-Idaho Students | Baron, Kathleen | 2013 | Preconception health care focuses on the health of the female from menses through menopause. When a woman is attentive to addressing possible chronic health concerns, knowledgeable about her medications, and up-to-date on her immunizations; understands her genetic risk factors; and refrains from alc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation and Management of New-Onset Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures: A Guide for Primary Care Providers | Baxter, Nicole | 2013 | Seizures are a frightening and potentially life threatening neurological occurrence that Primary Care Providers are ill prepared to evaluate and manage. Although febrile seizures and the role of the Primary Care Provider in managing them are well defined, there are currently no clear guidelines for ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the ICU and Associated Factors: A Preliminary Checklist | Bell, Monica O. | 2013 | Critical illness exposes many patients to extreme stressors. During an ICU stay many patients experience respiratory distress, pain, have a fear of dying, and feel loss of control over their environment. Together, this puts patients in an ICU setting at risk for development of post-traumatic stress ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evidence for Specific Implementation Practices | Bergvall, Rachel | 2013 | In light of the accelerating rate of electronic health record [EHR] adoption in the U.S., there is a recognized need for guidance on the matter of successful implementation practices (Coiera, Aarts & Kulikowski, 2011; Cresswell & Sheikh, 2013; Waterson, Hoonakker & Carayon, 2013; Institute of Medici... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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The Biological, Psychological and Social Effects of Pornography Use and the 12-Step Treatment Intervention | Bingham, Ryan | 2013 | Compulsive pornography use has become a significant problem for many men and women who have fallen prey to the accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of online sexual behaviors. However, despite the seeming recognition of this phenomenon, there still exists no definitive means of assessing or d... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-Based Interventions | Blair, Ruth | 2013 | Sleep problems are especially common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies estimate the prevalence of sleep to be 44%-83% for children with ASD compared with 32% of typically-developing children and 46% of children wit other developmental disabili... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Management in the Antepartum Setting | Blair, Teresa | 2013 | The aim of the project is to develop a plan for consistent, evidence-based clinical management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) using a multidisciplinary team approach in order to improve patient outcomes in the Birth Care Health Care setting. The goal is to assemble an algorithm of comprehens... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Positive Patient Identification (PPID) | Bloss, Marienelle | 2013 | This paper examines the evidence related to Positive Patient Identification (PPID) in prevention of patient care errors. The PPID system is an automated integration system of wristband placement on a patient that uses an identifier to follow them through the entire admission/treatment/discharge proc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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An Exploration of the Use of Social Media for Weight Loss | Bolton, Kylie | 2013 | Being overweight or obese is the second most preventable cause of death behind tobacco use (Mokdad, Marks, Stroup, and Gerberding, 2004), and now obesity and being overweight has become one of America's top health crises. An estimated 155 million Americans are overweight or obese (Go et al., 2012). ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Radiology Service For The Uninsured At Dirne Health Clinic, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho | Brown, Peter C. | 2013 | This project involved researching and analyzing the options for establishing a radiology service at Dirne Health Clinic (DHC) in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The clinic currently does not have the equipment to perform it own x-rays and relies on a financial agreement with the local hospital to provide radi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Non-Pharmacological Prevention of Postpartum Depression | Burton, Christina | 2013 | Postpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating disorder affecting approximately 13% of women in the first year following delivery of a child (O'Hara & Swain, 1996). It can persist for long periods of time (Goodman, 2004) and have adverse effects on partners (Areias, Kumar, Barros, & Figueredo, 1996a,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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The Best Pharmacological Interventions for Depression in Adolescents with Comorbid Substance Use Disorders | Butler, Joan | 2013 | According to Riggs, et al (2007) depression rates are higher in adolescents with substance use disorders (15-24%) than in adolescents without substance use disorders (2-8%). Adolescents with substance use disorders are also more likely to have poorer drug treatment outcomes and higher relapse rates.... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Best Practice Recommendations for Transitioning Adolescent Foster Girls | Butters, Cindy | 2013 | Girls that are emancipated from foster care upon reaching adulthood represent an underserved U.S. population. Acute and chronic health disparities seen among emancipated girls include increased rates of unplanned and early pregnancy, STIs, intimate partner violence, mental illness, and substance abu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Introduction to the Bedside Ultrasound Machine & Ultrasonography in Undifferentiated Shock | Caceres, C. David | 2013 | Ultrasonography is quick, noninvasive, requires no patient preparation and increases diagnostic accuracy and enhances results decreasing patient's mortality and morbidity risks. It has led to a decrease in differential diagnosis and 9% of the time bedside ultrasound (BEDUS) has led to new differenti... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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EPA SunWise© Curriculum: Washington County School District Educators' Perspectives for Inclusion in School Health Curriculum | Christensen, Jordan | 2013 | The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of sun protection practices in reducing incidence of skin cancer. Melanoma skin cancer rates have dramatically risen due to the lack of sun protective behaviors demonstrated by adolescents and young adults. Utah has the 4th highest incidence of melan... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Clinical Treatment Pathway and Decision Support for Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Low Back Pain | Church, Ryan D. | 2013 | Acute uncomplicated low back pain is a very common problem in the United States. Acute low back pain is defined as pain present for up to 6 weeks. There is significant variability in the approach and treatment of acute uncomplicated low back pain and unnecessary/inappropriate diagnostic studies and ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pediatric Obesity: A Project to Increase Community and Provider Awareness in Grant County, Oregon | Clark, Shawna A. | 2013 | As the pediatric obesity epidemic escalates, multi-faceted interventions at primary care and community levels will likely be required, and practitioners have an obligatory role in the identification, education, and treatment of this growing problem. A comprehensive approach to the prevention and man... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Certified Nurse Midwife First Assisting: Benefits, Barriers and Future Education | Cook, Jennifer A. | 2013 | Many Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) in the United States have expanded their practice as surgical first assistant beyond their basic midwifery education. In February 2012, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) issued a proposal statement change regarding the Advanced Practice Re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Raising High School Students' Awareness of Nurse Practitioners and Interest in Becoming Nurse Practitioners as a Means to Addressing the Primary Care Shortage | Coy, Jen | 2013 | The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts the primary care physician shortage will be 21,000 by 2015 (HealthReform.gov, 2012). Sixty million people, almost one out of every five Americans, do not have adequate access to care due to the lack of primary care providers (Kaiseredu.org, 2011)... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Group Prenatal Education for Combating Obesity and Gestational Diabetes In Hispanic Women | Cruz, Maria | 2013 | With the prevalence of overweight an obesity continuing to grow in the United States, the condition has begun to reach epidemic proportions. The rise of overweight and obesity has brought with it several other weight related health conditions. These conditions include hypertension, diabetes, hyperli... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |