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Improving End-of-Life Care: An Evidence-based Curriculum | Mcleskey, Nanci | 2015 | Americans are not only living longer, many experience terminal illnesses for extended periods of time. Management of these terminal illnesses and deaths frequently occur in acute care settings where nurses are often the healthcare professional at the bedside. Unfortunately, many nurses caring for ol... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Quality Improvement Project to Develop and Evaluate Systems of Care for Undocumented Immigrants with End-Stage Renal Disease in Southwest Idaho | Child, Clinton | 2015 | In Southwest Idaho undocumented immigrants have, compared to legal residents, little to no access to, or funding for, preventative and maintenance care of ESRD. The disparity of care in the current delivery system for undocumented immigrants results in poorer outcomes, longer length of stay, and a s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Home-Based Pediatric Palliative Care Delivered by a Hospice | Barrus, Heidi | 2015 | This project was designed to address the lack of outpatient pediatric palliative care programs in Nevada by initiating a new program involving an existing specialty children's center and an existing hospice. The objectives of the project included proposing a palliative care model involving new servi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing a Faith-Based Prenatal Education Curriculum for African-American Women in Salt Lake City, Utah | Brooks, Brandy | 2014 | African-American women are nearly three times more likely to have their infants die before the age of one year (Utah Health Department, 2009). In Utah, 61 % of infant deaths in this population are linked to preterm birth and low birth weights (Utah Health Department, 2009). Additionally, this popula... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Disparities in Cancer Pain Assessment and Management among Ethnic Minorities | Kogan, Laura | 2014 | Poor pain control impairs quality of life and functionality. Despite the increased knowledge of pain mechanisms, existing guidelines and improved methods to manage cancer pain, it remains inadequately treated, especially among ethnic minorities. A number of factors play role in the existing cancer p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Describing a Sustainable Model of Harmonization between Culturally Congruent Traditional Healing and Evidence Based Biomedical Models in the Context of Alaska Native Tribal HealthCultural Competency | Norton, Jeremy | 2013 | An understanding of the importance of culturally sensitive care has progressed immensely in the last few decades. The theory of enculturation has proven that promoting cultural identity and cultural humility improve the health of indigenous communities. This project incorporates cases, themes and pr... | 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 |