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1 A Basic Thoracic Ultrasound Education Module for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner StudentsGates, Jared2016Nurse practitioners can maximize their scope of practice by utilizing ultrasound as a tool to effectively assess, interpret, diagnose, and perform specific procedures. Many clinical settings consider ultrasound use the standard of care for specific specialties making it important for nurse practitio...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
2 A Collaborative ICU Staffing Model: A Model Comprised of Nurse Practitioners and PhysicianDelgadillo, Jorge A.2017The aging population and advanced medical therapies has contributed to an increased need for more onsite medical coverage in Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country. However, there has been a shortage of adequately trained critical care provider to staff these ICUs. This has contributed to cur...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
3 A Collaborative Staffing Model in the Urban Community Hospital: Advanced Practice Clinician IntegrationMichael, John2018Changes within the healthcare environment are requiring medical systems to find creative ways to improve how they deliver care in order to optimize quality and cost-effectiveness. The addition of APC coverage within the hospital setting is heavily supported by data and has proven to be a worthwhile ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
4 A Collaborative Staffing Model: Utilizing Nurse Practitioners and Physicians on the Hospitalist ServiceLovell, Amber2018POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
5 A Collaborative Staffing Model: Utilizing Nurse Practitioners and Physicians on the Hospitalist ServiceLovell, Amber2018The purpose of this needs assessment is to determine an effective solution to provide additional coverage to the hospitalist service. It also serves to identify what patient factors are responsible for increases in workload for the hospitalist service. Studies indicate that an increase in patient ag...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
6 Addressing ICD-10 Learning Needs Among Primary Care Nurse Practitioner StudentsBaer, Lorna J.2016Experienced and novice healthcare providers alike need to understand how to correctly bill for their services and avoid billing errors. Healthcare academic programs are not meeting the learning needs of students when it comes to billing and documentation. As many as 86% of specialty healthcare provi...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
7 An Evaluation of Transition to Practice Training for Advanced Practice CliniciansTye, Jason2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
8 An Initiative to Identify and Address Dementia Patient and Provider Needs in Community ClinicsMorgan, Deborah2019The majority of individuals living with dementia receive their care from Primary Care Providers. Multiple barriers such as time limitations, lack of specialist knowledge and lack of available resources have been identified in such a model, with caregivers of dementia patients reporting frustration a...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
9 APRN Diagnosis and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the College PopulationHuber, Janis2015Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) treat students at the Student Health Service Center on the University of Utah Campus. The Nurse Scope of Practice includes ability of APRNs to diagnose ADHD. However, research reflects a wide diversity in reported comfort level in diagnosis and treatment o...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
10 Cardiac Education Module for Neonatal Nurse PractitionersMills, Jennifer J.2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
11 The Consultation and Referral Plan: Removing the Barrier to Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority in UtahFawson, Sara R.2016Full practice authority for nurse practitioners (NPs) includes the evaluation of patients, diagnosis, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, initiation and management of therapeutic treatments and prescribing medications. Licensure in the state of Utah is overseen by the state board of nursing....Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
12 The Creation of a Cardiac Education Program for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care UnitMills, Jennifer J.2017There is a movement in neonatal intensive care toward specialized care teams based on primary diagnoses. Graduate level education prepares the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) for entry-level practice. They have a basic knowledge of the medical/surgical management of cardiac patients. These patient...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
13 Development and Dissemination of a Telemental Health Startup ToolkitGreene, Liz2018Telemental health (TMH) is largely underutilized by psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP) despite substantial literature supporting its use. This project sought to improve current and future PMHNP understanding of, and accessibility to, the components needed to provide TMH services i...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
14 The Development and Implementation of a Practitioner in Triage Process for the Emergency Department at Intermountain Medical CenterGardner, Kristen2014The number of people visiting the emergency department (ED) has trended upwards over the last 20 years. Over utilization of the ED results in congestion and over crowding. The inappropriate use of the ED by lower acuity patients has created a financial burden and pulled resources from critical patie...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
15 The Development of Neurocritical eLearning Modules for NICU Nurses and Neonatal Nurse PractitionersHearne, Jennifer Ann2019Problem: Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at increased risk for varying degrees of neurological injury that can ultimately result in morbidities. NICU registered nurses (RNs) and neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) are key stakeholders in providing neonates with appropriate neu...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
16 The Development of Practice Guidelines for Advanced Practice Clinicians in the Emergency Departments Staffed by the Utah Emergency PhysiciansNewman, Jennifer2013The emergency departments (EDs) staffed by the Utah Emergency Physicians (UEP) are faced with unique challenges. Intermountain Medical Center (IMC) and McKay-Dee Hospital are often faced with long door to provider times and an increased length of stay (LOS) for patients due to the high volume of pat...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
17 Educating Women's Healthcare Providers on Transgender and Gender Non-Binary CareWann, Aurelia R.2019Transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals experience significantly greater disparities related to healthcare access than their cisgender-identifying with the gender to which one was assigned at birth- counterparts (James, Rankin, Keisling, Mottet, & Anafi, 2016). The minority stress model...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
18 Evaluation of the Use of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners in Level I and II Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsDansie, Chad2015Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs) play a significant role in providing medical care for neonates in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the United States. NNPs are employed in all levels of neonatal care due to their competence, skills, experience, and lower cost to hospitals and patients...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
19 Exploring an Integrated Maternity Care System Across Birth Settings in the Salt Lake ValleyWhiting, Christina2014Birth certificate data from 2010 reported that 1.18% of U.S. births occurred out of hospital (OOH) (MacDorman, Declerq, & Mathews, 2013, p. 2). Evidence for safety in births that take place OOH is debated for various reasons. Research methods are observational and not controlled or randomized which ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
20 Factors Influencing Utah Nurse Practitioners' Decisions to Join Nurse Practitioner AssociationsRowley, Thomas2018While the benefits of professional associations to its members' personal development and ultimately patients are well-established, professional association membership is declining among health professions, including nurse practitioners. Research is available on factors that influence registered nurs...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
21 Imaging Teaching Module: Thoracic CTMontague, Shannon2015There have been many recent changes in the healthcare; one is that we have seen more nurse practitioners (NPs) take on roles that are traditionally filled by physicians. This is leaving more NPs with the responsibility to order and interpret CT scans, including thoracic CTs, and then make treatment ...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
22 Improved Knowledge of Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis Via Echocardiogram and Clinician InterpretationHooper, Sara2019Pulmonary hypertension is a frequent diagnosis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which can be clinically challenging to diagnose. An echocardiogram is a non-invasive heart ultrasound which is the screening test of choice for pulmonary hypertension. However, the elements necessary to diagno...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
23 Improving Access to Healthcare for Utah Medicaid Clients: The Role of Utah Nurse PractitionersGarcia, Leigh Anne2013Utah has been identified as a state with an inadequate supply of primary care providers and, as a result, will be challenged to meet the health care needs of its population. The healthcare demands of the state will continue to increase due to overall population growth as well as a growing population...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
24 Improving Education: Promoting Practice-Based Prescribing Competencies for New Nurse PractitionersLugo, Rogelio2017The release of the Institute of Medicine's publication, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System revealed the amount of medical errors and threats to patient safety that occur within the U.S. healthcare system. Since its publication, many initiatives have been created in order to reduce medic...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
25 Improving Education: Promoting Practice-Based Prescribing Competency for New Nurse PractitionersLugo, Rogelio2017POSTERGraduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
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