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Assessing Learning Needs Regarding Barriers to and the Use of N2O for the Management of Labor Pain | Loveridge, Danica | 2015 | This project was designed to assess the learning needs and barriers of various obstetric (OB) staff prior to implementing the use of nitrous oxide (N2O) on a labor and delivery unit at a tertiary care center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The purpose of the project was to provide information for the nurse... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education, Nursing, Graduate; Telemedicine in Critical Care: Provider Acceptance of a Tele-ICU Program | Bostwick, Meg | 2015 | Current intensive care unit trends show an increase in the number and severity of patients. Consequently, the need for providers specializing in critical care medicine is also increasing. Medical management by an intensivist has been shown to improve ICU patient outcomes, yet there are not enough in... | 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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Improving Care Delivery to Patients Through Multiple-Patient Simulation Experience | Prince, Wende | 2015 | Simulation-based learning is part of the standard curriculum in many nursing programs across the nation. However, most simulation experiences focus on single-patient scenarios. This focus does not reflect the reality of professional clinical settings, in which nurses take care of multiple patients s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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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Increasing Provider Awareness and Promoting Adaptation of the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Guidelines for Patients with Down Syndrome | Callister, Sara | 2015 | Individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) often have unique health challenges which include complex medical conditions, multiple physical malformations, cognitive impairment and developmental delays. These health challenges significantly increase the morbidity rate of people with DS. Coupled with varied m... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Optimizing Electronic Health Record Use and Workflow for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Idaho Minor Emergency and Family Practice | L'Heureux, Nancy | 2015 | Primary care providers bear the majority of the responsibility for the ongoing management of the costly, disabling, and deadly chronic disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A preponderance of evidence demonstrates that diabetes management guidelines improve patient outcomes; however, primary car... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Resolving Misconceptions about Midwifery Care | Chaney, Chelsea | 2015 | The purpose of this project was to address misconceptions and provide accurate information about childbirth and midwifery services to a group of young women in Utah. The midwifery model of care has been shown to provide cost-effective and high quality healthcare that is associated with a reduction i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Restructuring Advanced Practice Leadership | Showalter, Allison | 2015 | National utilization of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs), specifically Nurse Practitioners (NPs), throughout the healthcare system has significantly increased in recent years, especially within the hospital setting. As a result, NPs are seen as a vital component to providing quality healthcare. H... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Skin-to-Skin Care in the Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Project | Taylor, Moriah | 2015 | Skin-to-skin care (SSC), also known as kangaroo care, is a simple intervention that involves placing a naked, or nearly naked, newborn in a prone position on the chest of the parent. This practice was originally devised in the late 1970s as a means of preventing hypothermia in premature infants. Sin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Treatment Summary and Prevention of Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Plan | Gerrard, Angela | 2015 | The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States in 2014. Because of the increased survival rates in breast cancer there are growing numbers of survivors who need comprehensive survivorship care for longer life spans. This long term care re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |