The Graduate Nursing Project collection includes Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects and Master's students' non-thesis projects submitted as part of program requirements.
TO
Filters: Collection: ehsl_gradnu
| Title | Description | Creator | Subject | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
A Collaborative ICU Staffing Model: A Model Comprised of Nurse Practitioners and Physician | The 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... | Delgadillo, Jorge A. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Intensive Care Units; Critical Care; Patient Acuity; Health Manpower; Health Personnel; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; Cooperative Behavior; Inservice Training; Nurse Clinicians; Physician-Nurse Relations; Personnel Turnover; Burnout, Prof... |
| 2 |
 |
A Consistent Approach to Noninvasive Ventilation | Respiratory distress continues to be the most common causes for admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for term and preterm infants. The severity of symptoms and need for intervention increases the earlier the infant is born. The rate of premature delivery continues to increase in the Un... | Rushton, Wendy A. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Infant, Premature; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn; Noninvasive Ventilation; Neonatal Nursing; Nurseries, Hospital; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Clinical Protocols; Treatment Outcome |
| 3 |
 |
A Consistent Approach to Noninvasive Ventilation in a Level II Nursery | POSTER | Rushton, Wendy A. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Infant, Premature; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn; Noninvasive Ventilation; Neonatal Nursing; Nurseries, Hospital; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Clinical Protocols; Treatment Outcome; Poster |
| 4 |
 |
A Pilot Study to Assess the Prevalence of Complicated Grief in a Veteran Outpatient Clinic Population | POSTER | Haynes, Lara Burns | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Grief; Guilt; Depression; Prevalence; Veterans; Bereavement; Mental Health Services; Counseling; Personality Inventory; Surveys and Questionnaires; Poster |
| 5 |
 |
Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | POSTER | Milne, Suzanne | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospital Rapid Response Team; Intensive Care Units; Emergency Treatment; Oncology Service, Hospital; Heart Arrest; Patient-Centered Care; Critical Care; Feedback; Oncology Nursing; Inservice Training; Attitude of Health Personnel; Health Knowl... |
| 6 |
 |
Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | The Institute for Healthcare Improvement introduced the idea of a rapid response team (RRT) in 2004. The goal was to quickly mobilize critical expertise and intervention to the bedside as soon as signs of patient deterioration are noted. If the RRT is called, patients can receive appropriate interve... | Milne, Suzanne | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospital Rapid Response Team; Intensive Care Units; Emergency Treatment; Oncology Service, Hospital; Heart Arrest; Patient-Centered Care; Critical Care; Feedback; Oncology Nursing; Inservice Training; Attitude of Health Personnel; Health Knowl... |
| 7 |
 |
Addressing Provider Knowledge Deficit: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy & Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction | POSTER | Lawson, Samantha | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Postpartum Period; Postnatal Care; Pelvic Floor; Exercise Therapy; Pelvic Pain; Physical Therapy Modalities; Urinary Incontinence, Stress; Urinary Incontinence; Uterine Prolapse; Nurse Midwives; Health Knowledge, Atti... |
| 8 |
 |
Advance Care Planning Training Increases Long Term Care RNs' Intent to Practice | POSTER | Redfield, Carol S. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Nurses; Nursing Care; Advance Care Planning; Long-Term Care; Care; Clinical Competence; Quality of Life; Resuscitation Orders; Advance Directives; Proxy; Advance Directive Adherence; Quality of Health; Quality Improvement; Poster |
| 9 |
 |
An Assessment Toolkit for the University of Utah Ghana Study Abroad Program | Description: The purpose of this project was to identify outcomes of nursing study abroad, to identify tools to measure those outcomes, and to formulate a toolkit for the University of Utah College of Nursing Ghana study abroad (UUCONGSA) program to utilize for measurement of identified outcomes. Pr... | Kirby, Susan | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Global Health; Program Development; Competency-Based Education; Nursing Evaluation Research; Cultural Competency; Clinical Competence; International Educational Exchange; Evidence-Based Nursing; Transcultural Nursing; Universities; Utah; Ghan... |
| 10 |
 |
An Evaluation of Transition to Practice Training for Advanced Practice Clinicians | POSTER | Tye, Jason | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Nurse Practitioners; Nurse Midwives; Physician Assistants; Patient Care Team; Professional Practice Gaps; Organizational Innovation; Systems Integration; Inservice Training; Professional Role; Clinical Competence; Patient Care Team; Clinical D... |
| 11 |
 |
An Improved System of Psychiatric Care for the Seriously Mentally Ill | POSTER | Frichette, Katie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Mentally Ill Persons; Schizophrenia; Patient Compliance; Medication Adherence; Patient Readmission; Health Care Costs; Self Care; Self Efficacy; Cognitive Therapy; Aftercare; Ambulatory Care; Continuity of Patient Care; Medicaid; Mental Health... |
| 12 |
 |
An Improved System of Psychiatric Care for the Seriously Mentally Ill | The goal of this project was to uncover the factors associated with relapse and hospital readmission within the seriously mentally ill population (SMI). The purpose was to develop a proposal and recommendations for healthcare professionals and policy makers to reduce readmission rates following inpa... | Frichette, Katie | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Mentally Ill Persons; Schizophrenia; Patient Compliance; Medication Adherence; Patient Readmission; Health Care Costs; Self Care; Self Efficacy; Cognitive Therapy; Aftercare; Ambulatory Care; Continuity of Patient Care; Medicaid; Mental Health... |
| 13 |
 |
Assessing Female Sexual Dysfunction: Creating a Tool for Improved Diagnosis | POSTER | Beck, Molly W. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Female; Sexuality; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Sexual Health; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Arousal; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Depression, Postpartum; Self Concept; Self-Assessment; Patient Education as Topic; Quality of Health Care; Su... |
| 14 |
 |
Assessing Female Sexual Dysfunction: Creating a Tool for Improved Diagnosis | Despite the high prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in the United States, it is both under diagnosed and undertreated. This is largely attributed to the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis consistent with DSM-V criteria while simultaneously excluding the many confounding variables that... | Beck, Molly W. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Female; Sexuality; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; Sexual Health; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Arousal; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Depression, Postpartum; Self Concept; Self-Assessment; Patient Education as Topic; Quality of Health Care; Su... |
| 15 |
 |
Asthma Mobile Applications to Improve Self-Management | POSTER | Buchmuller, Lilia | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Systems Analysis; Asthma; Self Care; Mobile Applications; Smartphone; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Poster |
| 16 |
 |
Asthma Mobile Applications to Improve Self-Management | More than 17 million cases of adult asthma were reported in the United States in 2015, with an estimated 50% having poorly controlled asthma. Non-adherence to evidence-based guidelines for self-management is strongly correlated to poor control. Appropriate utilization of good self-management skills ... | Buchmuller, Lilia | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Asthma; Self Care; Self Efficacy; Mobile Applications; Smartphone; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Self-Management |
| 17 |
 |
Barriers to Hospice Referrals for Older Adults in the Primary Care Setting | POSTER | Cardon, Andrew | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hospice Care; Health Services Misuse; Health Services Accessibility; Primary Health Care; Healthcare Disparities; Aged; Health Literacy; Referral and Consultation; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Poster |
| 18 |
 |
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Survivorship Care Plan (SCP): Bridging the Knowledge and Care Access Gap: A Pilot Study | POSTER | Lee, Wenny | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Hematologic Neoplasms; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Graft vs Host Disease; Cancer Survivors; Survivorship; Cancer Care Facilities; Follow-Up Studies; Secondary Prevention; Electronic Health Records; Primary Health Care; Health Knowledge, Attit... |
| 19 |
 |
Brain Code: A Standardized Response to a Neurological Emergency | Intracranial hypertension (IH) is a neurological emergency that can lead to profound disability and death and is consequently referred to as a brain code. Intracranial hypertension is the sequelae of typical acute care diseases or injuries such as stroke, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and hepatic... | Szemak, Erin | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Emergency Treatment; Intracranial Hypertension; Brain Injuries; Body Temperature Regulation; Hypothermia, Induced; Clinical Protocols; Time Factors; Time-to-Treatment; Treatment Outcome; Critical Care; Standard of Care; Practice Guidelines as ... |
| 20 |
 |
Brain Code: A Standardized Response to a Neurological Emergency | POSTER | Szemak, Erin | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Emergency Treatment; Intracranial Hypertension; Brain Injuries; Body Temperature Regulation; Hypothermia, Induced; Clinical Protocols; Time Factors; Time-to-Treatment; Treatment Outcome; Critical Care; Standard of Care; Practice Guidelines as ... |
| 21 |
 |
Can a Rural Hospital Reliably Preform an Emergency Caesarean Section in Less Than Thirty Minutes? | This project was designed to identify and evaluate key challenges a rural hospital has in providing a reliable best practice response, analyze newborn outcomes and disseminate findings to other rural hospitals that might be challenged when confronted with an Emergency Caesarean Section (ECS). Rural ... | Rasmussen, Dixie Shaheen | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Pregnancy Complications; Cesarean Section; Emergencies; Obstetric Labor Complications; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Time Factors; Decision Making; Surgical Wound; Anesthesia, Obstetrical; Fetal Monitoring; Quality Improvement |
| 22 |
 |
Cardiac Education Module for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners | POSTER | Mills, Jennifer J. | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Neonatal Nursing; Nurses, Neonatal; Cardiovascular Nursing; Nurse Practitioners; Evidence-Based Practice; Problem-Based Learning; Clinical Competence; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Mentoring; Patient Simulation; Patient Safety; Heart Defects... |
| 23 |
 |
The Children's Justice Center Multidisciplinary Puzzle: Where Does the Medical Exam Fit? | The gold standard for treatment of children who are victims of sexual assault is to provide all victims access to a forensic medical examination, preferably by medical providers trained in child abuse. Although most Children's Justice Centers (CJC) in the Utah have medical teams, there is not a cons... | Bleak, Amy | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Social Justice; Child Advocacy; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Child Protective Services; Child Abuse, Sexual; Physical Examination; Forensic Medicine; Forensic Nursing; Patient Care Team; Guidelines as Topic; Clinical Protocols; Treatment Out... |
| 24 |
 |
The CJC Multidisciplinary Team Puzzle: Where Does the Medical Exam Fit? | POSTER | Bleak, Amy | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Social Justice; Child Advocacy; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Child Protective Services; Child Abuse, Sexual; Physical Examination; Forensic Medicine; Forensic Nursing; Patient Care Team; Guidelines as Topic; Clinical Protocols; Treatment Out... |
| 25 |
 |
Clinical Algorithm and Educational Presentation for the Management of Metabolic Side Effects Associated with Second Generation Antipsychotics | POSTER | Keep, Bradley | Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Algorithms; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Antipsychotic Agents; Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Evidence-Based Practice; Veterans Health; Primary Health Care; Mental Disorders; Metaboli... |