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401 Improving Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Moderate Acuity Clinical SituationsMiller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W.2022Background: Practice tools and training are essential to building staff confidence, competency, teamwork, perceived self-efficacy, and by extension, they improve clinical outcomes. For new providers in many hospital settings, there is an emphasis on training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) a...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology
402 Triage of Pregnant Women in the Urgent Care Setting: A Quality Improvement InitiativeHansen, Emily N.; Al-Khudairi, Amanda2022Background: Pregnant women often seek care at urgent care (UC) facilities over more appropriate settings designed for tailored triage like Obstetric Emergency Services (OBES) at University of Utah Medical Center. Improper triage and poor interdepartmental transfer of pregnant women has been strongly...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
403 Implementing an Asthma Clinical Practice Guideline in Primary CareMcmillin, Sarah; Phares, Pamela2022Background: Asthma is a common chronic illness, affecting more than 300 million people worldwide. Asthma is primarily diagnosed and managed in a primary care setting. If ineffectively managed, asthma can reduce quality of life and create economic as well as health care system burden. Inconsistent ma...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
404 Implementation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a Universal Screening Tool in a Rural Utah Postpartum PopulationHopkins, Megan E.; Bailey, ElLois2022Background: Major and minor depressive episodes during the perinatal period impact 12-20% of all childbearing women. Consequences of maternal depression include maternal dysfunction- psychosocial, relational, occupational, and physical, pre-term delivery, dysfunction in the maternal-infant relations...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
405 Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Outpatient PsychiatryMeier, Hannah C.; Bailey, ElLois; Webb, Sara2022Background: In the 1960s, researchers developed ketamine as a surgical anesthetic. More recently, the medical community has recognized ketamine as a mental health treatment separate from the indications of pain management or anesthesia. Subanesthetic therapeutic ketamine falls into the frameworks of...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
406 Diabetic Bundle Implementation to Improve Clinical Quality Measures: A Quality Improvement ProjectJohnson, Frances M.; Hastings, Katherine M.; Bald, Elizabeth M.; Ose, Dominik; Gee, Julie P.2022Background: In the United States, approximately 34.2 million adults over 18 years of age have diabetes. In Utah alone, over 180,000 adults over the age of 20 years have type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Diabetes is costly; about $245 billion each year is spent on care directly or indirectly related t...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
407 Implementation of Ultrasound Use for Vascular Access in the Newborn ICUNickels, Joshua D.; Chan, Belinda; Schiefelbein, Julieanne2022Background: Peripheral intravascular access (PIV) is one of the most common procedures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). However, it is common for neonates to undergo multiple attempts before successful PIV placement can be achieved. Ultrasound-Guided intravenous placement (USG-IV) has been...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
408 Diabetes Remote Patient Monitoring and Education in a Rural SettingRousseau, AnneMarie; Allen, Nancy A.2022Background: Diabetes is a complex and chronic disease that can be extremely difficult for individuals to manage, especially without the support of a specialized diabetes healthcare team. Diabetes education services can help provide much-needed support, but only about half of people with diabetes hav...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
409 Necrotizing Enterocolitis Toolkit: Quality Improvement in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitHartvigson, Julee G.2022Background: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating illness in the neonatal population. Despite decades of research, the pathology of NEC is not fully understood, and 90% of incidences occur in premature neonates. It is unclear if healthcare providers are aware of the risk factors that plac...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
410 Cervical Cancer Prevention: Improving Abnormal Pap Follow-UpFuqua, Dana M.; Taylor-Swanson, Lisa J.2022Background: Cervical cancer continues to be a pervasive disease despite effective screening (Pap test) and treatment options available to reduce morbidity and mortality of cancer progression. Studies suggest that nearly half of cervical cancer diagnoses result from a lack of follow-up after an abnor...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
411 A Standardized, Incremental Training Model in the University of Utah Emergency DepartmentCrepeau, Scott B.; Garcia, Kimberly; Evans, Alexandra2022Background: Inconsistent training methods registered nurses (RNs) use for precepting leads to varying levels of preparedness of newly hired RNs (recent graduates and those with experience) in the University of Utah Emergency Department (UUED) in 2020. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UUED experienced...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
412 A Project to Implement Routine Perinatal Depression Screening at the St. George OB/GYN ClinicTaylor, Buffy; Taylor-Swanson, Lisa2022Background: Perinatal depression (PD) is a complication of pregnancy and postpartum. Unfortunately, many obstetric and primary care providers do not screen for perinatal depression leading to its underdiagnosis. Untreated PD has severe consequences for the pregnancy dyad and family, ranging from pre...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
413 Implementing Mental Health Screening in COVID-19 SurvivorsStapleton, McKenna L.K.; Brown, Jeanette; Gee, Julie2022Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a myriad of lingering complex and chronic health and mental health problems with a current lack of standardized screening in the outpatient population. Proper management of mental health disorders relies on early screening and intervention for increa...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
414 Improving Nurse Confidence and Competence of Speculum Exams Through Enhanced Training and Available Resources in the Labor and Delivery Triage SettingEvertsen, Sadie H.; Al-Khudairi, Amanda2022Background: Pelvic exams with a speculum are often necessary to evaluate patients and complete medical screening exams in the obstetric triage setting. Labor and Delivery nurses often lack confidence and competence when performing speculum exams due to the infrequent and limited training, the absenc...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
415 Implementation of a Maternal Mental Health Toolkit in the Setting of Well-Child VisitsForbes, Nona; Al-Khudairi, Amanda2022Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) can occur during pregnancy up to a year after childbirth. PPD is a serious but treatable medical illness that can include feelings of extreme sadness, anxiety, indifference, and affect sleep and the ability to care for self or infant. There are severe risks to...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
416 Use of Obstetric Emergency Interprofessional Simulation in a Rural Setting to Improve Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and AttitudesGarrett, Kellie R.; Phares, Pamela; Cohen, Susanna2022Background: Utah has ten counties with fewer than six primary care providers, including OB- GYN providers, and two counties with none. Evidence-based obstetric (OB) practice in rural settings can be challenging outside of an academic medical care setting without strategies to ensure the disseminatio...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
417 Decreasing day to first skin-to-skin holding in Infants <30 WeeksHardy, Rachael; Hardin, Pamela2022Background: According to the CDC (2020) 1 out of every 10 pregnancies in the United States will result in a pre-term birth. Continued advancement of neonatal care has led to an increase in survival rates for these very preterm infants. Skin-to-skin (STS) holding has been widely studied and demonstra...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal
418 Implementation of an Obstetric Triage Toolkit in a Rural Utah HospitalThompson, Elaine M.; Al-Khudairi, Amanda2022Background: Rural Obstetric Registered Nurses (RNs) are required to have skills in all aspects of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care. The low volume of births and triage patients make it challenging for rural RNs to develop and maintain adequate skills. The use of a standardized triage edu...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
419 Preventing the Use of Anti-Reflux Medication in Infants Diagnosed with Cleft Palate through Lifestyle InterventionsMadsen, Kayley A.; Sylvester, Robert; Clifton, Jennifer2022Background: Gastroesophageal reflux is a highly prevalent condition in infants, particularly those with a cleft lip or palate. Children with cleft lip or palate are much more likely to be treated with an anti-reflux medication than the general population of infants. While anti-reflux medication is i...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP
420 Improving Provider Comfort in Discussing Race-Based Health Disparities in Pregnant and Birthing PeopleCreal, Cristi; Cohen, Susanna; Al-Khudairi, Amanda; Fall, Jeelan2022Background: Race-based health disparities continue in the United States despite directed and significant efforts. Regardless of age, income status, education level, or gender identity, people of color continue to fall victim to higher morbidity and mortality rates compared to White individuals. Cons...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery
421 Development and Implementation of an Interim Coping Skills Module for Waitlisted Patients Seeking Mental Health TherapyMansfield, Austin; Morgan, Deborah2022Background: From 2015 to 2021, an average of 640 Utahns died by suicide each year. Between August 2020 and August 2021, calls to a Utah suicide prevention hotline increased by 24%. The national and state shortage of psychiatrists and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP) aggravates U...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
422 Evaluation of interface requirements between an EHR and mobile application for verbal dictation to document patient encounters in a clinic settingLister, Daniel2022Intermountain Healthcare is piloting and evaluating an application that uses natural language processing software and artificial intelligence to eliminate the cost of medical scribes and make documentation more efficient. The findings from this pilot study will be used to determine if a larger study...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
423 Bedside Shift Report - Improving Communication, Patient Safety and Patient Satisfaction on a Medical-Surgical UnitListon, Brooke2022The leadership team on this medical-surgical unit identified that despite previous education and identifying bedside shift reports (BSR) as best practice, the medical-surgical team was not frequently performing BSR. According to the internal Press Ganey reports, 41.67% of patients reported "usually"...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education
424 Landscape analysis for a new critical lab reporting strategyAidif, Gennifer2022The landscape analysis of facilitators and barriers to a closed-loop, direct to provider critical lab reporting workflow is a quality improvement project that will benefit the health system studied. This project has the potential to increase regulatory compliance, decrease staffing needs, and improv...Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics
425 Increasing Emotional Well-Being in PMHNP Graduate Students by Promoting Self-Care Behaviors Through Wild 5 WellnessMuster, Daniel B.; Bailey, ElLois; Jain, Saundra2022Background: College students experience more depression and anxiety than their age-matched peers. Their poor emotional well-being may be due to high levels of stress and low levels of self- care. Self-care is consistent, daily behaviors such as exercise, good nutrition, and adequate sleep that are r...Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health
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