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.
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Clinical Algorithm and Educational Presentation for the Management of Metabolic Side Effects Associated with Second Generation Antipsychotics | Keep, Bradley | 2017 | The aim of this project is to develop and provide an educational opportunity in regards to treating the metabolic side effects of second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications. Evidence-based resources, as well as VA specific resources, provided content for the development of a clinical algorith... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1202 |
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The Importance of Patient Selection at Out-Patient Ambulatory Centers | Sanders, Greg | 2017 | In the United States, there has been a shift in outpatient procedures being performed in the hospital setting to being done in outpatient surgery centers. As a result, it is very important to determine which patients are appropriate for procedures done in the outpatient facility and which patients n... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1203 |
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Feasibility Study for Wearable Appointment Reminders: Decreasing the Rate of Missed Appointments in Primary Care Clinics for Homeless Patients | Jackson, Andrea | 2017 | Missed appointments in primary care clinics have a negative impact on patient health, provider productivity, and clinic revenue. Typical ways of reducing missed appointments via email, texts, and phone calls are more difficult when serving homeless patients due to lack of access to telephones and mo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1204 |
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Telepsychiatry: Advancing the Future with Education | Shorten, Todd | 2017 | The United States' healthcare system is rapidly transforming. The rising complexity and cost of healthcare necessitates new and innovative ways to deliver low cost, quality healthcare. Telepsychiatry (video conferencing between patients and psychiatric providers) utilizes state-of- the-art technolog... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1205 |
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Preventing HIV in Primary Care: Preexposure Prophylaxis | Howland, Philip M. | 2017 | Description: The purpose of this project was to create a continuing online education module to improve primary care provider knowledge in prescribing the preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication emtricitabine-tenofovir (FTC-TDF) in high-risk men who have sex with men. Problem Statement: In 2012, th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1206 |
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Ottawa Guidelines Implementation for a Local Government Run Hospital | Cluff, David | 2017 | The incidence of lower extremity injury that present to emergency departments in the United States yearly is unknown. But, due to the high numbers of lower extremity injuries seen at Emergency Departments (ED), overutilization of resources such as radiology can occur. Approximately 30% of patients r... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1207 |
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Brain Code: A Standardized Response to a Neurological Emergency | Szemak, Erin | 2017 | 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... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1208 |
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Promoting Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Adolescents through Primary Care | Nelson, Niesha | 2017 | Young people in the United States continue to engage in risky sexual behaviors that result in negative health outcomes. Sources of sexuality education include reliable sources (parents, teachers, and primary care providers [PCPs]) and unreliable sources (media and peers). Parents face communication ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1209 |
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Facilitating Transfers from Community-Based Birth to Hospital | Johnston, Heather | 2017 | This project addressed a specific community need for educational resources to guide the implementation of a transfer toolkit from a planned home or birth center birth to a hospital. Utah has one of the highest rates of planned home and birth center births in the nation and it is rising. Currently th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1210 |
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Professional Liability Section Survey | Cardeña, Melissa House | 2017 | Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs) face litigation and liability in their clinical practice. The Professional Liability Section (PLS) of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) has conducted surveys in the past to understand the issues surrounding litigation in CNM an... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1211 |
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Prevalence of Suicide Risk Factors among Emergency Medical Services Providers in Utah | Mills, Gordon | 2017 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers suffer a higher rate of suicide than the general population. National statistics show an age adjusted rate of 13.0 suicides per 100,000 in the general population. However, EMS providers have been shown to have suicide rates of 17.2 to 30.5 suicides per 100,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1212 |
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Eating Disorder Screening and Treatment Protocol in a Student Health Care Setting | Harvey, Rebecca | 2017 | Anorexia nervosa has the highest fatality rate of any identified psychological disorder (Eating Disorders, 2013; Guarda, 2015). Risk of premature death is 6 to 12 times higher in women with anorexia nervosa compared to the general population, adjusting for age (Academy for Eating Disorders [AED], 20... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1213 |
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Identifying Strategies to Decrease ED Boarding | VansCoy, Darrin | 2017 | Keeping patients in the emergency department (ED) after an admission decision has been made, also known as ED boarding, leads to ED overcrowding. Boarded patients continue to use ED resources and prevent new patients from being seen. Boarding can also have adverse effects, such as higher mortality r... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1214 |
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Underutilization of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Addressing Attitudes and Barriers | Lawson, Samantha | 2017 | This Doctoral Scholarly project addressed the unnecessary negative impacts of pregnancy related pelvic floor dysfunction through increasing midwife provider knowledge and utilization of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (PFPT). To this end PFPT and pregnancy related condition facts were gathered and syn... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1215 |
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Complicated Grief Screening for Veterans | Haynes, Lara Burns | 2017 | Complicated grief (CG) is grief experienced over a prolonged period of time that negatively affects physical, mental, and social health. Rates of alcoholism, insomnia, psychiatric disorders, physical illness, and death are all higher in people who are experiencing CG. Estimated prevalence of CG in b... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1216 |
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Research Dissemination by Posters and Journal Clubs | Stuart, Benjamin | 2017 | Research becomes useful when findings are disseminated to providers and then translated into action. Reviews of the medical field in the 1990s found that research alone did not lead to desired patient outcomes because patient outcomes only improved as providers translated research into clinically re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1217 |
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Brain Code: A Standardized Response to a Neurological Emergency | Szemak, Erin | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1218 |
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Improving Education: Promoting Practice-Based Prescribing Competency for New Nurse Practitioners | Lugo, Rogelio | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1219 |
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Development of an Assessment Toolkit for the University of Utah Ghana Study Abroad Program | Kirby, Susan | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 1220 |
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Design of a Mobile App to Compliment Midwifery Care | Bearnson, Cami | 2017 | The aim of this project was to pilot a mobile phone app for pregnant women that is evidence-based, informative for decision-making, and promotes physiological birth. Among medical apps, pregnancy apps are the most accessed and have the highest number of downloads and consumer ratings. One in every f... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1221 |
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Delirium Management in the Intensive Care Unit | Jarvis, Matthew | 2017 | Delirium is a cognitive impairment that includes an altered level of consciousness, disorganized thinking and inattention. Hospitalized patients, especially those critically ill, are at an increased risk for developing acute delirium during the hospital stay. Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1222 |
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Improving Screening and Referral for Violence Against Women: Interpersonal Violence and Adverse Childhood Experiences | Miller, Emily S. | 2017 | This project has an overall goal of improving screening and referral for violence against women, and specifically targets intimate partner violence (IPV) and adverse childhood experiences (ACE). In 1995, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente discovered an exposure that dramatically increased the risk for se... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1223 |
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Pre-Procedural Fasting Guideline for an Intensive Care Unit | Bartlett, Robert D. | 2017 | Procedures performed at the bedside such as bronchoscopy or transesophogeal echocardiogram (TEE) are common in the intensive care unit (ICU). These procedures, among others, require a prior period of fasting. Currently, common practice is to order "nil per os (NPO) at midnight", similar to practice ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1224 |
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Improving Barriers to Hospice Referrals for Older Adults in the Primary Care Setting | Cardon, Andrew | 2017 | Many primary care providers (PCP) are reluctant to refer older adult patients (>65 years old) for hospice services even though these services have shown to improve end-of-life care. This reluctance in referring is a problem because many older adults who would potentially qualify for hospice services... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1225 |
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Central and Peripheral Line Procedures in Neonates | Jenkins, Alysha | 2017 | An educational module on point-of-care ultrasound for central line procedures in neonates was developed for this DNP scholarly project. Point-of-care ultrasound for central line procedures is currently underutilized in the neonatal population. Most critically ill neonates require central line access... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1226 |
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Hospital Based Medication Delivery | Duffey, Chantel | 2017 | Hospital readmission is a costly and common occurrence in the United States. Research suggests that a portion of all hospital readmissions can be attributed to medication non-adherence after discharge. One strategy for improving adherence to prescribed medications is to ensure patients obtain medica... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1227 |
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Can a Rural Hospital Reliably Preform an Emergency Caesarean Section in Less Than Thirty Minutes? | Rasmussen, Dixie Shaheen | 2017 | 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 ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1228 |
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing in the ICU; Feasibility, Usability and Satisfaction | Howe, Erick | 2017 | Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) is a method of stress management that has been used in military, police, fire, and frontline personnel since the 1980s. The purpose of CISD is to help workers in these fields debrief and manage stress that can arise in their jobs due to critical incidents. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1229 |
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Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in a Primary Care Setting | Bywater, Kelsey | 2017 | Intimate partner violence (IPV) leads to serious health complications for women and has become a public health crisis across the US. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen all women of childbearing age for IPV, such as domestic violence (DV), and to provide ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1230 |
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An Assessment Toolkit for the University of Utah Ghana Study Abroad Program | Kirby, Susan | 2017 | 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... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1231 |
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Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | Milne, Suzanne | 2017 | 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... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1232 |
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Evidence-based Breastfeeding Support: A Toolkit for Providers | Morphis, Christina | 2017 | This quality improvement scholarly project used evidence to assist providers to deliver information to patients about the benefits of breastfeeding, assess risks for early breastfeeding attrition (EBA), and offer interventions to help achieve continued breastfeeding. Mothers and their healthcare pro... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1233 |
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education for Primary Care Providers Caring for Military Personnel and Veterans | Gardiner, Brittany | 2017 | This project focused on providing education about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments to primary care providers caring for military personnel and veterans. Education on CAM therapies that is provided to primary care providers is often inadequate during formal training and subsequ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1234 |
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Addressing Excess Weight in a Busy Women's Clinic | Hill, Liezle | 2016 | The number of adults with obesity has been rising at an alarming rate, and clinicians are challenged to increase efforts to address this condition. Over 1.6 billion adults in the world are overweight. This causes secondary conditions that ultimately lead to severe morbidity and increased mortality. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1235 |
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Improving Health Provider Knowledge of Autoerotic and Erotic Asphyxiation | Heller, Katherine | 2016 | The goal of this project is to increase DNP students' knowledge about autoerotic (AEA) and erotic asphyxiation practices (EA) among patients in the clinical setting. An educational session was created to improve student knowledge of these practices. An assessment before and after the educational ses... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1236 |
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Enhancing Care to Transgender, Transsexual, and Gender Non-Conforming Adults Through Provider Education | Barnes, Angela | 2016 | Transgender individuals represent about 1% of the US population. This is an approximation and the number is likely higher. Despite the growing attention and acceptance of transgendered persons, they still represent a generally underserved population. Trans identifying persons frequently report facin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1237 |
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Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Improving Education About High-Risk Behaviors | Bingham, Annie | 2016 | Studies have demonstrated that teens are more likely to participate in high-risk behaviors than other age groups. These behaviors include the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs, as well as engaging in unprotected sex and disordered eating. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who participa... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1238 |
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Promoting Quality Acute Psychiatric Care Through Improved Suicide Safety Planning | Leeper, Jamis | 2016 | Suicide is preventable, yet is a leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 1.5 million people receive inpatient psychiatric care each year, and two-thirds of readmissions relate to risk of suicide. Current literature identifies safety-planning interventions (SPIs) as an effective in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1239 |
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Proposal for Implementation of a Hospital Elder Life Program for the Prevention of Delirium at a Veteran's Administrative Hospital in the Intermountain West | Coates, Catherine | 2016 | This scholarly project was the development and presentation of a business plan proposing the implementation of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), for the prevention of delirium, in hospitalized veterans aged 65 years and older. The business plan presented data specific to the Veterans Administr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1240 |
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Wearable Appointment Reminders for Homeless Patients: Assessment of Patient Preferences to Inform Device Design | Vincent, Samuel | 2016 | This project is part of a long-term, grant funded project to design and create a low-cost, wearable appointment reminder device for homeless patients of an outpatient clinic. The intended role of this DNP Project was to test the first generation of such a device, but due to unforeseen circumstances,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1241 |
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Provider Education Regarding the Use of Telemental Health Care | Garey, Brittany | 2016 | Utah has identified mental health care as one of three Health Professional Shortage Areas. Studies have shown telemental health systems to be effective in delivering mental health care and in reducing this professional shortage gap; however, barriers remain that prevent mental health care profession... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1242 |
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Lifestyle Medicine Educational Modules for Primary Care Providers: Improving Care Through Education of Evidence-Based Lifestyle Interventions | Gibson, Natalie | 2016 | The aim of this DNP project was to develop an introductory education module about lifestyle medicine for healthcare providers and students. Lifestyle practices and behaviors are one of the U.S.'s greatest determinants of health, yet healthcare providers frequently lack education in effectively provi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1243 |
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A National HIV Prevention Strategy: Increasing Awareness of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among Primary Care Providers | Heaney, Bobbi | 2016 | Worldwide HIV rates have slowly been decreasing, except among men who have sex with men, where unfortunately rates have increased. Historically, HIV prevention strategies focused on public education surrounding safe sex practices. However, a new strategy has expanded HIV prevention to include an ora... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1244 |
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The Development and Implementation of Online Health Education Modules to Address the Learning Needs of Staff at a Children's Crisis Shelter | Bailey, Georgia | 2016 | Each year, thousands of children in the United States and Utah suffer physical, sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. In addition, children who are victims of abuse are more likely to be neglected, abandoned, or exposed to domestic violence. A high proportion of abused, neglected, or abandoned childr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1245 |
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Using a Modified Early Warning System (mEWS) to Improve Time to Antibiotic Administration in Cancer Patients with a Sepsis Diagnosis | Peters, Charli | 2016 | Sepsis is the leading cause of death in the hospital setting. According to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, early identification of sepsis and intervention with early goal-directed therapy protocols that include administration of antibiotics improve patient outcomes. Often, there are delays in the rec... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1246 |
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Early Mobilization in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A QI Project at a Large Teaching Institution | Barton, Tim | 2016 | This is a quality improvement project in a medical intensive care unit (MICU) with the aim of increasing the rates of early mobilization in mechanically ventilated patients. In spite of the research showing the benefits to early mobility, many institutions are slow to adopt this practice. Designing ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1247 |
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Examining Changes in the Mental Health Status of Refugees Over the First Six Months of Resettlement Using the Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) | Dhakhwa, Niva | 2016 | Refugees are people forced to leave their native countries and unable to return due to fear of war, violence, or political instability. Every year about 69,987 refugees resettle in the United States and approximately 1,200 refugees arrive in Utah. Refugees face various challenges, such as language a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1248 |
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Provider Education on Hypersexual Disorder | Frost, Jessalyn | 2016 | Despite literature demonstrating hypersexual disorder (HD) as a growing problem with significant medical and psychosocial consequences, many providers lack the knowledge and skills needed to identify and treat hypersexual disorder. This project provided mental health care clinicians an online educat... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1249 |
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Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Awareness Among Adults 50 and Older | Preston, Morgan Broadway | 2016 | Sexual risk taking behavior is not limited to the younger populations. With the various improvements made in heath care, people are living longer and healthier lives, and sexual expression has become an integral portion of an older adult's livelihood. However, due to a variety of factors, sexually t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1250 |
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Assessing the Nutritional Status of Rural Elderly Veterans in the Uintah Basin | Rust, Sandra | 2016 | Malnutrition is a significant problem in the elderly, with as much as 10% of the population living in communities being malnourished and with rates rising significantly higher in long-term care residents. The geriatric population is expected to double over the next sixty years and malnutrition is ex... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1251 |
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Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Military Sexual Trauma | Qian, Xinyi | 2016 | The role adverse childhood experiences (ACE) play on one's physical and mental health has become more understood over the past several years. A strong and graded relationship has been identified between the level of traumatic stress in childhood and poor physical and mental health in adulthood. Mili... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1252 |
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Utilizing Scripted Communication in the Health Care Setting | Butikofer, Sam L. | 2016 | Developing a positive relationship between healthcare professionals and patients requires effective communication skills. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Health Professions and Training, identified that health professionals lack adequate skills in communicating with patients. A possible in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1253 |
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Determining the Barriers and Beliefs of Salt Lake City Iraqi Refugee Torture Survivors Related to Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease | Paulsen, Brooke | 2016 | The 2003 war in Iraq caused the displacement of over 4.2 million people. Since 2007, over 60,000 Iraqi refugees have resettled in the United States. In Utah, Iraqi refugees are the second largest refugee population. Iraqi refugees have a high prevalence of metabolic and cardiovascular disease prior ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1254 |
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Improving Glucose Self-Management Practices Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes | Krill, Kathryn E. | 2016 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become an enormous health burden affecting all age groups, all ethnicities, and all regions of the world. One in three Americans is at risk for T2DM. The burden of the disease is emotionally, physically, and financially devastating. The risk of complications of T2... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1255 |
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The Consultation and Referral Plan: Removing the Barrier to Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority in Utah | Fawson, Sara R. | 2016 | Full 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 |
| 1256 |
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Lifestyle Medicine: Promoting a Sustainable Community-Based Nutrition Program in Logan, Utah | Nielsen, Kellie Rogers | 2016 | It is widely recognized that the ‘Western diet' is associated with an increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes, CVD and many types of cancer, and effective strategies to improve such dietary patterns are a public health priority. Coupled with personal health risk, the growing obesity epidemic thr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1257 |
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Paving the Way For EHR Implementation Within the Juvenile Justice System | Bradley, Callie | 2016 | Evidence has shown that adolescents within the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) experience greater health disparities and have more unique health care needs than their non-delinquent counterparts. These health issues are often undiagnosed and complex, necessitating the need for good continuity of care ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1258 |
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Health in Juvenile Justice Youth: Increasing Non-Medical Staff Health Competency | Barker, Celeste C. | 2016 | The Juvenile Justice System (JJS) provides programs for youth offenders. The non-medical staff members are a key part of the healthcare team for supervision and informal education of detained youth. This project addressed the overall health of the incarcerated youth population through a health educa... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1259 |
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Implementation of the Teach-Back Method into the Care of Patients with Diabetes in Rural Utah | Borrelli, Tillie | 2016 | Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a growing health concern throughout the United States. Over the last few decades extensive efforts have been made to improve diabetes care and the health outcomes of individuals with diabetes. However, standards of care and treatment goals, as defined by the American Diab... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1260 |
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Enhancing Infant Positional Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly Prevention by Creating Effective Teaching Materials | Putnam Leslie | 2016 | Infant positional plagiocephaly (PP) and brachycephaly are two of three presentations of nonsynostotic deformational plagiocephaly. These conditions present as flattened areas to the infant's skull. The head shape with PP often resembles a parallelogram, whereas brachycephaly presents as flattening ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1261 |
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A Retrospective Study of ICU Readmission of Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients | Gentner, Amanda | 2016 | Transfer from the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) to a lower level of care represents a high-risk transition. Patients who survive critical illness are likely to have complex care needs and are at risk for adverse events and poor outcomes. Readmission to the CVICU is associated with incre... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1262 |
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Critical Three Hours of Sepsis in the Emergency Department | Gonzales, RaNae | 2016 | In the Emergency room (ER), diagnosis of sepsis is often delayed and treatment is prolonged. Through education of signs, symptoms and treatment there is hope to decrease mortality rates in a local hospital. This will be accomplished by staff education, implementation of an algorithm and standardizin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1263 |
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Implementing Heart Failure Self-Management Teaching in a Primary Care Setting | Anderson, Gretchen | 2016 | The American Heart Association recommends that heart failure self-management education be provided at every healthcare visit. Despite this recommendation, self-management education is rarely done at primary care visits. Heart failure has become a common cause for hospitalizations in Medicare patient... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1264 |
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Improving Prediabetes Identification and Management in Primary Care | Gundersen, Shaun | 2016 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a large and growing epidemic in the United States, leading to significant morbidity, mortality, and enormous healthcare costs. Despite this epidemic, little has been done in the healthcare system to assist with diabetes prevention. Appropriate treatment, including ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1265 |
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The Development of a Fotonovela for HPV Vaccine Education | Yale, Jocelyn | 2016 | The goal of this project was to develop, with community input, a fotonovela that can be used to educate Latino parents about the HPV vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer. Despite the preventability of cervical cancer, 12,109 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and 4,092 women died fro... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1266 |
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Shadow Health DCE™ Implemented in a BS-MS Online Physical Assessment Course | Cox, Kristen | 2016 | Graduate nursing students are expected to have advanced knowledge in the 3 Ps: physical assessment, pharmacology, and physiology according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) requirements. A high-fidelity virtual patient online simulation program (Shadow Health Digital Clinical... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1267 |
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Improving Sedation in the ICU by Adhering to National Guidelines and Recommendations | England, Lorraine D. | 2016 | Over five million individuals are admitted to a critical care unit in the United States each year. The number one diagnosis for admission is respiratory failure. Something as simple as decreasing the amount of medication a patient receives can improve outcomes for this large and vulnerable patient p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1268 |
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A Basic Thoracic Ultrasound Education Module for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students | Gates, Jared | 2016 | Nurse 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 |
| 1269 |
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US Air Force Utilization of the DNP: A Quality Improvement Evaluation | Rodriguez, Lydia | 2016 | This project is a quality improvement evaluation of the United States Air Force's transition to the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) as the entry-level degree for advanced practice nurses (APRN) practicing in clinical settings. In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) relea... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1270 |
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Resources for Aesthetic Medicine Providers | Nebeker, Kierstin | 2016 | The aesthetic medicine discipline continues to grow, and with it, an increasing number of medical practices that offer these services. However, resources and education for aesthetic medicine providers have not reflected the growing industry. There is also a lack of connectivity amongst providers as ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1271 |
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Implementation of Depression Screening Program in a Primary Care Setting | Western, Lisa | 2016 | The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for depression in primary care settings. Limited access to mental health providers results in the need for primary care providers (PCP) to feel comfortable and confident screening and treating depression. Currently, usage of validated tool... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1272 |
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Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Hospital Readmission Within 30 Days of Discharge | Merkley, Jennifer | 2016 | A hospitalist group of a local tertiary care academic hospital developed and implemented an intervention aimed at decreasing readmission rates. This intervention included a follow up appointment made before discharge and a follow up phone call by a nurse coordinator 2-3 days after discharge to evalu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1273 |
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Development of a Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Reminder: Optimizing the Removal of Inferior Vena Cava Filters | Carroll, Brett L. | 2016 | Retrievable vena cava filters (VCF) are commonly used to treat patients at risk for venous thromboembolic (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism) events where anticoagulation, the primary treatment, is contraindicated. All VCF devices are approved be a left in situ as permanent devices, how... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1274 |
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Implementing a Fast Track | Burton, Kassie | 2016 | Over the past 10 years there has been an increase in the number of emergency room visits. From 1993 to 2013 the number of Emergency Departments in the United States has dropped by more than 500 (AHA, 2013). These changes have caused an increasing overcrowding problem; many researchers have categoriz... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1275 |
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Lifestyle Medicine Educational Modules for Primary Care Providers: Improving Care Through Education of Evidence-Based Lifestyle Interventions | Gibson, Natalie | 2016 | The aim of this DNP project was to develop an introductory education module about lifestyle medicine for healthcare providers and students. Lifestyle practices and behaviors are one of the U.S.'s greatest determinants of health, yet healthcare providers frequently lack education in effectively provi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1276 |
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Develop and Implement a Communication Module For Parents Of 14-18 Year Old Adolescents With Mental Health Problems | Feller, Rebecca | 2016 | The purpose of this scholarly project was to create a communication module for developing effective communication skills for parents of adolescents 14-18 years old with mental health problems. The goal was to improve prosocial behaviors and treatment outcomes. Adolescents are influenced by the famil... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1277 |
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Improving Communication Between Providers and Parents of School-Aged Children: A Toolkit Approach to Pediatric Obesity | Lofgran, Kacie Egbert | 2016 | Childhood obesity has increased significantly since the early 1980s. In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years in the United States were considered to be overweight or obese. Primary care providers are integral in diagnosing and treating pediatric obesity. However, man... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Effects of Chronic Stress on the 24-hour Shift Worker | Elwell, Katherine R. | 2016 | The goal of this project, Effects of chronic stress on the 24- hour shift worker was to bring awareness of the long-term consequences of extended shift work in emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Extended shift work, lack of sleep and repeated exposure to high stress environments cause chron... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Prescription of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Mitigate Second Generation Antipsychotic Induced Weight Gain | Serra, Nicky | 2016 | According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5.9% of all adults in Utah had a serious mental illness (SMI) during 2008-2012, which is greater than the national rate. As of 2012, approximately 9.6 million adults live with a SMI in the United States SMI is the result of s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Heart Failure Self-Management Education: Does Timing Have an Impact on Readmission Rates? | Clayton, Anne | 2016 | Hospital readmissions are expensive but relatively common among heart failure (HF) patients. Studies have found that teaching patients self-management strategies to use at home, including early reporting of symptoms, can help to prevent hospital readmissions. Therefore, identifying and implementing ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1281 |
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Adherence to CDC Guidelines on Adult Sinusitis and Pharyngitis Before and After Provider Training | Robinson, Jenna | 2016 | Description: The purpose of this project was to determine whether provider training on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adult treatment recommendations on adult sinusitis and pharyngitis encouraged more judicious antibiotic use in a college health setting. Problem Statement: Anti... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Creating Clinical Policy for Nitrous Oxide Use in Labor | Stuck, Kimberly L. | 2016 | This project was undertaken to develop a clinical policy for nitrous oxide use in labor at a tertiary hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2014, learning needs were addressed and information was provided to key stakeholders in preparation for future policy development and implementation. The resulti... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Creation of a Policy for Suicide/Self-Harm Precautions | Smith, Chris L. | 2016 | Suicide is a serious worldwide public health concern. It is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and an estimated 25 suicide attempts occur for every suicide death. It is estimated that 1,500 suicide deaths occur annually within hospital settings, and nearly one quarter of hospital... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1284 |
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Needed Information for Registered Nurses: Water Birth | Bartlett, Jessica | 2016 | The purpose of the project was to write and submit an article for publication to provide evidence-based education about water immersion birth to clinical nurses. Currently, there is a lack of easily accessible and evidence-based education and information available to nurses who provide care to birth... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1285 |
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Rural Healthcare: Assessment of the Need for Pediatric Behavioral Health ECHO | Byrd, Amanda | 2016 | Pediatric behavioral and mental health is under served in many rural counties across the country. Primary care providers manage many patients within this population. The purpose of this project is to assess the need for pediatric behavioral and mental health services in rural Utah. The objectives of... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1286 |
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Simulation Training for Blood Loss Recognition During Waterbirth | Lazzara, Jennifer | 2016 | The occurrance of waterbirth (WB) in labor and delivery (L&D) units across the U.S. is a new mode of delivery for many delivering providers. As a result, providers lack experience in evaluating blood loss in water. Proper training and tools to accurately identify blood loss in water are needed for t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Addressing ICD-10 Learning Needs Among Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Students | Baer, Lorna J. | 2016 | Experienced 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 |
| 1288 |
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Heart Score in the Emergency Department | Spencer, Abbie | 2016 | The evaluation of chest pain can be very costly. Ruling out low-suspicion chest pain early can lead to decreased costs to patients and hospitals. Currently, all patients who present to the ED with the chief complaint of chest pain receive an extensive work-up, including serial labs, electrocardiogra... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1289 |
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Simulation Training | Powell, Justine Y. | 2016 | Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of death among women during childbirth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2014). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines postpartum hemorrhage as a blood loss of 500 ml or more in the first 24 hours after birth, du... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1290 |
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Screening of ICU Patients for Palliative and Hospice Care | Schmidt, Michelle | 2016 | The purpose of this quality improvement project was to create an intensive care unit (ICU) admission screening tool for nurses to assess patient qualification for palliative and hospice care programs. Few medical facilities in the US currently use a specific screening tool to identify patients who q... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1291 |
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Stroke Recognition Improvement Project: An Educational Program for Rural Communities at Risk | Korth, Sommer | 2016 | Stroke Recognition Improvement Project: An Educational Program for Rural Communities at Risk, is a public health campaign aimed at improving stroke awareness through education on prevention and risk, recognition of stroke symptoms, and urgency to seek treatment. In the United States, stroke continue... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Quality Improvement in Maternity Care: PPH Safety Bundles | Kimberly, Megan | 2016 | This project was designed to create the curriculum for disseminating the new post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) safety bundle to hospitals across the State of Utah. A bundle is a set of actions that when performed collectively have demonstrated to improve patient outcomes. The Council on Patient Safety in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1293 |
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Template Development for a Potential Web-Based App Targeted to Low Income Populations | Yanguez, Katie | 2016 | As of 2008, 1.3 billion people worldwide did not have access to healthcare. Low and middle income countries (LMICs) bear 93% of the world's disease burden; at least 5.8 million annual childhood deaths could be prevented in LMICs if affected communities had accurate health information to manage the m... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1294 |
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Development of a Workflow Algorithm for an Early Mobilization Protocol in a Neurologic Critical Care Unit | Crane, Ashle M. | 2016 | The benefits of early mobilization in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting have been well established. Mobilizing patients early is associated with decreased hospital length of stays, number of days on ventilators, use of sedation, and number of hospital-acquired infections. Early mobilization has a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Provider Perceptions of Palliative Care in an Emergency Department | Tateoka, Elizabeth Buffy | 2016 | Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is defined by Healthy People 2020, and addresses aspects of physical, mental, emotional, and social health, and how health status affects and impacts emotions and overall satisfaction with life (USDHHS, 2015). Emergency departments see high volumes of older adu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing Clinical Guidelines for Follow-Up Care for Sexual Assault Patients in a Primary Care Setting | Calvin, Justin Page | 2016 | Sexual assault (SA) is a persistent problem in the United States and in the Salt Lake City, Utah area; impacting one in five women during their lifetime. National and international organizations recommend that patients who have been sexually assaulted follow-up with their primary care providers; how... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1297 |
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Midwives and Disaster Relief | Meidell, Emily | 2016 | This project was undertaken to address the needs of pregnant women in disaster preparedness, and to create awareness of the potential role that midwives can assume in Utah disaster relief measures. This was accomplished by communicating the role of midwives to stakeholders in the community and state... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1298 |
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Evaluation of the Use of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners in Level I and II Neonatal Intensive Care Units | Dansie, Chad | 2015 | Neonatal 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 |
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Increasing Knowledge of the Intrauterine Device as Emergency Contraception among Pregnant and Parenting Teens | Guerra, Helena | 2015 | Teen mothers are at high risk of repeat pregnancy due to continued sexual activity and inconsistent contraceptive use. Among 22 studies, the mean rate of repeat teen pregnancy within 18 months was 39% (Meade & Ickovics, 2005). Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe and effective method to decrease t... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Utilizing Human Patient Simulation to Improve Nursing Care of the Mentally Ill Client | Atwood, Jason | 2015 | Individuals who suffer with mental illness are often regarded with fear and stigma. Unfortunately these views can exist among professional nurses and nursing students. Harboring these attitudes result in a lack of confidence when caring for psychiatric patients, and inferior care for the mentally il... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Identifying Barriers in Meeting the 2-Day Post Discharge Telephone Call: A National Veteran's Hospital Performance Measure | Valentine, Deborah | 2015 | In order to improve the quality of health care to the nation's veterans, the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) adopted a patient-centered medical home model in 2011. They refer to it as the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). As part of this transition many new performance measures were introduced... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Integrating Falls Specialist Referrals into Primary Care: Barriers and Implementation | Catchpole, Laura A. | 2015 | Falls are common among the older adult (≥ 65 years) population and may result in significant morbidity and mortality, including: diminished physical and cognitive ability, exacerbation of chronic medical conditions, isolation, hospitalizations, and death. Because of serious implications for the in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1303 |
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Primary Care: Filling the Gap for Stage I & II Early Stage Breast Cancer Follow-up | Bond-Jorgensen, Stacy | 2015 | With earlier detection, more women are being diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and these women all need follow-up care. Simultaneously, there are concerns about a projected shortage in the work force of oncology specialists to care for these patients. Primary care providers can fill the gap f... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing a Successful Implementation Plan for a Diabetes Self-Management Support Program | Hardwick, Dawn I. | 2015 | This Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project addressed provider and healthcare team support for a diabetes self-management support (DSMS) program in a community health clinic system. The clinic is currently participating in a National Institute of Health (NIH) study and anticipates clinic-wide ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1305 |
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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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Cystic Fibrosis Guidelines for the NICU | Christiansen, Suelly | 2015 | This Doctor of Nursing Practice scholarly project consists of developing diagnostic guidelines for Cystic Fibrosis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This guideline is based on current literature and consultation with experts in Cystic Fibrosis, nutrition, and neonatology. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Plan: Integration into the EHR | Pulgiano, Tiffany | 2015 | The cancer survivor population is growing and requires specific coordinated continual care. In 2005, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) noted a gap in the continuum of survivorship care. As a result, they recommended that all cancer survivors be provided a survivorship care plan (SCP) upon completion o... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1308 |
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The Importance of Proper Glucose Levels Prior to Conception: A Community Awareness Project | Pinkerman, Marcia | 2015 | Uncontrolled blood glucose levels prior and during pregnancy is associated with devastating adverse pregnancy outcomes for the mother and infant (Collier, Mulhonlland, Williams, Mersereau, Turay, and Prue, 2011). The percentage of live births affected by diabetes each year is alarming at about 5% of... | 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 |
| 1310 |
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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 |
| 1311 |
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Education, Nursing, Graduate; Developing the Care Model for Comprehensive Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care | Berg, Angela | 2015 | Children continue to lose their lives to life threatening and life limiting illnesses. Less than ten percent of them receive palliative or hospice support. This project addresses design and development of an outpatient model to provide comprehensive pediatric palliative care. Outpatient access to th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1312 |
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Improving Communication Between Night-Shift Nurses and Critical-Care Physicians in the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit | Sweet, Jenna | 2015 | The Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (TICU) at Intermountain Medical Center cares for critically ill patients who are suffering from a variety of cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular ailments. These individuals have multiple comorbidities, which potentiates the need for complex care and attention delivered ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1313 |
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Improving Adherence to Evidence-Based Metabolic Monitoring for Patients Taking Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGAs) in Primary Care | Askerlund, Robert N. | 2015 | This project was designed to improve fidelity to ADA/APA metabolic monitoring guidelines for patients taking SGAs. Second Generation Antipsychotics demonstrate a high affinity for serotonin 2c/1a, histamine and muscarinic receptors which frequently lead to dyslipidemia, diabetes, and obesity. As a r... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1314 |
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A Feasibility Trial of a Metabolic Syndrome Intervention in Hospitalized Cardiac Patients | Allred, Anna | 2015 | Brief description: The incidence of metabolic syndrome is increasing dramatically in the U.S. as obesity rates rise. Metabolic syndrome increases diabetes incidence by 5 times and doubles a person's risk of MI, stroke and death. Little is being done in tertiary care to educate patients about metabol... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educating Rural Nurses Regarding Therapeutic Care Following Fetal Demise | Waters, Kira | 2015 | Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report the neonatal death rate at 4.5 per 1,000 births. This is a significant decrease from the rate of 20.5 per 1,000 reported in the 1950's. While this is an impressive decrease, fetal demise, defined as any fetal or neonatal death after 20... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1316 |
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Integrating U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations on Childhood Obesity into Practice | Gardiner, Jane | 2015 | Childhood obesity is a significant problem in the United States, with one in three children overweight or obese. The physical and emotional consequences of childhood obesity often continue into adulthood. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen chi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1317 |
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Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage | Whipple, Allison | 2015 | Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. It is a common complication of neurosurgical patients with an incidence in traumatic brain injury as high as 54%. Understanding that this is a preventable complication, one can recognize this statistic as alarming. An... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pain, Agitation and Delirium Management in an Adult Intensive Care Unit | Fawcett, Tina M. | 2015 | The Centers of Disease Control reports an estimated 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation each year. Patients receiving mechanical ventilation therapy have a high risk for complications and poor outcomes. Current clinical practice guidelines recommend managing pain, agitation and delirium ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1319 |
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Motivational Interviewing for Health Care Change: Implementing Clinical Guidelines in the Treatment of Obesity | Dodd-Cardon, Catherine | 2015 | As the obesity epidemic continues to escalate in this country and with it the increased risk of chronic conditions and the ever-increasing expense those conditions impose upon our healthcare system, evidence-based interventions delivered by providers becomes increasingly imperative. Research shows u... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1320 |
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Nurses' Use of the TBM for Heart Failure Patients' Self-Care Management after Hospital Discharge | Dalling, Jo Ann | 2015 | Heart failure (HF) currently affects 6.5 million adults in the United States and its prevalence is projected to increase by 25% by 2030. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has mandated reporting of hospital-level 30-day readmission rates and possible penalties for HF in an effort to improv... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1321 |
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Adolescent Depression Screening in Primary Care | Stapley, Nicole | 2015 | The purpose of the project was to identify the most reliable and valid adolescent depression screening tool(s) to be used in primary care and develop a manuscript discussing the significance of adolescent depression, the importance of screening in primary care, and the most effective screening tools... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1322 |
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Maternal Placenta Consumption: A Novel Therapy Used by Postpartum Women | Hayes, Emily Hart | 2015 | This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholarly project was designed to inform obstetric health care providers about maternal postpartum placenta consumption, which is a novel therapy that is growing in popularity among postpartum women. The objectives of this project were to: (1) synthesize existin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementing a Revised Controlled Medication Protocol | Hoffman, Sarah A. | 2015 | Prescription drug abuse (PDA) in Utah continues to be at an epidemic level, which has many widespread ramifications, including a huge financial burden placed on the United States economy, and the healthcare system as a whole (Trust for America's Health, 2013). Healthcare providers play an important ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1324 |
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Development of a Provider Treatment Toolkit for Postpartum Depression | Johnson, Erika | 2015 | The purpose of this project was to focus provider efforts on the diagnosis, treatment and referral for postpartum depression (PPD) in the clinical setting through the use of a PPD treatment toolkit. The objectives of this project were to develop a PPD treatment toolkit that provided assessment tools... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1325 |
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Addressing Access to Diabetes Education in a Rural Hispanic Population | Webster, Scott | 2015 | Diabetes education continues to demonstrate improved outcomes in the increasing population of patients with diabetes. Despite research clearly supporting diabetes education, many adults in Utah do not access diabetes self-management education. Additionally, Hispanic adults have significant barriers ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1326 |
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American College of Nurse Midwives Position Statement on Environmental Health | Leonhardt, Analiesa | 2015 | Robust evidence demonstrates that toxins in the water, air, food, and living environments in the US are linked with health consequences ranging from birth defects, to altered development, to reproductive cancers. Pregnant women, developing fetuses, and babies are disproportionately vulnerable to env... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Empowering Tween Girls at a Rural Middle School | Petersen, Kierstin | 2015 | This DNP project consisted of implementing the empowerment program "Owning Up" to a group of 10 to14 year-old tween girls in a rural middle school in 1 hour sessions given weekly for 8 weeks. "Owning Up" aims at helping participants gain the necessary social, emotional and behavioral skills they nee... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing the Care Model for Comprehensive Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care | Berg, Angela | 2015 | Children continue to lose their lives to life threatening and life limiting illnesses. Less than ten percent of them receive palliative or hospice support. This project addresses design and development of an outpatient model to provide comprehensive pediatric palliative care. Outpatient access to th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1329 |
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Educating Intra-partum Nurses on Quality Maternity Care | Fullmer, Che'Lyn Crapo | 2015 | For the past several decades the use of routine birth interventions, such as continuous electronic fetal monitoring (cEFM) has been on the rise. Despite the increasing use of this interventions as a bio-medical model of care, 1 in 3 women gave birth via cesarean in 2011, and nearly ¼ of those opera... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pilot Implementation of the Flu-FIT Program | Bowers, Pamela | 2015 | Introduction The primary goal of this project is to determine if the Flu-FIT program could serve as an effective way to increase compliance with colorectal cancer screening guidelines among low-income and uninsured residents of Utah County. Problem Statement The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Screening for Toxic Stress In The 4 Year Old Child | White, Alexandria | 2015 | Introduction: The purpose of this project was to assist an urban clinic in implementing a quality improvement (QI) project to screen 4-year-old children at well child visits for symptoms of toxic stress, and to assist with the development and implementation of a sustainability plan. Problem Statemen... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1332 |
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APRN Diagnosis and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the College Population | Huber, Janis | 2015 | Advanced 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 |
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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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Development of Education Intervention to Improve Awareness and Knowledge of Heart Disease in Hispanic Women at a Non-Profit Organization in Salt Lake City | Guitarrari, Carolina | 2015 | Heart disease continues to be the primary cause of death for women in the United States (CDC, 2015). In 2009, heart disease killed 292,188 women, and despite the effort of education campaigns, only 54% of women identify that heart disease is their number one killer (CDC, 2014). Hispanic women have b... | 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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Evaluation Study of a Web-Based Virtual Preceptorship for Moderate Sedation Training | Mudalige, Aruni | 2015 | Safe Sedation Training® (SST®), is an interactive, web-based module related to moderate sedation. SST® can be utilized to standardize moderate sedation training in a given healthcare organization. However, SST has not been formally evaluated or tested in a broad spectrum of healthcare workers or ... | 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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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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Integrating Refugee Youth Mental Health Screenings into the Domestic Refugee Medical Examination | Chapman, Diane | 2015 | Refugees are people displaced from their native countries and unable to return due to a fear of persecution. Refugees often experience cumulative stressors during the preflight, flight, and resettlement periods. Refugees of all ages have considerable risks for the development of mental distress. A h... | 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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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 |
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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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Imaging Teaching Module: Thoracic CT | Montague, Shannon | 2015 | There 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 |
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Hepatitis C Screening in the Birth Cohort (1945-1965) | Fillmore, Eric | 2015 | Hepatitis C is one of the most common blood borne pathogens in the United States. It is an insidious infection that frequently remains asymptomatic in its host, causing damage years after initial contact. The negative health effects of an undiagnosed hepatitis C infection often include liver cirrhos... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evidence-Based Practice Core Curriculum and Life Care Planning Methodology | Metekingi, Judy | 2015 | A life care plan (LCP) outlines life-long needs with associated costs for individuals (clients) with catastrophic illnesses and injuries. Nursing science has created a significant body of knowledge to guide the discipline of nursing practice and has expanded the scientific underpinnings of the disci... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evidence-Based Asthma Guideline Implementation in a Pediatric Primary Care Practice | Yoosook, Vanessa | 2015 | Despite the availability of national guidelines on asthma management, asthma and its' complications continue to negatively impact many children and their families. Inadequate asthma management decreases quality of life, increases pediatric morbidity and drives up the cost of health care. Pediatric a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Study of Pain Management Practices in Infants with Gastroschisis in a Level IV Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Fish, Jennifer | 2015 | Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect specific to the neonatal population, where the abdominal organs protrude through an opening next to the umbilicus. The severity of the defect varies between patients, but all infants with the diagnosis of gastroschisis will require surgical intervention. Pai... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Reducing Blood Pressure through a Home Blood Pressure Monitor Program | Irving, Stewart | 2015 | High blood pressure, also known as the "silent killer", affects millions of people, or one in three adults in the United States and is costing the nation over $45 billion each year. Untreated high blood pressure leads to cardiovascular disease and strokes, the two leading causes of death for America... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Rates in Utah County | Pexton, Laura | 2015 | The Federal government initiative Healthy People 2020 has set some cancer-related objectives to reduce late stage diagnosis and death rates for breast cancer. Data predicted that it would take 13 years or more for Utah County to reach these goals. To identify possible explanations for these rates, 1... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Breastfeeding Promotion in a Primary Care Setting | Carter, Nadine | 2015 | Breastfeeding (BF) promotion is critical for improving infant and child health outcomes. Many providers lack knowledge and confidence in BF promotion, and clinics often lack the structured education and tools to support providers in BF promotion. The purpose of this project was to increase the knowl... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 1351 |
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Nutritional Intake Guidelines for Obstetrical Patients | Scott, Heather A. | 2015 | The purpose of this scholarly doctoral nurse practitioner (DNP) project was to create nutritional intake guidelines for obstetrical patients who were laboring at a local hospital. Currently in the United States, women who are laboring are routinely deprived of food and are often restricted to minima... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Improving Pediatric Asthma Control: A Storybook Initiative | Anderson, Jacob | 2015 | Between 2009 and 2013, Davis County combined asthma prevalence rate increased from the Utah state average of 8.6% to 9.5%, the highest in the state. Pediatric patients account for 25% of total asthmatics, but accrue over 50% of total emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations for asthma exacerb... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Impacting the Care of Children with Rare Disease through the Medical Home Portal | Jensen, Susan | 2015 | Introduction: There are over 7,000 known rare diseases, with over half having a childhood onset. Although rare diseases are singularly uncommon, collectively 6-10% of the population is affected. The sheer number of rare diseases and infrequent prevalence create a difficult challenge for health care ... | 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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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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Improving Fever Literacy to Reduce Fever Phobia | Weber, Laura | 2015 | Although fever has been cited as the most common complaint among children, there is significant misunderstanding of fever among parents (Chiappini et al., 2012; Krantz, 2001; Wallenstein et al., 2013). In 1980, Dr. Barton Schmitt discovered that nearly all parents believed fever caused physical harm... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Promoting Obstetric Care for Rural Women in Northern Utah: "Choose the Right Provider for You" | Overson, Annie | 2014 | In 2012, approximately 55% of women living in rural Box Elder County (Northern Utah) sought obstetric services from larger facilities in distant locations, despite having quality, comprehensive services available in their community and a generally healthy, low-risk population. Uncomplicated pregnanc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Reimbursement in Primary Care | Homer, Sarah Babcock | 2014 | Primary care providers have struggled to find a cost-effective clinically-based pathway to treat pediatric obesity and cardiovascular risk. Providers cite lack of reimbursement for obesity-related services as one reason that precludes their ability to effectively treat obesity. With the implementati... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pre-Hospital Algorithm for Anticoagulation Therapy in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | Romero, Tyree | 2014 | For a number of years the emphasis has been placed on the in hospital care of patients with acute myocardial infarction, a trend that was strengthened by the inception of coronary care units. In the past several years, however, increased attention has been focused on the pre-hospital phase. Recent s... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Creating a Family and Patient Centered Environment: Development of a Communication Form | Worthen, Rikki | 2014 | Communication within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) among patients, families and physicians is of vital importance. Unfortunately satisfaction surveys frequently show communication as an area needing improvement. As health care providers we cannot expect patients and their families to make life alter... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Ask What? Female Sexual Dysfunction Screening Provider Training | Rieff, Mollie | 2014 | This project assessed providers' comfort with and knowledge of female sexual dysfunction screening tools and resources before and after a sexual dysfunction training session, thereby determining training session efficacy as a quality improvement project in a large faculty practice. Problem Statement... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Assessment of Taxane Induced Peripheral Neuropathy | Deininger, Jutta | 2014 | Taxanes are commonly used chemotherapeutics in women with breast and ovarian cancer. As microtubule stabilizing agents they can be neurotoxic, leading to numbness, tingling, and pain in hands and feet. The symptoms usually start in the fingers and toes and can slowly progress along the extremities. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Risks and Benefits of Male Infant Circumcision | Anderson, Jess B. | 2014 | Male infant circumcision (MIC) is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the U.S. and the world. Each year in the U.S. half - over two million - of all new parents will decide whether or not to circumcise their male infant. The annual cost for MIC, in the U.S. alone, approaches half a bil... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Determining Appropriate Use Between Minimally Invasive And Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring In The Shock Trauma ICU | Kissell, Kristi | 2014 | Fluid resuscitation remains the mainstay of treatment for the hemodynamically unstable or hypotensive patient. Only approximately 50% of these patients are determined to have a therapeutic response to fluid administration also known as fluid responsiveness. Patients who receive over or under fluid r... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Recognition, Assessment, and Communication: A Quality Improvement Project | Monson, Kristina | 2014 | At the Volunteers of America (VOA) Adult Detoxification Center in Utah individuals across multiple disciplines unite together to form substance abuse treatment teams that coordinate the medical and psychosocial care of clients withdrawing from alcohol. These professionals have different training, ed... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Motivational Interviewing Toolkit for Providers to Address Weight Among Pregnant Women | Cole, Erin Johnson | 2014 | The obesity epidemic poses a substantial public health challenge in the United States and worldwide. More than one-half of all pregnant women in the United States are overweight or obese. Overweight and obesity during pregnancy carry significant short and long-term maternal and fetal risks. However,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Educating CDEs to Screen for Impaired Cognition in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Cardenas, Elizabeth | 2014 | There is a growing population of older Americans with diabetes at increased risk for cognitive impairment, however this risk is poorly disseminated among providers of diabetes care. The purpose of this project was to research and disseminate the state of the science regarding the increased risk for ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Bulimia Management in a Primary Care Setting | Galbraith, Brianne Moffitt | 2014 | Bulimia nervosa is psychiatric condition characterized by self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, diuretic use or excessive exercising (Frank et al., 2012). Bulimia can result in various medical complications. Subsequently, patients who suffer from bulimia initially seek care from their primary care ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Developing a Mentoring Program for Homeless Youth in Salt Lake City | Wanserski, Melissa M. | 2014 | Homeless youth face complex challenges that can have significant harmful effects on their well-being. Although much remains to be known about the homeless youth experience, current research identifies that homeless youth often lack trusting relationships with adults and further support systems (Bart... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Addressing HIV/AIDS Among Latinos Living In Utah | Montes, Victor M. | 2014 | More than 56,000 Americans become infected each year with HIV/AIDS (CDC, 2009). Every 9½ minutes someone becomes infected with HIV (CDC, 2009). HIV/AIDS is topic that is not discussed by certain ethnicities/races. Latinos are one ethnicity/race that is affected more than others. In 2008, more than ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Postpartum Depression: Faith-Based Health Promotion | Thomas, Mary | 2014 | Postpartum depression (PPD) is experienced by 10%-15% of women per year and often goes under recognized by women and communities (CDC, 2008). It is the most serious of postpartum disorders and most common pregnancy-related illness. Women experiencing PPD may not seek help for multiple reasons, inclu... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Application of an Online Warmline as a Crisis Prevention Tool in Rural Sanpete County, Utah | Stewart, Rhonda | 2014 | Completed suicides, suicide attempts, self-harm behavior and violence towards others are significant indicators for the need for preventive services for Utah youth and their families. In addition rural youth and their families struggle with healthcare disparities, which leads to fewer services avail... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Prenatal Care Curriculum for Women with Substance Abuse | Anderson, Laura McGraw | 2014 | The goal of this project was to develop a group prenatal care curriculum for women on Methadone and Suboxone therapies. This curriculum implements best practices based on the most current research to provide prenatal care for women currently receiving treatment for substance abuse. In the 2010 Natio... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Pain Management for Patients with Dementia in Nursing Homes | Greenberg, Robert J. | 2014 | Of the 3.3 million Americans currently living in nursing homes, it is estimated that 45-80% suffer from significant chronic pain. Additionally, it is estimated that 70% of nursing home patients with dementia suffer chronic pain. Patients with dementia in nursing homes suffer disproportionately from ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Making a Diabetic Ketoacidosis Computerized Order Set User-Friendly | Checketts, Heidi, M. | 2014 | Clinicians in the Shock-Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU) at Intermountain Medical Center have spoken frustration about the current diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) order set. Both providers and nurses are often confused by these orders. This confusion has lead to delayed order implementation likely res... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Bridging the Gap: Passive Hypothermia Prior to Transport in the Neonate At Risk for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy | Ashcroft, Anglea K. | 2014 | Perinatal depression occurs after hypoxic insult to the fetus or neonate either during the intrapartum period, or immediately after birth. Obstetrical emergencies can cause hypoxic insult and have potential to precipitate perinatal depression. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) results from lack ... | 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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An Evaluation of Follow-up for Postpartum Depression in Mothers with a History of Depression | Kelley, Sarah | 2014 | The purpose of this project was to evaluate provider follow-up at postpartum visits for women diagnosed with a history of depression before, during, or after a pregnancy in a large CNM/WHNP faculty practice. A chart review was completed on all women age 18 or older who gave birth at a large teaching... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Lactation Services in the Pediatric Clinic: A Business Plan for Breastfeeding Support | Dunn, Stephanie L. | 2014 | Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013) indicates that nearly 40% of infants who are initially breastfed are no longer exclusively breastfed at three months. Discontinuation of breastfeeding during the first week of life is primarily attributed to feeding difficulties and at ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Treatment Options for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Developing an Algorithm for Best Practice between TAVR and Surgical AVR | Byrd, Kennedy | 2014 | This Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project addressed the problem of a lack of guidelines about the surgical options for the surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis and the impact this has on a patient's ability to make an informed decision and their outcomes. The purpose of this project w... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Fall Prevention Protocol for Home Hospice Patients | Park, Minji | 2014 | Hospice patients are at a greater risk of falls than community-dwelling geriatric populations due to the nature of terminal illness. Although the necessity of developing a fall risk assessment and fall prevention protocol for home hospice patients has been discussed, an assessment protocol for home ... | 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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The Development and Implementation of a Practitioner in Triage Process for the Emergency Department at Intermountain Medical Center | Gardner, Kristen | 2014 | The 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 |
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Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Treating Chronic Pain in Women Veterans at a Veterans Administration Medical Center | Houskeeper, Karla | 2014 | Primary care providers are often uneducated on how to effectively treat and manage chronic pain, yet they prescribe 20 percent of all narcotics given for pain (Manubay, Muchow & Sullivan, 2011). Managing chronic pain with an interdisciplinary approach is a more successful treatment, especially as na... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Revision of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Social Justice Content | Daly, Anne | 2014 | This project examined the social justice content of the nursing ethical codes from the United States, Canada, and Australia. Based on this comparative review suggestions were made for revision of the current American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics. The overall aim of the project was to desc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Optimizing Depression Outcomes in Rural Family Practice | Allen, Melinda | 2014 | The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for depression in clinical practices only when the practice has the means and procedure to ensure that the diagnosis can be followed with effective treatment and follow-up. The purpose of this scholarly project is to increase prov... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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The Utilization of a Pediatric Early Recognition Tool in Identifying the Deteriorating Pediatric Patient in the Non-ICU Setting | Bartlett, Courtney | 2014 | This project seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of an early recognition tool at identifying clinical pediatric patient deterioration. The project includes a retrospective comparison of two early recognition tools in patients who experience clinical deterioration in the Non-ICU setting as well as ra... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Overcoming Clinical Inertia in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes | Brown, Lindsey | 2014 | Diabetes is a disease associated with significant, life threatening complications. Adequate glycemic control is essential to prevent micro- and macrovascular complications. Despite the wide dissemination of published evidence and clinical guidelines, fewer than half of individuals with diabetes achi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementation of the Ask Me 3 Program in a Pediatric Clinic | Harvey, Anne G. | 2014 | Failures in health literacy and communication result when patients do not understand their health problems, what they can do to manage their disease and why it is important for them to do so. In addition, navigation of the healthcare system can be complicated, confusing and intimidating; particularl... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Increasing Awareness and Knowledge of Advance Directives in the Healthy Older Adult Community | Timm, Melissa | 2014 | End-of-life treatment decisions have long been debated among healthcare providers, policy makers, and the public. Historically, physicians made end of life decisions based on the assumption professionals were acting in the patient's "best interest". With advancements in medical technology, patients ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Incorporating BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing into Clinical Practice | Ledingham, Debra | 2014 | This project seeks to support the clinical practice of using established guidelines for evaluating women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Breast cancer and ovarian cancer re... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Raising Concussion Awareness and Integrating ImPACT Testing at Uintah High School | Birch, Becky | 2014 | The incidence of concussions has doubled in the past decade. Emerging research on concussion recovery time is now finding that after physical symptoms have resolved, cognitive recovery time may be significantly longer than many athletic trainers and physicians assumed. Research suggests that neurolo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Retrospective Review of Post-Operative Ileus and/or Bowel Obstruction in Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Stage III-IV after Cytoreductive Surgery | Johnson, Linda | 2014 | This project involves a retrospective chart review of 25 patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer stage IIIb or IV to identify if they developed an ileus, length of stay, and cost. The evaluation of the feasibility of a clinical/surgical fast track protocol at the Huntsman Can... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Reducing Contrast Induced Nephropathy: Developing a Treatment Algorithm | Maxwell, Wendy | 2014 | Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is the result of acute renal impairment after the administration of IV radiocontrast medium. Because of the increasing age of our population as well as the increased incidence of chronic kidney disease, we can only expect to also see an increase number of patients ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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School-Based Telemedicine to Improve Healthcare Access for Rural School-Aged Children | Norman, Shelli | 2014 | Children living in rural communities often experience disparity in access to healthcare services. The purpose of this project was to explore a school-based telemedicine plan to improve access to comprehensive healthcare services for school-aged children that live in the rural community of Coeur d' A... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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CAUTI Prevention and Guideline Education | Vasquez, Carlos A. | 2014 | Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by foley urinary catheters, accounts for 80% of all nosocomial infections encountered in the hospital setting. The cost of all nosocomial infections in the US is about $340 million dollars annually. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Exploring an Integrated Maternity Care System Across Birth Settings in the Salt Lake Valley | Whiting, Christina | 2014 | Birth 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 |
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Incidence of Thrombus with Central Venous Catheterization (CVC) | Shivers, Mary Ellen | 2014 | In the United States millions of central venous catheters are inserted annually with the well-known complication of thrombus occurring between 33% and 59% of these placements. Studies show that the role of nurse practitioner in practice has proven to be safe and efficacious, yet barriers and questio... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance in the Adolescent Population | Toone, Keira | 2014 | Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) occurs when the body's cells are not able to effectively utilize available insulin. As a result, plasma glucose levels are elevated, but not considered high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. This occurs in about 16% of the adolescent population in the United States... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |