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1 Evaluation of the Use of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners in Level I and II Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsNeonatal 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...Dansie, ChadAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Neonatal Nursing; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Infant, Newborn; Nurse Practitioners; Cost Savings; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Patient Care Management; Evidence-Based Practice; Patient Safety; Patient Satisfaction; Quality Improvement
2 Increasing Knowledge of the Intrauterine Device as Emergency Contraception among Pregnant and Parenting TeensTeen 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...Guerra, HelenaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Pregnancy in Adolescence; Contraception, Postcoital; Pregnancy Outcome; Intrauterine Devices, Copper; Patient Education as Topic; Education, Nonprofessional; Parenting; Reproductive Health Services; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
3 Utilizing Human Patient Simulation to Improve Nursing Care of the Mentally Ill ClientIndividuals 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...Atwood, JasonAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Patient Simulation; Mentally Ill Persons; Education, Nursing; Attitude of Health Personnel; Problem-Based Learning; Psychiatric Nursing; Curriculum; Patient Care Management
4 Identifying Barriers in Meeting the 2-Day Post Discharge Telephone Call: A National Veteran's Hospital Performance MeasureIn 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...Valentine, DeborahAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Patient Care Team; Patient Care Management; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Patient Discharge; Follow-Up Studies; Interviews as Topic; Communication Barriers; Hospitals, Veterans; Work Performance; Surveys and Questionnaires
5 Integrating Falls Specialist Referrals into Primary Care: Barriers and ImplementationFalls 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...Catchpole, Laura A.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Accidental Falls; Syncope; Primary Prevention; Risk Reduction Behavior; Aged; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Health Plan Implementation; Patient Education as Topic; Mobility Limitation; Primary Health Care; Healthy Aging
6 Primary Care: Filling the Gap for Stage I & II Early Stage Breast Cancer Follow-upWith 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...Bond-Jorgensen, StacyAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Breast Neoplasms; Survival Rate; Primary Health Care; Follow-Up Studies; Long-Term Care; Continuity of Patient Care; Evidence-Based Practice; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Patient Satisfaction; Guideline Adherence; Early Detection of Cancer; N...
7 Developing a Successful Implementation Plan for a Diabetes Self-Management Support ProgramThis 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 ...Hardwick, Dawn I.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Diabetes Mellitus; Patient Education as Topic; Self-Management; Self Care; Patient Satisfaction; Evidence-Based Practice; Primary Prevention; Patient Compliance; Quality of Life; Surveys and Questionnaires; Quality Improvement
8 Telemedicine in Critical Care: Provider Acceptance of a Tele-ICU ProgramCurrent 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...Bostwick, MegAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Telemedicine; Information Systems; Intensive Care Units; Critical Care; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Nursing Care; Health Plan; Remote Consultation; Evidence-Based Practice; Delivery of Health Care
9 Cystic Fibrosis Guidelines for the NICUThis 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 ...Christiansen, SuellyAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Cystic Fibrosis; Prenatal Diagnosis; Meconium; Ileus; Guidelines as Topic; Pilot Projects; DNA Fingerprinting; Nutritional Support; Algorithms
10 Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Plan: Integration into the EHRThe 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...Pulgiano, TiffanyAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Breast Neoplasms; Cancer Survivors; Electronic Health Records; Lost to Follow-Up; Quality of Life; Long-Term Care; Patient Care Planning; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Primary Care Nursing; Follow-Up Studies; Standard of Care
11 The Importance of Proper Glucose Levels Prior to Conception: A Community Awareness ProjectUncontrolled 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...Pinkerman, MarciaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Blood Glucose; Glycemic Index; Fertilization; Patient Education as Topic; Diabetes, Gestational; Diabetes Complications; Evidence-Based Practice; Population Characteristics; Health Promotion; Patient Educ...
12 Education, Nursing, Graduate; Telemedicine in Critical Care: Provider Acceptance of a Tele-ICU ProgramCurrent 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...Bostwick, MegAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Telemedicine; Critical Care; Health Personnel; Health Services Accessibility; Computer Communication Networks; Intensive Care Units; Hospital Information Systems; Evidence-Based Practice; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Quality of Health C...
13 Improving Care Delivery to Patients Through Multiple-Patient Simulation ExperienceSimulation-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...Prince, WendeAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Delivery of Health Care; Patient Simulation; Education, Nursing; Curriculum; Quality of Health Care; Pilot Projects; Clinical Competence; Surveys and Questionnaires; Patient Safety; Competency-Based Education; Quality Improvement
14 Education, Nursing, Graduate; Developing the Care Model for Comprehensive Outpatient Pediatric Palliative CareChildren 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...Berg, AngelaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Palliative Care; Child; Professional-Family Relations; Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Outpatients; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; Delivery of Health Care; Terminal Care; Professional-Family Relations; Hospice Care; Length of Stay; Qualit...
15 Improving Communication Between Night-Shift Nurses and Critical-Care Physicians in the Thoracic Intensive Care UnitThe 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 ...Sweet, JennaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Night Nurse; Cardiac Care Facilities; Critical Care; Intensive Care Units; Medical Staff, Hospital; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Interprofessional Relations; Communication; Medical Errors; Patient Handoff; Evidence-Based Practice; Quality...
16 Improving Adherence to Evidence-Based Metabolic Monitoring for Patients Taking Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGAs) in Primary CareThis 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...Askerlund, Robert N.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Antipsychotic Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances; Metabolic Syndrome X; Guideline Adherence; Physician's Practice Patterns; Evidence-Based Practice; Practice Guidelines as Topic; To...
17 A Feasibility Trial of a Metabolic Syndrome Intervention in Hospitalized Cardiac PatientsBrief 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...Allred, AnnaAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Feasibility Studies; Metabolic Syndrome X; Incidence; Insulin Resistance; Patient Education as Topic; Cardiovascular Diseases; Evidence-Based Practice; Diabetes Complications; Diet Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Risk Reduction Behavior; Counseling
18 Educating Rural Nurses Regarding Therapeutic Care Following Fetal DemiseCurrently, 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...Waters, KiraAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Rural Nursing; Fetal Death; Professionalism; Anxiety; Empathy; Bereavement; Grief; Self Efficacy; Nurse-Patient Relations; Patient Care; Wyoming
19 Integrating U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations on Childhood Obesity into PracticeChildhood 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...Gardiner, JaneAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Pediatric Obesity; Weight Reduction Programs; Risk Reduction Behavior; Preventive Health Services; Primary Prevention Health Promotion
20 Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Traumatic Intracranial HemorrhageVenous 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...Whipple, AllisonAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic; Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic; Thromboembolism; Algorithms; Chemoprevention; Anticoagulants; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Evidence-Based Practice
21 Pain, Agitation and Delirium Management in an Adult Intensive Care UnitThe 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 ...Fawcett, Tina M.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Critical Illness; Adult; Intensive Care Units; Pain Management; Consciousness; Emergence Delirium; Conscious Sedation; Deep Sedation; Critical Care; Respiration, Artificial; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Pain Measurement; Clinical Protocols; C...
22 Motivational Interviewing for Health Care Change: Implementing Clinical Guidelines in the Treatment of ObesityAs 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...Dodd-Cardon, CatherineAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Obesity; Weight Loss; Clinical Protocols; Anti-Obesity Agents; Nursing Assessment; Evidence-Based Nursing; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Health Behavior; Behavior Therapy; Motivation; Health Promotion; Primary Health Care; Counseling; Treatmen...
23 Nurses' Use of the TBM for Heart Failure Patients' Self-Care Management after Hospital DischargeHeart 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...Dalling, Jo AnnAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Heart Failure; Patient Readmission; Self Care; Self-Management; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Safety; Patient Care; Teach-Back Communication; Cardiovascular Nursing; Evidence-Based Nursing; Patient Discharge; Patient Readmission; Surveys...
24 Adolescent Depression Screening in Primary CareThe 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...Stapley, NicoleAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Depression; Adolescent; Primary Prevention; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Suicide; Early Medical Intervention; Risk Reduction Behavior; Vulnerable Populations
25 Maternal Placenta Consumption: A Novel Therapy Used by Postpartum WomenThis 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...Hayes, Emily HartAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Biological Processes; Physiological Processes; Placenta; Pregnancy; Parturition; Mental Health; Mothers; Eating; Postpartum Period
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