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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |