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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DNP Project: Reintroducing Noninvasive Ventilation | Marendiuk, Ryan | 2013 | My project is centered around assessing current NIV (BIPAP) practices within healthcare settings to which I am exposed through my clinical rotations. I proposed to evaluate current literature with evidence-based practice to compare with my findings with respect to facility practices. Ideally, it wou... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 227 |
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De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | Background: Routine gastric residual volume measurement has historically been the standard of care in many neonatal intensive care units to monitor for feeding intolerance and necrotizing enterocolitis. However, current evidence suggests that gastric residual volume is a poor indicator of these path... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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De-implementing the Routine Measurement of Gastric Residual Volumes in an All-Referral Newborn Intensive Care Unit | Tucker, Erin B. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Decreased Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Cough in an Urgent Care | Ruda, Petr; Child, Clinton | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 230 |
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Decreasing Falls with Injury in Hospice | Werner, Rebecca A.; Child, Clint L.; Summers, Shalise | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 231 |
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Decreasing Missed Opportunities for Simultaneous HPV Vaccination in Adolescents | Orchard, Kate; Sylvester, Robert; Good, Linsy; Beckstead, Alicia | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 232 |
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Decreasing Older Adult Mortality in Disasters | Neville, McKenna | 2020 | Purposes/Aims: This project created a standard operating guideline to decrease older adult mortality in disasters for use by the Utah Health Emergency Response Team (UHERT). Rationale/Background: The UHERT is a mobile medical response team comprised of 75 healthcare workers across Utah. The team can... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 233 |
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Decreasing Premature Termination of Addiction Treatment for Adolescent Females Through the Utilization of an Assessment Tool to Evaluate the Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Level of Motivation | Freeman, Corrine M.; Bullock, Randy | 2022 | Background: Premature discharge from a residential addiction treatment setting increases a patient's risk of relapse and the development of comorbid mental health disorders. Current evidence suggests that promoting intrinsic motivation, through a therapeutic approach, into a patient's treatment plan... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
| 234 |
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Decreasing Serum Phosphorus Levels Through the Implementation of a Phosphorus Lowering Protocol in an Outpatient Hemodialysis Clinic | Kfoury, Danielle; Sylvester, Robert; Hatch, Jenny | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 235 |
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Decreasing day to first skin-to-skin holding in Infants <30 Weeks | Hardy, Rachael; Hardin, Pamela | 2022 | Background: According to the CDC (2020) 1 out of every 10 pregnancies in the United States will result in a pre-term birth. Continued advancement of neonatal care has led to an increase in survival rates for these very preterm infants. Skin-to-skin (STS) holding has been widely studied and demonstra... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 236 |
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Decreasing the Inappropriate Use of Pain and Sedation Medications in a Level III NICU | Schaeffer, Lisa; Phares, Pamela | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Decreasing the Inappropriate Use of Pain and Sedation Medications in a Level III NICU | Schaeffer, Lisa | 2020 | Background: Overuse of pain and sedation medications continue to be a problem in newborn intensive care units (NICU). The use of pain and sedation medications can have harmful long term neurodevelopmental sequlae and these medications should only be used when nonpharmacological interventions are not... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 238 |
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Defining Current Practice of Iron Deficiency Screening Among High-Risk Neonates | Willes, Dallin | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Defining Current Practice of Iron Deficiency Screening Among High-Risk Neonates | Willes, Dallin | 2018 | Infants that are born small for gestational age (SGA), very low birthweight (VLBW), or as an infant of a diabetic mother (IDM) are at an increased risk of having iron deficiency anemia early in their life. Iron deficiency anemia puts an infant at risk for several serious conditions that can be detri... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 240 |
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Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care | Laack, Jessie | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Poster |
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Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care | Laack, Jessie | 2017 | Prescribing antibiotics for self-limiting upper respiratory infections is unfortunately common practice among primary care providers (PCP) in the US. Inappropriate use of antibiotics leads to the formation of resistant organisms, which have been increasing worldwide. Delayed antibiotic prescribing (... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping of Premature Infants | Orton, Melissa; Schiefelbein, Julieanne; Chan, Belinda | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 243 |
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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 |
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Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | Jarvis, Matthew | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 245 |
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Dementia Risk Reduction in Geriatric Primary Care: A Needs Assessment | Shaw, Rebecca L. | 2023 | Background: Dementia is a costly disease that profoundly impacts patients, caregivers, and health systems, and increasing disease-related morbidity threatens to overwhelm an already overburdened healthcare infrastructure. Although there is no cure for dementia, it may be possible to delay the onset ... | Nursing Practice Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psych / Mental Health |
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Dementia Risk Reduction in Geriatric Primary Care: A Needs Assessment | Shaw, Rebecca L. | 2023 | POSTER | Nursing Practice Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psych / Mental Health, Poster |
| 247 |
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Improving Provider Self-Efficacy and Teamwork in Emergency; Department Moderate Acuity Situations | Miller, Devon M,; Jarvis, Matthew W. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 248 |
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Depression Screening and Provider Education Within a County Health Department | Shewell, Adrianne | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Depression Screening and Provider Education Within a County Health Department | Shewell, Adrianne | 2020 | Background: Depression is a common problem affecting about 1 in 10 women in the United States (U.S.). Rates of depression among women are increasing in Utah from 14.4% in 2016, 17.4% in 2017, and 23.6% in 2020. Depression and can impact quality of life and cause potential suicidality and is often u... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
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Depression in Elderly Clients | Yardley, Tawni | 2013 | According to the World Health Organization, depression is the fourth leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is expected to rise to the second leading cause by 2020 (WHO, 2012). Depression has been shown to increase morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs while delaying recover... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |