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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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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Documenting Patient Mobility: Design of Electronic Tools for a Team Approach | Hollister, Kristina | 2021 | More than 35 million patients in the United states are hospitalized each year, with many of these patients concurrently experiencing hospital-acquired impairments related to their physical mobility during their hospitalization (Hoyer et al., 2016). Hoyer et al. (2014) demonstrated that adults admitt... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 328 |
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EPA SunWise© Curriculum: Washington County School District Educators' Perspectives for Inclusion in School Health Curriculum | Christensen, Jordan | 2013 | The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of sun protection practices in reducing incidence of skin cancer. Melanoma skin cancer rates have dramatically risen due to the lack of sun protective behaviors demonstrated by adolescents and young adults. Utah has the 4th highest incidence of melan... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 329 |
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Early Mobility Guideline for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in a Shock Trauma Intensive Care Unit | Park, Marleen D.; Majercik, Sarah D.; Christensen, Scott S. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 330 |
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Early Mobility for Better Outcomes of Ventilated Patients | Brandt, Jennifer; Johnson, Linda | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 331 |
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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 |
| 332 |
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Early Sepsis Intervention and Education with EMS Teams | Woodruff, Whitney S. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 333 |
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Early Septicemia Recognition and Intervention Education for the Pre-Hospital Setting | Grange, Emily; Doyon, Katherine; Sandford, Matthew; Middlemiss, Chris | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
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Early Septicemia Recognition and Intervention Education for the Pre-Hospital Setting | Grange, Emily S. | 2020 | Background: Sepsis is a persistent issue globally and causes nearly 270,000 deaths in the United States each year, placing a significant burden on the US economy and the health care system. Over 40% of patients diagnosed with sepsis arrive at the Emergency Department (ED) via Emergency Medical Servi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
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Early, Systematic Palliative Care Referrals in Patients with; Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer | Bayer, Valkyria R.; Gee, Julia P. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
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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 |
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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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Educating Diabetic Women on the Potential Teratogenic Effects of Hyperglycemia on Fetal Development during Pregnancy | Seidel, Jeanette | 2017 | Millions of people in the United States have diabetes, and that number has increased exponentially in the past three decades. This has led to an increased incidence of pregnancies complicated by pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM). PGDM has also increased the number of infants admitted to the ne... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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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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Educating Long Term Care Registered Nurses in the Competency Activity of Advance Care Planning | Redfield, Carol S. | 2018 | The aim of this project was to educate Registered Nurses (RNs) who work in Long Term Care (LTC) settings on the importance of executing a key competency skill: guiding complex decisions and discussions such as Advance Care Planning (ACP) with residents/families. The LTC population encompasses those ... | 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 |
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Educating Women's Healthcare Providers on Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Care | Wann, Aurelia R. | 2019 | Transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals experience significantly greater disparities related to healthcare access than their cisgender-identifying with the gender to which one was assigned at birth- counterparts (James, Rankin, Keisling, Mottet, & Anafi, 2016). The minority stress model... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education for Mental Health Professionals About the Smartphone App SafeUT | Lee, Younchan | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
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Education for Mental Health Professionals Working With Child and Adolescent Patients With Suicidal Ideation About the Smartphone App SafeUT | Lee, Younchan | 2018 | From 2007 to 2014 in Utah, the youth suicide rate nearly tripled to 8.5 per 100,000, and is currently the leading cause of death among 10- to 17-year-olds. Compared to national statistics, the 2014 youth suicide rate in Utah is more than double the national rate. Considering these rates of suicide a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education for Soldiers to Increase Contraceptive Use | Napolet, Amanda | 2018 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
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Education for Soldiers to Increase Contraceptive Use | Napolet, Amanda | 2018 | Background In the U.S. military, unintended pregnancy rates are higher than the national average at 52%, despite access to healthcare for all active duty service members and their families. Within the military, unintended pregnancy carries the potential to impact operational readiness. Evidence sugg... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education of Stakeholders and Guideline Proposal for Nitrous Oxide Use as Labor Analgesia at an Army Hospital | Dove, Noelle | 2017 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education of Stakeholders and Guideline Proposal for Nitrous Oxide at an Army Hospital | Dove, Noelle | 2017 | The aim of this project was to educate Army hospital personnel about nitrous oxide (N2O) for labor analgesia and to provide them with a sample clinical practice guideline. Nitrous oxide is an inhaled gas that provides an effective form of pain control for most laboring women. For decades, women in o... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Education on Appropriate Infant Positioning In the NICU | Bodamer, Peggy | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Education on Appropriate Infant Positioning In the NICU | Bodamer, Peggy | 2020 | Background:Infant positioning plays a vital role in the development of neonates. Inappropriate positioning of premature infants born at less than 34 weeks' gestation increases the risk of developing positional non-synostotic head deformities (NHD) and non-congenital ear deformities (NCED). Bedside p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |