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51 Reducing Blood Pressure through a Home Blood Pressure Monitor ProgramHigh 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...Irving, StewartAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Blood Pressure Monitors; Hypertension; White Coat Hypertension; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Compliance; Evidence-Based Practice; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Treatment Adherence and Compliance
52 Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Rates in Utah CountyThe 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...Pexton, LauraAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Breast Neoplasms; Prevalence; Utah; Geography, Medical; Health Status; Socioeconomic Factors; Social Support; Epidemiologic Factors; Early Intervention (Education); Self-Examination; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Early Detection ...
53 Breastfeeding Promotion in a Primary Care SettingBreastfeeding (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...Carter, NadineAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Primary Health Care; Breast Feeding; Pilot Projects; Patient Education as Topic; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion; Health Literacy; Prenatal Education; Maternal Health Services; Child Health Services; Infant Care; Self C...
54 Nutritional Intake Guidelines for Obstetrical PatientsThe 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...Scott, Heather A.Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Labor, Obstetric; Vomiting; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Eating; Drinking; Pneumonia, Aspiration; Anesthesia, Epidural; Anesthesia, Obstetrical; Risk; Patient Outcome Assessment
55 Improving Pediatric Asthma Control: A Storybook InitiativeBetween 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...Anderson, JacobAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Asthma; Primary Prevention; Patient Education as Topic; Child Behavior; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Health Status Disparities; Patient Compliance; Health Literacy; Self Care; Self Efficacy; Child; Adolescent; Utah
56 Impacting the Care of Children with Rare Disease through the Medical Home PortalIntroduction: 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 ...Jensen, SusanAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Rare Diseases; Chronic Disease; Child; Genetic Testing; Fabry Disease; Evidence-Based Practice; Parent-Child Relations; Health Information Systems; Health Services Needs and Demand
57 Improving End-of-Life Care: An Evidence-based CurriculumAmericans 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...Mcleskey, NanciAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Delivery of Health Care; Patient Care Management; Evidence-Based Practice; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; Problem-Based Learning; Curriculum; Quality of Health Care
58 A Quality Improvement Project to Develop and Evaluate Systems of Care for Undocumented Immigrants with End-Stage Renal Disease in Southwest IdahoIn 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...Child, ClintonAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Evidence-Based Nursing; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Emigrants and Immigrants; Hispanic Americans; Population Characteristics; Risk Factors; Health Services Accessibility; Emergency Service, Hospital; Preventive Health Services; Culturally Compete...
59 Home-Based Pediatric Palliative Care Delivered by a HospiceThis 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...Barrus, HeidiAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Health Personnel; Palliative Care; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; Home Care Services; Child; Quality of Health Care; Delivery of Health Care; Quality of Life; Reimbursement Mechanisms; Medicaid; Nevada
60 Improving Fever Literacy to Reduce Fever PhobiaAlthough 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...Weber, LauraAdvanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Fever; Child; Health Literacy; Attitude to Health; Education, Nonprofessional; Guidelines as Topic; Phobic Disorders; Anxiety; Parenting; Evidence-Based Practice; Patient Education as Topic
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