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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A Guideline Weaning Opiate Dependent Infants | Standing, Lyn England | 2013 | The scholarly project will provide an evidence-based guideline for the pharmacologic management of infants suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome. Neonatal abstinence syndrome increases the infant's length of hospital stay, impairs maternal-infant relationships, and impairs neurodevelopment (Pa... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Development of a Education Guide: "Sepsis: A Guide for Patients and Families" | LaPolla, Ann E. | 2013 | According to the Global Sepsis Alliance (2012) sepsis is a medical emergency and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Sepsis and its associated syndromes are common and associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in the general population (Rivers et al., 2001). In 2006, Martin, Mann... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Tradeoffs Between User-Centered Design and System Functionality/ Interoperability | Smail, Jessica | 2013 | The question of usability versus functionality is one of the most important issues facing software developers and designers today. The reason for this is simple: in order for any system to achieve its full potential, it must first be accepted and used by its intended audience and user group. The sys... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Clinical Recommendations for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Traveling to Altitude | Tramburg, Cecelia A. | 2013 | Newly expanding infrastructure including roads, railroads and airways has made high altitude travel possible and readily accessible for all individuals with varying levels of health and fitness (Mieske, Flaherty, & O'Brien, 2010). The environmental changes that occur at altitude cause stress to the ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Clinical Treatment Pathway and Decision Support for Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Low Back Pain | Church, Ryan D. | 2013 | Acute uncomplicated low back pain is a very common problem in the United States. Acute low back pain is defined as pain present for up to 6 weeks. There is significant variability in the approach and treatment of acute uncomplicated low back pain and unnecessary/inappropriate diagnostic studies and ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Implementing Treatment Guidelines for Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Emergency Department | Hanks, Heidi | 2013 | Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common diabetic emergency, and treatment is usually began in the emergency department. At Intermountain Medical Center Emergency Department, there are a variety of ways that diabetic ketoacidosis treatment is approached, with no treatment guidelines currently available. Di... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Evaluation and Management of New-Onset Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures: A Guide for Primary Care Providers | Baxter, Nicole | 2013 | Seizures are a frightening and potentially life threatening neurological occurrence that Primary Care Providers are ill prepared to evaluate and manage. Although febrile seizures and the role of the Primary Care Provider in managing them are well defined, there are currently no clear guidelines for ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Current State of Voice Recognition Charting | Lake, Susan | 2013 | Voice recognition technology is improving and being used for things such as text messaging or other commands on mobile devices ("Siri.", n.d.) or VoceraTM communication devices ("Voice communication", n.d.). Presently, voice recognition technology has been found to be useful within the healthcare in... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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End-of-Life Teaching Strategies | Howell, Rocky | 2013 | A number of national organizations have identified the need to improve the quality of care for patients ar the end-of-life (EOL). For example, in 2003 the Last Acts Campaign released the results of a survey in which every state in the United states rated the care at the EOL as mediocre or worse. The... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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A Wasted Seat: Preventing Attrition with Pre-Nursing Students with Learning Communities | Jackson, Amber | 2013 | The nursing shortage that has affected the United States since 2001 has been well-documented. The recent economic recession has relieved this shortage due to the surge of nurses returning to work from retirement and part-time nurses increasing work hours. However, this relief is only temporary as th... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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The Biological, Psychological and Social Effects of Pornography Use and the 12-Step Treatment Intervention | Bingham, Ryan | 2013 | Compulsive pornography use has become a significant problem for many men and women who have fallen prey to the accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of online sexual behaviors. However, despite the seeming recognition of this phenomenon, there still exists no definitive means of assessing or d... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Too Much Data, Not Enough Data: Providing Relevance to Care Connectivity Consortium Providers and Their Patients | Merkley, Kathleen | 2013 | The Care Connectivity Consortium (CCC), a consortium of five leading U.S. healthcare organizations was recently formed to help promote electronic transfer of health information across the country. Electronic health information transfer has also become a mandate for "Meaningful Use" in a recent provi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Describing a Sustainable Model of Harmonization between Culturally Congruent Traditional Healing and Evidence Based Biomedical Models in the Context of Alaska Native Tribal HealthCultural Competency | Norton, Jeremy | 2013 | An understanding of the importance of culturally sensitive care has progressed immensely in the last few decades. The theory of enculturation has proven that promoting cultural identity and cultural humility improve the health of indigenous communities. This project incorporates cases, themes and pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Metabolic Syndrome Pilot Clinic: Group Educational Sessions | Polston, Alison | 2013 | The Pilot Clinic delivered five interactive counseling sessions to a group of seven patients diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome (MS); a support person or partner was strongly encouraged to accompany the patient to each session. The educational materials focused on pathophysiology, disease comorbiditi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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A Quality Assurance Program to Improve Referral Services in a Sleep Disorders Clinic in Southeast Idaho | Poulos-Edmo, Helene | 2013 | Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep breathing disorder posing increased risk for morbidity and often associated with co-existing disorders, such as, diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure. While prevalence rates vary, it is proposed that 26-32% of the United States population has a high prob... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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I'm Not Diabetic, I Have Diabetes: Creating an eBook for Pediatric Diabetes Education | Gessell, Christopher C. | 2013 | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) can be particularly overwhelming for a young child whose world has just been turned upside down following diagnosis. The child experiences a myriad of emotions and at some point must accept the disease and its management. If not well controlled throughout the child's ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Group Prenatal Education for Combating Obesity and Gestational Diabetes In Hispanic Women | Cruz, Maria | 2013 | With the prevalence of overweight an obesity continuing to grow in the United States, the condition has begun to reach epidemic proportions. The rise of overweight and obesity has brought with it several other weight related health conditions. These conditions include hypertension, diabetes, hyperli... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Follow-Up Within a Large Midwifery Practice | German, Lindsey | 2013 | The purpose of this project was to evaluate a large faculty practice, BirthCare HealthCare (BCHC), to determine current processes of postpartum screening of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), involving the following steps: determine, through chart review, rates of postpartum screening f... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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An Algorithm for Narrowband UVB Therapy | Larsen, Brooke | 2013 | A Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) algorithm was developed assisting health care provides to safely and effectively prescribe light therapy and in-turn allowing patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. Phototherapy is a safe and potentially effective modality used in dermatology for treatment of multi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Use of Information Technology to Improve Asthma Care in the Pediatric Population | Zhao, Jing | 2013 | In 1998, the Instituted of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America was asked to identify strategies for improving the quality of health care in the United States. This Committee identified the role of information technology (IT) as critical in creating a health care system ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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What are the Critical Success Factors for a Health Information Exchange? | Farmer, Deena | 2013 | In our increasingly mobile society few patients see one doctor and one doctor only. They visit primary care providers, specialists, emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. All of these visits generate important healthcare information which would improve overall patient care if shared from provider ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Employed In the Primary Care Setting to Treat Anxiety and Depression | Erickson, Sean Michael | 2013 | Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a treatment for psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety for people with chronic disease, is rapidly growing in popularity in the United States (Bohlmeijer, Prenger, Taal, & Cuijpers, 2010). MBSR is a structured 8-10 week, group program with... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-Based Interventions | Blair, Ruth | 2013 | Sleep problems are especially common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies estimate the prevalence of sleep to be 44%-83% for children with ASD compared with 32% of typically-developing children and 46% of children wit other developmental disabili... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Non-Pharmacological Prevention of Postpartum Depression | Burton, Christina | 2013 | Postpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating disorder affecting approximately 13% of women in the first year following delivery of a child (O'Hara & Swain, 1996). It can persist for long periods of time (Goodman, 2004) and have adverse effects on partners (Areias, Kumar, Barros, & Figueredo, 1996a,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS |
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Physical Activity in the Aging Adult | Morgan, Lauri | 2013 | Physical inactivity in older adults is the 4th leading cause of chronic disease and disability in the U.S. Older adults should avoid inactivity. At least some activity is better than none and older adults who participate in some kind of physical activity gain some health benefit. The Center for Dise... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |