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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Increasing Rates of Unclogged Feeding Tubes in Hospitalized; Patients | Bates, Brittany E.; Lynch, Keisa; Sloan, Colgan | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 602 |
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Increasing Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Usage Among Heart Failure Patients via a New Clinic Protocol: A Quality Improvement Project | Tonks, Trevor K.; Ugolini, Sharon; Gee, Julie P. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 603 |
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Increasing Remote Patient Monitoring Usage Among Heart Failure Patients via a New Clinic Protocol: A Quality Improvement Project | Tonks, Trevor K.; Ugolini, Sharon; Gee, Julie P. | 2022 | Background: Heart failure effects six million adults in the United States and the prevalence is expected to increase 46% from 2012 to 2030. The advancement of technology has provided significant improvements to our disease management of heart failure, specifically, the use of remote patient monitori... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology |
| 604 |
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Increasing Resiliency and Reducing Burnout through Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Hanna, Elizabeth | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 605 |
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Increasing Rural High School Faculty Engagement in Adolescent Suicide Prevention | Warren, Shawn L. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 606 |
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Increasing Rural High School Faculty Engagement in Preventing Adolescent Suicide: A Quality Improvement Project | Warren, Shawn L. | 2019 | Problem: Adolescent suicides continue to occur even though measures have been taken to help with their prevention. Adolescent male suicides increased by 31 percent and female suicides doubled between 2007 to 2015 (Center for Disease Control, 2017). Schools have been identified as an excellent place ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 607 |
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Increasing Screening and Referrals in Primary Care for Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences | Connolly, Katie D. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 608 |
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Increasing Screening and Referrals in Primary Care for Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences | Connolly, Katie D. | 2023 | Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are common and have been linked to many adverse health outcomes. Despite this evidence, only 33% of primary care providers screen for ACEs; subsequently patients are often unaware of the health impacts and less likely to be referred to psychotherapy. ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 609 |
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Increasing Screening for Adult ADHD in Primary Care | Wynn, Taylor M. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 610 |
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Increasing Screening for Adult ADHD in Primary Care | Wynn, Taylor M.; Hart, Sara | 2023 | Background: An estimated 70% of adults with ADHD are undiagnosed, which puts individuals at increased risk of medical and psychiatric comorbidities, suicide, accidental injury, and all-cause mortality. However, primary care is ideal for screening and identifying adults at risk of undiagnosed ADHD. L... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 611 |
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Increasing Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Native American Population | Rowland, BreeAnne; Miller, Jody; Hart, Sara | 2023 | Background: An estimated 451 million people are living with diabetes worldwide (Cho, 2018). In 2017, five million deaths worldwide were attributed to diabetes (Cho, 2018). Local Problems: Native American adults are three times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic white adults ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary are / FNP |
| 612 |
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Increasing Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Native American Population | Rowland, BreeAnne; Miller, Jody; Hart, Sara | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary are / FNP, Poster |
| 613 |
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Increasing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Utah Clinics | Ulsh, Alyssa A. | 2023 | Background: Sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) data is largely underreported in clinics across America (Kress, et al., 2021). The absence of sexual orientation and gender identity information can contribute to the health disparities faced by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Q... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 614 |
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Increasing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Utah Clinics | Ulsh, Alyssa | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 615 |
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Increasing Skin-to-Skin for Infants <30 weeks | Hardy, Rachael; Hardin, Pamela | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 616 |
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Increasing the Number of Umbilical Cord Blood and Stem Cell Donations | Curtis, Tessa | 2019 | Nearly 95% of all stem cells from umbilical cords and placentas from live births become medical waste. There is a need for this type of stem cell for research and a variety of established and experimental treatments. The purpose of this project was to increase the number of umbilical cord blood stem... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 617 |
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Increasing the use of Blood Warmers in a Level 4 NICU | Canfield, Christy; Kranz, Clare; Bahr, Timothy; Christensen, Robert | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 618 |
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Increasing the use of Blood Warmers in a Level 4 NICU | Canfield, Christy | 2020 | Background Blood warmers have been proven to be safe and effective in the adult population in preventing hypothermia induced from transfusions. However, using blood warmers for transfusions is not standard practice in the neonate population, except for exchange transfusions. Infusing warm fluids h... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 619 |
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Increasing Treatment Retention Among Adolescent Females in a Residential Treatment Center | Freeman, Corrine M.; Bullock, Randy | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 620 |
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Increasing Utilization of Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Shepherd, Laura | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 621 |
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Increasing Utilization of Extended-Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project | Shepherd, Laura | 2023 | Background: Repeated pain exposure in neonates is often associated with decreases in long-term cognitive and motor outcomes. Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheterization attempts are a common source of pain. PIVs need to be replaced frequently given the nature of neonatal peripheral blood vessels. E... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 622 |
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Increasing Well-Child Checks Among Rural Adolescents | Cook, Dustin L.; Schultz, Catherine H.; Quinton, C. Kim | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 623 |
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Infant Flowsheet Optimization | Phengphoo, Saifon | 2021 | Nursing documentation is crucial in several ways for delivering safe patient care and is used to support multiple components of care delivery. First, it is important for communicating patients' conditions and nursing care plans among healthcare providers, the patient's family, and other parties. Nur... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 624 |
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The Infant Flowsheet Optimization Project | Phengphoo, Saifon | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
| 625 |
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Initiate Perinatal Depression Screening at the St. George OB/GYN Clinic | Taylor, Buffy; Taylor-Swanson, Lisa | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
| 626 |
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Initiative for Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in the Emergency Setting | Nye, Jace | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 627 |
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Initiative for Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in the Emergency Setting | Nye, Jace | 2019 | The overuse and misuse of antibiotics has been a health concern for years and effects people all over the world. While improvements have been made in antimicrobial stewardship, progress continues to be slow in preventing inappropriate prescriptions. There remains a need to assess and improve antimic... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 628 |
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Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management by Pharmacists | Mahamat, Zara | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 629 |
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Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management by Pharmacy; Hyperglycemia | Mahamat, Zara | 2019 | Hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients with or without a prior diagnosis of diabetes can lead to adverse events, re-hospitalizations, and increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine if implementing a pharmacist-driven protocol could improve the management of hypergl... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 630 |
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Insulin and Diabetes Education: An Intervention to Decrease Medication Errors | Hill, Jordan | 2022 | Nursing professional development practitioners (NPDPs) at an academic hospital brought attention to insulin administration errors on the intensive care units, women's specialty units, and acute care floors. This project aims to decrease insulin administration errors at this academic hospital. The ob... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 631 |
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Integrated Critical Care Staffing Model Utilizing Advanced Practice Clinician's and Physicians | Randall, Rachel | 2019 | Problem: Intensive care units (ICUs) are facing a staffing dilemma as there is a simultaneous increase in elderly patients and a decrease in available intensivists. Two specific consequences stemming from the imbalance of provider and patient ratio include caregiver and compassion burnout. Assessing... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 632 |
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Integrating 5-2-1-0 into Well-Child Visits | Smith, Whitney; Martin, Suzanne; Ostler, Kathy | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 633 |
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Integrating a Genetics/Genomics Team Into a Reproductive Medicine Practice | Lloyd, Anne-Marie; Swanson-Taylor, Lisa; Dorais, Jessie A. | 2022 | Background: Genetic screening of human embryos began in 1990. Since the nineties, advances in the genetic screening of human embryos called preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) have evolved. Over the last 30 years, reproductive medicine offices nationwide have increased to more than 100,000 cases o... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
| 634 |
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Integrating Age-Friendly Concepts to Improve Care for Older Adults : Adopting the 4M Technique | Martinez, Jason M. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Care Management, Poster |
| 635 |
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Integrating Age-Friendly Concepts to Improve Care for Older Adults: Adopting the 4M Technique | Martinez, Jason M. | 2021 | As nurses, we recognize where healthcare disparities for older adults exist and are conscientious towards achieving quality health outcomes based on the needs and preferences of older adults. Research demonstrates that creating an age-friendly healthcare system (AFHS) helps improve assessment and c... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Care Management |
| 636 |
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Integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) Into a Health Plan Setting | Medley, Shelly | 2020 | Health care has largely realized that it is nearly impossible to fully address health issues without addressing a person's social needs (Opthof, 2020). Evidence suggests that if health policies were to focus on addressing social and behavioral determinants of health, we would have better population... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Care Management |
| 637 |
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Integration of Acute Huntsman at Home™ into Emergency Care: A Systematic Implementation Plan | Ho, Nancy | 2020 | Home hospital is a home-based care model that delivers hospital-level services seen in an inpatient hospital setting. This care model has been used in several developed countries (i.e. Spain and Australia) with prior studies indicating that it may reduce cost, maintain quality and safety, and improv... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 638 |
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Integration of Acute Huntsman at Home™ into Emergency Care: A Systematic Implementation Plan | Ho, Nancy | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
| 639 |
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Integration of APCs in the ICU | Randall, Rachel | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 640 |
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Intermittent Catheterization Education Toolkit and Competency Checklist | Lynch, Nicole | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 641 |
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Intermittent Catheterization Education Toolkit and Competency Checklist | Lynch, Nicole | 2019 | Background: Patients with neurogenic bladder have dysfunction to the bladder wall and urethral sphincter causing the loss of bladder function and the need for some form of bladder management. Intermittent catheterization is the gold standard of treatment but has poor compliance. Purpose: This schola... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 642 |
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Intubation Guideline for the Intensive Care Unit | Patterson, Scott W.; Jarvis, Matthew W. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 643 |
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Investigating the Impact of a Shared Patient-Staff Educational Tool on Heart Failure and Fluid Restriction | Rodriguez, Anna M. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 644 |
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Investigating the Impact of a Shared Patient-Staff Educational Tool on Heart Failure and Fluid Restriction in a Cardiovascular Care Unit | Rodriguez, Anna M. | 2021 | When HF is inadequately managed, it can lead to worse health outcomes for patients and increased costs due to associated comorbidities and hospital readmissions (Buja et al., 2016; Kwok et al., 2020; Lahewala et al., 2019). Frequent hospital admissions can significantly disrupt the lives of HF patie... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 645 |
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Outpatient Psychiatry | Meier, Hannah C.; Bailey, ElLois; Webb, Sara | 2022 | Background: In the 1960s, researchers developed ketamine as a surgical anesthetic. More recently, the medical community has recognized ketamine as a mental health treatment separate from the indications of pain management or anesthesia. Subanesthetic therapeutic ketamine falls into the frameworks of... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
| 646 |
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Knee and Hip OA: Use of Guidelines for Conservative Management | Shurtleff, William B. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 647 |
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Landscape analysis for a new critical lab reporting strategy | Aidif, Gennifer | 2022 | The landscape analysis of facilitators and barriers to a closed-loop, direct to provider critical lab reporting workflow is a quality improvement project that will benefit the health system studied. This project has the potential to increase regulatory compliance, decrease staffing needs, and improv... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 648 |
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Latino Colorectal Cancer Screenings | Tellez-Hernandez, Jesse; Garrett, Teresa | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
| 649 |
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Loss to Follow-Up in American Indians with Diabetes | Hansen, Madeline; Litchman, Michelle L.; Puri, Danielle; Hinton, Kristie | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 650 |
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Magnet Hospital Recognition Program Gap Analysis for the University of Utah Gap Analysis | Chavez-England, Jesika | 2022 | University of Utah Health has decided to consider the pursuit of Magnet accreditation as of December 2021 (S. Taylor, personal communication, December 7, 2021). The first step in the Magnet accreditation journey is conducting a gap analysis (Drenkard, 2010; Graystone, 2018b). Therefore, the specific... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 651 |
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Maintaining Intraoperative Normothermia Using Under-Body Forced Air Warming: A Quality Improvement Project | Diamond, Sarah A.; Garrett, Larry | 2022 | Background: Intraoperative hypothermia occurs when a patient has a core temperature less than 36.1 degrees Celsius. It is a common occurrence and it occurs anywhere from 26-90% of the time patients are in the operating room. At the Huntsman Cancer Hospital, over 40% of surgical patients experience p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 652 |
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Maintaining Intraoperative Normothermia Using Under-Body Forced Air Warming: A Quality Improvement Project | Diamond, Sarah A.; Garrett, Larry | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 653 |
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Making the Connection for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients Through Improved Knowledge and Screening at the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Medical Center | Lundquist, Margaret E. | 2019 | Problem Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is an underrecognized heritable connective tissue disorder (HCTD) that presents with joint hypermobility, hyperextensible skin, tissue fragility, and can also have widespread systemic manifestations. A knowledge gap among providers leads to lengthy delays in diag... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 654 |
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Maturation 2.0: Menopause Group Education | Moxley, Alyssa | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery . Women's Health, Poster |
| 655 |
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Maturation 2.0: Menopause Group Education | Moxley, Alyssa | 2023 | Background: Up to 80 percent of perimenopausal women in the United States experience at least one vasomotor symptom of menopause, which persists for a median of 7.4 years (El Khoudary et al., 2019). Eighty-two percent report poor overall knowledge about the physiology of and treatment options during... | Graduate Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery . Women's Health |
| 656 |
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Meeting Patients Where They Are: A Nurse-Driven Quality Improvement Project to Provide Influenza Vaccinations in the Emergency Department | Hunsaker, Stacie; Garrett, Larry; Merrill, Katreena | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
| 657 |
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Meeting Theory-to-Practice Gaps? Evaluation of New Graduates | Thomas, Daphne; Bullock, Randy; Merrill, Katreena | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
| 658 |
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Mental Health Integration in a Women's Health Clinic: Real World Implementation | Scott, Susan; Hart, Sara | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 659 |
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Mental Health Integration in a Women's Health Clinic: Real World Implementation | Scott, Susan | 2020 | Background: There is a critical shortage of mental health (MH) services which is projected to increase. Mental Health Integration (MHI) is one approach to increasing access to MH services. MHI is also shown to increase provider satisfaction and improve patient outcomes. In many settings where resour... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP |
| 660 |
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Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity | Clasby, Lindsey; Messick, Jennifer | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 661 |
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MHNPs in Behavioral Health Access Centers | Diamond, Alex | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 662 |
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Reduce Burnout & Increase Resiliency in Med-Surg Nurses | Hanna, Elizabeth | 2019 | A nursing shortage is predicted to grow over the next 20 years, with many nurses retiring and too few to replace them, making retention a critical issue. Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) programs to reduce burnout and are being used to reduc... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 663 |
 |
Mindfulness-Based Initiative for Stress-Reduction Among Nursing Students | Nielsen, Julie; Schultz, Catherine H.; Splosdoff, Allison C. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 664 |
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Mindfulness-Based Training in Childbirth Education Classes to Reduce Stress in Pregnant Women | Jarrett, Marissa; Yale, Jocelyn | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 665 |
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Mindfulness-Based Training in Childbirth Education Classes to Reduce Stress in Pregnant Women | Jarrett, Marissa | 2020 | Background:Stress during pregnancy activates the maternal stress response, which can lead to various negative outcomes for the mother and infant. Currently, there is a gap in the education of pregnant women regarding how to manage stress during pregnancy. Although childbirth education classes are a ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
| 666 |
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Miscarriage in the Emergency Department: A Guideline for Emergency Room Nurses in the Emotional Care of the Miscarrying Patient | Anderson, Autumn | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 667 |
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Miscarriage in the Emergency Department: A Guideline for Emergency Room Nurses in the Emotional Care of the Miscarrying Patient | Anderson, Autumn | 2019 | Problem: Fifteen percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage and many of the women experiencing a miscarriage will seek treatment in an emergency department. Those who seek care in the emergency department may receive adequate medical management, but the staff is ill-prepared to handle the emotion... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 668 |
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Mock Codes: A Quality Improvement Project | Memmott, Jacob; Child, Clint; Lassche, Madelyn | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 669 |
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Mock Codes: A Quality Improvement Project | Memmott, Jacob | 2020 | Background: Code blues are one of the most intense, stressful, and mistaken prone situations in all of healthcare (Hatley, Jordan, Powers, & Morton, 2019). In the long term acute care hospital (LTAC) setting, very sick patients are cared for, but not many code blue emergencies occur. Therefore, clin... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 670 |
 |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis Bundle: Identifying Risk Factors Within the NICU | Hartvigson, Julee G. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 671 |
 |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis Toolkit: Quality Improvement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | Hartvigson, Julee G. | 2022 | Background: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating illness in the neonatal population. Despite decades of research, the pathology of NEC is not fully understood, and 90% of incidences occur in premature neonates. It is unclear if healthcare providers are aware of the risk factors that plac... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 672 |
 |
Needs Assessment of an In-Patient Unit for Perinatal Mood Disorders at the University of Utah | Tsuhako, Kali Condie | 2023 | Background: The perinatal period represents the time before, during, and after having a baby. This is often assumed to be one of the happiest times of a woman's life. However, for nearly 20% of women, this experience is marked by unanticipated emotional turmoil. Perinatal mood disorders have become ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Nurse Midwifery / Women's Health |
| 673 |
 |
Neonatal Golden Hours Project | Thompson, Amy S. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 674 |
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Neonatal Golden Hours Project | Thompson, Amy S. | 2020 | Background: Preterm infants are a vulnerable population that require specialized care to achieve optimal outcomes. Preterm infants are at an increased risk of developing sepsis, temperature instability, and hypoglycemia during the first few hours of life. Studies have shown that implementing an ev... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 675 |
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Newborn Feeding Barcode Scanning Compliance Report | Mitchell, Joseph | 2022 | In consideration of the benefits of breastfeeding or human milk feeding (HM) and Bar- Coded Medication Administration (BCMA), along with the challenges inherent in those systems, this project seeks to identify behavior patterns and compliance with HM collections and administration policies. The prim... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 676 |
 |
NICU Journey to Discharge | Banyai, Kaley A.; Schiefelbein, Julieanne; Kranz, Clare | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 677 |
 |
Non-Pharmacologic Pain Interventions in the Neuro ICU | Harko, Kristin; Alderden, Jenny; Doucette, Cassidy | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 678 |
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Novice APC/Student Recognition of Clinical Deterioration | Varner, Sarah; Christensen, Scott | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 679 |
 |
NSAIDS: Harmful or Hurtful? What are Your Prescribing Practices? | Fialkowski, Kara | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 680 |
 |
Nurse Leader Resiliency: Arming Nurse Leaders with the Skills and Strategies to Lead | Becker, Benjamin | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 681 |
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Nurse Leader Resiliency: Arming Nurse Leaders with the Skills and Strategies to Lead | Becker, Benjamin | 2019 | The current rate of change in healthcare is increasing daily and with it adding additional stress to nurses and nurse leaders. Without the appropriate skills, nurse leaders themselves are not prepared to be resilient in the face of the increased stress and pressure that comes with change. This proje... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 682 |
 |
Nurse Participation in No Harm Near Miss Error Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Bersick, Ben | 2023 | Background: No harm and near miss (NHNM) safety event reports contribute to improved patient safety. These events expose the latent conditions in a healthcare system. Learning from them is key to quality improvement (QI). Lack of training and effective feedback to the reporters have been identified ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership |
| 683 |
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Nurse Participation in No Harm Near Miss Error Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Bersick, Ben | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
| 684 |
 |
Nurse-Led Sexual Health Communication & Interventions in the Care of Women with Cancers Affecting the Female Reproductive System (Gynecologic & Breast Malignancies) | Ekpoma, Victoria | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 685 |
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Nurse-Led Sexual Health Interventions in the Care of Women with Cancers Affecting the Female Reproductive System (Gynecologic & Breast Malignancies) | Ekpoma, Victoria | 2021 | The pathology, disease process and treatment options/modalities in the management of cancers affecting the female reproductive system (CAFRS), which includes gynecologic cancers (uterine, ovarian, cervical and vaginal malignancies) as well as breast cancers, have been widely shown to adversely affec... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 686 |
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Nursing Documentation of Patient Mobility Using AMPAC and JH-HLM Scoring Tools | Hollister, Kristina | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
| 687 |
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Nursing Orders on FHIR: Information Modeling | Yusuf, Saldi | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics, Poster |
| 688 |
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Nursing Orders on FHIR: Information Modeling of Nursing Orders to Facilitate Interoperability | Yusuf, Saldi | 2021 | Nursing orders are used to communicate requests for nursing actions for patient care. A nursing order may contain requests to assess, care, teach, manage, and so forth, and may be simple or complex. While the Clinical Care Classification System (CCC) has a well-defined nursing action hierarchy in it... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 689 |
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Nursing Quality Dashboard: Development and Implementation | Hummel, Dabney | 2020 | Dashboards are a tool that health care providers use to assess and analyze quality of patient care systems data in a visually appealing, user-friendly, and efficient way (Dowding et al., 2015; Olsha-Yehiav et al., 2006; Schall et al., 2017; Tan et al., 2013; Olsha-Yehiav et al., 2006). Dashboards pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 690 |
 |
Nutrition Management in Cystic Fibrosis Infants Utilizing Telehealth | Fehr, Karli; Hamilton, Jennifer; McDonald, Katie | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 691 |
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Obesity Management in Primary Care | Norton, Kary M.; Lynch, Keisa | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 692 |
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Objective Sedation Monitoring in an Adult Intensive Care Unit | Rieber, Tom; Jarvis, Matthew | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 693 |
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Obstetric Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Evaluation of Online Patient Resources in Utah | Waldvogel, Jael | 2020 | Opioid use in pregnancy has increased at an alarming rate, mirroring the opioid epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Drug-related overdose deaths outnumber deaths from auto accidents in the United States (Krans & Patrick, 2016) and data from the Utah Perinatal Morality Review Committee found that d... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 694 |
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Optimizing Care Delivery for Newborns with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) | Meyer, Kimberly; Garrett, Teresa; Muniyappa, Bhanu | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
| 695 |
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Optimizing the Intubation Process in the NICU | Olsen, Allison; Hardin, Pamela | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 696 |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | Background: Most infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia (TH) therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) are born at facilities without therapeutic capabilities. There is a narrow timeframe for initiating TH, necessitating prompt identification, transport, and initiation of therapy. Quali... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Optimizing time to treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) for Transported Neonates | DeLaney, Kathryn; Hamilton, Jennifer; Baserga, Mariana; DuPont, Tara | 2021 | Background: Most infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia (TH) therapy for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) are born at facilities without therapeutic capabilities. There is a narrow timeframe for initiating TH, necessitating prompt identification, transport, and initiation of therapy. Quali... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 699 |
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Oropharyngeal Colostrum Exposure-An Underutilized and Neglected Intervention Among Preterm Infants | Jensen, Lindsey; Schefeilbein, Julieanne; Davidson, Jessica | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 700 |
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Osteoporosis Management: Strategies to Improve Patient Care Following a Fragility Fracture | Magiske, Kerry M.J.; Allen, Nancy A. | 2022 | Problem: A care gap exists in osteoporosis management (OPM) in females 50+ who have had a fragility fracture (FF). Clinical guidelines recommend prescribing anti-OP medications after a FF, though this recommendation is not commonly followed. The purpose of this needs assessment quality improvement p... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 701 |
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Outcomes from Reoperative Bariatric Surgery: A Needs Assessment | Crapo, Kelsey S.; Allen, Nancy A. | 2022 | Background: Bariatric surgery is the gold standard treatment for severe obesity. When weight regain, insufficient weight loss, or complications occur after bariatric surgery, a second surgery may be required. Reoperative bariatric surgery is a newer and more complex procedure with limited studies or... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 702 |
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Outcomes from Reoperative Bariatric Surgery: A Needs Assessment | Crapo, Kelsey S.; Allen, Nancy A. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 703 |
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Overcoming Barriers to ACE Screening in Primary Care | Wallace, Chiara; Doyon, Kate | 2023 | Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are strongly linked with risk factors for the leading causes of death in adults, and recent evidence suggests that ACEs among college students are correlated with worse depression, substance use, diet, and sleep, and increased suicidal ideation. Local... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
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Overcoming Barriers to ACE Screening in Primary Care | Wallace, Chiara; Doyon, Kate | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 705 |
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Pain Assessment and Management at an Academic Hospital: A Needs Assessment | Woo, Grace | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, Poster |
| 706 |
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Pain Assessment and Management at an Academic Hospital: A Needs Assessment | Woo, Grace | 2023 | Background: Every patient has the right to have their pain treated and to do so without discrimination. Pain must be measured accurately with a multidimensional approach to then identify safe, effective ways to manage the pain. Inadequate assessment and treatment of pain can have negative impacts on... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership |
| 707 |
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Palliative Care Trigger Tool in the CVICU: A Needs Assessment | Moore, Gabriella H. | 2023 | Background: Palliative care is a valuable resource that assists patients in determining their goals of care and end-of-life care preferences. Automated trigger tools can help to identify patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who may benefit from palliative care. Problem: Several ICUs at the Univ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 708 |
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Palliative Care Trigger Tool in the CVICU: A Needs Assessment | Moore, Gabriella H. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 709 |
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Palliative Care Utilization and Advance Care Planning in End-Stage Liver Disease | Freudenberg, Anna | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 710 |
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Palliative Care Utilization and Advance Care Planning in End-Stage Liver Disease: A Quality Improvement Project | Freudenberg, Anna | 2019 | Problem: Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) have high mortality, symptom burden, and healthcare utilization. Palliative care and advance care planning support patients' healthcare goals, improve quality of life, and decrease healthcare costs; however, utilization of these services are ofte... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 711 |
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The Parent Experience With Home Enteral Tube Feedings After NICU Discharge | Mitchell, Megan I. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 712 |
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Patient Reported Outcomes and Impact of COVID-19 | Seely, James A. | 2020 | A significant indicator for quality of healthcare is how a patient personally reports the outcomes from the care received. These reports are Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs). Many studies have shown that PROs improve the quality of healthcare. PROs are important, not just because hospitals need Medi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 713 |
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Patient Safety Team: Near-Miss Medication Errors and Predicting Serious Safety Events | Gashler, Alexis | 2020 | Medical errors remain a leading cause of death and poor patient outcomes during hospitalization in the United States (Oyebode, 2013; Rodziewicz & Hipskind, 2019). The Institute of Medicine reported that medical errors result in at least 7,000 deaths and cost 17-29 billion dollars annually (Oyebode,... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 714 |
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Patient Teaching about Naloxone in the Emergency Department: The Creation and Implementation of a Clinical Practice Guideline | Barney, Heather Ann; Christensen, Scott S. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology, Poster |
| 715 |
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Patient Teaching about Naloxone in the Emergency Department: The Creation and Implementation of a Clinical Practice Guideline | Barney, Heather Ann; Christensen, Scott S. | 2022 | Background: Opioid overdose is the leading cause of preventable death in the Utah, and nationally. Utah ranks seventh in the nation for opioid overdose deaths with eight deaths weekly. Fatalities have continued to rise dramatically for over thirty years. Intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cen... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Adult / Gerontology |
| 716 |
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Patterns of Health Care Utilization by Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | Newton, Anjeanette | 2019 | Objective. The opioid crisis in the United States has led to an increase in infants diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). There is a lack of information regarding the use of pediatric follow-up care by infants diagnosed with NAS. The purpose of this project was to analyze healthcare uti... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
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Physician Provision of Mindfulness-Based Coping Skills to their Pediatric Patient's Parents and Caregivers | Rainey, Tara; Webb, Sara | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 718 |
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Piloting a Women's Health Assessment Among Refugees in Salt Lake City, UT: Experiences, Barriers, and Gaps | Gates, Jennie | 2023 | Background: The health of refugee women after settlement in a new country, can be adversely or positively affected by individual, interpersonal, community, and organizational factors. As the number of forcibly displaced women continues to grow due to conflict, persecution, violence, natural disaster... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
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Piloting a Women's Health Assessment among Refugees in Salt Lake City, UT: Experiences, Barriers, and Gaps | Gates, Jennie | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Sciences, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 720 |
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Placental Lab Draws in the Newborn ICU: A Quality Improvement Project | Evans, Ida Katrina; Hamilton, Jennifer | 2022 | Background: Obtaining an infant's labs from the placenta on admission is a relatively new practice in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This practice decreases phlebotomy losses, reduces blood transfusions, reduces iatrogenic blood loss, and decreases exposure to pain. There is a lack of stand... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 721 |
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Planning for End of Life is Planning for Life: Quality Improvement and Research Data Collection | Ansari, Natasha | 2020 | End of life care is an essential part of the care of the patient. It not only is a continuation of the care of the patient we interact with as his or her disease gets worse, but also improves the quality of life for the patient's family once our patient passes away. Paladino, et al., (2019) state, "... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 722 |
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Post-Heart Transplant Education Outpatient Screening and Referral: A Quality Improvement Project | Brady, Cariann | 2023 | Background: After heart transplant, patients are given an overwhelming amount of information before discharge. Studies show that comprehension among hospitalized patients is poor, and, on average, they immediately forget 40-80% of what they are taught, and surgery can further hinder the learning and... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 723 |
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Post-Heart Transplant Education Outpatient Screening and Referral: A Quality Improvement Project | Brady, Cariann | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 724 |
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Post-Treatment Follow-Up Protocol for Migraine Patients | Davis, Willard R.; Clayton, Margaret F. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 725 |
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Post-Visit Follow-Up Call: A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Return Visits and Improve Outcomes in an Acute Care Oncology Clinic | Thomas-Robertson, Marsha | 2019 | Background: Failure to effectively communicate at discharge can lead to ineffective care transitions, adverse events and repeat visits. Potentially avoidable visits contribute to rising costs and poor patient experience. Follow-up calls to patients transitioning from an inpatient hospitalization to ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 726 |
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Postpartum Depression: Development and Evaluation of a Screening Workflow Process in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | LaBerge, Chloe C.; Anker, Jenn; Hearne, Jenny | 2023 | Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common complication of childbirth. Typically, screening for PPD is performed in the immediate postpartum period, followed by interval screening at the pediatrician office during well child visits. Within the general population, about 10-15% of moth... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 727 |
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Postpartum Depression: Development and Evaluation of a Screening Workflow Process in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | LaBerge, Chloe C.; Anker, Jenn; Hearne, Jenny | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal; Poster |
| 728 |
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The Postpartum Wellness Phone Call :A Usability and Feasibility Study | Snow, Nicholas C.; Hart, Sara; Charles, Jasmin; Smid, Marcella | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP, Poster |
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The Postpartum Wellness Phone Call :A Usability and Feasibility Study | Snow, Nicholas C. | 2020 | Background:Each year, more than 3.8 million births occur in the United States. Rates of severe pregnancy-related complications and deaths in the U.S. have been rising during the last 25 years. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends increased supervision of postpartum wome... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Organizational Leadership, MS to DNP |
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Pre-Implementation Assessment of a Death Reporting-on-FHIR Web Application | Herrmann, Jennifer | 2020 | In the United States,death information is derived from the death certification process.Each state maintains its own registration system that collects, validates, and archives deaths in their states (Tripp, Duncan, Finch, and Huff, 2015). Death certificates are a permanent legal record of death that ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 731 |
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Preceptor and Staff Empowerment: A Quality Improvement Project | Barno, Miriam | 2020 | There is an ever-growing need for youth mental health services in the state of Utah. The problem begins with the disparity that 40% of Utah's youth suffering from depression did not receive treatment (Summers, Meppen, & Ball, 2019). Subsequently, the overall national, non-population specific utili... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 732 |
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Preconception Education Campaign in Primary Care | Moffitt, Austen | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 733 |
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Prelabor Rupture of Membranes Management: A Retrospective Chart Review | Rundell, Claire | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
| 734 |
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Prelabor Rupture of Membranes Management: A Retrospective Chart Review | Rundell, Claire | 2019 | Aims: This quality improvement project sought to identify trends in management of pregnant patients with prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) within a midwifery practice in the intermountain west. Background: PROM occurs in 8-11% of term pregnant women and nearly 95% of women will start to spontaneo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 735 |
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Preliminary Evaluation of an Alert to Manage Patients at Risk for Oversedation | Morris, Emma | 2022 | In 2021, IMC leadership decided that a clinical decision support (CDS) alert should be created and implemented in acute care units in the hospital to help registered nurses (RNs) identify patients at high risk of respiratory complications from sedation. The CDS alert prompts RNs to implement the Hig... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Informatics |
| 736 |
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Preparing to Implement a Telemental Health (TMH) Practice | Robbins, Zoë, Harding, Pamela K.; Talbot, Brittany | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 737 |
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Preparing to Implement a Telemental Health (TMH) Practice | Robbins, Zoë | 2020 | Background: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) treating patients at a Salt Lake City outpatient clinic are rarely able to connect with rural clients, given the urban locale of the clinic. The Nurse Practitioner group was seeking a way to connect with the rural patient population.... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |
| 738 |
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Preprocedural Patient Education | Parker, Tesla A. | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 739 |
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Preprocedural Patient Education and Improving Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction | Parker, Tesla A. | 2021 | With an increasing number of surgical and outpatient procedures being performed in the United States each year, positive patient outcomes and experiences are more important than ever before. Ensuring positive outcomes for all parties involved needs to begin prior to patients even reaching the hospit... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 740 |
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Preventing the Use of Anti-Reflux Medication in Infants Diagnosed with Cleft Palate through Lifestyle Interventions | Madsen, Kayley A.; Sylvester, Robert; Clifton, Jennifer | 2022 | Background: Gastroesophageal reflux is a highly prevalent condition in infants, particularly those with a cleft lip or palate. Children with cleft lip or palate are much more likely to be treated with an anti-reflux medication than the general population of infants. While anti-reflux medication is i... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
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Preventing the Use of Anti-Reflux Medication in Infants Diagnosed with Cleft Palate through Lifestyle Interventions | Madsen, Kayley A.; Sylvester, Robert; Clifton, Jennifer | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 742 |
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Prevention of Hypothermia at Delivery in Infants Born Preterm at 28 to 34 Weeks Gestation Through Implementation of a Clinical Workflow Process | Rowley, Denise O. | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
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Prevention of Hypothermia at Delivery in Infants Born Preterm, at 28 to 34 Weeks Gestation, Through Implementation of a Clinical-Workflow Process | Rowley, Denise O. | 2022 | Background: According to the March of Dimes, 10% of infants born nationally in 2021 were born prematurely, at less than 37 weeks. In Utah, 1% of infants are born prematurely each year, between 28 and 34 weeks. Worldwide, hypothermia at delivery occurs at a rate of 30% to 90% among infants delivered ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 744 |
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Prioritizing Family-Centered Care in a Level IV NICU:Development and Implementation of a Skin to Skin Care Bundle | Harbison, Lauren | 2022 | Background: Skin to skin care (SSC), also known as kangaroo care, is the practice of placing a mostly undressed infant onto the bare chest of a parent, where they can be held for an extended period. Evidence shows that SSC provides many benefits to infants and their parents, particularly for the hig... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 745 |
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Prioritizing Skin-to-Skin Care in a Level IV NICU | Harbison, Lauren | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 746 |
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Proficiency of EKG Interpretation in the Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Perry, Rachelle C. | 2023 | Background: The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States, costing nearly $1 billion daily. An estimated 80% of these cases are preventable; almost 400,000 people in the U... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Adult Gerontology/Acute Care |
| 747 |
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Proficiency of EKG Interpretation in the Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Perry, Rachelle C. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP; Adult Gerontology/Acute Care, Poster |
| 748 |
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Promoting a Positive Floating Experience: Implementing a Standardized Tool Kit | Vlam, Mandi | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / Adult Gerontology, Poster |
| 749 |
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Promoting a Positive Floating Experience: Implementing a Standardized Tool Kit | Vlam, Mandi | 2023 | Background: Increasing bedside nursing shortages prompt hospitals to utilize a floating staffing strategy. Nurses are required to float frequently from their home unit. Evidence shows that floating impacts nurses' satisfaction and retention. The increased nursing stress can decrease job performance ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / Adult Gerontology |
| 750 |
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Promoting Opioid Awareness in a Level IV NICU | Kendall, Allison | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 751 |
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Promoting Preceptor Preparation: A QI Project to Better Intern & Patient Outcomes | Mathews, Kiara | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 752 |
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Promoting Preceptor Preparation: A QI Project to Better Intern and Patient Outcomes | Mathews, Kiara | 2021 | It was observed by staff on a surgical services unit that new interns were often being precepted by registered nurses (RNs) who had just graduated from the nursing internship program themselves (M. Weller, personal communication, January 26, 2021). It was also found that many nurses taking on the ro... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 753 |
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Promoting Provider Readiness to Induce Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Within the Emergency Department | Sensiba, John A.; Bailey, ElLois; Vines, Caroline | 2022 | Background: Opioid-involved deaths in the United States have risen steadily since 2018, from 47,000 to 69,000 deaths. Furthermore, from 2020 to 2021, opioid overdose fatalities increased by 35%. Despite ample evidence that buprenorphine is safer and more efficacious than more commonly used alpha-2 a... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
| 754 |
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Promoting Provider Readiness to Induce Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Within the Emergency Department | Sensiba, John A.; Bailey, ElLois; Vines, Caroline | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 755 |
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Promoting Provider-Based Wellness Counseling in Primary Care With the WILD 5 Program | Boyle, Nicole E.; Bailey, ElLois | 2022 | Background: Wellness, defined by physical, mental, and social well-being, is declining across America. Uniquely positioned to do, primary care providers could reverse this trend, yet only one in three patients report that their provider spoke to them about modifiable lifestyle factors that could imp... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
| 756 |
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Proposing an Early Labor Lounge at the University of Utah Medical Center | Martinez, Erminia; Cole, Erin | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
| 757 |
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Proposing an Early Labor Lounge at the University of Utah Medical Center | Martinez, Erminia | 2020 | Background:Cesarean sections have become a common operating room procedure in the United States, with approximately one-third of American women delivering by cesarean. Organizations such as the World Health Organization and U.S. Healthy People 2020 have identified the need to reduce Cesarean section... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
| 758 |
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Protocol Development for an Emergency Department at an Urban Utah Hospital | Hansen, Erik S. | 2019 | Pediatric head trauma protocols have been shown to decrease unnecessary imaging for patients being evaluated for a head trauma in the emergency department. The purpose of this project was to assess the current imaging and treatment practices of the providers at an urban medical center and to develop... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 759 |
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Protocol Development for Pediatric Head Trauma in an Emergency Department | Hansen, Erik | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 760 |
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Provider Perceptions of the Tele Critical Care Patient Transfer Process | ZoBell, David, Ward, DEnise, Lee, Vivian | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 761 |
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Provider Perceptions of the Tele Critical Care Patient Transfer Process | ZoBell, David | 2020 | Background: Research has demonstrated how interfacility transfer of critically ill patients can be associated with adverse outcomes. A tele critical care (TCC) driven patient transfer process has been instituted by a large hospital system based in the intermountain west, but at this time it has not ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
| 762 |
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Provider Self-Efficacy with End-of-Life Care | Andrade, Micah; Jarvis, Matthew Chuck; Bannon, Meredith | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 763 |
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Providing Rest Breaks for ICU Nurses | Emery, Katrina R.; Doyon, Katherine; Whitlock, Megan Jean | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care, Poster |
| 764 |
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Behavioral Health Access Centers: A Collaborative Staffing Model | Diamond, Alex | 2019 | Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide (Miller et al., 2017). In general, hospital emergency departments (ED) are seeing increases in visits for behavioral health reasons (Cooke, 2017). To free up ED resources for more timely treatment of critical care patients, hospitals have begun opening b... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 765 |
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Quality Improvement on Continuous Intravenous Heparin Administration: Closing the Nursing Knowledge Gap to Reduce Medication Errors | Nelson, Kylee | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 766 |
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Quality Improvement on Continuous Intravenous Heparin Administration: Closing the Nursing Knowledge Gap to Reduce Medication Errors; Nomograms | Nelson, Kylee | 2021 | Anticoagulants are considered a high-alert or a high-risk medication (D'Souza et al., 2019; Johnson et al., 2018; Kindelin et al., 2020; Oertel & Heparin Consensus Group, 2004). This is due to their narrow therapeutic index and the "ability to cause significant patient harm or death" ... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 767 |
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Quality Improvement Project for Early Sepsis Iintervention and Education with Pre-Hospital EMS Teams | Woodruff, Whitney S. | 2019 | In the United States, sepsis is currently the third leading cause of death, and the number one leading cause of death of hospitalized patients (CDC, 2018; HCUP, 2016). Each year the United States pays over 27.4 billion dollars in the management and treatment of hospitalized patients with sepsis (HCU... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 768 |
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Quality Improvement Project on Social Determinants of Health: Insights into the Readiness of Obstetric Clinicians to Ensure the Social Needs Screener is Completed by Obstetric Patients | Kang, Esther | 2023 | Background: Social Determinants of Health (SDOHs) can impact patient health outcomes in more ways than previously known. Social Determinants of Health (SDOHs) can play a role in mortality, morbidity, life expectancy, health care expenditures, health status, and functional limitations. Obstetric (OB)... | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education |
| 769 |
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Quality Improvement Project on Social Determinants of Health: Insights into the Readiness of Obstetric Clinicians to Ensure the Social Needs Screener is Completed by Obstetric Patients | Kang, Esther | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Master of Science, MS, Nursing Education, Poster |
| 770 |
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Cognitive Screening in Patients with Diabetes | Dalley, Necia; Litchman, Michelle; Allen, Nancy A. | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 771 |
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Cognitive Screening in Patients with Diabetes | Dalley, Necia | 2020 | Background: The largest growth in patients with diabetes is expected to be in those over the age of 65. Two risk factors for developing dementia include age and diabetes. In fact, type 2 diabetes increases dementia risk two-fold. About 50% of the time, dementia is preceded by mild cognitive impai... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 772 |
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Pediatric Constipation Management in Primary Care | Craven, Nicole D. | 2023 | Background: While functional constipation (FC) constitutes 3-5% of primary care visits, many primary care providers do not report familiarity with clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for diagnostic evaluation and treatment, and significant variations in management exist. Other chronic conditions have... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / PNP |
| 773 |
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Pediatric Constipation Management in Primary Care | Craven, Nicole | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / PNP, Poster |
| 774 |
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Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Primary Care Screening and Response for Postpartum Depression by Implementing a Referral Protocol | Bermingham, Mekenna A. | 2023 | Background: Maternal mental health is a rising problem in Utah; one-in-eight women are affected by postpartum depression (PPD). A Utah review of maternal deaths found that 65% occurred after 43 days postpartum, meaning the routine 4-week postpartum obstetric follow-up is a missed opportunity to prev... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP |
| 775 |
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Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Primary Care Screening and Response for Postpartum Depression by Implementing a Referral Protocol | Bermingham, Mekenna A. | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care / FNP, Poster |
| 776 |
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Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Vitamin D Screening and Treatment in a Mental Health Clinic | Wilcox, Emily | 2020 | Background Adequate levels of vitamin D have shown to play a significant role in the overall physical and emotional well-being of both adults and children. However, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent throughout the pediatric population, with nearly 60 percent having suboptimal vitamin D levels... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health |
| 777 |
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Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Vitamin D Screening and Treatment in a Mental Health Clinic | Wilcox, Emily, Al-Khudarairi, Amanda | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 778 |
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Quality Improvement Project: The Development of a Feeding Guideline for Neonates with Gastroschisis | Newton, Adriana | 2023 | Background: Gastroschisis is the most common abdominal wall defect treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Well-defined standardized gastroschisis guidelines, multidisciplinary team collaboration during guideline development, and sufficient guideline directives regarding feeding progress... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal |
| 779 |
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Quality Improvement Project: The Development of a Feeding Guideline for Neonates with Gastroschisis | Newton, Adriana | 2023 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Neonatal, Poster |
| 780 |
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RE-AIM Framework for Evaluating Peri-operative Nozin®: A Topical Nasal Antiseptic | Kinikini, Susana | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 781 |
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RE-AIM Framework for Evaluating Perioperative Nozin®: A Topical Nasal Antiseptic | Kinikini, Susanna | 2019 | Purpose: This project sought to evaluate the process of implementation and the usefulness of Nozin® in reducing surgical site infections using the RE-AIM framework. Evaluation of an intervention often takes place during implementation to give insight into research as a foundation to clinical practi... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 782 |
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Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative | Johnny, Jace D. | 2019 | Problem/Background: Extubation failure (EF) is the need for reintubation within 48 hours after a planned extubation in patients meeting weaning criteria from mechanical ventilation (MV). The incidence rate varies in the literature but has a statistically significant correlation with mortality, prolo... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 783 |
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Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning: A QI Initiative | Johnny, Jace D. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care, Poster |
| 784 |
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Recognition and Diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) in the VA | Lundquist, Margaret E. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 785 |
 |
Reducing Burnout Among Psychiatric Registered Nurses and Technicians | Ah You, Michael; Al-Khudairi, Amanda; Schlaich, Ashley; Hicks, Ryan | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 786 |
 |
Reducing Burnout and Improving Mental Health Among Educators in an Elementary School | Parry, Amy | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 787 |
 |
Reducing Burnout Through Volunteerism | Shelley, Stacey S. | 2019 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP, Poster |
| 788 |
 |
Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk in Women Through Goal Setting and Virtual Interval Follow Up | Very, Katrina; Phares, Pamela | 2022 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 789 |
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Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk in Women Through Goal Setting and Virtual Interval Follow Up | Very, Katrina; Phares, Pamela | 2022 | Background: Cardiometabolic (CM) disorders are primarily lifestyle-induced and cause significant morbidity and mortality in women. Heart disease is responsible for 1 in 5 female deaths and is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Diminishing the consequences of CM disorders is w... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 790 |
 |
Reducing Continuous Urinary Catheter Use in Postpartum Women | Merrill, Eric; Phares, Pamela | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
| 791 |
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Reducing Intrafamilial Early-Psychosis Stigma: An Online Asynchronous Approach | Zurcher, Nathan | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 792 |
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Reducing Nurse Burnout Through Volunteerism | Shelley, Stacey | 2019 | Problem: Burnout in nursing occurs at an alarming rate and can pose negative outcomes on patient safety. Burnout can also lead to nurses taking time off from work or leave the workforce altogether. Nurses do not always have access to resources to decrease burnout symptoms which only compounds the pr... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
| 793 |
 |
Reducing Rates of Adolescent Electronic-Cigarette Use by Effective Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project | Horton, Matthew A.; Child, Clinton | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP, Poster |
| 794 |
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Reducing Rates of Adolescent Electronic-Cigarette Use by Effective Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project | Horton, Matthew A. | 2020 | Background: Primary care providers have the ability to combat false perceptions about electronic cigarettes' safety. Research shows screening and education are needed in primary care. Despite the increased use of electronic cigarettes (EC) among adolescent youth (AY) populations ages 11-18 years-old... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Primary Care FNP |
| 795 |
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Reducing Self-Stigma in Mental Health Workers in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting | Riley, Colin; Bailey, ElLois; Gee, Perry | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 796 |
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Reducing Stigma Against Buprenorphine in Those Who Treat Substance Use Disorders | Peterson, Erica; Bailey, ElLois; Schaat, Timothy | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Poster |
| 797 |
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Reducing the Duration of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Dwell Time in Women at Low-Risk for Postpartum Hemorrhage | Morris, Nathan M.; Phares, Pamela | 2021 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
| 798 |
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Relational Group Intervention for Postpartum Depression in Substance-Using Women:A Needs Assessment and Curriculum Plan | Coats, Jane; Al-Khudiari, Amanda; Deyette, Sheila; Hutton, Ann; Smid, Marcela | 2020 | POSTER | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery, Poster |
| 799 |
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Relational Group Intervention for Postpartum Depression in Substance-Using Women:A Needs Assessment and Curriculum Plan | Coats, Jane | 2020 | Background: Patients with comorbid substance use disorder and postpartum depression (PPD) have the highest rates of severe depression. Death to overdose and suicide in postpartum patients remains the primary cause of perinatal death in the state of Utah. The lack of available psychotherapy for post... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Women's Health / Nurse Midwifery |
| 800 |
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The Resilient Family Toolkit: Promoting Family Resiliency after Homelessness | Lowery-Klinger, Annette; Gee, Julie P. | 2022 | Background: In the United States there are an estimated 171,575 homeless families and the rate is rising even with increased funding and housing support programs. Nearly 35% of the homeless population in Utah are families with minor children. Out of these families, nearly 70% are led by single mothe... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, MS to DNP |