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Impacting Practice Through Legislative Change: Removing Statutory Barriers for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Practice to the Fullest Extent of Their Education and Training
(2012-10-01)
This Doctor of Nursing Practice project focused on facilitating removal of a Nebraska State statute that limited advanced practice registered nurses’ (APRNs) ability to administer patient care to the full extent of their ...
Development of a Guideline for Treatment of Deep and Superficial Venous Thrombosis in the Emergency Department
(2012-02-02)
Purpose: The purpose was to implement an evidence based guideline on deep venous thrombosis (DVT) for the Emergency Department (ED). Specific aims: a) conduct an organizational assessment of DVT treatment practices b) ...
Community Worker Guided Home-based Monitoring Program for Hypertension Control
(2012-09-19)
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to impact hypertension control of the population utilizing services at a non-profit agency. A Doctor of Nursing Practice Clinical Nurse Specialist completed development and ...
Restrospective Analysis of Cox II, Cox III and Cardiac Ablation outcomes for treatment of atrial fibrillation
(2012-01-17)
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is considered the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and it affects more than 2.2 million persons in the United States. 1 Two options that can be pursued for invasive management of ...
Adolescent Use of Social Networking to Gain Information Regarding Sexual Health
(2012-01-26)
Despite national health initiatives to decrease adolescent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), they remain high-risk for STIs. Barriers exist for adolescents seeking sexual health information. Adolescents spend a great ...
Implementation and Evaluation of “Golden Hour” Practice in Infants Less Than 33 Weeks Gestation
(2012-01-31)
Upon review of Vermont Oxford Network data, a Midwest Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) noted increased levels of chronic lung disease (CLD) in infants born at less than 33 weeks gestation. Initial analysis ...
Providing Best Practice Medical Forensic Examinations to Sexual Assault Victims: Development of a Practice Evaluation Tool
(2012-02-07)
Introduction: The healthcare needs of a sexual assault victim are multifaceted. In order to provide adequate healthcare to sexual assault victims, institutions must be equipped with trained providers to ensure that best ...
Diabetes Quality Improvement Project in a Nurse Practitioner Led Safety Net Clinic Utilizing the Chronic Care Model
(2012-02-07)
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to create a sustainable QI program for type 2 diabetes utilizing the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in a small nurse practitioner led safety net clinic. The ...
Use of NICU Education to Decrease Stress for Prenatal Patients on Bed Rest
(2012-07-13)
Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal death and antepartum bed rest has been a mainstay of treatment to prevent preterm birth. Bed rest can have physiologic, behavioral, social, economic, and emotional impact on ...
Improving Parental Satisfaction in Transition to Home from the NICU: A Quality Improvement Project
(2012-07-13)
Problem: Bringing an infant home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can mean caring for a baby with multiple health care needs, or minimally, feeding and growth issues. The infant may require a regimented ...