Browsing Group: Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, DNP Doctoral Papers by Title
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Identification of internal risk factors and interventions to prevent exertional heat illnesses in hikers: A systematic review
(2015-03-27)Objective: To identify internal risk factors (e.g., caffeine and alcohol consumption, weight, medications, and medical conditions) and intervention strategies for prevention of exertional heat-related illnesses in ... -
Impact of teaching breathing techniques on patient health outcomes: A systematic review
(2014-05-01)The United States has some of the most expensive health care world wide, with an increase in chronic illness, poorer outcomes, and fragmentation of care. Patients seek integrative or alternative methods of care in ... -
Implementation of a diabetes treatment algorithm in primary care for use in the adult Hispanic population
(2017-09-01)Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2) is a growing problem in the United States. Hispanic Americans have a higher prevalence of diabetes than Non-Hispanic Whites and suffer from more severe complications of the disease. Although ... -
Implementation of depression screening to optimize chronic pain management
(2016-06-15)Background: Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide and the evidence demonstrates prevalent co morbidity of chronic pain and psychological issues such as anxiety, insomnia, and depression. The existence of ... -
Implementation of rheumatoid arthritis assessment tool: A quality improvement project
(2016-10-07)Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis is a common inflammatory arthritis resulting in joint destruction that leads to physical and functional disability. This condition is characterized by variable disease activity ... -
Implementing a community education campaign to improve prenatal care among Navajo women
Early and consistent prenatal care (PNC) is essential to preventing adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Despite the recommendations made by the World Health Organization and the American College of Obstetricians and ... -
Implementing evidence to improve chronic insomnia treatment for older adults in primary care: A quality improvement project
Background: Chronic insomnia (CI) affects over 50% of American adults 65 years and older. The most currently used treatment approach for this problem is inconsistent with the most up-to-date evidence-based clinical guidelines ... -
Implementing recommended perioperative pain practice guidelines by incorporating intravenous acetaminophen
(2015-04-21)Optimizing perioperative pain management is important in decreasing adverse outcomes in surgical patients. The purpose of this project was to implement recommended perioperative pain practice guidelines by incorporating ... -
Improving Culturally Competent Care for International Students
(2017-08-31)Background: As the international student population grows on college campuses across the United States (U.S.), health professionals are challenged to meet national and college health objectives for providing culturally ... -
Improving intimate partner violence screening in the emergency department setting
(2015-04-29)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue. Global rates of IPV range between 15% and 71%. Approximately three million U.S. women are affected during their lifetimes; and approximately 15.5 million ... -
Influenza Education to Improve Vaccination Rates Among College Students
(2014-05-02)Objective The purpose of this project was to provide influenza vaccine education and improve vaccine uptake among Eastern Arizona College dormitory residents. College students living in dormitories are considered a high-risk ... -
Nurse preceptor support
Competence and clinical judgment among new graduate nurses are at a historical low of 9% based on observational performance assessments (Kavanagh & Sharpnack, 2021). This points to a need for collaboration between ... -
Obesity management: A pilot test of an electronic health record prompt
(2014-05-09)The project objective was to conduct a pilot study to discover primary care providers’ responses to using a newly developed obesity screening and management addition to an electronic health record (EHR). ... -
Palliative care: Improving eligible patient identification to encourage early intervention
Palliative care (PC) encompasses a holistic way of caring for patients and families with chronic disease or life-limiting illness through optimal symptom management. Individuals in need of PC has reached 20 million annually ... -
Procalcitonin as a prognostic indicator of risk for sepsis in the neonate
(2016-06-22)Introduction. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker that rises at the onset of bacterial infection while remaining relatively low in other inflammatory processes. Diagnosing serious bacterial infection (SBI) in neonates ... -
Promoting safe infant sleep: The creation and appraisal of a practice guideline for nurses
(2017-09-12)Background: Every day in America, healthy infants are dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths. Once a terrifying mystery, these deaths, also called sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), ... -
Qualitative assessment of an electronic diabetes education tool for Burmese immigrants
(2015-04-22)Providing preventative health education to refugee groups presents challenges due to language barriers, limited literacy, educational resources, and time constraints. Purpose: pilot an electronic audio-visual ... -
Recommendations for promoting culturally and resource appropriate care for Native American (NA) patients at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC)
(2014-05-13)Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) is a primary referral center for its surrounding Native American (NA) communities. As such, FMC has a unique patient population with distinctive needs related to culture and available ... -
A screening tool for early recognition and treatment of sepsis
(2014-05-14)Purpose: This study investigates the use of a sepsis screening tool to decrease the length of time from triage to treatment. Design: In this exploratory study, a convenience sample was drawn from all patients triaged in ... -
Telehospice: A systematic review
(2014-05-13)Purpose: A review of the literature was conducted in order to identify, appraise, and report on the use of telehospice in patient care. Questions addressed in the review were, what is the current state of telehospice ...