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Implementation of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to Improve Practice in a Rural Primary Care Clinic
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of the project was to improve patient care and the clinical practice at the Barnesville Area Clinic (BAC) by introducing the providers to a guided method of evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention ... -
Primary Care Resource and Referral Guide for Children 4-11 Years of Age with ADHD
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The practice-improvement project (PIP) assessed five family nurse practitioners and one pediatrician regarding the use and evaluation of a community treatment guideline packet. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ... -
Evaluating an Evidence-Based Prevention Program Delivered by Primary-Care Providers and In-Home Nurse Visits: The Period of Purple Crying, an Abusive Head-Trauma Prevention Program
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is an abusive head injury where an infant is submitted to severe, repetitive acceleration-deceleration forces with or without blunt impact to the head (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ... -
Designing a Hypertension Management Program for Family Healthcare
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of the practice improvement project was to determine the hypertension management needs of the Family HealthCare (FHC) clinic in Fargo, ND by staff interviews, observation, and data review as well as to develop ... -
Development of Interprofessional Education Modules for Implementation into the Doctor of Nursing Practice Curriculum
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In today’s health care system, professionals must work together to achieve a common goal of improving patient care. Studies have shown that patients and families report lack of care coordination that result in repeat tests ... -
Development of an Algorithm for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Childhood obesity has become a national epidemic and children are diagnosed with co-morbidities once only associated with adults. Despite current interventions, children continue to exude poor diet and physical activity ... -
Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines in Family Practice: Caring for Children with ADHD
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this Practice Improvement Project was to promote evidence-based practice in caring for children ages 4-18 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the family practice setting. The American ... -
Creation of Continuing Education Modules Addressing Leadership Development Components Applicable to Nurse Practitioners in the State of North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Effective leadership skills are a necessary element of successful Nurse Practitioner practice. Lack of leadership ability among Nurse Practitioners may lead to gaps in patient care, poorer outcomes, decreased patient ... -
Stress Levels of Nurses in Oncology Outpatient Units
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of the research was to identify stress levels of outpatient oncology nurses, to investigate stressful factors of nurses at the workplace, to identify differences in stress levels among nurses’ demographic ... -
New Referral Hepatitis C Protocol: The New Standard
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The Gastroenterology (GI) clinic at Sanford Health anticipates an increase in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) based on the 2012 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) screening recommendations. With a disproportionately ... -
New Graduate Nurse Residency Program Development
(North Dakota State University, 2015)This Project reports perceptions of how a new nurse residency addresses essential nursing competencies and transition stress. This Project involved development of content for a new graduate nurse residency program. Part ... -
Implementing Simulation into Oncology Education
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Nurses, who choose oncology, face complex challenges on a daily basis due to the disease itself and the effects of its treatment. The purpose of the project was to examine the effect implementing simulation into the education ... -
Compassion Fatigue in Critical Care Nursing and Development of an Educational Module
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Compassion fatigue is a troubling phenomenon which affects those in care giving roles, and nurses are especially susceptible. The first purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue among ... -
Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities Among American Indian Women: Implementing an Educational Module for Healthcare Providers
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Many minority populations throughout the United States experience significant cancer-related disparities affecting their quality of life. American Indians represent one group of individuals who experience significant ... -
Nursing Student Stress
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Nursing students experience multiple stressors as they are expected to apply theoretical learning and develop critical thinking skills while in the professional environment. Perceived overwhelming negative stressors can ... -
Midwest Medical Center Employee Perceptions of Workplace Breastfeeding Experiences
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The privilege of motherhood establishes additional temporary occupational needs for women who choose to breastfeed an infant and continue full time employment. The purpose of the study was to assess the holistic needs of ... -
Teamwork During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations at a Rural Minnesota Hospital
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Cardiac arrest is a major public health problem affecting thousands of individuals each year in both out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings (Sutton, Nadkarni, & Abella, 2012). In 2012 nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital ... -
Standardized Postpartum Depression Screening and Treatment
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Postpartum depression affects 7 to 20% of women in the first year after giving birth. Unfortunately, over 50% of women experiencing postpartum depression go untreated due to lack of detection, placing the woman and child ... -
Implementing Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments into Bemidji Dialysis
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments (POLST) is changing the way we approach the end of life. POLST is a tool used to have conversations about end-of-life planning that includes patients, patient's families, and ... -
Medication Therapy at Discharge and Medical Follow up: Outcomes Following Surgical Coronary Revascularization in American Indians
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The burden of cardiovascular disease is rising in American Indians. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, American Indians have greater risk factors, prevalence, and mortality rates for cardiovascular disease compared ...