Browsing Nursing Doctoral Work by Title
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Colorectal Cancer: Improving Screening Compliance with the Utilization of FIT-DNA (Cologuard)
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States (U.S.), but with the appropriate screening processes, this staggering fact can change (CDC, 2018). Routine CRC screening is one of ... -
Colorectal Cancer: Increasing Awareness of Screening in a Rural North Dakota Community
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, yet only 67% of the eligible population have received screening. Preventative CRC screenings help to reduce mortality and allow CRC ... -
Colorectal Cancer: Utilizing Educational Handouts, Endorsement Letters, and Questionnaires to Increase Screening and Identify Barriers and Facilitators at a Rural Clinic in Elgin, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Introduction: Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women combined in the United States, only 61% of eligible adults are up-to-date with current screening ... -
Combating Youth Depression in Primary Care
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Youth depression is a serious mental health disorder that may have detrimental consequences. Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin before the age of 14 (Hagan, Shaw, & Duncan, 2008). Depression in youth is ... -
A Concussion Toolkit Educational Session: Promoting Evidence-Based Management of Youth Concussion in a Rural Primary Care Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Concussions are a form of mild traumatic brain injury, yet the potential short-term and long-term adverse effects are anything but mild. Concussions, especially if left undiagnosed or untreated, can adversely affect a ... -
COPE: Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention to Improve the Overall Mental Health, Resiliency, and Social-Emotional Development of Rural North Dakota Adolescent Youth
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Approximately one in every four to five adolescent youth are affected by anxiety or depression yet fewer than 25% of adolescent youth are getting the mental health treatment they need (Foy, 2010). Without the ability to ... -
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 ... -
Cultural Awareness and Provider Based Care for Refugee Women
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This disquisitional aimed to improve the cultural education of nurse practitioner's (NP's) related to female refugee populations. The ultimate goal was to improve health care outcomes and decrease disparities for refugee ... -
A Data Analysis of the Predictive Risks for Readmission of Patients with Depression Post-Myocardial Infarction
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Depression is prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Past studies have found that one in five patients experience depression post-myocardial infarction (MI) (Osler et al., 2016; Thombs et al., 2006). ... -
Decreasing Dementia Caregiver Burden: A Quality Improvement Intervention
(North Dakota State University, 2018)A caregiver is defined as someone who offers care to another individual who is not capable of carrying out activities essential for daily living. The role of caregivers is often overlooked, but their contributions are ... -
Dermoscopy education to improve provider confidence in skin cancer identification
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and is becoming more prevalent each year. Patients often consult their primary care provider (PCP) for initial evaluation of skin lesions, and PCPs typically ... -
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 ... -
Developing a modified diabetes education project in a global health setting
(North Dakota State University, 2024)T2DM (type 2 diabetes mellitus) is a global health challenge, with Latinos, particularly Mexicans, facing a significantly higher risk. Mexico ranks among the top ten countries in terms of T2DM prevalence, with 12.8 million ... -
Developing and Implementing an Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient and Sleep Study Patient Education Video in a Sleep Medicine Clinic
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Patient education is the catalyst to raise patient competence in self-care and health management and may be the most important action performed by healthcare providers as they seek to empower patients towards better health ... -
Development and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Buprenorphine-Naloxone Medication Assisted Treatment Program in a Primary Care Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Opioid abuse is one of the most significant drug-related public health threats in the United States (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, 2016). Approximately 115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose in the United ... -
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 ... -
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 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)New graduate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) face multiple challenges when entering an autonomous practice, including challenges acquiring clinical competency, gaining clinical knowledge regarding their specialty ... -
Development of Prenatal Educational Library in the Somali Language for Family Healthcare
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of the project was to develop a library of culturally sensitive, and language specific prenatal educational materials for Somali women at Family HealthCare (FHC). The educational materials were provided in both ... -
Diabetes Education Among American Indians on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation: Improving Educational Interventions in the School Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Minority populations such as American Indians (AIs) in the United States experience large-scale healthcare related disparities when compared with non-minority citizens. Diabetes can affect all races and ethnicities across ...