Browsing Group: Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, DNP Doctoral Papers by Issue Date
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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 ... -
Chronic pain: Relationship to depression
(2014-05-01)The experience of chronic pain often interferes with family and social life, work performance, and overall quality of life. Depression symptoms in people with chronic pain may synergistically effect pain perception, ... -
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 ... -
Diabetes: What are the barriers to diet, exercise and medication adherence in a rural Southern Arizona clinic?
(2014-05-02)Purpose: To identify patient reported barriers to diet, exercise and medication adherence in adults who are diabetic patients in a rural Southern Arizona family practice clinic. Data Sources: A cross-sectional, quantitative ... -
Development of a new practice model: Postmortem sexual evidence collection forensic examiner multimedia training module
(2014-05-02)The aim of this Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) practice improvement initiative was to design an online multimedia training module for postmortem sexual evidence collection. FNEs, as clinical experts in antemortem ... -
Transparency and advanced practice nurse value on an interprofessional team by time-driven activity-based costing
(2014-05-09)To address the current challenge in the United States of increasing access to high quality healthcare, healthcare systems must analyze and understand the value of their resources in terms of patient outcomes achieved per ... -
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). ... -
Testosterone replacement in symptomatic men: Assessing knowledge, barriers, and prescribing habits of nurse practitioners
(2014-05-13)Purpose: Approximately 13 million men suffer with low testosterone, reporting symptoms of fatigue, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction (ED), and depression. Despite the published benefits of testosterone therapy, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Behavioral health self-help interventions conducted during chronic pain visits in a primary care setting
(2014-08-11)Purpose: This practice implementation assessed the feasibility and impact of implementing behavioral health self-help interventions during chronic pain management visits in a primary care setting. Data sources: Time series ... -
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 ... -
Faculty development to support interprofessional education in healthcare professions: A realist synthesis
(2015-04-21)Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential to graduate collaboration-ready healthcare professionals. Faculty have limited experience and expertise in facilitating IPE, slowing adoption of this strategy. This article ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Adult ADHD: An Assessment Tool for Non-Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
(2015-04-23)Evidence suggests primary care providers, including nurse practitioners (NPs), have deficits in knowledge, use of assessment tools, and management of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Education to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...