Browsing Doctor of Nursing Practice - Scholarly Projects | 2020 by Title
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Decreasing psychotropic medication use for nursing home residents with dementia
(2020)Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) provide care for long-term care residents with multiple medical concerns as well as dementia. The number of the geriatric population showing dementia-related behavioral symptoms, such as ... -
Evidence-Based Practice Remote Patient Monitoring Curriculum Development: A Descriptive Pilot Project
(2020-12)The purpose of this project was to build a remote patient monitoring (RPM) evidence-based practice (EBP) curriculum using a curriculum matrix. The curriculum matrix includes technology, patient safety/quality, role, industry, ... -
Identifying opportunities to improve transitional care of patients diagnosed with heart failure and diabetes: A quality improvement
(2020)Diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure (HF) are intensifying public health concerns because of their mounting prevalence, high hospitalization and mortality rates, subsequent complications, and comorbidities. DM is ... -
Identifying risk factors to reduce readmission rates for patients with psychiatric disorders: A quality improvement project
(2020)This QI project was a response to increased 30-day readmissions at an inpatient psychiatric facility in SW Texas, identified as the project site. The long-term goal is to decrease 30-day readmissions by patients with ... -
Identifying risk factors to reduce readmission rates for patients with psychiatric disorders: A quality improvement project
(2020)This QI project was a response to increased 30-day readmissions at an inpatient psychiatric facility in SW Texas, identified as the project site. The long-term goal is to decrease 30-day readmissions by patients with ... -
Improving Hospital-wide Inpatient I-PASS Handoff
(2020)In line with The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) as well as The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) priorities for accreditation, our institution identified ... -
Nurse practitioner-driven interprofessional heart failure education: A quality improvement project
(2020)Heart failure is a worldwide clinical concern, which has increased the healthcare expenditures, downgraded patient’s quality of life, and contributed to a large number of deaths every year. HF is the most common cause of ...