Improving Healthcare Through Interdisciplinary Education

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Jonathan Jacobs and Faculty Mentor: Katreena Collette-Merrill RN PhD, Nursing Introduction The culture of education prepares healthcare professionals in silos, then expects them to work collaboratively upon graduation. Medical errors, resulting from communication issues, are considered a leading cause of patient death. Interdisciplinary education of future professionals may prevent communication issues and reduce patient deaths. […]

PARENTAL EXPERIENCES OF RASINING A CHILD WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES TO ADULTHOOD

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Claire Christiansen Brady, SN and Mentor: Donna Freeborn, APRN, PhD, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this research was to better understand parental experiences of raising a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to adulthood in order to help parents and educators better understand how to facilitate child(ren) with T1DM in transitioning into […]

Law Enforcement Trauma Informed Response Training in Adult Sexual Assault Cases

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Chelsie Lawter and Faculty Mentor: Julie Valentine, BYU College of Nursing Introduction Sexual assault (SA) is one of the most common crimes in the state, affecting one in three Utah women (Mitchell & Peterson, 2008). Despite this, shockingly low numbers of Utah SA victims see their cases progress to prosecution; for example, in Salt Lake […]

Utah Immunization Module

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Erin Marshall and Faculty Mentor: Lacey Eden, College of Nursing Introduction Herd immunity requires that 95% of a population is immunized in order to be effective. In Utah, only 75.2% of children have received all of the recommended vaccinations by age two1. Herd immunity is of great importance to a population because it protects those […]

Getting to Know Veterans Through the Utah Honor Flight

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PI: Kent Blad Co-PI: Ron Ulberg Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met: The academic objectives of the MEG proposal were met and exceeded. Specifically, students were able to serve as individual guardians for a WWII or Korea War Veteran on an Honor Flight to Washington DC to allow those […]

Validation of Four Activity Trackers and Their Influence on Activity Level in Adolescents and Young Adults

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PI: Neil Peterson Objectives Objectives: Validate activity trackers including FitBit Surge, Basis Peak, and Apple Watch, against the validated ActiGraph GT3X+. Use quantitative and qualitative means to determine the influence on these commercial exercise trackers on changing sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA) behavior. Evaluation of Academic Objectives: Overall, the study was successful in […]

Nursing student experiences regarding safe use of electronic health records: A pilot study of the SAFER guides

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PI: Karen Whitt Co-PI’s: Katreena Merrill, and Lacey Eden Evaluation of Objectives The purpose of this project was to mentor undergraduate nursing students through the entire research process while they worked on a study to evaluate undergraduate and graduate nursing students’ and practicing nurse practitioners’ clinical experience and awareness of safe electronic health record (EHR) […]

Mentoring Nursing Students in a Refugee and Immigrant Public and Global Health Course

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PI: Debra Edmunds Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Student academic objectives for this project included the following: Development of cultural competence Identification of culturally-appropriate nursing interventions Utilization of family nursing principles Collaboration with community partners Promotion of healthy behaviors Participation in health conference Immersion in various cultures The […]

WIC Clients and Immunizations: A Community-wide Educational Project

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PI: Karlen E. Luthy Although most well-known for formula and food vouchers, the WIC Program also excels with their education programs. In fact, every three months WIC parents are required to complete authorized on-line educational modules or attend approved educational classes prior to obtaining their food vouchers for the subsequent quarter. In Utah, WIC clients […]

Improving Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women: A Mentored Experience

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PI: Lacey M. Eden The purpose of this MEG to mentor nursing students through the process of implementing an education program for pregnant women regarding the importance of Tdap immunization during pregnancy, and to assist Utah County obstetric offices in improving Tdap immunization rates among their patients. Additionally, this project provided an opportunity for undergraduate […]