Journal of Undergraduate Research

Tullis, Austen Validating Basis Peak Activity Tracker and its Influence on Activity Level in Adolescent and Young Adults Faculty mentor: Neil Peterson, College of Nursing Introduction As the population of obesity is increasing, there is greater need to address this health issue (CDC, 2012). Many companies have been developing activity tracking devices to motivate people […]

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Holman, Brooke Predicting New Graduate RN Success Through Pre-Hire Simulation Faculty Mentor: Katreena Merrill, RN PhD, Assistant Professor College of Nursing Introduction Decisions about which new nursing graduate to hire can be difficult. Pre-employment testing and assessments have shown to aid in this process. Pre-employment testing, including both medical tests (drug screening) and psychosocial testing […]

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Dixon, Lindsay Electronic Health Records and Patient Safety: Nurse Practitioners’ Experiences in Clinical Practice Whitt, Karen, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this project was to evaluate practicing nurse practitioners’ experiences and satisfaction with electronic health records (EHRs). In response to health policy initiatives and incentives, many healthcare organizations in the U.S. have recently […]

Paul, Cory Critical-Care Nurses’ Suggestions for Decreasing End-of-Life Care Obstacles: Changes Over 17 Years Faculty Mentor: Renea, Beckstrand, BYU College of Nursing One in five patients in intensive care units (ICUs) dies (Angus et al., 2004). As such, EOLC becomes an integral responsibility of ICU nurses (Attia, AbdElaziz, & Kandeel, 2012). Critical-care nurses propose that […]

Gettys, Jamie Meaning of Childbirth for Hmong Women in Vietnam Faculty Mentor: Cheryl Corbett, College of Nursing Introduction The basis of this research project comes from data collected on a BYU Anthropology field school in Vietnam during the summer of 2015. The data consisted of eight in-depth interviews with Hmong women who had given birth […]

Grigg,Robin Critical Care Nurses’ Stories of EOL Care Obstacles Renea, Beckstrand, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this project was to discover critical care nurses’ perspectives of obstacles in providing end-of-life (EOL) care to patients. Because 20% of Americans die in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (CDC, 2011), EOL care is a vital component […]

Kerr, Elizabeth Parent Perspectives of their Child’s Diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donna Freeborn, College of Nursing Introduction Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the beta cells of the pancreas stop secreting insulin. Insulin is the hormone that delivers blood sugar to the body tissues. This life changing diagnosis affects […]

Mike McNeil Effects of Poverty Simulation: Perceptions of Medical Sociology Students Gaye Ray, RN, MS, FNP-C, College of Nursing Introduction Poverty affects 46.7 million people in the United States. The U.S. Census data show that poverty rates have increased 2.3% from 2007 to 2014 (DeNevas-Walt and Proctor, 2015). It is shown that poverty has become […]

Edmunds, Rebecca Get Moving: Motivating Sedentary Young Adults Faculty mentor: Neil Peterson, College of Nursing Introduction Obesity and sedentary behavior are increasing in the United States and the world. On the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website recent statistics put over one third of the American adult population as obese and over half […]