Lauren Bretzing and Faculty Mentor: Gaye Ray, Nursing Department Introduction Family health history (FHH) is a significant risk factor for many diseases and can help determine which patients need further genetic testing, lifestyle changes, and preventative screenings at earlier ages. Though recognized as an important step in controlling and preventing disease, FHH is often underutilized […]
Food Insecurity Among BYU Students
Kielee Wiser and Faculty Mentor: Neil Peterson, College of Nursing The purpose of this project was to assess food insecurity among college students attending Brigham Young University (BYU). Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to food, which has become an increasing problem among college students throughout the United States. The lack of food […]
Palliative Care Services Perception Study
Klinton Metcalf and Katreena Collette-Merril, PhD, RN, and Kevin McEwan, MSN, RN, College of Nursing Introduction Patients with chronic illnesses are often plagued with multiple side effects and secondary diagnoses that significantly limit everyday function. Managing these side effects along with the patient’s illness often requires a multidisciplinary approach to providing optimal care. Palliative Care […]
Improving Healthcare Through Interdisciplinary Education
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
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
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
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 […]
Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kit Intiative
Brimhall, Holden Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kit Intiative Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Valentine, College of Nursing Introduction Sexual assault is a serious public health concern that has extremely long-term mental and physical health implications for victims. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012) estimates that 1 in 71 men and 1 in 5 women will […]
Nursing Perceptions of End Life Care Obstacles in Critical Access Hospitals
Leavitt, Rebekah Nursing Perceptions of End of Life Care Obstacles in Critical Access Hospitals Faculty Mentor: Renea Beckstrand, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE College of Nursing Introduction Death is an unavoidable occurrence. Nurses are on the front lines when it comes to caring for dying patients. When providing end of life (EOL) care for critically ill […]
Rural Critical Care Nurses’ Suggestions for Decreasing End-of-Life Care Obstacles
Smith, Lisa Rural Critical Care Nurses’ Suggestions for Decreasing End-of-Life Care Obstacles Faculty Mentor: Renea L. Beckstrand, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE College of Nursing Our research focused on gathering a rural cross-sectional, survey which will help determine the direction to move to improve the End-Of-Life care given by rural critical care nurses. The first step […]
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