Ogden, Connor Activity Trackers: Are They the Answer Faculty mentor: Neil Peterson, college of nursing Introduction Physical inactivity in young adults leads to a 40% greater chance of cancer mortality, 50% greater risk of dementia, 60% greater risk of stroke, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and a number of other health related issues1. In our country […]
Sexual Assault Kit Submission Tracking Initiative
Sage Williams and Julie Valentine, College of Nursing Introduction: Sexual assault has serious community health and social consequences and is a prevalent problem throughout the United States. Although many would like to believe that this is only a national problem, recent studies have shown that Utah is not an exception. In Utah, one in three women […]
Utilization of Pharmacogenetic Principles in Prescription Medications by Nurse Practitioners
Hyrum Wright and Karen Whitt, College of Nursing Introduction Pharmacogenetics is the study of the relationship between genetics and the metabolism of medications. Some classes of drugs have been shown to be metabolized differently in people of specific genetic profiles, with gene markers correlating to the differences in metabolism. For example, patients taking simvastatin have […]
“Understanding the Importance of Intraosseous Therapy
La importancia de la Terapia Intraosea Erika Brown and Stacie Hunsaker, College of Nursing Introduction Intravenous (IV) access can be difficult to obtain in many people. When a patient is in critical condition – such as those who have suffered trauma, severe dehydration, burns, or shock – time is crucial. Of the more than 20 […]
Vitamin D Levels and Performance in Athletes at BYU, A Descriptive Study
Kaitlin Jackman and James Kohl, College of Nursing
Alarm Fatigue
Chalese Adams and Karen Whitt, College of Nursing Alarm fatigue in the hospital setting is a dangerous phenomenon. The very alarms that are designed to alert hospital staff are tuned out or ignored. The purpose of my research was to find literature on the topic of alarm fatigue, in the clinical setting, and nurse’s experiences […]
What personal and demographic characteristics influence the development of compassion fatigue and burnout in emergency department nurses?
Torrie Robinson and Stacie Hunsaker, College of Nursing This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue and burnout in emergency department (ED) nurses along the Wasatch Front, as well as what influenced these rates. Compassion fatigue (CF) and burnout is a serious issue in the medical field and interferes with the quality […]
Learning History: Understanding Organizational Learning in a Hospital
Kalene Mears and Bret Lyman, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this study was to understand how a health system learns and adapts in order to progress and refine itself. Through this, we can gain a better understanding of how healthcare improves over time. Improving quality and safety in healthcare is a challenging task. […]
The effect of using electronic orientation materials to teach nursing shared governance principles
Brianna Berg and Katreena Merrill, College of Nursing Introduction This project is phase two of a larger intervention study on the function, effectiveness and group power of nursing shared governance councils. In 2011, three hospitals (Dixie Regional Medical Center, Garfield Memorial Hospital and Valley View Hospital) implemented nursing shared governance councils. As part of this […]
The Importance of Tdap in Pregnancy
Alli Simmons and Lacey Eden, College of Nursing During 2012, there were 48,277 reported cases of pertussis including 20 pertussisrelated deaths. While the lack of pertussis immunization causes illness in children and adults, infants are at greatest risk for suffering severe pertussis symptoms and death from disease. As a result, in 2012 the Advisory Committee […]
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