Browsing Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Document Projects by Issue Date
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Cancer Survivorship Education for Thoracic Advanced Practice Professionals: An Evidenced Based Practice Project
Askew, Taletha ( 2019-08 )Survivorship care generally involves care coordination, health promotion, and wellness in a variety of healthcare settings. Often, the survivorship educational curriculum is lacking for APPs. The purpose of this evidence-based ... -
Program Evaluation of an Academic Partnership Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Nursing Turnover in the Perioperative Setting
Reuter, Jessica ( 2019-08 )The implications of high nursing turnover and low rates of retention affect financial outcomes as well as patient outcomes within a hospital setting. This DNP project is an evaluation of a quality improvement (QI) initiative ... -
Impact of Implementing the Heads Up to Clinicians Online Educational Module to Pediatric and Family Practice Providers on Knowledge and Specialty Referrals
Hunter, Sara ( 2019-05 )Concussion in sports is a rapidly growing field of study. In the United States, it is estimated that there are between 1.8-3.8 million sports-related concussions annually (Langlois, Rutland-Brow, & Wald, 2006). With this, ... -
Breastfeeding and Marijuana Use
McKinnon, Jennifer ( 2019-05 )Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States (National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], 2018). Nationwide, 6% of pregnant women report marijuana use (Crume et al., 2018) with 5% of mothers continuing ... -
Social-Emotional Screening Protocol Implementation: A Trauma-Informed Response for Young Children in Child Welfare
Spehr, Michelle ( 2019-05 )Adverse childhood experiences in young children result in negative outcomes as trauma affects brain development. Within child welfare, early recognition of delayed social-emotional skills and treatment referral is essential ... -
Intradisciplinary Nursing Communication Post Hospital Merger: A Quality Improvement Project Using Online Communities of Practice in the ICU
Deerhake, Ann ( 2019-05 )After hospital mergers, unit work environments are at risk of being unhealthy due to poor intradisciplinary two-way communication in times of change. This quality improvement project explored the impact a 4-week, social ... -
Implementing Non-Pharmacologic Pain Management After Lower Extremity Injury: The Role of the Child Life Specialist
Weiner, Jennifer ( 2019-05 )Prescription drug overdoses in Ohio are climbing (Scholl, Seth, Wilson, & Baldwin, 2019). The opioid crisis in Ohio has led to restrictions on prescribing opioid pain medications for children with post-operative pain (Ohio ... -
PROVIDER-DIRECTED EDUCATION TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY NEUROIMAGING IN UNCOMPLICATED HEADACHE DISORDERS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Cook, Calli ( 2019-05 )Background: Over 1.9 million annual outpatient visits to neurologists in the U.S. are associated with headache diagnoses. For uncomplicated headache disorders, the evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines recommend ... -
Evidence on the Use of a Movable Innovation Studio in Healthcare to Enhance Interprofessional Collaboration, Job Satisfaction and Retention
Raderstorf, Tim ( 2019-05 )Objective: Evaluate the use of the Innovation Studio on interprofessional collaboration and attitudes toward interprofessional learning, job satisfaction and intent to stay. Background: The healthcare workforce is ... -
Impact of School-based Blood Lead Surveillance on the Identification, Screening, and Referral Rates of at-Risk Children
Stanislo, Kimberly ( 2019-05 )Background: Elevated blood lead levels in young children (ages 1 to 6 years) continues to be a public health priority. Blood lead levels that to exceed public health recommendations (5 µ/dL), and those as low as 1 to 2 ... -
Mindfulness training for Air Force Nurse Residents
Kerchenski, Marlene ( 2019-05 )The purpose of this EBP pilot project was to implement a mindfulness-based stress reduction technique with Air Force nurse residents via a smartphone using the Headspace mindfulness training application. Design: A ... -
Evaluating healthcare professionals knowledge, beliefs and understanding of the importance of evidence-based depression and suicide screening: A quality improvement project
McGhee, Alendre ( 2019-05 )BACKGROUND: Depression is a growing epidemic affecting individuals of all ages and will become the second leading cause of disability by 2020. Over 300 million people are affected and there are approximately 3000 deaths ... -
Improving Adherence to a Hyperglycemia Clinical Practice Guideline in an Inpatient Blood and Marrow Transplant Population
Cordell, Lee ( 2019-05 )Hyperglycemia is a known contributor to morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, especially those who have undergone blood or marrow stem cell transplantation. At this large Midwestern academic medical center, ... -
Implementation of a Quality Improvement Influenza Immunization Project in a Convenience Care Clinic
Chignolli, Holly ( 2019-05 )NATURE AND SCOPE OF PROJECT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that influenza vaccination prevented approximately 7.1 million illnesses, 3.7 million medical visits, 109,000 hospitalizations, ... -
An Evidence-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program in Medically Underserved Adults
Aljawawdeh, Ayat ( 2019-05 )Diabetes self-management is somewhat unique and challenging in the medically underserved (MU) population who lack medical insurance and access to primary care services. The purpose of this project was to improve self-management ... -
Improving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Rates Using Evidence-Based Communication Strategies for Provider Education
Milliron, Lori ( 2019-05 )Abstract Introduction: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) causes 32,500 new cancers and roughly 14 million new infections annually in the United States. These cancers include cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, vaginal, vulvar, penile ... -
Transition of Care from Hospital to Home: Faith Community Nurses Fill the Gap: A Program Evaluation
Strait, Lee Ann ( 2018-05 )High risk patients over the age of sixty-five (65) demonstrate a 34 % readmission rate to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Transition of Care Models have shown to reduce the hospital readmission rate by up to 67% ... -
Outcome Evaluation of an Evidence-based Quality Improvement Initiative to Integrate Health and Wellness Coaching in Advanced Nursing Practice
Teall, Alice ( 2018-05 )Chronic diseases linked to lifestyle behaviors are the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). To provide effective prevention and ... -
Policies and Protocols to Prevent the Spread and Costs of Clostridium Difficile Infection
Kovalchik, Stephanie ( 2018-05 )Background: Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) is a highly contagious, potentially lethal, and often preventable hospital acquired infection that costs the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars annually. Because ... -
Wired for Best Practice - Disposable Lead Wires Impact on Sternal Wound Infection Rates
Lloyd, Rianna ( 2018-05 )Background: Post open-heart surgery, patients are at risk for sternal wound infections. Such infections come at a significant safety and financial cost to patients, nursing care, and organizations. A review of current ...