Browsing Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Document Projects by Title
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Achieving Quality Improvement in Community Health Promotion Planning
Courie, Anna ( 2020-05 )Nature of the problem: Injuries are the most significant public health problem facing the U.S. Army. Injuries result in over 2 million medical encounters affecting over 300,000 personnel and are the leading cause of deaths, ... -
Administrator Perceptions of Advanced Practice Nursing Barriers to Practice
Linder, Shannon ( 2014-08 )The purpose of this DNP project was to identify non-physician executive leaders’ perceptions of barriers to APN practice at a large academic medical center in the Midwest. The project was a survey design. The survey was ... -
Advanced Practice Nurse Specialization in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Crumb, Stephen ( 2012-08 )Background: The population of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is one of the fastest growing segments of patients in cardiology. Although the incidence of congenital heart defects remains stable, the probability ... -
Advanced Practice Nurse Utilization of Evidence-Based Practice in a Children's Health System
Blankenship, Angela ( 2020-05 )It is globally accepted that evidence-based practice (EBP) is the fundamental framework for formulation and delivery of best clinical practice. Thus, it is no longer acceptable to rely on the philosophy of doing things the ... -
An Advanced Practice Nursing Protocol for the Standardization of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Education in the Primary Care Setting: A DNP Quality Improvement Project
Yaeger, Kristen ( 2021-05 )Problem: Thousands of Americans are diagnosed with and affected by heart failure, a chronic disease that is characterized by periods of exacerbations and remissions. Provision of effective and understandable education about ... -
Advanced Practice Provider Grand Rounds: Improving Interdepartmental Networking
Burt, Meleana ( 2016-05 )Advanced Practice Provider Grand Rounds (APPGR) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) was implemented in March 2015 to create more opportunities for advanced practice providers (APPs) to network and ... -
Appalachian Primary Care Experiences and Patient Centered Medical Home Fit
Knowlton, Lesly ( 2014-05 )Abstract Project Purpose The purpose of this project was to describe the Southeastern Ohio Appalachian patient’s primary care experiences. The data was used to determine how their perceptions of high quality care fit ... -
Assessing Nurse Manager Perception of Performance in Healthy Work Environment Practices Aligned to the Magnet Recognition Program
Watts, Sherri ( 2021-05 )Introduction: The Magnet Recognition Program® enables healthcare organizations to create a culture of engagement and nursing excellence. Evaluation of need is a critical step for strategic evaluation and appropriate ... -
Assessing the Impact of Chemotherapy Education on Practice Change for Error Prevention: A Program Evaluation
Wyant, Tracy ( 2017-05 )Antineoplastic regimens are complex, with inherent toxicity and narrow therapeutic indices that may result in life-threatening patient harm should an error occur. Chemotherapy nurses need to have specialized knowledge and ... -
Assessing the Needs of NNP Preceptors
Keels, Erin L. ( 2016-05 )Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs) provide high quality, safe and effective care to high risk neonates, and are valuable members of collaborative care team models in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) across the United ... -
Assessment of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Workload in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Jaeger, Carol ( 2015-05 )The neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) is a direct care provider in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with responsibilities for patient care management and supervision of physician fellows and residents, and monitoring ... -
Automating Inventory Management in an Operating Room: Improving Nurse Workload and Efficiency
Rocchio, Betty Jo ( 2021-05 )Preference cards have been the mainstay of operating room (OR) inventory management processes but add to nurse workload and increase costs by introducing variability into supply management processes. The purpose of this ... -
Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to Follow-up for Abnormal Cervical Cytology: A Review of the Evidence with Implications for Clinical Practice
Sweet, Stacie ( 2012-06 )Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers because of its slow progression, cytologically identifiable precursors and effective treatments (Leyden et al., 2005). However, it remains the third most common ... -
Beliefs and Practices of Nurse Practitioners Related to the Use and Recommendations of Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Adult-aged Women: An Opportunity for Evidence-based Practice Change
Burris, Donnamarie ( 2017-05 )The purpose of this quality improvement project was twofold: (a) conduct semi-structured interviews to explore the beliefs and current practices of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) that prescribe antibiotic therapy in the outpatient ... -
Bladder Instillation Therapy: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Evidence Based Practice
Perry, Joyce ( 2015-05 )Bladder instillation therapy instills intravesical medication into the bladder to treat superficial bladder cancer. Nursing staff, using a consistent standardized approach to bladder intravesical administration, can improve ... -
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 ... -
BSN-IN-10 Health Policy Project
Haverkamp, Jacqueline ( 2012-06 )The overall purpose of this qualitative, narrative analysis project was to elicit perceptions of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) of Central Ohio regarding Ohio’s Nursing 2015, BSN-IN-10 ... -
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 ... -
Childbearing Age Women with PKU: Assessment of Care Needs and Preferences
Regis, Kimberly ( 2011-06 )Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this project was to describe the care needs and preferences of adult women of childbearing-age with PKU. Methods: A descriptive design using open-ended questions and forced choice responses ... -
Combating Oncology Nurse Burnout: An Evidence-Based Program to Nurture Resilience
McMahon, Diana ( 2021-05 )Caring for complex and terminally ill oncology patients is physically and emotionally demanding. This literature documents a high prevalence of burnout in oncology nurses. Burnout negatively affects the nurse, patient ...