Practice Project abstracts from 2024-current.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares clinical scholars recognized for outstanding leadership and innovation to apply their talents and expertise to delivery of evidence-based patient- and population-centered care that improves systems of care and positively influences patient outcomes. The program focuses on inter-professional collaboration and development of the kinds of competencies in quality improvement and safety that lead to enhanced outcomes for patients, families, providers, and organizations.

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Submissions from 2026

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Fall Prevention in a Medical Intermediate Care Unit (MIMU) Through Use of a Collaborative Fall Bundle, Sara M. Jose

Improving the Screening of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Quality Improvement Project in a Primary Care Setting, Confidence Ndukwe

Submissions from 2025

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Evaluating the Impact of Epic Integration and Dual Registered Nurse Check-Off on Pressure Injury Prevention Workflow Compliance, Darlene Y. Olowu

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Implementation of Nurse-Driven Oral Care for Inpatient Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy To Reduce Mucosal Barrier Injury Associated Bloodstream Infections, Ariana AV Allen

Implementing a Shame Resilience Intervention to Enhance Recognition and Well-Being Among Psychiatric Nurses at a Psychiatric Hospital, Anaeli Tellez

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Improving Bone Density Screening Rates in Patients at Risk for Falls Using Chart Screening and Protocol Orders, Lona Winnegan

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Improving Medication Adherence for Post-Operative Pediatric Patients with Spanish-Speaking Caregivers Using a Written Medication Action Plan, Carissa Vicente

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Improving No-Show Rates at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Christelle M. Hernandez

Improving Nurse Retention Through Unit-Based Mentoring, Mary Smith

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Improving Nursing Processes to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Adult Surgical Patients, Stephanie Masson

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Improving Pituitary Lab Evaluation Following Radiation Therapy For Sinonasal/Nasopharyngeal Malignancies, Brandon M. McAnulty, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, RNFA

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Improving Scheduling Accuracy through a Standardized Dermatology Consult Order, Deion Whitehead

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Improving Therapeutic Communication Between Patients and Nurses Using the Commit to Sit Method in The Obgyn/Postpartum/Mother-Baby Unit, SIMISOLA A. SHODUNKE

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Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment using the Integrated Care Model: Policy Analysis, Victoria Reis

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Managing Cardiovascular Health in the Hispanic Community: Implementing the SHARE Approach at a Primary Care Clinic, Jacqueline Molina

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Milk is Medicine: Early Exposure to Mother's Milk with Oral Immune Therapy, Kristina N. Tucker

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Produce Prescription Policy Project for the Securement of a Grant to Address Food Insecurity for Low-Income Type II Diabetic Patients, Isabel D. Garcia-Gallegos

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Reducing HAPIs in the ICU with a Turn Team, Taylor Guadiz

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Strategies to Improve Nurse Documentation Compliance and Confidence in the Delivery of Preprocedural Education, Danielle A. Burris

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Surgical Specimen Management Protocols in the Pre-analytical Phase, Jordan L. Hall

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The Prevalence of Suicide and Suicidal Ideation in Adult Oncology Patients, Mutiat Bamiloshin

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Timely Transfusions in Trauma: Instituting a Transfusion Guideline for Trauma Nurses, Lauren Standiford

Submissions from 2024

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A Comprehensive Community Awareness Website to Increase Screening Colonoscopy Rates Among Adults in Flower Mound, TX, Alexandra Biltz

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Addressing Medication Adherence Barriers in Hispanics Diagnosed with Diabetes Type II, Solmayra Solis

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A Nurse-Driven Screening Process to Increase ICU Palliative Care Utilization, Sara L. Stock