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.
Submissions from 2026
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
Evaluating the Impact of Epic Integration and Dual Registered Nurse Check-Off on Pressure Injury Prevention Workflow Compliance, Darlene Y. Olowu
Implementing a Shame Resilience Intervention to Enhance Recognition and Well-Being Among Psychiatric Nurses at a Psychiatric Hospital, Anaeli Tellez
Improving Bone Density Screening Rates in Patients at Risk for Falls Using Chart Screening and Protocol Orders, Lona Winnegan
Improving Medication Adherence for Post-Operative Pediatric Patients with Spanish-Speaking Caregivers Using a Written Medication Action Plan, Carissa Vicente
Improving No-Show Rates at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Christelle M. Hernandez
Improving Nurse Retention Through Unit-Based Mentoring, Mary Smith
Improving Nursing Processes to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Adult Surgical Patients, Stephanie Masson
Improving Pituitary Lab Evaluation Following Radiation Therapy For Sinonasal/Nasopharyngeal Malignancies, Brandon M. McAnulty, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, RNFA
Improving Scheduling Accuracy through a Standardized Dermatology Consult Order, Deion Whitehead
Improving Therapeutic Communication Between Patients and Nurses Using the Commit to Sit Method in The Obgyn/Postpartum/Mother-Baby Unit, SIMISOLA A. SHODUNKE
Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment using the Integrated Care Model: Policy Analysis, Victoria Reis
Managing Cardiovascular Health in the Hispanic Community: Implementing the SHARE Approach at a Primary Care Clinic, Jacqueline Molina
Milk is Medicine: Early Exposure to Mother's Milk with Oral Immune Therapy, Kristina N. Tucker
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
Reducing HAPIs in the ICU with a Turn Team, Taylor Guadiz
Strategies to Improve Nurse Documentation Compliance and Confidence in the Delivery of Preprocedural Education, Danielle A. Burris
Surgical Specimen Management Protocols in the Pre-analytical Phase, Jordan L. Hall
The Prevalence of Suicide and Suicidal Ideation in Adult Oncology Patients, Mutiat Bamiloshin
Timely Transfusions in Trauma: Instituting a Transfusion Guideline for Trauma Nurses, Lauren Standiford
Submissions from 2024
A Comprehensive Community Awareness Website to Increase Screening Colonoscopy Rates Among Adults in Flower Mound, TX, Alexandra Biltz
Addressing Medication Adherence Barriers in Hispanics Diagnosed with Diabetes Type II, Solmayra Solis
A Nurse-Driven Screening Process to Increase ICU Palliative Care Utilization, Sara L. Stock