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 2025
Evidence Based Pilot Project To Reduce Nurse Documentation Time in the Electronic Health Record, Herbert Rolito C. Ortiz
Heart Failure and Home Health Care Referral Utilization, Tatiana Le
Iimproving Discharges Within the Monitored Pod Units of a Regional Health Center in Bryan, TX, Paul R. Russell III
Implementation of a Discharge Process for Pediatric Patients Hospitalized with Asthma Exacerbations to Improve Post-Discharge Follow-up, EMIKO N. DUDLEY
Implementation of an Electronic Medication Management System to Increase Medication Safety, Sierra R. Brown
Implementation of a Patient Engagement Program in a Federally Qualified Health Center, Cami A. Stone
Implementation of a Standardized Onboarding Program, Sarah J. Wall
Implementation Of a Standardized Pain Assessment Tool to Drive Opioid Management in End-of-Life Patients in A Medical Intensive Care Unit, Sonia Carrizales
Implementation of a Zen Room and Mindfulness Techniques to Decrease Perceived Burnout, Danika Scott
Implementation of a Zen Room to Decrease Perceived Stress: A Quality Improvement Project, Michelle Tat
Implementation of Behavioral Emergency Response Team in Triage, Brianna Millen
Implementation of Safety Restraint Chair Algorithm with De-escalation Techniques to Decrease Restraint Time in Acute Psychiatric Unit, Chiamaka Nwadike
Implementing A Delirium Risk Assessment Protocol for Older Adults to Reduce Post-operative Delirium, Toni-Ann Thompson
Implementing a Shame Resilience Intervention to Enhance Recognition and Well-Being Among Psychiatric Nurses at a Psychiatric Hospital, Anaeli Tellez
Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool to Improve Appointment Attendance in Primary Care Practice, Phuong Truong
Implementing Interventions to Decrease Readmission Rates in a Behavioral Hospital For People Experiencing Homelessness, Stacy M. Alvarez
Implementing Lean Methodology to Decrease Wait times in a Psychiatric Emergency Department, Kristina S. Baxter
Implementing Sacred Pause After Patient Death to Reduce Burnout in ICU Nurses, Kimberly Lee
Improving Bone Density Screening Rates in Patients at Risk for Falls Using Chart Screening and Protocol Orders, Lona Winnegan
Improving Diabetes Management through Evidence-Based Educational Resources in A Federally Qualified Health Center, Linda F. Dunbar
Improving Glycemic Management of the Inpatient Adult with Diabetes Mellitus through the Development of a Bedside Decision Support Tool for the Medical-Surgical Floor Nurse, Robin DeVille Guidry
Improving HIV Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis Completion in Survivors of Sexual Assault, Rebecca Aden
Improving Home Healthcare Interdisciplinary Team Communication, Nishea Andrea Flores