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
A Real-Time Text Alert Intervention for Dehydration Prevention and Weather-Related Risk Mitigation in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease, Simon O. Onuegbu
Bridging Evidence with Community: Five Routes to Diabetes Prevention in Latino Adults, Ann M. Maliackal
Chlorhexidine Bath Procedures to Increase CLABSI Maintenance Bundle Compliance and Decrease CLABSI and CLAMBI Incidence Rates., Michael Jabituk
Culturally Centered, Primary Care Interventions for Effective Weight Management Goals in Hispanic/Latino Children, Remigio Acevedo
Decreasing Incidence of Intramuscular Emergency Psychiatry Medications in Psychiatric Adult Patients Through the Acute Violent Assessment Tool (AVAT), Edidiong G. Ebong
Dietary Program for the Reduction of Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence in a South Texas Border Region, Siddiqua Noor
Enhancing medication adherence in the older adult by implementing a medication program, CathyLee Nair
Enhancing Medication Storage Protocols for Safety Optimization in Cardiac Care Unit Inpatients, Baothu Nguyen
Enhancing Ventilator Bundle Compliance in the CVICU to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Sarah Senger
Ethics-Driven Cannulation Protocol of ECMO Candidates, Quynn Folkes
Evaluating the Impact of Epic Integration and Dual Registered Nurse Check-Off on Pressure Injury Prevention Workflow Compliance, Darlene Y. Olowu
Evaluating what works: A comparison of five diabetes prevention programs for Latino children, Ruchi Patel
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