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
Optimizing VBAC Outcomes Through a Structured TOLAC Pathway, Alexandra E. Williams
Parenting Support Program for Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Je'La T. Smith
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries Utilizing a Subepidermal Moisture Scanner, Stewart H. Paynter
Prevention of Hypotensive Adverse Events Utilizing Structured Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Patients on GLP-1 Agonists, Alexandrya M. Tran
Reducing Intraoperative Hypothermia in Adults 18-60 Undergoing Primary Elective Unilateral Total Knee Replacement with General Anesthesia, Carrigan Collinsworth
Reducing Live Discharges Using a Tiered Protocol in a Rural Hospice: A Quality Improvement Project, Jemma Lowak
Reducing Patient-to-Staff Aggression in an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Through De-escalation Training for Staff, Israel Orovwuje
Reducing the Incidence of Acute Care Falls in Medical-Surgical Psychiatric Adult Patients, Ijeoma Nwosu
Reducing the Readmission Rate in Adult Psychiatric Patients with Bipolar Disorder, Jessica Nwokocha
Reducing Unplanned COPD Readmissions Through Utilization of a Nursing Discharge Checklist, Rachael McAllister
Reduction of Waste and Cost in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Jincy C. Skaria
Standardizing Ascitic Fluid Panel to Improve Outcomes in a Large State Hospital, Yimei Zhang
Standardizing Emergency Department Lab Result Follow-Up Documentation Using a Task-Based EHR Workflow: A Process Improvement Project, Lakeidra Salazar
Standardizing Safe Sleep Education in an Outpatient Pediatric Cardiology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Casey Hrbacek
Streamlining Patient Workflow: Enhancing the screening process for social determinants of health to ensure consistent patient intake in a medical clinic, Candice L. Bruce
The Comfort Cart Initiative: A Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency Department, Heidy Cladimir Ayala
The Effect of Fall Prevention Programs with Hourly Rounding on Fall rates Among Adults Patients in Neurological Unit, Oyinlola A. Ogundeji
The Impact of Structured Family Meetings in the Intensive Care Unit, Loyce T. Mofor
The Measles Serology Initiative: A Quality Improvement Intervention to Increase Provider Compliance with Rubeola Serology Screening, Erika S. Martinez
The Use of a Safety Screening Tool to Improve Sedation Holiday Compliance and Nurse Confidence, Shelby Marchisio
Using the Dynamic Appraisal of Situation Aggression (DASA) Tool in an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Doose J. Onarinde
VAP Prevention by Improving ICU Oral Care, Chi Hao Su
Submissions from 2025
Abstract Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Older Adults in Acute Care Settings, Evelyn Yegella
Accessing Facility Electronic Health Record for Payer Utilization Review Review, Betsey Denton