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
Improving Nurses’ Compliance with VTE Protocol Using a Checklist in the CVICU, Deokhwa Kim BSN, RN, CCRN
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 the Patient Care Experience in Residential Eating Disorder Treatment: A Quality Improvement Project, Paige H. Nguyen
Improving Therapeutic Communication Between Patients and Nurses Using the Commit to Sit Method in The Obgyn/Postpartum/Mother-Baby Unit, SIMISOLA A. SHODUNKE
Improving Timely Administration of Scheduled Short-Acting Insulin in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients, Edward S. Qu
Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment using the Integrated Care Model: Policy Analysis, Victoria Reis
Intentional Rounding to Decrease Call Light Frequency, Improve Staff Responsiveness and Nurse Communication, Nicole Ihekwoaba
Leveraging EHR Tools and Workflow Changes to Normalize Routine HIV Screening, Brandi M. Stewart
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
Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Stress, Jacqueline Parker
Nurse-Led Medication Reconciliation Protocol in the Adult Outpatient Mental Health Setting, Grace Gu
Nursing Education Leadership Succession Planning: Utilization of Career Mapping for Professional Development, Reba L. Carethers
Optimizing Inventory Management to Reduce Medication Waste at a Low-Resource Clinic, Maqadus A. Khan
Policy to Decrease Attrition Rates Amongst Mental Health Nurses, ASHLEY E. BURNETT
Preventing Congenital Syphilis: A Rapid Screening Approach, MariaPaula Pinzon
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
PROMOTING PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PrEP) REGIMEN ADHERENCE THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO INCREASE ADHERENCE: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Queen C. Ezenwome
Protecting Sleep to Reduce Delirium in Patients 65 Years and Older in the ICU, Jessica L. Thomas
QI Charter: A Risk Assessment Protocol To Improve The Management Of Aggression And Violence In A Psychiatric Setting, JULIETTE N. BATEKI
Reclaiming Teen Recovery: Tailored Therapeutic Recreation To Boost Engagement, Satisfaction, and Participation, Kabresha R. Potts
Reducing Emergency Department to Medical ICU Boarding Times: Implementing a Standardized Escalation Protocol at a Large Medical Center Hospital, Taylor A. Robbins-Ethridge