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 2024
Implementing a Mindfulness Bundle to Reduce Stress and Intention to Leave Among Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Staff, Merin Mathew
Implementing a Nurse-Driven Wellness Program for Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Raheemat Adekanmbi
Implementing Fall Prevention Safety Agreement and Fall TIPS to Improve Patient Safety with Postoperative Cancer Patients, Marguerite Ndoko
Improving Adherence Amongst Post-Stroke Patients in the Outpatient Setting, Olivea Adetu
Improving Fall Rates and Satisfaction Through Implementation of Bedside Shift Report Protocol., Olive Atsafack Tieumo
Improving Hospital Onset Delirium Rates in Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients Through the Implementation of a Nonpharmacological Multidisciplinary Sleep Hygiene Bundle (SHB), Michelle Moreno Lee
Improving Patient Safety by Reducing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion through De-escalation in an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Ndidiamaka Okafor
Improving the Quality of Nursing Documentation Among Nurses in Home Healthcare, Mavis Amponsah
Improving the Self-Efficacy and Self-Management of Adult Patients with Type II Diabetes (T2DM) Through a Telehealth Program at an Outpatient Clinic, Uchechukwu N. Iwuorie
Incorporation of Sleep Promotion Measures into a Medically Supervised Weight Management Program, Enitan Pecku
Increasing Code Blue Education for Staff Nurses to Reduce Stress and Increase Competency, Haris Ali
Increasing The Frequency Of Behavior Assessment To Reduce Physical Restraint, BreAnne N. Ford
Introducing Therapeutic Music as an Alternative Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in the Emergency Department, Azuka Debbie Onyekwe
Lifestyle Modifications With Permissive Hypertension To Reduce Hypertension, Amanda McMillan
Mindfulness Meditation to Address Stress and Quality of Work Life, Mari Eastland
Optimizing Laboratory Appointment Adherence Among Patients Prescribed Psychoactive Medications, Tamara N. Blake
Oral Cryotherapy to Prevent Severe Oral Mucositis: A Quality Improvement Project, Christianna Konstans
Reducing Hemoglobin A1C Using Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (Dsmes) for Hispanic Adults in a Primary Care Setting, Gita Gyawali Sedai
Reducing Restraints in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Units Through Trauma-Informed Care, Alanna G. Mejia
The Utilization of a Reminder System to Decrease No-Show Rates in Adult Patients at a Primary Care Clinic, Jane Onwuegbuchu
Use of a Mindfulness-Based Mobile App to Decrease Nurse Burnout, Vivian Ugwu