Browsing General Submissions: DNP Capstones and Student Works by Research Approach "Mixed/Multi Method Research"
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Advanced practice provider privileging tool within a transition to practice program: A quality improvement project
Objective and scope: Evaluate the use of a privileging tool in a formal program designed to support advanced practice providers in transitioning from academia to clinical practice. Setting: This project took ... -
Combating compassion fatigue and burnout through wellness activities
(2016-06-22)Health care workers have one of the most demanding professions. They are expected to work long hours while demonstrating compassion and care for the patients that they serve (Greshon, 2014). These expectations create ... -
Evaluation of COMFORT in strengthening family communication skills
(2016-06-02)The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a COMFORT communication strategy that combines a didactic and simulated experience to strengthen perceived confidence and competence of advance practice ... -
Gamification and the effects on confidence in the student nurse
Nursing educators are challenged with conveying vast amounts of complex nursing arts and science content to learners every day. The relationship between learner and nursing educator should be one of collaboration to ensure ... -
The high obesity program on weight for adults: Integrative review
Introduction: This integrative review is a call to action for all responsible stakeholders to consider implementing an evidence-based intervention to mitigate adult obesity. This review explored the High Obesity Program ... -
Implementation of a transition to practice program for newly licensed registered nurses
(2017-09-12)The reality of nursing at a professional level is often in direct contrast to anything new nurses have experienced during their educational program. This reality shock may lead to increased turnover and decreased job ... -
Implementation of frostbite and opioid overdose response guidelines at a warming center
Nature and Scope of Project: Homelessness is a major crisis within the United States. The instability of the homeless population’s lifestyle exposes them to physical and mental health conditions such as frostbite and ... -
Improving end of life care: Symptom assessment and education for informal hospice caregivers (a quality improvement project)
Nature and scope of the project: In the setting of COVID-19, more individuals experience the dying process in their home rather than at hospice facilities. Currently, there are limited resources to help informal caregivers ... -
Improving new faculty onboarding through implementation of a faculty mentoring program
Scope of the Project: In the United States there is a shortage of experienced nursing faculty, and clinicians often transition to educator roles without any formal training; this often leads to significant stress and a ... -
Managing agitation and aggression in patients with dementia
(5/8/2018)Dementia is a degenerative progressive disease that leads to multiple behavioral disturbances particularly behaviors of agitation and aggression. Risperdal is the most common antipsychotic agent used in patients with ... -
Motivational Interviewing and Diabetes
(6/5/2018)Approximately 7.8 million patients over age 20 are diagnosed every year with Type Two Diabetes (DMII) in the United States. Eighty-six million Americans aged 20 and over are at risk for developing DMII due to pre-diabetic ... -
A multidisciplinary mentoring approach to improve the equity of nursing education for the English language learner in an undergraduate nursing program: A mixed-method quality improvement project
Nature and scope of the project: This quality improvement (QI) project is a multidisciplinary approach to mentoring, matching a doctorate of nurse practice (DNP) student in their final year and a second-semester ... -
Nurse Educator Retention: A Progressive Toolkit to Promote Career Empowerment
(8/30/2017)Nurse faculty within the US and globally suffer a shortage of numbers. Nurse faculty employment is projected a need of over 90,000 positions by 2022 to meet the demands of educating licensed registered nurses. The recruitment ... -
Nursing students’ perceptions and satisfaction of their clinical learning environment during community health nursing placements at dispensaries
The health system is becoming increasingly community based and wellness focused to keep people healthy rather than treating them after a problem has been aroused. The population at large is more aware of health issues and ... -
Planning phase of population-specific healthy lifestyle program
(2012-08-14)Childhood overweight and obesity in the United States are significant health problems that have a negative impact on a child’s physical and psychological well-being and that generate an extra financial burden for ... -
Reducing the rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in an acute care hospital
Objective: This project aims to decrease hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) in an acute care facility. This objective will be achieved by utilizing the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and ... -
School nursing simulation: An evidence-based practice intervention for improved confidence in health-related school emergency first-responder role
(2015-10-26)School nursing practice occurs in an autonomous clinical practice setting in which school nurses function as first-responders to life-threatening school emergencies. However, a gap in school nursing practice preparation ... -
Second Victim: Caring for the Care Giver
(2015-10-09)In many healthcare organizations the needed support for second victims is lacking or unavailable. This paper describes the evaluation of debriefing support program for nurses who are second victims. Unanticipated and ... -
Systematic review of kangaroo care
This paper explores the research surrounding kangaroo care, also known as kangaroo mother care (KMC) or skin to skin contact (SSC). Kangaroo care consists of prolonged skin to skin contact, and usually breastfeeding if ... -
The use of simulation to facilitate a successful transition from classroom to initial clinical experience
(3/8/2016)Background/Significance of problem: As a practice profession, the clinical learning experience is an essential component of nursing education. Despite the importance of clinical education, students often describe the initial ...