Browsing General Submissions: DNP Capstones and Student Works by Research Approach "N/A"
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Addressing intimate partner violence in primary care
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a prevalent issue with women being at the highest risk for victimization. Healthcare providers are in a position to identify and treat the victims of IPV. A systematic review of the ... -
A bilingual diabetes self-management education program for Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(2017-11-27)The aim of this intervention was to determine whether diabetes self-management education will help Hispanics/Latinos with type 2 diabetes mellitus change unhealthy behaviors and effectively manage their disease. Healthcare ... -
Clarificative evaluation of a nurse practitioner-led heart failure clinic
(2012-09-17)Nationally, heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of disability, hospitalizations, and death among veterans. Health care providers continue to struggle to maximize the quality of life and functional status of their ... -
Clinical objectives and curriculum highlights for educating students
(2015-04-23)A need for preceptor training programs has been demonstrated by past and current literature. The coach training program was developed for a second degree bachelor of nursing (BSN) program located at a school of nursing ... -
Development of a medication reconciliation policy in outpatient mental health facility
Introduction/Background: Adverse drug events and medication discrepancies are patient safety challenges for patients and healthcare professionals. Medication errors result in approximately 7000 deaths annually, and adverse ... -
The effects of a health promotion program on a rural West Virginia community
(2016-02-29)This health promotion project is a 12-week program for adults in a rural West Virginia community with a BMI of 25 or greater. The goals of this project was to facilitate learning through modules focusing on activity and ... -
The effects of bias and racial disparities on maternal mortality in the African American population
African American women are three times more likely to die of pregnancy related complications than their white counterparts. Without proper acknowledgement of the issues facing this population, the maternal outcome for ... -
Executive Summary: Advanced Practice Provider Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Planning
Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) currently offers an advanced practice provider (APP) fellowship program for general medical providers, but no such program has been offered by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral ... -
A guideline recommendation implementing inferior vena cava ultrasound to guide hemodynamic resuscitation of septic adults during air medical transport
Nature of the Project: Sepsis is present in one out of every three hospital deaths (CDC, 2020). Primary and time-sensitive interventions for sepsis include intravenous fluid and vasopressor administration for hemodynamic ... -
Health literacy an educational program for the acute care professional nurse
(2015-08-05)Health literacy is fundamental to promotion, prevention, and maintenance of one’s health. It is pertinent to one’s ability to obtain, understand, and use information in order to make informed healthcare ... -
Implementation & evaluation of safe opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care
Uptake of evidence-based guidelines varies among primary care providers when treating chronic non-cancer pain patients in managed primary care settings. This project aimed to determine the feasibility and compliance of the ... -
Implementation of a faculty peer review program
(2015-03-16)In 2014 a private School of Nursing in Tennessee began a Faculty Peer Review Program (FPRP). Emphasis was generated from a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education self-study. The project question was, “In ... -
Implementing an electronic medical record: Creating a request for proposal
(2016-12-16)The quality of inter-professional team documentation, when documenting on paper, has consistently failed to meet the recommended standards because of ineligible handwriting, which leads to wrong information recorded in ... -
Implementing in-person and online educational materials in a quality improvement project to improve nursing confidence and competence in providing spiritual care
Nature and Scope of the Project. Hospitals are held accountable for their accommodation of patient rights including cultural, personal, religious, and spiritual values. At the studied hospital, there is not a formal ... -
Implementing protocols in the emergency department to improve care for sexual assault patients
This quality improvement project answered the following question: Does implementation of sexual assault forensic examination protocols with educational training increase the number of staff who are knowledgeable and ... -
The importance of developmentally-appropriate positioning in the neonate population
Overview: One of the main philosophies endorsed by Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the country focuses on providing developmentally-appropriate care of the neonate. The aim of developmental care is to create ... -
Improving the management of tardive dyskinesia on an inpatient mental health unit
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a practice change on the adult mental health unit at a rural hospital in the Upper Midwest to improve the accuracy and increase the rate of completion of the ... -
Increasing the HPV vaccination rate in a family practice: A quality improvement project
(2017-05-19)The purpose of this DNP project was to identify barriers in a family practice setting to recommending the HPV vaccine and to use this information to develop a practice protocol to enhance the delivery of the vaccine ... -
Integrating LGBTQIA2S+ cultural care concepts within nursing curriculum
Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, plus (LGBTQIA2S+) individuals face health disparities due to social stigmas and discrimination in health care settings. National ... -
Overutilization of CT scans of the brain in nursing home patients post fall
(2017-09-21)The use of head computed tomography (CT) scans are being overutilized in the nursing home setting following patient falls. The decision to perform head CT scans on post-fall patients isbeing made without using current best ...