Browsing Pooled Submissions: DNP Capstones and Student Works by Title
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The 5As Model for Smoking Cessation: Engaging health care providers and overcoming barriers to change
(2016-09-21)The purpose of this DNP project was to improve provider utilization of the 5As model for smoking cessation (asking, advising, assessing, assisting and arranging for follow up) for patients who smoke with every patient ... -
A correlation between pre-admission preparation and same-day surgery cancellations
(2017-09-22)Patients undergoing surgical procedures must have adequate surgical preparation for anesthesia, procedures, and post-operative care to avoid cancellation. The primary focus of this quality improvement project was to determine ... -
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 ... -
The admission and discharge nurse role: A quality initiative to optimize unit utilization, patient satisfaction, and nurse perceptions of collaboration
(2016-06-15)Registered nurses are at the frontline of the hospital admission and discharge process. Efficiency and collaboration during these processes are critical to the patient care experience and the promotion of safe, high quality ... -
Adolescent peer support groups to reduce risky behaviors
Adolescent risky behaviors are taking lives daily and it is the responsibility of healthcare providers to address the issue promptly, utilizing evidence-based research findings and expert translation into practice. -
Advance care planning in patients with heart disease: A practice improvement initiative
(2015-07-24)Background: Despite cardiovascular disease being the number one cause of death, advance directives are infrequently used in this population. The Patient Self- Determination Act (PSDA) took effect in 1991 to protect ... -
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 ... -
Alarm management: A quality improvement project to decreased non-actionable cardiac telemetry alarms
(2016-11-21)A high number of non-actionable cardiac alarms compromise patient safety. Up to 99% of telemetry alarms are false or non-actionable, leaving nurses to guess which 1% of alarms are real. This alarm fatigue phenomenon leaves ... -
Antibiotic stewardship through implementation of screening tool in primary care
Background: After assessing the need for antibiotic stewardship in a primary care office in Greenacres, Florida, using the McIsaac score tool and the Appropriate Antibiotic Use Self-Efficacy Scale (AAUSES), it was determined ... -
Arterial line nursing care and arterial blood gas drawing
Critically ill patients require arterial lines to monitor blood pressure trends, titrate drug therapies, and obtain blood samples for arterial blood gases and laboratory studies. Overall, the nurses in the critical care ... -
Assessing nurses' knowledge about autism spectrum disorders
(2016-11-22)Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) consist of a group of neurodevelopmental disorders with lifelong effects. Autism is rising at an alarming rate for unclear reasons. Increasing ASD rates create major ... -
Bar code medication administration-clinic orders (BCMA-CO) increase nurses' satisfaction with the medication administration system - A quality improvement project
(2017-08-03)Nurses’ satisfaction was compared before and after implementation of Bar Code Medication Administration- Clinic Orders (BCMA-CO) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) urgent care clinic. Results were significant, revealing ... -
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 ... -
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy: A Look at Standard of Practice, Attitudes, and Knowledge
Traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is considered the gold standard for management of hormonal deficits. The findings generated by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials concluded in July 2002 revealed health ... -
Breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: A quality improvement project
(2016-09-21)The purpose of this DNP project was to provide support for nursing staff to feel empowered and motivated to provide new mothers with the support they needed to have a positive breastfeeding experience for their babies and ... -
Breastfeeding classes: A quality improvement project to increase intent to breastfeed
Breastfeeding education has been shown to improve a mother’s intent to breastfeed and self-efficacy rates. The PICOT question developed was as follows: “In prenatal and perinatal women, how will the participation ... -
Bridging the gap in the continuum of care for spine surgery patients: A quality improvement project
(2017-03-24)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the inadequate communication between patient settings and the practice settings, review the literature regarding communication and risks of readmission for spine surgery patients, ... -
Can married state onboarding close the transition gap to professional practice?
(2016-02-05)Onboarding is process of advancing the behaviors that will be the foundation of an employee's long-term success with managers involved in the process. Five themes emerged in the literature review for onboarding new Registered ... -
Can structured orientation for new nurse graduates through improved preceptor programs decrease turn-over rates?
(2016-10-20)Preceptors take on the responsibility of educating and training new nurses in innovative evidence based practice as they pass on their knowledge and facilitate the growth of critical discernment and solid clinical skillsets. ... -
Capturing the Effectiveness of the Registered Nurse in Ambulatory Care
(2016-02-25)A quantum shift has occurred in the expectations for the provision of care when moving from the inpatient hospital setting to the outpatient ambulatory care setting. As health care systems merge with physician practice ...
