DNP Final Manuscripts from 2023
Measuring The Effectiveness of Antidepressant Treatment By Implementing Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Azeem Anjum
Increasing Utilization of IVC POCUS for Patients with Sepsis, Alexis Arreola
Improving Care for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome in the Military Health System, Katherine B. Arrogante
Better Sleep, Brighter Mornings: A Sleep Hygiene Protocol for Older Adults as a Quality-of-Life Enhancement, Melissa Baltazar
Evaluation of Depression Screening Frequency in the Geriatric Population: A Pilot Project, Neha Bhagat
Implementation of an Evidenced Based Peripheral Artery Disease Screening Protocol in an Outpatient Internal Medicine Clinic, Sarah Lee Bolanos
Mental Health Wellness in the Latino Population: Improving PHQ-9 scores in Depressed Patients with Comorbid Type II Diabetes, Amanda Cuellar
Decreasing Weight Bias Among APRNs, APRN Students, and RN Nursing Students Through Educational Seminars, Apryl Cutler
Implementation of Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment: Alcohol Revised (CIWA-Ar) Education Program in a Crisis Stabilization Unit, Amanda Dehart
Advocating for Nurse Practitioner Independent Practice, Tamara Troyer Denlinger
Improving Nursing Student Retention: Early Identification of Determinants Causing Attrition in Nursing Academic Programs, Tennille Gifford
Feasibility of Family Focused Obesity Screening in Primary Care, Adrianne Griffiths
3D-Wound Imaging: Precise, Consistent, and Efficient, Aubrey Halili
Be Kind to Your Mind: The Use of Mobile Based Applications to Reduce Stress and Improve Health Outcomes, Akira Hanson Finn
Implementation of the Diet Readiness Test to Assess Self-Efficacy and Education Effectiveness in Overweight Women, Tatjana Ilich
Managing Menopausal Symptoms Through Exercise and Dietary Changes, Ae rah Kang
Implementation of a Follow-Up Procedure for Patients Treated with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at a Primary Care Clinic, Brooke Marino
Improving nurse call by evaluating a new technology, Ariel Norton
Reducing Polypharmacy amongst home based older adults using patient centered education, Evelyn Oluoha
Assessing Genomic Literacy in Advanced Practice Nursing Students Before and After an Intervention, Guiselle Palomera
Nurse-Led Post Stroke Depression Screening (PSD) for Patients with Acute Stroke Using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9), Stefan Panov
Utilization of Telemedicine for Follow Up Appointments in Radiation Oncology, Priya Patel
Educating and Improving Collegiate Athlete Sunscreen Use, Julia Pederson
Church-Based Hypertension Education: An Alternative Solution to Hypertension Management in the African American Community, Nicole Tofi Rice
Exercise As a Prescription for Patients with Depressive Disorders: A Quality Improvement Project, Sydney Roscoe and Rachelle Pace
Implementing Outpatient Screening of Adult Patients at High Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease, Coral Roseberry
Improve Hypertensive Patients’ Compliance Postgraduation from the Virtual Care Team Program, Marcie Santillan
A COMPARISON OF SUPRATHEL BURN DRESSING VS STANDARD CARE ON LENGTH OF HOSPITALIZATION, PAIN SCORES, OPIOID USE, TREATMENTS, AND OUTCOMES., Rakiema T. Sellars-Pompey and Anthonia Okoh
A Prescription for Exercise in Adolescents: A Pilot Project, Alexa Sikalis
The Future of Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients: A Clinical Perspective with Recommendations, Laura Taylor
Improving Patient Self-Efficacy, Readiness, and Completion of Advance Care Planning Documents Using PREPARE Documents and Advance Care Planning Group Referral, Marie Vassiliadis
Implementation of a Shared-Decision Making (SDM) Approach in a Community Based Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Alexa Vuylsteke
Fostering Resilience in Children of United States Navy SEALs Using a Social Media Platform, Riley Walker
A Pilot Project for Tuberculosis Education in College Students, Sarah Williams
DNP Final Manuscripts from 2022
Improved Monitoring of Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Low-Income Adolescents through Evidenced Based Provider Education, Sunday Adeyeye
Increasing Mental Health Literacy in the Black Church, Jonathan Allotey
Implementing Adverse Childhood Experience Screening in an Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Program, Bryan Amaro
Impact of Telephonic Follow Up in Patients Initiating Antineoplastic Treatment in the Ambulatory Setting, Lauren Belkin
Forestalling: Decreasing Super-Utilizers in the Emergency Department Using Case Management Strategies, Kelly Chambers, Megan Gilmartin, and Martha Narasimhan-Narayanan
eConsent Forms on Ancillary Applications with Electronic Medical Record Integration – Reducing Consent Error, Lilian Chan
Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Among Hispanic Families: A Policy Perspective, Allison Chico, Iris Vazquez, Claudia Aguayo, and Jose Andres Rozo
Improving Completion Rate of Identifying Seniors At Risk (ISAR) Screening Tool in Emergency Department (ED) Setting, Ashley Clark
Improving Same Day Surgery Patient Outcomes Through a Nurse Practitioner Led Telephone Follow-up Call, Jessica Cooke and Kamila Zasowska
Does Comfort Care Make You Uncomfortable? Use of the CARES Tool for End-of-Life Symptom Assessment and Management, Christina Covington
Effects of Telephone Follow-up on Medication Adherence and Rapid Readmission Among Discharged Adults With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSDs), Romilynn Danko and Madalyn Cosensci
Implementation of the blunt tip cannula for dermal fillers to decrease adverse events intra and post treatment, Natalie Drone
Fall Risk Assessment and Intervention to Reduce Fall-Related Injuries and Hospitalization in Older Adults, Pittawat Emerson
Improving Discharge Outcomes: Telephone Follow Up for Heart Failure Patients, Ashley Fanjoy
Enriching the Perioperative Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program for Patients Undergoing Whipple Procedure for Pancreatic Cancer, Natalie E. Fisher
Decreasing Falls on a Locked Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Terri Fitzpatrick
Identifying Elderly Patients at High Risk for Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction: A Clinical Perspective, Kelly Glas
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Forms in a Primary Care Setting, Elena Johns
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Education on the Misuse of Corticosteroids and Antibiotics for Treatment of Acute Pharyngitis, Samantha Kaikai
Screening for childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder using the City Birth Trauma Scale: A pilot project, Meredith Kazato
Improving Vaccination Rates Through Community Partnership, Marissa Marquez
Prediabetes education to prevent the progression to type 2 diabetes, Peggy Mata
The Power of Proactive Referrals: An Evidence-Based Practice Project to Improve Smoking Cessation Rates at a Community Health Clinic, Kristin McMahon
Screening for Suicide Risk in the Outpatient Electroconvulsive Therapy Population, Cerah Nagata
LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION INTERVENTIONS ON HEMOGLOBIN A1c LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS IN AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY: A PILOT PROJECT, Anniesatu Newland
Implementation of the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Screening Tool to Screen Mothers for Postpartum Depression in the Pediatric Setting, Vera Nikolaychuk
Treatment Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Women of an Underserved Community, Bukola Olusanya
Implementation of Surgical Education Video to Burn Patients Before the Informed Consent Process, Brian Piatkowski
Smiling Mind: A Mobile Based Application to Reduce Stress, Agnes Rodrigues
The Use of Telehealth to Improve Patient Outcomes Among Prediabetes and Diabetic Patients in a Rural Women's Health Clinic: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Alejandra Villegas
National Early Warning Score (NEWS) for COVID-19 infected Patients: A Clinical Guidance Tool, Robert Villegas
Screening People Experiencing Homelessness for Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs), Priya Vishwanath
DNP Final Manuscripts from 2021
Identifying Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in a Federally Qualified Health Center using the Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener, Melody Albarran-Slovin, BSN, RN
Telehealth Breastfeeding: Best Practice Guideline, Laura Amabile
Obesity Prevention Toolkit to Combat Weight Gain Related to Sedentary Behavior and Dietary Habits in College Students: An Evidence-Based Project, Maria Amos and Martha Fuller
Motivational Interviewing and Frequent Follow-up in a Pediatric Primary Care Setting to Improve Diet and Activity in Adolescents, Celeste Armenta and Kathy James
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with Motivational Interviewing: A Pilot Study, Olivia Ball
A Guide to Vaccine Policy Change at a National Level, Janelle Bird
Sunscreen Use and Screening in College Athletes: An Evidence-Based Pilot Project, Nicole Brustkern BSN, RN, CPN and Sharon Boothe-Kepple PhD, MSN, FNP-C, PHN (Chickasaw)
Implementing EBP Guidelines to Optimize Human Donor Milk Usage in the Hospital Setting, Kimberly Carriker
Bridging the Gap: Utilization of Telehealth for Heart Failure Patients to Reduce Hospital Readmissions: Best Practice and Recommendations, Shalaine Corbilla
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Patient Empowerment Project, Alison Cusmano
Preoperative Fasting Policy Updated for Healthy Patients, Janet Dewees
Impact of Psychotropic Medications on Electrical Cardiac Conduction in the Emergency Department: A Best Practice Review, Juliann Hatt
Managing Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis in the Allergy Clinic: Use of an Eczema Action Plan to Improve Caregiver Understanding and Self-Efficacy, A Pilot Study, Danielle Hubacek
Achieving Advance Care Planning in Diverse Populations via Teleconferencing with Skilled Nursing Facility Residents, Tania Huezo
Utilizing Post Graduate Residency Program in New Graduate Nurse Practitioners to Improve Clinical Outcomes, LaShaunda Jethro
Establishment of Best Practice Skills for Advanced Practice Nurses, Leslie Kendrick; Tara Hughes; and Joseph Burkard DNSc, CRNA
Identifying Opportunities for Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Newly Diagnosed or Worsening Hypertension at a Family Health Clinic, Catherine Liikala
Balancing Provider Stress and Resilience in the Time of COVID, Zachary Love
Health Disparities Associated with Pre-existing Cardiovascular Disease and Telemedicine Interventions during COVID-19 Pandemic: Best Practice Review with Recommendations, Barbara Mae Madriaga
Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Pregnant Women Living with HIV, Whitney Markowitz
Identifying Gaps in Follow-up Care Among Adults in an Occupational Health Setting: A Retrospective EBP Pilot, Ginny Meyerhuber, MSN, RN
Implementation of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Prediabetes Risk Test in the Medical Weight Loss Setting, Gabriela Miller, RN, BSN
Sun Protection Behaviors in Patients with Actinic Keratosis, Madison Molotky