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Scholarship from 2025

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Implementation of One Key Question® Screening Tool to Increase Reproductive Life Planning at a Community Health Clinic, Laura D. Adams

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The Use of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria by Nurses in the Nursing Home Setting to Identify Sepsis, Edwin Tobbee Y. Arceo Jr

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Suprathel Burn Dressing Versus Standard Care: Impact on Hospitalization Duration and Post- Discharge Outpatient Visits, Isaac Awolola

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Optimizing Psychiatric Care through Pharmacogenomics: An Evidence-Based Program to Increase Multi-gene Pharmacogenomic Testing and Provider Competence in Mental Health Settings, Marc Boulanger

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Improving Patients' Confidence in Self-Care Management and Preventing Hospital Readmission Within 30 Days of Discharge in the Heart Failure Population, Kelly Carroll

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Crisis Without Cops: Trauma-Informed Mental Health Care for BIPOC Communities, Amanda Carson

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Implementation of a Tracheostomy Discharge Education Class for NICU Nurses, Todd N. Chamoy

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Patient Education on Conversion from Oral ART/PrEP to Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) to Improve Patient Treatment Adherence, Marnel Reina Mae M. Hernandez

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Unlocking Stroke Susceptibility: A Pilot Retrospective Analysis of In-Hospital Factors and Length of Stay in Adult Patients, Courtney W. Kendal

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Developing and Integrating an Independent Learning Module on Lifestyle Modification to Promote Diabetes Self-Efficacy for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Sue Y. Kim

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Strategic Policy Development to Reduce Same-Day Cancellations: A Nurse-Led Preoperative Approach, Amanda Kuelz

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Increasing Advance Directive Completion: A Future Initiative for All, Hilda A. Lince

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Leading Change for Transgender and Gender Diverse Healthcare: Assessing Organizational Readiness, Braxten Lovett

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Improving Social Drivers of Health Screening in an Inpatient Setting for SDoH Data, John P. Lussier

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Beyond the BMI: An Educational, Family-Centered Approach to Identifying Risk for Childhood Obesity, Michelle J. Mak

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Optimizing Warfarin Management in Cardiovascular Care, Tessa A. Martinez

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Implementing the FIB-4 Tool for Liver Fibrosis Screening in Diabetic Patients in Primary Care, Robert I. Montillano

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Life in the Fast Lane: Improving Patient Intermittent Fasting Compliance, William C. Moreo

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Examining Readiness for Patients and Their Companions to Transfer From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Saudi Arabia, Fahad Noshili

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Policy Proposal for Integrating Pediatric Mental Health into Nursing Practice in Uganda, Giselle S. Perez

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Utilizing a Clinical Resource Hub to Improve Access and Workflow for Retinopathy Screenings in the Veteran Population, Erin Kelly Pope

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Electronic Medical Record Clinical Decision Support Across the OB Continuum of Care: Enhancing Doula Education and Usage, Jonese D. Randall

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Why Throughput Is Group-Put, Edward Sales

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The Chaldean Lived Experience of Hospitalization, Michele Scott

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Parent’s Health Literacy and Stress Level in the Inpatient Pediatric Setting, Tina C. Smith

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Integrating an SMS Text Reminder Program for SMI Patients to Combat Provider Appointment No-Shows, Philip Spreter BSN

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Decreasing Dermal Filler Adverse Events Using QSEN and Benner Theoretical Frameworks to Assess Competency, Stacey D. Stephens Ross

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Implementing a Provider Education Program for Opioid Medication Management, Mitra A. Taylor

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From Fee for Service to Outcome Based Care: A Policy Proposal to Reduce Provider Burnout in Assertive Community Treatment, Amanda M. Thompson

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Increase Knowledge and Competency of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) among Emergency Nurse Practitioner Students Incorporating Web-Based Videos and Clinical Benchmarks., Andrew N. Walsh

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Improving Equity in Women's Stroke Outcomes, Lindsay M. Warner

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Examining What Matters to Older Adults with Increased Risk of Adverse Functional Outcomes in Emergency Medicine, Julie L. Williams

Scholarship from 2024

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Honoring Veterans’ Wishes: Efficacy of an Evidence-Based Shared Decision-Making Tool in VA ICU Goals-of-Care Discussions, Stephanie Alexander, Anna Astashchanka MD, and Venktesh Ramnath MD

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Reducing Inpatient Falls Utilizing Multimodal Standardized Patient Education: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Sheryl Almandrez

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A Multimodal Approach: Implementing OMM for Spinal Surgery Patients' Pain and Anxiety, Summer Barnes

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Postpartum Depression Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital, Abbie Bates

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Verbal Abuse, Violence Prevention Climate, and Psychological Safety Among Pediatric Nurses, Donna Bigani

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Fall Reduction in the Home Setting for Older Adults: An Evidenced Based Practice Project, Alison Birnie

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There’s an App for That: Reducing Stress in Peri- and Post-Menopausal Women, Roxane M. Brown, BSN, RN

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Care of the Critically Ill Nontrauma Patient: Improving Emergency Department Readiness and Patient Care through the Implementation of a Dedicated Resuscitation Bay, Martha H. Buck RN, BSN, TCRN

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Improving Hypertension Outcomes in a Rural Community with the Use of Remote Patient Monitoring, Jessica Ruiz Cuen

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Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences in an Adult Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program: A Pilot Project, Kristen Curry

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Improving Treatment Adherence of Chronic Disease Management in Patients Presenting to the Interventional Pulmonary Perioperative Services with Telephone Follow-Ups, Victoria Dao and Desiree Camille Nanat

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Increasing Patient Access to Mental Health Providers: Improving Depression and Anxiety Outcomes for African American Women Aged 18 Years Old and Older, Twanna Davis-Arnold and Farnaz Trasandes

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Implementing Animal-Assisted Therapy During Psychiatric Intakes, Rebecca Dorne

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Keep the Beat: Increase Sudden Cardiac Awareness and Improve Cardiac Arrest Bystander Intervention, Carley Garnica

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Implementing an Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale at an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Amanda Ghamsari

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“Shoes Enthused”: The Application of an Evidence-Based Practice Podiatry Consultation and Footwear Education in Older Adults Living with Diabetes, Alissa Kathleena Gray and Razel Bacuetes Milo

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Assessing the Influence of Education and the Diet Readiness Test on Self-Efficacy, Motivation and Resilience in Overweight Women, Ijeoma Iwu

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Exploring the Relationships Between Health Literacy and HbA1c in a Rural Border Region, Stephen Jaime

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Impact of Mindfulness Education and Resources on Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jacqueline James

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Caregiver Support for Patients Diagnosed with Dementia, Michelle N. Kabakibi

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Reducing Maternal Morbidity from Peripartum Hemorrhage in Cesarean Delivery, Jennie Lee

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Keep Our Children Smiling: Fluoride Varnish Education in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting, Isabella Mortola

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Education Program to Increase Compliance with Advance Directive Completion in a Primary Care Setting among Filipino Americans, Genalin Paglingayen

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Implementing a Naloxone Training and Opioid Overdose Prevention Program at a Residential Addiction Treatment Center, Martha Plack

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Reducing Delirium in Post-Surgical Patients through Pre-operative Risk Assessment Screening: A Policy Option, Skye Porter Berg MSN, FNP

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Improving Adherence Rates to Postpartum Screening of Diabetes in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence-Based Project, Alicia Hernandez Punsalan

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School Stock Albuterol, Trish Reyes

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Enhancing Newer NICU Nurse Confidence with Resuscitation Through High-fidelity, In-situ Crisis Resource Management, Karen Rose

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DM Education on Lifestyle Modification to Improve DM Knowledge Retention and Self-Care Confidence, Jinyoung Sanchez

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Parental Perceptions of Childhood Vaccines: A Qualitative Study, Jenna Scarafone

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Initiating Access to Palliative Care Earlier in Pediatric Oncology Patients, Anita Sharma

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Personalized Text Message Reminders For Psychiatric Out Patients, Jusac Suryanata

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Evaluating the Implementation of Biplane Ultrasound Probes for Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access in the Emergency Department, Ian Troupe

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Implementation of Post-Operative Discharge Instructions to Outpatients in a Pre-Procedural Endoscopy Suite Prior to Sedation, Kalaya Valdez

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Implementation of Controlled Substance Agreements in an Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Bryana Weimer

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Improving Obesity and Related Chronic Disease Outcomes: Developing Nurse Practitioner Competence in Motivational Interviewing, Jodi Wilson

Scholarship from 2023

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The Impact of the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity (FNPA) Tool with Diet and Physical Education on Obesity Awareness and Body Mass Index (BMI) of Overweight Patients, Sheena Amos

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Measuring The Effectiveness of Antidepressant Treatment By Implementing Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Azeem Anjum

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Increasing Utilization of IVC POCUS for Patients with Sepsis, Alexis Arreola

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Improving Care for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome in the Military Health System, Katherine B. Arrogante

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Anxiety and Agitation in Adult Patients Admitted to an Emergency Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Doris L. Asombrado

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Better Sleep, Brighter Mornings: A Sleep Hygiene Protocol for Older Adults as a Quality-of-Life Enhancement, Melissa Baltazar

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LOST IN INTERPRETATION: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF NURSE INTERPRETERS IN THE CLINICAL SETTING, Byron Batz

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Evaluation of Depression Screening Frequency in the Geriatric Population: A Pilot Project, Neha Bhagat

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Nursing Education in Complementary Alternative Modalities: A Case Study, Deborah Bird

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Implementation of an Evidenced Based Peripheral Artery Disease Screening Protocol in an Outpatient Internal Medicine Clinic, Sarah Lee Bolanos

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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MANAGEMENT IN HISPANIC ADULTS, Tania Borja

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Implementation of the American Diabetes Association Pharmacological Approach for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Cardiovascular Disease, Jose Cedillo

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Mental Health Wellness in the Latino Population: Improving PHQ-9 scores in Depressed Patients with Comorbid Type II Diabetes, Amanda Cuellar

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Decreasing Weight Bias Among APRNs, APRN Students, and RN Nursing Students Through Educational Seminars, Apryl Cutler

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Implementation of Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment: Alcohol Revised (CIWA-Ar) Education Program in a Crisis Stabilization Unit, Amanda Dehart

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Advocating for Nurse Practitioner Independent Practice, Tamara Troyer Denlinger

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Talking with Horses: Equine Assisted Activities to Promote Social Engagement in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Amy Ezhaya

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Nurse Practitioner's Perspectives on Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department; A Narrative Inquiry, Ann Gerhart

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Improving Nursing Student Retention: Early Identification of Determinants Causing Attrition in Nursing Academic Programs, Tennille Gifford

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Are You in Control of Your Diabetes? Providing 1:1 Diabetic Self-Management Education to Adults With Type II Diabetes Mellitus in an Outpatient Clinic in an Underserved Community, Joe Gonzales

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Transforming Patient Check-in/Registration with a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Integrated QR Code System and Mobile App, Abhinav Goyal

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Feasibility of Family Focused Obesity Screening in Primary Care, Adrianne Griffiths

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3D-Wound Imaging: Precise, Consistent, and Efficient, Aubrey Halili

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Be Kind to Your Mind: The Use of Mobile Based Applications to Reduce Stress and Improve Health Outcomes, Akira Hanson Finn

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Implementation of the Diet Readiness Test to Assess Self-Efficacy and Education Effectiveness in Overweight Women, Tatjana Ilich

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Implementation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-Item Screening Tool for Adult Patients in an Underserved Outpatient Cardiology Clinic, Leila Joint

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Managing Menopausal Symptoms Through Exercise and Dietary Changes, Ae rah Kang

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THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING AMONG TAIWANESE CAREGIVERS OF AGING RELATIVES WITH DEMENTIA, Chiung-Mei Liu

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Implementation of a Follow-Up Procedure for Patients Treated with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at a Primary Care Clinic, Brooke Marino

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The Registered Nurse Experience Delivering Care to a Difficult Patient: A Qualitative Study, Stacy L. Nilsen

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Improving nurse call by evaluating a new technology, Ariel Norton

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Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications among African Americans Adults, Obiageli Obah-Mbanefo