Scholarship from 2022
Examining the Patient Preference Aspect of the Patient Experience Amid a Pandemic, Sheree Scott
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
Scholarship from 2021
Exploring the Decontamination Process for Reusable Medical Devices (RMDs), Rocelle Aglugub
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
Experiences of African American Male Veterans Accessing Mental Health Treatment, catherine Baker
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with Motivational Interviewing: A Pilot Study, Olivia Ball
A Guide to Vaccine Policy Change at a National Level, Janelle Bird
A Retrospective Analysis To Determine If Obstructive Sleep Apnea During Pregnancy is a Predictor of Length of Stay in Women Who Delivered in a MilitaryTreatment Facility, Elizabeth Boulette
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
A Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Care Experience as Perceived by Hispanic Patients Receiving Care at a Safety-net Facility, Silvinia Cuizon
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Patient Empowerment Project, Alison Cusmano
Preoperative Fasting Policy Updated for Healthy Patients, Janet Dewees
Suicide Mortality of Emergency Department Patients, Briony Marie DuBose MHI, RN, LSS, BB
The Associations of Chronic Stress, Social Support, Health Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome among Hispanic Women, Edna Esquer
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
Strategies for the Improvement of Healthcare through Simulation, Roger Lankheet
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
Feasibility of Online Nutritional Counseling and/or Remote Self Weighing in Pregnant Women With Obesity, Rebecca Mattson
Food Insecure COPD Patients and Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study, Kristine Mendoza
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
Life Satisfaction: Aging Female Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Deborah Ann Monson
Weight Reduction Motivation in Osteoarthritis Patients Through Nurse Practitioner Driven Education and Follow-Up: A Pilot Project, Caoilfhionn Mulvey and Martha Fuller PhD
Treatment Anxiety Education for Pediatric Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Patients, an Evidence Based Project, Mary Nagel
Pediatric Primary Care Depression Screening Using PHQ-9 Modified for Teens, Aksel Narvaez
Transitioning from Onsite to Online Psychotherapy Visits during the COVID-19 Crisis, Michael Angello Negron, DNP
Reducing Obesity Rates Among Adults in a Primary Care Setting: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Raxita Neupane
Mental Health Correlates Among Pregnant Women Who Use Cannabis in the United States, My Hanh Nguyen
Standardized Education on Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Conversations, Venessa Oteniya
The Lived Experience of Military Women with Chronic Pain: A Phenomenological Study, Sandra W. Peppard
Screening for Resilience in Pediatric Primary Care, Kaitlin Phelan and Martha Grant Fuller
Management of Mild Abscesses in Adult Patients, Liliana Pittman
Increasing Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alyssa Plisic
Removal of ANA Language to Increase Access to Vaccination Compliance, Steven G. Pochop Jr.
Introducing Trauma-and Resiliency-Informed Care in a Residential Treatment Setting, Connie Quach
Timing of Therapeutic Hypothermia & Short-Term Infant Outcomes, Brooke Rakes
Get America Talking: Implementing Advanced Care Planning in Primary Care, Sasha Recht
Time to Medical Help-Seeking for Adults Who Experience Symptoms of Stroke in a California-Mexico Border Region, Jean Rockwell
Neonatal Toxic Stress and Long-Term Neurodevelopment in Premature Infants, Rachelle Sey
Improving Pediatric Provider Preparedness for Postpartum Depression Screening, Samantha Shafer and Martha G. Fuller
Efficacy of Telehealth Modalities in Medication Adherence for Older Adults, Mitchell Adrian C. Siy
Deprescribing in the Hospice Population, Who is Eligible and Who is Agreeable: A Quality Improvement Project, Ashlee Nicole Smith
Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions for Adult Cancer Patients Post Outpatient Chemotherapy: Does the Oncology Nurse Navigator Make a Difference?, Sunny L. Stirling
Optimizing Best Telehealth Practices among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Karen Swafford
The Second Victim: Knowledge for the Healthcare Team, Charisse Lyn Tabotabo
Family Bereavement Implications for Military Personnel: A Policy Proposal, Dehussa Urbieta
Proper Utilization of the Canadian C-Spine Rule for Mild C-Spine Injury, Lizbeth Velazquez
Scholarship from 2020
Improving Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Screening and Treatment in a School-Based Setting, Andrea Bell
Exploring the Efficacy of a Perinatal Mental Health Community Based Organization’s Social Media Engagement, Johanna Bermudez Vera and Semira Semino-Asaro
Health Care Access and Utilization by U.S. Farmworkers, Genesis Bojorquez
Peer-led Education Expedites De-Prescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors for Appropriate Veterans, Mary H. Bowman
Mental Health Screening for Low Income Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Project, Allison Bryden
Treatments for Cancer Given Orally: Patients' Perceptions of Distress Due to Financial Toxicity, Ellen Carr
The Relationship between Race and Ethnicity and Serious Safety Events in Hospitalized Patients, Samantha Crandall
Utilizing Telehealth Technology to Reduce Social Isolation and Depression in Seniors, Bohan Farrell
Reducing the Rate of Falls in Hospice Patients: A Fall Prevention Pilot Program, Allison Floyd
Screening for Iron-Deficiency Anemia in the Pediatric Population (Ages 1-17) in Gonaïves, Haiti, Cara Rose Fratianni
Enhancing Chronic Pain Management: Motivational Interview Among Lower Back Patients –Phase II, Valerie Gates and Melissa Hines-Antico
Bridging the Gap: Improving Hospital Discharge through Utilization of a Priority Care Clinic, Kristian Jamerson
Utilization of Peer-Led Education to Enhance Advance Care Planning and Advance Directive Completion, Jenna Juenger
It's More Than Just "Baby Blues" - Screening for Postpartum Depression in a Pediatric Setting, Breanna M. Lazar and Martha G. Fuller
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department, Nicole Martinez
An Examination of the Night Burn Clinic Transition to Nurse Practitioner Coverage, Kevin J. Maxwell DNP, FNP-BC
Patient-Specific Factors Associated with Surgical Delay in a Large Academic Hospital, Natalie Meyers
Nurse Practitioner-Led Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Patients with an Implantable Cardiac Monitor, and Confirmed or Suspected Atrial Fibrillation, Yarlenis Miranda, Lisa Alvarez, Mehran Moussavian, and Joseph Burkard
Recommended Syphilis and HIV Testing After Positive STI Testing, Katherine Cayce Monaghan RN, BSN
A Follow-Up Phone Call to Post-Operative Patients Using the Five A’s, Brittney Ochs
Transforming Clinical Care Through Sexual Wellness Education for Community College Students, Chelsea Ovanek
Assessing the Need for Standardized Pre-Chemotherapy Education: An Outpatient Oncology Clinic Initiative, Spana Patel
Effects of Standardized Self-Care Behavior Education on Self-Efficacy Outcomes in Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Nishita Patolia BSN, RN, DNP Student
Veteran Specific Risk Factors for Delirium, Allison Perkins
Unplugging: An Evidence-Based Project to Reduce Screen Time and Improve Healthy Media Use in the Adolescent Population, Erica Persichetti
Eating for Two Without Eating Too Much: Optimizing Gestational Weight Gain, Sandra Pope
The Supplemental Impact of Telephone-Based Lifestyle Modification Counseling in an Outpatient Weight Loss Clinic, Leslie Rangel Gonzalez BSN, RN; Karen Macauley PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC; and Tony Rosales DNP, RN, CNS, FNP-BC
Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption, and Work Performance in the Military, Jeffrey Ransom
Pain and Spiritual Distress at End of Life, Kathryn Lee Robinson
Using Short Message Services (SMS) to Reduce No-Show Rates an Evidence-Based Practice Project, Matthew Rocklage
Fall Prevention Assessment in the Intermediate Care Patient Population, Dawn Rose
Application of Condition‐Based Maintenance in Health Care: A Concept Analysis, Lindsey J. Ryan PhD, RN, ACNS‐BC, NE‐BC
Utilization of Evidence-Based Telehealth for Routine Follow-Up Visits in Outpatient Palliative Care, Nienke Sahelijo BSN, RN, DNP-FNP Student; Kori Fitzgerald DNP, FNP-C; and Joseph F. Burkard DNCs, CRNA
Insulin Injection Re-Education for Improved Glycemic Control, Daniela Shon