Scholarship from 2021
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
Implementing a Basal-Bolus Insulin Regimen Via a Manual Insulin Pump Device, Helen Stearns
Calm: A Mindfulness Mobile App for Stress Reduction in the Workplace, Gizzele Valencia
Optimizing Dry Skin Management Utilizing NP Led Phone Follow-up, Christine Vazquez BSN, RN, DNP - FNP/AGNP Student
Improving Perioperative Pain in Bariatric Surgery Patients with use of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks, Leslie Washington
A DNP-led Educational In-Service to Increase Depression Screening in Primary Care, Shaylyn White
AudioCOMMUNICATOR Reminder Phone Calls to Increase Attendance of Well Child Visits, Taylor L. Wisner Barojas, Martha G. Fuller, and Alison M. Schurman
Barriers and Facilitators to Opioid Use Treatment and Recovery Services During Pregnancy, Loralie Woods
Frailty and Post-Operative Outcomes in Adult Hip Fracture Patients, Melissa Yager
Scholarship from 2019
The Roles of an Evidence-Based Weight Management Protocol in Hypertension Control, Belinda Akakpo Maxwell
Patient’s Utilization of Health Information Technologies for Disease Self-Management, Mahmoud Hamzeh Altawalbih
A Shared Medical Appointments for the Two-Week Well Child Visit, Sarah Anderson; Jennifer Eng-Kulawy MD, FAAP; and Joseph Burkard DNSc, CRNA
Herpes ZosterVaccine to the Homebound Elderly: Prevention, Protection, and Access to Care, Serena Arts
Shingles Vaccine: Identifying high risk groups in the IBD clinic setting, Crystal Barajas
The Lived Experience of Spiritual Well-Being Amongst Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia on Palliative Care Living at Home, Michael Baumgardner
Implementation of an Evidenced-Based Concussion Management Protocol Utilizing Telemedicine in a Student Health Center, Shelly Benfield
Pilot Implementation of a Comprehensive Pain Assessment in an Oncology Clinic, Lauren Botta
Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates via NP- Initiated Post Discharge Telephone Calls in Dialysis Dependent End Stage Renal Disease Patients, Fabiola Carapia
Remifentanil Patient Controlled Analgesia Use in Laboring Women: A Feasibility Pilot Project, Joshua Aaron Carr
Implementing a Trigger-Based Model for Early Palliative Care Consultation on a Medical Oncology Floor, HSIU JAN CHEN
Multilingual Postpartum Depression Screening in Pediatric Community Health Clinics, Margo Cohen
A Pilot Project for School-Based Screening and Treatment of Latent TB Infection Among Freshman High School Students, Isis Cunningham
Reducing ED Re-admissions in Post-Op Neuro Patients utilizing a NP Telephone Follow-up Protocol, Katherine Curran
Promoting Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Project, Maricel Veluz Delacruz
Chlamydia Screening for High Risk Populations, Kathryn Dickson and Karen Macauley
Nurse Family Member Perceptions of Patient Death and Nursing Care after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment, Deena Drake
Utilization of Evidence-Based Telehealth for Routine Follow-Up Visits in Outpatient Palliative Care, Kori Fitzgerald BSN, RN, PHN, FNP/DNP Student
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Stigma, and Social Support among Postpartum Women, Ellen K. Fleischman
Psychiatric Patients’ Perception of Involvement in the Plan of Care, Jaspal Kaur Gill
Telephone Follow Up for Obstetrical Triage, Ann Grimshaw
Enhancing Chronic Pain Management Motivational Interview Among Lower Back Pain Patients, Melissa L. Hines-Antico
The Lived Experience of Discharged and Readmitted African Americans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to a Safety-Net Hospital, Kiiyonna Jones