Scholarship from 2019
The Use of Clinical Decision Support to Improve Nursing Practice, Kathleen Klimpel
Spreading the News About Peanuts: Implementing an Infant Allergy Risk Assessment, Kelly E. Kotula
Covariates of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) in Adults, Dorothy Lang
Galactagogue Use, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply, Michelle Tai-Chi Lee
Factors Associated with 30-day Hospital Readmissions Among Older Adults with Dementia, Lynell Lemon
Delirium in Long Term Care Rehabilitation Residents: A Correlational Retrospective Study, Rebecca Lerma-Kjonegaard
Older Adults’ Implementation of Discharge Instructions Following an Acute Care Hospital Stay, Brenda Miller
Factors Related to 30-Day Readmission among Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes, Athena Mohebbi
Understanding the Impact of a Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders Phone Support Line, Diana Nguyen and Semira Semino-Asaro
Do Not Miss Your Shot: Improving Follow-up in Patients Receiving Long-Acting Injectable Medications, Mary O'Hara
Nurse Practitioner Led Identification and Treatment of Knee Pain Severity Based on Evidence Classification Protocols, Mayra Padilla Arechiga
Patient Outcomes Associated With Delayed Rapid Response System Activation: A Retrospective Comparative Study, Ricardo Padilla
Patient Perception of Fall Risk and High Fall Risk Screening Scores, Nicole D. Pena
Analysis of a Universal Depression Screening Workflow at an Integrated Healthcare Center, Arthur Roehr
Adult Postoperative Open-Heart Patients: Anemia and 30-Day Hospital Readmission, Lindsey Ryan
Lived Experience after Surgery among Hispanic Adults, Kimberly Sanchez
Comprehensive Sleep Apnea Screening in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Richard W. Schulz
Managing Childhood Atopic Dermatitis: Utilizing a Written Eczema Action Plan to Improve Caregiver Self-Efficacy, Tiffany Sena
Using Short Message (SMS) to Deliver Appointment Reminders and Reduce No-Show Rates: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Fernando Serrano
Missed Shots: Increasing Flu Vaccine Documentation Utilizing a Clinical Reminder in a Student Health Clinic, Noelle Simms
Optimizing an Order Set to Streamline Health Care Delivery in the Emergency Department for Patients Requiring Hiv Post-Exposure Care, Marlisha Smith
Exploring the Homeless Persons Perception of Living in a Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods
Scholarship from 2018
Reducing Pediatric Asthma Visits in the Emergency Department, Kathleen Grimley Ahn
Exploring the Journey: Overcoming the Life of Sex Trafficking, Cheryl Boyd
Bariatric Surgery Regain and Long-Term Weight Loss among Women: Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Health Promotion Lifestyle Behaviors, Raelene Z. Brooks
Screening for Binge Eating Disorder in Patients Undergoing a Weight Loss Program, Doris Cheruiyot
Rapid Assessment of Adults with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Pedro Colio
Identification of Nurse-Controlled Predictors of Pain in Patients Undergoing a Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty, Melodie Ruth Daniels
The Association of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, and Bonding in Preterm Neonates, Dorothy Forde
Stop, Meditate, and Listen: A Treatment Modality for Iraqi Refugees with Depression, Katherine Goehring
Oxygen Consumption in Sepsis, Julie Graham
Prevention of Functional Decline in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients: An Evidence-based Mobility Pilot Project on an Acute Care Elderly (ACE) Unit, Hannah Grushkowsky
The Weight of a Healthy Home: Early Screening for Childhood Obesity Risk, Sara Herbenick; Kathy James, DNSc, APRN, FAAN; and Jill Milton, MSN, FNP
ICU Delirium and the Relationship with Pre-Existing PTSD within the Veterans Population, Evangeline Howard
Examining the Relationships Between Ethnicity, Palliative Care and Readmissions in the Heart Failure Population, Deanna Johnston
A Common Goal: Primary Care and Psychiatry Improve Depression Detection and Outcomes, Katherine Kilkenny
Optimizing Chronic Pain Management: Self-Care utilization among Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Paul Krug, Anamarie J. Lazo, Joseph Burkard, and David Bittleman
Focus on Fitness: Incorporating Exercise into the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Kristin Lulich
The Effect of Mantram Repetition on QOL in Low-income, Urban Dwelling Older Adults, Marissa Katerina Mackiewicz
Metabolic Syndrome Screening Among Inpatient Psychiatric Patients, Susan Magorno
Family Nurse Practitioner Student Competencies in Integrated Psychiatric Healthcare, Mark Manning
Increasing Follow-up in College Students with Latent Tuberculosis Infection, Emily Middleton, DNP, APRN, CCRN; Kathy James, DNSc, APRN, FAAN; and Kimberly Woodruff, MD, MPH
Improving Quality of Life in Veterans with Chronic Pain through Patient Engagement, Linda Nyagaya
Priapism Among Male Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease, Prince Ocansey
Power to the Patients: A Heart Failure Transitions of Care Program in a Heart Resource Center, Katherine Nicole Oxina Padiernos BSN, RN, DNP student; Scot Nolan DNP, RN, CNS, CCRN; Teri Armour -Burton PhD, CNML, NE-BC; and Colleen Austel Nadeau BSN, RN, CHFN
Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner as a Subspecialty: A Case Study, Debra M. Palmer
Patient Activation and Self-Management of Hemoglobin A1C among Filipinos, Arlin Ramira
Diabetes Self Management Education in an Underserved Primary Care Setting, Jessica Salas
Barriers and Perceptions to obtaining Palliative Care in the Emergency Department, Jacqueline Lucille Saucier
Management of Chronic Low Back Pain with a Nonpharmacological Pain Management Kit Among Military Personnel, Heidi M. Sterling BSN, RN, DNP Student; Karen A. Macauley PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC; and Robert Topp PhD, RN
In honor of self: A weight loss project for a military population with mental disorders, Tanya Denise Stevenson-Gaines
What’s Keeping America’s Heroes Awake? Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Male Veterans with Hypertension and Diabetes, Aaron James Stirling
Exploring the Relationship between Family Social Capital and Utilization of Well Child Preventative Health Care Services, Kristi K. Westphaln
Scholarship from 2017
The Impact of Practice Environment and Nursing Workload on Patient Outcomes among Non-Magnet Hospitals in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed G. Alghamdi
The Lived Experience of Intersectionality Among African American Women with Breast Cancer, Teri D. Armour Burton
Second-Generation Thai American Women's Perceptions on Cervical Cancer Screening, Essie Asawapornmongkol
i-MOM: Improving Maternal-fetal Outcome Monitoring, Elizabeth Blu Bamgbose
Implementation of Screening Guidelines to Improve Quality of Care in a Small, Ethnically Diverse Pediatric Primary Care Practice…Then What?, Brooke Basford
Timing is Everything: Discharge Teaching to Parents in Pediatric Outpatient Surgery, Kate Boulder DNP Candidate, CCRN and Joseph Burkard DNSc, CRNA
Implementation of a Metabolic Management Practice Change in a Community Behavioral Health Clinic: An Evidence Based Practice Project, Brenda J. Boyle
Chlamydia Screening in Women at a University Student Health Center, Jaime K. Carroll and Karen Macauley
Technology versus Touch: Targeting Heart Failure Self-Care in Older Adults, Millicent Guiaya De Jesus
Correlates of Diabetes Self-Management Among Filipinos, Dinnah Lumibao Didulo
Improving Syphilis Follow-up Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Erin Edwards, Mary Barger, and Winston Tilghman
Social Ecological Factors Associated with Parental Vaccination Decisions and Perceptions of Barriers to Childhood Immunizations, Catherine A. Ferris
Opportunistic Diagnosis of STIs in High-Risk Populations, Kathleen W. Fitzgerald
Creating a Palliative Care Referral to Improve Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients, Johnny Garcia
Evaluating an Employee Health Tobacco Cessation Program for Enhanced Success, Leah Griffiths and Kathy S. James
Mexican-Born Immigrant Decision-Making About Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes, Virginia Lynn Hart-Kepler
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Utilization in a Skilled Nursing Facility: An Educational Quality Initiative, Ryan Hazley BSN, RN, DNP Student; Karl Steinberg MD, CMD; and Joseph Burkard DNSc, CRNA
A Right to Choose: A Multi-Modal Approach to Improve Advance Directive Completion Rates, Ashzra D. Jones and Lucia K. Gonzales
A Web-based Stress Reduction Program for Occupational Health, Michelle N. Kabakibi and Karen Macauley
Prevalence of Binge Eating Disorder in an Insurance-Based Weight Management Center, Kimberly M. Kittleson DNP, FNP and Karen Macauley PhD, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC
Implementing AWHONN’s Evidence Based Guidelines for Managing the Second Stage of Labor, George S. Knapp
Improving Advance Directive Completion Rates Through Advance Care Planning, Erica Shadae Koeppen, Joseph Burkard, and Ellen Ward
Enhancing Depression Care Outcomes in Primary Care Patients through Secure E-mail Structured Follow-Up Monitoring by Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Sophia Lawrence APRN, Kathy James DNS, and Henry S. Kane MD
Women Living with HIV/AIDS and Disclosure, Monique A. Lineback
The Health of Human Trafficking Victims in San Diego, California: A Retrospective Study, Noelle Lipkin Leveque
Exploring Factors Impacting Veterans' Hypertension Control, Jian Hua Liu
Effects of Hypertension Education and Motivation Interviewing by Staff on Patients' Activation, Tammy C. Lu, Kathy S. James, and Laura Wolfgang
Patient Knowledge, Perceived Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management Among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Razel Bacuetes Milo
Evaluation of Hypertensive Clinical Significance in a Primary Care Setting with Veterans with Diabetes, Claire S. Moga MSN, RN
Supporting Self-Care in Veterans with Chronic Pain: Nurse Practitioner-led Telephone Follow-up, Marissa A. Munsayac BSN, RN, DNP(s)
Implementing an EMR Change for the Diabetic Foot Assessment, Nicole O'Neil and Karen Sue Hoyt
Improving Self-Care Management in Heart Failure Patients, SIble Rebello
A Feasibility Study Utilizing Clinical Simulation as Pedagogical Praxis for Promoting Caring Behaviors with Associate Degree Nursing Students, Kathleen Marie Rosales
Guidleine Implementation for Dermal Filler Administration Via Blunt-tip Cannula to Decrease Post-Procedure Hematoma Formation, Tony Rosales, Karen Sue Hoyt, and John W. Love
Improving the Early Identification of Acute Appendicitis Using Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients, Teresa de Jesus Sanchez Rodriguez, Karen Sue Hoyt, and Babak Khazeani
Who's Hungry in San Diego, Alison M. Schurman and Kathy S. James
The Effect of the Military Character of Discharge on Reintegration into the Civilian Community: A Phenomenological Study, Ali Reza Tayyeb
Readmission Factors of Patients with Type II Diabetes, Veronica Santos Timple
Scholarship from 2016
Preoperative Assessment Clinic Reduces Total Joint Arthroplasty Case Cancellations, Angelica Adriano
Asthma Control Screening Using the Electronic Health Record, Accursia A. Baldassano and Jonathon Mack
Utilizing Clinical Decision Support within the Electronic Health Record to Screen for Palliative Care, Tanja Baum
Symptom Experience and Influenza-Like Illness in a Military Population, Monique Bouvier
Human Papillomavirus Knowledge and Human Papillomavirus Uptake Among U.S. Navy Personnel 18 to 26 Years of Age, Jennifer Jean Buechel
Evaluation of a Smoke and Tobacco-Free Initiative in a Student Wellness Center, Angelito dela Cruz
School Nurse Perceptions and Decisions about Children Self-Carrying Inhalers in School, Lisa Anne Dominguez Jaurigue