Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Submissions from 2018
Measuring the Impact: A RE-AIM Framework for Evaluation of a Needle Exchange Program, Lindsay Novacek
Critical Choices Conversation Pilot Project, Lorena Paul
A Toolkit to Assist Massachusetts School Nurses Start Elementary School Substance Use Prevention Education Programs, Caitlin Pettengill
Improving Patients' Understanding of their Electronic Medical Record Data in Order to Improve Self-Management - A Quality Improvement Project, Erin Amelia Roth
A Quality Improvement Project for Co-occurring Disorders in Outpatient Behavioral Health, Erin Sheehan
Reducing Readmissions in Bipolar Patients with Discharge Interventions, Alexandra Steeves
Center Based Help for Elder Depression and Emotional Reinforcement (CHEER), Jennifer Taylor
Early screening for Alzheimer's disease in Persons of the African Diaspora, Olive Watson
Provider Education: Palliative Care Scope of Practice & Communication Techniques, Gretchen York
The Implementation of Mindfulness Training with Nursing Students to Decrease Stress and Improve Attentiveness and Awareness, Margaret Young
Submissions from 2017
Adverse Childhood Screening Among Adult Primary Care Patients, Elizabeth Aponté
Effect of Provider Education on Pulmonary Rehabilitation Referrals and Discussions with Patients, Shannon Barry
Nurse-Run Sexually Transmitted Infections Screening Clinics on a University Campus, Ann Becker
Motivational Interviewing, and Healthy Eating Intervention with Low Income Diabetic Patients, Cornelius Bela
Improving Overall Health Outcomes through Public Health Workforce Development, Zienna Blackwell
An Evaluation Of An Assisted Living Facility: Satisfaction, Access to Care, and Issues with Cost, Ryan Brogan
Identification and PTSD Screening of Military Veteran Patients in Community Healthcare: A Quality Improvement Project, Caitlin Rose Budrewicz
Primary Care Provider Adherence to the Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guideline for Chronic Kidney Disease, Dawn O. Chubbs
An Educational Toolkit to Promote Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care, Courtney Cloonan
Intimate Partner Violence Screening, Elsa DeHart
Integrative Review for Identifying Patients Appropriate for End-of-Life Care Interventions by, Melissa Ellis
Fluoride Varnish Application in the Pediatric Population, Ellen Gnaedinger
An Integrative Review with Toolkit for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Lea Grippin
Caring for the adult with intellectual disabilities in the acute care setting, Donna Harmon
Weight Management in Primary Care, Sarah Helpa
Oral Sex and HSV-1 Knowledge Among College Freshmen Females, Karen Hendry
Hypertension: Enhancing Lifestyle Management Through Patient Education and Pender’s Health Promotion Model, Katherine Holcomb
Improving Latino Diabetes Patients' Physiologic Measurements Utilizing Culturally Competent Interventions, Christine Hoogasian
Increasing Exercise for patients with Diabetes using a mobile app – A Quality Improvement Project, Jill Jolin
TOOLKIT FOR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESIONALS, Mariame Kounta and Mariame Kounta
Improving Mobility for Older Adults in the Acute Rehabilitation Setting, Joan E. Kucienski
Educational Intervention for Health Care Providers Prescribing Opioids for Individuals with Chronic Pain, Sonya Lachance
Treatment in a Rural Clinic of the Opioid Overdose, Geraldine Lau
Enhancing Nursing Communication with Patients about HPV and HPV-Vaccination, Elizabeth Love
Decreasing Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adolescents on the Insulin Pump: A Quality Improvement Project, Jane Macharia
Delivering Culturally Competent Care to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Population, Evan M. McEwing
Education and Mindfulness in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, Terri Morris
Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Older Adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Long-Term Care, Scholastica Nwadiugwu
Refugee Health Education: “Learn to Succeed. Together We Build Our Community.”, Maria Theresa P. Panizales
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Reducing Stress in Nursing Students: An Integrative Review and Toolkit, Donna J. Petko
Nurse Practitioner Screening for Adverse Childhood Outcomes in Adult Primary Care, Mary B. Shafer
An Evaluation of the use of Antibiotics in Children with Otitis Media using Evidence Based Guidelines, Jose Silva
Advanced Directives in Primary Care, Kathryn Sondrini
Improving Pertussis Education for Postpartum Women and their Family Members, Marlene Unisa
Submissions from 2016
Improving Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications Among Somali Patients in a Primary Care Clinic, Nimo S. Abdi
A Project to Improve Nurses’ Knowledge of, and Attitudes Towards, Pain Management at End of Life, Sonja Alexander
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Pediatric Body Mass Index Screening, Kris Brown
No Place for Distress: Implementing a Simple Tool to Screen and Address Distress Symptoms in an Adult Outpatient Cancer Center, Ramona E. Chase
Management of Adolescent Depression in the Primary Care Setting: An Educational Program for Providers, Kelly Clow
Nutrition & Physical Activity Newsletters, Dianne Dwyer
Mitigating Caregiver Burden, Dorothea S. Frederick
Use of the Geriatric Depression Scale to Improve Screening, Identification and Intervention for Depression Among Older Adults in the Primary Care Setting, Christina Glorighian
Nanotechnology: An Educational Program for Nurses, Patricia Goyette
Acute Chest Pain Triage and Management Guideline Effects on Patient Safety and Physiological Outcomes in a Primary Care Office Setting, Michael D. Hibbs
Obesity Group Medical Visits, Brenda L. Jaeger
Moving Beyond the Ask: Improving Tobacco Cessation Intervention Delivery in Primary Care, Joan D. Johnston
Depression Screening for Adolescents in Primary Care, Louise B. Mermer
Implementation Barriers of the PHQ-9 in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project, Angela P. Miller
Using a Delayed Antibiotic-Prescribing Education Intervention to Prevent Antibiotic Overuse in the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections, Catherine L. Muhia
Increasing Cultural Awareness and Competency in a Community Hospital in Northwest Minnesota, Gladys N. Nyabwari
Educational Toolkit for Health Care Providers Working with Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in the Hospital, Ariana R. O'Neill
Implementing the Step It Up Walking Program for Hospital Nurses to Increase Physical Movement, Molly Persby
Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care, Kara E. Pool-Krok-Horton
Prevention of Burnout by Use of Balint Method of Group Therapy, David A. Runge
Education Intervention of Preconception Screening in Primary Care, Tracy Schuler
An Evaluation of an Educational Program for Improving the Accuracy of ECG Interpretation in Athletes by Primary Care Clinicians, Stephen F. Segatore Jr
Increasing Medication Adherence in Young Adults With Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Intervention for Quaity Improvement, Stacy St.Pierre-Thibodeau
Screening for Depression in the Primary Care Clinics in Saudi Arabia, Hadi Taleb
Pneumococcal Pneumonia in the Older Adult: Increasing Patient Education and Vaccination, Jessica E. Valletta
Improving HPV Vaccination Initiation and Completion Rates: A QI Project, Princy M. Varughese
Submissions from 2015
Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes among African Immigrants in the United States: Using a Culturally Tailored Educational Intervention with a Focus on Dietary Plan, Physical Activity, and Stress Management, Oluseyi G. Abioye-Akanji
Implementing a Culturally Sensitive Fluid and Dietary Educational Intervention in an Outpatient Dialysis Center, Mofoluso O. Agbelese
A Childhood Obesity Intervention For African American and Latino Children, Sandra N. Anyoha
A Small-Change Approach to Weight Loss In Obese Adult Patients: A Research Translation Project, Aimee B. Beck
Preventing Rehabilitation Readmissions for Individuals with Stroke, Terrie Black
The Just Culture, Second Victimization and Clinician Support: An Educational/Awareness Program, Shawna M. Butler
A Medication Management Intervention Across Care Transitions, Diane Davis
Heart failure self-monitoring toolkit, Tanya Green
Pediatric Lyme Disease Prevention, Tracey A. Mannion