DNP Scholarly Projects from 2026
Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety Protocol: A Strategy to Prevent Inpatient Falls, Yashu Adhikari
Improving PRN Pain Medication Reassessment for Veterans in Acute Care, Safo Adu-Gyamfi
Mindfulness to Reduce Psychotropic Prescriptions in Home-based Elderly Patients, Mojisola Akinola Olusegun
Poor Adherence to Established Clinical Guidelines in Outpatient Bladder Cancer Management, Melanie Boren
Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Progressive Care, Kelli S. Bylsma
Enhancing Care Coordination: Nurse-Physician Bedside Communication to Improve Outcomes, Harriet Chinakwe
Program Evaluation: Effectiveness of Case Management CareHub for Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions, Rachel Choudhury
Improving Patient Safety Through Daily Evaluation of Central Line Necessity, Lakeesha Cunningham
Implementing the Walking Impairment Questionnaire for Peripheral Artery Disease Screening and Referral, Lisa Doyle
Reducing Emergency Department Boarding Using Pull-Based Throughput Intervention: Quality Improvement Project, Eunice Dundu
Baby-Friendly Implementation for Decreased Skin-to-Skin Care Initiation Delays, Brianna Grace
CDC’s STEADI Fall Toolkit to Decrease Adult Inpatient Medical-Surgical Fall Rates, Kevin Graham
Enhancing Suicide Risk Assessment using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Elizabeth Gyang
Program Evaluation of Hospital Initiative to Reduce Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex Cesarean-Section Rate, Denise Hopkins
A Policy Analysis of Nurse Practitioner Requirements in California Children’s Services Programs, Erna Josiah-Davis
Standardized Infection Prevention Protocol to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pisey Kareth
Optimizing Daily Central Line Review: A High-Reliability QI Project, Heather Khan
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Excellence Award Winner (Summer 2026)
Timing Matters: Safe and Timely Insulin Administration, Katlyn Lenox
Purposeful Rounds: A Structured Fall Prevention Plan: Final Report, Cincerlyn Lewis
Improving Outcomes Through Early Management of Pre-eclampsia Risk Factors, Ada Licin-Odnez
Improving Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale Screening Consistency in Outpatient Psychiatric Practice, Jeriece Lovelace
Implementing a Fall-Prevention Bundle to Reduce Falls in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Ginette Lubin
Improving Guideline-Directed Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Use in Reducing Proteinuria in Chronic Kidney Disease, Tamara Martin
A Nurse-Driven Port-a-Cath Access Protocol to Improve Timeliness of Vascular Access, Enisa Mehmeti
Fall Prevention in the Inpatient Oncology Unit Using Fall Boards and Visual Cues, Rachel Miller
Improving Hospital Throughput Through Early Mobilization and Proactive Case Management, Sadaf Mir
Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Opioid Stewardship in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, Lesley Moore
Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety: A Program Evaluation, Shirley Morrison
Program Evaluation of a Parkinson’s Multidisciplinary Clinic to Enhance Neurological Care, Krista Naumann
Enhancing Practitioner Communication in Outpatient Psychiatry Using the SBAR Framework, Abiodun Ogunleye
Reducing Computed Tomography Delay in a High-Volume Emergency Department, Sarah Ouedraogo
Strengthening Post-fall Huddle Practices in Long-Term Care, Janette Perry
Improving Medication Reconciliation Compliance in Home Health Admissions, Paula A. Petrie-Rivas
Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle Implementation in an Acute Care Unit, Hannah K. Pobi
Enhancing Collaboration Through Post-Round Huddles, Kristen Ramirez
Increasing Referrals to the Lung Cancer Screening Program, Megan Randall
A Quality Improvement Approach to Reducing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions, Florwisse Rubio
Lowering A1c in Haitian Creole Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, Tammy W. Russell
Improving Screening and Referral of Adolescent Depression in Pediatric Primary Care, Eleanor Shaw
Analysis of the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020: Improving Women Veterans’ Care, Jessica N. Shipp
Implementing Medication-Focused Fall Risk Assessment to Reduce Falls in Acute Care, Jill Shultz
Skin Is In: Promoting Breastfeeding Through Immediate Cesarean Skin-to-Skin, Autumn Spencer
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Excellence Award Winner (Summer 2026)
Improving Timely Hospice Pain Reassessments Through a Quality Improvement Initiative, Brianna Strong-Mosley
Identifying Palliative Care Needs in the Emergency Department, James Sullivan
Implementing a Risk-Stratified Fall Prevention Bundle to Reduce Inpatient Falls,, Nana A. Tabiri
Implementing an Evidence-Based Checklist to Improve Hypertension Clinical Performance, Angelica Wilson
Enhancing Medication Timeliness Through Structured Handoff in a Mental Health Facility, Belinda Zinhu
Implementation of the Tailored Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) Program to Reduce Falls, Jeremy Zobell
DNP Scholarly Projects from 2025
Utilizing the Patient Health Questionnaire in a Family Practice Clinic to Enhance Clinical Benchmarks, Dorothy Akaeze
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Critical Care Using a Preventing Pressure Ulcers Data Tool, Elizabeth Appiah-Caslin
Preventing 30-Day Rehospitalization in Congestive Heart Failure Utilizing Transitional Care Teams, Esther Baminrin
Fall Prevention in Home Care: The Introduction of the STEADI Initiative as Evidence-based Tool, Margarida Barbosa - Barreiro
Patient-Centered Approach to Decrease Length of Stay, Erika Beck
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries Using Turn Teams and Verbal Reminders, Joyce O. Blaboe
Effect of Standardized Phone Call Protocol on the Achievement of Target HbA1c Levels, Felicia Choyce
Improving Pain Assessment After Bedside Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Placement, Sherman Cotton
Improving Hospital Throughput Through Flash Rounds and Standardized Discharge Readiness Assessments, Erin D. Dobda
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Excellence Award Winner (Summer 2025)
Implementing a Fast-Track Pathway for Low Acuity Patients to Reduce Patient Length of Stay in the Emergency Department, Dawnyel Donaldson
Improving Medication Nonadherence in Clients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Using Medication Reminder Applications, Christian Durand
Evidence-Based Pain Management Bundle for Pediatric Postoperative Orthopedic Patients, Samantha Firmstone
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Excellence Award Winner (Summer 2025)
Improving Patient Portal Messaging Workflow, Tanya M. Fitzpatrick
Eat, Sleep, Console Care for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Multisite Evaluation, Amanda Fout
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Excellence Award Winner (Fall 2025)
A Workplace Posture Initiative to Reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Carrie Isaac
Quality Improvement initative to Reduce Falls Among Geriatric Patients in the Inpatient Mental Health Setting, Regina Johnson
Implementing a Sepsis Questionnaire to Reduce Readmissions…A Health Plan’s Experience, Vernita L. Kelley
Implementing an Evidence-Based Transitional Care Toolkit to Reduce Postpartum Readmissions in Women with Chronic Conditions, Cassidy La Fleur
Reducing Aspiration Pneumonia by Implementing an Enhanced Oral Care Toolkit, Jennifer London
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Referrals in a Rural Health Clinic, Kysha McBee
Optimizing Pressure Injury Prevention: Implementation of the SSKIN Bundle in Acute Care, Joycelyn McCall
Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to Improve Referral Rates to Mental Healthcare Through Routine Depression Screening, Kelly Murakata
Enhancing Diabetes Care in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in an Outpatient Setting, Osayanmo Ojo
Implementing Pain Reassessment Workflow to Improve Timely Pain Management in Hospice Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Oluremi Omodara
Fall Reduction Utilizing Fall Tailored Intervention for Patient Safety in Acute Care, Lauren Poindexter
Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Intensive Care Unit, Rosa Shiffman
Improving Depression Screening for Young Adults in Outpatient Settings, Addie Smith
The Impact of a Nurse Navigator on the Completion of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, Nanette L. Snyder
Implementing a Standardized SSRI Tapering Protocol in the Outpatient Setting, Chelsea Sopo-Ngwa
Integrating Kangaroo Care into Cesarean Delivery Practices: A Pathway to Enhanced Health Outcomes, Julia Swords
Reducing Emergency Department Length of Stay, Chelsea Zigan
Fall Prevention in Long-Term Care, Steven Zissler
DNP Scholarly Projects from 2024
Reducing Patient Falls in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Mariah De Los Santos
Communication, Electrodes, Appropriateness Setup, and Education (CEASE) Bundle Implementation in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Tina J. Garcia Miller
Reducing Patient Falls in a Behavioral Health Unit: Improvement through Audit Implementation, Kristin Gardner
Reducing Falls Through Enhanced Staff Compliance with the Fall Bundle, Lester Lubuguin
Severe Hypertension in Postpartum: How a Nurse Driven Protocol Can Be Used to Decrease a Delay in Treatment, Kayleigh Momme
Fall Prevention in Behavioral Health, Kanesha Moss
A School-Based Asthma Initiative to Improve Student Self-Management Behaviors, Jenni R. Newland
Evidence-based Strategies for Fall Prevention, Angelia Palmer
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Excellence Award Winner (Summer 2024)
Reducing 30-day Post-Stroke Readmissions with a Discharge Checklist Tool, Monika Robinson
A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Facility-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Carolina Rosario
Implementation of Barcode Medication Administration to Reduce Vaccine Errors, Elizabeth R. Schwarz
Application of a Mepilex Border Dressing to Prevent Heel Pressure Injury, Melissa Sterlin
DNP Scholarly Projects from 2023
Optimizing Medication Prior Authorization, Miranda Delatore
Prescribing Protocol for Postoperative Opioids in an Orthopedic Spine Practice, Kelly M. Manda
Human Milk at Discharge, Leslie D. Meredith
Enhancing a Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Lorillie Soleta
