Projects from 2023
Implementation of a Postpartum Depression Screening Protocol, Samantha Abercrombie
The Use of Two Nurses, Four Eyes on Skin Assessments to Reduce the Incidence of Pressure Injuries in Medical-Surgical Patients, Tiffany Bass
Implementation of a Patient Care Specialist Role to Enhance the Patient Experience in a Pediatric Emergency Department, Jillian Brodeur
Utilization of Modified Early Warning Scores (MEWS) to Decrease In-hospital Cardiac Arrests (IHCA), Ashley Bryan
Reducing the Incidence of Opioid-Induced Unintended Advanced Sedation and Respiratory Depression in Hospitalized Patients, Angel Elliott
Implementation of a Perinatal Depression Screening Protocol, Michele Fuller
Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Opioid Stewardship at an Interventional Pain Clinic, Georgemarie Garber
Incorporating a Depression Screening Tool with a Music Strategy for Depression in Adults Aged 50 and Older in an LTC Facility, Margaret L. Hill
Using the 2As and R Method to Encourage Referral to Smoking Cessation Counseling in an Urban Pulmonary Clinic, Jennifer Holloway
Reducing Falls and Enhancing Patient Safety: The Role of Purposeful Hourly Rounding in Rehab Units, Jeffrey Hughes
Improving Door-to-Balloon Times in Adult Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Utilizing a STEMI-RN, Amanda Hunter
Reducing the Incidence of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries with an Interprofessional Collaboration Using Range of Motion Exercises, Angela Johnson
Improving Initial Lactic Acid Compliance of Suspected Septic Adults in a Rural Emergency Department, Nataleigh Jones
Use of Evidence-Based Telehealth to Reduce Complications in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Health Facility, Joni Kelley
Establishing a Routine Process of Medication Reconciliation in a Rural Primary Care Clinic to Address Unnecessary Polypharmacy in Patients 65 and Older, Jessica Kirkwood-Harp
Promoting Wellness with Medical-Surgical Nurses in an Urban Medical Center through Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Shemeka Leonard
Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates in a Primary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Crusade, Janet Lowe
Overuse of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics in the Acute Care Setting, Adaline Morris
Utilization of a Simulation Electronic Documentation Model for Healthcare Providers to Reduce Documentation Errors in a Hospital Setting, Icy Moton-Hale
Implementing an Evidence-Based Pressure Injury Bundle to Reduce Acquired Pressure Injuries in a Long-Term Care Facility, LaTecia Rhoden
Evaluation of a Peer Support Group Implementation to Reduce Burnout in Nursing Staff on an Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Marilyn Scott
Let Us Talk About It: Using a Communication Tool to Improve the Timeliness of Rapid Responses, LaJaynees Singleton
Improving Early Sepsis Recognition and Treatment by Utilizing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign in Emergency Department Patients, Rebecca Smith
Initiating a Childhood Obesity Screening Process in an Urban Pediatric Office, Kesha Thomas
The Quality Improvement Program for Sepsis Fallouts: Utilizing Education and an Order Set to Improve Compliance with SEP-1, Ryleigh Tibbitt
Implementing an Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Triage Refresher Training to Decrease the Under-Triage Rate in the Emergency Department (ED), Monique Wallace
Projects from 2022
Reducing Hospital Readmissions through a Standardized Heart Failure Educational Program for Community Based Nurse Case Managers, Greta Abernathy
Implementing the 4Ds (Diet, Drinks, Drugs, and Dialysis) to Lower Hyperphosphatemia Among Outpatient Hemodialysis Patients, Morgan Atchison
Project Ankle-Brachial Index: Implementation of an Evidence-based Peripheral Artery Disease Protocol, Melaney Banks
Providing Education to Staff Members on Implementing Follow-up Education at Discharge to Patients with Low Heart Scores, Daniel Burton
Implementing a Type 2 Diabetic Comprehensive Educational Website for Health Care Providers in a Rural Health Clinic, Jeanette Caddell
Reducing Admissions of Adult Congestive Heart Failure Patients in The Acute Care Setting, Jamekia Calhoun
A Clinical and Community Linkage Benefitting Patients with Chronic Conditions, David B. Clapp
Utilizing Multimodal Education to Impact Provider Documentation of Post-Anesthesia Evaluation in a Rural Hospital, Jennifer Coffman
Improving Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation Compliance of Severe Septic and Septic Shock Adults in a Rural Emergency Room, Alison Douglas
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Munro Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale to Mitigate Pressure Ulcers in the Perioperative Setting, Sherry Lynn Grandison
Education Regarding Advance Directives Improves the End-of-Life Choices Documentation in Heart Failure Patients, Phebe Hagins Wright
Improving Workflow Efficiency in a Medical Clinic Utilizing a Competency Evaluation Tool with Skills Checklist, Jillian England Johnson
Increasing Medical-Surgical Nurses' Skills and Knowledge on Wound Assessment and Documentation through an Educational Approach, Jewels Knight
A Multi-modal Strategy to Activate Pronation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients, Meredith McCrorie
Evaluating the Extent of Fall Prevention Knowledge of Direct Care Clinicians in a Post-Acute Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Joseph Henry Mitchell Jr
Implementing Hand Hygiene Protocol for Direct Care Staff in an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance, Juliet Mkpuechina
Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship for Healthcare Providers in an Urgent Care Setting to Reduce Antibiotic Misuse for Respiratory Infections, Ashley Pauldin
CLABSI’s: Reducing the Rates in an Urban Intensive Care Unit by Consistent Use of the Central Line Maintenance Evaluation Tool (CLMET), Bridget Smith
Implementing the Use of the Emergency Severity Index Triage Tool in Urgent Care, Sakeena Spencer
Utilization of REMAP Conversation Tool to Improve Advance Care Completion in the Home-based Palliative Care Community Setting, Gwendolyn Starkey
Utilization of Staff Education to Improve the Management of Aggression and Violence in the Rural Inpatient Psychiatric Setting, Clara Ugwuibe-Ogunseye
Implementation and Evaluation of a Syphilis Screening Tool to Increase Patient Testing for Syphilis Among Adults 18 Years and Older in a Rural Primary Care Clinic, Valeria S. Wiggins
Empowering Emergency Department Nurses to Utilize the STEADI Program for Fall Prevention, Edmond M. Woods
Projects from 2021
Mentoring New Graduate Nurses to Promote Staff Retention, Elsie Anwah
Sepsis Initiative: Champion Series, Ashlie Barnes
Improving Suicide Risk Assessment Through Educational Program Implementation, Timothy Booth
Implementing Stop the Bleed in Schools, Tonya Bright
Hypertension Education and Management Intervention (HEMI) in the Urgent Care Setting, Conrad L. Cash
Improving Patient Outcomes with Post-Op Education for Nurses Caring for Patients Undergoing Total Joint Replacement, Amanda Collier
Preventing Unplanned Pregnancies: The Impact of Prevention Education, Eliza Dudley
Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Education Program to Decrease Antibiotic Prescriptions in an Urgent Care Clinic, James Gramling
Early Antibiotic Administration for Sepsis, Joseph Hooks
Efficacy of Handoff Education for ICU Nurses When Transferring Patients to the Operating Room, Sandra Ruth Horace
Methods of Educating Nursing Students on Proper Handwashing to Enhance Infection Control During the COVID Pandemic, Yulanda King
Postpartum Depression: Development of a Screening Protocol in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kelsey T. Langdale
Early Detection of Sepsis in Direct Admit Hospitalized Patients: Implementing a New Sepsis Screening Checklist, Connie Lasley
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve the Management of Patients at Risk for Falls, Crystal Medici
Increasing Compliance on Pain Reassessment at a Rural Hospital Swing Bed Unit, Stephanie Melson
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Through Education, Kayla Metz
Using Infographics to Improve Completion Rates of the Sepsis Protocol Bundle, Stephen Newbern
Unifying Vision: Strategies that Influence Nurse Self-Care Practices in Intensive Care Unit Nurses, LaToya Parks
Improving Health Literacy for Diabetics in a Rural Community, Elissa Purvis
Reducing Incidence of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Through Nursing Education, Hilarie Rankin
Diabetes Education Empowerment Program (DEEP): Evidence-Based Practice Measures for Self-Care Management, Nakeshia Rutledge
Decreasing the Impact of Diabetes in the Adult and Older Adults Rural Health Population Utilizing Phone Calls as Part of the Chronic Care Management Program, Adrienne Shambray
Fall Prevention: The First Line of Defense. Integration of Innovated Strategies to Decrease Falls for the Hospitalized Patient, Milledge Smalls
Can Provision of Additional Education for Nursing Staff Increase Breastfeeding Knowledge and Feelings of Self-Efficacy?, Akeba Deqwan Thompson
Increasing Lung Cancer Screening Referrals in Patients with Tobacco Use Disorder, Emily Thornberry
Re-educating Healthcare Workers in Long-term Care Facilities to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance, Jennifer A. Ukeje
Preventing Complications of Undiagnosed Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Rural Healthcare Settings, Kendra Ward Harris
Unifying Vision: Strategies that Influence Nurse Self-Care Practices, Nancy Weaver
Improving Medication Communication Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Score, Danyel Weldon Munster
Differences in Student Perceptions with Virtual Clinical Simulation, Melissa Wheeles
The Evaluation of Nurse Residency Program on New Graduate Nurse Retention, Trenisha Wilson
Increasing Staff Awareness and Screening Practices for Adverse Childhood Experiences at a Primary Care Clinic, Kayla Wright