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Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

JSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice is a terminal degree in nursing that prepares Registered Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to practice at the highest level of the profession. As part of the requirements for this degree, a DNP project and paper must be submitted; these projects are archived in JSU Digital Commons.

Projects from 2021 2021

Increasing Referrals to School Counselors by Integrating an Evidence-Based Program for Educators Identifying Adolescents at Risk for Suicide in a Rural High School, Wendy Holloway

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

Effect of Increased Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit Delirium Assessments on Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, William Lemon

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

Projects from 2020 2020

Purposeful Hourly Rounding and Reduction of Patient Falls, Iesha S. Bell

Improving the Accuracy of Temporal Artery Thermometry in Pediatric Direct Care Providers: A Performance Improvement Project, Kimberly L. Bell

The Effect of a Provider Education Program on Antibiotic Overuse in Acute Sinusitis, Shawna Berg

Improving Skin Tears Healing Time is Demonstrated by the Staff RN who Performs Early Initiation Treatment of the Skin Tear Protocol, Sharon Brazile

Increasing Long-Term Care Employee Influenza Compliance Through an Educational Approach, ShyAndrea H. Brazil

The Evolution of Nursing Leadership: Novice to Expert, Yolanda Chandler

Improving Patient Follow-up for Laboratory Testing Using Telephone Calls as an Intervention: A Quality Improvement Project, Jill Gray

Improving School Attendance Rates Utilizing a School-Based Clinic, Tameka Minter Hines

Protecting the Integument: Changing Nursing Practice to Prevent Pressure Injuries, LaTonya Lawery

Improving Hypoglycemia Protocol Compliance through Nursing Education, Concepta Onyatta

A Multifocused Intervention to Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing in Uncomplicated Upper Respiratory Infections in the Urgent Care Setting, Chelsea Popp

Nurse Champions for Medication Reconciliation: Making a Difference, Stacey Waters

Can We Talk? Bridging the Communication Gap between Nurses and Providers, Jolie Wildinger

Projects from 2019 2019

Optimizing Intraprofessional Communication at Patient Handover, Allison Crabtree

Pre-discharge BNP: A Policy Change to Reduce Hospital Readmission, Melissa Duckett

Improving Sepsis Bundle Compliance through Comprehensive Education, Stacy Mikel

Cultivating Self-Confidence: Integrating Simulation into Hospital Nursing Orientation, Martha Richey