Browsing Division of Health Sciences by Type"DNP Scholarly Project"
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Academic Preparation of a Nurse Practitioner: Doctor of Nursing Practice versus Master of Science in Nursing
(2021-04-22)The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree was declared by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to be the most qualified degree for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) to enter clinical practice. Despite ... -
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Using a Vaccine Decision Aid Tool
(2022-07-21)The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted health disparities among minority racial groups causing higher COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates. Once the COVID-19 vaccine became available, Black/African American people had low ... -
Administrative Changes to Decrease Patient Absenteeism: A Quality Improvement Project
(2019-11-22)Patient no-shows are individuals who fail to attend outpatient medical appointments without notification. This detrimental behavior leads to poor health outcomes, decrease in access to care, and financial losses. A ... -
Adolescent Depression Screening
(2020-04-24)Depression in adolescents is an acute problem that can impact all aspects of life from social, educational, mental, and physical health. Adolescent depression is linked to adverse outcomes that carry over into adulthood. ... -
Adopting Evidence-Based National Guidelines to Treat Hypertension in Three Hybrid Retail/Same-Day Access Clinics
(2017-04-12)The popularity of retail care clinics has skyrocketed in the past decade. Today, they are a viable industry with a significant impact on healthcare. These clinics are recognized as providing affordable, accessible, quality ... -
An Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Group: Design and Structure
(2015-11-08)Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are critical to the functioning of healthcare systems. The 2011 Institute of Medicine report describes an optimal environment for APPs to provide quality, safe, cost effective patient ... -
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Pregnancy: Screening, Identification and Referral
(2019-04-22)Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur between birth and eighteen years of age (Radcliffe, Crouch, & Strompolis, 2018). The ACEs questionnaire consists of ten “yes” or “no” questions that ... -
An Algorithm for Using Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Disease
(2021-07-26)Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that affects many African Americans globally. This disease is characterized by acute complications from chronic anemia, episodes of painful acute on chronic ... -
An Analysis of the Process of Nurse Practitioners Moving to Full Practice Authority and Developmental Summary of Practice Implications to Assist Others in the Future
(2017-04-27)Abstract Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have assumed a progressively important role as primary care providers for millions of Americans. Full practice authority (FPA) is the collection of state practice and licensure laws ... -
Anesthesia Providers’ Perceptions of Perioperative Temperature Monitoring: A DNP Project
(2022-11-25)Perioperative temperature monitoring is a standard of care and is important to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) and the associated increased risks. IPH is defined as a temperature of less than 36° Celsius ... -
Antibiotic Stewardship
(2019-04-22)Antibiotic resistance is among the greatest public health threats today. However, antibiotics are being prescribed when not indicated at astoundingly high rates. A gap exists between understanding when to prescribe antibiotics ... -
Antibiotic Stewardship: Implementing the Use of Centor Scoring for Pharyngitis
(2022-07-18)Antibiotics are prescribed at an alarmingly high rate and can lead to antibiotic resistance. Pharyngitis is one of the more common complaints seen in outpatient clinics and too often patients are sent home with antibiotics ... -
Application of the Opioid Risk Tool in the Management of Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in the Primary Care Setting
(2020-04-30)Problem: The opioid epidemic in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Many people lose their lives every day for abusing or misusing prescription opioids. Patients can be screened for risks of opioid abuse ... -
Assessing Anesthesia and Post Anesthesia Care Unit Perceptions of Adequacy of a Patient Care Handoff Tool: A Doctor of Nursing Practice Project
(2021-12-07)This DNP Project aimed to assess the perceptions of CRNAs and PACU RNs regarding a standardized handoff checklist utilized during transfer of care from the operating room to the PACU in a level one trauma center in the ... -
Assessing anesthesia providers’ perceptions of adequacy of endotracheal tube cuff occlusion assessment techniques: A DNP project
(2021-12-07)Current literature describes subjective and objective endotracheal tube cuff pressure measurement techniques and their effectiveness. However, current literature does not assess anesthesia providers’ perceptions of the ... -
Assessing Anesthesia Providers’ Perceptions of Adequacy of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Assessment Techniques: A Doctor of Nursing Practice Project
(2021-12-06)Endotracheal tube cuff pressure management is an important patient care intervention within the intraoperative setting. Current management practices include several subjective measurement methods as well as an objective ... -
Assessing Anesthesia Providers’ Preferences and Perceptions of Adequacy of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Assessment Techniques: A Quality Improvement Project
(2021-12-07)This Doctor of Nursing Practice project assessed CRNA preferences and perceptions of adequacy regarding subjective versus objective methods to assess endotracheal tube cuff pressure. The ideal pressure within an endotracheal ... -
Assessing Educational Needs of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Assisted Living Facilities Caring for Dementia Patients
(2015-11-20)Background: The World Health Organization predicts the number of dementia cases worldwide to grow to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050. As this occurs, an increased number of older adults are expected to seek ... -
Assessing the Adequacy of a Newly Developed Corneal Abrasion Prevention Guide in High-Risk Cases (Spinal Surgeries) at A Large Academic Medical Center
(2022-11-27)Corneal abrasions can occur during and after general anesthesia. CRNAs are required to ensure protective measures are implemented, remain intact throughout the duration of surgery, and to document protection measures ...