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DNP Projects from 2024 2024

The Impact of an Educational Training to Front-line Nurses and Providers to Reduce Seclusion and Restraint: Assessing Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes, Kevin Bryant

Implementation of Unit-Based Preceptor Orientation: The Effects on Perceived Orientee Competence and Self-Confidence of the Precepting CVICU Nurse, Laura K. Marcum

Utilizing the STOP-Bang Questionnaire to Assess Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure to Facilitate Sleep Medicine Referrals Upon Discharge, Chelsea Mitchell

Implementation of an Evidence-Based Bundle to Educate Nurses in the Care of Adult Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus Patients, Christine Slaughter

The Effect of an Intervention to Improve Screening for Opioid Use in Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Tammy Swartz

Improving Structural Empowerment through the Co-creation of a Professional Governance Program of Nurse Managers and Front-line Nurses, Michelle Van Outer

DNP Projects from 2023 2023

Evaluating the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief Motivational Interviewing Nutrition Intervention for Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care, Charlotte M. Adams

The Effect of Mentorship and Social Events on Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Emergency Department Nurses, Kacie L. Albertsen

Evaluating the Effect of Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Use on Medication Adherence in Adults with Chronic Conditions, Jennifer Averbeck

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Family-Based Treatment Education on Provider's Knowledge, Anticipatory Use, and Attitudes Who Treat Adolescent Patients Diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa, Treven Back

Evaluating Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions Toward Utilizing First Post-Discharge Visit Checklist in Primary Care to Reduce Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients, Binu Bashyal

Addressing the Inpatient Penicillin Allergy and Antibiotic Stewardship: The Effect of Education on Compliance Rates of the Nurse Driven Penicillin Allergy Assessment Tool, Alexandria Bassler

Relationship Between Number of Mechanical Ventilation Days Prior to ECMO Initiation and Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients, Brittany Bergman

Effectiveness of Self-Care Education on the Perceived Quality of Life in Adults with a Tracheostomy, Elizabeth A. Bonnet

Knowledge & Attitudes Towards Pediatric Pain with Needle-based Procedures in the Emergency Department Setting, Charlstyn Paige Brown

The Effect of an Educational Handout on Knowledge, Awareness and Attitudes of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Participants at a Needle and Syringe Exchange Site, McKenzie Buckel

Electronic Cigarettes and Young Adults: Use of Screening Tools and Provider Knowledge, Kayla Erin Chelf

Modified Early Warning Scoring (MEWS) versus Epic Deterioration Index (EDI): Battle royale for which has the best patient outcomes in the inpatient setting, Dirk A. Church

Improving Nursing Comfort in Relation to Difficult Conversations, Sarah Clifton

Impact of a Parent Education Program on Parents of Children with Complex Congenital Heart Disease Prior to Discharge Home, Laura Elkhoury

The Impact of a Blood Pressure Reduction Program in Optimizing Control of Hypertension Amongst Adult Females in an Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic, Brooke Englert

Utilizing Podcast Education to Improve Nurse Knowledge, Confidence, and Behaviors Related to Palliative Care Conversations in the Intensive Care Unit, Brittany Estridge

Evaluation of Patient and Clinical Staff Perceptions of Screening for Social Needs in an Underserved Population, Alysha Greenwell

Evaluating Kentucky Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ Confidence, Comfort, and Knowledge Levels Regarding Dermatology Care After a Web-Based Video Training, Victoria Hayden

Staff Perceptions of Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department; Increasing Safety Awareness and Education, Marissa Hibbs