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DNP Capstone Projects
Implementation of a mentor led physical activity program among disadvantaged youth, Karen M. Martin
Implementing a depression screening and referral program in an African American church community, Mary S. Garner
Implementing an early mobility protocol for patients in intensive care unit, Allison Nicole Crane
Implementing a restorative yoga therapy to reduce anxiety and improve quality of life among patients with breast cancer, Alyssa Kurjan
Implementing screening to assess readiness to change in overweight and obese patients at a patient-centered medical home, Jarrod Edward Gant
Improve exclusive breastfeeding rates through early breastfeeding initiation, Camille Chua
Improving clinical alarm fatigue and alarm management competency among critical care nurses by implementing a unit based alarm management bundle, Stephanie Bosma
Improving interventions on cardiovascular disease and diet: A policy incentive analysis, Sandra Hurst
Improving resource access and implementation for informal cancer caregivers in a clinic at an outpatient cancer center, Marie Milton
Improving transitional care in rural health using a standardized discharge time-out process, Lori Koethe
Increasing folic acid self-efficacy in college-age women of childbearing age, Kristie Buchanan
Increasing patient engagement in the pre-operative patient population, Toni Morris
Increasing provider awareness to detect, treat, and reduce sexually transmitted infections in male service members, Vincent E. Krause
Increasing testicular self-examination practices in male college students, Christopher McCoy
Increasing the usage of MyChart bedside by nurses and patients in the acute care setting: An integrative review, Laura Darnell
Lowering stress, anxiety and distress levels in medical oncology patients actively receiving intravenous treatment with utilization of art therapy, Katarina DeVault and Mary Vanerhoef
Music listening: An evidence-based approach to help manage postoperative pain, Tammie Ferguson
Nurse-policymaker process improvements: Legislative action interest group participation in policymaking, Brooke Newman
Nurse resilience: Implications on critical care nurse shortage and proposed intervention, Barbara Diane Ward
Oral medication adherence, attitude, and quality of life in older adults with cancer: The impact of motivational interviewing, Janelle Tipton
Outcomes of a school-based asthma education program: An evidence-based practice project, Jennifer A. Rohrbacher
Parental perceptions of sleep hygiene practices of urban, minority school-aged children: A descriptive qualitative study, Darlene M. Dickson
Patient safety competencies in rural ASN students: An evidence-based curricular innovation, Janeen Berndt
