This collection houses the doctoral project papers of the DNP students of Northern Arizona University School of Nursing. The school of nursing program offers challenging and rewarding coursework in multiple learning environments that reflects the standards of professional nursing and prepares students to practice in a variety of healthcare settings and graduate school.
To learn more about the school, please visit https://nau.edu/nursing/
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Improving Culturally Competent Care for International Students, Jean Penrose Arlotti
Depression screening to improve early detection, referral, and treatment of depression in patients with diabetes, Karina Avechuco
Implementing evidence to improve chronic insomnia treatment for older adults in primary care: A quality improvement project, Mariama Bayoh
Clinician education intervention: Adolescent depression management, Gina Botello
Compassion fatigue: A leadership driven quality improvement project, Peggy Bradley
Program evaluation: Implementing trauma-informed care via the Sanctuary Model, Michele Bronder
Behavioral health self-help interventions conducted during chronic pain visits in a primary care setting, Bessie Burk
Implementation of depression screening to optimize chronic pain management, Aaron B. Castle
Procalcitonin as a prognostic indicator of risk for sepsis in the neonate, Tara L. Cecil, Intermountain Healthcare, Janine Marie Saulpaugh, and Paul Repass III Umberger
Palliative care: Improving eligible patient identification to encourage early intervention, Norma H. Clark
Behavioral health integration in primary care: A quality improvement project, Sarah Claussen
Transparency and advanced practice nurse value on an interprofessional team by time-driven activity-based costing, Melissa M. Davis
Adapting an evidence-based insomnia practice guideline for use in a university healthcare setting, Maria M. Denny
Implementation of a diabetes treatment algorithm in primary care for use in the adult Hispanic population, Heidi Marshall Dillenbeck
Recommendations for promoting culturally and resource appropriate care for Native American (NA) patients at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC), Aura Leaf Kaila Edmondson
Evidence-based practice change: Implementation of a collaborative practice model for diabetes, Emma L. Edwards
Identification of internal risk factors and interventions to prevent exertional heat illnesses in hikers: A systematic review, Sheri D. Erwin
Mentorship impact on novice advanced practice provider satisfaction and turnover, Michelle Gillard
Implementing a community education campaign to improve prenatal care among Navajo women, Adrien J. Gupton
Promoting safe infant sleep: The creation and appraisal of a practice guideline for nurses, Sharon C. Hitchcock
Adult ADHD: An assessment tool for non-psychiatric nurse practitioners, Andrew Hoeffler
Improving intimate partner violence screening in the emergency department setting, Laura M. Karnitschnig
Nurse preceptor support, Heidi Kosanke
Diabetes: What are the barriers to diet, exercise and medication adherence in a rural Southern Arizona clinic?, Ambur Lindstrom-Mette
Enhancing patient education to reduce unnecessary health information seeking behavior after cardiac ablation, Carla Lockhart
