The graduate students and faculty of Nebraska Methodist College are excited to share a repository collection of capstone and scholarly projects for nurses in MSN, DNP, and Ed.D programs of study. These capstone and scholarly projects exemplify our mission to positively influence the health and well-being of the community through shared values of caring, excellence, holism, learning, and respect. Information regarding Nebraska Methodist College can be found at
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Health promotion behaviors and primary care knowledge in nurses, Olivia Gold
Preventing Type 2 diabetes in Native Americans through nutrition, Dana M. Griffin and Dorothy Sansom
Impact of adverse childhood experience education on primary care providers, Kelli Gunn
Depression screening for older adults, Taylor Harding
Implementation of wound education, Dawn Heapy and Lyndsi Hall
Prenatal education to improve reporting of postpartum depression, Shanda Hensley and Whitney Robertson
Improving awareness of recommended preconception health behaviors to improve birth outcomes, Colleen Hobbs
The impact of peer mentorship on stress in students in an educational doctorate healthcare program, Abigail Holzwarth and Valerie Anderson
Advocate perception of forensic nursing care, Shelley Hultman and Jillian Krumbach
Opioid use disorder education for student nurse practitioner, Priscilla L. Hussain
Purposeful rounding and improved patient care: An evaluation of nurses’ and nursing assistants’ perceptions of purposeful rounding and intervention to improve practice, Bernadine Ihediohanma and Valerie Lynn Anderson
Improving education in stroke patients by implementing one-on-one education, Estefani Jacobo
Education to ease distress in spouses of cardiac rehabilitation patients, Kathryn A. Jelsma
Improving quality of life: Efficacy of pregabalin and gabapentin in the fibromyalgia patient, Jeanette Kennedy
Foster parent mentoring within Treatment Foster Care (TFC), Jennifer Ketarkus
Implementation of an intubation checklist, Ashley Klepinger and Maureen Marzano
A need for nurses, Danielle Krohn and Hilary Applequist
Fourth trimester support, Morgan Krohn
Reducing the intake of red and processed meats in food pantry consumers, Lisa J. Lehr and Jeannie Hannan
Cultural competence and awareness among nursing students in a Mid-Western state, Ethel Leon
Magnesium sulfate in relation to preeclamptic postpartum mothers, Megan Lihs, Nancy Murray, and Valerie Lynn Anderson
Prevention of retained surgical items through education, Mary Claire Li and Valerie Anderson
Importance of increasing mental health awareness, screening, and support for college students and their families, Laura Loewens
Depression screening in the primary care setting: A quality improvement project, Denice M. Louder
Medication reconciliation in a head and neck cancer clinic, Megan Lee Lucas
