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
Determining the impact of using a social determinants of health screening tool in identifying unmet needs, barriers to care, and basic awareness of social resources, Maelene Schuhmacher-Omar and Kari Wade
The effect of an enhanced recovery protocol in bariatric surgery postoperative pain, Brittani A. Seagren
The impact of health partner participation in cardiac rehabilitation on health partner knowledge of cardiac disease risk factors, Nathan T. Shank
The effects of racial battle fatigue in students of color: Increasing awareness and improving coping skills, Meyokia Smith
Increasing readiness to complete an advance directive in the community, Marcella Sorrell and Hilary Applequist
Academic interventions for ELL nursing students: A pilot program, Jacqueline M. Stanzel and Kari Wade
Move and mingle: A postpartum depression intervention, Lisa Peterson Stevens and Kari Wade
Awareness of E-cigarettes and association of use among high school students, Kimberly A. Sullivan
The impact of a virtual poverty simulation on undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, beliefs, and awareness, Kimberly A. Sullivan and Alice Kindschuh
Blood glucose sample collection in the post-operative coronary artery bypass patient, Andrea Thomas and Margaret Kinney
Reliably assessing dyspnea in non-communicative end-of-life patients, Laura A. Thomas
Retrospective data analysis to support the use of small body movements as an intervention for prevention of pressure ulcer development, Leah Trautman and Valerie Lynn Anderson
Reducing the cesarean rate in NTSV births, Micah Vande Vegte
Emergent symptom identification intake form for the urgent care clinic, Jennifer Van Meeteren
Early mobility intervention for hip fracture patients, Christina Vejnovich
Improving patient education to increase nurses’ confidence, Aisha N. Washington
Building culturally competent care into healthcare curriculum, Devon Wilhelm-McMullen
Mobile application technology to limit compassion fatigue in acute care nurses, Seth Williams and Whitney Robertson
Postpartum depression screening in the neonatal intensive care unit, Angela Zavala and Tara Whitmire
Teaching hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a rural high school, Emily Zoz
