This collection houses DNP/DNAP Capstone Projects authored by students from the Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing at Samford University. The projects are in the format of poster presentations with formal abstracts. The posters were approved by Samford faculty, but did not go through a peer-review process prior to inclusion in this repository.
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DNP Capstone Projects
Development of processes for mental health patients presenting to the emergency department requiring medical inquest warrant, Leah Ashworth
Dexamethasone as an adjunct to peripheral nerve block for extended analgesia, Ngoc-Thao Nguyen
Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant analgesic to improve patient outcomes, Arshnoor Qamaruddin
Dexmedetomidine for procedural sedation in patients with dementia, Matthew Walker
Dexmedetomidine for treatment of preoperative anxiety in adults, Olivia Lantz
Dexmedetomidine in pediatric patients at risk for emergence delirium, Olivia Hennessy and Terri Cahoon
Dexmedetomidine: One approach for multimodal opioid–sparing analgesia, Mildred Franklin, David Sanford, and Lisa Herbinger
Dexmedetomidine: Opioid-sparing measure for opioid-tolerant patients, Magen Ramsey
Digital health interventions in type 2 diabetes to reduce non-traumatic lower extremity amputations (NLEA) through diabetes self-management education and daily foot inspection reminders, Olusola Ajeleti-Olufadeju, Jan Burt-Tidwell, and DeAviance Fowlks-Turner
Direct versus video laryngoscopy in infants, Lauren Ranson and Lisa Herbinger
Documentation of adverse childhood experiences, Jean Floyd Stanko
Does ultrasound-guided neuraxial placement save time and trauma?, Nicole D'Amico Thomas and Maria Ledbetter
Early recognition of neurodevelopmental disorders that impact literacy: Implementation of a screening tool for pediatric practice, Holly Wheeler
Effective emergency department hand-off report for nurses, Joan Rhoden
Effectiveness of virtual reality for anxiolysis in pediatrics, Rebecca Dickinson Hackney
Effective ventilation strategies for one-lung ventilation, Michael Kirkpatrick and Maria Ledbetter
Efficacy of cryoanalgesia in thoracic surgery, Thomas Parrish, David Fort, and David Sanford
Efficacy of EOIP plane blocks for upper abdominal procedures, Morgan Self and Nancy Westbook
Eliminating gastric residual volume checks to enhance nutrition in critically ill patients, Hannah Landgrave
Emergence delirium prevention in maxillofacial surgery, Rebecca Outlaw
Emergency nurse practitioners’ knowledge and skill competence in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for the diagnosis of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), Hilary Glover and Phyllis Fiveash
Enhancing firefighter safety post-fire regarding personal protective equipment: A quality improvement study, Olympia Oliver and Kalah Regis
Enhancing patient safety through reduction of restraints in the ICU, Kelly Betsinger
Esophageal manometer-guided ventilation strategies in the obese, Austin Ford
Evaluation of a behavioral intervention for prevention of weight regain following bariatric surgery, Lisa Kuntz
