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
Pulmonary aspiration prevention utilizing point-of-care ultrasound, Maekala Williams and Maria Ledbetter
Push-dose norepinephrine during intraoperative hypotension, Sammy Lorino and David Fort
Quadratus lumborum block for analgesia following cesarean delivery, Kathryn Merola and Mary Elizabeth Greenway
Quantitative neuromuscular blockade monitoring, Ryan Hunt and Lauren Barnes
Ramifications and prevention of preoperative anxiety, Abigail Brady
Rate of adherence in patients with diabetes when using smart phone applications to document blood glucose levels, Lindsay Crocker
Reducing postoperative coughing with intravenous lidocaine, Rosalind Benson
Reducing postpartum depression through implementation of postpartum depression screenings, Hannah Bucklew, Jane-Anne Garrick, and Lauren Shaw
Reducing risk of opioid overdose through implementation of a re-entry program for female inmates prior to release, Jennifer D. Hunt and Mary Melissa Lord
Reducing social isolation in the elderly: Development of an algorithm for determining interventions, Sara W. Merkle and Julie Brown Nix
Reducing the risks of stress with the implementation of the Bundled Strategy Plan, Debbie Lewallen
Reducing unnecessary head CTs in adult emergency department patients with head injuries through implementation of a provider training initiative, Kelli McAllister and Susannah Sitton
Regional anesthesia simulation: The use of pork for nerve block models, David Rosales and Amy Snow
Safe practice of medication administration by anesthesia practitioners, Eryn Krehbiel
Sex trafficking education for nurses in a pediatric emergency department, Dannelle Paz
Simulation for poison center telephone triage: A model for quality improvement of training, LaDonna Gaines
Sphenopalatine ganglion block for postdural puncture headache, Elizabeth Haferkamp and Terri Cahoon
Standardized management of early pregnancy loss in a midwifery clinic, Hannah Diaz
Strategies to decrease drug diversion among anesthesia providers, Cat Mueller
Strategies to improve appointment no show rate at a rural healthcare clinic, Kelli Jane Bowen
Submandibular ultrasonographic assessment of difficult airways, Daniel V. Strom and Terri Cahoon
Substance use disorders: Raising awareness amongst nurses, Evelynn Githiiyu
Sugammadex compared to neostigmine for neuromuscular blockade reversal, Emily Perry
Sugammadex in patients with Myasthenia Gravis, Presley Harrison
Sugammadex use in adult surgical patients with end-stage renal disease, Taylor Michaelis and Lisa Herbinger
