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
TAPPED: Teaching advanced practice providers about erectile dysfunction, Monique Cornett and Felicia Wadley
The depths of despair: Nurses reflect on the COVID-19 Pandemic, Mary Maloney and Linda Taylor
The development of a task force to create a fall prevention plan in a long term care facility, Ihedinachi Linda Ukazim
The effect of post-operative Vitamin C on pain, fatigue and quality of life, Lyndsey Webb
The impact of Neuraxial Clonidine in the cesarean patient, Miriam Boulay and Mary Elizabeth Greenway
The use of gait belts to minimize falls in long-term care facility residents, Tania D. Chery
The use of neuraxial dexmedetomidine in the caesarean patient, Garrett Franklin
TIVA for tubeless spontaneous ventilation pediatric airway procedures, Brandyn Weatherford and Mary E. Greenway
Tracking carbohydrate intake with a mobile app and the effect on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Chantell Corkern
Tranexamic acid administration routes for total knee arthroplasty, Christopher Ryan Lonis
Tranexamic Acid for pediatric cranial vault remodeling, Claudia Means and Terri Cahoon
Tranexamic acid for postpartum hemorrhage, Anna Hudson
Transversus abdominus plane block for enhanced recovery after surgery, Monicka Roden, Nancy Ann Westbrook, and Lisa Herbinger
Triage training program for a large emergency department, April Trenary and Stacy Frisbie
Use of tranexamic acid in liver resection, Katherine Caddell and Lisa Herbinger
Using simulation to enhance environmental cleaning practices in diverse healthcare settings, Alaina Herrington, Michelle Parr, and Meg Ziminsky
Utilization of an evidence-based screening tool for identification and referral of patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea, Anita H. Becker
Utilizing short-term medical missions to create sustainable asthma care in under-served populations, Alyssa Bray, Taylor Ingram, and Brittany Schoen
Video-assisted double lumen tubes: The new gold standard?, Justin Norris
Videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for pediatric intubation, Olivia Egan
Videolaryngoscopy with hyperangled vs. Macintosh-shaped blades, Brooke Harris
