Doctor of Nursing Practice Evidence-Based Practice Projects
by Sharon Kopis
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) prepared nurses are prepared at the highest level of clinical practice and systems leadership. They are uniquely qualified to lead innovations and evidence-based practice changes to improve patient care and healthcare systems outcomes. Based on the DNP Essentials, DNP graduates complete a DNP Project which affects patient and healthcare outcomes. Evidence-based Practice projects are completed in health care systems based on an identified “trigger” or area of need using the Iowa Model: Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) to Promote Excellence in Healthcare. During the past year, due to COVID restrictions, students completed either an EBP project or an integrative review. Evidence-based Practice projects provide students’ opportunities to lead a project to completion, often resulting in system adoption of a new patient care protocol, policy, or system change to improve quality, safety, cost, or efficiency. The Integrative Review findings often support the launch of an EBP project. A listing of 2021-2022 DNP graduates’ DNP Projects is provided. The vast array of topics illustrates application of the DNP Essentials to lead innovation and change in healthcare systems and patient care outcomes. DNP prepared nurses are shaping the future of nursing and healthcare.
Academic Year 2021-2022
- Jennifer Victoria Lak
Mindfulness and Nurse Burnout
- Tammy Jane Anderson
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Pain Interventions on Patient Reported Pain Scores and Opioid Use in Hospitalized Adult Patients
- Nichole Lynn Cray
Impact of Mentorship for New Graduate Nurses on Intent to Stay in the Acute Rehabilitation Hospital Setting Past One Year of Employment
- Dena Todd
Electronic Patient Portals: Promotion of Access by Healthcare Workers Increases Patient Engagement
- Ophelia Dionne Gelispie Ansari
Does the Use of Home-Based Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus Improve Hemoglobin A1c Levels? An Integrative Review
- Ellen Mae Hudson
The Impact of a Formal Leadership Development Program on Charge Nurse Leadership Competencies: An Integrative Review
- Meredith Lawson Parnell
Current Targeted Interventions for Adult Patients with Comorbid Obesity and Depression: An Integrative Review
- Tracy Lynn Macdonald
Strategies to Improve Communication in Healthcare: An Integrative Review
- Dolly Ruth Griggs
Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation in Heart Disease Patients: An Integrative Review
- Nancy Jo Thompson
Mentor Programs as a Strategic Approach to Nurse Retention: Integrative Review
Publication: Doctoral Dissertations and Project
- Veronica Anderson
Implementing A Nurse-Driven Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Protocol For Blood Pressure Management In Primary Care
- Guerline Norbrun
Reduction of Hospital Readmissions in Patients with a Diagnosis of COPD: An Integrative Review
- Sarah K. Johnson
Analyzing the Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression: An Integrative Review
- Joseph Andrew Chamness
CAUTI Prevention for Long Term Indwelling Bladder Catheters in ICU Patients: An Integrative Review
- Brandy N. Manigo
The Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tool (SupraVista) in Identifying Sepsis Cases
- Charity Harold Whorley
How Effective is Psychotherapy in Reducing Opioid Usage among Patients with Chronic Pain?
- Daniel Patrick Arthur
Enhancing Outpatient Participation in Advance Care Planning Via Nurse-Led Intervention: An Integrative Review
- Stephen D. Wright Jr
The Effect of a Screening Protocol on Opioid Use: An Integrative Review
- Toni Cheryl Thompson
Characteristics of Successful Nurse Mentors and Potential Effects On The Retention And Job Satisfaction Of New Graduate Nurses: An Integrative Review
- Charles Hunter Shomo II
Improving Advanced Care Planning through Proper Implementation of the POLST Paradigm: An Integrative Review
- Katie Nichole Robinson
Strategies to Decrease Cauti Rates in Hospitalized Patients: An Integrative Review
- Rachel Huffman
Up and Moving: An Integrative Review Evaluating Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit
- Brenda Hopkins Woodcock
Using the Fifth “P” in Purposeful Hourly Rounding to Decrease Falls and Improve Patient Experience
- Marie Elizabeth Mo
The Use of Video Monitoring to Decrease Falls
- Katelyn Vaughn Spangler
The Effect of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Migraine Headaches: An Integrative Review
- Kimberly Dawn Fairchild
Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Type 2 Diabetes and Hemoglobin A1C: An Integrative Review
- Barbara Fulcher Williams
Does the Management of Compassion Fatigue in the Healthcare Setting Decrease Nurse Turnover: An Integrative Review
- Banis Nyokabi Githinji
Preventing Malaria in Western Kenya through Educational Interventions and Treatment Combination of Indoor Residual Spraying with Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets: An Integrated Review
- Foluke Olufunbi Ajuwon
Factors Hindering Human Papillomavirus(HPV) Vaccination Uptake Among Children and Young Adults between Ages Nine to Twenty-Six in America
- Leigh Goodwin Wingo
COPD Discharge Care Bundles: An Integrative Review
- Toni Rochelle Thomas
Integrative Review on the Initiation of a Systematic Oral Care Education Program
- Kelley Duncan Mayden
Feasibility of Biosimilar Integration in Oncology Practice