The culmination of the practice doctorate is the successful completion of the DNP Project that demonstrates the synthesis of the student’s experiences. The DNP project will be reviewed and evaluated by a faculty chair and the doctoral academic affairs committee. The chair will be a member of the University of Louisville School of Nursing faculty with doctoral preparation and who has experience relevant to the student’s topic of interest. Successful completion of the DNP project demonstrates the synthesis of the student’s coursework and practice application and culminates in a final manuscript and public presentation.
Papers from 2022
Improving Trauma-Informed Education and Parenting for Resource Parents at a Foster Care Agency., Courtney Albers and Courtney Albers
Development of a project to improve prenatal education at a rural medically assisted treatment center focused on neonatal abstinence syndrome and parenting skills., Tracey Brink and Tracey Brink
Reducing weekly screen time use in college students., Anna Louise Davidson, Anna Louise Davidson, and Anna Louise Davidson
Quality Improvement for Timely Extubation in an Urban Community ICU, Connor Epperson and Connor Epperson
Reducing Delirium in Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hope Kathryn Eppley and Hope Kathryn Eppley
Impact of Palliative Care Screening Process Implementation Among Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurses., Logan Marie Griffith and Logan Marie Griffith
Multicomponent approach to delirium prevention in the acute care setting: an evidence-based quality improvement project., Kelley James and Kelley James
Comprehensive Pain Assessment for Veterans in Long-Term Care, Christopher Jenkins
School Nurses’ Participation in Accommodations for Children with Epilepsy: A Quality Improvement Project, Paula Johnson and Paula A. Johnson
Trauma-Informed Schools: A Quality Improvement Project for a Rural Public-School System., Channing Jane Kay and Channing Kay
Implementation of Scripted Debriefings Following Neonatal Delivery Room Resuscitations, Kimberly M. Knott and Kimberly M. Knott
Retrospective evaluation of depression screening process among older adult patients in primary care for quality improvement., Ashley Dru Larson and Ashley Dru Larson
Implementing a Diabetes Risk Screening Protocol in the Primary Care Setting., Anna Marks and Anna Marks
Improving confidence and job satisfaction in emergency nurses through TeamSTEPPS, Anna Moore and Anna Moore
Neonatal developmental care makes SENSE: implementation of an evidence-based guideline for developmentally appropriate multi-modal positive sensory exposures., Nicole Moseley Jaeger and Nicole Moseley Jaeger
Reducing the No-show Rate at a Community Mental Health Organization, Philip E. Pippen and Philip E. Pippen
Feasibility of An Emergency Department Fall Screening Tool and Intervention Bundle Checklist on Nursing Fall Prevention Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project., Bailee Pope and Bailee E. Pope
Implementation and evaluation of a mental health referral pathway for school nurses., Jessica Rivera and Jessica Rivera
Reducing rates of contrast-induced nephropathy in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: a program evaluation., Sarah Schaefer and Sarah Schaefer
Quality improvement: Piloting a pediatric obesity prevention screening tool and intervention in a family practice setting., Erin Shaye Semeyn and Erin Shaye Semeyn
It Takes Heart: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in the Underserved and Underinsured Population of Louisville, Kentucky., Emily Storms Shutt and Emily Storms Shutt
Implementation and evaluation of asthma education cell phone application: ASTHMAXcel, within an allergy and asthma specialty practice, Michael Stefan Swift and Michael Stefan Swift
A Policy Project: Implementing Safe Firearm Storage Legislation in Kentucky, Maggie Wiser and Maggie M. Wiser
Papers from 2020
Evaluating family satisfaction on an advanced certification palliative care unit., Ruby Aebersold
Hepatitis A educational program in food service workers., Katherine Barker
Modifying the open visitation policy in the adult intensive care unit to improve patient, family, and nurse satisfaction., Elizabeth Blandford
Strategies to increase HPV vaccine uptake in primary care., Katelyn Brandel
Implementation of a wellness program for emergency department medical professionals., Madeleine Chesney
Family presence during resuscitation: nurses’ perceptions of their self-confidence., Jessica Duffy
Preoperative opioid education: total knee and total hip arthroplasty., Brittany Durbin
Implementation of a central line bundle as a quality improvement priority., H. Anthony Flood
Expansion of a food insecurity scale in primary care., Andrea Gibson
Improving patient safety: implementing the Chiulli, Thompson, & Reguin-Hartman Acuity Tool (CTRAT) on a neuroscience unit., Niah Gilmore
Education module for serotonin syndrome with 24-hour dose monitoring intervention., Jonathon Blake Hicks
Implementation of a safety planning intervention on an inpatient psychiatric unit., Kevin Luke Houser
Nursing and caregiver satisfaction and the implementation of a discharge education roadmap for newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients., Sable Iglesias
The impact of estimated weight versus accurate weight on ischemic stroke patients with tPA., Vanessa Johnson
Improving peripheral intravenous maintenance compliance to decrease intravenous infiltration in a pediatric ICU., Miranda Jones
Breathing easier: indoor air quality education program., Sarah Kuner
Feasibility of implementation of an evidence-based trained service dog provider assessment guide., Cassandra Lee
Evaluation of a blood pressure education program on knowledge and self-efficacy in patient care associates ., Casey Prestigiacomo
Breastfeeding education in the postpartum period., Kiersten Proctor
Early initiation of therapeutic hypothermia in the emergency department., Taylor Purnsley
Reducing nurse burnout in the acute care setting., Christopher Reynolds
Improving delirium management and compliance on a trauma/surgical universal unit., Ardis Roederer
Education and implementation of the clinical opiate withdrawal scale (COWS) in the acute care setting for care providers., Rachel Schollaert-Culwell
Implementing a standardized pediatric bone marrow transplant orientation., Erika L. Shell
Improving palliative and hospice knowledge among nurses in a long-term care facility., Kelly Rae Smith
Improving the rates of smoking history documentation in the electronic medical record., Megan McCleese Vitellaro
