• Developing Critical Thinking through the Use of Unfolding Case Studies 

  Vickers, Karen BSN, RN (2022)

  Background: Studies indicate that when nursing students transition to clinical practice, they do not possess enough critical thinking skills to deliver safe patient care. Unfolding case studies provides an opportunity for ...

• Standardized Management of Infant Reflux Symptoms in the NICU 

  Valdez, Sandra RN BSN (2022)

  Background: Gastroesophageal reflux is very common among infants admitted to the NICU. However, many hospitals do not have standardized management reflux symptoms. The lack of standardization may delay an infant’s discharge, ...

• Pressure Injury Prevention in Critically Ill Hospitalized Adult Patients 

  Masenda, Mercy BSN, RN, CCRN, CVRN (2022)

  Background: Hospital-acquired conditions (HAC’s) such as pressure injuries are prevalent on a global scale. Over 2.5 million people develop pressure injuries with a cost of up to $50,000 each year in the U.S. Pressure ...

• The Effect of High-Fidelity Simulation on the Graduate Nurse’s Anxiety 

  Lewis, Jazmine BSN, RNC-MNN (2022)

  Background: When a student has recently graduated from nursing school and passed their licensure exam, they are called a graduate nurse. The use of high-fidelity simulation can help the nursing students prepare for their ...

• Decreasing 30-Day Hospital Readmissions for Patients with CHF using Teach-Back Method 

  Callahan, Robin BSN, CVRN-BC (2022)

  Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects 6.2 million Americans. CHF has a high readmission rate within 30 days of hospitalization. Using the teach-back method (TBM) for discharge is an effective means of helping ...

• Increasing the Diagnosis & Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Primary Care by Utilizing the GAD-7 

  Talton, Robin (2020-05-01)

  This evidence-based project (EBP) implements the GAD-7 as a screening tool in diagnosing and treatment management of patients with GAD. The evaluation of the screening tool includes comparing the number of patients diagnosed ...

• Experiential Learning to Teach Cultural Competency in Nursing 

  Schulte, Anita (2020-05-01)

  Cultural competence of healthcare professionals, especially nurses, has been identified as a key factor in reducing health disparities. However, despite the widespread recognition of the importance of cultural competence, ...

• Utilizing Purposeful Hourly Rounding to Decrease Falls on A Medical-Surgical Unit 

  Randle, Tommie (2020-05-01)

  Rounding on patients is not a new practice in health care, but purposeful hourly rounding is a fairly new proactive approach to patient care. Purposeful rounding is a structured process whereby nurses and patient care ...

• Using a Multifaceted Approach to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in Primary Care Settings 

  Mims, Hollie (2020-05-01)

  Human papilloma virus is so prevalent, it is estimated that nearly all sexually active men and women will contract the infection at some point in their lives. HPV is responsible for 80% of all cervical cancers as well as ...

• Improving Quality of Life with Early Initiation of Palliative Care in Patients with Advanced Cancer 

  Gnan, Caitlin (2020-05-01)

  This evidence-based project explores the effect of initiating palliative care early in advanced cancer to improve patients’ quality of life, anxiety, and depression. Medical oncology providers will identify patients with ...

• Prioritizing Acute Care Education in Renal Transplant Recipients – An Evidenced Based Approach with the ACE STAR Model of Knowledge Transformation 

  Garcia, Ferdinand (2020-05-01)

  This EBP project focuses on prioritizing acute care education with an EBP approach with the ACE STAR Model of Knowledge of Transformation. It demonstrates the positive outcomes of acute intervention have improving medication ...

• Improving Pregnancy Outcomes by Implementing Centering Pregnancy into Prenatal Care 

  Elegon, Iyobo (2020-05-01)

  This evidence-based research project discusses the benefits of group prenatal education and its outcome on the rates of birth rates and preterm births. With the limited amount of time given in clinical practice, there ...

• Nurse Champions to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 

  Dunmore, Alexis (2020-05-01)

  This evidence-based project aims to address the implementation of a unit nurse champion compared to having no unit-specific nurse educator in efforts to decrease the occurrences of CAUTIs on the inpatient hospital unit ...

• Increasing the HPV Vaccination Rates: A Primary Care Initiative 

  Olvera, Ozny (2019-04-12)

  According to the CDC, about 1 in 4 people currently have the HPV virus (2018). The current CDC recommendation is that all children ages 11-12 years of age receive two HPV vaccines 6-12 months apart. As infection with HPV ...

• Home Health Transitional Care Interventions (TCI) to Reduce Rehospitalization in Geriatric Patients with Heart Failure 

  Munuve'-Akinnola, Rose (2019-04-12)

  This evidence-based project evaluates the evidence that high-intensity transitional care interventions at home are effective at preventing re-hospitalization, reducing mortality and improving quality of life in geriatric ...

• 5 A’s Intervention to Increase Smoking Cessation in Primary Care 

  Mobolade, Christiana (2019-04-12)

  Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in US adults. Healthcare providers have frequent contacts with their patients yearly in primary care clinics and are well positioned to identify patients who smoke ...

• PDMP Utilization to Decrease Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths 

  Ugochukwu, Kenechukwu (2019-04-12)

  On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. From 1999 to 2016, more than 200,000 people died in the U.S. from overdoses related to prescription opioids (CDC, 2017). Prescription Drug Monitoring Program ...

• Probiotics Treat and Prevent Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea 

  Pongvachararak, Aaron (2019-04-12)

  This evidence-based project explores evidence supporting the effectiveness of probiotics to treat and prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea in adult patients ages 18-65 years. The project recommends that probiotics be ...

• Behavioral Approach to Improve Insomnia in Older Adults 

  Chacon, Alida (2019-04-12)

  Insomnia is a sleep disorder highly prevalent, especially among older adults, and it is associated with cognitive impairment, increased risk for falls, depression, decreased quality of life, and increased healthcare ...

• Vitamin D Supplementation to Decrease Respiratory Infections in Adults 

  Mburu, Ruth (2019-04-12)

  Vitamin D plays a vital role in the immune status of an individual. Various immune cells in the human body contain vitamin D receptors and vitamin D metabolizing enzymes. Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major ...

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