DNP Projects from 2025
Knowledge, Skills, and Barriers to Palliative Care Referrals by Oncology Providers, Audra Meador and Bailey Waldron
DNP Projects from 2024
Implementation of an Algorithm to Reduce Wait Times for College-Aged Women Presenting with UTI Symptoms, Mallory Beck and Miranda Neu
Incorporating a High Fidelity Transgender Simulation into Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum, Kacee Child and Jenniepearl Spencer
Implementing a Standardized Protocol for Early Detection of Undiagnosed Hypertension Patients, Jenscena Hansen and Chris Bell
Effects of an Educational Evidence-Based Website to Improve Breast Health Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Breast Self-Examination: Interim Analysis, Mackenzie Koch, Jennifer Cera, Brooke Hancock, and Elizabeth Graham
Implementation of a Doula-Supported Postpartum Wellness Toolkit in a Black Community-Based Maternal Wellness Program, Janice Luethje and Leslie Torres
Patient-Centered Preimplant Education Session and Bi-weekly Text Message Adherence Reminders in Patients with a Newly Implanted CardioMEMs® Device: A Quality Improvement Study, Elizabeth M. Miller, Alicia Abboud, and Audrey Cooper
Reduction of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in the Acute Care Setting, Bailey Rasmussen, Taylor Bacon, and Andrew Gross
Heart Failure Zone Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Emily Scahill, Cindy Driggers, and Angelica Marquez
Improving Collection of Second Blood Pressure for Patients in Primary Care Who Present with an Elevated Reading, Jordan Sieh, Elizabeth Sundberg, and Tania Arreguin
Perceived Barriers of Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit, Melissa Sonderman, Emily Miles, and Joshua Ferge
Impact of Sepsis Education for Emergency Department Staff: A Quality Improvement Project, Shayna E. Thoene and Shannon Mills
DNP Projects from 2023
Implementation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Action Plan on the Step Down Critical Care Unit: A Pilot Study, Peter Chambers, Kaelee Dameron, and Carolyn Kiefer
Identifying the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals with Dual Diagnoses (Mental Health and Substance Use) at CenterPointe Residential Treatment Center, Casey Granger, Dakota Sonderup, and William Stowell-Flores
Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Fluid Composition and Rate in Care of Type 1 Diabetic Patients, Gabriel Hansen, Janae Langner, and Michaela Tarpley
Infrared Thermography (IT) and Subepidermal Moisture Scanning (SEM) to Identify Early Tissue Injury and Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries in Patients Undergoing Procedures Greater than Four Hours in Duration, Irish Mills Parker, Makaela Waddell, and Alexa Johnson
Evaluating Nurse Use and Satisfaction with Video-Based Discharge Education for Adults with Heart Failure, Krystyna Simon RN, BSN; Molly Hendrickson RN, BSN; and Windy Alonso PhD, RN, FHFSA
Implementation of a Nurse-led Clinical Algorithm for Pressure Injury Prevention Associated with Non-Invasive Ventilation Medical Device Use, Capri Steinkuhler and Kaitlin Rogge
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the IHI Joy in Work Framework Among Nurses, Jezlynn M. Vonnahme
Improving Intimate Partner Violence Screening in a Women’s Health Practice Through Implementation of an Evidence-Based Screening Tool, Jasmine Weber
Center Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study, Haley Williams and Kayla Woodworth
DNP Projects from 2022
The Usability and Feasibility of a Nursing Evidence-Based Comorbidity Educational Website for an Urban Mental Health Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Program, Andrea Brudigan, Laurie Sewell-Muller, and Kokuvi Sena Tsogbevi
An Enhanced Enrollment Process to Impact Appointment Compliance in the HF-Optimize Clinic, Carolyn Coons, Teri Diederich, and Kyana Holder
Reflective Journaling Intervention to Impact Self-awareness, Professional Health, and Overall Well-being in Nurses, Brittany M. Langan and Katherine Keppen
Compassion Fatigue in Nebraska Medicine ICU Nurses, Jena M. McFadden and Jessica M. Harms
Evaluation of Nurse Delirium Screening and Intervention for Hospitalized Older Adult Hip Fracture Patients, Mary Onyarin
The Impact of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning for Central Venous Catheter Dressing Changes With Staff Nurses at a Nebraska Critical Access Hospital, Paige Pavlik and Michaela Haddock
Identifying Moral Distress in Emergency Nurses, Sarah Taylor
Individualized Pain Plans for Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients, Teresa Zingale, Morgan O'Malley, and Michael Marx
DNP Projects from 2021
Evaluating the Impact of Nursing Assistant Employment on New Graduate Nurse Practice in the Acute Care Setting, Amy Bliemeister
Barriers to Discharge: A Retrospective Medical Record Review Examining Potential Barriers to Patient Discharge at the End-of-Life, Pauline Felker and Kelly Purdy
Implementation of a Nurse-Led Family Centered Engagement Intervention for Caregivers of Extremely Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Emily Keenan, Michaela L. Ranallo, Kathleen A. Walsh, Haley Chapko, and Tiffany A. Moore
Evaluation of a Renewal Room for Nurses, Danica Lee, Courtney Batra, and Megan Knutson