Doctoral Projects from 2026
Advancing Equitable Nurse Assignments Through Nursing Workload Score Categorization in an Adaptable Acuity Unit at an Academic Health Center, Moses Albaniel
Empowering Voices: A Qualitative Exploration of Shared Governance Among Healthcare Workers in Clinical Practice, Ayman Alhazaymeh
Nurturing the Nurturers: Caritas Literacy Wellness Program, Pakeeza Ali
A Quality Improvement Project to Strengthen Hospice Spiritual Care Delivery, Patricia Boudreau
Building Nurse Managers’ Knowledge and Confidence to Lead Clinical Ladder Success: A Theoretically Informed Educational Framework, Michelle Joann Chlebinski
Patient Reported Outcome Measure Use In Heart Transplant Care, Nichole Côté
A Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluating Factors Influencing Patient Experience with Virtual Reality During Awake Interventional Radiology Procedures, Quynh Dao-Payne
A Peer Support Model for Nursing Faculty: Stay and Thrive, Ngoc N. Hua
Implementing a Buddy System to Enhance Float Pool Nurses’ Experience and Unit Integration, Nancy Kairia
Exploring Virtual Nurse Perceptions of Caring Through Acute Care Teleconferencing, Monika Lu
Improving Hyaluronic Acid Filler Safety Through a Structured, Evidence-Based Training Program: A DNP Educational Initiative, Carlos Sandoval Madrigal
Building a ROAD to Mitigate Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT), William J. Manguil
Weighted Blankets: Implementation of a Quality Improvement Pilot Project in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Anita Musafar
A Pilot Project on Improving ICU Nurses’ Confidence in Early Defibrillation, Adetutu Obadina
Improving Health Literacy and Self-Management in Adults with Heart Failure: A Nurse-Led Virtual Intervention in Outpatient Support Groups, Vivian Efosa Osunde
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Early Mobility Algorithm in Critically Ill Adults, Andrea Saito
Increasing Near-Miss Reporting: An Evidence-Based Approach, Rosalud H. Sanchez-Lozada
Headset to Reset: Virtual Reality Therapy in Postoperative Heart and Lung Transplant Patients, Michaela Sanchez
Improving Graft-versus-Host Disease Documentation through Provider Education on an Epic-Based GvHD Documentation Flowsheet, Emily Shearon
Exploring Clinical Ladder Program Participation Among Operating Room Nurses, Camille Sistoso-Lorenzana
Evaluation of Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials Prior to Mechanical Ventilator Extubation to Enhance Intensive Care Unit Liberation, Shelby Taranto
Evaluating the Impact of a Meaningful Recognition Bundle on the Health of the Emergency Department Work Environment and Emergency Nurse Burnout, Sean Truesdell
AI Literacy in the Nursing Informatics Community: A Needs Assessment, Jerri Westphal
Doctoral Projects from 2025
Perceptions of Perinatal Depression Among Immigrant Mothers: Screening Practices in Nurse Home Visitation, Silvia E. Arabia
The Role of Advocacy and Occupational Justice in Increasing the Accessibility of Parks for Parents with Disabilities, Nathan Burke-Tan
Family-Level Impacts of Equine-Assisted Occupational Therapy for Children With Disabilities: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Pilot Study, Emily Canigiula
Advocating for the Field of Occupational Therapy Among High School Students, Linda Crabtree
Healthcare Provider Comfort Surrounding Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs), Cameo Culcasi
What is the Impact of an Education Program Designed to Remove the Healthcare Professional as a Barrier to Care for the Transgender and Gender Diverse Community?, Richard D. Dansereau
Yoga Therapy for Psychological Safety in Healthcare Staff, Kristen Fabiszewski
A Guide to Falls in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Sarah Ghione
Promoting Participation and Self-Efficacy Among Youth with Disabilities in Community-Based Vocational Education, Allison Hollender
From Silos to Synergies: How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration Among Graduate Students, Jennifer Jimenez
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Hearing Education Project for Patients and Their Care Partners, Jennifer Mahoney
A Four-Year Longitudinal Study of Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Bundle Practices for Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in an Academic Health Care Center, May Mei-Sheng Riley
Improving Communication and Job Satisfaction: Utilizing Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) for Interventional Service Areas, Sukhbinder Kaur Sangha
Enhancing Hospital Throughput with the Power of Reminders: Implementing a Discharge Before Noon Strategy at An Urban Teaching Hospital, Jessie Ventura
Improving Nurse Confidence Around Communication with Physician Partners Through the Caritas Processes, Deborah M. Yracheta
Doctoral Projects from 2024
Unlocking ICU Barriers: Investigating The Challenges of Early Progressive Mobility, Leslie S. Bigler
Examining the Impact of Registered Nurse Engagement in Medical Assistant Clinical Competency Development and Team Effectiveness in Ambulatory Care, Colleen Burckin
Operating Room First Case On-Time Start Improvement Through Physician Behavioral Modification Aimed at Physician Arrival Times, Ozell E. Diaz
Effects of Group Visits on Self-Care Management for Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, James Nwaizugbu
Primary Care Access in San Luis Obispo County- Primary Care Practitioner’s Perspectives, Jessica Peckham
The Perceptions of a Nurse-Led Telehealth Discharge Program on Continuity of Care for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients, Adrienne Ramirez
Utilization of the Reproductive Justice Framework in Contraceptive Counseling with Black and African American Women: A Comparison of Patient Satisfaction and Provider Knowledge, Simranjeet K. Tagore
A Survey of Nurse Preceptor Preferences Regarding Training Topics: A Descriptive Study, Janice Yao Valadez
The Effect of a Neonatal Palliative Care Education Program in Increasing Knowledge and Communication Self-efficacy Among NICU Nurses, Shiou-Huei Joy Wang
Doctoral Projects from 2023
Implementation of a Peer Support Program to Increase Resilience in Nurse Managers in Acute Care Hospitals: A Pilot Study, Juana Castillo
Utilization Review and Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines, Rosetta E. Hairston
Evaluation of a Care Management Program on Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Victoria L. Jackson
Implementation of Web-Based Patient Education in Newly Transplanted Kidney Recipients, Tabo Mwikisa-Kelly
Does the Enhanced Recovery Pathway Decrease Length of Stay and Readmission Rates in Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery?, Trinh T. Nguyen
Speak Up for Hand Hygiene and Decrease Healthcare Associated Infections, Bernadette Priya Pandya-Orozco
Nurse Practitioner-Led Hepatitis C Virus Education in a Central Valley Opioid Treatment Program, Nikiesha Thomas Redus
Experiences of Transitioning Medics and Hospital Corpsman, David Renfro
Nursing Professional Development Practitioner’s Experience of Use of Instructional Design Industry Standards, Denise Renfro
Examining the Effectiveness of Physical Activity Patient Education in Improving HbA1c, Nadieh Samiaei
Standardizing Initial Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations for Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices at a Large Urban Hospital, Deborah A. Szeto
An Evaluation of a Structural Competency Training for School Nurses, Rachel J. Torres
Expanding Labor Support Education to Nurses Caring for Women in Labor, Ana L. Viera-Martinez
Implementation of an Online Suicide Prevention Training Program with Undergraduate and Graduate Students at a California State University, Cheryll May P. Villamor
Health Promotion Module for Migrant Youth Adults in Obesity Prevention: A Pilot Project, James Chongsu Wong
Improving Breastfeeding Rates Through Education, Julianna Youssef
Doctoral Projects from 2022
Tiered Centralized Education in the Transition-to-Practice Program to Improve Nurses' Level of Confidence on Nursing Sensitive Indicators Outcomes, Froiland Agana Ascaño
Game-Based Refresher Training for Registered Nurse Providers of Neonatal Resuscitation, Renee Billner-Garcia
Improving the Process of Pain Management by Implementing Best Practices in a Nursing Home, Sukhjit Dhillon
Implications of Educational Counseling on PrEP Uptake in MSM at a Community Health Clinic, Thanh T. Dinh
Educational Intervention with Visual Cues to Increase Compliance with Postoperative Warming, Michael J. Domingo
Asthma Care by Unlicensed Personnel in The Elementary School Setting: A Training Program, Teresa Eligio
A Retrospective Evaluation of Pain Management of the Postpartum Inpatient after Birth, Ronda Harden
Preparing Nurses for the Transition to Practice with Virtual Simulation, Jennifer Holm
Implementing High-Intensity Trauma-Informed Sexual Behavior Risk Reduction in Justice-Involved Women, Lakisha M. Holton
How Implementing a Digital Competency Management System Reduced Nurse Training Cost and Improved NPD Practitioner Satisfaction in a Pediatric Hospital, Dionne Margallo
Culturally Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Educational (DSME) Program and Its Impact on Motivation and Self-efficacy Among Hispanic Adults with T2DM: A Pilot Study, Andrellie P. van Wageningen
Improving Readiness for Nursing Practice via Simulation in Workplace Violence Mitigation, Paul J. Weingartner
Doctoral Projects from 2021
Improving Nurses’ Provision of Neuroprotective Care in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Project, Tammi Reeves-Messner
The effects of telehealth on patient satisfaction and information recall for breast cancer survivors during COVID-19, Stacey Teicher
The Effects of Virtual Reality on Symptom Distress in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Colleen Vega, Robin Whitney, Josef Hannah, and Grant Smith
Doctoral Projects from 2020
Evaluating the Clinical Impact of Providing Home Blood Pressure Monitors to Patients with Elevated or High Blood Pressure, Theresa La Guardia Asmus
Nurse Practitioners’ Perceptions of Telehealth Behaviors, Michelle Austin
Patient-Centered EMR Communication, Christi Lynn Camarena
The Collaborative Health Objectives in Combatting the Effects of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (Choice): a Second Chance to Change Diabetic Destiny, Alishia A. Claibourn
NTCHS© Health Literacy Intervention Pilot Study, Genevieve Evenhouse
Learning Lean To Lead, Krystle Irene Guenther
Willingess To Use Telehealth For Diabetes Management In The Rural Healthcare Setting, Andrew Kim
