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
Mindful Matters: Addressing Barriers To Classroom-Based Mindfulness, Kirsten Munk
Evaluating the Experience of Patient and Provider Satisfaction in Participation in a Hybrid Virtual Perinatal Care Model in a Private Practice Setting, Gretchen Ann DeLong Nelson
The Mental Health Experience among Parents of Children with Autism, Thao Tran
Respiratory Distress Observation Scale Implementation for Comfort Care Patients in the Acute Care Setting, Marianne Wachalovsky
Doctoral Projects from 2019
Exploring ways to improve healthcare access for the homeless population in Merced County, Stella Nwasoka Adesokan
Nurse Managers: An Association between Empowerment and Burnout, Sonja Lynn Avery
Comparing Two Surgical Outcomes: Minithoracotomy or Full Sternotomy in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery, Shirin Badrkhani
Identifying Predictors of Airway Complications in Conscious Sedation Procedures, Rosemary Bray
Understanding the Skills Necessary for Advanced Practice Nurses in Oncology to Deliver Bad News to Patients with Cancer: The Results of a Delphi Analysis, Matthew Michael Burke
Outcomes of Communication, Workflow Efficiency, & Patient Care Quality Resulting from a Hands-free, Wireless Communication Device, Hyacinth Flores Carreon
Is There a Relationship Between Limited English Proficiency (LEP), Medication Adherence Behaviors, and Adverse Asthma Outcomes in Hispanic Adults with Moderate to Severe Persistent Asthma?, Archana Kartik Chandra
Losing Weight and Improving A1c Level by Adding a 30-Minute Walk to Individuals' Daily Activities, Lobat Danehvar-Jahromi
Caregiver Outcomes of a Dementia Care Program, Leslie Chang Evertson
Pilot Study of a Breastfeeding Support Training Program Designed Particularly for Infants with Common Congenital Anomalies and Defects, Gretchen Nelson Ezaki
Follow-Up among Homeless Patients at San Francisco General Hospital: Examining the Social Determinants of Health, Robert Gnat
Does Preoperative Ostomy Education Decrease Anxiety in the New Ostomy Patient?, Michelle Suzann Harris
Identifying Perceived Barriers to Primary Health Care Access in Rural, Medically Underserved Areas, Suzanne Hewitt
Caring for the Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type-1 Patient: Improving Nursing Knowledge through an Innovative Educational Tool, Samantha Ingerick
Pediatric Patients with Diabetes Transition to Adult Care, Sara Jennings
Barriers in Hypertension Management among Culturally Diverse Patients in an Urban Urgent Care Setting, Navpreet Kaur
Promoting Self-Efficacy among Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Lily Lam
Nurses’ Perception of Discharging the Medically Complex Pediatric Patient, Stacie Camille Licon
Advanced Informatics Competencies of Nurses at Sutter Maternity and Surgery, Jessica Liston
Comparison of a Numeric and a Descriptive Pain Scale in the Occupational Medicine Setting, George Francis McMahon III
Surgical First Assist: An Educational Program for Advanced Practice Providers, Sandra Walton Mobley
Complete Care Model Impact on Glycemic Control in California State Prisons, Diane M. O’Laughlin
Pilot Study: Program Evaluation of Peanut Oral Immunotherapy in a Private Clinic, Kinga Olson
Addressing Disparities in Nurses’ Understanding of Congestive Heart Failure, David Tomas Palecek
In Situ Pediatric Mock Codes: The First Five Minutes, Josephine N. Ruiz
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Program, Magdalena Ruiz
A Retrospective Chart Review Pilot Study of Fall Prevention through a New and Innovative Care Model, Lydia Smith
Barriers in Health Care in Hmong Men and Women with Cardiac Diseases, Ying Thao
Perceptions of Adult Patients Accessing Telehealth in an Urban Medical Group, Katharine Shepherd West
Doctoral Projects from 2018
A Pediatric Respiratory Care Curriculum for Emergency Department Nurses, Luzmaria Alcala-Van Houten
Obstetric Nurses’ Perceived Barriers to Immediate Skin to Skin Contact after Cesarean Birth, Joelene Sarmiento Balatero
Perceptions of Caring in the Pediatric Medically Complex Population, Ivette Becerra-Ortiz
Retrospective Analysis of Obstetric Sepsis Screening, Holly A. Champagne
Understanding Occupational Injuries, Hanbit (Joyce) Choi
Improving Teen and Pediatric Provider Communication through Education and Technology, Kathy A. Connor-Prows
School Nurses’ Experience of Barriers to Care in Children with Type 1 Diabetes, Eden Joseph Donahue
Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction for College Students, Mary Kathryn Dowling
Culturally Sensitive Diabetic Group Education, Kelly Marie Flores
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education: Evaluation of a Clinical Residency Model, Lisa Wilson Hood
Perceptions of Chinese Women Coming to the United States to Give Birth: Birth Tourism, Juanita Childs Jaramillo
Assessment of Nurse Behaviors that Influence Care and Maintenance of Pediatric Oncology Central Venous Catheters, Susan Elizabeth McKenna
Patient Perceptions of Google Glass in the Outpatient Dermatology Setting, Sandra Odenheimer
The Effectiveness of Insulin Pump Therapy after Transition from Multiple Daily Insulin Injections In Type 1 Diabetes, Sima Sapkota
Prevalence and Prevention of Diabetes in School Age Children: A Parent Education Module, Christine Mary Whitmyer
Adolescent Sexual Health: Provider Evaluation of a Sexual History Tool at a School-Based Health Clinic, Gillian Marie Williams
Enhancing Elderly Advance Care Planning Experience at a Primary Care Clinic, Oi Shan Wong
Doctoral Projects from 2017
Impact of Behavioral Genetic Traits on Weight Maintenance Success Following Medically Supervised Very Low Calorie Diet, Lori Elizabeth Arguello
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Incentives and Barriers to Implementation in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Gloria M. Escalona
