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Nursing Doctoral Projects (DNP)

Doctoral Projects from 2024 2024

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Bridge the Gap of Pharmacology Knowledge among Associate Degree Nursing Students, Maria LePage

Reach Them to Keep Them: The Effects of Mentorship on New Graduate Nurse Retention, Jaime Young

Doctoral Projects from 2023 2023

Enhancing Nurses' Pain Reassessment and Documentation Using Clinical Decision Support: A Quality Improvement Project in Acute Care, Joslyn D. Baskin

Identifying Patient Preferences in Appointment Reminders for Adults to Reduce Missed Appointments in an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Katina Edwards

Evaluating Breastfeeding Knowledge and Attitudes of Outpatient Military Health System Nurses Caring for the Breastfeeding Dyad, Hannah Pye

Increasing the Knowledge About the Transitional Application Process Among Community Based Providers Serving Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in Southeast Atlanta, Marjorie Sewannyana

Increasing Awareness of Emergency Preparedness and Mass Sheltering among Georgia Department of Public Health Nurses with Core Competency Training: A Quality Improvement Project, Sonya Shinhoster

Assessing the Perceived Barriers to the Administration of Adjunctive Aromatherapy in Nurses Caring for Pediatric Patients with Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Marissa Terry

Implementation of a Preparatory Student Success in First-Year BSN Students: A Quality Improvement Project, Jherika Tyler

Doctoral Projects from 2022 2022

Interventions to Reduce Role Strain of Informal Adult Caregivers of Individuals with Neurocognitive and Mental Disorders, Diana Awuah

Improving EMR Competency in First Year Nursing Students, Laura Kim Gosa and Laura Kim Gosa

Impact of Blood Glucose Monitoring Logs in Conjunction with Food Diaries in Lowering HbA1c in Adults Aged 18-89 Years with Type 2 Diabetes, Ashar Nakibuuka

Self-Care: A Vital Practice to Improve Health Promoting Lifestyles of a Novice Nurse Practitioner, Debbie B. Noble Lanham, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, G. Cert.

Improving the Understanding of Safe Medication Administration Among New Graduate Registered Nurses, Chandler Padgett

Innovations to Improve the DNP Practice Environment: An Evaluation of the DNP Project Process, Shade Reid, Regena Spratling, Christina Calamaro, and Margaret Gettis

Cancer-Related Fatigue: The Referral to Physical Therapy as a Collaborative Treatment Approach, Codi Rhear and Codi L. Rhear

Strengthening Critical Thinking in the New Entry, New Graduate Registered Nurse Population, Kristie L. Richardson

Reducing Feelings of Unpreparedness Experienced by Registered Nurses Assigned the Care of Covid-19 Positive Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Dana N. Scott

Doctoral Projects from 2021 2021

Project B.L.A.C.K. Barriers Lifted After Cultivating Knowledge: Assessing Individualized Barriers To Obesity Prevention In Black Women Using The Teach-Back Method, Jasmine A. Berry; Joan Cranford EdD, RN; and Rachel Powell PhD, MPH

Healthcare Practitioner Education, Implementation of Clinical Guidelines, and Narcotic Use in the Surgical Patient, Rebekah Filson

Nurse Practitioner Autonomy in Georgia: Exploring Barriers to Full Practice Authority, Claudette Johnson DNP, Michelle Nelson PhD, and Lee H. Eades DNP

The Effect of an Educational Intervention on Medication Adherence in Persons with Coronary Artery Disease, Evah Wangungu

Doctoral Projects from 2020 2020

Overcoming Improving Providers’ Attitude in Addressing Obesity in Patients, Karene Boone and Karene Boone

Education on Caffeine Consumption to Improve Blood Pressure for Adults ages 19-65, who Consume High Amounts of Caffeine Daily., Merlyn Ann Clarke

Quality Improvement Project Evaluating the use of CyraCom Language Translation Application in Two Metro Atlanta Infusion Centers, Denise N. Josephs

Preparing Nurses for Roles in End-of-Life Decision-Making, Susan K. Laird

Barriers and Facilitators of Electronic Health Records in Rural Communities, Lisa D. Lowe

Assessing Professional Self-Perception of Nurses in Mongolia, Anita Rich

The Effect of Utilizing a Smart Phone Decibel Reader Application by Unit Staff to Alert and Reduce Noise Levels in an Open-Design Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kelly Schnellinger

Doctoral Projects from 2019 2019

Mobile Health Clinic as a Medium for Reducing Health Disparities in Underserved Populations, Elizabeth Egwu

An Educational Intervention to Prevent Fractures in Older Women, Sharon Henderson

Low breastfeeding rates in African American women in southwest Atlanta, Antoinette Lee- Gregory

The Effects of a Diabetes Education Program among African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, Immaculata Okere

Knowledge Gaps, Barriers, and Facilitators to Fertility Preservation Counseling Among Oncology Nurses Managing the Care of Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients, Lutissa Parker, Michelle Nelson, Jessica Marcus, and Laurie McKenzie

Barriers to Patient Centered Medical Homes in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, Christine Peverini

Culturally Targeted Decision Aid Use in Intention to Complete Colorectal Cancer Screening among African American Women, Cecilia Porcher

A Strategy to Increase Outpatient Palliative Care Referrals in Heart Failure Patients, Brette Svensson

Nurse Practitioners Use of Clinical Decision Support Tools in Heart Failure, Rosemary Thomas-Cloud and Kimberly Hires

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree and the Pursuit of Evidence-Based Practice, Karen Williams

Implementation of the Provider Bull's-eye: A Tool to Guide Clinical Reasoning and Communication for Nurse Practitioners, Tamara Zaworski

Doctoral Projects from 2018 2018

Interdisciplinary Documentation and Communication Needs Assessment for Emergency Department Transfers in Assisted Living Facilities, Dana Avist

Identifying vaccine-hesitant caregivers of children age 0-5 years using the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) Survey, Stacy Buchanan

Implementation of a Post Discharge Education Intervention to Reduce 30 Day Readmission Rates in African American Males Ages 18-50 with Heart Failure, Fannie Diana Harton

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Education on Knowledge and Condom Use among African American Males in Clayton County, GA, Charles Jenkins

Will screening for PTSD in primary care improve patients’ quality of life?, Kristina Lemene

Doctoral Projects from 2017 2017

Strategies for Improving Documentation of Medication Overrides, Modupeola M. Adebayo

Staff Education : Substance Abuse, Anxiety and Depression in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury, Anna E. Hurlebaus

Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Persons with an Elevated Hemoglobin A1C, Tiffanie Marksbury