A DNP is the highest level of education within the nursing practice. Compared to MSNs, DNPs have a more advanced understanding of patient care, disease diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and overall patient wellness, among other core subjects.
Submissions from 2025
Implementing “Break Buddies”, a Nurse-Nurse Collaboration Model, to Improve Employee Satisfaction within Cardiology Unit, Amanda Barbarino
Mental Health Screening and Its Effects on Obese and Overweight Patients: Quality Improvement Project, Amanda Ivos
Weight Loss Education and Telehealth Reviews for Obese Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Selena Menjivar-Delgado
Reducing Pain Surrounding IM Injections in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting, Tara Sangster
Provider-Nurse Rounding Checklist: A Quality Improvement Project, Danielle Ursone
Submissions from 2024
Implementing Hourly Rounding in Reducing the Rate of Falls Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities, Alfred Amaechi
Implementation of a Human Trafficking Screening Tool in an Immigrant Services Organization, Cassandra Cooper
Introducing an Evidence-based COPD Care Bundle to Reduce Readmission Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Michael DiStasio
Enhancing Primary Care with Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Anxiety, Depression, and Acute Stress: A Quality Improvement Project, Andrew Dudley
Implementation of a Risk Stratification Foot Screening Tool at a Free Outpatient Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Joni-Kay Johnson
Implementing the PHQ-9 tool to as a Standard of Practice in a Mental Health Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Gabriella Laferriere
Implementing a Depression Screening Protocol in Primary Care to Improve Utilization Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Stella Lemel
Improving Provider Ordered Annual Breast Cancer Screening in Primary Care, Alexis Manzella
Implementing a skin care bundle on hypoperfusion skin: A Quality Improvement Project, Emily O'Connor
Implementing Directed Security Rounding with the Brøset Violence Checklist: A Quality Improvement Project, Jacqueline Ortiz
Support Program for DNP/FNP Students: A Quality Improvement Project, Catie Pernice
Reducing Cesarean Sections with Peanut Ball Use: A Quality Improvement Project, Alexi Rivera BSN, RN
Optimization of a Push Notification System to Improve First Case Delays: A Quality Improvement Project, Chelsea Secondino and Samantha Tortora
Implementing Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A Quality Improvement Project, Molly Suydam
Smoking Cessation in Primary Care Using the 5 A’s Model of Motivational Interviewing: A Quality Improvement Project, Lauren M. Violette
Submissions from 2023
Application of Teaching Regarding Injury Appearance in Darker Pigmented Skin Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Tiffany Akiba
Naloxone Education to Improve Distribution in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project, Joanna Boback
Implementation of a Probiotic Intervention Among Medical-Surgical Patients: An Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Project, Moncia Bonvicini
Implementation of a Daily Central Line Maintenance Audit Form in an Outpatient Infusion Center: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah E. Christiana
Reducing Urinary Catheter Usage in the Intensive Care Unit Setting and Education Related to Preventing CAUTIs: A QI Project, Kristina Diurno
Improving Timeliness of Palliative Care Referrals within the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Stephanie Fiore
Utilizing the PHQ9 survey to improve depressive symptoms in opioid dependent adults: A Quality Improvement Project, Taylor Fuhr
Prevention of Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries: A Quality Improvement Project, Monika Grzelczak
Increasing Job Satisfaction of Nurses using a Mindfulness-Based Program: A Quality Improvement Project, Melissa A. Haggerty
Evaluating the Impact of a No-show Policy: A Quality Improvement Project, Adrianne S. Harding
Application of a Secondary Opioid Risk Tool in the Management of Patients on Opioids in the Adult Pain Management Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Monica Kastanaras
Pediatric Preoperative Fasting Guidelines Update and Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Brooklyn Mickolyzck
Improving Screen Time Review and Adherence to Age-based Limits in a FQHC, Erin K. Milner
Sunscreen is Not Just for White People: Church-Based Sunscreen Education for Black Women, Lauren Mitchell
Implementation of a Patient Satisfaction Survey at a Free Community Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Nora O'Sullivan
Implementation of a Functional Pain Scale in an Adult Cancer Center, Kristine Pantchenko
Use of an Alarm Bundle to Reduce Alarm Fatigue in the ICU: A Quality Improvement Project, Blerina Petitti
Implementation of the STOP-BANG Screening Tool in the Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Thriciana Powell
Decreasing Hospital Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients: An Evidence-based Quality Improvement Project, Elizabeth Rodriguez
Implementation of an Activity Protocol in the Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Crystal M. Ryan
Preoperative Pain Management Education and Narcotic Use: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah Scheller
Implementing a Fall Screen and Prevention Program in the Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Manpreet Singh
Use of a Worksite Physical Activity to Improve Subjective Daytime Sleepiness among Night Shift Healthcare Workers: A Quality Improvement Project, Marthe Sooh Nkongo
Spirituality Education for End of Life Clinicians: A Quality Improvement Project, Mark S. Valigorsky
Optimizing NPO Times in Infant Outpatient Surgical Patients, Julie Colangelo Ward
