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 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
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
Implementing Medicare Annual Wellness Visits In A Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Domingos Martins
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
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
Oxygen Therapy Education to Improve Oxygen Safety in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project, Latania Wolfe
Submissions from 2022
Implementation of 3-minute Diabetic Foot Exam for at Risk Diabetic Patients in Urban Primary Care Setting, Suzana Alvarez
Increasing Adherence of CHG Bathing: An Evidence-based Practice Quality Improvement Project, Melissa Benedetto
Increasing Awareness of Hereditary Fructose Intolerance: An Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Project, Jacqueline M. Bridge
Operating Room Nurses Sleep Health: an Evidence-Based Practice Sleep Health Education Project, Gabriella M. Castignoli
Non-Opioid Pharmacologic Agents in the Treatment of Non-Cancer Chronic Pain in the Outpatient Setting, Diane Eannotti
Implementing a Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Patient with Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the Outpatient Setting, Marissa Finger
Improving Specialist Referrals in Outpatient Primary Care: An Evidence-based Practice Quality Improvement Project, Kimberly Gaznabie
The Use of Telemedicine in Primary Care to Improve Medication Adherence: Quality Improvement Project, Chadae S. Haffenden-Morrison
The Implementation of a No-Show and Cancellation Policy in the Primary Care Setting: Quality Improvement Project, Dwayne Hall
Increasing Patient Satisfaction of Post-Cesarean Mothers: An Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Project, Amanda Jones
Implementation of a Self-Management Program for Hispanic Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, Genesis M. Ladinez Velez
Evaluating the Use of a Mobile App in High School Seniors to Monitor Cellphone Use While Driving: A Quality Improvement Project, Kristen Mankus
Increasing the Utilization of a Cardiovascular Risk Assessment & Screening Tool through Education in a Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Taylor A. Massey
Standardizing Naturalistic Teaching Opportunities for Problem-based Learning in Diabetes Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Austin McCaslin
Implementing a Stroke Process Improvement Group to Reduce Time to Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute ischemic Stroke at Greenwich Hospital, Victoria Merrill
Increasing Opioid Abuse Screening in Primary Care Clinic: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project, Carlos Milla
Improving the Quality of Burn Care Through Implementation of the American Burn Association Competencies, Laura Ritter
Implementation of a Nurse Driven Palliative Care Consult: A Quality Improvement Project, Socnite Sebourne-Francis
No Pass Zone: A Quality Improvement Project, Casey St. John
Improving Heart Failure Patient Referrals to the Center for Advanced Heart Failure & Pulmonary Vascular Disease at Hartford Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project, Dawn M. Surprenant
Pain Assessment Policy Update and Nursing Education on Best Practices for Pain Assessment: A Quality Improvement Project, Jennifer Zhang
