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 Breast Milk Expression Education Protocol: A Quality Improvement, Brenda Balarezo
Implementing “Break Buddies”, a Nurse-Nurse Collaboration Model, to Improve Employee Satisfaction within Cardiology Unit, Amanda Barbarino
Optimizing Care for Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Quality Improvement Project on Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Adherence, Leonie Campbell-Williams
Implementing Nutrition Education for Patient’s Being Initiated in Semaglutide: Quality Improvement Project, Liliane Colbert
Implementing online evidence based educational program in diabetics., Michele Lynn Gervase
Mental Health Screening and Its Effects on Obese and Overweight Patients: Quality Improvement Project, Amanda Ivos
Fighting Falls on an Inpatient Cardiovascular Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Alice Lam
Improving Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project, Kerri Maciejko
Improving Hemoglobin A1c Levels in a FQHC: A Quality Improvement Project, Laura E. Mason
Weight Loss Education and Telehealth Reviews for Obese Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Selena Menjivar-Delgado
Navigating Graduate Nursing Education: The Effect of Peer Mentorship on Academic Self-Efficacy at SHU: A Quality Improvement Project, Deborah Olujimi
Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring to Identify Essential Hypertension: A Quality Improvement Project, Julianne Peterson
Using a Transitional Care Management Screening Tool on Medicare Adult Patients with Chronic Conditions: Quality Improvement Project, Lizete D. Rosa
Reducing Pain Surrounding IM Injections in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting, Tara Sangster
Enhancing Dermatologic Education in a Family Nurse Practitioner Program: A Quality Improvement Project that Promotes Skin Assessment Competency in Diverse Populations, Solonge Schiavone
Provider-Nurse Rounding Checklist: A Quality Improvement Project, Danielle Ursone
Implementing a Nurse Education Seminar to Improve Chlorhexidine 4% Compliance on a Cardiac Surgical Unit, Erin Wilson
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
Bridging the gap in health literacy: A Quality Improvement Project, Sunny Rana
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
