Sacred Heart University's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, for master's level nurses, combines doctoral education that is focused on practice with innovation and practical clinical research and scholarship. It is designed to serve academically talented nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse executives, and educators. Only the second such program in Connecticut, this offering solidifies the University’s prominent position in the development of health care leadership.
Susan DeNisco, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, CNL, Professor of Nursing and Director of the DNP Program.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Evaluation of Admission Criteria as Predictor for Success in the First Semester of an Associate Degree in Nursing Program, Ludivina R. Cometa
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Evaluating the Impact of a Video Diabetes Education Module on Pre-Service and Experienced Teachers Knowledge and Confidence, Melissa Bates
Measuring Undergraduate Nursing Student's Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge and Confidence, Sheryl L. Cosme
Screening for Anxiety in Siblings of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Maria Cusano-Sanzo
Assessing the Relationship of Spirituality on Health-Related Indicators in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, Jane O'Friel
Using Simulated Family Presence to Decrease Agitation in Hospitalized Delirious Patients, Christine Waszynski
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Examining the Relationship between Caring Ability and Attitudes of the Student Practical Nurse toward the Older Adult, Elizabeth Armstrong
Family Satisfaction in the ICU, Kathleen M. Clark
Patient Service Managers' Perceived Knowledge of Relationship Management, Lisa M. Silk
Nurses' Perceptions Toward the Organizational Culture of Patient Safety, Deborah P. Warzecha
Comparing Depression Screening Scores in Adult Female Patients in Primary Care and Correlating Extent of Social Desirability on the Depression Scores, Lynne M. Whitney
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A Retrospective Study: Do Hospital Length of Stay, Direct Variable Cost, and 30-Day Readmission Differ With the Implementation of the Rothman Index?, Karen M. Banoff
Self-Management of Warfarin Therapy, Kathleen R. Bonaventura
Examining the Barriers to Healthy Eating in Minority and Non-Minority Pregnant Women, Karen H. Burrows
Effects of Pedometer Use on Exercise Tolerance in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure, Vicky M. Chang
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Psychomotor Competence and Self-Efficacy of Family Nurse Practitioner Students Enrolled in Advanced Health Assessment, Dorothea A. Esposito
Use of Lean Six Sigma in a Primary Stroke Center: Improving the Time to Care, Patricia D. Giannelli
Measuring Nurse Caring Behaviors in the Acute Hospitalized Geriatric Patient, Susan A. Goncalves
Nurses' Knowledge of Commonly Used Medications in the Inpatient Setting: Results of a Medication Exam and Review of Reported Medication Error Data, Irene E. Haight
Clinical Judgement and Knowledge in Nursing Student Medication Administration, Leona Konieczny
The Effect of Preoperative Stoma Site Marking and Hospital Length of Stay, Linda Mascolo
