The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Leadership prepares nurses to be leaders in transforming practice environments, to lead change in complex systems, and to evaluate and implement strategies that optimize health outcomes.

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Scholarly Projects from 2024

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Implementing Distress Screening and Hospital Management of Oncology Patients with Distress, Rhezarie Mae Agtarap

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Improving the Culture of Patient and Family-Centered Partnerships: A Quality Improvement Project, Nicole S. Ardres

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Improving Emergency Department Nurses Communication Self-Efficacy with Underrepresented Populations Through Cultural Humility Training, Nikki L. Graham

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Implementation of an Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship to Improve Transition to Practice, Breanne Hosford

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A Patient Centered Quality Improvement Education Program Designed to Improve the Health of Patients Living with Uncontrolled Hypertension in a Primary Care Setting, Alia Jamison-Dinowitz

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A Quality Improvement Project to Promote Awareness and Knowledge of Nutrition as an Adjunctive Treatment Option for Chronic Insomnia, Sara J. Weelborg

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A Pilot Project to Improve the Well-Being of Inpatient Nurse Managers at an Academic Medical Center Through a Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Nancy Wiederhold

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Optimizing Digital Proficiency to Improve Perceived Self-Efficacy in Telehealth Nurses, Serena Young

Scholarly Projects from 2023

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Opioid-Crisis Intervention: A Pilot To Moderate Patient’s Use of Post-Operative Opioid Medications Using a Video-Based Perioperative Education Tool, Ahmed Alshaarawi

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Transformational Leadership and Structural Empowerment for Nurse Managers to Improve Nursing Job Satisfaction, Engagement, and Retention, Leah M. Gehri

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An Inpatient Fall Prevention Program Evaluation Using the Context, Input, Process and Product Model, Brittany Harker

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Improving Pediatric Medical Nurses’ Confidence in Caring for Pediatric Mental Health Patients: A Pilot Project Large Academic Pediatric Health System in the Pacific Northwest, Lauren Kalember

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A Pilot Program to Address Nurse Leader Moral Distress Secondary to the Performance Evaluation of Underperforming Personnel, Lisa Krening

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Implementing Best Practices to Improve Nurse-Patient Communication and the ED Experience in a Small Suburban Hospital in the Northwestern U.S.: A Pilot Project, Kimberli Munn

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Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Motivational Interviewing in the Mental Health Setting, Kassandra E. Ransom

Scholarly Projects from 2022

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Optimizing Electronic Medication Prior Authorization: Reducing Prescription Delays, Arnold Butiu

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Improving Access and Delivery of Mental Health Care to Veterans Through a Care Coordination Pilot at a Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Jacqueline Buval

A Community-Based Pilot Program to Prevent Overuse Injuries in High School Runners by Educating and Engaging Their Parents, April Erickson

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Implementing Sexual Health Education for At-Risk High School Students in a Faith-Based Setting: A Pilot Project, Neva R. Fuentes

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A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pilot Using Risk Stratification to Improve Resource Allocation and Reduce Readmissions, Linda Gould

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Implementing an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Plan to Address Unintentional Hospital Falls on a Medical/Surgical Unit, David Haskell

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Deploying a Validated Postnatal Depression Screening Tool & Guideline to Improve Evidence Based Screening for Postpartum Depression in Ambulatory Care, Debbie Ketchum

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A Pilot Program to Improve Patient and Family Experience Scores and Quality of Care of the Hispanic Population in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department., David C. Kruger

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Developing a Standardized Process for an Effective, Evidence-Based Fall Management Program to Reduce Falls in a Nursing Home Setting, Katrina K. Little

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Decrease Burnout in Emergency Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project at an Academic Medical Center, Desireé M. McCue

Scholarly Projects from 2021

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Developing Organizational Support and Leadership Structures for Advanced Practice Nurses in the Hospital Setting, Andrea L. Childress

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Improving the Quality of Care for Pediatric Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department, Joseph L. Greene

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Implementing Best Practices to Improve Veteran’s Primary Care: A Pilot Project for Suicide Screening, Assessment & Referral, Nathaniel Held

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Improving the Nurse Patient Assignment Process on a Medical Surgical Unit, Kevin K. McEwan

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A Community-Based Pilot Prevention Program to Prevent Electronic Cigarette Use Among Teens, Rosanna Moreno

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Interprofessional Approach to Medication Reconciliation in the Hospitalized Medicare Patient., Misty Robertson

Scholarly Projects from 2020

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A Quality Improvement Pilot to Reduce Caregiver Burden in Caregivers of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients in a HSCT Program in the Northwest, Jody Acheson

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Pilot Project: Developing a Standardized Evidence-Based Education Process for Nurses to Enhance New Medication Eduction of Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure, Michele Ann Crotteau

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Implementation of Peer Support and Shared Decision-Making Aids for the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Population, Kimberlee Einfeld

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Reducing Pressure Injuries in the Intensive Care Setting: Nursing Knowledge and Best Practices Approach, Michelle Harvey

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Implementing a Health Promotion Physical Activity Program for Middle School Youth in a Rural, Faith-Based Organization, Karmin Maher-Hasse

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Cultivating Appropriate Prescribing in a Primary Care House Calls Practice: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah J. Marzolf

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A Faith-Based Quality Improvement Project to Increase Awareness, Prevention, and Management of Coronary Heart Disease in African Immigrants, Temitope S. Okpebho

Scholarly Projects from 2019

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Awareness Matters: Improving Healthcare Workers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Related to Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention, Carlana J. Coogle

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Implementation of a Nurse-Led Transitional Care Model for Older Adults with COPD Admitted to Home Health, Michelle Ryan Hunt

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Quality Improvement: Developing a Hospital Program to Reduce Staff Injury Associated with the Care of the Patient with Dementia, Kimiko Krutz

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The Impact of a Revised Discharge Process from Acute Care to Home Care on Hospital Utilization in Children with Single Ventricle Heart Disease, Brian M. Stahulak

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Increasing Physical Activity in Hispanic Adults to Reduce Complications of Type 2 Diabetes, Linda C. Valenzuela

Scholarly Projects from 2018

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Using an Educational Session to Improve the Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs about Psychopharmacology for Behavioral Health Clinicians, Sharon Bennett

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Implementation of a Nurse Visit Model for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure in a Federally Qualified Health Center, Heather Brantley

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Improving Care for Adult Clinic Patients with a History of Poor Glycemic Control, Bonnie M. Clark

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Evidence-Based Guidelines and Protocol Implementation in a Primary Care Clinic to Improve Chronic Asthma Care, Jo E. Cote

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Education and Enhanced Support to Improve Breastfeeding Success: A Quality Improvement Project in a Rural Community, Amberlyn Kay Gentry

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Transitional Care Medical House Call: A Pilot Project, Ron B. Ordona

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Aerobic Physical Exercise Increases the Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults, Patricia L. Parker

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An Evidence-Based Practice Assessment and Quality Improvement Initiative in Idaho's Critical Access Hospitals, Deena R. Rauch

Scholarly Projects from 2017

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Suicide Prevention in the Non-Psychiatric Hospital Setting: A Nurse Education Process, Terry Bird

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Organizational Improvement Readiness Assessment (OIRA) Tool Evaluation, Leslie Hough Falk

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Factors Affecting Student Success in Oregon Associate Degree Nursing Programs, Tracy Fawns

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Creating a Rural Nursing Workforce, Heidi Johnston

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A Quality Improvement Project: Adopting the Standards of Best Practice in Simulation: Debriefing with PEARLS, Rebecca Lea Hooper Keesee

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Educating Mothers of Obese Hispanic Preschoolers to Create Lifelong Healthy Habits, Lynette Marshall

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Increasing Primary Care Hepatitis C Screening in the 1945-1965 Birth Cohort, Maria M. Shimizu

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Evaluating ADN Faculty Job Satisfaction, Karen M. Thies

Scholarly Projects from 2016

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The Development and Implementation of Hospital-Based Clinical Guidelines to Enhance Nursing Staff Efficacy in Glycemic Management at a Large Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, Cherno Bah

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Prehabilitation Impact on Post-operative Risk, Readmission Rates and Patient Satisfaction, Pamela Fields

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Facilitating the Sustainability of Health Behaviors in the Phase III (graduated) Cardiac Rehabilitation Population, Andrea C. Lambe

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Process Evaluation on Crisis Services in Northern Idaho, Claudia G. Miewald

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Faith Community Nurse Care Transitions Intervention Feasibility Project, Jennifer Palagi