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.
Scholarly Projects from 2024
Implementing Distress Screening and Hospital Management of Oncology Patients with Distress, Rhezarie Mae Agtarap
Improving the Culture of Patient and Family-Centered Partnerships: A Quality Improvement Project, Nicole S. Ardres
Improving Emergency Department Nurses Communication Self-Efficacy with Underrepresented Populations Through Cultural Humility Training, Nikki L. Graham
Implementation of an Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship to Improve Transition to Practice, Breanne Hosford
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
A Quality Improvement Project to Address Academic Dishonesty and Clinical Misconduct Perceptions Among Undergraduate Nursing Students, Angela D. Phillips
A Quality Improvement Project to Promote Awareness and Knowledge of Nutrition as an Adjunctive Treatment Option for Chronic Insomnia, Sara J. Weelborg
A Pilot Project to Improve the Well-Being of Inpatient Nurse Managers at an Academic Medical Center Through a Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Nancy Wiederhold
Optimizing Digital Proficiency to Improve Perceived Self-Efficacy in Telehealth Nurses, Serena Young
Scholarly Projects from 2023
Opioid-Crisis Intervention: A Pilot To Moderate Patient’s Use of Post-Operative Opioid Medications Using a Video-Based Perioperative Education Tool, Ahmed Alshaarawi
An Inpatient Fall Prevention Program Evaluation Using the Context, Input, Process and Product Model, Brittany Harker
A Pilot Program to Address Nurse Leader Moral Distress Secondary to the Performance Evaluation of Underperforming Personnel, Lisa Krening
Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Motivational Interviewing in the Mental Health Setting, Kassandra E. Ransom
Scholarly Projects from 2022
Optimizing Electronic Medication Prior Authorization: Reducing Prescription Delays, Arnold Butiu
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
Implementing Sexual Health Education for At-Risk High School Students in a Faith-Based Setting: A Pilot Project, Neva R. Fuentes
Implementing an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Plan to Address Unintentional Hospital Falls on a Medical/Surgical Unit, David Haskell
Developing a Standardized Process for an Effective, Evidence-Based Fall Management Program to Reduce Falls in a Nursing Home Setting, Katrina K. Little
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
Developing Organizational Support and Leadership Structures for Advanced Practice Nurses in the Hospital Setting, Andrea L. Childress
Improving the Quality of Care for Pediatric Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department, Joseph L. Greene
Implementing Best Practices to Improve Veteran’s Primary Care: A Pilot Project for Suicide Screening, Assessment & Referral, Nathaniel Held
Improving the Nurse Patient Assignment Process on a Medical Surgical Unit, Kevin K. McEwan
A Community-Based Pilot Prevention Program to Prevent Electronic Cigarette Use Among Teens, Rosanna Moreno
Interprofessional Approach to Medication Reconciliation in the Hospitalized Medicare Patient., Misty Robertson
Scholarly Projects from 2020
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
Implementation of Peer Support and Shared Decision-Making Aids for the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Population, Kimberlee Einfeld
Reducing Pressure Injuries in the Intensive Care Setting: Nursing Knowledge and Best Practices Approach, Michelle Harvey
Implementing a Health Promotion Physical Activity Program for Middle School Youth in a Rural, Faith-Based Organization, Karmin Maher-Hasse
Cultivating Appropriate Prescribing in a Primary Care House Calls Practice: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah J. Marzolf
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
Awareness Matters: Improving Healthcare Workers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Related to Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention, Carlana J. Coogle
Implementation of a Nurse-Led Transitional Care Model for Older Adults with COPD Admitted to Home Health, Michelle Ryan Hunt
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
Increasing Physical Activity in Hispanic Adults to Reduce Complications of Type 2 Diabetes, Linda C. Valenzuela
Scholarly Projects from 2018
Using an Educational Session to Improve the Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs about Psychopharmacology for Behavioral Health Clinicians, Sharon Bennett
Implementation of a Nurse Visit Model for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure in a Federally Qualified Health Center, Heather Brantley
Improving Care for Adult Clinic Patients with a History of Poor Glycemic Control, Bonnie M. Clark
Education and Enhanced Support to Improve Breastfeeding Success: A Quality Improvement Project in a Rural Community, Amberlyn Kay Gentry
Transitional Care Medical House Call: A Pilot Project, Ron B. Ordona
Aerobic Physical Exercise Increases the Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults, Patricia L. Parker
An Evidence-Based Practice Assessment and Quality Improvement Initiative in Idaho's Critical Access Hospitals, Deena R. Rauch
Scholarly Projects from 2017
Suicide Prevention in the Non-Psychiatric Hospital Setting: A Nurse Education Process, Terry Bird
Organizational Improvement Readiness Assessment (OIRA) Tool Evaluation, Leslie Hough Falk
Factors Affecting Student Success in Oregon Associate Degree Nursing Programs, Tracy Fawns
Creating a Rural Nursing Workforce, Heidi Johnston
A Quality Improvement Project: Adopting the Standards of Best Practice in Simulation: Debriefing with PEARLS, Rebecca Lea Hooper Keesee
Educating Mothers of Obese Hispanic Preschoolers to Create Lifelong Healthy Habits, Lynette Marshall
Increasing Primary Care Hepatitis C Screening in the 1945-1965 Birth Cohort, Maria M. Shimizu
Evaluating ADN Faculty Job Satisfaction, Karen M. Thies
Scholarly Projects from 2016
Prehabilitation Impact on Post-operative Risk, Readmission Rates and Patient Satisfaction, Pamela Fields
Facilitating the Sustainability of Health Behaviors in the Phase III (graduated) Cardiac Rehabilitation Population, Andrea C. Lambe
Process Evaluation on Crisis Services in Northern Idaho, Claudia G. Miewald
Faith Community Nurse Care Transitions Intervention Feasibility Project, Jennifer Palagi