Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

DNP Projects

Poster Presentations:

Sara L Bauer, "Evidence Based Care of Homeless Women: A Protocol for Depression" [view]
Regina Cole, "Academic Electronic Health Record System Criteria Relevance and Attitudes toward Adoption in Accredited Schools of Nursing" [view]
Beverly Cotton, "Clinical Skills Training for Sexual Assault Examiners in the Indian Health System" [view]
Karen Hande, "Measuring Endoscopic Performance for Colorectal Cancer Prevention Quality Improvement in a Gastroenterology Practice" [view]
Christina Camille Hudson, "Cultural Expressions of Intergenerational Trauma and Mental Health Nursing Implications for U.S. Health Care Delivery Following Refugee Resettlement: An Integrative Review of the Literature" [view]
Colonel Caroline McGrath, "The Use of Fresh Whole Blood and its Effect on Survival Rates in Massive Trauma: Review of a War Trauma Database" [view]
Cecilia Kennedy Page, "Implementation and Evaluation of a Usability Checklist in the Design of an Electronic Health Record" [view]
Jacqueline Renner-Bangura, "Increasing Influenza Vaccination Rates in Children attending an Urban Family Health Clinic: A Pilot Project" [view]
Laurie Shackleford, "Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in the Vanderbilt Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Program" [view]
Megan Sheppard, "Assessment of Off-Label Usage of Antipsychotics in Middle Tennessee Nursing Homes" [view]

Projects [PDF]

Projects [PDF]

Poster Presentations:

Karen Michelle Ardisson, "Evaluation of a Pre-Operative Group Education Class for Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy for Treatment of Prostate Cancer" [view]
Tisha Barzyk, "Wound Management Guidelines for the Orthopaedic Trauma Patient Population" [view]
Heather Caia Hodges, "Development of an Educational Brochure for Premenopausal Women Following Breast or Gynecologic Cancer Treatment" [view]
LaVonne Lynn Funk Johnson, "Development of a Clinical Protocol to Assess the Need for Early Palliative Care Intervention in Veterans Classified as Polytrauma, Seriously Injured or Ill" [view]
John A. Savage Jr.," A Current State Assessment of Anesthesiology Controlled Medication Security in Ambulatory Surgery Centers" [view]
Lisa Scarborough Tallet, " An Integrative Review of the Effect of Behavioral Interventions in Primary Prevention on Global Cardiovascular Disease Risk." [view]
Chizoba Ugbaja, "Assessment of Perceptions and Preferences Influencing Eating Behaviors of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending a Rural Community Clinic" [view]

Projects [PDF]

Poster Presentations:

Amy Julia Culbertson, "Provider’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Adult Immunizations" [view]
Deborah Ann Currey, "Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention: An Analysis of Controlled Substance Consent Forms/Agreements" [view]
Julianne Zehnder Ewen, "Evaluating Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Evidence-Based Protocol" [view]
Greta L. Fowinkle, "Evaluation of Selected Components of a Comprehensive Care Model in Pediatric Primary Care." [view]
Kim K. Kuebler, "Comparing Perceived Knowledge of Chronic Disease Management to Quantitative Knowledge Measurement in a Sample of Baccalaureate Nursing Students: Implications for Palliative Care Nursing Education" [view]
Robin Denise Schier, "Barriers and Facilitators of All-Terrain Vehicle Education and Safety Training for Youth Under 16 Years of Age" [view]

Poster Presentations:

Tiffany Latham, “Perceptions of Hypertension Awareness and Health Literacy: A Pilot Study” [PDF]
Alane O’Connor, “The Influence of Population Density on the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease” [PDF]
Liz Pratt, “Safe Medication Administration: A Simulation Workshop for Advanced Beginner Nurses” [PDF]
Teresa Richardson, “Transition of Graduates into the Workplace: Evaluation of a Faculty Navigator Program” [PDF]
Lacey Siekas, “Clinical Practice Guidelines: Screening for Anal Cancer in HIV infected Men Who Have Sex With Men” [PDF]
Missi Willmarth, “Maternal Satisfaction with Induction of Labor” [PDF]
Jane Zielinski-Carter, “Evaluation of Alcohol Management Practices in a Community Hospital” [PDF]

Podium Presentations:

Tracy Johnson, “Perceptions of Physical Activity in Post-Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Survivors”
Rene Love, “PREPARE Project Program Evaluation”
Andrea Stupka: “Quality Improvement Intervention Using Split-dose Protocol for Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy”
Sharon Holley, “Assessment of Male Partner Needs and Experiences During Labor and Birth”
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Tracey Taylor, “Evidence-Based Ambiguity: Evaluation and Comparison of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Utilizing the AGREE Collaboration Instrument”
Margie Randall, “Gap Analysis: Transition of Health Care from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs”
Molly Bachtel, “The College “Hookup” Culture and Health Issues”
Lu Ann Cook, “Correlates of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Women in Residential Dual Diagnosis Mental Healthcare Facility”