DNP Project Matching
Overview
The DNP project matching initiative matches DNP students with stakeholders. The initiative provides the opportunity for new, expanded, or extended practice improvement projects. Students benefit from collaborative opportunities with stakeholders and interprofessional teams.
Presentations
Publications
Ty Williams, Karen Hande, Ruth Kleinpell, Linking Process Improvement with DNP Projects: Strategies to Advance Clinical Leadership Initiatives, Nurse Leader, Volume 20, Issue 5, 2022, 444-450, ISSN 1541-4612, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2022.04.010.
Student Benefits
- Seasoned project stakeholder experience
- Networking opportunities for professional development
- Exposure to different practice, leadership, and organizational settings
- Possibility for publication collaboration
Community Partner Benefits
- Alignment with a world class/top-tier nursing school
- Structured project timeline to meet expectations and deliverables
- Projects are designed to align with organizational needs
- Expert resources available to analyze data and make work products aesthetically pleasing
View completed projects
| Student | Topic |
|---|---|
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Aghili, Nelly |
National APRN Survey results – focus on state of California |
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Boyce, Delaney |
APRN Preceptor Program Evaluation |
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Bucco, Breanna |
Assessment of benefits of live coach training for Talk With Me Baby Program |
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Curwen, Jenny |
Program Evaluation of Peer Mentoring/Training for Labor Positioning Techniques: |
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Dowling, Mary |
Factors influencing registered nurses’ adoption of video monitoring to improve patient safety. |
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Guy, Danielle |
Evaluation of APRN float pool - 5/28: narrowed the project to evaluating self efficacy of critical care APRNs working in float pool compared to dedicated critical care units |
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Hirschfield, Hannah |
Evaluating factors related to patient engagement with Discharge Care Center |
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Kleinhans, Alicia |
National APRN Survey results - focus on state of Texas |
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Kollross, Wendy |
National critical care survey of critical care providers related to COVID-19 (SCCM) |
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Lucid, Catherine |
Improving interview skills of newly graduated nurses applying to the nurse residency program and increasing diversity of candidates |
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Mehochko, Hannah |
Impact of maternity bundles (lactation consultation and postpartum outcomes) |
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Minchin, Elisa |
Communication liaison - liaison perspectives |
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Moore, Thomasena |
Recommendations/guidelines to evaluate EHR optimization efforts |
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Myers, Mallory |
Examining data points that EPIC has provided on a quarterly basis to see trends over time since the go live on Nov 2 2017 |
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Najarian, Erin |
National APRN Survey results – focus on state of North Carolina |
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O’Briant, Deborah |
Assessing impact of VUMC therapeutic music intervention at VUMC – musician perspectives |
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Pearson, Melissa |
Assessing impact of VUMC therapeutic music intervention at VUMC– clinician perspectives |
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Ray, Sofia |
Communication liaison - clinician perspectives |
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Robb, Violet |
Vanderbilt Opioid Management and Stewardship project |
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Sorenson, Nichole |
Assessing caregiver burden in hospital at home |
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Stoltz, Isabell |
Evaluation of Leadership Excellence in Advanced Practice (LEAP) program (OAP) |
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Taylor, Davonia |
Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on APRN practice in Tennessee |
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Uphold, Cassen |
National APRN Survey results- focus on state of Louisiana |
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Venable, Chuck |
Evaluation of family education wall map in the ICU |
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Williams, Corey |
National APRN Survey results – focus on state of Illinois |
Please contact the DNP Program Office for more information.
Matched Projects Faculty
