Browsing SU DNP Projects by Title
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Bridging the Gap: The Use of a Faith Based Intervention to Improve the Management of Hypertension Among African Americans
(2018-05-17)The high mortality rates among African Americans related to complications of uncontrolled hypertension continue to be an unresolved issue. Successful management of chronic diseases such as hypertension require self-care ... -
The Impact of a Provider Dementia Education Program on Dementia Screening, Documentation of Dementia Diagnosis, and Community Referral In a Rural Primary Care Setting
(2019-05-14)Problem Statement: Primary care providers’ lack of knowledge regarding dementia screening, diagnosis, and treatment can lead to missed or delayed dementia diagnosis, inadequate care planning, and a lack of referral to ... -
Implementation and Evaluation of an Inpatient CHF Quality Indicator Electronic Medical Record Checklist and Alert System
(2019-05-22)Problem Statement: Over six million Americans have a heart failure diagnosis and are likely to be hospitalized, with each admission costing between $14,000 and $30,000. At Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC), 19% of ... -
Implementation of a Community- Based Outreach Hypertension Program in an Urban Beauty Salon
(2018-05)Problem Statement: African American women have a lack of access to health care in underserved urban areas and are experiencing cardiovascular disease at a higher rate that negatively impacts their health, and increases ... -
Improving inpatient education and follow-up in patients with heart failure
(2018-05)Heart failure (HF) is the fastest growing cardiac disease, and it is associated with high mortality, significant disease burden, and poor quality of life and imposes a substantial cost to our healthcare system. Heart ... -
Improving Outpatient Follow Up for Hypertensive Patients Post Emergency Department Visit Using a Staff Education and Telephone Referral Intervention
(2018-05-17)Problem Statement: Americans are increasingly using the Emergency Department (ED) for primary treatment of hypertension, a significant chronic health problem which requires primary care follow-up. Previous studies have ... -
Improving Perceptions of Health Literacy Practices and Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults with Severe Mental Illness
(2018)Low health literacy is a major problem in the U.S. which can negatively impact health and indicators of metabolic syndrome, particularly in the underserved population of those with severe mental illness. The purpose of ... -
Increasing Recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Primary Care: Implementing the STOP-Bang Questionnaire into Practice
(2019-04-14)Problem Statement: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disorder that is often undiagnosed due to a lack of screening within outpatient settings. A multitude of OSA screening tools are available for use, but are ... -
Integrating Palliative Care Screening into Primary Care
(2018)Problem Statement: As patients with chronic, life-limiting conditions live longer, it is important to continuously evaluate quality-of-life. The lack of initiation of a palliative care consult at the time of diagnosis ... -
Novice Nurse Intimate Partner Violence Education Through the Use of a Standardized Patient Experience: A Quality Improvement Project
(2019-04-17)Problem Statement: Patients experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious issue that nearly every nurse will encounter. A lack of training for nurses in IPV screening techniques may lead to ineffective assessment ... -
Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients ‘Walk It Out’ to Reduce Length of Hospital Stay: A Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Quality Improvement Project
(2019-04-22)The hematology/oncology unit (8B) at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD) focuses on the care of children diagnosed with blood disorders and oncologic diagnoses. Problem Statement: Adolescents and young ... -
A Quality Improvement Project to Standardize Opioid Analgesic Pain Management for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgical Patients by Implementation of a Pre-op Evidence-Based Educational Session
(2019-04-10)In recent years, opioid consumption patterns have exponentially grown, arguably contributing to the consequences seen with the opioid epidemic (Morone & Weiner, 2013). Evidence in literature suggests pre-operative pain ... -
Retrospective Chart Review of Prescribing Habits for Acute Low Back Pain in an Emergency Department
(2018-05-17)Current research has shown that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids are equally effective in treating acute low back pain (LBP). Opioids not only have many more side effects than NSAIDs do, but also ... -
Symptom management protocol and hospice nurse educational intervention improves management of exacerbated symptoms
(2018-05-08)Problem Statement: Hospice nurses are responsible for managing patient exacerbated symptoms, although research has shown that symptom management at end of life is deficient. The symptom management protocol (SMP) utilized ...