Theses, Dissertations, and Projects from 2022
Retention of New Nurses in the Cardiovascular Operating Room, Hannah Shufeldt
Development of a Protocol to Manage Postdural Puncture Headache, Ashley M. Shulman and Lynexis P. McVey
Reducing Errors Through Implementation of Standardized Electronic Order sets in the Intensive Care setting, Mary Slusser
Improving Depression Surveillance at the We Care Clinic, Kaitlin Springer and Emma Hanney
Perioperative Tube Feeding Guidelines for the Pediatric Burn Patient, Jordan Swanberg
Establishing Guidelines to Promote Best Practice for Common Ailments in School-Based Health Clinics, Kaitlin Sweeney and Rachael Schaefer
Intrathecal and Epidural Dexmedetomidine for Obstetric Patients, Sarah Tobias and Addison Hohner
Implementation of a Tele-Triage Protocol in an Emergency Department Setting, Megan Tuetken, Sierra Hamlin, and Sydney Spaulding
Peer Support Specialist Incorporation into Collaborative Patient Centered Care, Jamie L. Wagner and Mathew Blount
Assessing Provider Confidence of Acute Otitis Media Diagnosis and Treatment with an Optical Coherence Tomography Device in the Urgent Care Setting, Meghan Weber and Susan Wolf
Establishing Care with a Primary Care Provider, Ashley Whitlatch
Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve HbA1c in Adult Diabetic Patients, Megan Wojtko
Development and Evaluation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for General Abdominal and Orthopedic Surgery with Focus on Preoperative Hydration and Multimodal Management in Preoperative and Postoperative Phases, Kristin Wolff and Sadie Spilker
Hypertension Management in Primary Care Using Target:BP; Meeting Patient Goals and Quality Measures, Hollie Yoder
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects from 2021
Interventional Techniques for Chronic Low Back Pain and Migraine Headaches: Development of Educational Pamphlets, Muhidin Abukar and Mathew Schilling
Implementation of a Standardized Care Pathway for Ureteral Stents Patients Across the Continuum of the Acute and Ambulatory Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Ibukunoluwa Afolabi
Standardizing Evaluation Methods for Simulation, Jessica Antisdel and Leslie Artinger
Implementing a Validated Developmental Screening Tool in a Rural Pediatric Primary Care Clinic to Enhance Early Diagnosis of Developmental Delays from Birth to 36 Months, Melissa A. Armstead
Improving Skin Cancer Screening in Primary Care, Jaclyn Barnhouse and Rebecca Baietto
Increasing Patient Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs for Opioid Use Disorder, Matthew J. Bednarchik
Development of a Heparin Dosing Guideline for Vascular Surgery, Brittany Bertoni and Anna Holdener
Promoting Secure Attachment in Parent-Child Dyads: A Head Start Approach, Summer Annette Bradley
Addressing Referral Discrepancies for Hyperglycemia Diagnosis Codes, Brooke Buffington, Aubrey Parnell, and Abigail Brohammer
Integration of the SVS WIfI Classification System for Ulcer Staging and Management in an Amputation Prevention Program, Allison Campos
Development and Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Thoracic Surgery Procedures, Nicholas Collier
Death Anxiety, Artmaking and the Facilitation of Death Discourse, Heather Conley
Implementation of A Mental Health Screening in a Gastroenterology Office, Kayla Craig
Introduction of Strong for Surgery Pre-surgical Checklist for Elective Procedures, Dylan DeFauw
The Impact of a Cultural Competence Assessment Tool on Teaching Strategies in the DNP Curriculum at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Katarina Dobrosavljevic
Voyage: A Passage Through Orientation, Patricia Eppel
Developing an Educational Pamphlet for Patients Undergoing Interscalene Blocks with Liposomal Bupivacaine Exparel, Steve Fankam
Developing a Peer Mentoring Program for SRNAs, Morgan E. Fitterer and Miranda Portwine
Compassion Fatigue and Burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gabrielle Giamanco and Tyler Tanzyus
Increasing Low-Dose CT Screening in Primary Care, Bethany Huelskoetter
Increasing Compliance and Patient Outcomes In Hypertensive Patients Using the Hill- Bone High Blood Pressure Compliance Scale, Lauren Huff, Allyson Barbee, and Julie Milton
Care of the Healthcare Provider, Kari Hullinger and Emily Moscardelli
Short Term Medical Mission Antibiotic Protocol, Greg Jennings
The misuse of convenient care and importance of establishing a primary care provider, Bailey M. Johnston and Amanda LT Hawkins
Improving Patient Outcomes by Preventing Airway Injuries Associated with Video Laryngoscopes, Alexis Jones and Kay Williamson
Presurgical Optimization Videos for Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery, Megan Knetzer
Inpatient Observation Safety Assistant Practices, Jennifer Knight
ERAS Protocol for Lower Extremity Orthopedic Procedures, Tyler McDonald and Joshua Vaughn
Media Use Management with Toddlers and Preschoolers: Introducing Screen Time Recommendations in Pediatric Primary Care, Kaitlyn McGough
Culturally appropriate health education: Translation of a parturient pain relief options pamphlet into French and Spanish, Francis Minor and Austin Cook
Continuing Education Preferences Amongst CRNAs, Jamie Nichting
Development of a Protocol for Perioperative Management of the Breastfeeding Mother, Kayla Nyseth and Kelsey Park
Discharge Process Optimization, Erin M. O’Neal
Physical Well-being and Healthy Lifestyle Options, Michael Perkins
IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO KEEPING APPOINTMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Shontel Ray
Lung-Protective Ventilation Across the Lifespan: Implementation of an Intraoperative Protocol for Adults and Pediatrics, Megan Reynolds and Rachel Riddle
Improving Management of Mineral Bone Disease in Dialysis Patients with End Stage Renal Disease, Kara K Roth and Melanie Johnson
Virtual Cadaver Dissection Prior to Clinical Experiences in Nurse Anesthesia, Hannah Ruholl and Kyle Smith
Mental Health Resources for the Pediatric and Adolescent Populations in the Rural Setting, Devon Shafer, Kyle Aldridge, and Amy Lilly
Evaluation of High Fidelity Simulation Debriefing Methods for Nurse Anesthesia Students, Zachary Standefer and Alex Davie
Mindfulness and Meditation to Reduce Test and Evaluation Anxiety in Doctoral Nurse Anesthesia Students, Jenna L. Tebbenkamp
Implementation of a Risk Assessment Tool to Increase Screening for Extragenital Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Andrew P. Tharp
Evaluating Unexpected Outcomes with a Change in Practice, Justin Trexler
Opioid Screening in the Primary Care Setting, Melissa Welge and Shelby Jones
Pediatric Concussion Clinic: A Needs Assessment, Carrie West
Diabetic Education in an Uninsured Patient Population, Amanda Whistler
Improving Access to Reproductive Life Planning Following Implementation of One Key Question® in Practice, Ashley Wittler
Utilization of Telephone Outreach and Telemedicine to Improve Diabetic Outcomes, Nicolas Yemm
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects from 2020
Tranexamic Acid Use, Jennifer Aumann
A Difficult Vascular Access Algorithm Using Intraosseous Devices in the Elective Pediatric Surgical Population, Cory R. Austin
Optimizing Data Accessibility to Impact BCMA Compliance, Lucy A. Bischof and Margott Montesinos
Cultural Competency Training for U.S. Army Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) Brigade Medical Teams, Jacob Blount
Improving Outcomes for Patients with OSA Receiving Anesthesia, Natalie Bram
Development of an Emergency Preparedness Protocol in an Office Setting, Amanda Burgesen
Implementing Quality into Practice: Nurse Driven Protocol to Reduce Unnecessary Telemetry Use, Richard Clapp
Implementation of Crisis Checklist for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST) in the Parturient Patient, Annelise Contino
Implementation of Supplemental Oral Anticoagulant Education to Promote Medication Adherence, BLAKE CORY
Steep Trendelenburg Associated Postoperative Vision Loss Prevention Education, Mitchell Coval
Increasing the Completion of Advance Directives in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Primary Care Setting, Cynthia Davis
Safe Sleep Modeling in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Barbara Garrison
Improving Emotional Intelligence Skills in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Kathryn M. Gratza
Improving Health Insurance Literacy Within Our Community Through the Use of Local Libraries, Bonnie Gregg and Jenny Lieu
Fascia Iliaca Blocks for the Treatment of Hip Fractures in the Emergency Department, Megan Hahn
Computer Based Learning Module: Neuraxial and Peripheral Nerve Blocks, ALTAN HALICI
Trauma Informed Care: Paving the Way to Better Patient Outcomes, Sarah Halsey and Amy L. Armstrong
Improving Nurse Resilience, Brandon Hedgspeth
Examining Black Art Therapy Graduate Students' Experiences with Racial Battle Fatigue, Marilyn Holmes
Implementation of a Depression and Domestic Violence Screening Protocol in an Internal Medicine Setting, Laurie Hopper
Impact of a Standardized Neurologic Exam on Diagnosis of and Referral Pattern for Neurologic Disorder in Pediatric Toe Walking, Allison Hotze
A Pilot of Prenatal Transitional Care Services in the Urgent Care Setting, Alexandra Huddleston, Gloria Pryzgoda, and Tiffany Hazel
Healthy Jacksonville, Erica Hunt and Alison Fornoff
Dedicated Preceptors Improve Nurse Residency, Anne Hustad
Pain Control Options for the Parturient: Pamphlet Development for Patient Education, Alyssa R. Jimerson
Implementation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a Midwest Primary Care Clinic, Amanda Lee
Development and Implementation of an Orthopedic Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol, Beth McCoy
CRNA to CVICU RN: Implementation of a Standardized Patient Handoff Checklist for Post-Surgical Heart Patients, Ashley McGrath
The Development of a Pain Medication Management Protocol, Kirstie McGrath, Jane M. Brown, and Shannon D. Walle
Opioid Free Anesthesia, Sarah Medina
Preoperative Assessment of Patients in an Enhanced Recovery Program, Edward Mitzelfelt
DNP Project: Improving No-Show Rates in Primary Care, Mai-Linh T. Nguyen and Sarah M. Kuzara
Addressing Hypertension Health Literacy in Black Individuals who English is their Second Language, Uche Olateru
Reducing Emergence Delirium in Combat Veterans Through the Development of a Decision-Tree Utilizing Ketamine and Precedex, Joseph Oldani and Russell Arendt
Development and Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Screening Tool for Orthopedic Patients, Katie O'Rourke
Evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea in veterans with coexisting psychiatric symptoms, Zenith Perpignani