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DNP Scholarly Projects

This is an electronic repository of the intellectual output of Northern Michigan University graduate students and provides an organized way to preserve Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholarly projects in a digital format.

DNP students can submit their scholarly project by clicking on the Submit Research button on the left hand side of the screen, filling out the required form and attaching their document. Before submitting please review the Policies and Submission Guidelines pages. In addition, make sure your scholarly project follows the formatting requirements specified in The DNP Scholarly Project Guidelines Handbook.

For information regarding the DNP Scholarly Project, please contact Melissa Romero ().

DNP Scholarly Projects from 2024 2024

THE IMPACT OF BRIEF ELECTRONIC GUIDED MINDFULNESS MEDITATION ON ANXIETY SCORES, Sierra King

DNP Scholarly Projects from 2022 2022

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADVANCED OPERATING ROOM SCHEDULE TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PREOPERATIVE ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION AND TIMING: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Shelby Lynne Adams

EFFECTS OF EVIDENCE-BASED DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS ON FOLLOW-UP WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH MTBI-LIKE SYMPTOMS TO A HEALTH CLINIC AT A RURAL SPORTS CAMP IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN THE U.S., Eva G. Bergner

REPRESENTATION MATTERS: AN EXAMINATION IN TO HOW THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE IS IMPACTED BY THE INCLUSION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY QUESTIONS ON A HEALTH HISTORY INTAKE FORM, Meghan N. Digneit

Effects of Education on Correcting Misconceptions and Acceptance of the Influenza Vaccination Among a College Campus, Travis E. Fairbanks

THE IMPACT OF EARLY GOAL DIRECTED SEPSIS BUNDLE SETS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE IMPACT OF SEP-1 COMPLIANCE RATES, Christie L. Ferrari

EVALUATION OF A HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS AND ITS EFFECTS ON SELF-EFFICACY IN RELATION TO HEALTHY EATING IN TYPE 2 DIABETICS, Codi A. Jenshak-Gorzinski

Utilization of the Calm Apparatus to Adult Men and Women with Atrial Fibrillation to Decrease Emergency Department Visits for Atrial Fibrillation, Ami Klein

REDUCING CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS AT A RURAL MIDWESTERN HOSPITAL THROUGH AN EVIDENCE-BASED NURSE-LED PRACTICE CHANGE INTERVENTION, Crystal B. LaValley

IMPLEMENTING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT MODULES TO INCREASE READINESS FOR ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, IMPLICIT BIAS AND EQUITY IN COURSE CONTENT, Claudia Ngafeeson

IMPROVING SEPTIC PATIENT OUTCOMES THROUGH A NURSE-LED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN A RURAL, MIDWESTERN HOSPITAL, Allyssa C. Sweers

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED BUNDLE TO REDUCE HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PRESSURE INJURY HARM RATES IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Jessica Tripp

DNP Scholarly Projects from 2021 2021

THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN A MENTORED CYCLING PROGRAM, Dana Bolduc

NITROGLYCERIN SAFETY IN INFERIOR ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI) PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW, Olivia Montgomery

AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF HEALTH LITERACY ASSESSMENT ON INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES, Josi Rotunno

DNP Scholarly Projects from 2020 2020

Effectiveness Of An Aquatic Exercise Program For Reducing Weight, Body Fat And Chronic Low Back And Joint Pain, Terilyn Darley

DNP Scholarly Projects from 2018 2018

Reducation of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Through a Nurse-Led Collaborative at a Rural Midwestern Hospital, Natalie Pianetto Buck

MOODLE-BASED CHLAMYDIA AWARENESS PROJECT TO INCREASE INTENTION TO TEST IN COLLEGE FRESHMEN MALES: A DNP SCHOLARLY PROJECT, Adam Burri

USING CLINICAL SUPERVISION TO IMPROVE INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION, Melissa Copenhaver

THE IMPACT OF A POVERTY SIMULATION ON PRACTICAL NURSING STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS POVERTY, Jaime Crabb

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION EDUCATION AND THE VETERAN POPULATION, Rhian Elizabeth Dalgord

USING A KINDLE TO IMPROVE PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS OF PAIN IN THEIR CHILDREN: A DNP SCHOLARLY PROJECT, Andrew Gearhart

IMPLICATION OF CONCUSSION PREVENTATIVE BEHAVIOR THROUGH YOUTH EDUCATION ON PLAYGROUND SAFETY, Bryan Harris

IMPLEMENTATION OF A SCRIPTED DEBRIEFING TOOL IN SIMULATION-BASED NURSING, Mary Kidd

IMPROVING SATISFACTION FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC FOOT ULCER USING A DIAGNOSIS SPECIFIC WRITTEN EDUCATION PACKET, Douglas W. Kozeluh

PSYCHOTROPIC PHARMACOGENOMIC TESTING: EFFECTS ON PROVIDER PRESCRIBING PATTERNS AND PHQ-9 DEPRESSION SCREENING SCORES IN A RURAL MICHIGAN FAMILY PRACTICE, Nicole Madalinski

ORAL HEALTH LITERACY IN PARENTS AND CARE PROVIDERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, Rachel Nye

PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER ATTITUDES TOWARDS ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE: INDICATORS OF ACCEPTANCE TOWARDS BIBLIOTHERAPY, Shannon Scott

THE IMPACT OF A POVERTY SIMULATION ON BACCALAUREATE NURSING STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES, Kristen Smith

PRETERM LABOR ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT IMPLEMENTATION, Mandi Wilkins

DNP Scholarly Projects from 2017 2017

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2012 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF GOUT IN A SAMPLE OF MIDWESTERN NATIVE AMERICANS, Myrth C. Condon

APPLICATION OF THE PATIENT CHECKLIST TOOL IN ANESTHESIA HANDOFFS, Theresa Durley