This collection houses the doctoral project papers of the DNP students of Northern Arizona University School of Nursing. The school of nursing program offers challenging and rewarding coursework in multiple learning environments that reflects the standards of professional nursing and prepares students to practice in a variety of healthcare settings and graduate school.
To learn more about the school, please visit https://nau.edu/nursing/
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Implementation of a diabetes treatment algorithm in primary care for use in the adult Hispanic population, Heidi Marshall Dillenbeck
Recommendations for promoting culturally and resource appropriate care for Native American (NA) patients at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC), Aura Leaf Kaila Edmondson
Evidence-based practice change: Implementation of a collaborative practice model for diabetes, Emma L. Edwards
Identification of internal risk factors and interventions to prevent exertional heat illnesses in hikers: A systematic review, Sheri D. Erwin
Mentorship impact on novice advanced practice provider satisfaction and turnover, Michelle Gillard
Implementing a community education campaign to improve prenatal care among Navajo women, Adrien J. Gupton
Promoting safe infant sleep: The creation and appraisal of a practice guideline for nurses, Sharon C. Hitchcock
Adult ADHD: An assessment tool for non-psychiatric nurse practitioners, Andrew Hoeffler
Improving intimate partner violence screening in the emergency department setting, Laura M. Karnitschnig
Nurse preceptor support, Heidi Kosanke
Diabetes: What are the barriers to diet, exercise and medication adherence in a rural Southern Arizona clinic?, Ambur Lindstrom-Mette
Enhancing patient education to reduce unnecessary health information seeking behavior after cardiac ablation, Carla Lockhart
Impact of equine programs to treat autism on caregiver stress, Jennifer May
Addressing compassion fatigue of a family caregiver of adolescents in a mental health setting: A practice change project, Suzanne McWilliams
Implementation of rheumatoid arthritis assessment tool: A quality improvement project, Christina Mooroian-Pennington and Dorothy J. Dunn
A screening tool for early recognition and treatment of sepsis, Diane M. Moss
Qualitative assessment of an electronic diabetes education tool for Burmese immigrants, Jillane Ocano
Impact of teaching breathing techniques on patient health outcomes: A systematic review, Kathleen Benjamin Rickard, Jennifer Reich, and Dorothy J. Dunn
Education and Implementation of POLST Protocols in Northern Arizona, Dawn M. Rivas
Evidence based change: A protocol to reduce ambulance diversion using the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale Tool, Kathryn S. Rogers
Obesity management: A pilot test of an electronic health record prompt, Tanya M. Tillman
Implementing recommended perioperative pain practice guidelines by incorporating intravenous acetaminophen, Sarah Ann Torabi
Development of a new practice model: Postmortem sexual evidence collection forensic examiner multimedia training module, Kirsten O. Turkington
Telehospice: A systematic review, Paul Repass III Umberger
