This collection houses DNP/DNAP Capstone Projects authored by students from the Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing at Samford University. The projects are in the format of poster presentations with formal abstracts. The posters were approved by Samford faculty, but did not go through a peer-review process prior to inclusion in this repository.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Lifestyle counseling for uncontrolled hypertensive patients in an underserved health clinic, Jacqueline Taylor Averette
Implementation of a formalized nurse manager competency program using AONE competencies, Lisa Bailey and Jenny Caldwell
Utilizing short-term medical missions to create sustainable asthma care in under-served populations, Alyssa Bray, Taylor Ingram, and Brittany Schoen
Identification of neuropsychiatric symptoms in chronic pain patients receiving joint and soft tissue corticosteriod injections, Rachel Lise Ciota
Tracking carbohydrate intake with a mobile app and the effect on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Chantell Corkern
Bridging the practice gap through pre-licensure nurse residency programs, Courtney Dreadin and Linda McKay
Development of an adolescent and young adult (AYA) connection group toolkit, Brittany Dunne
Improving access to psychiatric health care through the use of telepsychiatry, Russell Franklin
Increasing the uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine in adolescents, Melinda Hamlin
Reducing risk of opioid overdose through implementation of a re-entry program for female inmates prior to release, Jennifer D. Hunt and Mary Melissa Lord
Development and implementation of a student nurse technician (SNT) program evaluation tool, Alicia Logan and Keeshia Layfield
In safe hands: CPR education for adolescents, Megan Moore
DASH into a healthier lifestyle - A practical approach toolkit for African Americans, Demetric Osborn
Increasing nurses' compliance with bedside shift report, Leigh Anne Puckett
"Code Labor": An evidence based and interdisciplinary approach to managing women experiencing precipitous labor outside of the labor and delivery unit, Rachel Marie Smedley
Documentation of adverse childhood experiences, Jean Floyd Stanko
I'm pregnant, now what?: Acceptability and efficacy of an expressive writing intervention to promote coping and adaptation, Rachel W. Steil
Implementing Whiteboard use to eliminate unintended retained foreign objects, Kelley Rae Trump
Lactation support in pediatric primary care, Krista Tucker
The development of a task force to create a fall prevention plan in a long term care facility, Ihedinachi Linda Ukazim
The effect of post-operative Vitamin C on pain, fatigue and quality of life, Lyndsey Webb
Preparing for a successful preceptorship: A toolkit on precepting nurse practitioner students, Kimberly Wilson
Developing a resuscitation policy using Orlando's Deliberate Nursing Process, Candace Pierce
