Theses/Projects from 2023
Effects of Nurse-Led Hemodialysis Education Intervention on Hospital Readmission Rates, Kristi L. Keller
Operating Room Efficiency: Time is Money, Hannah Leonard
Theses/Projects from 2022
Proposal for a Formal Pediatric Abuse Screening Tool for the Emergency Department, Christina Bolin
Patient Satisfaction, Amber Bowman
Implementing Rapid Response and Medical Emergency Simulation Training for Medical-Surgical Nurses, Brandon Burnett
Reducing Observation Unit Length of Stay Hours: A Quality Improvement Project, Rena D. Cantrell
Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nursing Staff of Long-Term Care Facilities, Lindsay Clontz
Increasing Patient Initial Visit Compliance in an Outpatient Setting, Zackery Cooper
Reducing the Number of Patients Leaving Before Evaluation From the Emergency Department, Myranda Dills
Smoking Cessation: A Nurse-Led Approach to Address Gaps in Patient Care, Katie L. Durham
Fluid State and Diet Control in Patients With Acute Kidney Injury on Hemodialysis, Carolyn Evans-Howard
Promoting Organ Donation Among Adults, Susan Hammitt
The Struggle to Alleviate Nurse Burnout, Shawn Harmon
A Day in the Life of a Hospital Bedside Nurse: A Different Look at Nurse Stressors, Angela R. Higdon
Case Manager Discharge Planning for Safe Discharge of Homeless Patients, Melody Jenkins
Medication Reconciliation: Protecting the Geriatric Population, Charles Jennings
Promoting Alternative and Evidence-Supported Birthing Options in Healthcare Facilities, Ashley Johnson Ross
Combating the Challenge of Maintaining Active-Duty Military Medical Force Readiness, Thomas Jones
Reducing the Use of Physical Restraints of the Elderly in the Acute Care Setting, Rachael Malone
The Importance of Skin-to-Skin Initiated in the Operating Room, Katina Miller
Perceived Effects of COVID-19 on K-5 Educators and Learners, Fairbee Mintz
Improving Communication Skills of New Graduate Nurses: Using SBAR Format, Meredith LyAnne Parker
Bedside Reporting, Morgan Sanford
Reduce Nurse Burnout During COVID-19: Implementation of the STOP Method, Heather Smallwood
Prevention of Infection During Hemodialysis Treatment Initiation, Jessica Stroupe
Theses/Projects from 2021
Faculty Perception of Student Nurse Compassion Post-Simulation Experiences, Lisa Alley
Incivility in Nursing, Amanda Woodie Barnes
Electronic Medical Records and the Lost Art of Nursing, Tonya Blackwell
Yearly Endometriosis Education for Reproductive Nurses, Jessica Boyer
Utilization of HIV Care Coordination Programs to Address Gaps in Care, Jessica Chavis
Implementation of Obstetric Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (OB ERAS) Protocol: Prenatally Through Transition To Community, Emily Corbett
The Impact of an Employee Action Program on Staff Accountability and Nursing Retention, Amber Crouse
Improving Effective Communication During a Pandemic, Stephanie Brooke Greene
Trauma Admission Guidelines for Elderly Isolated Orthopedic Injuries, Jessica Lauren Hamrick-Welchel
Wound Nurse Specialists’ Pressure Injury Knowledge and Specialty Support Surface Preferences, Catherine Koutroumpis
Nursing Attitudes to Hospice Care in the Intensive Care Unit, Claudia LaCivita
Working through a Virtual Reality: Empowering Experienced Nurses through Hybrid Orientation Programs, Latoria Massey
Improving Nursing Practice for Perinatal Mood Disorders, Tonya May
Perception of Health Literacy Levels Among Nurses in Clinical Settings, Chelsea L. Oxendine
Grieving Nurses' Need for Support, Tammy Patterson
Pandemic Recovery in Nursing: Labor Shortage and Financial Devastation, Rebecca Rogers
Crisis Redeployment: An Evidence-Based Plan for Nursing, Lauren Setzer
Reducing Hospital Readmissions Using the Self Care Deficit Theory, Katherine DeCillis Taylor
Leadership Role in Decreasing Nurse Turnover, Gwynne Turney
Bullying in Nursing, Amanda Vargas
Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring: Understanding Misutilization and How to Ameliorate, Stanley Yeargin
Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Psychiatric Nursing as a Career Choice, Sharon Zurline
Theses/Projects from 2020
Improving the Relationship between Emergency Nurses and the Behavioral Health Patient, Alea Bundy
Health Care Provider’s Perspectives of a Woman’s Quality of Life Facing Endometriosis and Infertility, Bridget Ford
Debriefing Emergency Department Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jessica Hailstock
Shared Governance Council: Improving Staff and Patient Satisfaction, Haley O'Brien Hall
New Nurse Graduate Mentoring: An Early Implementation Program, Stacy Inman
Clinical Grading Rubric and Interrater Reliability, Stephanie F. Lunsford
Correlational Impact of Workload, Teamwork and Retention Rate for Clinical Nursing Units, Phillip J. Nutter
Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders in the High School System: A Community Program Project, Dara Puryear
Communication within the Perioperative Department, Leah Quinn
Gratitude Journaling as Intervention to Combat Nurse Burnout in Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Nurses, Melinda Simpson
Preparing the Nurse Aide I Student for the Workplace: Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue, Patrice Staley
Postpartum Depression in Military Mothers:Active Duty and Partners of Active Duty Service Members, Amanda Willis
Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom
Community Outreach and Education Project: Hepatitis A and B Vaccines in High Risk Populations, Ellen Wright