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Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Projects

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2026 2026

Beyond Closed Doors: Standardizing Intimate Partner Violence Screening in a Predominantly Spanish-Speaking Primary Care Clinic, Sarah Abughrib

Reducing Primary Cesarean Births Among Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) Patients Through Structured Multidisciplinary Communication, Toyin Ajani

You Haven't Been Forgotten: A Patient-Centered Initiative Restoring Trust Through Intentional Staff Communication in the Emergency Department, Daniel A. Aliakseyeu

Improving Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Chemical Exposure and Hazardous Material Incidents Through Structured Education, Valia Almendarez

Nourishing Confidence: Empowering Seniors to Make Healthy Food Choices, Ina Patricia Bangawan

Improving Nursing Adherence to CHG Bathing and PIVC Maintenance Practices to Reduce Hospital-Onset Bacteremia in an Adult Medical-Surgical Unit, Mohabat Barikzai, Dinazar Altamirano, Edward Rivas, and Sarah Trilles

In the Loop: Delivering Consistent, Compassionate Communication at Every Step of the ED Journey, Karina Basilio

Confidence versus Competence: Addressing Nursing Knowledge Gaps in Catheter Care to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Leslie Anne Villanueva Bautista

Cultivating Civility: A Multicomponent Approach to Reducing Workplace Incivility in an Assisted Living Facility, Sanam Bral, Kaylyn Chang, Catherine Dinh, Sanjil Kumar, and Truc Mai Moon

Closing the Loop: Strengthening CAUTI Prevention with Urinary Catheter Management, Erika N. Braun

Improving Standardization and Communication of Outcomes Related to Code Blue, Darren Cardoza

Tracking Toward Zero: Implementing a PICC Team Tracker to Prevent CLABSIs, Christian Justin Carreon

Tracking Towards Zero: Implementing a PICC Team Tracker to Prevent CLABSIs, Carolina Maria Gerodias Cayetano

The Parkinson's Pathway: Enhancing Knowledge and Care Management in Skilled Nursing, Kaitlyn Chau

Healthy Eating and Aging: Improving Nutrition Knowledge and Confidence for Senior Housing Residents, Winnie Y. Chen

Delirium Prevention in the Neuro/Medical ICU, Cathrene Ashika Deo

Reducing CAUTIs Through Evidence-Based Interventions, Maria Ekwoge

Improving Hand Hygiene Adherence, Von Cruz Felipe

Reducing Patient Falls Through Just-In-Time Education Fall Prevention Education on a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit, Zaira Garcia Vega

FireReady OC: Developing a Public Health Protocol for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Events in Orange County, Christian Andre O. Gequillo, Allyson Hayakawa, Selin Erdogan, and Natalie Albarran

Building Healthy, Connected Communities Through Mobile Engagement, Tammy Gilsinger

Reduction of Length of Stay for Total Joint Replacement Patients, Melody C. Golden

Breaking the Silence: Standardizing Routine Intimate Partner Violence Screening at a Community Clinic Serving the Latinx Community, Victoria M. Hall

Enhancing Patient Understanding: Standardizing Cardiac Medication Education Using Teach-Back for Heart Failure, Nicole Valerie Hediger

Improving Peer Feedback Participation Through Psychological Safety Interventions in Labor & Delivery Nurses, LINDSEY C. HORA

Promoting Safety and Confidence: Standardizing Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Improving Staff Screening Confidence in a Predominantly Latinx Community Health Center, Jordan Jiang

Evaluation and Continuation of Oncology Nurse Mentorship Program, Gurpreet K. Kang

Improving Documentation of Skin Assessment in the Med-Surg Overflow Microsystem, Min Kim and Mikeal A. Swift

Beyond The Checklist: Just-In-Time Education for Multi-Component Fall Risk Reduction, Kyle Knight

Improving Pressure Injury Prevention Through Braden Scale Compliance and Education in the Emergency Department, Joycelyn Lee, Kira Simone Faerstain, Alyssa Kristine Ortiz, and Ashley Briseida Cruz

Implementation of Visual Bed Indicator Lights to Improve Fall Prevention Processes, Andrea Leffew

Standardizing Nursing Workflow for Suspected Stroke Patients in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Iris Lei

Reducing Variation, Improving Outcomes: Standardizing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Education in a Clinical Microsystem, Thanh Le

Improving Adherence to the Ticket-to-Test C. Difficile Protocol in a Medical-Surgical Microsystem, Georgette Marie D. Lim

Improving Pain Reassessment Within One Hour of Pain Medication Administration, Geraldine B. Macalma

Implementing a Standardized Counting Process, Paula M. Mbye

You Haven’t Been Forgotten: Driving Improvements in Trust, Transparency, and Accountability through a Patient-Centered Communication Initiative in the Emergency Department, Ellie Mead

Decreasing ICU CLABSI Through Improved Central Line Dressing Integrity, Sharmila Reyes Moreno

Closing the Gap: Improving Nursing Compliance with Swallow Screening to Enhance Patient Safety, Emma Muiruri

Optimizing Life Care Planning for Palliative Home Health Care Patients, Lilian Muraya

Improvements Upon Reprocessing of Orthopedic Single-Use Instruments, Alyssa P. Nguyen

Improving Sleep Assessment Compliance on a Medical-Surgical Unit, Cassandra Nguyen

Nourish and Flourish: Building Confidence in Healthy Food Selection Among Older Adults in an Independent Living Facility, Emily Nguyen

Standardizing Group Visits for Gestational Diabetes Education: A Quality Improvement Initiative in an Outpatient Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic, Nha Nguyen

Draining the Risk, Holding the Line: A Nurse-Driven Approach to Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention, Thy Nguyen

Steady Steps: Building Confidence in Parkinson’s Disease Care, Jerlyn T. Nicdao

Standardizing Intimate Partner Violence Screening Among Latinx Patients in a Community Clinic Setting, Peyton O'Callaghan

Escaping the Heat: The Gamification of Malignant Hyperthermia, Lizbeth Olvera

Beyond the Tremor: Building Interdisciplinary Confidence in Parkinson's Disease Management Through Structured Education, Roya Oreo

Creating Consistency: Standardizing Gestational Diabetes Group Visit Framework in High-Risk Obstetric Care, Danielle Pack

Don’t Fall For It: Fall Prevention in a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit, Jennifer S. Paiz

Food for Thought: Building Confidence in Healthy Food Choices Among Seniors in a Residential Facility, Duyen Pham

Break the Code: Surviving a Malignant Hyperthermia Emergency, Kathy Phuong T. Phan

Standardizing Gestational Diabetes Group Education in an Outpatient Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Nina Prieto

Improving K-card Observation Fidelity to Sustain a Culture of Continuous Learning, John L. Ricks III

Food for Thought: Building Confidence in Healthy Food Choices Among Seniors in a Residential Facility Through Nutrition Education, Amy Rodríguez

Improving Fluoride Varnish Application Rates in a Pediatric Primary Care Microsystem, Roman G. Roxas

Facilitating Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit, Crystal Sanchez

Reducing Variation in Pre-Incision Preparation for Robotic Surgery: A Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Initiative, Eduardo Sudano

Mission Parkinson Possible: Building Confidence in Parkinson’s Disease Care in Skilled Nursing, Theresa Tran

Sustaining CLABSI Prevention Through Central line Bundle Compliance: A Focus on IV Tubing Labeling, Visual Cues and Peer Support, See Elizabeth Vang

Same-day Cancellation Reduction in an Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Anthone Dalit Vengersammy

Don’t Fall for It: Just-in-Time Staff Education to Reduce Patient Falls on an Adult Telemetry Unit, Forrest Wilcox, Kyle Knight, Jennifer Paiz, and Zaira Garcia-Vega

Escaping the Heat: Gamifying Malignant Hyperthermia Education, Wendy Ye

Urine Good Care: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention at the Bedside, Ruby Yost

Standardizing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Education to Improve Patient Knowledge and Care Consistency in a Prenatal Clinic Setting, Wynn Zara

Escape the Heat: The Gamification of Malignant Hyperthermia Education, Alisha Zhou

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2025 2025

Improving Doula Visibility and Integration in the Labor & Delivery Unit through the Implementation of Creative Standardized Visual Strategies, Ninna Alessandra Arcena Acebedo

The Wright Way: Advancing Pediatric Perianesthetia Nursing Competencies, Marisela E. Acevedo-Padilla

Click to Book: Improving Senior Health Management Through Technology Workshops, Alexandria E. Adams

Improving Chemotherapy Patients' Confidence and Preparedness Through Dual-format Teaching, Jasmine Esther Aminpour, Harshpreet Kaur, Ana Ruvalcaba, and Sarah Muwanas

Enhancing Palliative Care Knowledge and Empathetic Communication in Assisted Living: An Educational Quality Improvement Initiative, Jennifer Arias and Alexa Zuti

Effects of Communication Boards on Improving Communication In Assisted Living Care Facilities, Koleen Beatrice Arribas

Empowered to Move: A Nursing Initiative to Advance Mobility with PLOF and CLOF, Benjamin Au

Stop, Look, and Save a Spot! Implementing the HAPI Prevention Tool, A Visual Cuing System that Aims to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Acute Care Units, Jada Baldoza

Charting the Course: Improving Psychotropic Medication Documentation Through Staff Education to Promote Patient Safety and CMS Compliance, Anne J. Bertram RN

Improving Staff Satisfaction and Flu Vaccine Uptake Through Standardized Workflow Tools, Salma Adriana Blanco

Improving Efficiency in Volunteer Onboarding, Madeline Ly Bredehoft and Samantha Nicole Contreras

The Shift: Collaboration Between Registered Nurses & Volunteer Doulas, Diamynz Bruce

Evaluating Emergency Prepardness Education: A Gap Analysis of Health Agency and Academic Plans Against AACN Essentials, Abraham Cabellero, Areli Corona, Zoha Jamal, Tanya Menas, and Jennifer Piña

Enhancing Care Through Continuous Improvement Through the Development of a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program in Assisted Living, Angelique Naomee L. Calimlim

A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Educational Initiative for Improving Hand Hygiene, Lyanna L. Chan

Implementing Pressure Injury Prevention Care Bundle Education to Improve HCAHPS Scores in Acute Care, Alice Hoi Yan Cheng

Implementation of a Triage System for the Residents at a Residential Facility to Improve Triage Assessment Skills of the Staff as Well as Improve the Level and Timeliness of Care, Andrew J. Choi RN, Neha Gopal RN, Andres N. Padilla RN, and Dana Son

Improving the Onboarding Process and Retention Rate of Volunteers for the Cantlay Pantry at Catholic Charities, Shela Tahsa Cristiani, Kasra Motamedi, Julian Pinedo, and Fatima Lopez Luna

Enhancing Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT 2.0) Competency to Promote Early Mobilization, Ensure Patient Safety, and Maximize Health Outcomes, Shaun C. Cunanan

Enhancing Intimate Partner Violence Screening: Implementing Standardized EHR Protocols and Staff Education in a Community Health Center Serving the Latinx Community, Gabriela Alejandra Davila Barajas

Strengthening the Birthing Bridge: Educating Labor and Delivery Nurses on Scope and Impact of Volunteer Doulas, Catherine H. De La Torre

Enhancing Adherence to Oxytocin Administration Guidelines to Reduce Postpartum Hemorrhage Rates in a Labor and Delivery Unit, Maya Denny

Enhancing Patient Safety in a Skilled Nursing Facility with a Post-Fall Huddle Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Evelin Yajaira Dominguez Dominguez

Illuminating Leadership Excellence: An Evidence-Based QI Intervention Reigniting Nurse Leaders from Burnout to Brilliance Using Caring Science and Reflective Practice, Matthew S. Elliott

The Last Push: Fostering a Culture of Collaboration and Respect Between Labor and Delivery Nurses and Volunteer Doulas, Jocelyn Y. Esquivias

Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries Through Targeted Nurse Education on the Braden Scale and SKINS Bundle, Sarah Nicole Farkas

Signs of Feasibility: Implementing a Bedside Visual Cuing System to Potentially Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Acute Care Units, Spencer Faust

eHealth for Older Adults: Building Digital Confidence for Better Health, Alejandra M. Fernandez

Enhancing Documentation Accuracy and Nurse Handoffs Through Virtual Reality in a Pediatric Perianesthesia Unit, Alicia G. Fregoso

Enhancing Fall Prevention Through Post-Fall Huddles in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Eliza R. Galimba

Optimizing Pediatric Peri-Anesthesia Care: A Donna Wright Nursing Competency Framework, Marisa Elise Gauna

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Streamline Flu Vaccine Documentation and Increase Staff Engagement, Carla E. Giron

Improving Effective Assistant Nurse Manager Communication in Obstetrics, Julie Marie Glover