Master's Projects/Capstones from 2021
Early Specialty Palliative Care for High Mortality Cancers, Dulce E. Alcantara
Improving Vaccination Uptake in the Latinx Community Through Standardized Outreach, Vanessa M. Arteaga
Standardizing Safety Checks to Decrease Risk for Self-Harm and Violence Among Behavioral Health Patients in the Emergency Department, Nicolas Avdienko
Communication for Evidence Based Process Improvement, erin benefiel
Testing a New Workflow to Integrate the Voice-of-the-Customer in Readmission Analysis for Skilled Nursing Facility Readmissions from Home, Stephanie Edurese Bilbao
Standardizing and Documenting Decision-to-Incision Intervals for Unscheduled Cesarean-Section Deliveries, Molly Bloom
The Use of ISBARED/ISHAPED and Elimination of Reviewing Patients’ Chart before Handoff to Decrease Incremental Overtime, Sheila Bucao
Discharge from Hospital to Home: Implementation and Use of the AHRQ IDEAL CHF Discharge Planning and AHA CHF Discharge Checklist, Eric Jason Byrd
Implementing Patient Satisfaction Phone Calls to Improve CAHPS Communication Scores in a Hospice Setting, Claudia C. Castillo
Improving Patient Knowledge on Medication Communication, Deborah Cha
Reducing the Postpartum Readmission Rate with Standardized Discharge Teaching, Darlene Day-Herzog
Improving COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in the Latino Community Through Standardized Outreach, Bianca De La Piedra
Oakland’s Community Clinic COVID-19 Vaccination Improvement Project, Jesly Esparza
Targeting NSTEMI Readmissions: Education to Protect the Hearts of Our Patients, Gisha Gireesan
Standardizing Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Education, Marjorie Anne Gisslow
Optimizing Pediatric Experiences in MRI, Ryan Jann
Optimizing Pediatric Preoperative Experiences in the MRI, Ryan Jann
Implementing In-Situ Mini Mock Code Trainings for Medical-Surgical Nurses to Improve Nurse Readiness and Self-Confidence during a Code Blue, Allison Haley Jeong
The Impact of Nurse-Led Initiative Interventions on CAUTI, Dalveer Kaur
Maximizing Mobility in the ICU, Stephen Kupiec
Implementation of Behavioral Health Precautions Safety Checklist in the Emergency Setting, Benjamin Kusber
Streamlining the Verification of Informed Consent Process in the Preoperative Area, Melodee LaFrance
Communication Strategies to Promote Infection Control Compliance: My Health is in Your Hands, Ezra Macabio
Patient Experience as a Metric for Performance in Outpatient Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Populations, Olivia S. Marlinski
Neonatal Orogastric & Nasogastric Tube Placement: Evidence Based Improvement Prospectus, Jessica K. Nagra
Improving Patient Experience and Staff Workflow During ED to Inpatient Interfacility Transfers, Jonathan Nakagawa
Improving the Safety and Quality Care of Patients with Advanced Dementia, Gabriella A. Navarro
Code Blue: Do You Know What To Do? Increasing Nurse Confidence and Readiness Through In-situ Mock Code Simulation, Katelyn Nusser
Readiness and Confidence with Mock Code Blue Training, Labake Oladunjoye
Enhancing Staff Engagement for the Reduction of Falls, Theresa Posadas
Improving Vaccination Uptake in the Latinx Community Through Standardized Outreach, Stephanie Ramirez
It’s Their Lifeline: Preventing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection in an Adult Intensive Care Unit, Jacenda Lee Rangel
Improving Nutrition, Independence, and Social Interactions for Case Management Clients During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Leilani D. Reid-Vera
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Ambulation Project, Jennifer M. Rose
Improving Medication Administration Safety in a Correctional Facility with an Electronic Medication Administration System, Rosalinda Salazar
Home Health and Hospice: Improving Family Caregiver Perception of Care, Jennifer P. Sarkany
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Inpatient Perinatal Clinical Pathway, Kristin M. Schoen
Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit, Monica Shaw
Addressing Critical Care Nurse Burnout, Julie Suarez
Code Blue: Do You Know What To Do?, Cathy Tang
Peer-to-Peer Emotional Support for Second Victims of Hospital Adverse Events, Jessica L. Van Leuven
Closing Communication Gaps for Unplanned Surgical Patients: One Pre-Op Checklist at a Time, Seda L. Vash
Standardized Outreach: Increasing Vaccine Uptake in the Latinx Community Through a Standardized Phone Call Process, Vanesa Vazquez
Social Determinants of Health Assessment for Skilled Nursing Patients, Heather Welch
Decreasing Floor Morphine Equivalents Per Day Rates in the Mother/Baby Department, Jessica Welsh
Improving Surface Cleaning and Hand Hygiene Using Fluorescent Markers, Taryn Whitman
Code Blue: Do You Know What To Do? A Quality Improvement Project, Monica Yip
Enhancing the MRI Patient Experience for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rachel Yu
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2020
Improving Medication Communication of Nurses to Patients in the Cardiac Procedure Unit, Jose Abrogar
Standardizing the Bedside Shift Report: Improving Communications and Promoting Patient Safety, Chona C. Alforque
CNL Led Meditation Session to Reduce Stress Levels in Kaiser Permanente’s Case Management Department, Sadaf Ali
Optimizing Transitions of Care to Reduce Readmission Rates, Karen Calura Bayan
A Teaching Plan and Toolkit to Improve Quiet at Night HCAHPS score in a Medical-Surgical Unit, Gabriela Carrico
Implementation of Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Rounds in a Critical Care Unit, Sandra Champagne
Tele Critical Care Implementation and Education Project, Jeffrey Dover
Maintaining Team Vitality in the ASU PACU During the COVID-19 Crisis, Melissa Eagleton
Aiming for Zero: Creating a Culture of Safety and Improving CAUTI Outcomes in the Microsystem, Shiela Escobar
Decreasing Postpartum Hemorrhage within a Maternal Child Health Department, Gigi M. Gaytan
Improving Nurse Competency with Rapid Response Narrator Documentation, Sonam Ghoman
Prospectus for Mitigating Loneliness During Quarantine for Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities, Emily Gines
Three Good Things to Extinguish Caregiver Burnout, Justin Haley
Introducing a New 12 Week Education & Simulation Program to Optimize Financial Performance of Nurse Managers, Melissa Hathcoat
Safeguarding Surgical Technologists and Reducing Costs Related to Upper Extremity Strain Injuries in the OR, Wilhelmina Hofilena
Standardizing Patient Handoffs in the ICU – Implementing the “I PUT PATIENTS FIRST” Tool., Wislande Joseph
Standardizing Patient Handoffs in the ICU – Implementing the “I PUT PATIENTS FIRST” Tool., Wislande Joseph
Implemented Nurse Education to Improve the Effective Use of The Sapphire PCA Pump: Achievement of Quality Pain Control, Fanta Keita Zable
Pressure Injury Documentation and Reporting: A Quality Gap, Mary Ann Laslo
Reducing the No-show Rate of Breast Cancer Screenings: A Quality Improvement Project, Julisa Lau
Improving Care Experience of Total Joint Home Recovery Patients Through Nursing Education, Earvin Ledi
A Preoperative Hand Hygiene Campaign: " No One Left BeHand.", Keri McCoy
A Systems Approach to Increase the ICU Nursing Workforce During a Pandemic, Jennifer Mendenhall
Improving Reliability in Specimen Handling: An Evidence-Based Improvement Project in Dermatology Practice, Dianne Elaine Mina
Improving Frequency of Hand Hygiene Education from Providers to Patients, Nancy Moran, Vanessa Hernandez, and Christopher Sutton
Preceptor Education and Structured Onboarding Process, Charles Morato
Reducing the Incidence of Anaphylaxis Events in School Settings, Sabina L. Muresan
An Innovative Contest: A Team Approach to Improving Patient Satisfaction Scores for Medication Side Effects, Jennifer Natsch-Jensen
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention in Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Golda Nebre
Improving Quality of Care Through Discharge Planning, Maria Pasillas
From Team Huddle to Team Cuddle: Rekindling Caring, Self-Compassion, and Joy in Work!, Amerizza Quemada
Implementing Simulation in ICU New Graduate Nursing Orientation: Introducing Two Practice Innovations, Aiza Quinday MSN
Creation of a COVID-19 Community Testing Team for Home Health and Hospice, Lilah Raja
Standardizing the Bedside Shift Report: Improving Nurse-to-Nurse Communication, Deepi Sahota
DNR No POLST Project, Reanda Scherson
Nurse Interrupted: Educating Nurses to Reduce Work Interruptions in the Intensive Care Unit, Lelayitu Shiferaw
Nurse Leader Rounding: A Stellar Strategy to Improve the Patient Experience of Care in the Emergency Department, Polina Shishkina
Keeping Patients Vertical in the Intensive Care Unit, Melanie Smith
Decreasing the Fall Rate on a Medical Surgical Unit with an Enhanced Fall Algorithm in the Electronic Medical Record, Natali Sokolovski
Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Through a Standardized Prevention Bundle, Austin Lee Stoker
A Mentorship Program’s Impact on Retention and Confidence Levels of New Nurses, Shekhar Subramanian
Improving Frequency of Hand Hygiene Education from Providers to Patients, Christopher Sutton, Nancy Moran, and Vanessa Hernandez
Pain Management Education Quality Improvement Project, Adriana Torres
A Training Program for Therapeutic Living Counselors Supervising Self-Medication Among Commercially-Sexually Exploited Children in a Residential Home Setting, Irene Tsimba Zenga
Creating a Culture of Teamwork and Communication, Ikjae Yang
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2019
Standardization of Postoperative Care Guidelines for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients, Julie Barragan, Macy Andrada, Mercedes Greenberg, Tatiana Grib, Samantha Gerber, and Amanda Dailor
