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
Establishing Quiet Hours in Long-term Care: A Quality Improvement Project, Heather Battaglia
Communication for Evidence Based Process Improvement, erin benefiel
Reducing Maternal Falls on a Postpartum Unit through Staff Education, Kathleen Benjamin
Motivated2Move: ICU Liberation and Early Progressive Mobility in Ventilated Patients, Leslie S. Bigler
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 Art and Science of Listening Carefully, Amy F. Brown
The Use of ISBARED/ISHAPED and Elimination of Reviewing Patients’ Chart before Handoff to Decrease Incremental Overtime, Sheila Bucao
Preventing Maternal Falls, Blair Burkhart
Discharge from Hospital to Home: Implementation and Use of the AHRQ IDEAL CHF Discharge Planning and AHA CHF Discharge Checklist, Eric Jason Byrd
Decreasing Patient Fall Rates in the Microsystem, Kevin Dwayne Sanchez Camaya
Implementing Patient Satisfaction Phone Calls to Improve CAHPS Communication Scores in a Hospice Setting, Claudia C. Castillo
Decreasing Maternal Breastfeeding Dissatisfaction During the Night Shift Related to Lactation Support, Robyn Caston
Improving Patient Knowledge on Medication Communication, Deborah Cha
Discharge Nurse Role Implementation: Improving Discharge Timeliness and Patient Outcomes, Diamond Faith Chu
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
Mobility Matters: Improving Average Maximum Mobility (AMM) Scores in a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit, Marlon Macalanda de Vera
Evidence Based Repositioning Strategies to Improve Pressure Injury Rates, Ivan E. Dorsey
Quiet Hours: A Quality Improvement Project, Doha Elsir
Reducing Hospital Readmission Rate in CHF Patients Through Early Individualized Patient Discharge Education, Anthony Ensah
Oakland’s Community Clinic COVID-19 Vaccination Improvement Project, Jesly Esparza
Patient Coordinated Care Response Team, Joshua Fox
Targeting NSTEMI Readmissions: Education to Protect the Hearts of Our Patients, Gisha Gireesan
Standardizing Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Education, Marjorie Anne Gisslow
Improving First Case Starts for a Neurosurgery OR, Tara L. Goodall
Social Determinants of Health as an Identifier for Readmission in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure, Maria Teresa B. Guadarrama
CLABSI Prevention in the ICU-a New Approach, Shannon M. Hicks
Reducing Postpartum Maternal Falls: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah L. Iroz
Post Cesarean Surgical Site Infection Reduction Through Vaginal Preparation, Jennifer M. Jaime
Optimizing Pediatric Experiences in MRI, Ryan Jann
Optimizing Pediatric Preoperative Experiences in the MRI, Ryan Jann
The Relationship Between Surgical Site Infections and Hand Hygiene Discharge Teaching, Eishlee Renel A. Jasa
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery: Effectiveness of Real Time Data Tracking Tools, Alatia S. Jentons
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
Reducing Implicit Bias: Evaluating Cultural Humility and Mindfulness Practices in the Perinatal Microsystem, Charlene Johnson
The Impact of Nurse-Led Initiative Interventions on CAUTI, Dalveer Kaur
Impact of Code Blue Readiness Trainings on Nurse Confidence, Alex Kirzinger
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
Improving Medical-Surgical Nurses’ Confidence in Initiating the Code Blue Process, Moung Sui A. Lee
Employee Engagement and Increasing Patient Satisfaction in the Pediatric Outpatient Setting, Carol Liang
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
Increasing Lactation Consultant Support to the MCH Unit, Daniella Grace McClendon
AIDET and Commit to Sit Implementation in the Outpatient Surgical Setting, Olivia V. Meehan
Increasing Organizational Chemotherapy Competencies, Ruth Manuel Monsalud
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
Improving an Electrocardiogram Competency Assessment Tool for Registered Nurses, Laurel K. Ng
Implementation and Education of Swaddle Immersion Bathing in Postpartum Units to Increase Overall Satisfaction and Improve Upon Family-Centered Care, Brooke S. Nikolakakis
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
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Necessity of Real Time Tracking in Quality Measures and Outcomes, Emily Owens
HAPI Prevention Bundle: An Initiative to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Karla D. Penilla Lozano
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
Specialty Palliative Care: A Quality Improvement Project, Leticia Ries
Surgical Site Infections and Hand Hygiene Discharge Teaching, Jesus A. Rodriguez Hernandez
It’s HAPI Hour: An Action Plan on Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Emira Maureen A. Romero
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
Optimizing Interprofessional Rounds to Reduce Extended Length of Stay in Complex Patients, Christina May P. Santiago
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 Pressure Injuries on Patients Undergoing Treatment with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Hediyeh Shakeri
Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit, Monica Shaw
Addressing Critical Care Nurse Burnout, Julie Suarez
Standardization of Bedside Shift Report in Pediatrics, Edwin Tadeo
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
Increasing Adherence to Surgical Instrument Pre-Cleaning Protocol, Stephanie Wong
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
