Master's Projects/Capstones from 2020
Improving Medication Communication of Nurses to Patients in the Cardiac Procedure Unit, Jose Abrogar
Increasing the Reliability of Safety Checks Performed by Direct Care Staff in a Locked Medical-Psych Unit, Esperanza Alfaro
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
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
Nurse-Driven Protocol to Reduce Urinary Catheter Infections: A Quality Improvement Project, Sara Burrington
Implementing the Fast Track Improvement Bundle: A Total Joint Replacement Quality Improvement Project, Kathleen Cho, Grace Ryu, Laura Palmer, Crystal Eng, and Shannon Danneman
Standardization of Postoperative Care Guidelines for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients, Amanda Dailor, Macy Therese G. Andrada, Julie C. Barragan, Samantha T. Gerber, Mercedes S. Greenberg, and Tatyana Grib
A Formal HCAHPS Teaching Program Targeting Communication Improves HCAHPS Scores, Bobbie Davis
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention: A Quality Improvement Project, Sukhjit Dhillon
Improving Continuity of Care Among Sepsis Patients Through the Utilization of EPIC Systems Interface, Jonathan Diep
Preparing Healthcare Staff for Cardiac Arrest Codes in the Outpatient Clinical Setting: Code Drill Training Improves Patient Outcomes, Rowan Edwards, RN
Getting to Zero: Creating an Infrastructure to Support Fall Prevention in a Medical–Surgical Unit, Krys Elgarico
Standardization of Postoperative Care Guidelines for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients, Tatyana Grib, Macy Therese G. Andrada, Julie C. Barragan, Amanda K. Dailor, Samantha T. Gerber, and Mercedes S. Greenberg
Enhancing Discharge Communication for Timely Patient Discharge: A Quality Improvement Project, Maricel Hiponia
An Approach to Increase Education in the Flu Vaccination Clinic Process, Koki Guangxi Inlow, Lucy Dale, Devante Lindsey, Nancy Tran Manalo, and Elena Teresa Cleary
Prospectus for Decreasing the Turnover Rate of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses, Kelli Javed
Improving Patient Safety by Reducing Falls, Laura Jefferson
Transitions of Care: Raising Awareness and Improving Identification of the Social Determinants of Health, Stephanie Le
Improving Emergency Department Staff Compliance to the Sepsis Core Measure: A Quality Improvement Project, Maryoll Llanera
Implementing Change to Reduce Rehospitalization Rates in a Home Health Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Dominique Macutay
The Fall Free Zone, Brendalyn Malimban
The Fall Free Zone, Brendalyn Malimban
Improving Discharge Medication Education on a Sepsis Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Kayla Melton, Maria Noguez, Fabiola Lopez, Jillian Eisenberg, and Deanna Lee
Compounding Effects of Reducing Nurse Burnout and How It Can Produce an Increase in Patient Safety and Satisfaction, Alexander Mua
Improving Discharge Medication Education on a Sepsis Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Maria Noguez
Improving Discharge Medication Education on a Sepsis Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Maria Noguez
Enhancing patient medication knowledge: Utilizing an educational tool to improve patient satisfaction scores, Elizabeth Orgon
Reducing Vascular Access Complications Through Precise Cannulation Plan Implementation, Rosemarie Quicho
Improving the Rate of Hand Hygiene Immediately Before and After Wound Care in the Street Nurse Microsystem, Amanda Ramos Sandoval
Prospectus for Reducing Medication Errors by Standardizing Documentation in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Brenna Savage
Optimizing the Implementation and Dissemination of the Recovery Model Approach, Lani Schofield
Prospectus for Decreasing Lab Specimen Errors, Sabrina Scruton
Improving Handoff to Decrease Sepsis Mortality: A Quality Improvement Project, MacDana Selecon and MacDana Selecon
Preventing Falls in a Medical Surgical Unit, Shalini Singh RN, MSN
Preventing Falls in a Medical Surgical Unit, shalini singh
Preventing Falls in a Medical Surgical Unit, Shalini Singh RN, MSN
"Rise and Shine" Early Ambulation in Surgical Patients, Bhapinder Thiara
Healthy Aging in the Community Initiative, Didem Kadriye Unver
Improving Identification of SSI in SNF, Jennifer Teng Yuan Yu
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2018
Defying the Gravity of Falls on MSU, Alvin Joseph Abad
Improving Communication in a Virtual Team: A Quality Improvement Project, Deepali Addagarla
Prospectus for Improving Measure II Scores of Hospice Visits when Death is Imminent in the Hospice Item Set, David Ainsworth
MDR Matters! Improving Primary Nurse Participation in Multidisciplinary Rounds, Alma Alcantara
Improving Intermediate Lactate Sepsis Bundle Performance, Jocelyn Alimboyoguen
Improving Quiet-at-Night on a Telemetry Unit: Introducing a Holistic Sleep Menu Intervention, Christian Karl Antonio
The Interactive Patient Careboard: A Technological Innovation to Improve Patient Safety, Perla Q. Baldugo
CNL as a Risk Anticipator: Patients' Perceptions of their Failed Hospitalization, Michelle Barros-De Leon
Advance Alert Monitor, Liesel Buchner
No Pass Zone: Preventing Patient Falls, Rheea Fe Bustos
Creating a Culture of Learning: Improving Patient Mobility in a Medical-Surgical Unit, Camille Cabalsa
Admission Criteria for the Pediatric Acute Care Unit to Reduce Length of Stay in the Emergency Department, Peter G. Campbell
Reduing Hospital Readmissions: IDEAL Discharge Planning for Heart Failure Management, Chun Mei Chen and Chun Mei Chen
