Master's Projects/Capstones from 2021
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
Code Blue Readiness: Improving Nurse Confidence and Performance, Michelle Zia Sultani
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
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
Patient Engagement: A Key Concept to Surgical Site Infection Reduction in Colorectal Patients, Vanessa Strieff
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
Use of a Prevention Bundle to Reduce Colon Surgical Site Infections, Stephanie Kimberly Leong
