Master's Projects/Capstones from 2018
Multifarious Interventions to Reduce Falls on the Medical-Surgical Units, Wenjie Ying
Improving Pressure Ulcer Education, Fernando Romeo Zamarripa Guzman
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2017
Newborn Kangaroo Care Immediately after Cesarean Birth, Sarah Abdolcader
Aim High, Win Big: Optimizing the OR Nurse's Skills to Improve Surgical Outcomes, AMMIE ROSE AGBUYA-GATES
FALL REDUCTION ON THE MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT, Folasayo Akinwotu
Waiting Room Rounding to Decrease LWBS, Katrina L. Alldrin
Improving Pain Management in the Cardiac Procedure Unit, Marisol Aquino
Safe Sleep in the NICU Environment for SIDS Prevention, Renee J. Aumua
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Alyssa Avila
Process Improvement Manual: Front and Back Office, Hafsah Badar
Improving Oral Care Practices and Aspiration Risk Assessment to Mitigate Risk of Hospital Acquired Pneumnia, jeniffer baker
Mentor-based Orientation Program, Sheryl Pinugu Bano
Improving Breastfeeding Rates by Using Glucose Gel to Treat Newborn Hypoglycemia, Madena Barak
IMPROVING MOBILITY ON THE MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT: GET UP AND MOVE, Regina Barber
Increasing CLABSI Bundle Compliance in the NICU, Hannah Barry
CNL as Educator in the Emergency Department: Improving Hand Hygiene Outcomes, Michelle Batz
Development of a Formalized Mentorship Program, Rozlyn Bauer
Fall Prevention in the Inpatient Setting, Verna Bautista
Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates by Reducing Transfers to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Using a Glucose Gel Protocol, Graci R. Bebeau
Breast Cancer Patient Preparedness for Transition to Survivorship: Individualized Survivorship Care Plans, Kimberly Beringer
Improving Nurses' Proficiency and Confidence in the Use of Aromatherapy for Patients in the Hospice Setting, Erika Bigwood-Keaton
Discharge by 11:00 AM and the Effects on Throughput, Gena Bravo
Clostridium Difficile: An Investigation on a Medical Surgical Unit, Neftali Cabezudo
Supporting Nurse Education in the Implementation of a Pediatric Delirium Assessment Protocol in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Lucy Camarena, RN, BSN, CNL, CPN, PHN
Performance gap among nurses in splint application and crutch training, Aidalyn P. Carino
A Safe Patient Mobilization Program to Reduce Care Workers’ Musculoskeletal Injuries in Acute Rehabilitation, Loic Chapelle
Cancer Survivorship: Promoting a Lifetime of Health, Janelle Coleman-Smith
Data Aggregation Reporting Tool for Implementation in Home Health Fall Reduction Program, Jose Alberto Cruz
Fall Prevention Protocol in Acute Care Setting, Allie Di Angelo
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Eva M. Diaz
Improved Communication for Safer Patient Care: The Implementation of SBAR, Amanda Dowden
Clinical Nurse Leader as Outcomes Manager in the Emergency Department: Redesigning the Triage Process to Reduce the Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) Rate, Jacqueline Esguerra
The Clinical Nurse Leader as Outcomes Manager in the Emergency Department: Improving Door-to-ECG Time for Patients Presenting with Chest Pain, Arbie Estabillo
Fall Prevention, Linda Fang
Improving Access to Care through Web Based Appointment, Maria Francisco
Midline Catheter Usage in the Neonatal Population, Kelly Freeland
The need of lactation consultant for night shift, Joyce Fung
Formalized Mentorship Program for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses, Mindy S. Gaw
Improving Stress Echocardiogram Access for Patients with Low-Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Department Clinical Decision Unit, Rosalie Geronimo
HAP Prevention: One Tracheostomy at a Time, Elenita Gianan
The Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader in Reintroducing and Sustaining a Successful Cancer Risk Assessment Program in a Community Hospital Setting, Tiffany Gishizky
Reducing Intraventricuar Hemorrhage, Nakia Green
Interdisciplinary Team Approach in Fall Prevention: Physician Perspective Focus, Anna Gryn
Gavage Program for the Preterm Infant, Amanda K. Guina
Improving Patient Care Outcomes by Standardizing Change of Shift Report, Marie Gutierrez MSN, BSN, RN
Patient Falls in the Telemetry Unit of a Large Metropolitan Hospital, Norma Hernandez-Ramirez
Meeting Joint Commission Compliance by Improving the Chart Audit Process, Nicole Hiroi
Infection Control: Reducing Hospital Acquired Central Line Bloodstream Infections, Bobbie Joy Hollins
Reducing Turnover Time to Improve Efficiency in the Operating Room, Myrna Jafari
Reducing Patient Supply Waste Through Nurse Education to Improve Quality of Patient Care in the Clinical Microsystem, LALE JOHNSTON
Clearing the Pathway to Chemotherapy Certification for Inpatient Nurses, Shari Lee Kellen RN, OCN, ONN
Reducing the Risk of Hypothermia in Neonatal Infants, Monika Klett-Dunbar
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Skin-Care Team, Anna Therianos Konstantin
Assessment of Falls Protocol Use on Medical-Telemetry Units, Fanny Ku
Chest Pain Protocol Order Set, Andrey Kulikov
A Multi-Prong Fall Awareness Program to Reduce the Occurrence of Falls in a Skilled Nursing Unit, Cheri Labrador
FALL PREVENTION IN THE ED, Ninojoseph Lacap
I’m a Big Kid Now: Enhancing Transition RN Residents’ Confidence During Pediatric Patient Care, Emily W. Lam
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Corrina Lau
"Code Purple": Improving Pediatric Patient Safety through Education of the Frontline Staff, Cherryl Lauron
The Clinical Nurse Leader: Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Denise G. Lopez
Hospital Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection Prevention, sandy Maalouf
Reducing Delays in Follow-up Care through Process Optimization, Liam Malpass
An eICU/ICU Collaborative to Reduce Sepsis Mortality, Laura S. Maples Ms.
Assessment of Fall Protocol Use on a Medical-Telemetry Unit, Ashia Mar
The Utility of a Palliative Communication Class in Improving the Communication Skills of Oncology Nurses in an Outpatient Infusion Area, Karen McIntyre
Improving Stroke Documentation on a Stroke Unit, Yvette Melgoza
"All Set toGo Home":Improving Discharge Planning for Patient's SAfe and Timely Discharge, Jasmin Milana
"Call Before You Fall", kimy mira
De-Escalation and Safety Intervention in Mental Health Crisis, Rebecca N. Mitz
The Clinical Nurse Leader as Risk Anticipator: Optimizing the Completion and Accuracy of the Code Blue Recorder Sheet, Catherine Morano
Development of a Formalized Mentorship Program for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses at a Large Community Medical Center, Javier Moreno
Improving Nurse Proficiency: Breastfeeding and the Opioid-Dependent Mother and Infant Diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Lauren Mountanos
Cross-Training Home Health Clinicians in Advanced Illness Management, Maria D. Moussa
To ASQ or Not to ASQ: A Suicide Risk Screening Improvement Project, Gina Mumper
Increasing Sequential Compression Device Compliance to Decrease Venous Thromboembolisms and Improve Nursing Documentation, Shannon M. Muramoto
Electronic Health Record Utilization and Education: Improving Role-Specific Confidence and Competence in the Outpatient Setting, Nicole Neuman
Development of a Formalized Mentorship Program for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses at a Large Community Medical Center, Quynh-Hoa Nguyen
The CNL as a Systems Analyst- Standardizing Triage in Urgent Care, Manpreet Nirwal
Implementing Risk Tools to Prevent Hospital Readmission, Tara O'Connor
Implementation of an Evidenced-based Practice Curriculum to Improve Nursing Practice for Epidural Administration and Monitoring, Chatty O'Keeffe
Reducing Operating Room Turnover Times, Marivic Z. Paraz-Lee
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Hannah Pari
Fall Prevention in Palliative Care: Improving Fall Prevention and Management at Point of Admission, Katrina G. Pavlov
Perception and Behavior for Underreporting Workplace Violence, Marissa L. Payne
Lost in Translation, Daniel Pena
Improving Health Literacy of Colonoscopy Patients Through Reinforced Teaching of Bowel Preparation Using Pre-Procedure Phone Calls, Mindy Peterson
Implementing the WeeFIM System in Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation, Chelsea Ratilainen
Pursuing Equity in Diabetes Population, Aisha Rawlinson
A Clinical Nurse Leader Initiative: Promoting Mobility Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents, Ulyses Reamico
Assessment of Falls on a Medical-Telemetry Unit, Andie Reed
Pregnancy Loss in the Emergency Department, Gudrun ReiterHiltebrand
Development of a Formalized Mentorship Program for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses at a Large Community Medical Center, David Reynoso
Baseline Prevalence Study of Hendrich II Fall Risk Assessment Tool at a Local Community Hospital, Cyrus Rivera
Quality Improvement Project on Patient Falls in a Medical-Telemetry Unit, Stacey Rivera
STANDARDIZATION OF SHIFT REPORT BY IMPLEMENTING A NURSING REPORT SHEET AND ADDRESSING PATIENT VALUES TO MEET PATIENT NEEDS, Roman A. Salas
Optimizing Electronic Healthcare Records and Improving Process in the Healthcare Clinic, Joana Salazar