Master's Projects/Capstones from 2017
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
Creating A Culture of Mobility: A Quality Improvement Project, Vincent K. Samuel
Reduce the incidence of Pressure Ulcer in the Rehabilitation unit, harkanwal sandhu
Saving the Brain Matter(s): Improving Stroke Outcomes Utilizing a Direct to CT Workflow, Robert Schambach
Surgical Site Infection Reduction Through Nasal Decolonization Prior to Surgery, Melissa S. Schmidt
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Monica Schurle
Improving Early Sepsis Identification, Stephanie Senda
Improving Medication Safety by Reducing Miscellaneous Orders Placed via CPOE, Victoria Smith
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND SATISFACTION THROUGH HOURLY ROUNDS, Karen E. Sondeno
Investing in the Float Pool: A Cost Effective Alternative for Staffing Shortages, Christen Straw
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Courtney Sumanqui
CNL as Educator: Justifying the Need for a Certified Diabetes Educator on the Medical Surgical/Telemetry Unit, Livneet K. Takhar
Assessment of Falls on a Medical-Telemetry Unit, Sahar Taravati
Fall Prevention: Responder 5 Bed Connectors, Ani Tatevossian
Caries Management by Risk Assessment: Best Practice for Long-Term Care Residents, Anthony Terrazas
Reduction in Delayed Patient Care on the Medical-Surgical unit, Lina Tran
Increasing Patient Safety During Medication Administration, Vivien Tso
Mentor Program, Nicole van Aken
Baseline Prevalence Study of Hendrich II Fall-Risk Assessment Tool at a Local Community Hospital, Emanuelle Vasconcelos Barbosa Borba Pontual
Improving the Discharge Planning Process in the Orthopedic ERAS Program, Starlite Veloro
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Leslie Virtudazo
Coping With Labor Education for Nurses, Donna Vo
Homecare Portacath Protocol in IVIg Administration, Cindy Watson
Improving a Clinic's Process to Increase Preventative Health Screenings, Melissa A. Weathington
Developing Ostomy Educational Tools To Decrease Hospital Length Of Stay, Morgan Whitmore
Delirium: A CNL-Led Protocol to Clear Up the Confusion, Shanda N. Whittle
Reducing Alarm Fatigue in Critical Care, Janice A. Winfrey
Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units, Yee Yang
Standardizing the Bedside Shift Report Process to Improve Communication and Promote Patient Safety, Gilbert Young
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2016
Implementation of Violence Risk Assessment Tool on In-patient Psychiatric Unit, Manuel Alvano
Utilizing Pre-education Assessment and a Targeted Education Module to Enhance Nurse Knowledge of Standard and Transmissible Precautions, Deborah A. Ard
Improving Pain Reassessment within One Hour Following the Administration of Pain Medication, Linda N. Baffoe-Twum
The Effects Orthostatic Hypotension has on Falls: A study done in San Francisco with the Patient Population of the Veterans Affairs Hospital, Sherry A. Ballard Ms.
Improving Pain Reassessment and Documentation Through Nurse Education, Reina Batto
Preventing Blood Component Administration Errors, Michelle N. Bealer
Standards of Care and Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Susan Brennan
Admission Handoff Between Emergency Department and Inpatient Units, Amanda A. Briones
