This collection of SOAR@USA includes culminating scholarly projects for students in graduate programs at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. The collection currently includes projects from the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

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Scholarly Projects from 2023

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Improving Access to Cardiac Catheterization, Sunitha Dharman

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Establishment of Unit-Based Council Using a Shared Governance Toolkit for Surgical clinics, Fica Etienne

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Point of Care Testing: Best Practice Toolkit for Improving Access to Point of Care Testing in Mobile Medicine, Michaela Gist

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Advance Care Planning: Best Practice Toolkit for Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Using Telehealth Visits, Jae Jackson

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Policy Review and Recommendation for Secondary Education NP-Led Clinics in the Southeastern United States, Shiney Alex Jacob

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Evidence-Based Intervention for Decreasing Chronic Kidney Progression in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Lynn M. Johnson

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Improving Access to Care for Specialty Pediatric Orthopedic Patients: Maximizing Telehealth to Achieve Outcomes, Tammy Keesey

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The Effects of an Influenza Vaccine Education Bundle on Environmental Management Services Workers, Michelle Keister

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Promoting Patient Mobility to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay, Saira Kinuthia

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Implementation of Purposeful Hourly Rounding to Decrease Fall Rates, Dannette Kizy

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Implementation of a Hospital-Wide Surge Plan to Reduce Emergency Department Length of Stay, Laura Massey

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Hypertension: Care Management Program and Medication Adherence, Courtney Montgomery

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Recognition of and Response to Obstetric Emergencies: Developing A Virtual Competency-Based Orientation Program, Susan Morrison

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Clinical Decision Support System for Standardization of Disease-Specific Education, Paul Nava

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Palliative Care Referral Protocol: Best Practice Toolkit for Improving Early Referral Rate for Adult Cancer Patients, Linda Dinh Nguyen

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Supporting Caregivers of The Aging Adult: A Program Evaluation, Tanya O'Brien

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Evidenced-Based Practice Competency Assessment for Competency-Based Orientation Protocol to Improve Competency Level Among Medical-Surgical Nurses, Maryann Ornelas

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Nurse Leader Rounding to Provide Fall Prevention Strategies, Kerri Philipbar

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Implementation of a Code Lobby Surge and the Impact on Left Without Being Seen Rates, Nicole Plouffe

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Full Practice Authority: Policy Review and Recommendation for Regional Nurse Practitioner Practice in the Southeastern Region of the United States, Tambra Ratledge

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Shared Governance and Transition into Practice: Impact on Work Engagement, Gudrun M. Reiter-Hiltebrand

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Back to Basics: Improving the Quality of Blood Pressure Measurement, Heather Sailor

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Pharmacogenomic Precision Medicine: Best Practice Toolkit for Improving Patient Screening for Adult Metastatic Cancer Patients, Rena L. Stewart

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Primary Care Intervention: Medication Reconciliation Reduces Rehospitalizations, Dianna Twombly

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Block Charting for Hemodynamic Unstable Patients, Tasha Walker

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Rounding with a Purpose: Reducing Falls in Geriatrics Residing in a Community Living Center, Ashley Wesson

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Hypertension Education to Enhance Health Literacy, Kylee Westrip

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Clinical Practice Implementation to Address ASCVD Risk: A Practice Change in Primary Care, Elizabeth Wooten

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Expanding Use of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor (SGLT2i) In Managing Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care, Stephanie Wu

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Improving Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in the Primary Care Setting, Esmeralda Young

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Interfacility Transfer of Pediatric Patients to a Comprehensive Children's Hospital, Kim Zaky

Scholarly Projects from 2022

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Evidence-Based Selection of a Fall Risk Assessment Tool: A Program Evaluation Review, Lindsey Adams

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Weekly Telehealth Weigh-in for BMI Reduction, Kelly Ahmad

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Prevention of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) in Adult ICU Patients, Salima Allahbachayo

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Influence of Cultural Competency Program on Bias in a Community Volunteer Program, Melodie L. Anderson

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Evidence-Based Best Practice Toolkit for Competency-Based Orientation in Integrating an Adult Pneumococcal Protocol to Improve Vaccine Rate: A Program Evaluation Review, Magda Angel Cifuentes

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The Utilization of Stress Management in Critical Care Nurses to Decrease Nursing Burnout, Danny Atkins

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From the First Encounter: A Communication Program for High Volume, High Acuity Patient Care Locations, Shazam Bacchus

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Reducing Central Venous Infections, Desiree Banton

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Evidence-Based Best Practice Toolkit for Social Determinants of Health: A Program Evaluation Review, Bryleigh Berry

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Quality Reporting on Dialysis Water Testing and Dialysis Machine Disinfection, Jennifer Boquiren Quitevis

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Remote Patient Monitoring: Decrease Rehospitalization for Spinal Cord Injury Patients, Abegail Cabunoc-Garcia

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Improving Medicine-Telemetry Discharge Process, Claire Cafirma

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Implementation of Daily NHPPD Calculator in the Acute Care Setting, Spencer Y. Cho

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Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Beyond the Bundle, Deana Cirillo

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Transient Ischemic Attack and Admission to a Dedicated Unit, Bandi Davini

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An Evidence-Based Practice Handbook for the Reduction of Perioperative Pressure Injuries: An Implementation Guide, Krystal Dopson

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Quantification of Obstetric Hemorrhage, Alma Garcia

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Evidence-Based Best Practice for Nursing Skills Competency Assessment: A Policy Development Project for Standard Work Utilizing the Donna Wright Competency Model, Iselda Gentry

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Establishment of Unit Based Council Using a Shared Governance Toolkit, Viji George