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Student Scholarly Projects

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.

Scholarly Projects from 2020 2020

Reducing the Incidence of Pressure Injuries in Adult ICU Patients at McAllen Medical Center with the Implementation of a Pressure Injury Preventive Bundle: A Quality Improvement Project, Cheryl Cruz

Implementation of an Electronic Alert for Improving Adherence to Diabetic Foot Exam Screenings in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Primary Care Clinics, Ruby Denson

The Effect of Medication Reconciliation Timeout on Patient Safety: An Evidence-Based Project, Renante Dizon

A Patient-Centered Approach to Fall Prevention, Elmer Esguerra

A Pain Control Optimization Pathway to Reduce Acute Postoperative Pain and Opioid Consumption Postoperatively: An Approach to Battling the Opioid Epidemic, Holly Franson

The Use of Tailored Interventions to Prevent Falls: A Quality Improvement Project in the Telemetry Unit, Roda Galang

Development and Implementation of a Healthcare Volunteer Retention Program, Sandra Gomez

A Policy Change to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Nia Hidalgo

Nurse-Initiated Protocols for Chest Pain in the Emergency Department, Matthew Hodges

A Multimodal Analgesic Virtual Reality Program to Reduce Opioid Exposure, Jessica Hovland

Essential Oil Therapy for Alleviation of Discomfort in Surgical Patients, Nenhuan Huang

Reducing Suicide by Providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention, Wendy Larkin

COVID-19: Best Practices and the Way Forward, Juliana Nwauwa

Improving Patient Satisfaction in the Medical-Surgical Setting, Victoria A. Ogundeko

Bedside Shift Report: A Way to Improve Patient and Family Satisfaction with Nursing Care, Audriana Pevec

Transition of Care for Discharged Patients, Rolando Ramos

Implementing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Prevention Program, Marisa Raynaldo

Reducing Patient Falls Through Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Amanda Savage

Increasing Patient Enrollment in the MOVE Program at the VA Medical Center: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Mandy Spiers

Reducing Patient Falls by Realigning Nursing Hours per Patient Days, Hermes Vargas