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 2024

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Using Home Telehealth to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates in Heart Failure Patients in the Emergency Room, Margaret Ashby

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Using an Evidence-Based Practice Nurse Recognition Practice to Improve Job Satisfaction, Hali Bianchi

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Implementation of an Evidence-based Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Strategy in the Intensive Care Unit, Tonya C.W. Brigman

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Advance Care Planning in Rehabilitation: Training Nurses and Social Workers to Facilitate Discussions, Celeste Christiansen

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Policy Review and Recommendation: Full Practice Authority for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Georgia, Shantelle Coe

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Evaluating the Impact of a One Day Resiliency Training Facilitation Program on Nurses' Wellbeing in an Acute Care Hospital, Amarachi Chidinma Eke-Okoro

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Reducing Rates of Blood Culture Contamination in the Emergency Room, Erika Goldberg

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Evidence Based Practice Change to Incorporate a Standardized Process Checklist for Fecal Microbiota Therapy (FMT) to Increase Staff Adherence, Alicia Gomez

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Identifying the Risk of Violence in the Inpatient Setting, Megan Julian

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Enhancing Emergency Department Efficiency: Utilization of Streamlined Triage System to Reduce Waiting Times, Sunah Kim

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Improving Patient Awareness and Compliance with Telephone Follow-up Calls Post Visit, Ajibola Kutti

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Evidence-Based Practice for Terminal Extubation: A Guideline Development for Critical Care, Heather Marica

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Diabetic Coaching Program to Improve African American Patients Glycemic Control, Shonda Moore

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The Impact of TeleCritical Care on Length of Stay in a Critical Care Setting, Mallory Oberts

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The Positive Impact of Reducing Polypharmacy on the Quality of Life for Older Adults with Serious Illness, Stephanie Orlando

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An Evidence-Based Bundle to Decrease Pressure Injuries (PIs) in Homecare, Esther Owookade

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Reducing the Incidence of Frequent Hospital Readmissions in Veterans Population, Dasari Reddy

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Evaluation of an Advanced Practice Clinician Onboarding Program, Sophia Robinson

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Implementation of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) Tool on Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Maira Rodriguez

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Policy Review and Recommendation: Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners in the Southwestern United States, Sara J. Rowe

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An Evidence-Based Approach for Decreasing Burnout in Health Care Workers, Leonor T. Salalila

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Effect of Telehealth Interventions on Hypertension Management in a Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Cherilyn Schumacher

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Medically Complex Child: Best Practice Toolkit for Improving Coordination of Care Between Parents, Providers, and Support Systems, Karen Schwartz

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Nurse Retention Amid Workplace Adversity: Examining Strategies and Outcomes, Horace Smith

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Preoperative Warming to Improve Patient Outcomes: Implementation of a Warming Protocol, Tiara Switzer-Houston

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Decreasing Influenza Vaccination Disparity Rates by Utilization of Hotspot Deployments of a Mobile Health Vehicle, Geneveve Deasis Tejada

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Implementing a Patient Education Bundle to Improve Patient Satisfaction, Madison Tyler

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Actions to Improve In-Patient Communication on Medication Teaching, Tracy Wei

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Best Practice Toolkit for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screenings in At-Risk Adults, Zoe Windfelder

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Increasing Operating Room Efficiency Through Decreased Turnover Times, R. Keith Wolfskill

Scholarly Projects from 2023

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Formal Unit-Based Shared Governance to Improve Nurse Engagement, Tracey A Larsen

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Improving Nurses Wound Care Knowledge Utilizing an App, Monica Amador

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Implementing a Designated Follow-up Plan to Increase Patient Adherence to Surveillance Recommendations After Endovascular Aortic Repair, Stacey Basta

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Improving Blood Pressure in Adults 65 Years and Older via Weekly Telehealth Coaching, Janet Bathini

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Faith and Information to Treat Hypertension, Tiffany Bell

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Patient Navigational Tool Increase Resource Use in a Latino Population, Kimberly Burrus

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Pre-Transplant Evaluation Period Efficiency Through the Use of an Electronic Scheduling Template, Christy Dawn Byrd

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Reducing the No Show Rates for Mental Health Appointments among Young Adults, Johnnie Carrico

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Early Discharge Planning to Improve Throughput, Alan Chhith

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Implementing a Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Process, Alecia Christensen

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The Use of Alcohol Impregnated Port Catheters for Decreasing Central Line Infections in Acute Care, Shana M. Coons

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Impact of a Provider Flagging System on Increasing Ezetimibe Utilization in High-Cardiac Risk Adults, Janessa Creado

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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