Dissertations/Capstones from 2025
Reducing Colonoscopy Cancellations Saves Lives, A Quality Improvement Project, Jennifer L. Brosnan
Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotics for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections, Megan A. Carullo
Assessing the effect of increasing the frequency of COPD Assessment Test utilization on rehospitalization rates for home health patients, Rebecca Goldberg
The Impact of Structured Weekend Group Therapy on Restraints, Seclusion and Length of Stay on Inpatient Psychiatric Units, Victoria Grau
The Impact of Health Promotion Home Visits on Loneliness in an Older Adult Population, Jean M. Herb
Screening for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and the Female Athlete Triad in Female Undergraduate Collegiate Athletes: A Quality Improvement Project, Maria A. Marziano
Decreasing Charting Errors On an Antepartum Testing Unit, Morley Mullins
Utilizing a Virtual Discharge Nurse to Help Decrease Patient Length of Stay and Improve Earlier Discharge Times, Carol A. Romano
Cultivating Civility, Courtney Ruck
CUS+E: Creating a Culture of Safety Through Improved Communication Within Perioperative Services, Sunilka Thompson
Dissertations/Capstones from 2024
Utilizing a Structured Music Therapy Program for Adolescents with Anxiety and Depression, Amy Haagen
Enhancing Commercial Driver Safety Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Through Educational Intervention, Wendy Mortimer
Screening for Postpartum Depression in Mothers whose Newborns are Admitted to the NICU: A Quality Improvement Project, Megan Mustachio
Use of a Clinical Pathway in the Management of Magnet Ingestion in the Pediatric Population, Kelly Pruden
Information Impact on Home-Based Palliative Care Admissions, Donna Rugh
Optional Depression Screening in College Health, Brittany Schugsta
Implementation of a Nonpharmacological Sleep Bundle in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Kristen Talvacchia
Safeguarding Sleep: A Comparative Analysis of a Non-pharmacological Sleep Protocol in the ICU to Prevent Delirium, Rebecca Walsh
Dissertations/Capstones from 2023
Digital Preoperative Education for Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery and Effect on Outcomes, Kelley Culley
The Impact of An Electronic Handoff Tool on Transfer Times from the Emergency Department to the Observation Unit, Lorie Fosbenner
Anticoagulation Adherence in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with a Scheduled Cardioversion, Caitlin Naimo
Effect of Telemonitoring and As Needed Patient Support on PAP Adherence, Saoirse Owens
Impact of an APRN Directed Workflow Change on Outpatient Palliative Care Referral Acceptance Rates, Stefanie Rashti
The Effect of Patient Reminders on Patient Engagement With Digital Preoperative Education, Christine Reger
Dissertations/Capstones from 2022
Hypothermic Patient Warming in a Pediatric Emergency Department, Daniel Bileth
Prevalence of Steroid Induced Hyperglycemia in Oncology Patients, Dawn Hornberger
Mindfulness and the Veteran: Increasing Veteran Participation in Mindfulness Programs at a VA Medical Center, Cynthia Lang-Groening
Identification and Screening of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure, Anne Truscott
The Effectiveness of an APRN-led Pain Service on Patient Satisfaction Scores: A Retrospective Analysis, Maripatricia Welz-Bosna
Dissertations/Capstones from 2021
The Use of Shared Decision Making and its Effect on Antibiotic Prescriptions, Jennifer Fernandes
Catheter-to-Vessel Ratio and Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: A Retrospective Review of Records, Kristin Hartner
Improvement of Stroke Alerting Process Utilizing Haiku, an EHR Based Alerting System, Michele Sellers
Utilizing Video Education to Improve Self-Care in Heart Failure Population at Home, Adrienne Wharry
Dissertations/Capstones from 2020
Patient Satisfaction with Nurse Versus Non-Nurse Post-Discharge Outreach, Iyore Adonri
Every Drop Counts: Quantifying Blood Loss Can Lead to Early Detection and Intervention for Postpartum Hemorrhage, Christina Bouikidis
Antimicrobial Stewardship in an Urgent-Primary Care Clinic, Jian Connell
Creating Restful Environments: Applying Evidenced-Based Interventions to Increase the Patients Perceptions of Room Quietness at Night, Timothy Marks
Enhancing Patient Portal Usage, Patricia Pawling
Prehospital Use of Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes in Pediatric Patients: Thematic Analysis of Barriers to Practice Change., Thomas E. Pearson
Evaluating the Implementation of a Risk Screening Tool to Decrease the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Lauren E. Stoltzfus
Heart Failure Self-Care At Home, Dinah Warren
Dissertations/Capstones from 2019
The ABCDE Bundle : A QI Tool to Reduce the ICU Stay, Cynthia Bembry-Weiser
A Primary Care Weight Loss Program with an Intensive Behavioral Therapy including Diet and Exercise Education, Karen Detweiler
A Behavior-Focused Assessment of Hand Hygiene Practice and Associated Factors Among Students at an Upper Elementary School in Pennsylvania, Roseline Ekuta
Hospital Readmission Reduction Through Pulmonary Rehabilitation, James Johnson
Implementation of a Team-Based Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Program, Michelle Keating-Sibel
FluFIT Program, Shannon Romano
Implementation of Fall T.I.P.S. (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) will decrease the number of falls that occur on the Acute Care Unit at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tracey Schoen and Tracey Schoen
Dissertations/Capstones from 2018
The Effect of Lavender on Emotional Well-Being, Jean Byrd
Identifying Predictive Factors of Terminal Agitation in Hospice Patients: A Retrospective Study, Rynda Ganster
Evaluating a Practice Change Initiative to Promote Early Skin-to-Skin Contact After Cesarean Birth, Michelle Kensey
A State Assessment of Trauma Providers Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain, Amanda McNicholas
An Assessment of Self-Care of Heart Failure in Patients Experiencing Hospital Readmission or Observation Stay, Rebecca Mountain
Improving Condom Use in Undergraduate College Students, Samantha Wesner