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Projects from 2024
A Depression Clinical Decision Pathway for Oncology Nurses, Anna Rasmussen
A Health Needs Assessment of an Unhoused Population to Influence Policies and Procedures within an RN-Run Clinic, Freedom Kelley and Sarah Madison
Animal Assisted Therapy and its Effect on Loneliness in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study, Christina Pynda
Comparing IV Tenecteplase and Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Community Hospital in the Pacific Northwest: Which Yields Better Outcomes?, Hanqi Kelly Mao
Decreasing Therapeutic Inertia in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Gabe Raphael Wortman
Designing a Community-Level Hypertension Management Program for Rural Vietnam, Lisa Nguyen
Enhancing Equitable Care in Mental Health by Educating Staff on Providing Cultural Humility Care: An Improvement Study in a Community Mental Health Setting, Myriam Pierre Oluyinka
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Vaginal Breech Birth Training Program, Kathleen Lynch and Rachel MacKriell
Evaluating the Efficacy of the Diabetic Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Program Among Asian Americans with Type 2 Diabetes, Joanne Saivong
Evaluation of Pain Neuroscience Education Among Veterans with Chronic Pain, Amanda Black and Tandeep Kaur
Implementation and Evaluation of an In-service Training on Gestational Diabetes for Non-CDCES Staff Nurses, Sogol Sedghi
Implementation of Non-pharmacological Sleep Checklist in Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to Decrease Delirium, Recine Anne Alinea and Nancy Lamptey
Implementing Team-Based and Virtual Nursing Models to Improve Achievement of Quadruple Aims, Bedane Geleta
Improving Integrated Care through an Interprofessional Communication Education Module using TeamSTEPPS®, Hailey Drangsholt and Natalie Truong
Improving Patient Care of Adults Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah Korbonits
Increasing Rates of Secondary Referral Services in the Outpatient Setting for Patients with Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus, Steven Barrett
Indoor Hospital Navigation Utilizing Personal Cell Phone Wayfinding Technology, Winnie Cheung
Ketamine in Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Alka Christnacht
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in a Community Mental Health Clinic, Hannah Magness
Nursing Staff Training on Compounded Intranasal Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression, Rimisha Lal and Gabrielle Son
Provider Navigation of Cannabis Use Among Patients Who Seek Reproductive Healthcare, Hemavattie Ramtahal
Rapid Response Education for Acute Care Registered Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants, Christine Le
Reducing Sepsis Morbidity and Mortality through EHR Screening Tools and Nurse-Led Sepsis Bundles in the Acute Care Setting, Jennifer Sargent
The Impact of a Brief Educational Intervention on Prescribing Rates of SGLT2 Inhibitor in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Benjamin Hocutt
The Integration of a Telehealth Service for College Students: A Program Evaluation, Daniel Tamayo
Projects from 2023
Advancing Nutritional Psychiatry: Cultivating Knowledge and Confidence in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Anne Marie Patterson
Barriers to Attending Vaginal Breech Birth in the American Healthcare System: A Qualitative Analysis, Hilary Schumer
Caring for Fat Bodies: Bridging the Gap Between Intention and Practice in Primary Care, Sadie Pile
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors in Vaccine Decision-making in Parents of School-aged Children, David Misslbeck
Critical Analysis of an Awake Prone Positioning Protocol at a Community Hospital, Alesia Filitovich
Education Program on Safe Medication Administration for Nursing Assistants, Amy Tat
Identifying Barriers to Intimate Partner Violence Screening amongst Primary Care Staff, Marie Roderick
Improving the Delivery of Preconception Counseling in Primary Care Settings: A Student-Focused, Isla Oliver
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for Mental Health Conditions, Michelle Julseth and Andrea Schneider
Measuring the Impact and Satisfaction Rates of Promotores de Salud-led Health Programs in Yakima County, Isabela T. Ahumada-Reyna and Ravneet Nahal-Purewal
Needs Assessment to Improve Sepsis Bundle Compliance in the Emergency Department, Jenesa Chin and Rae Maierhofer
No Blood Test for Bipolar, No Dura Mater Scan for Depression: Accuracy in Diagnosing Mood Disorders, Duane Patterson
Nurse-Provided Foot Care for Populations with Severe Mental Illness: A Phenomenological and Swanson’s Theory of Caring Approach, Sarah M. Foster
Older Adults in Primary Care with Substance Use Disorders: Assessment of Self-Perceived Confidence Following Implementation of a Treatment Toolkit for Providers, Cordelia R. Cochran
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Program: Participant Factors for Retention and Motivation for Treatment, Javier Barrero and Victoria Strickland
Optimizing Asthma Treatment in the Practice Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Brooke Gibson
Reducing Coercive Measures to Improve Patient and Staff Safety by Increasing the Frequency of Risk Assessment, Fonabei Ayongaba and Ethan Raether
Self-Confidence in Clinical Decision-Making via Simulation among Pre-Clinical Nurse Midwifery Students: Addressing a Challenge, Aurora Vandewark
The Impact of Mobile Integrated Healthcare on 911 Use and Patient Activation, Jocelin Olin
The Integration of a Behavioral Health Provider in a University Health Center, Patricia M. Joyce
The Perspective of Care Providers about Barriers to Medication Adherence among Asian, Chanraksmey Hok
Trauma-Informed Care Training in the Women’s Healthcare Setting, Aimee D’Avignon
Understanding Skin Tear Prevalence and Treatment: A Quality Improvement Project, Phoebe Horvath
Utilizing the Butterfly Hug to Reduce Distress in Emergency Department Nurses, Darian Hawke
Zone Tools for Symptomatic Heart Failure:A Mixed-Methods Approach, Devaswa Bhagawati
Projects from 2022
Adult Depression Screening in Primary Care, Jeremy Bang
A Formative Evaluation Using RE‐AIM Framework for Enhanced Shelter Services, Raissa Meegan
An Evaluation of a Palliative Care Consult Screening Tool for the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Justin Yoshimoto
A Public Health Critical Race Praxis Approach to Anti-Racism in Nursing Academia, Nawaf Alfaouri
Assessing staff knowledge of HCV and perceived barriers to treatment at an integrated substance use disorder clinic, Samuel Medick
BE-FAST Assessments in Emergency Departments to Increase Recognition of Posterior Circulation Strokes, Hannah Kramer and Alvina Wong
Best Practices for Health Equity and Antiracism Curriculum for Healthcare Workers regarding SB 5229, Amanda Osei and Iman Yunis
Building Resources for Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: A Sexual Health Toolkit, Emma Lieuwen
Caring for Patients with Obesity: An Intervention to Reduce Bias in Healthcare, Anne S. Balentine
Educating Primary Care Providers to Include Community Health Care Workers Within a Healthcare System, Bobbi Beard
Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce: An Evaluation of Multicare’s Nurse Pipeline Program, McKenzie Golden
Evaluating Levels of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Women Undergoing IVF Treatments, Melinda Eng
Evaluating the Quality of Electronic Decision Aids for Birth Control and Recommendations for Practice in Primary Care, Diane Beary and Linda Lee
Expanding Suicidality Triage to Primary Care Nurses: Improving Confidence and Knowledge, Gabrielle Geiger
Exploring Current Practices of Pediatric Providers Serving Transgender/Gender Non- Conforming (TGNC) Youth 12 Years of Age and Under in the Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho Region, Perry Loiselle and Luke Van de Krol
Group-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education for Somali population with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hamdi Abdi
Healthcare Disparities in Rural Veterans, Matthew Johnson
Identifying and Addressing Racial Disparities at STEP’s Suboxone Clinic Program Requirements, Maye Ismail
Implementation of a Patient Satisfaction Survey: A Pilot Project, Amy Brenner
Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Compassion Fatigue and Burnout, Mario Velasquez
Improving Access to Appropriate Level of Psychiatric Care for Youth in Washington State, Natasha Zamora
Improving Continuity of Mental Health Care for Women: Jail Release to Community Re-entry, Janin Khaleel
Improving the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program Through Enhanced Preceptor Education, Janelle Schwittay
Mindfulness for Inpatient Psychiatric Clinical Staff: Designing and Evaluating a Pilot Intervention to Reduce Stress and Burnout, Daniel Brusser
Nurses Perceived Barriers to Performing Bedside Reports, Victoria Odoh
Nursing Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients An Educational Model for Forensic Nurse Examiners, Shoshana Dickerson
Optimizing Food Access in The Enhanced Shelter Environment: A Policy Evaluation Project, Reanna Moore
Preventing Kernicterus: Racial Equity for Neonatal Jaundice, Sarah Christensen
Standardizing Substance Use Screening and Increasing Access to Harm-Reducing Treatment Through a Pilot Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Sydney Berkman and Lianabell Soto-Silva
Use of Virtual Resources for Older Adults with Mild Depressive Symptoms, Stephanie Sirisithi
Venous Ulcer Wound Care Management, Sonam Dolkar
Projects from 2021
Aiding Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Prediabetes Among High-Risk Medicare Patients in a Primary Care Setting, Manaye Utaile
A Provider Toolbox on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women of Color in the Primary Care Setting, Ellerey C. Nelson
Barriers for Individuals with Prediabetes from Enrolling in the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, Shokouh Pardakhtim, Negin Kourehpazan, and Randal C. Claussen
Barriers to Effective Implementation of Contingency Management in Outpatient Treatment of Methamphetamine, Emma A. Nauman
Building Resilience: Piloting a Mindful Self-Compassion and Stress-Management Program for Youth, John A. Hinrichs
Catching up with HPV Immunization: An Educational Video for College Students, Behrooz R. Soleimani
Context Matters: Evaluating the Influence of Patient Demographics and In-Patient Care Parameters on Breastfeeding Outcomes Associated with the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, Sarah Vivian Martin
Depressive Disorders and Substance Abuse Screening in Pediatric Primary Care Using PHQ-A and CRAFFT Screening Tools, Lemuel M. Gitari
Efficacy of An Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transition Care Program: A Program Evaluation, Sarah Schwaegler
Evaluating the Impact of Federal Mental Health Policy: An Analysis of How Federal Deinstitutionalization Impacted Persons with Severe Mental Illness, Jillian K. Douglas
Examination of Nurses’ Perceptions, Beliefs, and Conceptions Related to Rapid Bedside Implementation of Prone Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alyssa Poghen and Emily La Riviere
Gap Analysis, Development, and Evaluation of an Advanced Practice Clinician Mentorship Program, Boyon Yun