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Projects from 2022
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
Grounds for a New Normal: Integration of Telenephrology in Rural Communities, Carolyn J. Mattson
Human Trafficking Education Module for Healthcare Providers: Reviewed and Informed by Survivors of Sex Trafficking, Katlyn Sargent Sheets
Impact of a Novel Application in Electrocardiogram Interpretation Confidence and Performance in Nurse Practitioner Students, Hailey Bobin Cole
Implementation of a Transitional Care Pilot Program to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions, Kaylin Martin
Implementing Eating Disorder Screening and Early Intervention in a Primary Care Clinic, Brandon Dukovic
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Education for Street-Involved Youth: Impact on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, Lizzie Simon
Nurse and Family Perceptions of Family-Centered Care in Phase I Recovery, Anjanette Allard
Pain Neuroscience Education as an Intervention for Chronic Pain, Corissa A. Sutton
Reducing Weight Bias: Creating an Anti-Weight Stigma Educational Simulation for Nurse Practitioner Students, Andrea A. Eickelmann
Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences and Other Determinants of Health in School Based Health Centers: A Program Evaluation, Olivia A. Domini
Simulation Use in Pre-Licensure Nursing Programs: Assuring Excellence in New Nurse Competence and Confidence, Suzan Griffis Knowles
Projects from 2020
Active Rehabilitation in Sports-Related Concussions: An Educational Intervention for Primary Care Providers, Lior Habinsky
Evaluating the Feasibility of Practice Change: The Use of the PHQ-2 in the Urgent Care Setting, Helena Laubach
Evaluating the Impact of a Depression Care Management Program, Natalie Dreyfoos
Improving Provider Confidence and Partnership With LGBT Patients Through Inclusivity and Education, Katherine Rowe
Improving Transgender Healthcare Experiences Using Photovoice, Amy Nelson
Nursing Satisfaction with the Electronic Medical Record: Implementing Meaningful Change at Seattle Children's Hospital, Mary T. Field
Projects from 2019
A Psychoeducational Support Group for Family Caregivers of Elders with Major Neurocognitive Disorder/ Dementia, Brooke D. Katz
Improving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Knowledge in Convenient Care Clinics: A Toolkit and Competency Training for Caregivers, Elizabeth M. Gallagher
Primary Care Panel Comanagement by a Physician and an Advanced Practice Clinician: Impact on Provider Burnout, Jennifer Strobel