Doctoral Projects from 2016
LGBT Client Satisfaction at a University-Associated Primary Care Center, Christopher M. Bouma
A Standardized Palliative Care Referral Workflow and Educational In-Service at an Outpatient Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Rachel E. Cardosa
Population Health Management Risk Assessment Tool Validation: Directing Resource Utilization, Sonya L. Christensen
Communication Process Improvement among Bedside Nursing Staff on a Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Unit, Lauren Dice Smith
Use of Culturally Tailored Media to Increase HIV Screening Among African Americans, Leda Evans
A Process Improvement Project: Demonstrating a Patient Portal to Increase Enrollment and Use in an Underserved Population with Chronic Illness, Jonathan Gibson
Screening Initiative for Non-Stroke Geriatric Inpatients, Kimberly Harper
Development of a Toolkit to Evaluate Efficacy of the Respecting Choices© System of Advance Care Planning, Nicole M. Harpold
Quality Improvement Initiative in Transplant Diabetes Care: Needs Assessment and Protocol Development, Dawn Korson
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Exercise Program for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis, Tiffany Kuipers
Implementation of the Evidence-Based COPE Intervention in an Elementary Classroom to Promote Mental Health, Maria McCormick
Development of a Protocol for Implementing the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit in a Primary Care Setting, Jennifer M. Ohman
Health Literacy Assessment and the Meaningful Use Incentive of Providing Clinical Summaries in an Underserved, Hypertensive Population, Tami Pettenger
Implementing Spirometry-Driven Evidence-Based Asthma Care in a Primary Care Practice, Douglas C. Rau
Implementation of a SMART Goal Intervention for Diabetic Patients: A Practice Change in Primary Care, Mackenzie Swanson
Evaluating the Use of the Asthma Action Plan and the Asthma Control Test by Providers in a Primary Care Office after Implementation into the Electronic Health Record, Claudia N. Turkson-Ocran
Physical Activity Assessment and Intervention among Adult Patients at a Community Health Center, Michelle L. VanDenToorn
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Community-Based Antenatal Education Program, Jennifer L. Zachary
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to the Patient-Centered Medical Home as a Means of Meeting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Requirements, Katie M. Alfredson
A Process Improvement Toolkit to Guide the Attainment of Meaningful Use Stage 2 Requirements, Katie M. Alfredson
The Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Community Program for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity, Katelyn Bailey
The Evaluation of Select Lifestyle Behavior Modification Following Participation in a Comprehensive Weight Management Clinic, Jennifer L. Bowling
The Development of an Evidence-Based Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness Plan for a College Health Center, Julie Cooper
A Cyberbullying Needs Assessment in a Middle School Population: Identifying a Direction for Nurses, Ashley M. Eggleston
Implementation of a Treatment Plan in a Rural Health Clinic for Patients with a Diagnosis of Migraine Headache, Darleen C. Hoffert
Implementation of Transitional Care Management Services in a Rural, Heart Failure Clinic in the Midwest, Tiffany L. Hornbeck
Implementation of Motivational Interviewing in a Multidisciplinary HIV Clinic in an Academic Medical Setting, Lucy Ledesma
Exploration of Chemotherapy Safe-Handling Practices and Identification of Knowledge Deficits among Oncology Nurses in the Ambulatory Care Setting, Cheryl A. VerStrate
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Enhancing Communication, Satisfaction, and Self Efficacy in High-Risk Prenatal Women Using ‘Ask Me 3’, Cynthia A. Betterly
Perceptions of Residential Elders Following Facilitated Advance Care Planning, Teresa M. Boersma
The Influence of Supportive Nursing Leadership in Staff Nurse Retention, Theresa L. Dawson
An Evidence-Based Approach for the Implementation of an Osteoporosis Educational and Exercise Intervention Among Perimenopausal Women, Joanne Maura Cecile Finazzi
A Process Improvement for the Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care, James Raymond Fix
Implementing an Integrative Pre and Post-Operative Educational Intervention for Older Adults Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Carolyn Marie Fox
An Evidence-Based Educational Intervention for Staff Nurses and the Rapid Response Team, Grace Katherine Gembrowski
Use of the COPE Intervention for Depressed Adolescents, Lindsey R. Jelsma
Primary Care Assessment and Interventions to Improve Physical Activity Among Insufficiently Active Adults Ages 18 Through 64 Years Old, Thomas A. Sanchez
School-Based Nurse Managed Health Centers, Sylvia J. Simons
An Evidence-Based Evaluation of Medication Barcode Scanning Acceptance in a Community Hospital, Marie M. VanderKooi
Using a Mental Health Board Game Intervention to Reduce Mental Illness Stigma Among Nursing Students, Anna Kristina Wassink
Protecting the Skin of Older Adults Through Surveillance and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Beginning in Emergency Services, Jennifer L. Zoeteman
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Helping Kids Move: The Implementation of the CATCH Program in a Group of Middle School Students, Erin Michelle Chillag
An Evidence Based Evaluation of the Nursing Handover Process for Emergency Department Admissions, Karen Sue Delrue
A Nursing Intervention to Improve Nutrition for Health Promotion for a Vulnerable Urban Adult Group, Meridell Joy Gracias
An Evidence-based Approach for the Development of a Sexual Health and Wellness Program for University Students, Kimberly Lynn Lanning
Severe Mental Illness in Adults and Physical Health Outcomes, Kathryn L. Speeter
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Quality and Safety Education in Newly Hired RNs and RNs in Staff Leadership Roles, Dennis Alan Bertch
Improving Breastfeeding Knowledge, Self-Efficacy and Intent through a Prenatal Education Program, Kelli Marie Damstra
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in the Long-Term Acute Care Setting, Mary Lisbeth Dougherty MSN RN AOCNA
Using Case Studies and Videotaped Vignettes to Facilitate the Development of Critical Thinking Skills in New Graduate Nurses, Barbara Louise Hooper
Hepatitis C Treatment: A Community-Based, Multidisciplinary Approach to Increase Access and Improve Health Perceptions, Elaine A. Leigh
Meeting Teens Where They Are: The Feasibility of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Depressed Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care, Jaclynn Lea Lubbers
Evaluating Health Care Services for the Medically Underserved Residents of a Western Michigan Lakeshore Community, Emily Jane Quiney
Early Program Evaluation of the Impact of ELNEC Communication Education on Registered Nurse Death Anxiety and Communication Apprehension Scores, Carol Fitzgerald Robinson MS, RN
An Evidence-Based Approach for the Development of a Health and Wellness Program within a Community Center for Older Adults, Rebecca Jawahir Sypniewski
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Pediatric Nurses' Death Anxiety and Level of Comfort in Approaching Families of Dying Children, Elizabeth J. Cook
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Development of an Evidence-Based Program to Address Burnout and Resilience in Nursing, Heather Zink
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Alteration in Growth and Development: A Nursing Diagnosis Validation Study, Cynthia Peltier Coviak
