Supported by distinguished A-State faculty, doctoral nursing practice students examine contemporary topics including healthcare informatics, alternate population health, ethical healthcare and the rapidly evolving study of diseases. Then, they practice applying these newly acquired competencies through clinical opportunities which culminate in their capstone project.
Scholarly Projects from 2026
Quality Improvement Project: Provider Knowledge Improvement for Care of the Severely Hypertensive Obstetric Patient, Victoria Abramowitz
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Nursing Knowledge and Confidence of Dysglycemia in Pediatric Oncology Patients, Lindley Abrams
Improving Benzodiazepine Refill Workflow and Communication via Telehealth Using a Standardized SBAR Protocol, Hendricks Agwu
Improving Cultural Competence Among Healthcare Professionals Through a Targeted Staff Training Program, Oyindamola Akinkugbe
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact of Hypertension Management Education in Primary Care, Toyin K. Aliu
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Through Provider Education in Primary Care, Leikasha Allen
Quality Improvement Project: Implementing the 2025 AHA Hypertension Guidelines in Rural Primary Care, Johanna M. Alvarez
Quality Improvement Project: Addressing Appointment Non-Adherence Through Social Needs Screening, Dorathy Anderson
Improving Provider Confidence in Suicide-Risk Screening Through Training on a SAFE-T-Guided Pathway at Intake, Shukairo Mack Baker
Quality Improvement Project: Reimplementation of Bedside Reporting, Veronicah Banga
Quality Improvement Project: Integrating Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Criteria into a Local Community College's Nursing Curriculum, Breanna C. Bell
Quality Improvement Project: Determining Impact of Mental Health Screening Provider Training, Sherri Bennett
Quality Improvement Project: Advancing Personalized Depression Care in Outpatient Psychiatry, Jillian K. Benoit
Quality Improvement Project: Leveling Pharmacology: A Faculty Development Initiative, Allison Berg
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact of Proper Utilization of Suicidal Ideation Screening Tools, Anuoluwapo Bode-Oloye
Quality Improvement Project: Enhancing Self-Efficacy Through INACSL Standards Training, Amy Bortner
Quality Improvement Project: Empowering Change: Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve AI Use in Pedagogy, Amanda Boyle
Addressing Faculty Gaps in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, Shea Brock
Quality Improvement Project: Evaluating the Impact of an Emotional Support Program for Nurses in a Rural Outpatient Clinic, Tosheta Brown Greenfield
Standardizing Patient-Centered and Trauma-Informed Communication Practices Among Staff in a Behavioral Health Setting, JayLa Brown
From Novice to Effective: Strengthening Clinical Education in Nursing, Stephanie Campbell
The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Novice Nurses’ Knowledge of Pressure Injury Prevention, Michelle "Mikki" Cantu
Impact of Provider Confidence and Psychiatric Referrals Through Education and Implementation of the GAD-7 Anxiety Screening Tool in an Outpatient Family Clinic, Maceline E. Check
Impact of Cannabis Use Screening and Early Intervention in Outpatient Psychiatric Settings, Theresa Chibuoke
Quality Improvement Project: Integrating Depression Screening into Adult Wellness Visits in a Primary Care Clinic, Nina Denchukwu
Improving Lunch Break to Enhance Nurse Happiness and Job Satisfaction, Evelyn O. Dumkwu
Standardizing Hypertension Care in an Occupational Medicine Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Carolyn Duncan
Quality Improvement Project: Early Screening for Kidney Disease in Primary Care Clinics, Binsy Easow
Implementation of a Standardized Suicide Risk Screening Protocol Using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) in an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Kemisola Ebietomiye
Quality Improvement Project: Telehealth Follow-up After Psychiatric Hospital Discharge, Ikemi Echeng
Implementation of a Nurse-Led Discharge Protocol to Impact Nurse Confidence and Optimize Transitional Care Management, Jessi-Ann Elrod
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact of Provider Education on Antipsychotic Medication Side Effects, Anthony Emego
Embedding Social Determinants of Health into Maternal Simulation Scenarios: Enhancing Nursing Staff Awareness of Equity-Based Education, Sherina Evans
Quality Improvement Project: Electronic Consent's Influence on Consent Error Rates, Alexis Fogle
Quality Improvement Project : Educating Critical Care Nurses on Braden Scale and SSKIN Care Bundle to Impact Pressure Injuries, Andrea Garrett
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Confidence and Clinical Judgment through Simulation Remediation in Nursing Students, Erica Gillespie
Impacting Provider Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Care in Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Targeted Educational Interventions, Aganaba Alabi Anike Grace
Quality Improvement Project: Impact of Faculty Competency and Classroom Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clydea Hale
Quality Improvement Project The Impact of the INTERACT “Stop and Watch Tool” in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Lorraine Hicks
Quality Improvement Project: GPT Prompts as Tools for Cultural Competence in Undergraduate Nursing Education, Elizabeth K. Hobbs
Quality Improvement Project: Faculty Development for Understanding and Utilization of Exam Data, Deanne Hutchens
Enhancing Shared Decision-Making in Mental Health Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Joanna L. Hysler
Quality Improvement Project: Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care Education in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Ornela Claude Ika
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact of Self-Assessed Quality of Sleep on Illness Experience and Job Satisfaction Among Night Shift Nurses, Eunice Ikpekpe
Quality Improvement Project: Reducing Medication Errors to Improve Patient Safety, Paulina Irish
A Quality Improvement Project: Impacting Communication Perceptions Among Nursing Staff and Providers Regarding Perioperative Medication Management Impacting Anesthesia Care, Demetria Jefferson
Quality Improvement Project: Implementation of a Screening Tool for Postpartum Depression, Yaminah Johnson
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Provider Workflow and Documentation for Routine Mental Health Screening in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Sharon Uchechi Joshua
Quality Improvement Project: Enhancing Nurse Communication, Courtesy, and Respect at the Bedside, Rachel Kemp
Quality Improvement Project From Novice-To-Expert: Training Nurse Faculty on Virtual Simulation, Dae'Visha Kinniebrew
Impact of Provider Self-Efficacy on Caring for Patients with Prediabetes, David R. Knight
The Impact of Implementing a Discharge Tool on Nurses’ Confidence and Press Ganey Patient Survey Scores in Discharge Planning, Cristan Ledbetter
Training Faculty for Skills Evaluation: A Quality Improvement Project, Shelley Leezer
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact of a Safety Coach Program in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royanne Lickliter
Quality Improvement Project: Experienced Nurse to Novice Adjunct Educator: Bridging the Gap, Karen Liddy
Quality Improvement Project: Reducing Test Anxiety: Faculty Training for Supporting Students, Chichi Markham
Quality Improvement Project: Improve Patient Show Rate for Appointments at the Outpatient Diabetic Clinic, Smitha Mathew
Quality Improvement Project: The Critical Role of Provider Knowledge in The Golden Hour, Kimberly McGlothan
Implementing an Evidence-based Practice Training Program to Impact Nursing Skills Competency and Self-efficacy in a Long-term Care Facility, Angela McKnight
Quality Improvement Project: Faculty Preparedness for Recognition, De escalation, and Reporting of Violence in Clinical Education Settings, Dawn "DeeDee" D. Moline
Quality Improvement Project: Impact of an Escape Room Simulation Tool on Nursing Confidence, Farren M. Moore
Improving Exam Scores: Alternative Next Generation Questions in Curriculum, April Morgan
Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness Through Professional Development for Part-Time Nursing Faculty, Amanda Moss
Evaluation of Implementation of an Evidence-Based Screening Tool for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause, Anna L. Myers
Implementation of a Mentoring Toolkit: A Quality Improvement Project, Joshlyn Neu
Enhancing Provider Self-Efficacy and Documentation in Hypertension Management, Stephanie Nsiah
Quality Improvement Project: Impacting Staff Confidence in Recognizing HIV Medication Adherence, Joy Nwansi-Iro
Quality Improvement Project: The Influence of Education on Provider Self-Efficacy and Utilization of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), Doreen Nwaogwugwu
The Impact of Provider Medication Reconciliation Education on Hospital Readmissions in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Vivian Nwozu
Promoting Trauma-Informed Practices Through Staff Education, Ediomi Enebong Oduwole
Quality Improvement Project: Evaluating the Impact of Provider Education on SBIRT on Screening for SUDs, Faith Ogala
Quality Improvement Project: Impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Nurse Burnout in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Chinenye Okafor
Enhancing Healthcare Provider Confidence and Accuracy in Performing and Documenting the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, Victoria Okoani-Nneji
Quality Improvement Project: Effectiveness of Staff Education on Fall Prevention, Theresa Oahre Okoyomo
Quality Improvement Project: Implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist to Improve Adherence to Time-out at In-Office Procedure, Funke Osaremwinda
Optimizing Patient Adherence Through Improved Technology-Based Communication by Enhancing Staff Efficiency at an Opiate Treatment Program Clinic, Jennifer Parsons
Quality Improvement Project: Improving ADN Faculty Professional Development Through Simulation Training, Sharon Haley Peace
Enhancing Cultural Competency Through Training in a Primary Care Clinic, Rogelio Perez III
Quality Improvement Project: Emergency Preparedness in Urgent Care: Impacting Competency Among Medical Assistants, Sarah Pettyjohn
New Nurse Faculty Mentorship: A Quality Improvement Project, Kimberly B. Porter
Quality Improvement Project: Implementing a Standardized Psychiatric Handoff Tool to Impact Nurse-to-Nurse Communication in an Acute Care Psychiatric Setting, Andrea Ranglin-Johnson
Hypothermia Management in Adult Trauma Patients: Enhancing Nursing Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in the Emergency Department, Shannon M. Rapert
