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 2025
Quality Improvement Project Evaluating the Impact of a Structured Training Program on Cultural Competency Among Mental Health Providers in a Local Outpatient Clinic, Adedamola Adefioye
Policy Change: Analysis of Public Health Policies to Address Issues with Inclusivity Within the Hiring Process, Donna Barnes
Point-of-Care Lab Testing Reduces Lab Turn Around Times and Decreases Delays in Treatment, Arkayla Beamon
Enhancing Faculty Confidence and Candidate Selection: Evaluation of a Standardized Holistic Interview Rubric in Nursing Program Admission, Jennifer M. Bray
The Development of a Remediation Policy for High-Stakes Standardized Tests, Abigail R. Brundige
Implementation of Cognitive Therapy Online Modules to Impact Advanced Practice Leader Burnout: A Quality Improvement Project, Courtney Cambell
Quality Improvement Project Improving Self-Efficacy Among Urgent Care Staff through Medication Reconciliation Education, Jana M. Combs
Quality Improvement Project Implementing a Structured Communication Program for Academic Clinical Nursing Education, Ashley Daniel
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Tardive Dyskinesia Detection and Management Through AIMS Scale Utilization in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, Judeline Docteur
Using Educational Intervention to Impact Provider and Nurse Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Contingency Management at an SUD Clinic, Chinwe Egwudo
Enhancing Faculty Self-Efficacy in Student Retention through TEAS Reading Comprehension Score Education, Katina A. Ennis
The Impact of Mentorship on Burnout Among Novice Nurse Faculty, Lucas Gless
Quality Improvement Project Implementing Test Anxiety-Reducing Methods in Senior-Level Nursing Students, Ashley Brooke Gray
Impact of a Mentorship Program on School Nurse Confidence, Shanna Groom
Next-Gen Leaders: Cultivating Board Room Readiness for Emerging Nurse Professionals, Cheryl Nikol Hamilton
Improving Nursing Faculty's Self-efficacy for Pre-brief in High Fidelity Simulation: A Quality Improvement Project, Jamie Herron
Assessing and Improving Provider Knowledge and Comfort with Palliative Care Consultations: A Quality Improvement Project, Summer R. Hess
Quality Improvement Project Integrating Educational Program for School Faculty in Childhood Diabetes, Sharon Anna-Marie Hill
Quality Improvement Project: Empowering Nursing Instructors for Effective Simulation Facilitation, Brittahy N. Hilson
Quality Improvement Project Increasing Job Satisfaction Among Nurses, Sarah Hines
Quality Improvement Initiative: Implementing Wellness Visit (WV) Education to Improve Staff Self-Efficacy, Preston T. Holifield
Strategies for Sustainable Recruitment, Retention, and Engagement in State Nurse Organization, Carolyn E. Hunter Layne
The Impact of Automated Text Messaging System Education on the Self-Efficacy of Medical Office Staff, Jim S. Jorgensen
Quality Improvement Project Improving Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Self-Efficacy and Retention Through a Structured Mentorship Program, James Caleb Kent
Provider Burnout Related to Patient Satisfaction, Sherita A. Lee
Quality Improvement Project Impact of Impostor Phenomenon on Medical Personnel, Elizabeth L'Heureux
Enhancing Novice Nurse Educator Success: A Comprehensive Orientation and Mentorship Program, Emily R. Luther
Quality Improvement Project Fall Prevention Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Through Staff Education, Reena Mathew
Quality Improvement Project - Virtual Escape Rooms: A Teaching Strategy for Nurse Educators, Alisha McAfee
Controlling Hypertension in the African American Population through DASH Diet Education, Tanya K. McCaskill
Promoting Student Retention Through Mandatory Remediation, Randi McCoy
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Nursing Faculty Perception of Student Advising, Gayla Micek
Quality Improvement Project Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injury Utilizing Scott Triggers Education, Assessment, and Interventions, Lisette Miller
Enhancing Nursing Education: A Quality Improvement Project to Mitigate Incivility Among Faculty, Rebecca Mitschele
Building Confidence in Critical Thinking Through Faculty Implementation of Simulation, Melissa Morris
Enhancing Nurse Well-Being Through Mandatory Rest Breaks at a Hospital, Elise Njang
Nurses Confidence and Knowledge Improvement for Sleep in Sleep Hygiene Education, Rawda Nourain
A Quality Improvement Project Cultural Competency: A Project for Improving Culturally Competent Care Among Mental Health Providers, Lanre Olanrewaju
The Impact of Staff Education on Menopausal Care, Oluwatoyosi Olumide
Improving Access to Mental Health Care Using Telehealth, Lavern Palmer
Quality Improvement Project Structured Faculty Mentorship Program: A Quality Improvement Project, Nikki R. Pearson
Quality Improvement Project Implementing Comprehensive Foot Exams in Pediatric Patients with Diabetes, Jimmy Penn
Quality Improvement Project Impacting Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge and Self-Efficacy on Peripheral Artery Disease in an Outpatient Cardiovascular Clinic, Nikki Naphaphone Phanyoraj
The Effects of an Onboarding Checklist on Nursing Faculty Satisfaction, TaRessa W. Poole
Impacting Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Screening in the Primary Care Setting, Rosalyn Primus
The Effects of a Breastfeeding Educational Program on Nurses’ Self-Efficacy and Knowledge, Amanda Quinn
Quality Improvement Project Evidence-Based Practice for the Use of Lower FiO2 Concentration Amongst Pediatric Anesthesia Providers, Brittany Raines
Enhancing Simulation Debriefing in Nursing Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Rebecca L. Ray
Development of Policy Related to Test Anxiety in High-Stakes Environment, Jancy J. Sabu
Quality Improvement Project Educating Nursing Faculty on the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric in Simulation, Tiffany Shivers
Quality Improvement Project Nursing Lab Instructors’ Experiences Using a Structured Prebriefing Tool in Simulation Education, Avion Smith-Samms
Quality Improvement Project Improving Tele-Sitter Usage in the Surgical Trauma PCU, Stephanie R. Stone
Evaluating the Impact of Auscultation Task Trainer on Faculty Teaching Health Assessment Course in a BSN Program, Marie Leonie Tampus
Assessment of Faculty Perception of Flipped Classroom Pedagogy, Jincymol Thomas
Impact of Hidden Populations Through Faculty Identification and Intervention in Higher Education, Jimmie K. Wetmore
Quality Improvement Project Impact of Multidisciplinary Patient Education on Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate, Jeanne P. Williams
DNP Project: Research Study Using Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Reduction in Undergraduate Nursing Students, Jennifer Williams
Quality Improvement Project Advancing Success in Nursing Education: An Evidence-Based Approach to Remediation, Jessica Wilson
Scholarly Projects from 2024
Quality Improvement Project: Fall Prevention Among Older Adults in SNF Through Staff Education and Hourly Rounding, Reshmi Abraham
Quality Improvement Project Integrating Telemedicine to Reduce Patient No-Shows, Ferdinand Akoko
From Knowledge Gap to Empowerment: Patient-operated Insulin Pump Management for Bedside Nurses, Bernadette J. Amao
Impact of Gamification in an Online RN to BSN Program, Deosha Anderson
Evaluating The Use of a Standardized Prebriefing Tool with Novice Simulation Facilitators, Ciara Berry
Improving Student Perceptions of Collaboration by Using Interprofessional Education, Valerie L. Beshears
Microlearning in Asynchronous Online RN to BSN Program, Chandra Carter
Debriefing Orientation for Novice Simulation Faculty, Cindy M. Carter
Student Academic Success System, Brandi Castle
Decreasing Anxiety During Nursing Skills Evaluation in First-Semester Nursing Students, Terri Davis
Navigating Change: Cultivating Faculty Support for Curriculum Revision through the 4Ms Framework, Sarah Dearing
Educating Nursing Faculty in Mindfulness Practices to Reduce Students’ Anxiety Pre-Simulation, Virginia Gonzalez
Enhancing Student Simulation Debriefing Using Video Recording, Lisa Hall
Medical Assistants Adherence to the JNC-8 Guidelines in a Primary Care Clinic, Mary Jacob
Enhancing Family Nurse Practitioner Education Through End-of-Life Simulation: A Quality Improvement Project, Deborah Jamison
The Impact of Improved Staff Education and Equipment Competency on Enhancing Hypertension Knowledge in Patients at a Rural Urgent Care Clinic, Mekeilah Johnson
Transition to Success: Development of a Nursing Faculty Orientation Program, Christine Kaiser
Health Policy: Food Allergy Restaurant Education Law, Joanna Ko
Improving Empathy with Simulation: A Quality Improvement Project, Jami Layne
Quality Improvement Project: The Bidirectional Relationship Among Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease, Sarah Martinez
Improving Hypertension Management in the Family Care Practice Through the Education of Clinical Staff on JNC-8 Guidelines, Shiny Michael
Determining the Impact of a Diabetes Logbook in Improving Self-Care Among African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes, Winifred Moore
The Effectiveness of Pressure Injury Prevention through Educational Intervention within the Long-term Care Setting, Ashley Nunley
Collegiality and Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Faculty, Kelsey Phillips
lncreasing Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking Skills Using the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model in Licensed Nursing, Kathryn Roberts
Impact of an Education Program on Screening for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Lauren Rucker
Quality Improvement Project: Incivility in Nursing Education: Utilizing an educational Module and Professionalism Guide to Address Incivility in a Nursing Students, Jennifer Schadler
Nursing Shortage Crisis: Can Implementing Supplemental Instruction Impact Nursing Students' Success in Nursing Programs?, Lauren Smith
Evaluation of a Peer Mentoring Program in Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Quality Improvement Project, Leigh E. Swartzendruber
