School of Nursing DNP Final Projects
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The School of Nursing at Oakland University offers a DNP Program that builds upon the university’s long tradition of civic engagement and reform-oriented advocacy. The DNP program provides students with a holistic perspective that enables them to exercise high-impact, results-based health care leadership. The completion of a DNP Final Project is required for graduation; it demonstrates synthesis of the course work and lays the foundation for future scholarship. The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Handbook provides more specific information and policies related to the project.
Beginning in 2021, the DNP Final Projects are collected here and made publicly available.
Recent Submissions
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Evaluation of a COVID-19 Surgical Scheduling Guideline using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation AGREE II Instrument
Introduction/Background Since the beginning of the SARS-COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, the operating room and surgical care has undergone vast change. At its start, COVID-19 infection caused many elective surgeries ... -
Best Practice Analgesic Management for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Procedures at Corewell Health East - Royal Oak
Background: Non-opioid analgesics and analgesic adjuncts have been used successfully in a variety of surgical procedures, including minimally invasive gynecologic procedures that elicit pain via uterine muscle cramps. ... -
A Quality Improvement Initiative: A Patient Education Video for Enhancing Postoperative Pain Management
Background/Purpose: The current opioid epidemic remains as one of the most severe public health crises in history. The perioperative setting is often where an initial exposure to opioids occurs, not only as a key component ... -
The Role of Point of Care Ultrasound During Airway Assessment
Background/Purpose: An assessment of the airway is an essential component of the pre-anesthesia evaluation. The purpose of assessing the airway is to predict potential problems and develop a safe anesthetic management plan. ... -
Increasing Diversity in the Nurse Anesthesia Profession by Implementation of a Diversity-Based Educational Workshop for Michigan High School Students
Implementation of a Diversity-Based Educational Workshop for High School Students Background / Purpose: In the United States, our society continues to diversify, yet our healthcare profession is not keeping up with the ... -
Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence Based Handoff Tool for Use by Anesthesia During Transfer of Care of Post-CABG Patients to the Intensive Care Unit
Poor communication is a contributing factor to medical errors and increased costs within healthcare. The handoff period between teams is a prime opportunity for communication failure. According to The Joint Commission, ... -
Increasing Knowledge of Emotional Intelligence: An Emotional Intelligence Education Workshop for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) provide safe, efficient, high quality yet low-cost anesthesia care for the United States of America. However, job-related stress can contribute to poor performance and ... -
Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Dexmedetomidine Infusion Protocol as an Opioid Sparing Technique in Spine Surgery
Background: Opioids have been the cornerstone treatment for surgical pain despite their negative side effects including the development of chronic postsurgical pain. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery helps to improve patient ... -
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity Education through a Web-based Module
Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare, but life-threatening event resulting from an inadvertent vascular injection or absorption of a toxic dose of a local anesthetic that can lead to respiratory arrest and ... -
The Effect of Dialysis Shift on Depression and Sleep Disturbances in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
Individuals dialyze during the morning, afternoon, and evening shifts at dialysis units based on the unit’s and individual’s availability. Studies suggest that the dialysis shift impacts sleep disorders, depressive symptoms, ... -
Enhancing Registered Nurse Preparedness for Rapid Response Interventions
Hospitalized patients can and do experience sudden physiologic deterioration. Early recognition, action, and communication are critical to mitigate worsening deterioration. Rapid response teams (RRTs) are composed of ... -
Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence Based Handoff Tool for Use in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at UPHS Marquette
Providing a thorough handoff to another health care provider during transfer of care is an important task that all must share responsibility for. Handoff provides the opportunity to communicate important information, ... -
Magnesium Sulfate as an Anesthesia Adjunct: Establishing Opportunities for Enhancing Outcomes of Care
Magnesium sulfate can be utilized as an analgesic adjunct for patients undergoing surgery. It can lead to decreased postoperative pain scores, improved patient outcomes, better perioperative care, and it can curb the current ... -
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Standardized Hand–Off Communication Tool at Children's Hospital of Michigan
Poorly communicated information during postoperative patient hand-offs can result in medical errors that compromise patient safety. Applying a standardized communication hand-off tool encourages consistency and accuracy ... -
Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Opioid-Sparing Thyroid/Parathyroid Anesthesia Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative
The recent scrutiny around opioid use and abuse in the United States has been alarming. As anesthesia providers, we are tasked with managing both acute and chronic pain in a variety of settings. A balanced, opioid-sparing ... -
The Presence of Lateral Violence in the Operating Room Experienced by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: An Opportunity for Change
Lateral violence (LV) is an unfortunate aspect of any workplace and can be referred to as incivility or bullying. Lateral violence is defined as a repetitive disruptive behavior among peers that is considered offensive, ... -
Development and Implementation of an Intraoperative Methadone Guideline for Complex Spinal Surgery
Abstract Background: The recent and ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States has been very detrimental to the country’s overall health and has led to devastating patient outcomes. There is a responsibility on the part ... -
Retrospective Application of the PRODIGY Risk Prediction Model in Patients Experiencing Postoperative Adverse Respiratory Events
Background: Postoperative respiratory depression is a major contributor to patient morbidity and mortality. Historically, postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression (POIRD) has been shown to be difficult to ... -
Pediatric Preoperative Warming Protocol to Prevent Hypothermia
Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this project was to discover the incidence of intraoperative hypothermia in pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and create a preoperative warming ... -
The Prevalence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Following Cardiac Surgery and Evidence-Based Guidelines to Prevent
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) continues to cause concern and side effects for patients following general anesthesia. Extensive research and recommendations exist guiding care for non-cardiac surgery patients. ...