Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Welcome to TRACE the University of Tennessee College of Nursing Graduate Programs repository for works related to DNP student scholarship. Students who wish to submit to the repository should click here.
All submissions will be reviewed by UTK Nursing Trace administrators prior to acceptance. If revisions are required the administrators will return the submission back to the applicant for revision. Questions should be directed to Nursing TRACE administrators Dr. Tracy Brewer (tbrewer12@utk.edu) or Dr. Melissa Hessock (mhessock@utk.edu).
Submissions from 2023
Instituting an Educational Module to Improve Knowledge of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity Among Anesthesia Providers, Alisha Marie Linehan, Chad Andrew McClure, Steven Taylor Moon, Shukhratilla Ibragimov Shamshitdinov, Julie Newton Bonom, and Jason Michael Buehler
Submissions from 2022
Implementing a Frequent Neonatal Resuscitation Program Educational Refresher Course to Improve Nursing Knowledge, Sadie Arbuthnot and Katherine Newnam
Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening Among Adults in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, Erika Y. Bales, Allyson Neal, and Brittany McGill
Computer-Based Learning for Opioid Use Disorder, Jordan Taylor Bentz and April Snell
Anesthesia-to-Post Anesthesia Care Unit Handoff Standardization, Cassie Lee Bivens, Mark Timothy Cresap, Steven Michael Halcomb, and Maureen Essie Taylor
Increasing Nurse Awareness of a Breastfeeding and Substance Use Disorder Guideline to Improve Rates of Breast Milk and Skin to Skin Usage: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Makenna R. Black, Alexandria L. Tasket, Megan L. Young, and Tracy L. Brewer
Utilization of a Drug Use Screening Assessment: A Quantitative Study to Reduce Benzodiazepines in Inpatient Detoxification, Malerie Lazar Bolinsky, Mary Johnson, and Sarah Devault
The Effects of Bundle Adherence on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Quality Improvement Project, Sara Borges, Tracy L. Brewer, and Donita Beard
Balancing Mobility & Fall Prevention: Implementation of the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool, An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project, Corey A. Byrge
Implementation of the Brøset Violence Checklist for Adult Psychiatric Patients, Brandy R. Cauthen, Jude Campbell, Brittany McGill, Allyson Neal, Stephan Haaquist, and Courtney Glissen
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Prevention Using Mentoring Program, Kylie Chapman
Increasing Advance Directive Rates in Primary Care: Implementation of a Redesigned Form, Abbie Cheatham and Samereh Abdoli
Reducing the Stigma of Nurses in Recovery: Substance Use Disorder and Alternative-to-Discipline Program Education for Nurses, Daniel Paul Del Toro and Pamela Hardesty
The Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Children, Mollie Katherine Dowland
Innovating Cultural Competence Education for Nurses, Darian A. Frieson, Jennifer Patrick, Walker Ray Corless, Abigail Taylor Coulthard, and Rebecca R. Fogerty
Weight Management in a Rural Community: Creative Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes, Joelle Torres Giron and Karen Lasater
Overcoming Barriers to Implement Depression Screening Post-Stroke, Cameron Haeseker, Erin Morgan, and Eric Wilson
Effect of Implementing Admission History Optimization on Perceived Nurse Documentation Burden, Chelsea Smith Hardin and Mary Johnson
Cancer Risk Assessment: Implementation of a Standardized Tool to Identify Women at Risk for Hereditary Cancer Syndrome, Gillian Harris and Karen Lasater
Improving Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates in Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Project, Keylea Marenda Harrison, Allyson Neal, and Katie Ingram-Willard
High-fidelity Simulation with Debriefing: Best Practice Education for Flight Nurses?, Rachel A. Hollinger-Janzen, Dr. Katherine Newnam, and Nick Cooper
Education of Staff Nurses on the Implementation of a Standardized Clinical Care Pathway for Patients Who Undergo Correction of Pectus Excavatum, Amber Jones, Tracy Brewer, and Sally McQuilkin
Implementing a Structured Walking Program for PreK through 8th Grade Teachers, Caitlin M. Kile, Robin Harris, and Robin Bowden
Improving Patient Outcomes One Warm Patient at a Time, Lindsey King, Marcus Austin Robison, Julie Bonom DNP, and Michael Godbold MD
Reducing Burnout in Nursing: Implementation of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Melanie Holland King, Katherine Newnam, and Mandy Gay
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Drug Screening Tool for Inpatient Behavioral Health Admissions, Kurtis J. Kress
Implementation of Standardized Coronavirus Disease 2019 Risk Assessment to Guide Personal Protective Equipment Wear in the Perioperative Setting, Kayla A. Krueger, Erin Morgan, and Melissa M. Hessock
Effects of Preceptor Clinical Reasoning Training on Preparedness, Whitney Leigh Leon, Pamela Hardesty, Amanda Makely, and Erin Morgan
Feasibility of a Mindfulness Education Module for Nurses: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Executive Summary, Emily Looper, Palmer Gleason, and Dr. Katherine Newnam
Evidenced-Based Practice Improvement Project: Anesthesia Preoperative Testing Protocol, Brittany Dawn Luebben, Brittany Beaver Caudle, and Katherine Marie Cole
Perioperative Medication Teaching Protocol: An Evidence-Based Project in a Perioperative Surgical Home, Lucy S. Magda, Jacob Sandefur, Cortlin P. Hartness, and Caroline L. Gettelfinger
Promoting Nurse Well-Being during a Global Pandemic through the Community Resiliency Model, Sherissa Manganello
Social Determinants of Health Screening in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients, Lauren Mault and Allyson Neal
Educating Healthcare Professionals to Identify and Care for Victims of Human Trafficking, Kathleen L. Messman
Improving Patient Health Literacy: Implementation of Health Literacy Tool & Hematology Oncology Patient Education Checklist, Ala'a Samih Mitoubsi
The Development of Evidence-Based Practice Mentors through a Competency-Based Educational Program: A Leadership Perspective, Laura C. Moore, Tracy L. Brewer, Pamela Hardesty, and Diana Burdick
Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine Administration Effects on Postoperative Pain Scores and Opioid Medication Requirements: Pain Management Expectations Among CRNAs, Dorilynn Nicol, Melissa Gheen, and Matthew Bodine
Implementation of an Educational Guide to Improve ICU Delirium Awareness and Detection, Samantha Payne and Samereh Abdoli
Coping with Congenital Heart Disease: Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Victoria M. Raphael, Tracy L. Brewer, and Sherry Pye
Pressure Injury Prevention: A Quality Improvement Project Utilizing Incontinence Care Education, Laura Renner
Advancing the Care Continuum for the Homeless: A Shelter-based Care Coordination Project Focused on Mental Health, Alexandra H. Sain, Allyson Neal Dr, and Deborah Nichols Mrs.
Decreasing Pain in Pediatric Patients During Intravenous Catheter Insertions on the Pediatric Inpatient Surgery Unit, Breonna Scott, Robert Cornette, and Tammy Childers
Quality Improvement: Education and Implementation of Proper Narcotic Handling Practices by Nurse Anesthetists, Shelby Stevenson, Anne Hendershott, and Alexis Asprah
Pediatric Palliative Care Training to Advance Nurses’ Knowledge and Increase Patient Referrals, Whitney Lynn Stone, Lisa Merritt, and Tammy Childers
Educating School Nurses to Improve Bowel Continence in Children with Spina Bifida, McKinley J. Waugh, Tracy L. Brewer, and Lisa Wagoner
Delirium Screening to Prevent Falls in the Long-term Care Setting, Jonathan David White, BSN, RN and Samereh Abdoli, PHD, RN
The Periviable Infant: The Implementation of a Standardized Perinatal/Neonatal Outpatient Consultation Program, Janna Wright
Educational Intervention to Increase Confidence and Knowledge of Pediatric Nurses Caring for Pediatric Mental Health Patients, Alexa M. Wroblewski, Allyson Neal, and Janie R. Holmes
Screening For Maternal Postpartum Depression In The Pediatric Primary Care Setting: An Educational Project, Mischelle M. Young, Dr. Robert Cornette, and Dr. Lisa Padgett
Submissions from 2021
The Need for a Sepsis Screening Tool in an Outpatient Facility, Michael C. Ciccarone
Human Trafficking Awareness Among Psychiatric Hospital Nursing Staff, Donna J. Czech
Improving Early Autism Diagnosis in Underserved Communities Through the Use of “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Developmental Milestone Tracking Tool, Tamara L. Ellington
Educating School Nurses: Returning to School During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kelle Flynn-Gulley
A School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Progrm to Improve Adolescent Mental Health, Amanda Harper
The Use of a Peanut Ball During Labor in Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex Pregnancies to Decrease the Primary Cesarean Rate: An Evidence-Based Practice Improvement Project, Megan Elizabeth Honaker
Fostering Pediatric Resilience in Outpatient Primary Care: An Evidence-Based Practice Improvement Project, Susan C. Schreiber
Submissions from 2020
Recognizing Delirium in the PICU: An Evidence-based Practice Improvement Project, Abigail Begovich
Implementation of Standardized Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Risk Assessment and Genetic Referral, Melissa M. Hessock
5th & 6th Grade School-based Asthma Self-Management Program: Toolkit for Facilitators, Sarah LaRoe and Jasmine Terrell