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Understanding Principal Perspectives On What Professional Learning Supports Sustained School Improvements: A Qualitative Case Study, Kristen Hope Fondren
Understanding Principal Perspectives On What Professional Learning Supports Sustained School Improvements: A Qualitative Case Study, Kristen Hope Fondren
Student Theses and Dissertations
Principals leading schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement face demands related to rapid improvement, instructional reform, and sustaining gains over time. Although districts provide professional learning, limited understanding exists regarding which supports principals perceive as most meaningful in turnaround contexts. This qualitative multiple case study explored how principals in the Florida Panhandle perceived professional learning supports that strengthened leadership capacity, supported exiting improvement status, and sustained school improvement. Guided by a constructivist framework, the study examined how principals constructed meaning from their professional learning experiences. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with six principals who successfully led schools out …
Understanding Educational Burnout: An Analysis Of The Perceptions Of K-5 Elementary Teachers, Melody Sebastian
Understanding Educational Burnout: An Analysis Of The Perceptions Of K-5 Elementary Teachers, Melody Sebastian
Student Theses and Dissertations
Burnout in the educational environment is highly prevalent among teachers. Studies reveal that workplace burnout is characterized as chronic stress while on the job that persists over time. Although research has examined this issue, there remains a need for further studies focused specifically on elementary teachers’ perceptions and experiences with burnout. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study aimed to understand the perceptions of K-5 elementary classroom teachers’ experiences with burnout and how they informally built support systems to mitigate burnout. Maslach’s Multidimensional Theory of Burnout served as the theoretical framework for this study. The methodological approach utilized semi-structured, one-on-one …
Lived Experiences Of Competency-Based Grading: Implementation In The Secondary Public School Setting, Andrew Robbins Gillespie
Lived Experiences Of Competency-Based Grading: Implementation In The Secondary Public School Setting, Andrew Robbins Gillespie
Student Theses and Dissertations
The implementation of non-traditional grading systems is a current theme in American public school education. Competency-Based Grading (CBG) is a system that many school districts are considering. CBG is based on essential learning objectives and streamlines the grading of those objectives. CBG also removes high stakes assessment by allowing reassessment. However, studies have shown implementation efforts are often met with obstacles for either a lack of preparation or understanding. This dissertation seeks to understand the lived experiences of educational staff with the CBG implementation process through a phenomenological study. Data was gathered through interviews, observations, and document review. The themes …
2017u_Ms01_Approved_Course-Name-Changes-2017-1-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2017u_Ms01_Approved_Course-Name-Changes-2017-1-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2016u_Bu13_Approved_Mgmtbcomm2016b, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2016u_Bu13_Approved_Mgmtbcomm2016b, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2016u_Bu05_Approved_Cobgenedchange2016a, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2016u_Bu05_Approved_Cobgenedchange2016a, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2017u_Nhp46_Approved_Hp-4443-Healthcare-Mgmt-Course-Change-2017-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2017u_Nhp46_Approved_Hp-4443-Healthcare-Mgmt-Course-Change-2017-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2018u_Uc01c_Misc_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2018u_Uc01c_Misc_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2018u_Uc01_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2018u_Uc01_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2018u_Uc01_Misc_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2018u_Uc01_Misc_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2018u_Uc01_Approved_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2018u_Uc01_Approved_Lon11_Bas-Org-Supervision-V3-Revision1, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2018u_Nhp04_Approved_Bc_Prereq-Update-Bshs, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2018u_Nhp04_Approved_Bc_Prereq-Update-Bshs, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2018u_Aet17_Approved_Lon5_Bas-Deletion, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
2018u_Aet17_Approved_Lon5_Bas-Deletion, Undergraduate Curriculum Council
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2017g_Ebs02_Approved_Lon13_Eds-Reading, Graduate Council
2017g_Ebs02_Approved_Lon13_Eds-Reading, Graduate Council
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Quality Improvement Project: Improving Interdisciplinary Care In Nursing Education Through Simulation, Anna Williams
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Interdisciplinary Care In Nursing Education Through Simulation, Anna Williams
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential in preparing nursing students for effective teamwork and communication in clinical practice and is supported by the literature as improving these outcomes. However, limited faculty training in interprofessional simulation design contributes to reduced IPE opportunities within nursing curricula. A needs assessment at the project site identified a lack of structured, hands-on training for simulation faculty, resulting in decreased faculty confidence and limited implementation of IPE simulations. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate whether a structured training intervention improved simulation faculty self-efficacy in developing and implementing IPE simulations. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory guided …
New Nurse Faculty Mentorship: A Quality Improvement Project, Kimberly B. Porter
New Nurse Faculty Mentorship: A Quality Improvement Project, Kimberly B. Porter
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The ongoing nursing faculty shortage limits program capacity and makes it harder to retain novice nurse educators transitioning from clinical practice to academia. The literature highlights issues such as insufficient mentorship, role confusion, and a lack of structured support as key factors contributing to early faculty attrition. This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to implement and evaluate an evidence-based mentorship program to improve perceptions of mentorship effectiveness among new-to-academia nurse faculty in a School of Nursing in Arkansas. The purpose was to implement and evaluate a mentorship program designed to improve perceptions of mentorship among new-to-academia nurse faculty. The project …
Quality Improvement Project Bridging The Gap In Scholarly Productivity: An Educational Workshop For Tenure-Track Nursing Faculty, Britney Thorne
Quality Improvement Project Bridging The Gap In Scholarly Productivity: An Educational Workshop For Tenure-Track Nursing Faculty, Britney Thorne
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Tenure-track nursing faculty often balance teaching, service, and scholarship responsibilities, which can be overwhelming when promotion and tenure expectations are unclear or insufficiently supported. At a historically Black university, a school of nursing identified gaps in scholarly productivity and limited guidance for early-career faculty, highlighting the need for structured support. Guided by Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory and Lewin’s Change Theory, this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project examined whether structured faculty development workshops could improve faculty knowledge of scholarly productivity, engagement in scholarly activities, and perceptions of tenure and promotion expectations. A quasi-experimental pre-post design was implemented over …
Quality Improvement Project: Impact Of Faculty Competency And Classroom Application Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai), Clydea Hale
Quality Improvement Project: Impact Of Faculty Competency And Classroom Application Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai), Clydea Hale
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has created a growing need for nursing faculty to develop competency in AI to adequately prepare students for modern clinical practice. Despite this need, limited faculty knowledge and low classroom application of AI persist. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of an evidence-based AI educational intervention on nursing faculty competency and classroom application. Guided by the Stetler Model of Evidence-Based Practice and Lewin’s Change Theory, a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was implemented with nursing faculty at a rural community college in …
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Provider Workflow And Documentation For Routine Mental Health Screening In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Sharon Uchechi Joshua
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Provider Workflow And Documentation For Routine Mental Health Screening In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Sharon Uchechi Joshua
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Depression and anxiety are leading causes of disability and are frequently underdiagnosed in outpatient psychiatric settings due to inconsistent screening and documentation practices. Evidence supports the use of standardized tools, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), to improve early detection and clinical outcomes. This quality improvement (QI) project evaluated whether implementing standardized electronic health record (EHR) templates and provider education would improve documentation of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 screenings. The aim was to increase the consistency of screening and documentation among psychiatric providers. The project was guided by the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework and Lewin’s Change …
Embedding Social Determinants Of Health Into Maternal Simulation Scenarios: Enhancing Nursing Staff Awareness Of Equity-Based Education, Sherina Evans
Embedding Social Determinants Of Health Into Maternal Simulation Scenarios: Enhancing Nursing Staff Awareness Of Equity-Based Education, Sherina Evans
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Despite growing evidence emphasizing the importance in addressing disparities in maternal health outcomes, maternal health simulations often lack integration of social determinants of health (SDOH) and cultural considerations. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice quality improvement project was to enhance nursing faculty cultural awareness through simulation scenarios that incorporate SDOH and culturally responsive elements. This project was guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and the Jeffries Simulation Framework. The aim was to strengthen faculty awareness and skills to support the development of culturally inclusive simulation experiences. Descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze results which was a limitation. Nursing faculty …
Improving Monitoring And Documentation Of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Adherence In Patients With Schizophrenia Through Staff Education And Refill History Review, Stacy Ann Bruce
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder associated with relapse, hospitalization, and poor outcomes when medication adherence is suboptimal. Nonadherence increases morbidity and healthcare utilization (World Health Organization, 2022; Zhao et al., 2025). Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics improve adherence and reduce hospitalization, but inconsistent monitoring and documentation in outpatient settings hinder early identification of missed doses (Lieslehto et al., 2022). This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project aimed to evaluate whether staff education and structured refill-monitoring processes improve identification and documentation of nonadherence to LAI antipsychotics. Using Kotter’s Change Management Model and the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework, the project focused on …
From Novice To Effective: Strengthening Clinical Education In Nursing, Stephanie Campbell
From Novice To Effective: Strengthening Clinical Education In Nursing, Stephanie Campbell
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The professional transition from clinician to educator is often complicated by a lack of formal training and professional development. This gap in training and support compromises the delivery of nursing education and leads to feelings of inadequacy, diminished confidence, and higher rates of attrition. This quality improvement (QI) project seeks to improve the quality of clinical education by evaluating the impact of a structured onboarding process on a novice nurse educator’s self-efficacy and perceived support. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, the project aims to enhance the onboarding process for novice nurse educators. The Find, Organize, …
Quality Improvement Project: Reimplementation Of Bedside Reporting, Veronicah Banga
Quality Improvement Project: Reimplementation Of Bedside Reporting, Veronicah Banga
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Communication breakdown during nursing shift handoffs is a major patient safety challenge in healthcare today. At the project site, 85% of handovers occurred at the central nursing station, and most staff nurses expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of the bedside reporting. In psychiatric nursing, unique barriers exist that make bedside reporting challenging, including patient confidentiality and an individual's diagnosis. Such barriers eroded bedside reporting (BSR) over time, leading to measurable safety risks and nursing dissatisfaction. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to reintroduce bedside handoffs using the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR) framework and to maintain BSR …
Quality Improvement Project: Improving The Clinical Teaching Experience Through Clinical Adjunct Orientation, Elissa Saunders
Quality Improvement Project: Improving The Clinical Teaching Experience Through Clinical Adjunct Orientation, Elissa Saunders
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Clinical adjunct nursing faculty often transition into academic roles without formal preparation, leading to role insecurity and high turnover rates that negatively impact student clinical experiences. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to implement a structured orientation checklist to improve perceived clinical teaching competency among novice clinical adjunct faculty. The project aimed to standardize onboarding and support the transition from clinical practice to academia. A quantitative pre-post intervention design was used with a convenience sample of clinical adjunct faculty employed for less than one year at a rural university nursing program. The project was guided by Kotter’s …
Strengthening Evaluation For Student Success, Hollan Scrivner
Strengthening Evaluation For Student Success, Hollan Scrivner
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Student evaluation is an important factor in guiding students to develop self-confidence and gain competency in nursing skills. For evaluation to be effective, it must be consistent. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to implement a training program to improve consistency and interrater reliability among faculty conducting skill evaluations. The impact of the training program will be measured by a pre- and post-grading exercise using a skills rubric. Data will be extracted from the rubrics and entered into a codebook for data analysis. The project was guided by the theoretical framework of Stephens’ Star Model of Knowledge Transformation …
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of The Clinical Judgment Measurement Model In Nursing Faculty, Lamia Zeidan
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of The Clinical Judgment Measurement Model In Nursing Faculty, Lamia Zeidan
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Clinical judgment is essential for nursing practice and can be taught using the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM). A needs assessment conducted at the project site revealed that students had limited clinical judgment skills, there was no emphasis on clinical judgment in nursing skills courses, and the faculty had a limited understanding of the CJMM. In response to the findings of the needs assessment, the quality improvement (QI) project was developed using a quasi-experimental design. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and Benner’s Novice to Expert Educator theoretical framework, the project aimed to provide faculty with education on the CJMM and …
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
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
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The outpatient mental health clinics across the United States lack consistent suicide risk assessment methods. This project developed standardized procedures which used Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) assessment together with provider education and electronic health record systems to evaluate how these elements impacted provider self-efficacy and their ability to record screening results. The project used a pre-post design to examine (n=24) psychiatric providers at an urban outpatient clinic through the combined methods of Lewin's Change Theory and the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework. The General Self-Efficacy Scale measured provider self-efficacy, and structured EHR audits tracked documentation rates pre- and post-implementation over six weeks. …
Quality Improvement Project Standardizing Simulation In Nursing Education: A Faculty Training Initiative, Andrea Reyes
Quality Improvement Project Standardizing Simulation In Nursing Education: A Faculty Training Initiative, Andrea Reyes
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Simulation-based education is essential in nursing programs as clinical placement opportunities decline. However, inconsistent faculty preparation can compromise the quality of simulation delivery. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement and evaluate a standardized simulation faculty training initiative to determine its impact on nursing faculty's confidence in simulation facilitation. Guided by the Jeffries Simulation Framework and Lewin’s Change Theory, a quasi-experimental pre-post design was used to examine changes in faculty confidence following participation in a training program aligned with national standards and guidelines. Faculty confidence was measured using the Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool (SENAT) administered pre- …
Standardizing Patient-Centered And Trauma-Informed Communication Practices Among Staff In A Behavioral Health Setting, Jayla Brown
Standardizing Patient-Centered And Trauma-Informed Communication Practices Among Staff In A Behavioral Health Setting, Jayla Brown
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the effect of an evidence-based educational intervention on staff attitudes toward trauma-informed and patient-centered communication in an outpatient behavioral health clinic. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, the project aimed to improve staff knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in applying trauma-informed communication strategies across all clinic roles. An eight-week educational intervention based on the SAMHSA Trauma-Informed Care Toolkit was implemented for clinical and administrative staff. A quantitative pretest–posttest quasi-experimental design was used, with outcomes measured using an adapted Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care scale. All …
Quality Improvement Project: Impact Of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction On Nurse Burnout In Skilled Nursing Facilities, Chinenye Okafor
Quality Improvement Project: Impact Of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction On Nurse Burnout In Skilled Nursing Facilities, Chinenye Okafor
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Burnout is a persistent and critical problem in skilled nursing facilities, contributing to reduced job satisfaction, increased turnover, and compromised quality of care. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program on burnout among registered nurses in a skilled nursing facility. Guided by the Job Demands–Resources framework and Lewin’s Change Theory, a quantitative pretest–posttest design was implemented using the Plan–Do–Study–Act. Ten nurses consented to participate in an eight-week intervention, and four completed both pre- and post-intervention measures. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Human Services …