The DNP program at the Georgia College School of Nursing prepares students to lead healthcare innovations and influence policy founded on analytic principles and evidence-based practice at the highest organizational level. At Georgia College, students will forge their own intellectual paths: the curriculum culminates in an intense Translational Research and Clinical experience defined by the student’s interests and based on the student’s practice area. Students will address significant problems in real time and in their practice setting. This series contains the culmination of the DNP students research experiences at Georgia College
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Psychoeducational Training for Community Health Workers to Improve Confidence in Providing Mental Health Services to Migrants, Nimota M. Akintoye
Increase Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Screenings and Referrals at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Dene R. Bellamy and Dene R. Bellamy
The Impact of Motivational Interviewing on African-American Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Jamekia Kitchens
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Impact of the NEWS2 on Self-Confidence and Anxiety in Nursing Students, Ashley Barnes
Promoting Physiologic Birth by Improving access to Doulas, Karen Schwartz
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Songwriting Intervention on Quality of Life for Individuals with Chronic Pain, Marcia Henry
Post-Partum Deprssion: An Educational Intervention for Nursing Staff in a Rural Hospital Obstetrics, Tonya Jewell
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Implementing Cards as a Tool to Expand End-of-Life Conversations, Amanda Caldwell
The Implementation of a Validated CSEC Screening Tool for Youth Age 11 - 17 in a Pediatric Emergency Room, Julie Clark, Josie Doss, Krystal E. Canady, and Yameika Head MD
The Implementation of a Validated CSEC Screening Tool for Youth Age 11 - 17 in a Pediatric Emergency Room, Julie Clark, Josie Doss, Krystal E. Canady, and Yameika Head MD
Telehealth Etiquette Education: Preparing Practitioners for Successful Patient Encounters, Shuvory Green
Implementation of a Decision Tree to Address Moral Distress, Tijuana Milton
Developing an Evidence-Based Preceptor Program to Improve the Orientation Process, Emily Nobles
Increasing the Knowledge of Opioid Use Disorder and Medication Assisted Treatment for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Georgia, Angela Queen DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC; Jennifer Goldsberry DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE; Gail Godwin Ph.D, PMHP-BC, CNE; and Sallie Coke Ph.D.,APRN, C-PNP,C-FNP, PMHS
Increasing Knowledge of Opioid Use Disorder and Medication Assisted Treatment in Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Georgia, Angela Paige Queen DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC; Jennifer Goldsberry DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE; Gail Godwin Ph.D, PMHP-BC, CNE; and Sallie Coke Ph.D.,APRN, C-PNP,C-FNP, PMHS
Increasing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural Competence Among Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Students: An Educational Simulation Intervention (ESI), Christopher Derrick Rodriguez
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Resilience 101: A Resilience Education Intervention for College Freshmen, Angie Childre
A DNP Quality Improvement Project Addressing Low HIV Testing Rates of College Students, Kimberly Griffin
Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on LGBTQ Clinical Competence Among Undergraduate Nursing Students, Taylor Hall
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Intimate Partner Violence Screening on College Campuses, Becky Murck
Intrapartum Guidelines for Nurse Midwives, Tanya Owens
Implementation of an Opioid Risk Assessment Tool in an Acute Pain Service, Emoshoke Owie