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Projects from 2021
The Infusion of Brazilian Musical Elements and Culture and How these inform the Collaborative Pianist in Mozart Camargo Guarnieri’s Treze Cancoes de Amor, Luciana Barbosa Simoes
Airway Assessment and Bag-Mask Ventilation: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Kristen Berry and Leigh Allyson Brantley
A Safety Net: Early Assessment of Multiple Social Determinants of Health Risk Factors in the Pediatric Inpatient Population, Emily Caroline Brister
Daily Anesthesia Apparatus Checkout: Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) for First Year Nurse Anesthesia Program Students, Blake Cochran and Lauren Hensleigh
Barriers To Preoperative Warming: Best Practice Guideline, Tyler Comans, Zachary Hays, and Caleb Leach
Best Practice Recommendation on Anesthesia Involvement in Preoperative Interdisciplinary Rounding on Surgical Inpatients, Elizabeth Davis
Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation for Supraclavicular and Femoral Nerve Blocks Utilizing Ultrasound Guidance for Student Nurse Anesthetists, Mitchell Fowler and Christopher Bond
IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRE-ANESTHESIA TAKE-HOME EVALUATION (PATHE) AS A MEANS OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: A BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATION, Russell Gray, Hunter Brown, and Trey Galloway
Ankle and Bier Blocks: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Taylor Harmon and Steven Maxwell Harmon
Utilizing Ultrasound-Guided Technology for Epidural Placement in Obese Laboring Patients, Aimee Hoang and Diamond Forkner Moore
An Application of Natural Learning Processes in the Preparation of Edward Gregson's Trumpet Concerto, James Jenkins
Clinical Preparedness for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Kristen Miller
Increasing Knowledge of Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria Using a Screening Tool in Primary Care, Diane Morris
Best Practice Guideline: Color-Coded Syringe Labeling of Anesthesia Induction Drugs, Lauren Elizabeth Pilgrim and Ashley Taylor Johnson
Depression Screening in Primary Care: Implications for Practice, Donna Pittman
Active Shooter in the Education Setting, Clinton Seal and drew A. Wells
Evidence-Based Update in Practice Development of a Nursing Checklist for Documentation of Pediatric Pre-Operative Fall Safety Measures, Susan Shemper
Implementation of an Akathisia Scale Into the Mental Health Assessment to Screen for Early-Onset Akathisia, Heather Thompson
Effects of Pediatric Fever Education on Caregivers in the Emergency Department, Micah Brooke Thompson
Implementation and Evaluation of a Registered Nurse Pre-eclampsia Education Program Within a Women's Urgent Care Center, Amber Vetter
Discovering Two New Solo Works for Trombone: A History, Summary, and Preparation of Frank Gulino’s Sonata No. 1: The Journey, and Joseph Buono’s Elegy for Trombone and Piano, John Mark Whitfield Jr
Projects from 2020
Best Practice Policy Recommendation of Laryngeal Mask Airway Manometry Usage to Reduce Intra-operative Complications, Tyler Armstrong and Catherine Crabtree
Clinical Application: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for a North Mississippi Delta Hospital, Donald Carver and Andrew Bundt
Pediatric Emergence Agitation: Best Practice Guideline for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Michael Cockrell
Educating Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist on Malignant Hyperthermia Using an Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Ednita Street Fountain and Faith Sherman
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Informed Care Training for Mental Health Nurses, Felicia Gathings
Developing an Interdisciplinary Team Checklist to Assess Readiness for Appropriate Medical Removal of Central Venous Catheter (CVC), Miranda Harper
A Best Practice Recommendation: Decreasing Perioperative Fentanyl Used Through the Utilization of Dexmedetomidine Prior to Surgical Incision, Shelby Harriel and Amy Houck
Apneic Oxygenation: An Adjunctive Therapy for Laryngoscopy during Anesthesia Induction, Yaro Hoffman
Using Collaborative Objective Simulation Clinical Evaluation with Undergraduate Nursing Students and Nurse Anesthesia Students Labor Epidural Placement in an Active Labor Patient, Chaka K. Jackson and Aisha Pierre
Optimizing the Impact of Quality Healthcare Improvements within a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC), Felicia Keys, LaDonna Phillips, and LaShundra Speights
Assessment to Evaluate Knowledge of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Diagnoses After Education, Diane Lazarus Van
Cultural Competence Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Student Nurse Anesthetists, Ashley Nicole Minor and Loryn Elise Jamison
Assessment of Intrapartum Nurses' Beliefs Related to Birth Practices, Janice Scaggs
Rapid Sequence Induction Versus Traditional Induction: An Objective Structured Clinical Exam, William Scott and Courtney Parker Shouse
Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Venous Access: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), Christopher Smith
Implementing a Practice Strategy in Primary Care Using an Assessment Tool to Screen for Depression, Donna Snow
Improving Medication Adherence in African American Adult Females with Hypertension, Donald Welch
Uniform Clinical Evaluation for Video Laryngoscopy in Nurse Anesthesia Training: A Policy Proposal, Kristen Yelverton
Projects from 2019
Opioid Abuse Among Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists in the United States: A Policy Change Proposal, Ifeoma P. Anakor
Perioperative Fluid Management for Elective Colorectal Surgery Patients Utilizing an ERAS Protocol: A Best Practice Recommendation, Callie Bridges and NIcole Mason Walters
Developing a Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity Protocol in a Mississippi Hospital, James Dearman and Terry J. Tieman
A Quality Improvement Project to Determine the Incidence and Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Best Practice Anesthesia Guidelines, and the Incidence of Perioperative Cardiac and Respiratory Complications After the Implementation of the STOP-BANG Questionnaire, Bradly Diamond, Gregory Guerrier, Cody Holliman, Robert Marrero, and Tyler Nelson
Effective Teaching Modalities in Nurse Anesthesia Pharmacology, Jordan Frey Eldridge and Lane Hebert Bielstein
Cost-Efficiency of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine/Robinul in Reversing Neuromuscular Blockade, Joel Fryfogle
Evidence-Based Best Practice Policy Recommendation for Postoperative Sore Throat, Corey Gambrell
A Market Analysis of Pay Rates for New Graduate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Zachary Halliwell
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses' Confidence and Preparedness for Integrated Care, Virginia Lewis
Providing Preventive Health Education and Developing a Referral Policy and Toolkit to Increase Access to Primary Care for Individuals with Mental Illness, Phaedra Mclin and Stephanie Myers
Actualizing Best Care Practices at a Psychiatric Treatment Center to Validate the Asset of an On-Site Electrocardiogram, Pamela Metts
Implementation of a Self-Care and Wellness Educational Program Addressing Job Stress Among Child Protective Service Workers, Natonya Murray
Clinical Preparatory Simulation Project for The University of Southern Mississippi Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia Program, chigozie ndugba
Increasing Patient Satisfaction Survey Response Rate at an Ambulatory Surgery Center, Carlee Nicholson
Does the Use of an ON-Q Pump Improve Postsurgical Outcomes in Patients with Secondary Chronic Shoulder Pain?: A Retrospective Study, Deborah Thompson-Spencer
Implementation of a Psychiatric Admission Acuity Tool in the Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit, Tyler T. Wansley
A Quality Improvement Project to Assist with the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Adult Sepsis Guideline, Austin Williams
Projects from 2018
Best Practice Policy Recommendation for Neuraxial Anesthesia Skin Antiseptic Solutions, Kyle Adams
Development and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention Regarding Advance Directives in a Native American Population, Donna Alford
Best Practice Policy: Utilizing A Standardized Handoff Tool Postoperatively in an Intensive Care Unit for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, Alexandra Bradley
Tools To Increase Compliance and Decrease Mortality Due To Sepsis, Cody F. Carr
Implementation of a Sustainable Peer Mentor Program in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists (SRNAs)”, Kristin Cox
Analysis of Current Practices for Measuring Endotracheal Cuff Pressures, Myisha Jessie Dixon
Referral Policy for Moderate to High-Risk Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Identified by the STOP-Bang Questionnaire: A Quality Improvement Project, Martha Kate Goforth and Price Roberts
Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in Hiv Positive Women by Introduction of a Provider Prompted Algorithm Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Aubri B. Hickman
Practice Management Strategies to Integrate Behavioral Health Care in a Primary Setting, Shameca Hudson
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Hand Hygiene Opportunities for Anesthesia Providers, Brad Margherio
Following Epidural PCA Use, Do Obstetric Patients Feel Satisfied With Their Pain Control, James McRae
Recommendation for Best Practice of Pulmonary Artery Catheter Placement in Cardiac Surgery Patients, Hayley Nemeth
Continuous Epidural Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management: A Policy Analysis, Madison Nowell
Intraoperative Ketamine Administration: An Adjunctive Therapy That Reduces Postoperative Pain for Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery, Brittany Pierce
Utilizing the Stop-Bang Questionnaire as a Preoperative Assessment Tool in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures, Emily Randle
Drug Diversion Reporting and Response: A Policy Analysis, Lauren Roberts
Elevating the Head of Bed During Preoxygenation for Obese Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia: A Clinical Policy Proposal, Brian F. Seymour Jr.
Decreasing Costs in the Operating Room by Utilizing the Best Laryngoscope for Direct Laryngoscopy, Summer Stone
Developing Cultural Competency in Anesthesia through Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Emma To
Postoperative Pain in Instrumented Spinal Surgery: A Policy for Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine Use, Clinton Whitley
Laryngeal Mask Airway: A Postoperative Sore Throat Clinical Practice Guideline, Logan Williams
Projects from 2017
Implementing Nerve Blocks for Patients Undergoing a Bilateral Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction: A Practice Change, Corey Beene Auerswald
Increasing Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists Clinical Self-Efficacy Using Peer Mentoring, Megan Christine Bass
Preoperative Fluid Therapy to Decrease Postoperative Nausea and Vomitting in High Risk Populations: Practice Change Outcomes, Brandi Scarbrough Carmichael
Evaluation of Delivery Methods of Chemical Dependency and Wellness Education, Marissa Coggin
Provider Based Interventions to Mitigate Risk for Opioid Pain Medication Abuse Among Adult Patients in a Primary Care Setting, Sheree Lamara Conley-Donaldson
The Effects of In-Service Education on Workplace Incivility for CRNAs, Tran King
Decreasing Cost in the GI Endoscopy Suite by Utilizing Best Sedation Practices, Casey Brianne Mancini
The Development of a Wayfinding Smart Phone Application as a Large Healthcare Facility Investment Opportunity, Jessie Fortson Marshall
The Effects of Meditation on Perceived Self Efficacy in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Jessica Miley
Administering Dexamethasone Prior to Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Jacob Millwood
Clinical Practice Update on a Temperature Guideline to Decrease Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia, Ashley Rigdon