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Welcome! This page serves to display and share the Eastern Michigan University RN to BSN Capstone Projects from the summer 2020 and winter 2021/2022 sections of NURS 483L4.
Participation is voluntary and at your own risk: Unless otherwise noted, these are course projects and are not IRB approved. Results of participating in a project will not be published except as aggregate data in students' course assignment reports of their projects.
To view or participate in a project, please click on a project title below.
Open to Participation - Winter 2022
Social Determinants of Health & Empathy in Nursing
Social Determinants of Health & Empathy in Nursing
The purpose of this project is to create an educational resource for nursing students regarding social determinants of health with the goals of increasing both knowledge and empathy.
Student: Carly Zieske
This project is targeted toward nursing students & may be practical for working nurses and other healthcare professionals as well.
Instructions to participate in the project:
Navigate through each web page, reading the content and interacting with the embedded or linked tools. After all pages have been reviewed, please take the brief survey on your experience located on the site or by clicking here.
Summer 2020 to Winter 2022 Projects - Closed to Participation
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS): Quality Improvement Project
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS): Quality Improvement Project
The purpose of this project is to improve nursing knowledge and prevent re-admissions in patients experiencing AWS.
Student: Ashley Hannaford
The target population for this project is practicing registered nurses (RN). [Students also welcome]
Instructions to participate in this project:
Use this link to view the PowerPoint presentation
Use this link to access the teachback tool
Finally, use this link to complete the quiz/evaluation
Prevention of Covid-19 in the Older Adult Population
Prevention of Covid-19 in the Older Adult Population
The purpose of this project is to provide education about infection prevention for older adults that is specific to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Student: Amy Mulholland
The target population for this project is older adults and/or those caring for older adults.
Instructions to participate in this project:
Click here to complete the pre-survey.
Click here to view the educational Power Point.
Finally, click here to complete the post-survey.
Hmong and Health Literacy
Hmong and Health Literacy
The purpose of this project is to educate nurses on the Hmong community and their health literacy needs.
Student: Mee Lee
The target population for this project is practicing registered nurses (RN). [Students also welcome]
Instructions to participate in this project:
Click here to complete the pre-survey.
Click here to view the educational Power Point.
Finally, click here to complete the post-survey.
Biased Labels
Biased Labels
The purpose of this project is to impart an understanding of how nurses' implicit biases can affect the outcomes for a vulnerable population of patients.
Student: Mary Ellen Barnes
The target population for this project is practicing licensed nurses and nursing students.
Instructions to participate in this project:
Click on one of the two following link options and follow the instructions (clicking the submit buttons and links to the next tasks to the end):
Breastfeeding Education for Nurses
Breastfeeding Education for Nurses
The purpose of this project is to provide breastfeeding education for nurses in hopes to increase hospital breastfeeding rates.
Student: Allison Noel
This project is targeted towards all nursing staff that work with pregnant women, postpartum women, and infants.
Instructions to participate in this project:
Click here to complete the pre-survey.
Click here to view the educational PowerPoint.
Click here to complete the post-survey.
COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to provide education to nurses, nursing students, and other healthcare workers in the hopes of increasing awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine and its efficacy and safety.
Student: Daniel Harper
The target population of this project is practicing nurses, nursing students, and various healthcare workers.
Instructions to participate in this project:
Click here to participate in the pre-educational survey.
Click here to watch an educational video.
Click here to participate in the post-educational survey.
Stress Reduction Techniques for Nurses
Stress Reduction Techniques for Nurses
The purpose of this project is to educate nurses about techniques that can be used during the workday or at home to reduce the occupational stress that can lead to burnout.
Student: Jillian Crimmins-Bartsch
Instructions to participate in this project:
Complete Pre-educational Survey by clicking this link.
View educational PowerPoint by clicking this link.
Complete Post-educational Survey by clicking this link
Stop Caregiver Fatigue
Stop Caregiver Fatigue
The purpose is to provide education, understanding and resources to healthcare professionals who may be suffering from compassion fatigue(CF) in order to minimize harm to the patient.
Student: Conrad Turner
Instructions to participate in this project:
Complete a pre-survey by clicking this link.
Visit the student-created website at: https://stopcaregiverfatigue.weebly.com/
Complete a post-survey by following the same link as step 1
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