Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at Kennesaw State University
Student Learning Outcomes
- Synthesize knowledge from nursing, related sciences, and humanities in the implementation of advanced nursing roles and specialties to improve healthcare outcomes in all healthcare settings or systems.
- Integrate social, economic, organizational, ethical, legal, and cultural influences in planning, delivering, managing, and evaluating potential and actual healthcare problems of individuals, families, and diverse populations.
- Employ strategies for evidence-based practice in the leadership, education, or administration of healthcare settings or system.
- Apply collaborative, interprofessional communication skills to improve care delivery systems, safety, quality outcomes, and patient self-care, and to expedite coordination of services across all healthcare settings or systems.
- Employ informatics and healthcare technologies in the delivery, integration, and coordination of healthcare education, administration, or practice for individuals, for families, and diverse populations.
- Employ leadership and advocacy skills in the implementation of ethical and collaborative policies to improve quality and safety outcomes for individuals, families, and diverse populations in a variety of healthcare settings and systems.
- Participate in the creation and translation of research and evidence-based knowledge in all healthcare settings to improve care, quality, and safety for patients, families, and diverse populations, as well as for self and the healthcare team.
Final Projects from 2023
The Impact of Boxing Exercise on the Quality of Life in People Living with Parkinson's Disease, Jen Baker
Decreasing the Risk for Type II Diabetes After Gestational Diabetes: An Integrative Review, Tara Call and Melissa Field
LVAD Therapy Versus Medical Management in Heart Failure: An Integrative Review, Megan Cherry and Sandi Coker
An Integrative Review: Best Practices for Educating and Engaging Care Partners of Patients with New Ostomies, Lauren Flook Brown
Fostering Critical Thinking Through Simulation: An Integrative Review, Sarah Knapp and Raymonta Green
Anesthesia Agents and the Risk of Postoperative Delirium in Adult Non-cardiac Surgical Patients: An Integrative Review, Narah Latortue
Barriers to Early Detection in Women Experiencing a Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Integrative Review, Katie Ragsdale
Dietary Analysis for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: An Integrative Review, Evan Thompson and Alison Hultquist
Integrative Review: Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Leaders, Meghan Wheeler, Sharrissa Beckford, and Chelsey Smith
Final Projects from 2022
An Integrative Review: The Experiences of Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue by Ambulatory Care Nurses, Rajean Adams
Exploring the Millennial Novice Nurses' Transition Experience in Hospital Setting: An Integrative Review, Carman Dean
Immersive Virtual Reality as an Effective Alternative to Traditional Clinical Nursing Education: An Integrative Review, Alisha Gelder and Myrtha Labastille-Normil
Successful Components for Developing an Oncology Nurse Residency Program: An Integrative Review, Andi Johnson
Nurse Satisfaction and Interprofessional Interactions: The Impact of Nurses’ Professional Relationships on Job Satisfaction, Katrina Robinson
Final Projects from 2021
Nursing Management to Reduce Hospital Readmissions after Percutaneous Coronary Interventions- Integrative Review, Jeena S. Daniel and Doreen Wagner
Identifying and Evaluating Pain Management in Hospitalized Older Adults with Hip Fractures: An Integrative Review, Monique Guinocor
Pain Assessment in the Emergency Department, Lynnette Huddle
Patients with COVID-19 and Prone Positioning: An Integrative Review, Catherine Jordan
Critical Thinking in Nursing Education: An Integrative Review, BETH MAINA
Nurse Manager Communication Associated with Staff Nurse Satisfaction or Retention, Svetlana Periut
Being a Caregiver in the Time of a Pandemic: An Integrative Review, Julia Tokarz
Final Projects from 2020
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SPAN OF CONTROL TO NURSE MANAGER SATISFACTION, Jeffrey Batcher
Relationship Between Diabetic Self-Management Education and Microvascular Complications in Adults with Type II Diabetes: An Integrative Review, Emily Hallberg
Impact of Kangaroo Care on Caregivers in the NICU: An Integrative Review, Kaitlyn Sterling
Psychological Aspects of Adolescent Diabetes, Dawn Ziegler
Final Projects from 2019
Relationship Between Stress and Performance in Skills Competencies in an Undergraduate Nursing Program, Erin Ababiy
EXPLORING FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF NURSE FATIGUE IN NURSES WHO WORK ON-CALL SHIFTS, Erin MItchell
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, PERCEIVED STRESS AND COPING MECHANISMS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT, Marissa Rebello
Final Projects from 2017
Final Projects from 2016
Weight, Temperature, and Transcutaneous Bilirubin of the Term Neonate at Discharge: A Comparative Study Between a Traditional Nursery and Rooming-in Model of Care, Jennifer L. Pass
Effects of Electronic Health Record Use on the Ambulatory Surgical Services Nurse's Time, Heather D. Taylor
Final Projects from 2015
Comparison of Older Urologic Patients' Perceptions and Nurses' Assessments of Discharge Readiness, Elizabeth Dodge