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Author: Valerie Yu

Valerie Yu, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, FNP-C, NNP-BC is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She maintains board certifications as a Neonatal, Pediatric Primary Care, and Family Practice Nurse Practitioner. Valerie maintains an active practice in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and NICU Follow-up Clinic at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is a current member of the Academy of Neonatal Nursing Education Committee and a Neonatal Resuscitation Program instructor.
2023 DNP Projects…

Sally Myer

11 Apr 2023May 6, 2023
Sustainability of an Advance Care Planning Initiative in Primary Care Virtual Poster Presentation
2023 DNP Projects…

Daniele Nichtern

11 Apr 2023May 6, 2023
Increasing Use of Enhanced Recovery After Anesthesia (ERAA) Measures for Colorectal Surgeries Virtual Poster Presentation
2023 DNP Projects…

Marley Palmer

11 Apr 2023May 6, 2023
Improving Provider Education to Increase Recommendation for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Virtual Poster Presentation  
2023 DNP Projects…

Jignesh Patel

11 Apr 2023May 7, 2023
Diabetes Prevention Virtual Poster Presentation
2023 DNP Projects…

Mariah Rivas

6 May 2023May 6, 2023
Improving Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Success with a Telephone Reminder Virtual Poster Presentation  
2023 DNP Projects…

Shana Roether

7 May 2023
Transitions of Care Following Hospitalization   Virtual Poster Presentation        
2023 DNP Projects…

Michele Wilkinson

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Guiding Antibiotic Endpoints with Procalcitonin Levels in Cellulitis
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2022 Graduation Photos

16 May 2022
       
2022 DNP Projects…

Kelly Brendel & Stephanie Nicks

24 Apr 2022April 29, 2022
Deprescribing Limited Benefit Medications in Hospice Patients
2022 DNP Projects…

Katie Crossland

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Advance Directives in Primary Care: The Effect of Provider Education  
2022 DNP Projects…

Janae Carlson

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Atrial Fibrillation Screening to Improve Outcomes  
2022 DNP Projects…

Tricia Carney

24 Apr 2022May 5, 2022
Remote Patient Monitoring in Chronic Disease Management
2022 DNP Projects…

Jennifer Curati

23 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Raising Awareness of Implicit Bias Towards Patients with Obesity in Ohio Nurse Practitioners
2022 DNP Projects…

Miladys Diaz-Vrablik

24 Apr 2022April 30, 2022
Implementing a Nurse Practitioner Quality Surveillance Protocol to Assess the Utilization of Indwelling Urinary Catheters to Impact a Decrease in Utilization and Infections Rates  
2022 DNP Projects…

Lynn Do

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Reducing Polypharmacy in Older Adults
2022 DNP Projects…

Erica L. Forbes

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Depression Screening in Primary Care
2022 DNP Projects…

Patricia Fowler

20 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Increasing Depression Screening Rates in Provider Practice Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior  
2022 DNP Projects…

Jodi Frydendall

24 Apr 2022April 24, 2022
Physical Activity & Quality of Life
2022 DNP Projects…

Geraldine Gabriel

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Multicomponent Behavioral Lifestyle Weight Loss Intervention Program for Black Women
2022 DNP Projects

Sarah Gibbs

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Effect on Self-Confidence and Self-Efficacy with Simulation Training in Critical Access Hospitals
2022 DNP Projects…

San Juanita Heytens

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
The Impact of an Education Program on Staffs' Perceived Comfort and Knowledge Level with Depression
2022 DNP Projects…

Rebecca Hubbard

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Health Literacy Skills: Knowledge and Use Among Providers
2022 DNP Projects…

C. Diane Jackson

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Bone Density Testing in Veterans Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and Treated with Androgen-Deprivation Therapy
2022 DNP Projects…

Stefanie Laudick

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Hypercholesterolemia Education for Adults    
2022 DNP Projects…

Susan Ling

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors in Primary Care Clinic  
2022 DNP Projects…

Giovanni Lopez

23 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Effect of Supervised Exercise on Hemoglobin A1c in Prediabetic Patients    
2022 DNP Projects…

Jonathan Lowe

30 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Implementation of Contact After Care for Suicidal Patients Discharged from the Emergency Room in a Rural Area
More on the DNP Program…

Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Pass Rate

6 Jan 2021April 9, 2024
*The FHSU DNP Program had a 100% Pass Rate for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 National Certification Exams for Family Nurse Practitioners, as reported by the American Academy of Nurse…
2022 DNP Projects…

Kristen Mallon

23 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications Through Proper Screening in Primary Care Practices
2022 DNP Projects…

Adriana Nabors

24 Apr 2022April 30, 2022
Improving Resilience in Nursing
2022 DNP Projects…

Kelly J. Neland

24 Apr 2022April 30, 2022
Prevention of Diabetes with Weight Loss Through Lifestyle Changes
2022 DNP Projects…

Rita Ozomah

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Evaluation of Parental Understanding of the Role of the Nutritionist in Reducing Childhood Obesity and Overweight  
2022 DNP Projects…

Melanie Reed

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
The Role of Thoracic Impedance Monitoring in Heart Failure
2022 DNP Projects…

Elizabeth Roberts

24 Apr 2022April 30, 2022
Improving Heart Failure Medication Titration by Using Clinical Decision Support Clinical Reminder
2022 DNP Projects…

Christy Rothchild

24 Apr 2022May 1, 2022
Telehealth Use by Kansas Nurse Practitioners  
2022 DNP Projects…

Sharita Schwarz

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle in Rural Kansas and Determining its Barriers
2022 DNP Projects…

Claudia St.Clair

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2023
Implementation of a Medication Reconciliation Program: A Quality Improvement Project
2022 DNP Projects…

Amanda Tirko

24 Apr 2022May 7, 2022
Health and Wellness Perception Impact of Steel Mill Workers Post Medical Clearance Process Change  

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