The NAA has supported nursing research grants annually for nurses employed at MGH since 202. The NAA Grant is a 2-year grant that offers a Doctor of Nursing Practice program or an advanced practice nurse graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing program nurse at MGH the opportunity to lead a clinically-relevant EBP, Quality Improvement, or Original Research project. The grant provides up to $3000 for project related expenses. In 2023 the MGH Munn Center for Nursing Research matched the award due to its popularity among nurses and 2 recipients were funded.

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• 2021 grant recipient: Marie Borgella, DNP for her proposal titled: Improving the Age-friendliness of a General Medical Inpatient Unit and Impact on Patient Readiness for Discharge; a Quality Improvement Project
   

• 2022 grant recipient: Allie Walpert, MSN, FNP-BC for her proposal titled: A Pilot Study of Research Participant Perspectives on Nurse Management and Communication of Incidental Findings Identified on Research Scans
   

• 2023 grant recipients: Loren Winters, ANP-BC, OCN, DiploACLM, CHWC is a nurse practitioner in the MGH Cancer Center Bridging the Gap: Integrating a Healthy Lifestyle Program to Palliative care for Patients with Advanced Stage Breast Cancer and Elizabeth Woods, MSN, AGACNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. “Improving Patient Outcomes with Neuro-Specific Considerations For Performing Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBTs) in the Acutely Brain Injured Patients”

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• The 2024 grant recipients:  Carolyn McDonald, Clinical Nurse Specialist (Lunder 8 Neuroscience) & Colleen McGovern, Clinical Nurse Specialist (Lunder 7 Neuroscience).  The title of their project: In patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus, how do patient complications (type and frequency) related to lumbar drain trials versus a large volume spinal tap compare and impact length of stay during inpatient admission?