Schedule of Events
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Wednesday • Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Posters
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
| 1. | Improving Patient Satisfaction by Enhancing Nurses’ Pain Assessment Diana Schroeder |
| 2. | A Clinical Nurse Specialist-led Workgroup to Improve a Centralized Telemetry Program – Handout Melissa Lee & Cass Piper Sandoval |
| 3. | Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce Heart Failure Readmission Rates and Improve Care Transitions Jennifer Kitchens, JoAnna Kingery, James D. Fuller & Arif Nazir |
| 4. | Improving Pregnancy-related Outcomes Through Early Identification and Treatment of Pregnant Women at Rist for Substance Use During Pregnancy Marianne Hiles, Elizabeth Santa-Maria, Dawn Reardon, Patricia Reggio & Katherine Murray |
| 5. | Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Adult: A Conceptual Framework for CNS Practice Susan Smith, Hea Lan Yoon, Karie Falder, Melanie Horbal Shuster, Joanne Evans, Mary J. Waldo, Tracy B. Chamblee & Kelly Haight |
| 6. | Replacement of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters as Clinically Indicated Proves to Decrease Cost and Nursing Time Without Increasing Infiltrations or Phlebitis Renee Butts & Todd Olrich |
| 7. | Processes, Practices and Preparedness of the Enhanced Precautions Biocontainment Unit at Walter Reed Bethesda Damian Storz, Jodelle Schroeder, Bernard Lease & Robert Wittwer |
| 8. | Texas Clinical Nurse Specialists: Collaboration in a Virtual Organization Sharon Horner, Angela Clark & Kathleen Baldwin |
| 9. | Evaluation of a Journal Club for Acuity Adaptable Units Jennifer Kitchens |
| 10. | Use of an Observed Structured Clinical Examination for Health Promotion in Clinical Nurse Specialist Education Heather Cuevas & Gayle M. Timmerman |
| 11. | Out With the Old, In With the New: An Innovative Approach to Development of a New CNS Curriculum – Handout Chondra Butler |
| 12. | Standardizing a Timeworn Practice: A CNS Education Program for IV Tubing Management – Handout Ashley Stelter |
| 13. | Implementing IPE into the Adult-Gero CNS Curriculum: Student Feedback Carol Delville, Gayle M. Timmerman & Heather Becker |
| 14. | Development and Implementation of Measures to Promote Early Detection of Sepsis in the Adult Medical Inpatient Barbara Gulczynski |
| 15. | Inter-professional Community Based Service Projects: Learning by Doing Carol L. Delville & Gayle M. Timmerman |
| 16. | Leading the Leaders: Embracing EBP to Support Practice Changes, Clinical Nurse Specialist Led Education Initiative for Nursing Leadership – Handout 1 – Handout 2 Cynthia Swartz, Deborah Audette, Maryann Brogden, Michelle DeFabio, Ann Hendrickson & Enid Kreiner |
| 17. | The Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Education Model: An Educational Approach that Crosses Developmental and Life Stages of Children & Families Living with IBD Jacqueline Crawford, Leah Markowitz, Meryl Tucker, Elizabeth Turner, Jamie Stevenson, Susan Peck, Caitlin Novelli, Julia Driggers, Gina Bogan & Andrew Grossman |
| 18. | The Effectiveness of Movies as a Tool to Teach about End of Life Issues. Irene Gilliland & Bradi Frei |
| 19. | Use of Documentaries in Exploring Student Attitudes about Assisted Suicide Irene Gilliland & Bradi Frei |
| 20. | Conducting Root Cause Analysis Today to Change the Future Susan Fowler |
| 21. | Care of Medically Complex and Disabled People in a Patient Centered Medical Home Visiting Program Deborah Hanes & Monique Ganucheau |
| 22. | The Effectiveness of Nursing Interventions on Medication Adherence in Adults with Essential Hypertension – Handout 1 – Handout 2 Janet Jones & O. Danny Lee |
| 23. | Infection Risk Assessment Joanna Mills |
| 24. | CNS Role in Implementing a Computerized Nurse Driven Protocol to Improve the Quality of Patient Care Sitha Dy & Bridget Major-Joynes |
| 25. | A CNS Led Collaborative: Changing the Culture of Restraining Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Dannette Mitchell, Teresa Panchisin & Maureen Seckel |
| 26. | Beyond the Bundle: Implementing Daily Chlorhexidine Treatments in Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Patients to Reduce Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections Lauren Ranallo, Carolyn Herda, Gina Leonard, Jody Orluske, Kelly Pergande & Paul Harker-Murray |
| 27. | Implementing a Practice Change Using FOCUS-PDCA: Complete Couplet Care Lori Davies |
| 28. | The Future is Now : Innovative Practice Change with the Implementation of a PiCC Team in Critical Care Georgia Harrison |
| 29. | Implementation of a Nursing Driven CDIFF Daily Screening Tool and Patient Care Bundle Kimberly Pate |
| 30. | Withdrawn: Reducing Falls and Fall-Related Injuries on an Acute Care Unit: A Pre-Fall Huddle Intervention Deborah Burgoon, Linda Chetaitis, Elizabeth Wong & Jill Jones |
| 31. | Interprofessional Education through Patient Care Services Morbidity and Mortality Conferences Amy Allen |
| 32. | Focusing on the Future During Significant Change: Tubing Connection Standardization in the Health Care Setting – Handout Heidi McNeely & Robyn Jackins |
| 33. | Sepsis Screening in an Adult General Medicine Unit – Handout Mary Ann Francisco |
| 34. | The Benefits of Interdisciplinary Partnerships in Developing Innovations in Medication Management in an Academic Medical Center Kathleen Zavotsky, Oriana Calo, Jodi Castiglia, Christopher Adams, Fatema Dhanaliwala, Diane Applebaum, Tina Amin & Nancy Doherty |
| 35. | Innovative Quality Initiatives Promoting Excellence in Oncology Nursing – Handout Deana Kehres |
| 36. | Discovering the Role of the CNS: An Accidental Outcome Following an Experiential Interprofessional Course – Handout Tina Haney & Carolyn Rutledge |
| 37. | Whose Job is it Anyway? Promoting Role Clarity and Collaboration between the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Educator – Handout Lisa Wall, Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, Wayne Quashie, Wendella Rose-Facey, Kathleen Short, Margaret Simon & Inderani Walia |
| 38. | Making Strides with Nursing-sensitive Indicators: CNSs Leading Interprofessional Teams Cheryl Houseman |
| 39. | Supporting New Nurses: Creating a Digital Resource to Supplement a Nurse Residency Program Danette Culver |
| 40. | Perioperative Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Patient Safety by Increasing Compliance with Procedural Debriefings Carla Thorson |
| 41. | Examination of the Current Quality and Consistency of Nursing Education of Musculoskeletal Infection Patients Mayra Rodriguez & Mary Jones |
| 42. | Taking the Pressure Off: Enhancing Pressure Ulcer Awareness and Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers Maryalyce McCormick |
| 43. | Reducing Pain and Stress During Admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Jessica Dalrymple & Dagoberto Salinas |
| 44. | Pain Management Knowledge and Attitudes of Graduate Nursing Students in Advanced Practice Karen L. Knox & Michael Barba |
| 45. | Withdrawn: An APRN Led Stroke Clinic Jesse McClain |
| 46. | Technology’s Impact: Comparing Outcomes of Traditional versus Automated Post-Hospitalization Telephone Calls in Patients with Pneumonia Sarah Cullen |
| 47. | Risk Factors for Depression in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and the Challenges for Clinical Nurse Specialist Sonia Burton-Thomas |
| 48. | Development and Implementation of Micro-nutrient Deficiency as well as Lifestyle Behavior Modification Policies for Adults Post-bariatric Surgery Polly W. Frank |
| 49. | The CAUTI Stroke Connection Tammy Richardson & Julia Retelski |
| 50. | Identification of Medication Administration Errors: A Direct Observation of Nursing Practice Amina Tharpe & Maria-Cristina Caruso |
| 51. | Reducing Common Laboratory Utilization Through Provider Report Cards and Educational Tool Kit Alerts Charles Sonday |
| 52. | Sepsis Recognition and Treatment in the Emergency Department: Facilitating Evidence Into Practice Julia Sbragia |
| 53. | Withdrawn: Impact of a Regulation Change on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice in North Carolina: A DNP Scholarly Project Amelia Ross |
| 54. | A Citizen Driven Approach to Developing a Health Care Navigator Protocol for the Geriatric Population Teresa Koulouris |
| 55. | Withdrawn: Smoking Cessation for Mental Health In-patients in a Veteran’s Administration Hospital Setting Audrey Graham-O’Gilvie |
| 56. | Nurse Empowerment and Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI’s) Tamara Mason |
| 57. | CAUTI: A Culture of Unit Based Safety for Patients Tammy Richardson |
| 58. | Hourly Rounding… Not Again Caitlin Alvin |
| 59. | Withdrawn: Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Nestor-Neil Peig |
| 60. | Reducing the Complications of Coagulopathies in Acute Trauma through the use of ROTEM – Handout Dagoberto Salinas |
| 61. | The Move from Recorded to Bedside Shift Report: Evaluating Barriers to Full Implementation Beth Cipra |
| 62. | Implementation of an Innovative Skin Integrity Hand-Off Tool to Decrease Pressure Ulcers Kelley Jo Weaver |
| 63. | CNS: Food For Thought: Developing and Implementing an Evidence Based Nurse-Driven Nutrition Protocol Sarah Menter |
| 64. | Improving Knowledge Through An Educational Program On An Integrated Care Pathway For Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) And Intellectual And Developmental Disability (IDD) Regina Green |
| 65. | Using Research to Improve the Discharge Process to Decrease Turbulence During Peak Hours of Admissions Joshua Goldberg & Lakia Stewart |
| 66. | Correlation between Frequency of Attendance at a Weight Loss Clinic and the Amount of Weight Loss Holly Kimball |
| 67. | Smart Nutrition and Conditioning for Kids (SNACK): An Interdisciplinary Approach to Early Health and Wellness Education Kevin Scott, Allison Jones & Christine Castelluber |
| 68. | The Relationship of Door-to-Needle Times for Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Nicole Trevino & Michele Patterson |
| Wednesday • Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Posters |