South Miami Hospital
November 11, 2018
Victor E. Clarke Auditorium
Submissions from 2018
Development of a Teaching and Assessment Tool to Improve Culturally Diverse Patient’s International Normalized Ration (INR) Levels, Aradys Bello, Tina Hyman, Michael Salinero, and Nohemi Sadule Rios
6 Pavilion (Med Surg) Increased Certification Rate Through MSNCB FailSafe Certification Program, Angela Castillo, Tamika Luciano, and Brenda Lam
ED Unit Practice Council’s Innovation to Reduce Length of Stay for Acuity Level 4 & 5 Patients in the ED Task Area, Silvia Clark, Chera Quiroga, and Davinia Steadman
4 Pavilion Improves Patient Satisfaction through Technology “Promptness Response to Call”, Claire Croswell and Dionne Fowler Lee
Reduce Turn Around Time in Pre Anesthesia Testing (PAT), Arlyn Cua
Effect of Change of Shift Admissions on Patient Outcomes, Juliet Diaz, Vicky Wheeler, and Maria Villafuerte
Hospital-Wide Hand Hygiene Initiative to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections, Yola Duhaney, Andrea Bloomfield, and Cam Kha
2T Hardwiring Bedside Shift Report to Improve Communication with RNs, Ashley Escandon, Gaileen Quammie, Bianca De La Barra, and Anielka Corea Membreno
Nurse Patient Ratios’ Requirements for the Care of Bariatric Patients (2T), Ashley Escandon, Gaileen Quammie, Bianca De La Barra, and Anielka Corea Membreno
SMH Implements Strategies for Prevention of SSI in Bariatric Surgery, Maria Fuego
7 Pavilion Reduces CJR patients ALOS using Care C2, Jaime Gergora, Jessica Saavedra, Camila Avendano, Terri Marranca, and Madelein Valdivia
Implement Best Practice to Reduce the Rate of Colon Surgical Site Infections (SSI) below the NHSN Mean at South Miami Hospital, Ami Kruger and Gilyem Casanova
Breathing Easier a Lung Health Outpatient Team Has Your Back, Maureen Lintner and Jose Morales
Effect of RN Practice Change on NICU Infant Outcomes, Maureen Pahl
Optimizing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes through Evidence-based Interventions for the at Risk Pre-term Labor Population, Deborah Pol, Geraldine Lamoglia, Erin Soto, Lou-Jean Reyes, Idalmys Castillo, Jennifer Brooks, Alecia Ballard, Beth-Ann Fraser, Laura Timmons, and Allison Marmol
Merging of Two Observation Units to Increase Capacity and Decrease Length of Stay, Diana Rios
An Alternative To Implanting Loop Recorders In A Hospital, Valerie Smith, Marsha Lambert, and Marie Paule Lafontant
Promoting Post Arthroplasty Incision Healing: A Nurse Driven Initiative, Kimberly Thomas
CAUTI: CHASING ZERO, Sasha Topping
Evaluation of the Competency and Clinical Advancement Program at BHSF, Nada Wakim
Exploring Nurses’ Occupational Stressors and Coping Strategies, Nada Wakim