Submissions from 2026
One Stick, One Success: Optimizing PIV Performance, Nayades Alfonso and Bashan Knockee-Cesaire
Collaborative Innovation to Enhance Patient Safety Outcomes in the Emergency Department, Marisel Alex Perigo PhD, RN, EBP-C
Innovative Policy for Service Animal Management in Acute Care: Protecting Nursing Focus on Patient Care, Haydee Fernandez
Leveraging Technology to Bridge Communication Gaps: A Collaborative Education Hub, Katrina Collazo De Armas
Optimizing Cardiovascular Health Through Innovative, Nurse Led Community Health Hub, Simone Cheong, Angela Arocha, Cristina Brito, Roberto Alex Romano, Arvinder Singh, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Optimizing Patient Experience Through Innovative Workflow Redesign and Collaborative Technology Integration, Marcelle Durham, Simone Cheong, Eva Mitra, and Jessica Hucey Nua
Peers with Purpose: Optimizing Patient Care Through Innovative Nurse Peer Review, Gen Anne Marie Crespo MSN, RN, CPHQ and Armando Del Pino Vento BSN, RN, CEN
Bridging the Gap: A High-Acuity Shadowing and Mentorship Experience for Medical-Surgical Nurses, Diane S. Kramer, Catherina C. Chang Martinez, and Lourdes C. Castaneda
From Bedside to Benchmark: Nurse-Driven Communication for Higher HCAHPS, Diane S. Kramer, Lourdes C. Castaneda, Karina D'Amato, and Jennifer Fleites
Unmasking Bias: A Call to Action for All Nurses, Diane S. Kramer
Advancing Provision of Services for Febrile Neutropenia, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky
Bite by Bite: Feeding Confidence in OCN Preparation, Jose Irizarry and Olga Diaz
Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy on Oncology Patients Perception of Well-being and Comfort, Carolyn P. Cros, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, and Catherina Maria Chang Martinez
Increasing Certification Rates in an Inpatient Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit: A Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Model for Certification Success, Annette Caravia
Use of a Real-Time Dashboard Fosters Communication and Improves OncolNursing Performance with Pain Assessment and Reassessment, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky
Advancing Provision of Services for Febrile Neutropenia, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Cristhian Alegria, Lee J. Amaya, Orlando Betancourt, Patricia Estrada, Nell Mayendia Blanco, Maura Poleon, and Alexander Walbert
Assessment of Time to Analgesia and Sedation Post-Intubation in the Emergency Department Following an Interdisciplinary Educational Initiative, Stephen Bueno, Erika Dittmar, Thomas J. Wolfel, Ismael Arias, and Javier Sanchez
Bridging the Gap: A High-Acuity Shadowing and Mentorship Experience for Medical-Surgical Nurses, Diane S. Kramer, Catherina C. Chang Martinez, and Lourdes C. Castaneda
Educational Review of Arterial Embolization for Knee Osteoarthritis: GAE and Beyond, Alan Anne Marie Moshir, Angel Gonzalez Saez, Parnavi Anne Marie Singh, Joshua Baker, Ekramul Gofur, Raul Herrera, Gina Landinez, and Brian V. Schiro
Elevating patient comfort and wellbeing: How using lavender aromatherapy can improve patient care in oncological patients, Carolyn P. Cros, Catherina Chang Martinez, Samantha Altamirano, and Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky
Fostering a Sense of Belonging through Mentorship Improves Nurse Retention, Mayela Anne Marie Monzon; Cecilia Eslick; Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky; Liuvys Zaldivar; Felipe Zuluaga; Stefano Caccavale; Flor Treminio; Ruben V. Ramos; Diane S. Kramer; Lisa Rothen; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
From Bedside to Benchmark: Nurse-Driven Communication for Higher HCAHPS, Diane S. Kramer, Lourdes C. Castaneda, Lisette Hurtado, Karina D'Amato, and Jennifer Fleites
Ice the Burn: Malignant Hyperthermia Education by Escape Room, Lisa P. Pittington
Pre-Transfer Fall-Risk Screening for Safer Room Placement and Sitter Use, Grissobelle Reyes-Obando
Spiritual Coping with a Ceremony of Hope for Hematopoietic Transplant Patients, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky; Anna Diaz; Stefano Caccavale; Mirian Soler; Liuvys Zaldivar; Ruben Ramos; Felipe Zuluaga; Jan V. Roy; Serge Lopes; Sammy Alvero; Richert Manjarres; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Tenecteplase in Extended Window Wake-Up Stroke Scenarios: A Case Series, Stephen Bueno, Erika Dittmar, Thomas J. Wolfel, Mina Rizk, and Jonathan Kline
Use of a Near Real-Time Dashboard Fosters Communication and Improves Clinical Nursing Performance with Pain Assessment/Reassessment, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Yaribey Lopez, Courtney Willard, Shivani Kovvuri, Cara Santos, Claudia Alvarez, Annette Caravia, Lourdes M. Talavera, and Catherine A. Zilberberg
From Outpatients to All Patients: APRN Expansion in Pre-Anesthesia Testing Reduces Same-Day Cancellations, Michael Salinero; Natalie Ampuero; Raquel Bernal; and Christopher L, McGhie
Arrival, Check-In, Vitals & Triage Flow Improvement, Vanessa Lluy, Cecieliz Sandifer, Yulisa Rivera, Patty Horton-Hugue, and Trishana Sealy
COZY Bag Initiative: A Patient-Centered Approach to Enhancing Sleep Quality & Restful Environment in the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Jennifer Imarenakhue, Jessica Franjul, Kenia Chavarria, and Daniel Galindo
Effect of Aromatherapy on the Level of Discomfort during the Laboring Process, Susan Rezende, Carey Acosta, Frankie Addison, Edlina Hilson, Edelmys Mederos, America Roache, Judith Gilbert Guerrero, Catalina Fernandez, Brittney O'Neil, Kelly Noguiera, Mari Smith, Lindsey Diaz, Judith Bowling, and Natalie Bermudez
Elevating Wound Care: The Power of Shadowing, Aliyah Clarke, Ashley Polster, Marlene Young, Candace MacLaughlin, Edlina Hilson, and Rocio Ramirez
Enhancing Patient and Staff Satisfaction Through Unit-Based Engagement Initiatives: A Quality Improvement Project, Christina Barrera, Carolin Tolentino, Vianca Gonzalez, Isaac Rodriguez, Martha Gaitan, Thelma Pringle, Alejandra Soroa, Deisi Perez, Priscilla Egemba, Agnes Ehabahe, Remy Jose-Antonio, Anouse Guillaume, and Shariffa Masoud
Formal Mentorship Program to Advance Retention and Professional Growth, Jacqueline Gonzalez, Atiya Kuha, Roy Mendez, Maria Noyola, Martha Nunez, and Vonedda Hendrickson
Improving Newborn Thermoregulation Through Implementation of Immersion Swaddle Bathing, Carey Acosta, Paloma Casermeiro, and Veronica Lopez
Increasing Sepsis Bundle Compliance in the Emergency Department, Cecieliz Sandifer, Trishana Sealy, Jesse Samula, and Lily Ramon
Level Up! Advance to expert: Professional Development and You, Roshnie Somra Ramgadoo, Floralynn Lacrete, Ayida Nembhard, and Christina Landivar
MS5 Shining Stars: Employee Satisfaction, Karina Alfonso, Nimsi Paulino-Espaillat, and Dawn Rudasill
One Stick, One Success: Optimizing PIV Performance, Nayades Alfonso and Bashan Knockee-Cesaire
Rapid Team Communication Using WhatsApp, Tiger Connect, and Share Point, Leyanys Armas, Anamaria Chavez, Eileen McMahon, Roy Mendez, and Maria Noyola
Reducing Newborn Diaper Dermatitis Through a Nurse-Driven Evidence-Based Care Bundle, Kristine Perez, Carey Acosta, and Paloma Casermeiro
Specialty Care Redefined: Cross Training for Outcomes, Edlina Hilson and Hector Matias
Take a Tea Minute: Supporting Staff to Enhance Patient Care, Nimsi Paulino-Espaillat, Maria de los Angeles Menendez, Erika Berroa, Dawn Rudasill, Carlos Martinez, Joosly Pierre, and Mary Claire Astorga
Zero Falls Initiative, Azaharia Segura and Yesenia Mauricio
Nurse Leaders Innovate: Enhancing Responsiveness with Technology, Marcelle Durham, Simone Cheong, Eva Mitra, and Jessica Hucey Nua
Well-Being for Novice Nurses with the Powerful Feeling of Belonging through Mentorship, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky; Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C; and Diane S. Kramer
Expanding Norepinephrine Use in a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) to Enhance Critical Care Capacity and Nursing Skill Development, Liliana P. Estevez, Hollie Gow, Diana Maria Lopez, Naomi Rosa, Jennifer Prieto, Adriana Roque, Christina Alonso, and Tazmarie Paddyfoot
Exploring the Effect of a Nurse-Led Wound Care Team on Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in a South Florida Acute Care Hospital, Lisandra Anne Marie Santos PhD, RN, EBP-C
PACED Model: Re-engineering Workflows, Reducing Nurse Burden, Justin P. Cagulada
Ready to Soar with a CAUTI Reduction Passport, Obed Anne Marie Bello PhD, RN, EBP-C
Recognizing Skin Failure: A Nursing Case Study in a Patient with Multiorgan Failure, Lisandra Anne Marie Santos PhD, RN, EBP-C
Safety Without Sitters: Redefining Patient Monitoring in PCU, Obed Anne Marie Bello PhD, RN, EBP-C
Symbiotic Scaling: Exchanging Capacity for Competency to Accelerate Expansion Simulation, Justin P. Cagulada
When Perfusion Matters: Vasopressor Use and Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Type in the ICU, Lisandra Anne Marie Santos PhD, RN, EBP-C
Community Health Hub Nurse‑Driven Interventions Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Diverse Populations, Simone Cheong
Expanding Open-Heart Care: Retention and Results, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Ricardo Queiro, Javier Perez-Fernandez, and Arlene Torres
Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Initiative in the ICU, Dayana Kowalski, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Hollie Gow, Javier Perez-Fernandez, Arlene Torres, Christina Anteen, and Harold Girado
Interdisciplinary Training to Advance Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Care, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Ima Altidor, Javier Perez-Fernandez, Arlene Torres, Ricardo Queiro, and Martin MacKechnie
Nurse Led Innovation to Reduce Emergency Department Falls Through a Patient Safety Champion Program, Marisel Perigo
Safe Implementation of SEEG in the ICU: a Multidisciplinary Case Study in Medically Refractory Epilepsy, Ismaray Machin, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Javier Perez-Fernandez, Arlene Torres, and Karel Fuentes
Unmasking Bias: A Call to Action for All Nurses, Diane S. Kramer
Healing at the Cellular Level: Enhancing Transplant Efficacy through Supportive Interventions, Annette Caravia
Healing at the Cellular Level: Enhancing Transplant Efficacy through Supportive Interventions, Anna Diaz, Shelli Chernesky, Felipe Zuluaga, Stefano Caccavale, Aileen Barcelo, Susana Salgado, Mirian Soler, Natalie Bermudez, Ruben Ramos, and Jan V. Roy
"Road to Recovery": A Visual Representation of a Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Patient's Progression to Successful Post-Transplant Outcomes, Annette Caravia
Back to the future, Justin P. Cagulada
Submissions from 2025
A Descriptive Study of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Early Labor in Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex (NTSV) Women, Candida R. Bell, Acklin Gordon, Dianna Hill, Elba Rivera, Heather R. Cowherd, Ivette Ramos, Martha Valdes, Maureen Gordon, Silvia Foltan, Silvia Medina, and Catherina C. Chang Martinez
Evaluating the Role of COVID-19 on Delay in Cancer Care and Health Disparities of Women with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective, Multi-site Study, Nohemi Sadule Rios, Morgan Nestingen, Mukesh Roy, Lucy Morales, Andrew Salner, Margaret Barton-Burke, Natalie Bermudez, AnnMarie Mazzella, Muni Rubens, Muhammad A. Rizvi, Morgan Horton, Suresh G. Nair MD, Tania Silva Santos, Patricia Shearburn, Melissa Kratz, Morgan Hume, Kerry Kluska, Nayla Cepero, Wanli Xu, Wu Weizi, and Batool Almasri
Exploring the Lived Experience of Nursing Faculty in Preparing for the Next Generation NCLEX: A Qualitative Study, Mary Granoff, Missilia Gilbert, Marjorie Lima, Erika Nusbaum, and Natalie Bermudez
Harnessing the Communities of Resilience and Excellence Framework to Advance Population Health: The Healthy West Kendall Experience, Cristina Brito, Simone Cheong, Stephanie Norling, Michelle Mejia, Sandra R. McLean, Carlos E. Hernandez, Lourdes Boue, Zuanel Diaz, and Javier Hernandez-Lichtl
Letter from the Editors: The Value of Research, Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, and Innovations in Clinical Practice, Nohemi Sadule Rios and Stephen Breazeale
Pilot Testing the Reliability and Validity of the Modified Obstetric Fall Risk Assessment System, Geraldine F. Lamoglia, Ashley H. Hurtado, Yasmin Solis, Deborah Pol, and Natalie Bermudez
Promoting Healthy Diet Adherence using a Multisensory Approach for Post-Stroke Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Stacey Myers, Yuki Asakura Strempek, Sarah Kaster, and Clare Hall
Promoting Self-Reflection and Implicit Bias Awareness in Nursing: A Mixed-Method Study Advancing Practice and Fostering Healthcare Equality, Diane S. Kramer, Victoria Y. McCue, Anshul Saxena, Jeanette B. Deniz, Nicole Burks, and Patricia Russell
Retrospectively Examining the Probability of Acute Skin Failure among Hospitalized Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Tori C. Hatch, Jeanine M. Salamone, Pierna F. Vaughner, and Natalie Bermudez
The Effect of Simulation on Nurses’ Confidence with Providing Post-Fetal Death Support to Bereaved Parents, Monique Scholine, Shannon Zalewski, Erin M. Franklin, Sandria Jamieson, Janelle Diaz, Donna Davis, Kristi Vargo, Nicole Adokou, Kettia Antoine, and Natalie Bermudez
Examining the Associations between Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses: A Replication Study, Eva Mitra, Gen Crespo, Bryan Blancaflor, Andrea Solorzano, and Natalie Bermudez
Nursing-Led BMAT Use to Improve Patient Mobility Outcomes, Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Simone Cheong, and Natalie Bermudez
Tackling Telemetry Issues through Leadership & Professional Governance, Anel Arias and Kristine Aguinaldo
Empowering Unit-based Nurse Leaders to Improve Patient Experience, Dayana Lambert and Patricia Sanchez
Shared Governance Growing Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, Simone Cheong, Tarrah Kallusingh, Natalie Nunez, Kristy Perez, and Jennifer Canales
A Quality Improvement to Improve the Retention of Graduate Nurses in the Outpatient Infusion Department at Miami Cancer Institute (MCI), Lilian De Jesus, Meredith Tinoco, Jacqueline Gomez-Pitts, and Jacklyn Shashaty
Bite by BiTE: Feeding Confidence in OCN Preparation, Jose Irizarry and Olga Diaz
Bridging the Gap Between Guidelines & Practice: Advancing Stethoscope Hygiene with the AseptiScope DiskCover System, Natalia Nunez and Danexsy Recinos
Evidence-Based Education to Five Departments Performing Point of Use Treatment, Natalia Nunez
Optimizing Head and Neck and Gamma Knife (GK) Patient Experience with Aromatherapy during Treatment Days at Miami Cancer Institute, Sophia Jane, Yvette Garcia, and Patricia McCrink
Silent Mock Code Purple, Jose Irizarry, Eli Lago, and Vania Saenz Cusco
Academic Nurse Faculty, Erika Nusbaum; Gisell Gonzalvo; Missilia Gilbert DNP-Ed., MSN, RN; and Mary C. Granoff
Ambulatory Nursing, Lorell Bergolla
Bedside Procedure Nurse Practitioner, Manuel Serrano
B.E.S.T. (Baptist Emergent Stroke Team) Nurse, Nina Cruz
Capacity Management Nurse, Carolina Parra, Sara Caberto, and Jon Cosculluela
Case Management Nurse, Johanna Macfarlane
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Baptist Health South Florida
Clinical Diabetic Educator, Skarlet Santana, Veronica Nicholas, Jennyffer Hansson Hansson, Mercy Molina, Catalina Mendoza, Maria Pilar Gough, Elva Diaz, Martha Bertin, Clarinda Hefner, and Raquel Kipler
Clinical Informatics Nurse, Julia Bowman
Clinical Learning Educator, Diansy Gonzalez
Clinical Nurse Educator, Kristi Ibanez
Clinical Nurse Educator, Annmarie Kaszubinski
Clinical Risk Management Nurse, Melissa Monzon