Submissions from 2026
Improving Pain Assessment & Reassessment Compliance Through Staff Education, Accountability, and Real-Time Monitoring, Ianessa Alvarez and Jessica Gomez
Use of Early Aids During Induction of Labor in Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex Women: A Retrospective Study at a Community Hospital, Candida Bell, Acklin Gordon, Dianna Hill, Elba Rivera, Heather Cowherd, Ivette Ramos, Martha Valdes, Maureen Gordon, Silvia Medina, and Catherina Chang-Martinez
Labor Aid Utilization in Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) Women Scheduled for Induction of Labor: A Descriptive Study, Candida Bell, Acklin Gordon, Dianna Hill, Elba Rivera, Heather R. Cowherd, Ivette Ramos, Martha Valdes, Maureen Gordon, Silvia Foltan, and Silvia Medina
Ready to Soar with a CAUTI Reduction Passport, Obed Bello
Safety Without Sitters: Redefining Patient Monitoring in PCU, Obed Bello
Safety Without Sitters: Redefining Patient Monitoring in Progressive Care, Obed Bello, Mariana Velasquez, Darian Llanes, Lauren E. Palavecino, Martha Tijerino, Danielle Blandino, Adrian Tavarez, and Julissa Uribe
Five-Year Impact of Interprofessional Shared Governance on Staff Engagement, Collaboration, and Scholarly Activity, Sara Caberto, Melisa Taboada, Cristina Lorenzo, Hollie Gow, Mayra Villalba, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Back to the Future at Bedside: The Effect of a Nurse-Designed Digital Workflow System on Charge Nurse Efficiency and Administrative Burden, Justin Cagulada, Andrea Calvo, Moises Ruiz, Emanuelle Hawkins, Steven Caberto, Steven Caberto, and Arvinder Singh
Back to the future, Justin P. Cagulada
PACED Model: Re-engineering Workflows, Reducing Nurse Burden, Justin P. Cagulada
Symbiotic Scaling: Exchanging Capacity for Competency to Accelerate Expansion Simulation, Justin P. Cagulada
BACK TO THE FUTURE @ Bedside: Solving the Innovation Paradox by Implementing a Nursing OS, Justin Cagulada, Gretell Serra, Christopher Scott, Juliana Patino, Emanuelle Hawkins, Moises Ruiz, Sophia Viteri, Paola Delahoz, and Lilianny Sosa Miguelez
Symbiotic Scaling: The Effect of Exchanging Operational Capacity for Clinical Competency on Agency Labor Elimination and Rapid Unit Expansion., Justin Cagulada, Mariana Velasquez, Andrea Calvo, and Courtney P. Goldman
Healing at the Cellular Level: Enhancing Transplant Efficacy through Supportive Interventions, Annette Caravia
Increasing Certification Rates in an Inpatient Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit: A Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Model for Certification Success, Annette Caravia
"Road to Recovery": A Visual Representation of a Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Patient's Progression to Successful Post-Transplant Outcomes, Annette Caravia
Simulate to Elevate: Building Inpatient Cellular Therapy Nurse Confidence in the Administration, Identification and Management of Complications, and Documentation of Cellular Therapy Infusions, Annette Caravia, Rodolfo Barros, Kristen Febus, Carolina Hernandez, Ashley Noy, and Michaela Renesca
Advancing Provision of Services for Febrile Neutropenia, Shelli Chernesky, Cristhian Alegria, Lee Amaya, Orlando Betancourt, Patricia Estrada, Nell Mayendia Blanco, Maura Poleon, and Alexander Walbert
Advancing Provision of Services for Febrile Neutropenia, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky
Use of a Real-Time Dashboard Fosters Communication and Improves OncolNursing Performance with Pain Assessment and Reassessment, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky
Well-Being for Novice Nurses with the Powerful Feeling of Belonging through Mentorship, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Natalie Bermudez, and Diane S. Kramer
Spiritual Coping with a Ceremony of Hope for Hematopoietic Transplant Patients, Shelli Chernesky, Anna Diaz, Stefano Caccavale, Mirian Soler, Liuvys Zaldivar, Ruben Ramos, Felipe Zuluaga, Jan Roy, Serge Lopes, Sammy Alvero, Richert Manjarres, and Natalie Bermudez
Use of a Near Real-Time Dashboard Fosters Communication and Improves Clinical Nursing Performance with Pain Assessment/Reassessment, Shelli Chernesky, Yaribey Lopez, Courtney Willard, Shivani Kovvuri, Cara Santos, Claudia Alvarez, Annette Caravia, Lourdes Talavera, and Catherine Zilberberg
New Nurse Retention Through Mentoring & Sense of Belonging, Shelli Chernesky, Mayela Monzon, Cecilia Eslick, Natalie Bermudez, and Diane Kramer
A Scalable Framework for High‑Reliability Transitions of Care Across the Cancer–Hospital Continuum, Shelli Chernesky, Theodosia Southern, Ivan Espaillat, Elaine Diaz, Ariel Perez Perez, Jennifer Company-Rivero, and Sergio Segarra
CLABSI Busters, Diana Constant and Thalia Fortun
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 Chernesky
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
Time is Brain in ICH TWO: Expanding ICH Alert Across Stroke Centers, Nina Cruz and Delilah Cetoute
The Importance of Universal Postpartum Mental Health Screening: A Case Report, Emma Cristina De Robles, Mariana Vega, and Gabriela Nieves Gonzalez
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
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
Professional Development Recognition Program (PDRP), Mariana Garcia, Carolina Parra, Hollie Gow, and Harold Girado
From Reactive to Proactive: APRN-Led Rounding Enhances Clinical Accountability and Reduces Overnight Care Delay, Margaret Geneve, Kathy Riboul, Martine Charles, Claudia Alvarez Cordero, Rosemarie L. Schwitzer, and Amy Thompson
The Impact of Wound Care Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) on Communication, Knowledge, and Patient Outcomes within Hospitalist Teams, Margaret Geneve and Lisandra Santos
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
Expanding Open-Heart Care: Retention and Results, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Ima Altidor, Arlene Torres, Javier Perez-Fernandez, Andrew Calzadilla, and Martin MacKechnie
Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Initiative in the ICU, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, and Christina Anteen
Interdisciplinary Training to Advance Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Care, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Christina Anteen, Ricardo Queiro, Arlene Torres, and Javier Perez-Fernandez
From Prevention to Practice: Reducing Hospital Acquired Infections in the ICU, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate-Gonzalez, Jobic Ray Butao, Shireen Knox, Kelsey Hooper, Maidalys Coto, Valeria Navarro, Taylor Mollere, Morgan Praylow, Jahncarlos Lara, Juliette Herrera Monsalve, Marisol Aviles, Stephanie Silva, Glenda Romero, Christina Anteen, Tammy Rodriguez, Luz Cespedes, and Elina Machin Diaz
Expanding Open-Heart Care: Retention and Results, Dayana Kowalski, Hollie Gow, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Ricardo Queiro, Javier Perez-Fernandez, and Arlene Torres
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
From Bedside to Benchmark: Nurse-Driven Communication for Higher HCAHPS, Diane Kramer, Lourdes Castaneda, Lisette Hurtado, Karina D'Amato, and Jennifer Fleites
Two Lenses. One Handoff. Exploring Leader and Staff Perceptions of Bedside Shift Report, Diane S. Kramer, Lourdes Castaneda, Lisette Hurtado, Harold Girado, Tatiana Lebed, Shelli Chernesky, Yessenia Muniz, and Catherina Chang Martinez
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
Safe Implementation of SEEG in the ICU: A Multidisciplinary Case Study in Medically Refractory Epilepsy, Ismaray Machin, Dayana Kowalski, Maidelin Villate Gonzalez, Hollie Gow, Karel Fuentes, Arlene Torres, and Javier Perez-Fernandez
Expanding Access Through Education: A Community-Based Care Model for the Unhoused, Thais Martinez, Samantha Sipe, Sui-Lin Perez, Mikahla Gay, and Jose Llama
Fostering a Sense of Belonging through Mentorship Improves Nurse Retention, Mayela Monzon, Cecilia Eslick, Shelli Chernesky, Liuvys Zaldivar, Felipe Zuluaga, Stefano Caccavale, Flor Treminio, Ruben Ramos, Diane S. Kramer, Lisa Rothen, and Natalie Bermudez
Showcasing Best Practices Diabetes Education for Hospitalized Patients, Yessenia Muniz Muniz
Quality Improvement Using Collaboration to reduce Pressure Injuries Best practices to Reduce pressure Injuires in the Acute Care Setting, Yessenia Muniz Muniz, Hollie Gow, Dayana Kowalski, Nushi Berahman, Cristy Zangroniz, Claire Turgot Larsen, and David Lehninger
3 Tower LSS DC to Door TAT Reduction Project, Juan Nerey, Natalia Flores, Raquel Bogle, Lauren Clough, Cinthya Llop, and Benito Yon
Driving Accountability Through Standardized Heart Failure Care, Dhanya Paul, Elizabeth Cerdeira, Diana Espinosa, Aruja Adhikari, and Nerlande L. Joseph
Brown-Séquard Syndrome Following Penetrating Cervical Trauma and the Importance of Coordinated Interprofessional Communication: A Case Report, Santiago Restrepo
Detect, Protect, and Prevent: Reducing Candida auris Transmission on a Multispecialty Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Adriana Roque, Christina Alonso, Liliana Estevez, Naomi Rosa, Tazmarie Paddyfoot, Diana Maria Lopez, and Hollie Gow
Healthy Mouth, Healthy Lungs, Miguel Rufino, Melanie Santos, Vivian Quijada, and Alexandra Jimenez
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
Recognizing Skin Failure: A Nursing Case Study in a Patient with Multiorgan Failure, Lisandra Anne Marie Santos PhD, RN, EBP-C
When Perfusion Matters: Vasopressor Use and Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Type in the ICU, Lisandra Anne Marie Santos PhD, RN, EBP-C
Recognizing Skin Failure: A Nursing Case Study in a Patient with Multiorgan Dysfunction on ECMO, Lisy Santos
Closing the Gap in Pain Reassessment: A Unit-Based Quality Improvement Project or Optimizing Pain Management Through Timely Nursing Reassessment in a Medical -Surgical Unit, Melanie Santos and Janie Perez
Improving Patient Outcomes Through Early Mobility, Lourdes Talavera, Venessa Rodriguez, Stephen Breazeale, Lisette Hurtado, Elizabeth Matalon, Courtney Goldman, Hector Gonzalez, Kristina Seefeldt, and Caroline Silberberg
The handbook for the Recently Floated, Maria Villanueva
Submissions from 2025
Addressing End-of-Life Care Education Gaps for Registered Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Alejandra Angel and Mayra Villalba
A Retrospective Study on Early Labor Aids for First-Time Mothers Admitted to a Community Hospital, Candida Bell, Acklin Gordon, Dianna Hill, Elba Rivera, Heather Cowherd, Ivette Ramos, Martha Valdes, Maureen Gordon, Silvia Foltan, Silvia Medina, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, Ana Bonilla and Vanessa Montes de Oca
Interventional Radiology Nursing, Jackie Brown and Yatxenia Castro
Design of a Prospective Study to Compare the Efficacy of Two Venous Closure Techniques Used After Electrophysiology Procedures and Nurses Experience in Caring for These Types of Patients, Neelima C. Buddhacharya, Claudia Brito, Charity Tatum, Anails Ballate Meneses, Andres Noda, Blessy Issac, Carlos Velez, Evelyn Gonzalez, Frank Salhuana, Grecia Sierra Banegas, Julissa Arias, Karen Mila, Katrina Carrera, Lazara Martinez, Melissa Rivero, Yiska Ricardo, Nurisleidy Mendoza, Nish Patel, and Catherina Chang Martinez
An Innovative Approach to Improving Patient Throughout and Decreasing Length of Stay in a Mixed Acuity Unit Using Purposeful, Automated and Cyclic Escalations, and Decision-making (PACED) Model., Justin Cagulada, Andrea Calvo, Emanuelle Hawkins, Moises Ruiz, and Steven Caberto
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner, Ashley Cano
SAVI catheter digitization impact: A single institution multiuser uncertainty study, Vibha Chaswal, Juan Ramirez, Marc Morcos, Tino Romaguera, Usha Abraham, Siju George, James McCulloch, Maria-Amelia Rodrigues, Alonso Gutierrez, and Ranjini Tolakanahalli
Nurse Director, Shelli Chernesky
Endorsing Febrile Neutropenia as an Oncological Emergency Improves Clinical Management with Timely Empirical Antibiotic Administration, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Cris Alegria, Lee Amaya, Orlando Betancourt, Aloima Guerra, Kristen Jacobs, Maura Poleon, and Laura Parada
B.E.S.T. (Baptist Emergent Stroke Team) Nurse, Nina Cruz
A Retrospective Study on Social Determinants of Health and Postpartum Depression in Pregnant Patients admitted to a Community Hospital in South Florida, Emma De Robles and Mariana Vega
PCU-ICU Cross Training, Liliana C. Estevez, Jennifer Prieto, Vannessa Capener, Diana Maria Lopez, Hollie Gow, Yessenia Muniz, Naomi Rosa, Caesar Viteri, Adriana Roque, Christina Alonso, Vivianne Llaujel, Summer Hamadeh, Rosemary Diaz, Manuel Lopez de la Rosa, Marvin Rosete, and Keelai S. Lara
Increasing Progressive Care to Intensive Care Unit Nurse Capacity through an Innovative Cross-Training Program, Liliana Estevez and Diana Maria Lopez
Empowering Future Leaders: How to Develop an Emerging Leader Program, Rachel Evers
Leveling Up Clinical Competence in an Inpatient Oncology Unit: Utilizing Competitive Gaming through Nursing Olympics to Master Clinical Skills, Kristen Febus, Rodolfo Barros, and Abby Zeledon
Labor and Delivery Nurse, Jean Flores, Linda Levine, Janet Viana, Marcela Rodriguez, and Patty Morales
Improving Quality and Patient Outcomes through an Interprofessional Shared Governance Model, Hollie Gow, Sara Perez, Tania Solis, Mayra Villalba, Harold Girado, Miriam Serrano-Robles, Catherine A. Zilberberg, Leyner Martinez, Mary Warrell, Dayana Kowalski, Diana Maria Lopez, Yessenia Muniz, Jennifer Prieto, Jan V. Roy, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department, Aloima Guerra, Christina Anteen, and Arvinder Singh
Impact of Expanding the Open-Heart Program in the Intensive Care Unit on Staff Retention and Patient Outcomes, Shireen Knox, Maidalys Coto, Omar Rodriguez, Carolina Miranda, Jessica Llaca, Melisa Gomez, Yaimet Diaz, Angela Gordon, and Dayana Kowalski
Retired Nurse, Diane Kramer
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
Promoting Professional Growth: Developing an Educational Program to Increase Nursing Certification Rates in an Inpatient Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit, Yalina Martinez Romero, Celia Delgado, Stefano Caccavale, Annette Caravia, and Susel Martinez
Quality Improvement Using Collaboration to Reduce Pressure Injuries Best Practices to Reduce Pressure Injuries in the Acute Care Setting, Yessenia Muniz, Hollie Gow, Dayana Kowalski, Nushi Berahman, Cristy Zangroniz, Claire Turgot Larsen, and David Lehninger
Performance Improvement Nurse, Suzanne Parchment
Capacity Management Nurse, Carolina Parra, Sara Caberto, and Jon Cosculluela
Postpartum Access & Continuity of Care, Mayleni Perez
Night Rounding Nurse Practitioner, Opal Reid-Monfiston
Vascular Access Nurse, Elizabeth Ring
Resuscitation Nurse Educator, Claudia Sabogal-Rodriguez
Improvement in Healing of Stage 4 Pressure Injuries with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Case Report, Lisandra Santos, Margaret Geneve, Andres Soto, Osvaldo Artigas, Cristy Zangroniz, Carlos Franco, Claire Turgot Larsen, Yessenia Muniz, Hollie Gow, and Dayana Kowalski
Operation STICK Improves Vascular Access Outcomes in a Specialty Team: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Jessica Sarlabous and Lauren Adair