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Submissions from 2023

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Reducing Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Project, Margie Martin, Hollie Gow, Courtney Goldman, Joy Mitts, Yessenia Muniz, Dayana Kowalski, Gabriela Flores, Laura Budnechky, and Catherina Chang Martinez

Submissions from 2022

Abstract TP94: Stroke Severity Scales Do Not Predict Adverse Hospital Outcome Variables In Young Stroke Patients: Results From A Regional Stroke Center Of Excellence, Donna Lee Armaignac, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Muni Rubens, Star Belnap, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

Submissions from 2021

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Overcoming Undergraduate Nursing Education Challenges During the Pandemic, Melissa Abreu, Carolina Ferreiro, Danielle Garcia, Gisell Gonzalvo, Erika Nusbaum, and Beatrice Sikah

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Holistic Practice in Neuroscience, Giannina Alvarez, Ariadna Artola, Diana Denis, Crissa Diaz de Villegas, Idalmis Hernandez, Victoria Hernandez-Diaz, Alexa Montesino, Jessica ONeil, and Sofia Rendon

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Psychological Effects of Covid-19 Isolated Patients, Alexander Baldeon, Kellia Mimy, Melissa Santos, Natalie Solis, Sandra Torres, Briana Archer, Kelly Magaletti, Natalie Nunez, and Priscilla Lazcano

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Evaluating the Impact of a Nurse-Focused Simulation-Based Learning Platform on the Incidence of CLABSI in the Medical-Surgical Setting, Timothy Barbusio Jr., Christopher Bustamante, Laura Chirino, Adrian Gabrieli, Elizabeth Hernandez Guerra, Dominique Mabry Richards, Edelou Ortega, Miryam Paul, Malynda Point Du Jour, Jeileen Ramirez-Brugueras, Celine Rostant, Shannon Thomas, Renette Tima, and Sandy Valois

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Accurate Daily Weights and The Importance of Continuous Education for Registered Nurses Taking Care of Bedbound Congestive Heart Failure Patients, Andrea Betancourt, Michelle Miranda, Diana D'Orazio Garcia, Ariel Martin, Alejandro Suarez, Maria Urbina, Alyssa Orosa, Tracy Saint Pierre, Jada Ragland, Yonique Page, and Giovanna Posada

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Exploring the effects of Omnicell disorganization on time management and patient care, Vanessa Bombiella, Briana Brightman, Yulisa Dionicio Vasquez, Jorge Dominguez Horta, Tomesha Duhart, Natalie Dunbar, Nicole Estrada, Sarah Galante, Luisa Gomez, Naillah Hussain, Frances Iturrioz, Kassandra Marichal, Melissa Murray Smith, Romely Ramos, Tiffany Torres, and Emily Vazquez

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In the adult Med-Surg COVID19 patients with nasal cannula, venti-mask, or non-rebreathing mask, does the completion of a facial skin assessment every 4 hours as opposed to once a shift, improve preventing device related pressure injuries?, Tessa Brathwaite, Francesca Lanata, Mauricio Zuniga Ibagon, Marie Claudia Moran, Isabel Gonzalez, Michelle Rojas, Minela Del Valle, and Johana Suarez

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The Effects of Paternal Skin-to-Skin Contact on Infant and Paternal Outcomes, Daniela De Mena, Ashly Fertil, and Miranda Gener Betancourt

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Alternative Communication Methods for Non-Verbal Critically Ill Patients, Monica Dominguez, Allison Talana, Katia Eugene, Marie Carpel, Christian Carrasquilla, Tadashi Horigome, Leidy Ladino, Katharina Mertz, Anais Ruiz Cueva, Matthew Zamora, Gillian Guitian, Charles Velasco, Ashley Joseph, Brittany Rogerwitz, Nicole Sheriff, Alexia Cardenas Diaz, Lisa Santana, and Sinchia Joncka

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A Nursing Leader’s Perspective in Preparing for Magnet® Redesignation in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Harold Girado

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Improving Hand-Hygiene in 4 Clarke, Krystin Kennedy, Victoria Marti, Anais Pena, Jocelyn Rua, Marcela Sanchez, and Melany Velasquez

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Normalizing Bedside Shift Report: Better for Patients, Better for Nurses, and Better for Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF), Alexis Lemus, Allan Arias Zabala, Barbara Rosas, Edilyn Samways, Galina Bebchik, Glorisha Oriley, Jessica Baptiste, Johana Aguilar, Katarina Alicea, Maikel Gonzalez Estrada, Liliana Calzado Castellanos, Micaela Seoane, Paola Bello, Tabitha Sanchez, and Gloria Jimenez

Shared Governance Committees Empower Nurses to Use Their Voice, Margie Martinez

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Reducing Nurse to Patient Ratio, Cristina Mastache, Christina Neal, Christy Espinosa, Gabriela Milanes, Ivan Mendieta, Mayori Rodriguez, Mikaela Rivera, Nadinne Arenas, Patricia Chauvet, Sinai Nieto, and Lasha Woodard

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Sacral Pressure injuries in bed confined ICU patients, Monica Morales, Alyssa Anteen, Robert Herrero, Beatriz Gonzalez Santos, Mirlyne Charles, Lascelles Kirby III, Brittnee Gonzalez, Moises Heras, Lauren Zorio, Melissa Cuellar, Sophia Belisle, Adriana Martinez, Jess Palumbo, Jackie Moreno, Chloe Gates, Natalie Aguiar, Ryneria Johnson, Carolina Miranda, Alexandra Rivero, Thomas Dwyer, Lais Papa, Annially Estrada, Paul Matos, Gopala Dame, Priscila Acosta, Janessa Ortega, Derrick Bernard, and Sherly Cornelio

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Effects of Float Nursing on Patient Care and Safety, Ashley Padilla, Jennifer De La Paz, Aislinn Barrett, Barbara Sosa, Jose Chavez, Rebecca Alonso, Veronica Beaulieu, Nelcy Coimbra, Lliliam Cordero, Selena Delisser, Alex Haslam, Farides Iriarte, Claudia Martinez, Diana Padron, Stephanie Ruiz, Nathalie Zaldivar, Grecia Sierra Banegas, Richard Alpizar, Demi Nardo, and Erica Phillips

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The Effect of Education on Postpartum Depression Screening, Samantha Peluso, Edith Vasquez Meza, Jenipher Rojas, Shabelys Ramos, and Belinda Ortiz

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Incentive Spirometry Adherence and Effectiveness in Adult Patients on a Medical-Surgical Unit, Lilian Quintana, Carl Evidente Rufino, Lisyen Perez Machin, Natalie Hernandez, Zandrah Rhodes, and Zoila Arce

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Abstract P286: The Effects of COVID-19 on the Reasons for Not Calling 911 for Acute Stroke, Maygret Ramirez, Rodney Bedgio, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Star Belnap, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

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The Benefits of Implementing a Fall-Risk Prevention Checklist In the Handoff Report for Critical Care Units, Adriana Rodriguez, Anais Pezzotti, Ariel Rodriguez Farramola, Dayana Rodriguez Requena, Delmy Equihua-Galdamez, Jasza Krawietz-Malec, Lydia Gonzalez, Patricia Fernandes, Robert Hernandez Diaz, Rosemary Diaz, and Stephanie Thornton

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Expediating Provider Consults for Patient Care Excellence, Mariana Sanchez, Richard Garces, Juaurin Viloria, Tracy Azor, Johanna Garcia, Carolina Diaz, Arianna Moreno, Jessica Garcia, and Tatiana Pena

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Could There be a Good Side to COVID-19 Pandemic?, Donna Shaw, Theressa Brahim, and Catherina Chang Martinez

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Falls Among the Elderly in the Emergency Department, Magen Subirana, Josie Janvier, Alexia Pavlovic, Sisley Perez, Ana Rosell, Shanna LaCroix, Nicole Martinez, Ivana Green, Stephanie Gonzalez, Florencia Royo Correa, Luisa Lira Cano, Georgia Bowman, Angelica Jean-Pierre, Denis Pichardo Gonzalez, Angie Aizpurua, Shivanni Bhagwandeen, Kenvelin Villalta-Portillo, Hannah Stamos, Gabriella Martinez, Ivana Lamboglia, Ivan Urquiza, and Hannah De Marchena

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Standardized Nursing Report Template vs. Non-Standardized Nursing Report Template, Amanda Tapanes, Brittney Ramirez, Kashmira Alexander, Alonzo Cruz, Mirian Soler, Alondra Vazquez, Daniel Prats Gonzalez, Diana Arias, Laura Parada, and Amanda Woodason

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Impact of Dose Calculation Algorithm on Skin Dose for Breast Cancer Treated With Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy, Jen Yu, Andrew Wroe, Lian Acosta, Marcio Fagundes, Pouya Sabouri, Joseph Panoff, Maria-Amelia Rodrigues, Jessika Contreras, Minesh Mehta, and Alonso Gutierrez

Submissions from 2020

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Incorporating Critical Care Training within a Blood and Marrow Transplant Residency for New Inpatient Nursing Staff, Annette Caravia, Karla Ruiz Tamayo, Yanet Castro Bustamante, and Noah Zanville

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A Nurse Driven Acute Stroke Alert Process Improves Treatment Times and Treatment Rates, Daniel D'Amour, Jayme Strauss, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, and Star Belnap

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Fertility Preservation in the Setting of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers and Cancer Treatment, John Paul Diaz and Elina Melik-Levine

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Case Study: How to Run Three Simultaneous Stroke Alerts that Require Endovascular Therapy, Jessilyn Pozo, Peter De Armas, Andrew Waisbrot, Daniel D'Amour, Amy Starosciak, Star Belnap, and Jayme Strauss

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Triage Nursing Intervention Improves Stroke Treatment Rate and Times for Walk-in Strokes, Nayive Quezada, Ron Burke, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis Gonzalez, Daniel D'Amour, Amy Starosciak, Star Belnap, and Jayme Strauss

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A Collaborative Approach to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in a Large Urban Hospital in South Florida, David Schneider and Roberto L. Roman Laporte

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The Effect of a County Prehospital FAST-ED Initiative on Endovascular Treatment Times, Joseph Souchak, Ned Shashoua, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis Gonzalez, Virginia Ramos, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, Amy Starosciak, and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa

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Implementation of Stroke Pathways to Reduce Length of Stay, Cost, Readmissions, and Mortality, Jayme Strauss, Daniel Hartnett, Peter De Armas, Albert Fernandez, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Kunal Patel, Amy Starosciak, Andrew Waisbrot, Star Belnap, and Daniel D'Amour

Submissions from 2019

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Turn Teams: How Do You Prevent Pressure Injuries?, Maria Kahn and Evelyn Jonusas

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New Diagnosis of Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy in a 43-Year-Old Man Presenting with Syncope, Eli Levine

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Addressing Stroke Patient and Family Reasons for Not Calling 911, Maygret Ramirez, Rodney Bedgio, and Virginia Ramos

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Addressing Stroke Patient and Family Reasons for Not Calling 911, Maygret Ramirez, Rodney Bedgio, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Amy Starosciak, Daniel D'Amour, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

Discharge Task Force: A Nurse Driven Evidence-Based Practice Model, David Schneider and Joey Carralero

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A Real World Experience of the FAST-ED Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage System to Detect Large Vessel Occlusions, Ned Shashoua, Amy Starosciak, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

Abstract 33: FAST-ED Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage System Improves Endovascular Treatment Times, Especially off Hours, Amy Starosciak, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

FAST-ED Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage System Improves Endovascular Treatment Times, Especially Off Hours, Amy Starosciak, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

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Implementation of Stroke Pathways to Reduce Length of Stay, Cost, Readmissions, and Mortality, Jayme Strauss, Jenny Ductant, and Daniel Hartnett

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Implementation of Stroke Pathways to Reduce Length of Stay, Cost, Readmissions, and Mortality, Jayme Strauss, Daniel Hartnett, Jenny Ductant, Peter De Armas, Albert Fernandez, Andrew Waisbrot, Amy Starosciak, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

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Evaluation of the Clinical Competency Advancement Program, Nada Wakim, Nohemi Sadule Rios, Suzanne Balbosa-Saunders, Eve Butler, and Becky Montesino King

Submissions from 2018

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Exploring Perceptions of Workplace Bullying in Nursing, Eve Butler, Andrea Prentiss, and Flora Benamor

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Compliance and Real Life Performance of a FAST-ED Scale Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Initiative, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Maygret Ramirez, Jayme Strauss, Ivis Gonzalez, and Amy Starosciak

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RN Perception of Mentoring in a Hospital Environment, Diane Kramer, Andrea Prentiss, Kayce Tugg, Victoria McCue, Eve Butler, Maria Ojeda, Sally Bonet, and Vivian Fuentes

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What’s in a Name: Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research?, Andrea Prentiss and Eve Butler

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Usefulness of Cone Beam Intra-Arterial CTA for Evaluation of Flow Diverters: A Practical Approach for Daily Use, Dennys Reyes Candedo, Victor Becerra, Indiana Alcala, Italo Linfante, and Guilherme Dabus

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Signs of Severity (SOS) ED Escalation Guide: Bridging the Experience Gap, Marcia Schram, Vivian Fuentes, Brenda Rojas, Martha Tijerino, Michelle Thomas, Christine Williams, Eve Butler, and Andrea Prentiss

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Patient's Perception of the IV Experience in the Emergency Department, Marcia Schram and Martha Tijerino

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A Real World Experience of the FAST-ED Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage System to Detect Large Vessel Occlusions, Ned Shashoua, Amy Starosciak, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

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Pre-Hospital FAST-ED Initiatives Improve t-PA and Endovascular Treatment Times, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis Gonzalez, Virginia Ramos, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

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Effect of FAST-ED Implementation and Age on Distance Patients Travel from Scene to Comprehensive Stroke Center, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

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Interventions to Improve Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment Times, Jayme Strauss

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The Road to Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Jayme Strauss, Andrew Waisbrot, Daniel Hartnett, and Amy Starosciak

Submissions from 2017

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How does endotracheal suctioning with normal saline affect mechanically ventilated patients?, Jamil Aboumansour, Kristina Del Rey, Danielle Herrera, Philip Huynh, Guadalupe Izaguirre, Hazel Lara, Elizabeth Magallon, Valeria Miranda, Arturo Pena, Angela Rabaza, and Naomi Rosa

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Fixed Workstation versus Workstations on Wheels in the Emergency Department, Ariel Bowers, Razvan Buricel, Andrea Jimenez, Stefanie Moses, Yandro Perez Trevieso, and Juan Ramirez

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Nurse to Patient Ratio, Meliss Cabrera-Matiz, Jasmine Cabrera, Michelle Cedeno, Andres Moya Aguilar, Guillermo Martin III, Stephanie Velazquez, and Lia Williams

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Pain Protocol: To improve pain management in the acute care setting, Elizabeth Cerdeira, Lauren Rodriguez, Mariosis Matias, Melissa Granada, Tarrah Kallusingh, and Valerie Juarez

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Inpatient Pain Management, Anel Chirino, Kelly Vasquez, Liliana Quezada, Skarlet Santana, Yensly Gonzalez Carrazana, and Vanessa Castellanos

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Can standardizing skin preparation agents for surgical patients versus using doctor's preferences reduce surgical site infections?, Alice Davel-Freitas, Sheila Hodgson, Patrick Dennison, Lian Acosta, and Jenilice Novoa Miralles

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Vaccines: Yes? Or No?, Alicia Davis, Vivian de Mena, Elizabeth Fernandez, Yaima Parra Escalona, and Sofia Valentini

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Careful Monitoring of Intravesical Volume Prevent Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection, Angie De La Cruz and Blessy Issac

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Do diabetic patients have decreased readmissions with a discharge team composed of diabetic educators from moment of admission in comparison to floor nurses performing discharging?, Walter Diaz, Lizzette Gonzalez, Laura Pinero, Bianca Porras, Marian Ramos, and Joselyn Ruiz Cruz

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Do you need a nap?, Andrew Gonzalez, Christian de Quesada, Giancarlo Tapanes, Michael Alfonso, Rachel Rairden, Alicia Ali, Tania Carballo, Yoandra Gallardo, and Olga Viego

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Careful Monitoring of Intravesical Volume via Bladder Scan Prevents Foley Catheter Reinsertion and Decreases CAUTI, Blessy Issac

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Barriers of Whiteboard Use, Paige Kaplan, Jessica Isaac Lopez, Vanessa Marquez, Cynthia Francois, Gilberto Perez, and Ana Barro Hernandez

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Would using a "middleman" during delays in transfer report be more cost efficient to nursing resources and ED wait times?, Gabriel Lastre, Ysis Alvarez, Yenice Lorenzo Santos, Sophia Perez-Heydrich, Lorena Gort, Kimberly Carias, Tiffany Hernandez, Marquita Butler, and Daphne Thelemarque

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Improving the identification and treatment of sepsis through a pediatric sepsis screening tool, Pujol Michael, Tanya Cohn, Julie Lamoureux, Andrea Prentiss, and Martin Nariznis

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Overcoming Challenges to Implementing Beside Shift Report, Matt Mihm, Zahily Dominguez, Jessica Infante, Tina McCants, Desha Fleureme, and Crystal Everett

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Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Wait Times, Briege Osle, Patricia Brito Gomez, Madeleine Cook, Gerald Santiesteban, Tatiana Pardo, Lauren Gonzalez, and Stephanie Costa

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Central Line Infection Prevention, Yesenia Perez, Armando Gomez, Kristina Casals, Anna Diaz, Susana Salgado, and Horacio Lopez

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Development of an Evidence-Based List of Noncytotoxic Vesicant Medications and Solutions, Pam Sabatino-Holmes

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One Million Global Catheters PIVC Worldwide Prevalence Study, Pam Sabatino-Holmes

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Will implementing an admission/discharge nurse improve the quality of care in hospitalized patients?, Yeine Salvo, Joanna Leal, Tamyko Thomas, Farrah Insignares, Kimberly Cantor, and Shina Chase

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Will reinforcement of evidence based practice (EBP) on proper daily care and maintenance of central lines to Critical Care nurses help in preventing/reducing Central Line Associated Infection(CLABSI)?, Juan Soria

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Symptom Screening Improves Accuracy of the FAST-ED Scale, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, Jayme Strauss, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

Presentation: Session 006: Host Hospital Presentation: Discuss the integration of the Magnet Model components in the lived experience of a facility, Sherry Stathers, Rosalina Butao, Dawn Kressly, Janelle Mentzel, Julie David, and Jan Brodnax

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The Road to Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Jayme Strauss, Andrew Waisbrot, Daniel Hartnett, and Amy Starosciak

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Patient and Parent Sleep Quality in a Pediatric Hospital, Kathleen Taylor

Submissions from 2016

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A New Role In Nursing: Unit Based Manager, Patient Safety and Quality, Susan Aguilera, Rosie Rodriguez-Henderson, and Hollie Gow

Developing Graduate Nurses in the ICU: From Weakest Link to Competent Bedside Leaders, Othniel Aljoe

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Addressing Moral Distress in Critical Care Nurses: A Pilot Study, Rose Allen and Eve Butler

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Exploring Perceptions of Workplace Bullying in Nursing, Flora Benamor

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Blood Transfusion Practices in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Replacement: A Research Study, Ileana Bonfante

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Assessment of Parental, Coach, and Athlete Knowledge of Sport Related Concussions in Children Participating in a Youth Football League, Eve Butler

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Improving Outcomes Through Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, or Research: Choosing the Right Road, Eve Butler, Maria Ojeda, and Andrea Prentiss

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Empowering Nurses Through Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), Quality Improvement (QI), and Research, Eve Butler and Andrea Prentiss

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Nursing Bedside Swallow Screen: How it Affects Outcome of Stroke Patients, Honoree Ceballos

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Turn Teams, How Do You Prevent Unit Acquired Pressure Ulcers?, Evelyn Jonusas and Maria Kahn

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An assessment of palliative care beliefs and knowledge: the healthcare provider's perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria Ojeda, and Carolyn Lindgren

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Nurse Perceptions and Safety Practices of the Carpuject Cartridge System, Andrea Prentiss, Alice Cockerel, and Eve Butler

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Bridging the Experience Gap: An ED Escalation Guide, Marcia Schram

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Emergency Nurse Transport of Telemetry Patients: Benefits and Drawbacks, Marcia Schram, Andrea Prentiss, Eve Butler, Joy Cerilo Delgado, Ann Marie D'Elia, Vivian Fuentes, Teresa Mancuso, Yvette Naranjo, Brenda Rojas, Martha Tijerino, Michelle Thomas, and Christine Williams

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Abstract 149: Effects of Ethnicity and Prior Depression on Hospital Course and Outcomes in First-Time Stroke Patients, Amy Starosciak, Karelys Payret, Maygret Ramirez, Yolexis Viera, Cris Alegria, Rodney Bedgio, and Felix Ruiz

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Fall Management in a Mixed Neuroscience Unit: The Predictive Ability of the Morse Fall Scale, Bridget Webster

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Emergency nurses perception of placing patient on eICU in the ED setting, Christine Williams