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Doctors Hospital Best Practice Fair
Submissions from 2025
Seeding Understanding, Cultivating Experience: Developing a Standardized Communication Tool for Inpatient Medication Education, Sydea Alsopp, Jen Amrani, Claudia Leao, Virginia Manuel, Kelly Martinez, Paulo Pereira, Lea Sawicki, and Vinicius Dos Santos Pinto
Code HAPI to Help: Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) on 3 West, Karina Astigarribia, Sarah Massilon, and Liliana Quezada
Medication Override VS. Patient Safety…Are We There Yet?, Dylan Aversa, Loyda Carrascal, Maricar Castillo, Mercedes Condom, and Maitte Ozambela
Spring Into Safety: Preventing Pharmaceutical Overrides, Briana Gonzalez, Carlos Antuche, Kacie Ratchko, Arlen Caceres, and Amy Campos
Education Focused Clinical Rounds: Enhancing Self Confidence and Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice, Katty Guevara, Liliana Quezada, and Ann Levering
Clinical Nurse Educator, Kristi Ibanez
A Cute Scale for Acuity: Making Assignments Simple, Equitable, and Fair, Andrea Mayorga, Jennifer Cano, Jonathan Gonzalez, and Loynier Alvarez
Optimizing Dissemination of Patient Education to Improve OAS-CAHPS Scores: Communication and Discharge Domain Performance Following Ambulatory Surgery Procedures, Kaylee Mercado, Ann Verilli, Diana Marquez, Maribel Ruiz, Fatima Costa, Michelle Harley, Lissette Vinas, Yohara Anton, and Stephanie Bolanos
Improving Glycemic Control: Cultivating Consistency by Increasing the Frequency of Glucose Monitoring, Melissa Parodi, Kiara Cobian, and Alexandra Navarro
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
Cultivating Blooming Discharge Strategies: Innovating Nursing for Better Outcomes, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, Mariana Sanchez, Aidemarie Sampayo, and Beatriz Fernandez
A Retrospective Evaluation of Real-Time, Nurse-Directed Clinical Decision Support Alerts for aPTT Results and Heparin Titration: Impact on Timely Heparin Adjustments in a Nurse-Managed Protocol, Javed Umar, Kristina Lee, Jonathan Choukroun, Arvinder Singh, Anshul Saxena, and Lara Arias
Submissions from 2024
Nurse Manager Competency: Development Program Engages Leaders through Mentoring, Diane Amado Tate and Victoria McCue
Striving to ALWAYS Exceed the Patients Care Experience, Griselle Pastor, Diane Amado Tate, James Collins, Leticia Berrones, Giselle Ortiz, Demetrius Williams, Melissa Parodi, and Trina Vidal
Submissions from 2023
Risk for Acute Kidney Injury…LET’S SPARK the TOOL!, Jenny Acle, Tatiana Clarke, Dana Garcia, Sandra I. Menendez, Maria Portal, and Maricar Castillo
Aiming for a Perfect Score, Nisette Alfonso, Laura Grueiro-Benitez, Candace Caston, and Idalma Perez
Fueling the Stride: Impact of Identifying Patients at Risk of Malnutrition, Ysabel Aymerich, Elizabeth Goico, Danielle Rodriguez, Zulema Iznaga, Claudia Marquez, and Connie Hunter
Using Empowerment Theory to Improve Understanding of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Haitian American Women, Balkys Bivins, Brenda Owusu, Indra R Hershorin, Tony Umadhay, Janet Joseph, and Arvinder Singh
Setting the bar high: Barcode medication administration in the Ambulatory Survery Setting, Julia Bowman, Michelle Harley, Diana Marquez, Ann Ngo, Danae Riker, Maribel Ruiz, and Vanessa Torres
Puck Yeah! Taking Throughput Times to the Stanley Cup!, Amy Campos, Paulina Carracedo, Allison Vandever, and Duxson Michel
Microbreaks: Bouncing Back to Wellness, Jessica Diaz, Victoria Y. McCue, and Giselle Ortiz
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A non-cardiac hospital's innovated approach empowering nurses to conduct cardiac device interrrogations, Marla Geltner and Edwina Brathwaite
Impact of Pharmacist-Driven Protocol to Reduce Utilization of Pantoprazole Continuous Infusion, Ivan Hernandez, Jason A. Morell, Lauren Mulcahy, and Daniela Luzardo
Mobility Tech: Advancing practice one step at a time, Kristi Ibanez, Lea Sawicki, Yara Martinez, Amber Garrido, Paulo Pereira, and Virginia Manuel
Putt-ing Stroke Care First: 2 South Implementation of Get with the Guidelines Stroke Program, Kassandra Marichal and Loynier Alvarez
Scoring Savings! Recapturing Lost Charges, Sarah Massillon, Laura Machiran, and Lily Quezada
When it rains, it "POURs": EBP at bedside to prevent unplanned admissions related to post-operative urinary retention (POUR), Sandra I. Menendez, Maricar Castillo, Jon Rivera, Tina Capistrano, Loyda Carrascal, Sandra Khoury, Dana Garcia, Ricardo Diaz, and Karina Collado
Knocking out VAE in the CCU, Melissa Parodi, Alejandro Gonzalez-Quevedo, Alexander Mascagani, and Alexandra Navarro
Defend a Touchdown, Prevent Falls, Lily Quezada, Maria Lucia Perez, and Karina Astigarrabia
PACU Throughput: Making the GOAL!, Heidi Sanchez Perez, Ann Ngo, Diana Marquez, Maribel Ruiz, Vanessa Torres, Michelle Harley, Danae Riker, Lissette Vinas, Yohara Anton, Lindsey Branam, and Stephanie Bolanos
Conversion of CDU into a COVID-19 overlfow to decrease ED wait times, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, and Mariana A. Sanchez
Hole in One: Driving Observation Length of Stay, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, and Mariana A. Sanchez
Submissions from 2022
Setting the Bar High: Barcode Medication Administration in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting, Julia Bowman, Michelle Harley, Diana Marquez, Ann Ngo, Danae Riker, Maribel Ruiz, and Vanessa Torres
Swab Caps and Infection Control, Godfrey Burke Jr, Alexa Julia, Crystal Hernandez Ayala, Milton Koc, and Cynthia Acheampong
Bring in Agent K: Progression of Care Nurse | An Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce LOS for OBS Patients, Giovanni Casines, Jonathan Gonzalez, and Jennifer Cano
Pain Management in Post-Amputee Patients, Genesis Garcia, Kerlina Marcelin, Katiana Desarmes, Jessica Little, and Saint L. Manuel
Getting to the heart of the Matter: A Non-Cardiac Hospital's Innovated Approah Empowering Nurses to Conduct Cardiac Devoce Interrogations, Marla Geltner and Edwina Brathwaite
Discharge Educational Preference: A Key to Improve Post-op Outcomes, Angela Infantas, Liliana Quezada, Gwendolyn Burley, and Juan Mora
Non-Pharmacological Delirium Prevention in the ICU, Alexander Mascagani, Alfredo Sarabia, and Melissa Parodi
The Lived Experience of Frontline Nurses During COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study, Victoria McCue, Edwina Brathwaite, Diane Amado Tate, and Jeanette Hansen
The Lived Experiences of Frontline Nurses during COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study, Victoria Y. McCue, Edwina Brathwaite, Diane Amado Tate, and Jeanette Hansen
When it Rains, It "POUR"s: Evidence-Based Practice to Prevent Unplanned Admissions related to Post-Urinary Retention (POUR), Sandra I. Menendez, Maricar Castillo, Jon Rivera, Tina Capistrano, Loyda Carrascal, Sandra Khoury, Dana Garcia, Ricardo Diaz, and Karina Collado
Diabetes vs. Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, Lauren M. Montero, Guerlain Noda, CherryAnn Malou Carbonell, Michelle Gonzalez, Mirta Fraga Rodriguez, Diane Darias, Elizabeth M. Petersheim, Adriana L. Morua, Ivette M. Robles Siwady, Esmeralda Marenco, and Claudia Alvarez Cordero
Implementation of Source-Based Antibiotic Order Set for Sepsis, Jason A. Morell, Lourdes R. Menendez, Josefina E. Del Duca, Richard Levine, and Claudia Reyes Estevez
Transformational Leadership: Driving a Culture Engaged Employees, Maria Lucia Perez and Liliana Quezada
Conversion of CDU into a COVID-19 Overflow to Decrease Emergency Department (ED) Wait Times, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, and Mariana Sanchez
A Small Hospital with Big Goals: Improving Stroke Quality of Care at a Community Hospital, Allison Vandever, Marla Geltner, and Timothy Madaras
Submissions from 2021
Improving Circulation on STEMI Patients, Deniz Aguero, Paulina Carracedo, Joseph Cordova, Yanice del Valle, Jay Diaz, Maria Fidalgo, Cynthia Medina Perez, Yanna Melo, Jonathan Meneses, Nathalie Quinones, Aimee Sanchez, Alex Sanhueza, Alexandra Thorp, and Cecilia Trueba
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
Hospital Survey on Culture of Transitions in Patient Care at a Community Hospital, Gwen Burley, Victoria Y. McCue, Dawn Kressly, and Ronye Kreiner
APRN Led Skin Integrity Rounds to Decrease Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPIs) in the Medical Surgical Units, Nanette L. Martin and Ashley A. Polster
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
Alarm Fatigue and its Effects in Nurses at the Bedside, Angelica Polanco-Cabral, Johane Payoute, Mileidy Sanchez, Yerenis Rodriguez Garcia, David Yuan, and Oniel Perez Perez
Preventative measures for pressure injuries for intubated and proned patients, Valery Sabbatino Restrepo, Ariela Pizzini, Nicole Marino, Beatriz De Haro Maylin, Ylenia Riesgo, Stephanie Rosell Soto, Mariam Gonzalez, Denellia Williams, Katrina Carrera, William Sanchez, Bia Agosto, Caprice Cuellar, Melissa Gomez, Nicole Acosta, and Nicole Galeano
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
Submissions from 2020
Improving the Patient Experience Following Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Practice Development Project, Gwen Burley, Lizbeth Torres, and Jessica Heligman
A Collaborative Effort to Establish a Convalescent Plasma Program in South Florida, Roberto L. Roman Laporte and Edwina Brathwaite
Submissions from 2019
Hospital Survey on Culture of Transitions in Patient Care at a Community Hospital, Gwen Burley, Victoria McCue, Ronye Kreiner, and Dawn Kressly
Taking a Bite Out of Malnutrition, Virginia Miyar, Maria Montoya, and Roberto Roman Laporte
Submissions from 2018
The Lived Experiences of Role Transition among Novice Clinical Nurse Educators: A Phenomenological Study, Edwina Brathwaite
Clinical Partners’/Emergency Techs’ Work Relationships and Job Satisfaction, Edwina Brathwaite, Victoria McCue, Priscilla Molas, and Diana D'Orazio Garcia
Exploring and Understanding Predictors of Burnout among Nurses, Marla Geltner, Victoria McCue, Diana D'Orazio Garcia, and Timothy Madaras
The Impact of Using Education, Engagement and Nursing Teamwork to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury, Melissa Marballie and Carol Johnson
The Impact of Using Education, Engagement and Nursing Teamwork to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury, Carol McGregor and Melissa Marballie
An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Reducing HAPIs, Jessenia Menendez, Isabel Madrigal, and Jennifer Agudelo-Doval
Improving Length of Stay: Transitioning Care from the Emergency Department to a Clinical Decision Unit, Griselle Pastor, Van Cronkhite, Natalie Mancuso, and Emilia Villoch
Improving Length of Stay: Transitioning Care from the Emergency Department to a Clinical Decision Unit, Griselle Pastor, Emilia Villoch, Van Cronkhite, Justo Ruiz, and Natalie Mancuso
Submissions from 2017
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
Nurse to Patient Ratio, Meliss Cabrera-Matiz, Jasmine Cabrera, Michelle Cedeno, Andres Moya Aguilar, Guillermo Martin III, Stephanie Velazquez, and Lia Williams
Inpatient Pain Management, Anel Chirino, Kelly Vasquez, Liliana Quezada, Skarlet Santana, Yensly Gonzalez Carrazana, and Vanessa Castellanos
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
Medication Cabinets Improving Patient Safety, Paulene Dukes
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
Commentary for "Orthopaedic Snafus: When Adverse Events Happen in Orthopaedics", Jessica Heligman
Home in 16 Hours, Jessica Lynn Heligman and Lizbeth Torres
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
Operational Failures Detected by Frontline Acute Care Nurses, Carolyn Lindgren
An Academic Practice Partnership in South FL: Satisfaction of Nurses who participated, Beatrice Sikah, Maria Ojeda, and Carolyn Lindgren
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
Submissions from 2016
Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Study, Gwen Burley
Nurses Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain, Gwen Burley, Carolyn Lindgren, Maria Ojeda, Carolina Penaranda, and Rodney Rosello
Shared Governance Day, Melissa Gomez and Nicole Grahl
Establishing and Evaluating Nurses' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Effectiveness of an Inpatient STEMI Protocol, Katty Guevara
Raising Certification Rates Using the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) FailSafe Program, Dawn Kressly
Nurse Practitioner Group Visit Model: Improving Diabetic Outcomes for Afro-Caribbean Americans, Melissa Marballie
Promoting a Healthy Work Environment in the Emergency Department, Becky Maya, Eleni Miralles, Katrina Lino, Monica Duart, and Julie Lamoureux
An assessment of palliative care beliefs and knowledge: the healthcare provider's perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria Ojeda, and Carolyn Lindgren
Patient’s Ease of Use, Comfort, and Satisfaction with the Female Urinal, Adriel Rodriguez
Patient’s Ease of Use, Comfort, and Satisfaction with the Female Urinal, Adriel Rodriguez and Ann Levering
Submissions from 2015
Survey of Nursing Practice at Doctors Hospital, Carolyn Lindgren, Juan Nery, Maria Ojeda, Judy Bowling, and Diane Amado Tate
An Assessment of Current Palliative Care Beliefs and Knowledge: The Primary Palliative Care Providers' Perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria M. Ojeda, and Carolyn Lindgren
An Assessment of Current Palliative Care Beliefs and Knowledge: The Primary Palliative Care Providers' Perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria M. Ojeda, and Carolyn Lindgren
Pediatric Emergency Department Rapid Care Model, Netonua Reyes, Rene Bascoy, Rosa Rousseau, Francisco A. Medina Mejia, Julian Diavanti, Pedro Marin, Tanisha R. Jones, Sandra Young, and Andrea Gibson
Clinical partners' perceptions of patient assignments according to acuity, Esther Thomasos, Edwina Brathwaite, Tanya Cohn, Juan Nery, Carolyn Lindgren, and Shatondre Williams
Submissions from 2014
Safe Patient Handling (SPH)- Reducing Injury to Patients and Healthcare Workers/Team, Christy Guzik-Creghton
Invited Speech: Evidence Based Practice: Acuity Based Care and Research Practice Change, Carolyn Lindgren
The Impact of the Change in Time for Performing Vital Signs, Murielle Pariente
Submissions from 2013
Improving Nurse Satisfaction by Evenly Distributing Workload in a Mixed Acuity ICU, Nicole Grahl
Development of a Tool for Identifying Patients Eligible for Care of Older Adult Sitter Services in Acute Care Hospital, Carolyn Lindgren