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Submissions from 2022
Letter from the Editor: Coming Together as a Resilient Workforce, Nohemi Sadule Rios
A HealthCare Organization Partnership With United Nations to Eradicate Human Trafficking, Nada Wakim
Exploring Workplace Incivility and Bullying Experiences among Hospital Healthcare Providers, Nada Wakim
Exploring Workplace Incivility and Bullying in Healthcare Workers in a South Florida Community Hospital, Nada Wakim, Natalie Bermudez, and Claudia C. Sabogal-Rodriguez
Books from 2021
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
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
The Impact of Erythropoietin on Short and Long-term Kidney-Related Outcomes in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates. Results of a Multi-center Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial, Jorge Perez, Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, Arturo Serize, Jorge Jordan, Edshelee Galvis, Susana Bombino, Lauren Carbonell, Anna Maria Patino-Fernandez, Carmen de Lerma, Kelly McDonough, and Maiana De Cortada
Letter from the Editor: A Peer Reviewed Journal in a Healthcare System: An Innovative Way of Dissemination, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Submissions from 2020
A Drive-thru Anticoagulation Testing Clinic during COVID-19 Pandemic, Tina Hyman, Nohemi Sadule Rios, and Robert P. Ramirez
Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates (ELGAN), Jorge Perez, Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, Arturo Serize, Jorge Jordan, Edshelee Galvis, Susana Bombino, Lauren Carbonell, Anna Maria Patino-Fernandez, Carmen de Lerma, Kelly McDonough, and Maiana De Cortada
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Facing the Future with Hope, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Nurses at the Frontline of COVID-19, Nada Wakim
Submissions from 2019
Navigating a Difficult Transition in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Clinical Case Study, Tina Hyman, Michael Salinero, Francisco Javier Jimenez-Carcamo, Margarita Pallares, and Maribel Matos
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings on Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant, Dean Blevins, Charlene Romer, and Paul G. Ward
Implanting Loop Recorders in a Hospital Unit versus the Electrophysiology Laboratory: A Retrospective Chart Review, Marie Paule Lafontant, Valerie E. Smith, Nohemi Sadule Rios, and Marsha Camille Lambert
Sustainability and Impact of a Lung Health Outpatient Resource Center, Maureen Lintner, Jose Morales, Rosario Dominguez, Margarita Pallares, Maribel Matos, Robert Ramirez, Tina Hyman, and Cristiana Rivas
Sustainability and Impact of a Lung Health Outpatient Resource Center, Maureen Lintner, Jose Morales, Rosario Dominguez, Margarita Pallares, Maribel Matos, Robert Ramirez, Tina Hyman, and Cristiana Rivas
Sustainability and Impact of Lung Health Outpatient Resource Center, Maureen Lintner, Jose Morales, Rosario Dominguez, Margarita Pallares, Maribel Matos, Robert Ramirez, Tina Hyman, and Cristiana Rivas
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Evaluation of the Clinical Competency Advancement Program, Nada Wakim, Nohemi Sadule Rios, Suzanne Balbosa-Saunders, Eve Butler, and Becky Montesino King
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, Maria Villafuerte, Vicky Wheeler, Nada Wakim, and Nohemi Sadule Rios
Effect of Change of Shift Admissions on Patient Outcomes, Juliet Diaz, Vicky Wheeler, and Maria Villafuerte
Breathing Easier When a Lung-Health Outpatient Team Has Your Back, Rosario Dominguez, Michael Salinero, and Tina Hyman
Artificial Differences in Clostridium difficile Infection Rates Associated with Disparity in Testing, Yola Duhaney
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
Implementing a Transcultural Nursing Care Model to Improve Pulmonary Hypertension Medication Compliance, Tina Hyman and Michael Salinero
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
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phemomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
Comparison of Loop Recorder Implantation in the Electrophysiology Lab vs bedside: A Retrospective comparative study, Marie Paule Lafontant and Valerie Smith
An Alternative To Implanting Loop Recorders In A Hospital, Marie Paule Lafontant, Valerie Smith, Nohemi Sadule Rios, and Marsha Lambert
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 and Geraldine Lamoglia
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
Message from the Editor-in-Chief, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Fast Pass: How to start higher doses of oral Treprostinilby using IV Epoprostenol, Michael Salinero and Tina Hyman
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
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
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
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
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phemomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study., Marie Paule Lafontant
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
Overcoming Challenges to Implementing Beside Shift Report, Matt Mihm, Zahily Dominguez, Jessica Infante, Tina McCants, Desha Fleureme, and Crystal Everett
Central Line Infection Prevention, Yesenia Perez, Armando Gomez, Kristina Casals, Anna Diaz, Susana Salgado, and Horacio Lopez
Off to a Good Start: Bedside Report, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Nurses' perceptions of reasons for persistent low rates in hand hygiene compliance, Nohemi Sadule Rios and Graciela Aguilera
Reducing Warfarin ADR’s with a Nurse Led Anticoagulation Clinic: A New Model of Patient Care, Michael Salinero and Tina Hyman
Navigating Transitions: IV Epoprostenol to oral Treprostinil, Michael Salinero, Tina Hyman, Margarita Pallares, and Francisco Javier Jimenez-Carcamo
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
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
Promoting Post Arthroplasty Incision Healing: A Nurse Driven Initiative, Kimberly Thomas and Nohemi Sadule Rios
The Importance of Certification Cost as One Barrier to Certification, Nada Wakim
The Importance of Certification: Cost as One Barrier to Certification: A Story of Success using the FailSafe Program at One South Florida Hospital, Nada Wakim and Simone Cheong
Submissions from 2016
CAUTI: Chasing Zero in Critical Care, Rosy Canete-Yoham and Edwin Vides
Pathway to Success! Implementing a Clinical Pathway to Improve SICU CABG Outcomes, Rosy Canete-Yoham and Edwin Vides
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, H. Mohammad Zayed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
Exploring Nurses' Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
Submissions from 2015
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
Developing and testing an online breastfeeding training among undergraduate nursing students, Shakira Henderson
MCVI-SMH Outpatient Heart Failure Program (reduce readmission rates), Victoria Pope
Submissions from 2014
5 East Tower Quiet at Night Performance Improvement Project, Simone Cheong
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
Surviving Sepsis South Miami Project, Aimee Green-Blumstein
Impact of a Nurse-Driven Breastfeeding Educational Intervention on Maternal-Child Nurse Knowledge Gain and Patient Satisfaction in a Community Hospital, Shakira Henderson
Improving Identification of Early Signs of Deterioration: Project MITE, Jana Nesbit
Evaluation of Efficacy of the COPD AARC Pilot Patient Education Program in Hospitalized COPD Patients, Mikki Thompson
Nurse Perceptions and Safety Practices of the Use of the Carpuject Pre-filled Cartridge Syringe System, Nada Wakim
Submissions from 2013
Development and Implementation of a Unit Specific NICU Lactation Care Map, Shakira Henderson
Going Green and Saving Money: The Best of Both Worlds, Shakira Henderson
Leadership in the ICU, Shakira Henderson
Submissions from 2012
An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Breastfeeding Outcomes in the NICU, Shakira Henderson
The Opening of the South Miami Hospital ICU Breastaurant, Shakira Henderson
The EBP rollout process, Kathy Sparger, Misleydy Selgas, Patricia Collins, Carolyn Lindgren, Mary Massieu, and Angela Castillo
Fall Prevention Program, Nada Wakim
Fall Prevention Program, Nada Wakim
Fall Prevention Program, Nada Wakim
Submissions from 2011
Procedural pain management: a position statement with clinical practice recommendations, Patricia Collins