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Submissions from 2020
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
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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
Open Access
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings on Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant, Dean Blevins, Charlene Romer, and Paul G. Ward
Open Access
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
Open Access
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
Open Access
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
Open Access
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
Open Access
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
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6 Pavilion (Med Surg) Increased Certification Rate Through MSNCB FailSafe Certification Program, Angela Castillo, Tamika Luciano, and Brenda Lam
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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
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4 Pavilion Improves Patient Satisfaction through Technology “Promptness Response to Call”, Claire Croswell and Dionne Fowler Lee
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Reduce Turn Around Time in Pre Anesthesia Testing (PAT), Arlyn Cua
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Effect of Change of Shift Admissions on Patient Outcomes, Juliet Diaz, Maria Villafuerte, Vicky Wheeler, Nada Wakim, and Nohemi Sadule Rios
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Effect of Change of Shift Admissions on Patient Outcomes, Juliet Diaz, Vicky Wheeler, and Maria Villafuerte
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Breathing Easier When a Lung-Health Outpatient Team Has Your Back, Rosario Dominguez, Michael Salinero, and Tina Hyman
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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
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2T Hardwiring Bedside Shift Report to Improve Communication with RNs, Ashley Escandon, Gaileen Quammie, Bianca De La Barra, and Anielka Corea Membreno
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Nurse Patient Ratios’ Requirements for the Care of Bariatric Patients (2T), Ashley Escandon, Gaileen Quammie, Bianca De La Barra, and Anielka Corea Membreno
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SMH Implements Strategies for Prevention of SSI in Bariatric Surgery, Maria Fuego
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7 Pavilion Reduces CJR patients ALOS using Care C2, Jaime Gergora, Jessica Saavedra, Camila Avendano, Terri Marranca, and Madelein Valdivia
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Implementing a Transcultural Nursing Care Model to Improve Pulmonary Hypertension Medication Compliance, Tina Hyman and Michael Salinero
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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
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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
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Breathing Easier a Lung Health Outpatient Team Has Your Back, Maureen Lintner and Jose Morales
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Effect of RN Practice Change on NICU Infant Outcomes, Maureen Pahl
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Optimizing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes through Evidence-based Interventions for the at Risk Pre-term Labor Population, Deborah Pol and Geraldine Lamoglia
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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
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Merging of Two Observation Units to Increase Capacity and Decrease Length of Stay, Diana Rios
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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
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An Alternative To Implanting Loop Recorders In A Hospital, Valerie Smith, Marsha Lambert, and Marie Paule Lafontant
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Promoting Post Arthroplasty Incision Healing: A Nurse Driven Initiative, Kimberly Thomas
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CAUTI: CHASING ZERO, Sasha Topping
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Evaluation of the Competency and Clinical Advancement Program at BHSF, Nada Wakim
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Exploring Nurses’ Occupational Stressors and Coping Strategies, Nada Wakim
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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
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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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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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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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Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phemomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
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Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study., Marie Paule Lafontant
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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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Overcoming Challenges to Implementing Beside Shift Report, Matt Mihm, Zahily Dominguez, Jessica Infante, Tina McCants, Desha Fleureme, and Crystal Everett
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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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Off to a Good Start: Bedside Report, Nohemi Sadule Rios
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Nurses' perceptions of reasons for persistent low rates in hand hygiene compliance, Nohemi Sadule Rios and Graciela Aguilera
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Reducing Warfarin ADR’s with a Nurse Led Anticoagulation Clinic: A New Model of Patient Care, Michael Salinero and Tina Hyman
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Navigating Transitions: IV Epoprostenol to oral Treprostinil, Michael Salinero, Tina Hyman, Margarita Pallares, and Francisco Javier Jimenez-Carcamo
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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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Panel 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
Open Access
The Importance of Certification Cost as One Barrier to Certification, Nada Wakim
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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
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Submissions from 2016
CAUTI: Chasing Zero in Critical Care, Rosy Canete-Yoham and Edwin Vides
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Pathway to Success! Implementing a Clinical Pathway to Improve SICU CABG Outcomes, Rosy Canete-Yoham and Edwin Vides
Open Access
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
Open Access
Exploring Nurses' Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant
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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
Open Access
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
Open Access
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
Open Access
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
Beyond the Braden Scale: Effectiveness of a Small Group Educational Program on Neuro-Nurses' Braden Risk Assessment Scores and Number of Preventative Nursing Interventions, Lee Streater
Open Access
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
Occupational stressors, stress perception levels, and coping styles of medical surgical RNs: a generational perspective, Nada Wakim
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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
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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
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Submissions from 2007
Clinical excellence through evidence-based practice -- a model to guide practice changes, Patricia Collins, Susan Golembeski, Misleydy Selgas, Kathy Sparger, Nancy Burke, and Bonnie Vaughn
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Submissions from 2005
Lowering stress while teaching research: a creative arts intervention in the classroom, Sandra Walsh
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Submissions from 2004
Testing the efficacy of a creative-arts intervention with family caregivers of patients with cancer, Sandra Walsh
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Submissions from 2003
Telephone support for caregivers of patients with cancer, Sandra Walsh
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Submissions from 2000
Neonatal circumcision and pain management, Nancy Burke
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Educating staff about pain management, Patricia Collins, Melitta Auclair, Eve Butler, Meryl Hush, Bridget Bernstein, Flor Aguirre, and Myra Huston
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Submissions from 1999
Improving pain management in your health care organization, Patricia Collins
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Talking with physicians about pain, Patricia Collins, Kathy Sparger, Marsha Richardson, Tamela Schriver, and Dawn Bergenstock
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Submissions from 1996
Clinical snapshot: pleural effusion, Patricia Collins and Joanne Benedict
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Submissions from 1995
Hypoglycemic hemiplegia: a case study, Linda Boylan-Starks
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Submissions from 1990
The oncology team coordinator in a general hospital, Patricia Collins
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