Submissions from 2026
Reinforce the Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Using a Systematic Approach, Ernide Pompilus, Johanne Cadet, and Rose Celian
Retaining New Nurses Through Mentoring & Sense of Belonging, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky and Diane S. Kramer
Revising Pain Management Follow-Up Phone Call Questions, Krystel Casares, Princess Clark, Oscar Gonzalez, Leah Hoag, Rosario Paz, and Ivan Rodriguez
"Road to Recovery": A Visual Representation of a Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Patient's Progression to Successful Post-Transplant Outcomes, Annette Caravia
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
Safety Without Sitters: Redefining Patient Monitoring in PCU, Obed Bello
Shared Governance Growing Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, Simone Cheong, Tarrah Kallusingh, Natalie Nunez, Kristy Perez, and Jennifer Canales
Smooth Moves: Preventing Bowel Complications to Decrease Length of Stay for Spine Surgery Patients, Yarilys Alfonso, Yekaterina Ilina, Michelle Jaramillo, Stephanie Nunez, Jessica Saavedra, and Yvonne Zapata
Specialty Care Redefined: Cross Training for Outcomes, Edlina Hilson and Hector Matias
Spiritual Coping with a Ceremony of Hope for Hematopoietic Transplant Patients, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Anna Diaz, Stefano Caccavale, Mirian Soler, Liuvys Zaldivar, Ruben Ramos, Felipe Zuluaga, Jan Roy, Serge Lopes, Sammy Alvero, Richert Manjarres, and Natalie Bermudez
Symbiotic Scaling: Exchanging Capacity for Competency to Accelerate Expansion Simulation, Justin P. Cagulada
Take a Tea Minute: Supporting Staff to Enhance Patient Care, Nimsi Paulino-Espaillat, Maria de los Angeles Menendez, Erika Berroa, Dawn Rudasill, Carlos Martinez, Joosly Pierre, and Mary Claire Astorga
Tenecteplase in Extended Window Wake-Up Stroke Scenarios: A Case Series, Stephen Bueno, Erika Dittmar, Thomas J. Wolfel, Mina Rizk, and Jonathan Kline
The FIT Score: A Nurse-Driven Acuity Tool for Equitable Assignments in Critical Care, Joselyn Pozo, Kiara Cobian, and Danielle Carson
The Nursing Telemetry Collaborative Council: A Model for Shared Leadership and Safer Care, Anel Arias and Kristine Aguinaldo
Time is Brain in ICH TWO: Expanding ICH Alert Across Stroke Centers, Nina Cruz and Delilah Cetoute
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
Unmasking Bias: A Call to Action for All Nurses, Diane S. Kramer
Unmasking Bias: A Call to Action for All Nurses, Diane S. Kramer
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
Use of a Real-Time Dashboard Fosters Communication and Improves OncolNursing Performance with Pain Assessment and Reassessment, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky
Using Artificial Intelligence ‑ Driven Microlearning Interventions to Improve Adherence with AORN Evidence‑Based Practices Among Operating Room Staff, Claudia Chanes, Catherina Chang-Martinez, Alex Leon, Aixa Esteve, Elizabeth Jimenez, Ana Rigol, Ruth de Solo, and Lester Rodriguez
Well-Being for Novice Nurses with the Powerful Feeling of Belonging through Mentorship, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Natalie Bermudez, and Diane S. Kramer
When Perfusion Matters: Vasopressor Use and Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Type in the ICU, Lisandra Anne Marie Santos PhD, RN, EBP-C
Zero Falls Initiative, Azaharia Segura and Yesenia Mauricio
Zero Tolerance Violence Ends Here! Patient Care Comes First, Genesis Ponce, Silvia Clark, Tamra DaCosta, and Esperanza Del Puerto
Submissions from 2025
Academic Nurse Faculty, Erika Nusbaum; Gisell Gonzalvo; Missilia Gilbert DNP-Ed., MSN, RN; and Mary C. Granoff
A Cute Scale for Acuity: Making Assignments Simple, Equitable, and Fair, Andrea Mayorga, Jennifer Cano, Jonathan Gonzalez, and Loynier Alvarez
Addressing End-of-Life Care Education Gaps for Registered Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Mayra Villalba, Alejandra Angel, and Arvinder Singh
Addressing End-of-Life Care Education Gaps for Registered Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Alejandra Angel and Mayra Villalba
A Descriptive Study of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Early Labor in Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex (NTSV) Women, Candida R. Bell, Acklin Gordon, Dianna Hill, Elba Rivera, Heather R. Cowherd, Ivette Ramos, Martha Valdes, Maureen Gordon, Silvia Foltan, Silvia Medina, and Catherina C. Chang Martinez
Ambulatory Nursing, Lorell Bergolla
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
Antenatal Lactation Education an EBP Approach to Improve Breastfeeding Exclusivity, Maureen Pahl, Dina Victor, Mabel Sosa, Sarah Lopez-Calleja, Clauville Eversley, and Beth-Ann Fraser
A Quality Improvement to Improve the Retention of Graduate Nurses in the Outpatient Infusion Department at Miami Cancer Institute (MCI), Lilian De Jesus, Meredith Tinoco, Jacqueline Gomez-Pitts, and Jacklyn Shashaty
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
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
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
Barriers to Primary Care-led Survivorship Care of Cancer Survivors: A Narrative Review, Leanne Dumeny, Arvinder Singh, and Abdias Malary
Bedside Procedure Nurse Practitioner, Manuel Serrano
B.E.S.T. (Baptist Emergent Stroke Team) Nurse, Nina Cruz
Bite by BiTE: Feeding Confidence in OCN Preparation, Jose Irizarry and Olga Diaz
Bridging the Gap Between Guidelines & Practice: Advancing Stethoscope Hygiene with the AseptiScope DiskCover System, Natalia Nunez and Danexsy Recinos
Bridging the Gap – Enhancing Nurse Floating Experience, Gaileen Quammie and Ilda Corea
CAM-ICU Performance Improvement Project, Amanda Morales, Jose Veliz Otero, and Jennifer Alonso
Capacity Management Nurse, Carolina Parra, Sara Caberto, and Jon Cosculluela
Case Management Nurse, Johanna Macfarlane
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Baptist Health South Florida
Champions at Work: Turning Engagement into Excellence, Gaileen Quammie and Ilda Corea
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
Clinical Informatics Nurse, Julia Bowman
Clinical Learning Educator, Diansy Gonzalez
Clinical Nurse Educator, Kristi Ibanez
Clinical Nurse Educator, Annmarie Kaszubinski
Clinical Nurse Educator Bootcamp: The Formation of a Purposeful Mindset, Diansy Gonzalez and Joi Canton
Clinical Risk Management Nurse, Melissa Monzon
Clinical Trials, Ramon Cruz, Mitchell Diaz, and Olga Diaz
Clinic Nurse, Alex Cantillo, Mitchell Diaz, and Olga Diaz
Code HAPI to Help: Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) on 3 West, Karina Astigarribia, Sarah Massilon, and Liliana Quezada
Community Health Hub RN Effect on CHD Risk Reduction, Simone Cheong; Angela Arocha; Cristina Brito; Cynthia Umana; Roberto Alex Romano PhD, RN, EBP-C; Arvinder Singh; and Catherina Chang Martinez
Community Health Hub RN Effect on CHD Risk Reduction, Simone Cheong, Angela Arocha, Cristina Brito, Cynthia Umana, Roberto Alex Romano, Dr. Arvinder Singh, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Community Health Hub RN Effect on CHD Risk Reduction, Simone Cheong, Angela Arocha, Cristina Brito, Cynthia Umana, Dr. Arvinder Singh, Roberto Romano, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Community Health Nursing, David Cruz
Confusion Assessment Method-ICU Performance Improvement Project, Amanda Morales, Jennifer Alonso, Stephanie Benavides, Kristina Bourne, Michelle Delgado, Michael Ferrer, Jackie Mathelier, Amanda McGiboney, Katie Moggio, Daphne Pierre, Jose Veliz Otero, and Patricia Rio
Creating a Robust Learning Experience for RN Residents Activating RRTs Using Multimodal Learning, Joey Carralero and Elicia Egozcue
Creating a Robust Learning Experience for RN Residents: Activating RRTs Using Multimodal Learning, Joey Carralero and Elicia Egozcue
Critical Care, Critical Clarity: Making Medications Meaningful, Stephanie Benavides, Isis Lagos Rodriguez, Daphne Pierre, Erica Baltodano, Erika Gomez, Laurie King, and Kristina Bourne
Cultivating Blooming Discharge Strategies: Innovating Nursing for Better Outcomes, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, Mariana Sanchez, Aidemarie Sampayo, and Beatriz Fernandez
Dangers of Surgical Smoke in the OR, Jacqueline Longmore and Sarah Christensen
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
Developing a Standardized Oncology Advanced Practice Provider Onboarding Program, Miri Sinclair and Gerlem A. Manso Morin
Development and Implementation of a Robust Escalation Process for Telemetry Monitoring-related Events, Courtney Roseberry, Elisabeth Bernabe, Peggy O. Benenati, and Natalie O. Bermudez
Does A Change in Current Response Time Practices Improve Patient Persopective, Nicole Burks MRS and Johnny Yeaglin
Dose Matters: Preventing Adverse Reactions to IV Iron Sucrose Therapy in an Ambulatory Setting, Daniel Perez, Rocio Suarez, Yili Reyes Perez, Margarita Pallares, and Maribel Matos
“Earn while you learn”: Implementation of a Pharmacy Technician Scholars Training Program at Baptist Health Florida, Robert Kraljevich, Madeline Camejo, Jason Bell, and Estela Trimino
ECG Virtual Supportive Sessions: An Electrifying Way to Achieve Success, Katherine C. Tryon
Education Focused Clinical Rounds: Enhancing Self Confidence and Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice, Katty Guevara, Liliana Quezada, and Ann Levering
eICU Nursing, Miguel Gonzalez and Cindy Lopez
Empowering Future Leaders: How to Develop an Emerging Leader Program, Rachel Evers
Empowering Patients Through Daily Goal Collaboration to Elevate Nurse–Patient Communication, Lourdes Pedrianes-Perez, Idelmis Ojito, Vida Velasquez, Norma Cruz-Handy, and Wilver Quilca Dongo
Empowering Patients Through Medication Education: A Heart Hospital Performance Improvement Initiative, Kathleen G. Lopez, Andrea Diaz, and Jennifer O. Cader
Empowering Unit-based Nurse Leaders to Improve Patient Experience, Dayana Lambert and Patricia Sanchez
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
Endoscopy Nurse, Rey Hondrade and Diansy Gonzalez
Enhancing Airway Safety Through the BRIGHT Protocol: A NICU Quality Initiative, Amaris Fabelo, Jessica Vinuela, Yvette King-Archer, Daisy Mora, Jorge Pena, and Yanira Rodriguez
Enhancing IV Fluid Administration Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Kimberly Hulsey
Evaluating the Efficacy of Trafficking in Persons Education and Policy Implementation Across Four Acute Care Health Systems, Natalie Bermudez
Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of the Modified Obstetric Fall Risk Assessment System: A Pilot Study, Geraldine Lamoglia and Natalie Bermudez
Evaluating the Role of COVID-19 on Delay in Cancer Care and Health Disparities of Women with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective, Multi-site Study, Nohemi Sadule Rios, Morgan Nestingen, Mukesh Roy, Lucy Morales, Andrew Salner, Margaret Barton-Burke, Natalie Bermudez, AnnMarie Mazzella, Muni Rubens, Muhammad A. Rizvi, Morgan Horton, Suresh G. Nair MD, Tania Silva Santos, Patricia Shearburn, Melissa Kratz, Morgan Hume, Kerry Kluska, Nayla Cepero, Wanli Xu, Wu Weizi, and Batool Almasri
Evidence-based Clinical Audits Translate to Improved Patient Outcome, Kristina Perez
Evidence-based Clinical Audits Translate to Improved Patient Outcome, Kristina Perez
Evidence-Based Education to Five Departments Performing Point of Use Treatment, Natalia Nunez
Examining the Associations between Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses: A Replication Study, Eva Mitra, Gen Crespo, Bryan Blancaflor, Andrea Solorzano, and Natalie Bermudez
Examining the Associations between Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses: A Replication Study, Eva Mitra; Gen Crespo; Bryan Blancaflor; Andrea Solorzano; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Examining the Associations between Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses: A Replication Study, Eva Mitra; Gen Crespo; Bryan Blancaflor; Andrea Solorzano; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Examining the Associations between Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses: A Replication Study, Eva Mitra; Gen Crespo; Bryan Blancaflor; Andrea Solorzano; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Examining the Associations between Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses: A Replication Study, Eva Mitra; Gen Crespo; Bryan Blancaflor; Andrea Solorzano; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Exploring Compassion Fatigue and Moral Distress in Acute Care Nursing Staff During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, Silvia Clark and Natalie Bermudez