Submissions from 2025
Using Turn Teams to Prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, Melanie Sosa and Andrea Tilleman
Using Turn Teams to Prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries” for an Evidence-Based Practice, Melanie Sosa and Andrea Tilleman
A Cute Scale for Acuity: Making Assignments Simple, Equitable, and Fair, Andrea Mayorga, Jennifer Cano, Jonathan Gonzalez, and Loynier Alvarez
Code HAPI to Help: Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) on 3 West, Karina Astigarribia, Sarah Massilon, and Liliana Quezada
Cultivating Blooming Discharge Strategies: Innovating Nursing for Better Outcomes, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, Mariana Sanchez, Aidemarie Sampayo, and Beatriz Fernandez
Education Focused Clinical Rounds: Enhancing Self Confidence and Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice, Katty Guevara, Liliana Quezada, and Ann Levering
Improving Glycemic Control: Cultivating Consistency by Increasing the Frequency of Glucose Monitoring, Melissa Parodi, Kiara Cobian, and Alexandra Navarro
Medication Override VS. Patient Safety…Are We There Yet?, Dylan Aversa, Loyda Carrascal, Maricar Castillo, Mercedes Condom, and Maitte Ozambela
Nursing Advocacy Reduces Surgical Site Infections Related to Anastomotic Leak and Incidental Colon Lacerations, Claudia Chanes and Zebina Rodger
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
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
Spring Into Safety: Preventing Pharmaceutical Overrides, Briana Gonzalez, Carlos Antuche, Kacie Ratchko, Arlen Caceres, and Amy Campos
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Adjust Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo and Haydee Fernandez
Workplace Violence: Clinical Nurse Impacts Feeling Safe through Evidence-Based Practice, Kristina Perez
10. From Protocol to Practice: L&D Nurses Driving Change with FPQC Obstetric Hemorrhage Initiative 2.0, Deborah Pol and Priscilla Valladares
11. Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of the Modified Obstetric Fall Risk Assessment System: A Pilot Study (OFRAS), Geraldine Lamoglia, Ashley Hurtado, Yasmin Solis, Deborah Pol, and Natalie Bermudez
12. PACU Flow Redefined: The Facilitator Effect, Gil Casanova, Heather Cosculluela, and Javier Villamil
13. Zero Tolerance: Violence Ends Here!, Esperanza Del Puerto, Tamra DaCosta, and Silvia Clark
14. Minutes Matter: Increasing door to needle with new and improved focused tiered stroke education, Meaghan Lintner, Delilah Cetoute, and Silvia Clark
15. No Time, No Pressure: Building a Rapid Response to Pressure Injury Prevention in the Emergency Department, Amalia Pino and Silvia Clark
16. Stronger Care, Stronger Scores: How Unified Teams Elevate Patient Experience in the ER, Genesis Ponce and Karina Munoz
17. OR Steaming Ahead – Without Immediate Use Steam Sterilization (IUSS), Mara Berman, Marianne Heider, Roger T-Cruz, Krystal Rodriguez, and Andrea Bloomfield
18. 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
19. Kudos Culture: Recognize, Appreciate, Elevate, Vicky Wheeler and Laura Charite
1. Optimizing Weight Management Practices on a Telemetry Unit, Wendy Kelly, Kei Berlin, Stephanie Nunez, Tiffany Aliaga, and Leonor Ruiz
20. Facts and Snacks: The Use of a Hybrid Medical Provider Learning Program to Enhance Nursing Knowledge and Engagement, Yasmin Solis, Alexis Folgueira, Marian Ramos, and Gil Casanova
21. 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
2. Teamwork in Print: The 5 East Tower Times Effect, Bianca Porras, Isabel Velar, Rolando Cepero, Noah Kristjansson, and Natalie Roque
3. One Call Prevents One Fall: Your Safety, Your Power, Sariah Battle, Wendy Gil, Debbie Perez, and Anabel Caceres Perez
4. Healing The Healer: Reducing Nurse Burden Through Structured Relaxation Breaks On 5 Pav, Sariah Battle, Kristine Hernandez, and Gwendolyn Napolitano
5. 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
6. Smooth Moves: Preventing Bowel Complications to Shorten Hospital Stay on 7P, Yarilys Alfonso, Yekaterina Ilina, Michelle Jaramillo, Stephanie Nunez, Jessica Saavedra, and Yvonne Zapata
7. Bridging the Gap – Enhancing Nurse Floating Experience, Gaileen Quammie and Ilda Corea
8. Champions at Work: Turning Engagement into Excellence, Gaileen Quammie and Ilda Corea
9. Critical Care, Critical Clarity: Making Medications Meaningful, Stephanie Benavides, Isis Lagos Rodriguez, Daphne Pierre, Erica Baltodano, Erika Gomez, Laurie King, and Kristina Bourne
Operation STICK Improves Vascular Access Outcomes in a Specialty Team: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Jessica Sarlabous and Lauren Adair
Submissions from 2024
Antenatal Lactation Education an EBP Approach to Improve Exclusivity of Breastfeeding, Maureen Pahl, Johana Porto Carrero, Dina Victor, Mabel Sosa, Sarah Lopez-Calleja, Clauville Eversley, and Beth Ann Fraser Ottey
A Warm Welcome: The Role of Care Packages in Patients Experience and Well Being, Isabel Velar, Marisol Aviles, Rachelle Mombrun, and Bianca Porras
Code Crimson OB – To Improve Maternal Outcomes, Colleen Rodriguez, Elizabeth Barrers, Leah Williams-Jones, Mercy Banaszak, and Leonor Ruiz
Confusion Assessment Method-ICU Performance Improvement Project, Amanda Morales, Jennifer Alonso, Stephanie Benavides, Kristina Bourne, Lauren Busse, Michelle Delgado, Michael Ferrer, Jackie Mathelier, Amanda McGiboney, Katie Moggio, Daphne Pierre, Patricia Rios, and Jose Veliz Otero
Enhancing Bariatric Patient Outcomes with Patient Education, Ilda I. Corea, Adrianna Matilla, Gaileen Quammie, Monica Chavez, Yunisleidis Puentes Villar, Maria Villafuerte, and Rey Hernandez
Homeward Bound Family-Centered Initiative: A Best Practice through Florida Perineal Quality Council, Jessica Vinuela, Amaris Fabelo, and Christina Palmer
Hospital Onset Bacteremia: Infection Prevention Strategy Through a Peripheral Intravenous Checklist, Marian Ramos, Frank Boza, Brooke Marin, Patty Castillo, Osvaldo Navarro, Cecile Manahan, Yassel Diaz Matos, and Uche Fernes
Implementation of Medication Pamphlet to Improve Communication Regarding Medications, Yekaterina Ilina, Stephanie Nunez, and Yvonne Zapata
Improve HCAHPS Percent "Response of Hosp Staff Domain" on 4P: A nurse led project, Raquel Blanco, Vanessa Bombiella, Kei Berlin, and George Williams Jr.
Improve Patient Satisfaction (HCAHPS) Scores For Understanding Managing their Health, Medication Purpose & Side Effects on 5P, Anabel Caceres Perez, Wendy Gil, Idalmi Hernandez Estevez, Wendy Lopez, Wendy Perez, Luis Rivera, Antonia Boniche, Florence Livingston, and Sariah Battle
Improving Patient Satisfaction through Effective Communication in the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), Laura Charite, Angel Thomas, and Vicky Wheeler
Improving Quality Adding a Night-Shift Resource Nurse, Marian Ramos, Patty Castillo, Uche Fernes, Wesline Roberty, and Dana Lee
Patient Satisfaction with "Staff Work Together to Take Care of You” in the Emergency Department, Ana Touza, Kenneth Ocampo, Susan Pangilinan, Silvia Clark, and Delilah Cetoute
Postpartum Access & Continuity of Care (PACC), Ashley Hurtado, Susan Chandler, Geraldine Lamoglia, Suzy Coleto, and Guiuliana Mazzotti
Prevention of Barotrauma During Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in OP Hyperbaric/ Wound Care Center, Pat Simms, Diana Ansuarez, Maribel Movilla, Silvia Montes, Julio Sierra, Esther Raphael, David Prada, and Frank Patino
Reduce Percent Incorrect Documentation of Surgical Wound Classification to Zero, Mara Berman, Andrea Porter, and Cam Kha
Respectful Maternity Care Overcoming Maternal Health Disparities, Deborah Pol, Jennifer Machado, Sarah Fallon, and Leslie-Ann Kirindongo
Team Admission Approach: Improve Percent "Staff Works together care for you", Gaudy Soljour, Duclos Philippe, Norma Cruz-Handy, and Angela Castillo
Addressing End-of-Life Care Education Gaps for Registered Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Mayra Villalba, Alejandra Angel, and Arvinder Singh
A Multi-Pronged Collaborative Approach to Harness the Implementation and Sustainability of Bedside Shift Report, Diane s. Kramer, Lourdes C. Castaneda, Catherina Chang Martinez, Shelli A. Chernesky, Lisette Hurtado, Harold Girado, and Yessenia Muniz
Beyond “C”: A Nurse Navigator-Led Education Project to Increase Survivorship Referrals and Cancer Survivorship Attendance, Carem Irma Costa Castro, Morgan Nestingen, Tania Silva Santos, Pamela DeLongchamp, Luz Morales, Barbara Quintana, Marguerite Rowell, Merly Alonso, and Natalie Bermudez
Building a Meditation Room to Improve Critical Care Nurse’s Work Environment: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Jennifer Alonso, Daphne Pierre, Stephanie Wald, and Stephen Breazeale
Challenging a Sacred Cow: Implementing Clear Liquids During Labor, Paloma Casemeiro, Carey B. Acosta, and Judith E. Bowling
Effects of the Low-Dose, High-Frequency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education on Nurses’ Competency and Confidence, Claudia C. Sabogal-Rodriguez
Exploring Intensive Care Registered Nurses’ Perceptions of the Family Support Person during Family-Witnessed Resuscitation, Carmen Petersen, Martha O. Morales, and Natalie Bermudez
Exploring Relationships and Predictors of Job Embeddedness and Intent to Stay in Acute Care Registered Nurses, Nada Wakim, Myriam Bigaud-Ambroise, Laurie Cogar, and Natalie Bermudez
Impact of an Interdisciplinary Team on Patients Seen at a Heart Failure Clinic, Nilda Pelegrino, Faaria Quadri, Elaina Rosario, Jacqualine Igwe, Sandra Chaparro, Lourdes Labrada, Sara Panella, Maria Pulido, Stephen Breazeale, and Zhenwei Zhang
Improving Mobility in Acute Care Patients with a Mobility Technician: A Quality Improvement Pilot Project, Oscar A. Acosta, Erin Shea, Madelyn Lliteras, Mary B. Gomes, Tiffany D. Baker, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Nurse-led Advocacy in Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction, Lourdes M. Talavera, Madeleine Turco, Hector Gonzalez, Catherina Chang Martinez, Daniela Wintersteen, Stephanie Villadamigo, Alexandra Palau, Maria L. Perez, Cindy Delgado, Stephani Cardona, Christina Davis, Gustavo Ramirez, Marta Larranaga, Betty Muniz, and Jessica G. Bundy
Retrospectively Exploring Differences, Relationships, and Predictors associated with the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool and Patient Outcomes, Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Simone Cheong, and Natalie Bermudez
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Electronic Monitoring, Ruth Navarro, Lupe Almaguer, Andrea Tilleman, Ayesha Pacheco, Sebastian Zuluaga, Bianca De La Barra, and Hector Vega
Exploring Compassion Fatigue and Moral Distress in Acute Care Nursing Staff During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, Natalie Bermudez and Silvia Clark
Providing Healing, Hope and Restoration Through a Meditation Room, Jennifer Alonso
Meningioma: International Consortium on Meningiomas consensus review on scientific advances & treatment paradigms for clinicians, researchers, and patients, Michael McDermott
Professional Socialization in the Nursing Workforce: The Generation Z Perspective, Yvonne Patten
Accurate Weight Documentation and its Impact on Medication Administration, Doroty Dessalines
Improving Sepsis Bundle Compliance in The Emergency Department (ED), Sara Caldwell and Michael Zonak
Improving Transfusion Record Documentation, Peggy Benenati, Kimberly Cerri, Stephen Golding, Rita Kyada, Elisabeth Bernabe, Courtney Roseberry, Monique Scholine, and Fiordaliza Croge
Neonatal Resuscitation Readiness, Shannon Zalewski and Erin M. Franklin
The Effect of Simulation on Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence with Providing Post-Fetal Death Support to Bereaved Parents, Monique Scholine; Donna Davis; Shannon Zalewski; Sandria Jamieson; Kettia Antoine; Nicole Adokou; Kristi Vargo; Janelle Diaz; Erin M. Franklin; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Exploring Intensive Care Registered Nurses’ Perceptions of the Family Support Person during Family-Witnessed Resuscitation, Carmen Petersen; Martha Morales; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Improving Delirium Screening Using the Stanford Proxy Test for Delirium, Phoebe Yeung
Exploring Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool Impact on Patient Outcomes, Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Simone Cheong, and Natalie Bermudez
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance through Electronic Monitoring System, Ruth Navarro, Lupe Almaguer, Andrea Tilleman, Ayesha Pacheco, Sebastian Zuluaga, Bianca De La Barra, and Hector Vega
Evidence-Based Clinical Audits Translate to Improved Patient Outcome, Kristy Perez
Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Nursing: A Focus on Bedside Shift Reporting, Lourdes Castaneda, Diane Kramer, Shelli Chernesky, Lisette Hurtado, Catherina Chang Martinez, Harold Girado, and Yessenia Muniz
Rapid Response Team Debrief Restructure and Pause: A Quality Improvement Pilot Project, Yannick Odiete
Digital Smart Room: Nurse-Led Innovation Implementation, Jessica Hucey Nua
Lessening Nurses' Burden: AI Enhanced Fall Risk Prediction, Joanne Aberilla and Andrea Tilleman
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Adjust Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo and Haydee Fernandez
Preparing for Day Zero: Examining the Effects and Lived Experiences of Participating in the Ceremony of Hope as a Religious Coping Intervention among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients, David Stackhouse, Shelli Chernesky, Sammy Alvero, Karla Ruiz Tamayo, Denise Dujon, Nina Aguda, Mirian Soler, Natalie Bermudez, Ruben Ramos, Felipe Zuluaga, and Liuvys Zaldivar
Advocacy and Collaboration for New Evidence-based Initiative Improves Breastfeeding Rate, Jennifer Canales, Alisha Gaffoor, and Betty Drago
Constructive Accountability Improves Patient Outcomes in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo
Improving Surgical Department Patient Experience, Nina Espino and Yelennys Martin
Lessening Nurse's Burden: AI- Enhanced Fall Risk Prediction, Joanne Aberilla and Andrea Tilleman
Leveraging Leadership Strategies and Unit Outcomes by Decreasing Hospital Acquired Conditions with an Innovative Role-Mobility Associate, Kristine Aguinaldo and Myla Malto
Nursing Advocacy Reduces Surgical Site Infections Related to Anastomotic Leaks and Incidental Lacerations in Colon and Abdominal Hysterectomy Surgeries, Claudia A. Chanes and Zebina Rodger
Reducing Emergency Department Patient Falls through Ownership and Drills, Marisel Perigo, Wanda Rodriguez, Alexander Alpizar, Virginia Valenzuela, and Gaby Fontela