Submissions from 2024
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
Letter from the Editor: Nurse Scientists at Baptist Health, Nohemi Sadule Rios
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
Retrospectively Exploring Differences, Relationships, and Predictors associated with the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool and Patient Outcomes, Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, and Simone Cheong
Senior Nurse Leaders Leverage Technology to Improve Patient Experience, Jessica Hucey Nua and Nerlande Joseph
Staying Ahead of the PACC: Improving Postpartum Maternal Health, Kristy Rivas, Suganya Gobinathan, Nerlande Joseph, and Yenny Giraldo
A Unit Practice Council's Quality Improvement Project: Burnout Reduction Through Stress Relief Techniques, Robert Garcia and Patricia Sierra
Code Rescue Escape Room: A Practice Improvement Project to Empower the Nurse Staff, Christina Barrera, Isaac Rodriguez, Gloria Gamboa, Jonathan Hernandez, Candace McLaughlin, Martha Gaitan, Priscilla Egemba, Rocio Ramirez, and Patricia Sanabria Sanabria
Four Eyes Skin Assessment, Yesenia Mauricio and Marisol Piedra
Implementing Clear Liquids During Labor: Improving Patient Experience and Challenging Sacred Cows, Paloma Casemeiro, Carey B. Acosta, and Carolina Sanchez
Let's Pull Together: SSU Pull From ED of Medical & Telemetry Monitored Patients-Pilot, Roshnie Somra Ramgadoo, Floralynn Lacrete, Tyffany Rivera, Yainet Bello, and Fabiola Molina
Multifaceted Approach to Prevent Falls in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Jennifer Imarenakhue, Guerline Lucien, Evelyne Michel, Lupita Ornelas, and Jessica Franjul
Patient Welcome Kit: A Project to Improve Patient Satisfaction, Nayades Alfonso, Timothy Madaras, Jose Nazario, Millie Escalona, Nayai Alfonso, Vanessa Duenas, Mayra Cardosa, Lianne Moran, Lazara Barbeito, Sally Velo, and Ada Morales
Pyxis BD Omnicell Re-organization & Staff Education Quality Improvement Project, Mauricio Aragon Caceres, Edlina Hilson, Mary Montejo, and Aliyah Clarke
Reduction of Falls in the ED (Quality Improvement Project), Yasmany Perez, Michelle Isambert, and Shana Sealy
RN-MD Collaborative Observation Unit: MS5 and Inter-professional Collaboration Initiative, Maria Carrillo, Mark Hernandez, Alma Liu, Susan Collins, Carol Rey, Allison Thomas, Liuvannia Alam, Maria Menendez, Dawn Rudasill, Leslly Prado, Carlos Herrera, Nimsi Espaillat-Paulino, Aracely Olvera, Kelly Vazquez, Claudette Clarke, Vonneda Hendrickson, and Kimberly Fleitas
Sound the Alarm! Hardwiring Care of the Hip Fracture Patient to Improve Recovery, Mary Montejo, Aracely Olvera, and Maria Ramirez
The use of Nurse Practitioners in the Critical Care Team effect on Physician Satisfaction, Anamaria Chavez, Lazaro Pastor, Fritz Boucicault, Leyanys Armas, Collette Woods, and Ana Herrada Suarez
Implementation of U/S Guided Peripheral IV Insertion and Simulated Skills Performance on Nurse Level of Confidence and Order Requests, Nicole Burks; Mary Pat Gage; Marrice King; Victoria Knight; Mia Mason; Colleen Rodgers; Gabriela Salesses; Jenna Schops; Lauren Schneider; Brandy Thrower; Johnny Yeaglin; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN
Collaborative Nurses Leading the Way to Quality & Safety Improvement Utilizing a Home-grown Mock Survey - "Continuous Readiness Rounds" (CRR), Rosalina Butao, Eva Mitra, Gen Crespo, Christina Fontaine, and Alex Duarte
Nurse Manager Competency: Development Program Engages Leaders through Mentoring, Diane Amado Tate and Victoria McCue
Nursing Advocacy Reduces Surgical Site Infections, Zebina Rodger and Claudia Chanes
Staying Ahead of the PACC: Improving Postpartum Maternal Health, Cristiana Rivas, Suganya Gobinathan, Nerlande Joseph, and Yenny Giraldo
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
Universal Onboarding: Impacting Satisfaction and Turnover, Joanne Aberilla and Julia Caballero
Growing Pains: Navigating an Interventional Suite Shutdown Due to Construction, Mike Salinero, Kim Hawkins, Monique Ramos Balaguer, and Robert Ramirez
Best Practices in Telecritical Care: Expert Consensus Recommendations From the Telecritical Care Collaborative Network, Donna Lee Armaignac
Evaluating the Impact of Source-specific Order Sets for Sepsis on Empiric Antibiotic Selection in the Emergency Department, Lourdes Menendez Alvarado, Alice Landayan, Jason Morell, Zhenwei Zhang, Richard Levine, and Timothy Gauthier
Meningioma: International Consortium on Meningiomas consensus review on scientific advances and treatment paradigms for clinicians, researchers, and patients, Michael McDermott
Meningioma: International Consortium on Meningiomas (ICOM) consensus review on scientific advances & treatment paradigms for clinicians, researchers, and patients, Michael McDermott
Minimally Invasive and Cost-Effective Access to Deep-Seated Intracranial Lesions Using 19F Peel-Away Sheath Introducer and "Dynamic" Retraction: Technical Note and a Case Series, Michael McDermott, Andrea Castaldi, and Vitaly Siomin
Use of Imiquimod 5% cream for the treatment of lentigo maligna on the face, Laura Benitez, Uzma Farooq, and Naiara Braghiroli
Submissions from 2023
Collaborative Nurses Leading the Way to Quality & Safety Improvement Utilizing a Home-grown Mock Survey - "Continuous Readiness Rounds" (CRR), Rosalina Butao, Eva Mitra, Gen Crespo, Christina Fontaine, and Alex Duarte
Constructive Accountability Improves Patient Outcomes in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo
Reducing Emergency Department Patient Falls through Ownership and Drills, Marisel Perigo, Wanda Rodriguez, Alexander Alpizar, Virginia Valenzuela, and Gaby Fontela
Evaluating the Effect of Turning Teams and Turning Clocks on Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, Karen Yap; Rachel Smith; Natalia Flores; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN
"Examining the Presence of Professional Nursing Practice Environment Attributes in a South Florida Hospital: A Quantitative Correlative Comparative Study", Monique Scholine; Angela M. Bonaby; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN
HAPI Prevention on a Medical-Surgical Unit: 325+ Days of Success, David A. Bowers, Tristen Craig, Vimala Abraham, Preeti Shrestha, Vanessa N. Lennon, and David J. O'Brien
"Improving Teamwork Perception Between RNs and Nursing Assistants Using a Focused Communication Tool", Ermina Vil, Jill Spinder, Joselie Marcellus, Mryline Sejour, Michelle L. Fleischman, Shari Goulbourne, Lisa Joswick, Javon Lewis, Charkila Wims, and Juliet M. Wilson
"Inpatient Weight Monitoring for All: Implementing a Strategy for Increased Compliance", James Ervin Lim, Olive Gibson, Michelle Dellafave, and Natalia Flores
"Scripting to Improve Patient Experience in a South Florida Hospital Emergency Department ", Tonia Krusch and Nicole Sidaway
The Effect of Simulation on Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence with Providing Post-Fetal Death Support to Bereaved Parents, Monique Scholine; Donna Davis; Nicole Adokou; Kristi Vargo; Janelle Diaz; Kettia Antoine; Shannon Zalewski; Erin Franklin; Sandria Jamieson; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN
"Using Simulation to Increase Nurses' Knowledge and Skills with Emergency Bedside Re sternotomies", Kathleen G. Lopez; Dante R. Trombini; Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN; Trish O’Brien; and Colleen Buchholz
Aiming for a Perfect Score, Nisette Alfonso, Laura Grueiro-Benitez, Candace Caston, and Idalma Perez
Defend a Touchdown, Prevent Falls, Lily Quezada, Maria Lucia Perez, and Karina Astigarrabia
Fueling the Stride: Impact of Identifying Patients at Risk of Malnutrition, Ysabel Aymerich, Elizabeth Goico, Danielle Rodriguez, Zulema Iznaga, Claudia Marquez, and Connie Hunter
Hole in One: Driving Observation Length of Stay, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, and Mariana A. Sanchez
Impact of Pharmacist-Driven Protocol to Reduce Utilization of Pantoprazole Continuous Infusion, Ivan Hernandez, Jason A. Morell, Lauren Mulcahy, and Daniela Luzardo
Knocking out VAE in the CCU, Melissa Parodi, Alejandro Gonzalez-Quevedo, Alexander Mascagani, and Alexandra Navarro
Microbreaks: Bouncing Back to Wellness, Jessica Diaz, Victoria Y. McCue, and Giselle Ortiz
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
Puck Yeah! Taking Throughput Times to the Stanley Cup!, Amy Campos, Paulina Carracedo, Allison Vandever, and Duxson Michel
Putt-ing Stroke Care First: 2 South Implementation of Get with the Guidelines Stroke Program, Kassandra Marichal and Loynier Alvarez
Risk for Acute Kidney Injury…LET’S SPARK the TOOL!, Jenny Acle, Tatiana Clarke, Dana Garcia, Sandra I. Menendez, Maria Portal, and Maricar Castillo
Scoring Savings! Recapturing Lost Charges, Sarah Massillon, Laura Machiran, and Lily Quezada
Assessment of a Pharmacist-Led Antibiotic Time-out for Transition of IV Vancomycin to Oral Linezolid, Mary S. Vogel, Jefferson Cua, Erika Dittmar, Timothy Gauthier, and Kelsey N. Williams
Characterization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Admitted for Acute Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Paola Delahoz, Karen Corrales, Justin P. Cagulada, Jessica Cardona, Jasmin Qyyum, Venessa Rodriguez, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Comparison of Microbial Respiratory Cultures versus MRSA Nasal Screen to Guide Vancomycin De-escalation in Patients Hospitalized for Bacterial Pneumonia, Victoria E. Grusauskas, Anthony Wasielewski, and Kristin Boyar
Impact of Midodrine on Optimization of β-blocker Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, Maria A. Ruiz, Dayana Martinez, Maura Falli, Kristen de Almeida, and Radhan B. Gopalani
Nurses - Tab Down Your Stress Level: A Pilot Study on the Use of Aromatherapy to Decrease Stress Levels, Judith E. Bowling, Ashley N. Garbutt, Theresa Worden, Julie Erickson, and Nicole Rowney
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
Advocacy and Collaboration for New Evidence-based Initiative Improves Breastfeeding Rate, Jennifer Canales, Betty Drago, and Alisha Gaffoor
Leveraging Leadership Strategies and Unit Outcomes by Decreasing Hospital Acquired Conditions with an Innovative Role Mobility Associate, Kristine Aguinaldo and Myla Malto
Senior Nurse Leaders Leverage Technology to Improve Patient Experience, Jessica Hucey Nua and Nerlande Joseph