Submissions from 2025
Healing The Healer: Reducing Nurse Burden Through Structured Relaxation Breaks On 5 Pav, Sariah Battle, Kristine Hernandez, and Gwendolyn Napolitano
Kudos Culture: Recognize, Appreciate, Elevate, Vicky Wheeler and Laura Charite
Minutes Matter: Increasing door to needle with new and improved focused tiered stroke education, Meaghan Lintner, Delilah Cetoute, and Silvia Clark
No Time, No Pressure: Building a Rapid Response to Pressure Injury Prevention in the Emergency Department, Amalia Pino and Silvia Clark
One Call Prevents One Fall: Your Safety, Your Power, Sariah Battle, Wendy Gil, Debbie Perez, and Anabel Caceres Perez
Operation STICK Improves Vascular Access Outcomes in a Specialty Team: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Jessica Sarlabous and Lauren Adair
Optimizing Weight Management Practices on a Telemetry Unit, Wendy Kelly, Kei Berlin, Stephanie Nunez, Tiffany Aliaga, and Leonor Ruiz
OR Steaming Ahead – Without Immediate Use Steam Sterilization (IUSS), Mara Berman, Marianne Heider, Roger T-Cruz, Krystal Rodriguez, and Andrea Bloomfield
PACU Flow Redefined: The Facilitator Effect, Gil Casanova, Heather Cosculluela, and Javier Villamil
Smooth Moves: Preventing Bowel Complications to Shorten Hospital Stay on 7P, Yarilys Alfonso, Yekaterina Ilina, Michelle Jaramillo, Stephanie Nunez, Jessica Saavedra, and Yvonne Zapata
Stronger Care, Stronger Scores: How Unified Teams Elevate Patient Experience in the ER, Genesis Ponce and Karina Munoz
Teamwork in Print: The 5 East Tower Times Effect, Bianca Porras, Isabel Velar, Rolando Cepero, Noah Kristjansson, and Natalie Roque
Zero Tolerance: Violence Ends Here!, Esperanza Del Puerto, Tamra DaCosta, and Silvia Clark
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
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