Submissions from 2025
PCU-ICU Cross Training, Liliana C. Estevez, Jennifer Prieto, Vannessa Capener, Diana Maria Lopez, Hollie Gow, Yessenia Muniz, Naomi Rosa, Caesar Viteri, Adriana Roque, Christina Alonso, Vivianne Llaujel, Summer Hamadeh, Rosemary Diaz, Manuel Lopez de la Rosa, Marvin Rosete, and Keelai S. Lara
Performance Improvement Nurse, Suzanne Parchment
Performance Improvement of Unit Wide Response Times, Raquel Olivieri Cordero MRS, Alexandra Pieczynski, Leon Samuels, and Kerryann Smith
Pilot Testing the Reliability and Validity of the Modified Obstetric Fall Risk Assessment System, Geraldine F. Lamoglia, Ashley H. Hurtado, Yasmin Solis, Deborah Pol, and Natalie Bermudez
Pop As You Drop Protect Your Ears Non-Stop in Hyperbaric Treatment, Pat Simms, Maribel Movilla, and Diana Ansuarez
Postpartum Access & Continuity of Care, Mayleni Perez
Pre-Planning Intake Nurse, Stella Fernandez
Pressure Injury Prevention on Orthopedic Patients, Maria Ramirez, Candace McLaughlin, and Lisseth Lugones
Preventing Hospital Onset Bacteremia: The PIV PINCED program, Marian Ramos, Frank Boza, Brooke Marin, Patricia Castillo, Osvaldo Navarro, Cecile Manahan, Yassel Diaz Matos, and Uche Fernes
Professional Development, Vivian Fuentes
Promoting Healthy Diet Adherence using a Multisensory Approach for Post-Stroke Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Stacey Myers, Yuki Asakura Strempek, Sarah Kaster, and Clare Hall
Promoting Professional Growth: Developing an Educational Program to Increase Nursing Certification Rates in an Inpatient Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit, Yalina Martinez Romero, Celia Delgado, Stefano Caccavale, Annette Caravia, and Susel Martinez
Promoting Self-Reflection and Implicit Bias Awareness in Nursing: A Mixed-Method Study Advancing Practice and Fostering Healthcare Equality, Diane S. Kramer, Victoria Y. McCue, Anshul Saxena, Jeanette B. Deniz, Nicole Burks, and Patricia Russell
Qualitative Exploration of Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Perceptions of Family Support Person Presence During Family-Witnessed Resuscitation, Carmen Petersen; Martha O. Morales MSN, RN, CCRN; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Quality Improvement Using Collaboration to Reduce Pressure Injuries Best Practices to Reduce Pressure Injuries in the Acute Care Setting, Yessenia Muniz, Hollie Gow, Dayana Kowalski, Nushi Berahman, Cristy Zangroniz, Claire Turgot Larsen, and David Lehninger
Radiation Oncology Nurse, Julie Sproul
Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department, Aloima Guerra, Christina Anteen, and Arvinder Singh
Respectful Maternity Care Overcoming Maternal Health Disparities, Deborah Pol, Jennifer Machado, Sarah Fallon, and Leslie-Ann Kirindongo
Resuscitation Nurse Educator, Claudia Sabogal-Rodriguez
Retired Nurse, Diane Kramer
Retrospectively Examining the Probability of Acute Skin Failure among Hospitalized Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Tori C. Hatch; Jeanine M. Salamone; Claire McMillan; and Pierna F. Vaughner BSN, RN
Retrospectively Examining the Probability of Acute Skin Failure among Hospitalized Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Natalie Bermudez and Tori Hatch
Retrospectively Examining the Probability of Acute Skin Failure among Hospitalized Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Tori C. Hatch, Jeanine M. Salamone, Pierna F. Vaughner, and Natalie Bermudez
Retrospectively Examining the Probability of Acute Skin Failure among Hospitalized Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Tori Hatch, Jeanine M. Salamone, Claire O. McMillan, Pierna F. Vaughner, and Natalie Bermudez
Retrospectively Exploring Differences, Relationships, and Predictors associated with the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool and Patient Outcomes, Sandra Torres; Nicole Boswell; Sigrid Somarriba; Simone Cheong; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
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
Retrospective, single-center assessment of a pharmacist-led anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) therapy bundle to enhance antimicrobial stewardship, Jeyma Fernandez, Alice Margulis Landayan, Jorge Murillo, Stephen Breazeale, and Timothy Gauthier
RN-Driven Approach to Reduce Observation Hours, Dawn Rudasill, Aracely Olvera, and Maria Carrillo
RN Residency Guide for New Leaders and Educators: A multisite Stakeholder's Orientation, Sally Bonet
Role of Stroke Team in Improving Stroke Education, Joanne Aberilla
Role of Stroke Team in Improving Stroke Education, Joanne Aberilla and Joanna Otaola
Screening for Social Determinants of Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Primary Care Clinics in South Florida, Gabriela C. Martin, Seema Chandra, Charity Tatum, Deepa Sharma, Melissa Parlade, Kelsey Warren, JoVonnda Chresfield, Catherina Chang Martinez, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, and Beatriz Rosell
Seamless Transitions, Empowered Patients: The Vital Role of Oncology Nurse Navigators from Inpatient to Outpatient Cancer Center, Idalmi Hernandez Estevez, Anabel Hernandez, and Wendy Gil
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
Self-care, As Important as Patient Care, Mia Cleary-Posada, Marrice A. King, and Taylor Crawford-Burns
Shared Governance Growing Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, Simone Cheong
Shared Governance Growing Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, Simone Cheong, Tarrah Kallusingh, Natalie Nunez, Kristy Perez, and Jennifer Canales
Silent Mock Code Purple, Jose Irizarry, Eli Lago, and Vania Saenz Cusco
Small but Mighty: A NICU Waste Management Initiative with Monumental Financial Impact, Emma Lopez, Caitlyn Gunther, and Mikaela Ajayi
Smooth Moves: Preventing Bowel Complications to Shorten Hospital Stay on 7P, Yarilys Alfonso, Yekaterina Ilina, Michelle Jaramillo, Stephanie Nunez, Jessica Saavedra, and Yvonne Zapata
Spine Coordinator, Alex Perez
Spring Into Safety: Preventing Pharmaceutical Overrides, Briana Gonzalez, Carlos Antuche, Kacie Ratchko, Arlen Caceres, and Amy Campos
Standardizing and Harmonizing the CMS Pass-Through Funding Process Across a Multisite Health Care System, Robert Kraljevich, Madeline Camejo, Jason Bell, and Chelsea Du-Quesne
Stronger Care, Stronger Scores: How Unified Teams Elevate Patient Experience in the ER, Genesis Ponce and Karina Munoz
Sustainable Bedside Shift Report: A Multi-Prong Approach, Lourdes C. Castaneda, Diane S. Kramer, Shelli Anne Marie Chernesky, Catherina Chang Martinez, Harold Girado, and Yessenia Muniz
Tackling Telemetry Issues through Leadership & Professional Governance, Anel Arias and Kristine Aguinaldo
Take A Closer Look…..Waveforms Matter, Wanda Ramos, Mike Salinero, Jessica Gonzalez, and Steven Kang
Teamwork in Print: The 5 East Tower Times Effect, Bianca Porras, Isabel Velar, Rolando Cepero, Noah Kristjansson, and Natalie Roque
The Effect of Simulation on Nurses’ Confidence with Providing Post-Fetal Death Support to Bereaved Parents, Monique Scholine, Shannon Zalewski, Erin M. Franklin, Sandria Jamieson, Janelle Diaz, Donna Davis, Kristi Vargo, Nicole Adokou, Kettia Antoine, and Natalie Bermudez
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; Kettia Antoine; Nicole Adokou; Kristi Vargo; Janelle Diaz; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
The Effect of Simulation on Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence with Providing Post-Fetal Death Support to Bereaved Parents, Monique Scholine, Donna Davis, Shannon O. Zalewski, Sandria Jamieson, Kettia Antoine, Nicole Adokou, Kristi Vargo, Erin M. Franklin, and Natalie Bermudez
The Impact of Wound Care Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) on Communication, Knowledge, and Patient Outcomes within Hospitalist Teams, Andres M. Soto, Margaret Geneve, Lisandra Santos, Carlos Franco, Osvaldo Artigas, Barbara Ventura, Ivan Patino, and Rosemarie L. Schwitzer
The Triple A Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program, Joanne Aberilla and Janet Maloney
The Triple A Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program, Joanne Aberilla and Janet Maloney
Thriving not just Surviving the Night Shift, Marian Ramos
Thriving not just Surviving the Night Shift, Marian Ramos, Patricia Castillo, Uche Fernes, Wesline Roberty, and Dana Lee
Transfer Center Nurse, Julie Agata
Unmasking Bias: A Call to Action for All Nurses, Diane Kramer, Victoria Y. McCue, Anshul Saxena, Nicole Burks, Patricia Russell, and Jeanette Deniz
Unmasking Bias: A Call to Action for All Nurses, Diane S. Kramer and Victoria Y. McCue
Urgent Care Nursing, Dayana Diaz
Using Simulation to increase Nurses Knowledge and skills with Emergency Bedside Re-sternotomies, Kathleen Lopez; Trish O’Brien; Colleen Buchholz; Courtney Tompkins; Taylor Carranza Carranza; Sara Gentles; Dana Orfinger; Kimberley. Thomas; Amanda Camarano; Lauren Lang; Miriam Caban; Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C; and Tracey Fisher
Using Simulation to Increase Nurses' Knowledge and Skills with Emergency Bedside Re-Sternotomies, Kathleen G. Lopez; Trish O’Brien; Colleen Buchholz; Dana Orfinger; Kimberly Thomas; Amanda Camarano; Lauren Lang; Miriam Caban; Tracey Fisher; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C
Using Simulation to Increase Nurses' Knowledge and Skills with Emergency Bedside Re-sternotomies, Kathleen G. Lopez, Trish O’Brien, Colleen O. Buchholz, Courtney Tompkins, Taylor Carranza, Sara Gentles, Dana Orfinger, Kimberly M. Thomas, Amanda Camarano, Lauren Lang, Miriam Caban, Natalie Bermudez, and Tracey Fisher
Using Turn Teams to Prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, Melanie Sosa and Andrea Tilleman
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
Using Turn Teams to Prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries” for an Evidence-Based Practice, Melanie Sosa and Andrea Tilleman
Utilization Management Nurse, Yoandra Colon, Elizabeth Scott-Shafer, and Natalie Garriga
Vascular Access Nurse, Elizabeth Ring
VTE Prophylaxis Concurrent Review Impacts PSI-12 Outcome, Gen Crespo, Daisy Mora, Sonia George, and Yenny Giraldo
VTE Prophylaxis Concurrent Review Impacts PSI-12 Outcome, Gen Crespo, Daisy Mora, Sonia George, and Yenny Giraldo
Workplace Violence: Clinical Nurse Impacts Feeling Safe through Evidence-Based Practice, Kristina Perez
Workplace Violence: Clinical Nurse Impacts Feeling Safe through Evidence-Based Practice, Kristina Perez
Work Smarter Not Harder, Theresa Russell; Terri Straub; Brigitte C. August; Anna Szondi; Danielle Wahrman; Sydney Sabel; Sara Watkins; Michele Santa Maria; Edwin Gama; Maryssa Paschal; Santo Getz; Stephanie Etienvil Etienvil PhD, RN, EBP-C; and Belle. Bistany
Wound Care Nurse, Aliyah Clarke
Wound Care Nurse Practitioner, Barbara Ventura
Zero Pressure: A Skin Integirty Mission. Every Patient. Every Turn Matters. Together., Brandy Thrower, Nadine Clarke-Francis, Tara C. Frutkin, Felicia Gonzalez, Esthere Luc, Asia Safford, Renee Simeus, and Yuki Asakura Strempek
Zero Tolerance: Violence Ends Here!, Esperanza Del Puerto, Tamra DaCosta, and Silvia Clark
Submissions from 2024
A Case Report of Pseudomonas Infection in a Patient With Nasal Septum Perforation, Cocaine Use Disorder, and a Perinuclear Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (p-ANCA)-Positive Assay, Ian Brandon and Lorena Del Pilar Bonilla
Accurate Weight Documentation and its Impact on Medication Administration, Doroty Dessalines
Addressing End-of-Life Care Education Gaps for Registered Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Mayra Villalba, Alejandra Angel, and Arvinder Singh
Advocacy and Collaboration for New Evidence-based Initiative Improves Breastfeeding Rate, Jennifer Canales, Alisha Gaffoor, and Betty Drago
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
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 Unit Practice Council's Quality Improvement Project: Burnout Reduction Through Stress Relief Techniques, Robert Garcia and Patricia Sierra
A Warm Welcome: The Role of Care Packages in Patients Experience and Well Being, Isabel Velar, Marisol Aviles, Rachelle Mombrun, and Bianca Porras
Best Practices in Telecritical Care: Expert Consensus Recommendations From the Telecritical Care Collaborative Network, Donna Lee Armaignac
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
Code Crimson OB – To Improve Maternal Outcomes, Colleen Rodriguez, Elizabeth Barrers, Leah Williams-Jones, Mercy Banaszak, and Leonor Ruiz
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
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
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
Constructive Accountability Improves Patient Outcomes in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo
Digital Smart Room: Nurse-Led Innovation Implementation, Jessica Hucey Nua
Effects of the Low-Dose, High-Frequency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education on Nurses’ Competency and Confidence, Claudia C. Sabogal-Rodriguez
Enhancing Bariatric Patient Outcomes with Patient Education, Ilda I. Corea, Adrianna Matilla, Gaileen Quammie, Monica Chavez, Yunisleidis Puentes Villar, Maria Villafuerte, and Rey Hernandez
Evidence-Based Clinical Audits Translate to Improved Patient Outcome, Kristy Perez