Submissions from 2025
Igniting the Spark: EBP for Novice Nurses, Diane S. Kramer and Sandra Y. Bastidas
Impact of Expanding the Open-Heart Program in the Intensive Care Unit on Staff Retention and Patient Outcomes, Shireen Knox, Maidalys Coto, Omar Rodriguez, Carolina Miranda, Jessica Llaca, Melisa Gomez, Yaimet Diaz, Angela Gordon, and Dayana Kowalski
Improve Likelihood to Recommend East ED, Nicole Sidaway
Improvement in Healing of Stage 4 Pressure Injuries with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Case Report, Lisandra Santos, Margaret Geneve, Andres Soto, Osvaldo Artigas, Cristy Zangroniz, Carlos Franco, Claire Turgot Larsen, Yessenia Muniz, Hollie Gow, and Dayana Kowalski
Improving Early Ambulation in Post-OP Surgical Patients, Nicole Burks, Johnny Yeaglin, and Suzanne C. Choquette
Improving Glycemic Control: Cultivating Consistency by Increasing the Frequency of Glucose Monitoring, Melissa Parodi, Kiara Cobian, and Alexandra Navarro
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in the Postpartum Unit: A Multimodal Performance Improvement Initiative, Darilyn Gelisanga, Gabrielle. M. Green, and Nishma O. Trivedi
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Electronic Monitoring, Ruth Navarro; Lupe Almaguer; Andrea Tilleman; Ayesha Pacheco; Sebastian Zuluaga PhD, RN, EBP-C; Bianca De La Barra; and Hector Vega
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Electronic Monitoring, Ruth Navarro, Lupe Almaguer, Andrea Tilleman, Ayesha Pacheco, Sebastian Zuluaga, Bianca De La Barra, and Hector Vega
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Electronic Monitoring, Melanie Sosa and Andrea Tilleman
Improving Length of Stay for Patient on an Observation Unit Through Enhanced Communication Tools, Celia De Leo, Karen Yap, Oblee O. Frankson, Maria Escobar, Olive Gibson, Jessica Ramos, and Natalia Flores
Improving Newborn Thermoregulation Through Immersion Swaddle Bathing, Carey B. Acosta, Paloma Casemeiro, and Veronica Lopez
Improving Observation Hours via A Nurse Driven Approach, Maria Menendez, Nimsi Espaillat-Paulino, Dawn Rudasill, Aracely Olvera, and Maria Carrillo
Improving Patient Experience in the Observation Unit: A Multimodal Performance Improvement Initiative, Madalyn Dickson, Olive Gibson, Maria O. Escobar, Ardril McInnis, Alicia Gilliard, Carol Bush, Natalia Flores, and Elisabeth M. Bernabe
Improving Perceptions of OR Prep Efficiency: A Surgical Services Performance Improvement Initiative, Melinda Kaszuk, Mariana Daniel, and Regina Apostol Balingit
Improving Pressure Injury Prevention Through A Multimodal Approach, Courtney Roseberry, Mykerlange Amilcar, Sandria O. Jamieson, Angela Creary, Kettia Antoine, and Tori Hatch
Improving Quality and Patient Outcomes through an Interprofessional Shared Governance Model, Hollie Gow, Sara Perez, Tania Solis, Mayra Villalba, Harold Girado, Miriam Serrano-Robles, Catherine A. Zilberberg, Leyner Martinez, Mary Warrell, Dayana Kowalski, Diana Maria Lopez, Yessenia Muniz, Jennifer Prieto, Jan V. Roy, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Improving Staff Responsiveness and Hourly Rounding effectiveness to Enhance Patient Satisfaction on a Surgical Orthopedic/Neuro Unit, Sherley Salomon, Courtney Roseberry, Lauri O. Beltran, Angela O. Stewart, and Julissa Bembry
Including Patients in Bedside Shift Report to Improve Patient Experience, Juliet Wilson MRS, Marie Jean, Mryline Sejour, Lindsey Castilonia, Crystal Ximines, Lisa Joswick, and Javon Lewis
Increasing Progressive Care to Intensive Care Unit Nurse Capacity through an Innovative Cross-Training Program, Liliana Estevez and Diana Maria Lopez
Infection Control Recommendations: Safeguarding Immunocompromised Oncology Patients from Hospital-Acquired Infections, Idalmi Hernandez Estevez, Anabel Hernandez, and Sariah Battle
Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, Cyndi Fischer
Infusion Nurse, Misael Pedraza
Integrating Strategic Learning to Enhance Clinical Outcomes, Katrina Collazo De Armas
Integrating Strategic Learning to Enhance Clinical Outcomes, Katrina Collazo De Armas
Intensive Care Nursing, Andrea Tilleman
Interventional Radiology Nursing, Jackie Brown and Yatxenia Castro
Job Embeddedness: RNs Feeling of Belongingness to Stay or Not to Stay, Eva Mitra and Gen Crespo
Kudos Culture: Recognize, Appreciate, Elevate, Vicky Wheeler and Laura Charite
Labor and Delivery Nurse, Jean Flores, Linda Levine, Janet Viana, Marcela Rodriguez, and Patty Morales
Lactation Consultant Nurse, Carey Acosta
Lantern at the End of the Tunnel: Leveraging a Magnet Culture, Marisel Perigo and Stephanie Ulloa
Letter from the Editors: The Value of Research, Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, and Innovations in Clinical Practice, Nohemi Sadule Rios and Stephen Breazeale
Leveling Up Clinical Competence in an Inpatient Oncology Unit: Utilizing Competitive Gaming through Nursing Olympics to Master Clinical Skills, Kristen Febus, Rodolfo Barros, and Abby Zeledon
Leveraging Antimicrobial Compliance to Prevent Surgical Site Infection in Community Hospital: A Quality Initiative, Rupa Seetharamaiah, Arlyn Cua, and Eva Mitra
Leveraging Antimicrobial Compliance to Prevent Surgical Site Infection in Community Hospital: A Quality Initiative, Rupa Seetharamaiah, Arlyn Cua, and Eva Mitra
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Adjust Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo and Haydee Fernandez
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Adjust Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo and Haydee Fernandez
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Adjust Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo and Haydee Fernandez
Magnet Program Director, Simone Cheong
Malignant Hyperthermia Escape Room: Body on Fire, Lisa Pittington
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Grisso Reyes-Obando
Medication Override VS. Patient Safety…Are We There Yet?, Dylan Aversa, Loyda Carrascal, Maricar Castillo, Mercedes Condom, and Maitte Ozambela
Minutes Matter: Increasing door to needle with new and improved focused tiered stroke education, Meaghan Lintner, Delilah Cetoute, and Silvia Clark
Mother-Baby Nurse, Susan Rezende
Multifactorial Approach to Falls Prevention with Inclusion of Morse Fall Scores & Artificial Intelligence Technology, Ruth Navarro, Andrea Tilleman, Lupe Almaguer, Grace Aguilera, Kristina Diaz-Rivas, Yesenia Perez, Alex Vanegas, Jessica Amigot, and Janet Ruiz
Multifactorial Approach to Falls Prevention with Inclusion of Morse Fall Scores & Artificial Intelligence Technology, Ruth Navarro, Andrea Tilleman, Lupe Almaguer, Grace Aguilera, Kristina Diaz-Rivas, Yesenia Perez, Alex Vanegas, Jessica Amigot, and Janet Ruiz
Multifactorial Approach to Falls Prevention with Inclusion of Morse Fall Scores & Artificial Intelligence Technology, Ruth Navarro, Andrea Tilleman, Lupe Almaguer, Grace Aguilera, Kristina Diaz-Rivas, Yesenia Quintero, Alex Vanegas, and Jessica Amigot
Multifactorial Approach to Falls Prevention with Morse Fall Scores and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology, Melanie Sosa and Andrea Tilleman
Music Therapy as Pain Management Alternative in PACU, Ricardo Diaz
Music Therapy as Pain Management Alternative in PACU, Ricardo Diaz
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, Ana Bonilla and Vanessa Montes de Oca
New Grad to Preceptor to Nurse Leader, Katherina D'Elia and Paola Ravinet
Night Rounding Nurse Practitioner, Opal Reid-Monfiston
No Doctor Rounds Alone: Improving Communication Through Interdisciplinary Rounds, Nicole Burks; Heather Talib; Johnny Yeaglin; Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN, EBP-C; and Mia Mason
No Time, No Pressure: Building a Rapid Response to Pressure Injury Prevention in the Emergency Department, Amalia Pino and Silvia Clark
Nurse Director, Shelli Chernesky
Nurse Innovation, Carrie Price and Nila Bhakuni
Nurse Leader, Tania Silva Santos
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, Ali Palau, Maria L. Perez, Cindy Delgado, Stephani Cardona, Christina Davis, Gustavo Ramirez, Marta Larranaga, Betty Muniz, and jessica grace bundy
Nurse Navigator, Barbie Quintana
Nurse Scientist, Natalie Bermudez; Nohemi Sadule Rios, PhD, APRN; Catherina Chang Martinez; Arvinder Singh; Yuki Asakura Strempek; and Stephen Breazeale
Nurse Simulationist, Marrice King and Taylor Crawford-Burns
Nursing Advocacy Reduces Surgical Site Infections Related to Anastomotic Leak and Incidental Colon Lacerations, Claudia Chanes and Zebina Rodger
Nursing Career Path, Kayce Tugg and Jacqueline Martinez
Nursing Education, Silvia Clark
Nursing House Supervisor, Amy Fowler
Nursing-Led BMAT Use to Improve Patient Mobility Outcomes, Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Simone Cheong, and Natalie Bermudez
OB-Code Crimson - To Improve Maternal Outcomes, Elizabeth Barrera
Occupational Health Nurse, Maryann Jensen
Oncology Nurse Informatics, Carmen Paez
One Call Prevents One Fall: Your Safety, Your Power, Sariah Battle, Wendy Gil, Debbie Perez, and Anabel Caceres Perez
Operating Room Circulator Nurse, Jose Nazario
Operation STICK Improves Vascular Access Outcomes in a Specialty Team: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Jessica Sarlabous and Lauren Adair
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
Optimizing Head and Neck and Gamma Knife (GK) Patient Experience with Aromatherapy during Treatment Days at Miami Cancer Institute, Sophia Jane, Yvette Garcia, and Patricia McCrink
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
Palliative Care Nurse, Shaunte Jean Poix
Patient Access to Care Nurse, Michelle Enriquez
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