Submissions from 2023
Reducing Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Project, Margie Martin, Hollie Gow, Courtney Goldman, Joy Mitts, Yessenia Muniz, Dayana Kowalski, Gabriela Flores, Laura Budnechky, and Catherina Chang Martinez
Leveraging Technology to Elevate ICU Patient Outcomes, Joanne Aberilla and Janet Maloney
Hands-on Training in Meal Selection and Cooking in Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial, Yuki Asakura-Strempek
Delirium and Sleep Bundle in the Neurological ICU, Nicole Frizzi, Rose Tucker, and Rebecca Zangrilli
Implementation of Post Code Blue Debriefing, Brigitte C. August, Amber James, Theresa Russell, Terri Straub, Danielle Wahrman, Sydney Sabel, Lauren Lang, Amanda Camarano, Tracey Fisher, and Mihae Kim
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 A. King, Victoria Knight, Mia Mason, Colleen Rodgers, Gabriela Salesses, Jenna Schops, Lauren Schneider, Brandy Thrower, Johnny Yeaglin, and Natalie Bermudez
Implementing a Fall Checklist to Help Decrease Falls in Neurological Patients, Nathalee Gordon, Jennifer Liquerman, Rita Mercardo, and Erica Tyler
Implementing a Stress Relief Break to Decrease Nursing Burnout, Kerryann Smith, Viviana Brito, Anita Fernades, Maria Foster, Raquel Olivieri Cordero, Denise Watson, and Ann Wilssens
Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Compassion Satisfaction on an Oncology Unit, Asia Minus, Nadine Clarke-Francis, Ailin Santana, Vicky Rampaul, Ann Williams Nicholas, Brandy Thrower, Francette Ciceron, and Natalie Bermudez
Improving Teamwork Perception Between RNs and Nursing Assistants, Ermina Vil, Joselie Marcellus, Mryline Sejour, Shari Goulbourne, Jill Spinder, Lisa Joswick, Javon Lewis, Charkila Wims, and Juliet Wilson
Music Therapy, Stephanie Pepe
Effective Discharge Teaching Impacts Patient Experience, Suzanne Rodriguez and Blessy Varghese
Purposeful HAPPPPI-ness Improves Patient Experience, Dhanya Paul and Lizette Gonzalez
Quiet Time: Improving Post-Partum Patient Experience, Jennifer Canales
Taking a Big Step to Shorten LOS: Expediting Patient Recovery Utilizing B.M.A.T., Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Kristine Aguinaldo, Natalie Bermudez, and Simone Cheong
Universal Onboarding: Impacting Satisfaction and Turnover, Joanne Aberilla and Julia Caballero
Effective Discharge Teaching Impacts Patient Experience, Suzanne Rodriguez and Blessy Varghese
Universal Onboarding: Impacting Satisfaction and Turnover, Joanne Aberilla and Julia Caballero
NICUs in the US: levels of acuity, number of beds, and relationships to population factors, Alicia Fernandez Fernandez
An Innovative Method to Perform High-Fidelity Simulation to Fulfill Educational Needs, Vivian Fuentes, Marrice King, and Elicia Egozcue-Ochoa
The Art and Heart of Mentoring Graduate Nurses in an RN Residency, Diane Kramer, Kayce Tugg, and Sally Bonet
Evaluating the Efficacy of Virtual Rounds on Hospitalized Stroke Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Victoria McCue, Michelle Smith, Sonia George, Julia Caballero, Sarah Cano, and Andrea Castillo
Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates, Jennifer Canales and Simone Cheong
Improving Patient Throughput: Nurse Leader Advocacy for Discharge Lounge, Meghan Sharkey, Nerlande Joseph, Christina Rodriguez, Kristine Garcia, Carol Del Sol, and Jennifer Gonzalez
Keep Your Eye on the Bundle: Nurse Leaders' Impact on CAUTI and CLASBI Rates, Christina Rodriguez, Rosalina Butao, Andrea Castillo, and Victoria McCue
Leveraging Shared Governance to Improve Outcomes, Kristy Perez and Ashley Paula
Leveraging Technology to Elevate ICU Patient Outcomes, Joanne Aberilla and Janet Maloney
Taking a Big Step to Shorten LOS: Expediting Patient Recovery Utilizing B.M.A.T., Simone Cheong, Natalie Bermudez, Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, and Kristine Aguinaldo
Universal Onboarding: Impacting Satisfaction and Turnover, Joanne Aberilla and Julia Caballero
Using an Evidence-based Practice Tool to Improve Surgical Wound Classification, Claudia Chanes and Aixa Esteve-Paz
Leveraging Technology to Achieve Excellence in Oral Oncolytic Management, Morgan Nestingen and Marguerite Rowell
Fully Relieved: Interprofessional MDRPI Prevention, Jo Ann Aberilla, Dhanya Paul, Liset Plasencia, and Jenn Romero
Improving ED Throughput: Role of Dashboard RN, Haydee Fernandez, Marisel Perigo, Stephanie Ulloa, and Diane Rivero
Increase Sense of Ownership to Decrease Patient Falls, Dhanya Paul, Meghan Sharkey, and Mariosis Matias
NURSES' Leading the Mantra "Gel in & Gel Out": To Decrease the Organizations HAI, Rosalina Butao and Dennise de Pascale
Oncology Nurse Navigators Improve Psychosocial Distress Screening Compliance During First Course of Cancer Treatment, Marguerite Rowell, Jose Irizarry, Tania Silva Santos, Charity Zayas, Cenizia Baid, Diana Labrador, Claudia Blandon, and Morgan Nestingen
Advancing Nurse & Patient Navigator Engagement and Retention by Designing and Implementing a Professional Career Ladder, Tania Silva Santos, Morgan Nestingen, Marguerite Rowell, and Barbara Quintana
Conversion of CDU into a COVID-19 overlfow to decrease ED wait times, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, and Mariana A. Sanchez
Decreasing blood culture contamination, Nancy Doctura, Joan F. Baker, Rose Petit Frere, Jessica Celorio, and Cynthia Fischer
Fully relieved: Interprofessional MDRPI Prevention, Jo Ann Aberilla, Dhanya Paul, Liset Plasencia, and Jenn Romero
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A non-cardiac hospital's innovated approach empowering nurses to conduct cardiac device interrrogations, Marla Geltner and Edwina Brathwaite
Handoff Report in Surgical Services, Bobbie Wich and Millie Escalona
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) HRO, Yasmin Solis
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle, Alexis Lemus, Deja Leo, Christine Lopez, Luis Naranjo Lara, Kristine Paris, Merly Fernandez Gonzalez, Alejandra Angel, and Yaismary Otero Leon
Impact of Microbreaks on Nursing Staff Stress Levels, Nicole Burks, Tammy J. Cathers, Sara Reynoso, Gabriela Salesses, Brandy Thrower, and Johnny Yeaglin
Improving ED Throughput: Role of Dashboard RN, Haydee Fernandez, Marisel Perigo, Stephanie Ulloa, and Diane Rivero
Improving Oral Oncolytic Education and Consent Compliance by Adding Oncology Nursing Support, Morgan Nestingen, Marguerite Rowell, Yamile Leon, Tania Silva Santos, Cindy Byrd, and Barbara Matias
Improving Patient Experience by Decreasing Length of Stay for Treat & Release Patients at BHM ED, Scott Hilliard, Lourdes Macias, Tanya George, and Kaitlin Emad
Improving patient satisfaction through engaging patients in their care- A nurse led project, Kei Berlin, Jacqueline Beckford, Vanessa Bombiella, Dorkis Iglesias, Shuyang Liu, Imani Joseph, Shariel Palmer, and Lilianny Sosa Miguelez
Improving the Timing of Insulin Administration in Adult Acute Care Patients, Nursing Practice Management
Increase Sense of Ownership to Decrease Patient Falls, Dhanya Paul and Meghan Sharkey
Inpatient Weight Monitoring for All: Implementing a Strategy for Increased Compliance, James Ervin Lim, Donzaleigh Skinner-Hill, Olive Gibson, Michelle Dellafave, Kevin Young, and Natalia Flores
Mobility Tech: Advancing practice one step at a time, Kristi Ibanez, Lea Sawicki, Yara Martinez, Amber Garrido, Paulo Pereira, and Virginia Manuel
NURSES' leading the mantra "Gel in & Gel Out": To decrease the organizations HAI, Rosalina Butao and Dennise de Pascale
Oncology Navigators Improve Psychological Distress Screening Compliance during First Course of Cancer Treatment, Jose Irizarry, Charity Zayas, Cenizia Baid, Diana Labrador, Claudia Blandon, Morgan Nestingen, Tania Silva Santos, Barbara Quintana, and Marguerite Rowell
Rest without fear: Providing safe hospital discharges for COVID-19 patients using Masimo monitoring, Rose Petit Frere, Joan Baker, Nancy Doctura, and Sherine Craig
Setting the bar high: Barcode medication administration in the Ambulatory Survery Setting, Julia Bowman, Michelle Harley, Diana Marquez, Ann Ngo, Danae Riker, Maribel Ruiz, and Vanessa Torres
Spinning Babies ® a professional development program for birth workers to reduce C-section rates, Lisa Acosta
Uncomplicate the complicated: A revamp of sepsis and glucose algorithy, Carey Acosta
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis: Preventing clots on the spot, Christian Lycke, Margie Martin, Guido Maya, and Carolina Parra
We Got Your Back! ZERO HAPIs Makes Us All Happy!, Jasmin Qyyum, Venessa Rodriguez, Paola Delahoz, Melina Perez, Krystin Kennedy, Christopher Scott, and Catherina Chang Martinez
What time is it? It's TEATIME!, Yesenia Mauricio and Vanessa Echevarria
When it rains, it "POURs": EBP at bedside to prevent unplanned admissions related to post-operative urinary retention (POUR), Sandra I. Menendez, Maricar Castillo, Jon Rivera, Tina Capistrano, Loyda Carrascal, Sandra Khoury, Dana Garcia, Ricardo Diaz, and Karina Collado
Using an Evidence-based Practice Tool to Improve Surgical Wound Classification, Claudia A. Chanes and Aixa Esteve-Paz
PATH (Preparing and Teaching Health Professionals) for Health Equity, Melissa Parlade, Seema Chandra, JoVonnda Chresfield, Victoria McCue, Lorena Bonilla, Sophia Malary-Carter, Anna Maria Patino-Fernandez, Margaret Godet, Deepa Sharma, and Agueda Hernandez
Promoting New Knowledge and Innovation: Designing, Implementing, Disseminating, and Expanding Nursing Science Using a Nursing Research Fellowship, Morgan Nestingen and Nohemi Sadule Rios
Improving the Timing of Insulin Administration in Adult Acute Care Patients, Baptist Health South Florida
Improving ICU Risk Predictive Models Through Automation Designed for Resiliency Against Documentation Bias, Donna Lee Armaignac and Eduardo Martinez-Dubouchet
Where Cancer Care Comes Together, Kerri MacDonald
FAU Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention, Suresh Rana
Access & Coverage through Treatment Administration, Adherence & Compliance, Morgan Nestingen
A Unit Practice Journey to Improving How Well Staffed Worked Together, Jessica Martinez and Robert Garcia
Code Orange - Code Pink, Paloma Casemeiro and carey B. Acosta
Coloring to De-Stress. Providing a "Mindful Mural" to Help Staff de-stress at Work, Rose Petit Frere and Lily Ramon
Decreasing Heart Failure Readmissions through an Interdisciplinary Approach, Eda Avila and Onyinye Anyakudo
Emergency Services - EKG performance Improvement Project, Patricia Lopez, Josue Erazo, and Russel Dizon
Noise Reduction: A Noise Indicator in the Perioperative Area, it's Effect on Level of Noise and Patient Satisfaction, Loriann Bernal
Nursing hand Off Report Enhancement to Improve Rehabilitation Patient Outcomes, Jesined Core, Lupita Ornelas, Evangeline Aguda, and Tania Barnett
Reducing HAPI's by Implementing a Collaborative Team Effort, Yesenia Mauricio, Veronica Zamoyski, and Vanessa Echevarria
Treating Necrotizing Fasciitis: with Gold Standard Advanced Therapies, Mary Montejo and Jose Nazario
Using a Wound Care Manual to Enhance Wound Care Knowledge and Skills of Bedside Nurses, Mary Montejo, Onyinye Anyakudo, and Mauricio Aragon Caceres
Be HAPPY not HAPI, Gloria Gamboa, Martha M. Gaitan, Priscilla Egemba, and Vera Seneque
Descriptive Comparison of Two Models of Tele-Critical Care Delivery in a Large Multi-Hospital Health Care System, Donna Lee Armaignac and Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy
Healthy Work Environment Standards in Tele-Critical Care Nursing, Lisa-Mae Williams
Innovations in Tele-Critical Care Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Miguel Gonzalez and Lisa-Mae Williams
Pressure Injury Prevention, Fritz Boucicault, Anamaria Chavez, and Daniel Silva Morales
The Art of Mentoring: Nurses Perception of Mentoring in a Hospital Environment, Diane Kramer, Victoria McCue, Kayce Tugg, Vivian Fuentes, and Sally Bonet
Submissions from 2022
Decreasing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Carey B. Acosta, Kristal Brown, and Judy E. Bowling
Exploring Workplace Incivility and Bullying in Healthcare Workers in a South Florida Community Hospital, Nada Wakim, Natalie Bermudez, and Claudia C. Sabogal-Rodriguez
Letter from the Editor: Coming Together as a Resilient Workforce, Nohemi Sadule Rios
The Lived Experiences of Frontline Nurses during COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study, Victoria Y. McCue, Edwina Brathwaite, Diane Amado Tate, and Jeanette Hansen
Admission Code Status and End-of-life Care for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19, Donna Lee Armaignac
Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: Literature Update and the Ongoing Challenge, Judy Bowling
Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: Pandemic Impacts and Revised Known Cost of Outcomes, Judy Bowling
The Impact of Technologist Mammographic Positioning Training as Measured by Artificial Intelligence, Kathy Schilling
Designing and Implementing a Navigation Program Database to Track Patient Care Delivery and Report Metrics, Tania Silva Santos, Morgan Nestingen, Marguerite Rowell, and Julie Gorman