Submissions from 2024
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 System, Ruth Navarro, Lupe Almaguer, Andrea Tilleman, Ayesha Pacheco, Sebastian Zuluaga, Bianca De La Barra, and Hector Vega
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
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
Improving Sepsis Bundle Compliance in The Emergency Department (ED), Sara Caldwell and Michael Zonak
Improving Surgical Department Patient Experience, Nina Espino and Yelennys Martin
Improving Transfusion Record Documentation, Peggy Benenati, Kimberly Cerri, Stephen Golding, Rita Kyada, Elisabeth Bernabe, Courtney Roseberry, Monique Scholine, and Fiordaliza Croge
Lessening Nurse's Burden: AI- Enhanced Fall Risk Prediction, Joanne Aberilla and Andrea Tilleman
Lessening Nurses' Burden: AI Enhanced Fall Risk Prediction, Joanne Aberilla and Andrea Tilleman
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
Letter from the Editor: Nurse Scientists at Baptist Health, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Adjust Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo and Haydee Fernandez
Leveraging Leadership Strategies and Unit Outcomes by Decreasing Hospital Acquired Conditions with an Innovative Role-Mobility Associate, Kristine Aguinaldo and Myla Malto
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 consensus review on scientific advances & 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
Multifaceted Approach to Prevent Falls in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Jennifer Imarenakhue, Guerline Lucien, Evelyne Michel, Lupita Ornelas, and Jessica Franjul
Neonatal Resuscitation Readiness, Shannon Zalewski and Erin M. Franklin
Neuropathy in a Patient With Congenital Absence of the Inferior Vena Cava, Karen Inzirillo and Marc Swerdloff
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
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
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
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
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
Postpartum Access & Continuity of Care (PACC), Ashley Hurtado, Susan Chandler, Geraldine Lamoglia, Suzy Coleto, and Guiuliana Mazzotti
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
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
Professional Socialization in the Nursing Workforce: The Generation Z Perspective, Yvonne Patten
Providing Healing, Hope and Restoration Through a Meditation Room, Jennifer Alonso
Pyxis BD Omnicell Re-organization & Staff Education Quality Improvement Project, Mauricio Aragon Caceres, Edlina Hilson, Mary Montejo, and Aliyah Clarke
Rapid Response Team Debrief Restructure and Pause: A Quality Improvement Pilot Project, Yannick Odiete
Reduce Percent Incorrect Documentation of Surgical Wound Classification to Zero, Mara Berman, Andrea Porter, and Cam Kha
Reducing Emergency Department Patient Falls through Ownership and Drills, Marisel Perigo, Wanda Rodriguez, Alexander Alpizar, Virginia Valenzuela, and Gaby Fontela
Reduction of Falls in the ED (Quality Improvement Project), Yasmany Perez, Michelle Isambert, and Shana Sealy
Respectful Maternity Care Overcoming Maternal Health Disparities, Deborah Pol, Jennifer Machado, Sarah Fallon, and Leslie-Ann Kirindongo
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
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
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
Senior Nurse Leaders Leverage Technology to Improve Patient Experience, Jessica Hucey Nua and Nerlande Joseph
Sound the Alarm! Hardwiring Care of the Hip Fracture Patient to Improve Recovery, Mary Montejo, Aracely Olvera, and Maria Ramirez
Staying Ahead of the PACC: Improving Postpartum Maternal Health, Cristiana Rivas, Suganya Gobinathan, Nerlande Joseph, and Yenny Giraldo
Staying Ahead of the PACC: Improving Postpartum Maternal Health, Kristy 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
Team Admission Approach: Improve Percent "Staff Works together care for you", Gaudy Soljour, Duclos Philippe, Norma Cruz-Handy, and Angela Castillo
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
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
Transverse Myelitis in a Healthy Adult Female Patient: A Rare Viral Etiology, Claudette Barreto, Ian Brandon, and Tate B. Hodges
Transverse Myelitis in a Healthy Adult Female Patient: A Rare Viral Etiology, Claudette Barreto, Ian Brandon, and Tate B. Hodges
Universal Onboarding: Impacting Satisfaction and Turnover, Joanne Aberilla and Julia Caballero
Use of Imiquimod 5% cream for the treatment of lentigo maligna on the face, Laura Benitez, Uzma Farooq, and Naiara Braghiroli
Submissions from 2023
Access & Coverage through Treatment Administration, Adherence & Compliance, 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
Advocacy and Collaboration for New Evidence-based Initiative Improves Breastfeeding Rate, Jennifer Canales, Betty Drago, and Alisha Gaffoor
Aiming for a Perfect Score, Nisette Alfonso, Laura Grueiro-Benitez, Candace Caston, and Idalma Perez
An Innovative Method to Perform High-Fidelity Simulation to Fulfill Educational Needs, Vivian Fuentes, Marrice King, and Elicia Egozcue-Ochoa
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
A Unit Practice Journey to Improving How Well Staffed Worked Together, Jessica Martinez and Robert Garcia
Be HAPPY not HAPI, Gloria Gamboa, Martha M. Gaitan, Priscilla Egemba, and Vera Seneque
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
Code Orange - Code Pink, Paloma Casemeiro and carey B. Acosta
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
Coloring to De-Stress. Providing a "Mindful Mural" to Help Staff de-stress at Work, Rose Petit Frere and Lily Ramon
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
Constructive Accountability Improves Patient Outcomes in the Emergency Department, Marisel Perigo
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
Decreasing Heart Failure Readmissions through an Interdisciplinary Approach, Eda Avila and Onyinye Anyakudo
Defend a Touchdown, Prevent Falls, Lily Quezada, Maria Lucia Perez, and Karina Astigarrabia
Delirium and Sleep Bundle in the Neurological ICU, Nicole Frizzi, Rose Tucker, and Rebecca Zangrilli
Descriptive Comparison of Two Models of Tele-Critical Care Delivery in a Large Multi-Hospital Health Care System, Donna Lee Armaignac and Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy
Effective Discharge Teaching Impacts Patient Experience, Suzanne Rodriguez and Blessy Varghese
Effective Discharge Teaching Impacts Patient Experience, Suzanne Rodriguez and Blessy Varghese
Emergency Services - EKG performance Improvement Project, Patricia Lopez, Josue Erazo, and Russel Dizon
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
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
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, Anthony Wasielewski, Zhenwei Zhang, Richard Levine, and Timothy Gauthier
"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
FAU Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention, Suresh Rana
Fueling the Stride: Impact of Identifying Patients at Risk of Malnutrition, Ysabel Aymerich, Elizabeth Goico, Danielle Rodriguez, Zulema Iznaga, Claudia Marquez, and Connie Hunter
Fully Relieved: Interprofessional MDRPI Prevention, Jo Ann Aberilla, Dhanya Paul, Liset Plasencia, and Jenn Romero
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
Hands-on Training in Meal Selection and Cooking in Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial, Yuki Asakura-Strempek
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
Healthy Work Environment Standards in Tele-Critical Care Nursing, Lisa-Mae Williams
Hole in One: Driving Observation Length of Stay, Lorraine Saunders, Saly Cherian, and Mariana A. Sanchez
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
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
Impact of Pharmacist-Driven Protocol to Reduce Utilization of Pantoprazole Continuous Infusion, Ivan Hernandez, Jason A. Morell, Lauren Mulcahy, and Daniela Luzardo