Submissions from 2022
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
Medical Device Pressure Injuries in PCU, Scarlet Almendarez, Jose D. Arteaga, Kristiana G. Chinyere, Jessica Fernandez, Mairim Roque Gomez, Eliany Gonzalez Lam, Megan C. Handscombe, Lianna E. Rivera, Crystal Rodriguez, Michelle Rosas, Marco Salgado, and Danielle P. Sanchez
Navigating Without Borders': A Global Approach to Care Coordination, Morgan Nestingen and Maria Suero
Non-Pharmacological Delirium Prevention in the ICU, Alexander Mascagani, Alfredo Sarabia, and Melissa Parodi
Nurse Navigation: Multidisciplinary Care Coordination, Call Backs, Metrics and Beyond, Morgan Nestingen
Nurses' Cry: "COVID-19 is Infecting my Wellbeing, Please Talk to Me!", Rosalina Butao and Sandra McLean
Nurses Influencing Community Health One Child at a Time, Simone Cheong and Karen Vassell
NURSES' Leading the Mantra "Gel in & Gel Out": To Decrease the Organizations HAI, Rosalina Butao and Dennise de Pascale
NURSES' Leading the Mantra "Gel in & Gel Out": To Decrease the Organizations HAI, Rosalina Butao and Dennise de Pascale
NURSES's CRY: "COVID-19 IS INFECTING MY WELLBEING, PLEASE TALK TO ME!", Rosalina Butao and Sandra McLean
Oncology Navigation Career Ladders Improve Recruitment, Retention and Professional Development, Tania Silva Santos
Oncology Nurse Navigators Improve Psychosocial Distress Screening Compliance During First Course of Cancer Treatment, Jose Irizarry, Cenizia Baid, Charity Zayas, Claudia Blandon, Tania Silva Santos, Morgan Nestingen, Barbara Quintana, and Marguerite Rowell
Pain Management in Post-Amputee Patients, Genesis Garcia, Kerlina Marcelin, Katiana Desarmes, Jessica Little, and Saint L. Manuel
Palliative Care Consultation and End-of-Life Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Donna Lee Armaignac
Partner for Excellent Patient Outcomes (PEPO) Rounding, Gen Crespo and Ruth Navarro
Policies, Protocols, and Shared Governance, Oh My!, Cristina Bravo
Pre-hospital Aspirin Use and Patient Outcomes in COVID-19: Results from the International Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS), Donna Lee Armaignac
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI), Anabel Elizechea Gispert, Deneis Oscary, Diana Torres Onoa, Mike Napoleon, Phillip Gilles, Rosana Acosta, Sue-Ann Williams, and Nairelis Real
Quiet Time: Improving Post-Partum Patient Experience, Jennifer Canales
Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates, Dailen Argentel Morales, Jessica M. Barrero, Bianca Barrios Loys, Nadia R. Bryham, Angelica E. Chang, Anna Leigh L. Collier, Hellen Dammous, Malika Delgado, Nathallia Ferreira-DeSouza, Kevin Garrido, and Estefany Gomez Canas
RN to CP Handoff Report Frequency, Ingrid Diaz and Jessica B. Diaz
Self-Efficacy: Nurses' Perceptions of Caring for Patients Living with Diabetes, Victoria Y. McCue
Serenity for the Staff, Brigitte C. August, Amber James, Sydney Sabel, Terri Straub, Danielle Wahrman, and Samantha Huffman
Setting the Bar High: Barcode Medication Administration in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting, Julia Bowman, Michelle Harley, Diana Marquez, Ann Ngo, Danae Riker, Maribel Ruiz, and Vanessa Torres
Shared Governance: Growing Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, Simone Cheong
Shared Governance: Growing Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, Simone Cheong
Stroke Severity Scales Do Not Predict Adverse Hospital Outcome Variables In Young Stroke Patients: Results From A RegionalStroke Center Of Excellence, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Donna Lee Armaignac, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Muni Rubens, Star Belnap, Amy Starosciak, and Maygret Ramirez
Sunflower Award: CNO Organizational Influence Beyond Nursing, Simone Cheong and Sandra McLean
Sunflower Award: CNO Organizational Influence Beyond Nursing, Simone Cheong and Sandra McLean
Surviving COVID-19 Campaign: Just in Time Training & Education, Strengthening Nurses' Resilience & Confidence, Jo Ann Aberilla
Swab Caps and Infection Control, Godfrey Burke Jr, Alexa Julia, Crystal Hernandez Ayala, Milton Koc, and Cynthia Acheampong
The Effectiveness of Bunny Boots on Lower Extremity Pressure Injuries, Rosana Acosta, Lia Alvarez Silveira, Lina Castro, Yisell Clemente Curbelo, Feona K. Commock, Ruhayne Enriquez, Sophia Fernandez, Jader F. Gutierrez, Jorgina Jean, Claudia Perez Hernandez, Natalie Sanchez, and Shama Torchon
The Effects of Patient-Nurse Ratio, Amanda A. Shewchuk, Ashley M. Hughes, Orislaidis Madruga, Victoria R. Schilling, Paula Vieyra Bernal, Jeanette B. Deniz, Emily Garabedian, and Penelope Padilla
The Impact of Microbreaks on Nursing Staff Stress Levels, Nicole Burks, Tammy Cathers, Sara Reynoso, Gabriela Salesses, Johnny Yeaglin, and Brandy Thrower
The Impact of Technologist Mammographic Positioning Training as Measured by Artificial Intelligence, Kathy Schilling
The Lifecycle of a Certification Question, Yamile Leon
The Lived Experience of Frontline Nurses During COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study, Victoria McCue, Edwina Brathwaite, Diane Amado Tate, and Jeanette Hansen
The Lived Experiences of Frontline Nurses during COVID-19: A Phenomenological Study, Victoria Y. McCue, Edwina Brathwaite, Diane Amado Tate, and Jeanette Hansen
Ticagrelor versus aspirin 2 years after coronary bypass: Observational analysis from the TARGET trial, Alexander Kulik, Amy Abreu, and Viviana Boronat
Ticagrelor versus aspirin and vein graft patency after coronary bypass: A randomized trial, Alexander Kulik, Viviana Boronat, and Amy Abreu
Transformational Leadership: Driving a Culture Engaged Employees, Maria Lucia Perez and Liliana Quezada
Turning Heads: Reducing Medical Device Pressure Injuries, Jo Ann Aberilla and Lupe Almaguer
Using Your Words: Improved Communication During Code Rescues, Cecilia Borges and Victoria Y. McCue
UTI Prevention in Hospitalized Patients , Nancy D. Estermine, Martha V. Manso, Marco Petit-Bien, Marlene Charles, Kiara Reyes, Deja L. Leo, and Jessica Rodriguez
When it Rains, It "POUR"s: Evidence-Based Practice to Prevent Unplanned Admissions related to Post-Urinary Retention (POUR), Sandra I. Menendez, Maricar Castillo, Jon Rivera, Tina Capistrano, Loyda Carrascal, Sandra Khoury, Dana Garcia, Ricardo Diaz, and Karina Collado
Workforce Competencies for Healthcare Quality Professionals: Leading Quality-Driven Healthcare, Mayra Astencio, Maria D. Guiribitey Dorta, Jessenia Alegria, Karessa J. Scott, Maria G. De La Torre, Shelby Austin, Argentina M. Arana, Jonathan Faura, Sebastian Restrepo, Allison E. Yuen-Cortez, and Gabrielle L. Clarkson
Submissions from 2021
Abstract P286: The Effects of COVID-19 on the Reasons for Not Calling 911 for Acute Stroke, Maygret Ramirez, Rodney Bedgio, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Star Belnap, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Accurate Daily Weights and The Importance of Continuous Education for Registered Nurses Taking Care of Bedbound Congestive Heart Failure Patients, Andrea Betancourt, Michelle Miranda, Diana D'Orazio Garcia, Ariel Martin, Alejandro Suarez, Maria Urbina, Alyssa Orosa, Tracy Saint Pierre, Jada Ragland, Yonique Page, and Giovanna Posada
Alarm Fatigue and its Effects in Nurses at the Bedside, Angelica Polanco-Cabral, Johane Payoute, Mileidy Sanchez, Yerenis Rodriguez Garcia, David Yuan, and Oniel Perez Perez
Alternative Communication Methods for Non-Verbal Critically Ill Patients, Monica Dominguez, Allison Talana, Katia Eugene, Marie Carpel, Christian Carrasquilla, Tadashi Horigome, Leidy Ladino, Katharina Mertz, Anais Ruiz Cueva, Matthew Zamora, Gillian Guitian, Charles Velasco, Ashley Joseph, Brittany Rogerwitz, Nicole Sheriff, Alexia Cardenas Diaz, Lisa Santana, and Sinchia Joncka
An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Reducing Readmission Rates and Improving Self-Management Skills for People Living with Diabetes, Eduardo Martinez Sanchez, Elva Diaz, Martha Bertin, Victoria McCue, James Adefisoye, Marie-Elsie Ade, and Winifred Pardo
A Nursing Leader’s Perspective in Preparing for Magnet® Redesignation in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Harold Girado
A Performance Improvement Project to Improve Hand-off Communication Documentation within the Surgical Services Department, Bobbie J. Wich, Millie Escalona, Judy E. Bowling, and Ana L. Santos
APRN Led Skin Integrity Rounds to Decrease Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPIs) in the Medical Surgical Units, Nanette L. Martin and Ashley A. Polster
Aromatherapy in the Perioperative Setting, Narling Moreda, Deanna Lemay, Eleyn Perez, and Ana Perez
A Unit Practice Council’s Journey to Reducing Noise Pollution, Jessica Martinez
Battling Burnout, Janet Boada, Samanta Fernandez, Emmanuel Rodriguez Arriola, Wideline Denis, Gloria Alfonso, Gavriella Ochoa, Ashley Fernandez, Ashley Toledo, Vanessa Forrest, Stephanie San Jorge, and Ingrid Vindell
Breastfeeding Education Benefits and Outcomes , Sabrina Delgado, Sahar Elhadary, Sheila Flaherty, Maday Guerra Velazquez, Jemely Herr, Stephanie Labib, Chinasa Meniru, Marien Scorpo, and Carolynn Sierra
Call me if you need me!, Christina Landivar and Fabiola Molina
Cap It! Lets Prevent Blood Stream Infections, Georges Avril, Patricia Castillo, Cristina Fernandez, Nicole Gomez, Laura Hernandez Aguirre, Ysabelle Hernandez, Cherline Liberte, Yeslie Ruiz Gomez, Chevanese Stephenson, Danielle Sylvaint, Cassidie Toussaint, Leidy Valdes, and Johanna K. Seballos Zambrano
Clean Hands Save Lives, Amanda Constantino, Amanda Perea, Andy Valdes Casanova, Ashley Borsten, Katherine Nistal Sayago, Kristen Webb, Priscilla Johnson, and Susan Martin
Common Compression Neuropathies, Svetlana Faktorovich, Asia Filatov, and Zufe Rizvi
Could There be a Good Side to COVID-19 Pandemic?, Donna Shaw, Theressa Brahim, and Catherina Chang Martinez
COVID-19: Innovative Strategies to Support Mental Wellbeing for Frontline Nurses, Victoria Y. McCue and Simone Cheong
COVID-19 Surge: Extraordinary Response to Unprecedented Times, Simone Cheong and Kelly Delgado
Decreasing Blood Culture Contamination Using Initial Specimen Diversion Device, Nancy Doctura, Joan Baker, Rose Petit Frere, Jessica Celorio, and Cynthia Fischer
Decreasing the Infection Rate in the Rehabilitation Department Using Chlorhexidine Gluconate Wipes, Guerline Lucien and Evelyne Michel
Diet Changes in 4 Hope Patients at Risk for HAPI, Ariadny Artola, Amanda Diaz Ruiz, Nereida Diaz, Stephanie Ledon, Monica Martinez, Catalina Ortega, Jose Veliz Otero, Yaima Perez, Andrea Quintero, Alzira Timmerman, and Salvador Vanegas
Does the Implementation of a Noise Bundle Improve the Quietness of the Hospital Environment, Nicole Burks, Tammy Cathers, Mickey Miqueli, Lidia Tunyan, Gabriela Salesses, Heather Talib, and Johnny Yeaglin
Dysphagia Screening Improvement in Stroke Patients, Yadira Gutierrez, Joan Baker, and Russel Dizon
Effects of Float Nursing on Patient Care and Safety, Ashley Padilla, Jennifer De La Paz, Aislinn Barrett, Barbara Sosa, Jose Chavez, Rebecca Alonso, Veronica Beaulieu, Nelcy Coimbra, Lliliam Cordero, Selena Delisser, Alex Haslam, Farides Iriarte, Claudia Martinez, Diana Padron, Stephanie Ruiz, Nathalie Zaldivar, Grecia Sierra Banegas, Richard Alpizar, Demi Nardo, and Erica Phillips
Emergency Department: PODs, Mehdy Yavari, Joan Baker, Kristal Brown, Sherine Craig, Shana Sealy, and Jennifer Rodriguez
Escape Room: A Competency Validation Approach, Sandra Bastidas, Kelly Delgado, and Meghan E. Sharkey
Evaluating the Impact of a Nurse-Focused Simulation-Based Learning Platform on the Incidence of CLABSI in the Medical-Surgical Setting, Timothy Barbusio Jr., Christopher Bustamante, Laura Chirino, Adrian Gabrieli, Elizabeth Hernandez Guerra, Dominique Mabry Richards, Edelou Ortega, Miryam Paul, Malynda Point Du Jour, Jeileen Ramirez-Brugueras, Celine Rostant, Shannon Thomas, Renette Tima, and Sandy Valois
Expediating Provider Consults for Patient Care Excellence, Mariana Sanchez, Richard Garces, Juaurin Viloria, Tracy Azor, Johanna Garcia, Carolina Diaz, Arianna Moreno, Jessica Garcia, and Tatiana Pena
Exploring the effects of Omnicell disorganization on time management and patient care, Vanessa Bombiella, Briana Brightman, Yulisa Dionicio Vasquez, Jorge Dominguez Horta, Tomesha Duhart, Natalie Dunbar, Nicole Estrada, Sarah Galante, Luisa Gomez, Naillah Hussain, Frances Iturrioz, Kassandra Marichal, Melissa Murray Smith, Romely Ramos, Tiffany Torres, and Emily Vazquez
Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department, Giselle Ramirez, Luis E. Alvarez Seivane, Martha Saenz, Hannahjoy Wolan, Jesse Price, Helene Escalona, Frank Golembeski, Gustavo A. Almonte Cortes, Ernesto Guevara, Gabriella Cruz, Alejandro Velazquez Jorge, Stephanie Jimenez, Eva Parisi, Melissa Betancourt, and Natalie M. Gonzalez
Falls Among the Elderly in the Emergency Department, Magen Subirana, Josie Janvier, Alexia Pavlovic, Sisley Perez, Ana Rosell, Shanna LaCroix, Nicole Martinez, Ivana Green, Stephanie Gonzalez, Florencia Royo Correa, Luisa Lira Cano, Georgia Bowman, Angelica Jean-Pierre, Denis Pichardo Gonzalez, Angie Aizpurua, Shivanni Bhagwandeen, Kenvelin Villalta-Portillo, Hannah Stamos, Gabriella Martinez, Ivana Lamboglia, Ivan Urquiza, and Hannah De Marchena
Hand Mittens use to Decrease Self-Extubation, Fritz Boucicault, Marie Ramirez-Montalvo, Nataly Ruiz, and Carla De Jesus
Holistic Practice in Neuroscience, Giannina Alvarez, Ariadna Artola, Diana Denis, Crissa Diaz de Villegas, Idalmis Hernandez, Victoria Hernandez-Diaz, Alexa Montesino, Jessica ONeil, and Sofia Rendon
Hospital Survey on Culture of Transitions in Patient Care at a Community Hospital, Gwen Burley, Victoria Y. McCue, Dawn Kressly, and Ronye Kreiner
Implementation of a Communication Plan and Its Impact on Patients and Their Families During Restricted Visitation, Brigitte C. August, Amber James, Theresa Russell, Terri Straub, and Danielle Wahrman
Improving Circulation on STEMI Patients, Deniz Aguero, Paulina Carracedo, Joseph Cordova, Yanice del Valle, Jay Diaz, Maria Fidalgo, Cynthia Medina Perez, Yanna Melo, Jonathan Meneses, Nathalie Quinones, Aimee Sanchez, Alex Sanhueza, Alexandra Thorp, and Cecilia Trueba
Improving Communication with Patients in Ventilators, Yokasta Dominguez, Masiel Alonso-Carmenate, Christina Barrera, Neudys Bustamante-Jorge, Laurie DiRusso, Januri Perez Bacallao, Emily Ramirez, Alexis Reyes, Josephine Walker, and Rosmery Wong Ramirez
Improving Hand-Hygiene in 4 Clarke, Krystin Kennedy, Victoria Marti, Anais Pena, Jocelyn Rua, Marcela Sanchez, and Melany Velasquez
Incentive Spirometry Adherence and Effectiveness in Adult Patients on a Medical-Surgical Unit, Lilian Quintana, Carl Evidente Rufino, Lisyen Perez Machin, Natalie Hernandez, Zandrah Rhodes, and Zoila Arce
Increase in Nurse-Patient Ratio and the Risk of Nurses Burnout, Marcella Spairani-Knauss, Renee Pratt, Erese Labady, Sandra Normil, Joseph Blanchard, Madison Hudson, Jacqueline Alfaro, Alecia Francis, and Madison Hudson
In the adult Med-Surg COVID19 patients with nasal cannula, venti-mask, or non-rebreathing mask, does the completion of a facial skin assessment every 4 hours as opposed to once a shift, improve preventing device related pressure injuries?, Tessa Brathwaite, Francesca Lanata, Mauricio Zuniga Ibagon, Marie Claudia Moran, Isabel Gonzalez, Michelle Rojas, Minela Del Valle, and Johana Suarez
Letter from the Editor: A Peer Reviewed Journal in a Healthcare System: An Innovative Way of Dissemination, Nohemi Sadule Rios
Longitudinal Survey of COVID-19 Burden and Related Policies in U.S. Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Metabolic Syndrome and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19, Donna Lee Armaignac
MeteORs blazing through the Vortex into Communication Excellence!, Bobbie Wich and Millie Escalona
Normalizing Bedside Shift Report: Better for Patients, Better for Nurses, and Better for Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF), Alexis Lemus, Allan Arias Zabala, Barbara Rosas, Edilyn Samways, Galina Bebchik, Glorisha Oriley, Jessica Baptiste, Johana Aguilar, Katarina Alicea, Maikel Gonzalez Estrada, Liliana Calzado Castellanos, Micaela Seoane, Paola Bello, Tabitha Sanchez, and Gloria Jimenez
On-boarding Experienced Non-Oncology Nurses to Address Staffing Shortages: Development of a Transitional Oncology Training Program, Marguerite Rowell and Hollie Gow
Overcoming Undergraduate Nursing Education Challenges During the Pandemic, Melissa Abreu, Carolina Ferreiro, Danielle Garcia, Gisell Gonzalvo, Erika Nusbaum, and Beatrice Sikah
Preventative measures for pressure injuries for intubated and proned patients, Valery Sabbatino Restrepo, Ariela Pizzini, Nicole Marino, Beatriz De Haro Maylin, Ylenia Riesgo, Stephanie Rosell Soto, Mariam Gonzalez, Denellia Williams, Katrina Carrera, William Sanchez, Bia Agosto, Caprice Cuellar, Melissa Gomez, Nicole Acosta, and Nicole Galeano
Preventing Alarm Fatigue in Nurses: The #1 Patient Safety Hazard, Isabella Morles, Jasmine Monpoint, Vanessa Bang, Jacqueline Davis, Alimey Gutierrez Romero, Victoria Milatovic Castillo, Zuanlys Delgado Perez, Brenda Menjivar Segovia, Shamoy Dixon, Rocio Reyes Echemendia, Corissa Shill, Tori Hall, and Sofia Fonseca
Preventing HAPI in Hospitalized Patients Using Mepilex, Karen Brito, Juan Calvo Garcia, Catherine Cham, Alexis De La Rosa, Maryorie Gonzalez, Brittany Gutierrez, Darian Llanes, Alda Lopez, and Isabella Trillos