Submissions from 2014
Designing and Opening a New Hospital With a Culture and Foundation of Magnet®: An Exemplar in Transformational Leadership, Denise Harris and Tanya Cohn
Association between Severity of Anemia and 30-Day Readmission Rate: Archival Data of 847 Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Jorge Busse, Tanya Cohn, Rosalina Butao, and Julie Lamoureux
Abstract 327: Six months follow-up of “My Unlimited Potential”, A 12-week Worksite, Multi-Component, Lifestyle Intervention for Improving Cardiometabolic Health in High Risk Persons, Maribeth Rouseff, Ehimen Aneni, Thinh Tran, Josette Bou-Khalil, Joseph Mora, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Beatriz Castillo, Lara Roberson, Emir Veledar, Janisse Post, Khurram Nasir, and Angelica Ruiz
My Unlimited Health Potential: 6 Month Effect of Participation in a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on Significant Weight Loss and Eligibility Criteria for Bariatric Surgery Among High Risk Individuals, Sameer Shaharyar, Lara Roberson, Ehimen Aneni, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Beatriz Castillo, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Janisse Post, and Khurram Nasir
Take aim at acute kidney injury with RIFLE criteria, Lisa-Mae Williams
Implementation of a standardized, organizational approach to transition From academics to practice: A case-based discussion, Yvonne Brookes
My Unlimited Potential: Achieving Weight, Fitness And Cardio-metabolic Health Objectives Using A 12 -week, Multicomponent, Behavioral Intervention, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Khurram Nasir, Josette Bou-Khalil, Joseph Mora, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Ehimen Aneni, Ebenezer Oni, Lara Roberson, Emir Veledar, Janisse Post, and Beatriz Castillo
Keep Moving, Your Health Depends On It: Impact of Improved Physical Activity and Weight Loss In a Wellness Program, Ebenezer Oni, Ehimen Aneni, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Beatriz Castillo, Lara Roberson, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, and Khurram Nasir
Evaluating the impact of medication cabinets in patients' rooms on a medical-surgical telemetry unit, Mavel Arinal, Tanya Cohn, and Carmen Avila-Quintana
Using the clinical information system implementation evaluation scale as a clinical implementation strategy, Tanya Cohn
100% Core Care All the Time: A Newly Opened Hospital's Journey to NQM Excellence, Eva Mitra
5 East Tower Quiet at Night Performance Improvement Project, Simone Cheong
Abstract 1007: Development of Tele-ICU Multidimensional Severity Adjusted PIRO Sepsis Model, Donna Lee Armaignac, Carlos Valle, Julie Lamoureux, Louis Gidel, Xiaorong Mei, and Emir Veledar
Achieving the Next Level in Patient Safety, Geri Schimmel, Yvonne Zawodny, and Gina Vogt
A New Role in Nursing: Unit-Based Manager of Patient Safety and Quality, Susan Aguilera and Rosie Rodriguez-Henderson
Assessing Unit Practice Council Functionality: A Pilot Study, Maria Ojeda
Assessment of Self-Efficacy in Evidence-Based Activities for Nurses in a Newly Opened Hospital, Andrea Lavallee
Clinically Significant Blood Pressure Reduction Among Participants of a Lifestyle Intervention Improvement Program Strongly Associated with Reduced Systemic Inflammation in a High Risk Working Population, Henry Guzman, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Khurram Nasir, Josette Bou-Khalil, Joseph Mora, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Ehimen Aneni, Ebenezer Oni, Lara Roberson, Emir Veledar, Janisse Post, and Beatriz Castillo
Educational Gaming to Reduce Medical Errors, Diane Vich
Effect of Pre-Existing Health and Illness Characteristics on Sepsis Responses and Outcomes, Donna Lee Armaignac
Effects of a Neutral Pressure Connector on Central Line Rate and Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections, Pam Sabatino-Holmes
Ethical Principles of Informed Consent: Exploring Nurses' Dual Role of Care Provider and Researcher, Tanya Cohn
Evaluating the Sensitivity and Specificity of a Severe Sepsis Tool Utilized at a Community Hospital in Miami, Florida, Jorge Hirigoyen
Evaluating the Sensitivity and Specificity of the Severe Sepsis Tool Utilized at Baptist Hospital of Miami, Jorge Hirigoyen
Evaluation of Efficacy of the COPD AARC Pilot Patient Education Program in Hospitalized COPD Patients, Mikki Thompson
Examining the Perceived Value of Certification and BSN Attainment, Maria Ojeda
Happy Skin: Prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers through a SKIN Bundle and Staff Text Reminders, Floralynn Lacrete
Hearing the Child's Voice: Their Lived Experience in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Andrea Prentiss
Impact of a Nurse-Driven Breastfeeding Educational Intervention on Maternal-Child Nurse Knowledge Gain and Patient Satisfaction in a Community Hospital, Shakira Henderson
Implementing the No One Dies Alone Program: Increase Comfort to Decrease Distress, Karol Harrelson
Improved Cardio-Metabolic Risk Profile through Targeted Life Style Modification Program, Sankalp Das, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Khurram Nasir, Josette Bou-Khalil, Joseph Mora, Henry Guzman, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Beatriz Castillo, Ehimen Aneni, Lara Roberson, Emir Veledar, Ebenezer Oni, and Janisse Post
Improved Cardio-metabolic Risk Profile through Targeted Life Style Modification Program, Sankalp Das, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Khurram Nasir, Josette Bou-Khalil, Joseph Mora, Henry Guzman, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Beatriz Castillo, Ehimen Aneni, Lara Roberson, Emir Veledar, Ebenezer Oni, and Janisse Post
Increased Aerobic Fitness is associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in a High Cardiovascular Disease Risk Occupational Cohort Independent of Significant Weight Loss, Ehimen Aneni, Ebenezer Oni, Lara Roberson, Maribeth Rouseff, Henry Guzman, Thinh Tran, Sankalp Das, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Josette Bou-Khalil, Beatriz Castillo, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Janisse Post, and Khurram Nasir
Increase in Physical Fitness after an Intensive 12-Week Healthy Lifestyle Workplace Intervention is Associated with Improvement in Heart Rate Profile Independent of Weight Changes or Traditional Metabolic Risk Factors, Ehimen Aneni, Ebenezer Oni, Lara Roberson, Maribeth Rouseff, Henry Guzman, Thinh Tran, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Cynthia Gilliam, Virginia Lehn, Josette Bou-Khalil, Beatriz Castillo, Janisse Post, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Emir Veledar, and Khurram Nasir
Invited Speech: Evidence Based Practice: Acuity Based Care and Research Practice Change, Carolyn Lindgren
Measuring perceptions of shared governance in clinical practice: psychometric testing of the RN-focused Index of Professional Governance (IPNG), Julie Lamoureux
My Unlimited Health Potential: Short Term Effect of Participation in a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on Significant Weight Loss and Eligibility Criteria for Bariatric Surgery Among High Risk Individuals, Lara Roberson, Ehimen Aneni, Sameer Shaharyar, Ebenezer Oni, Maribeth Rouseff, Thinh Tran, Henry Guzman, Sankalp Das, Doris Brown, Joann Santiago-Charles, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Beatriz Castillo, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Arthur Agatston, Janisse Post, and Khurram Nasir
Nurse Perceptions and Safety Practices of the Use of the Carpuject Pre-filled Cartridge Syringe System, Nada Wakim
Patient Safety Organization Advances Patient Safety through Collaboration, Geri Schimmel and Gina Vogt
Patients' and families' perspective: What makes an extraordinary nurse in a patient and family centered care hospital? (2nd Place Winner!), Victoria McCue
Safe Patient Handling (SPH)- Reducing Injury to Patients and Healthcare Workers/Team, Christy Guzik-Creghton
Safe Transport of Telemetry Patients by ED RN's- Unintended Consequences, Marcia Schram
Shared Governance Equals Shared Decision, Is it or Is it Not?, Rosalina Butao
SIM: Seriously in Motion – United in Patient Safety, Maria Lopez-Beecham and Geri Schimmel
Sim Wars, Maria Lopez-Beecham, Geri Schimmel, and Melody McNally
Surviving Sepsis South Miami Project, Aimee Green-Blumstein
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on the Knowledge and Management of PONV Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, and Feliciano Villalba
The Impact of the Change in Time for Performing Vital Signs, Murielle Pariente
Treatment of Complex Open Abdominal Wounds with Exposed Viscera using a Specialized Negative Pressure Device in the Acute Setting, Donna Byfield
What You Don't Know CAN Hurt Your Patient: Postpartum Urinary Retention, Teresita Delgado
Submissions from 2013
Severe venous congestive encephalopathy secondary to a dialysis arteriovenous graft, E.A. Samaniego, Kevin Abrams, Guilherme Dabus, Rosanne Starr, and Italo Linfante
Stabilizing and retaining a quality nursing work force through the use of the Married State Preceptorship Model, Solimar Figueroa, Marlene Bulos, Edwina Forges, and Tanya Cohn
Moral distress among healthcare professionals at a health system, Rose Allen, Tanya Cohn, Rosemary Lee, Raul De Velasco, Edwina Forges, Laurel Clark, and Maggie Procunier
SCALE - Skin Changes at Life's End: An Educational Intervention for Intensive Care, and Medical Surgical Nurses, Rosa Filomeno, Sophie Boudreau, and Maria Ojeda
The Effects of an Educational Intervention Based on "Visual Cues" and a "Buddy System" on the Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers, Rosa Filomeno, Gloria Rueda, Adriana Garay, Shelly Commock, Erica Cuthbert, and Maria Ojeda
Obesity interventions: Comparing two theoretical approaches, Maria M. Ojeda
Blood Transfusion Practices in the Elective Total Joint Replacement Patient : A Research Study, Ileana Bonfante, Olushola Alaka, and Marguerite Rowell
Characteristics of an Extraordinary Nurse as Defined by Nurses, Andrea Prentiss, Eve Butler, and Becky Montesino
Development and Implementation of a Unit Specific NICU Lactation Care Map, Shakira Henderson
Development of a Tool for Identifying Patients Eligible for Care of Older Adult Sitter Services in Acute Care Hospital, Carolyn Lindgren
Early Mobilization Therapy for ICU Patients, Jo Ann Aberilla
Going Green and Saving Money: The Best of Both Worlds, Shakira Henderson
Improving Nurse Satisfaction by Evenly Distributing Workload in a Mixed Acuity ICU, Nicole Grahl
Introducing Genomics: The Next Nursing Competency, Becky Montesino
Leadership in the ICU, Shakira Henderson
Measuring Cultural Competence in the Acute Care Setting, Susan Golembeski and Maria Ojeda
Participating in Small Troubles, Adaptive resources(STAR-2) Frontline Nurses Engagement in Quality Improvement, Carolyn Lindgren
Participating in Small Troubles, Adaptive resources(STAR-2) Frontline Nurses Engagement in Quality Improvement, Carolyn Lindgren
Reducing Readmission: What has ABC Got to Do with CHF?, Rosalina Butao
Sharing Patient Care Information through a Personal Patient Privacy Password (PPPP) Initiative, Fatima Garcia
Sharing Patient Care Information through a Personal Patient Privacy Password (PPPP) Initiative, Fatima Garcia
The Effects of an Educational Intervention Based on Skin Changes at Life's End(SCALE), Rosa Filomeno
The Effects of an Educational Intervention Based on Visual Cues and a Buddy System on the Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers, Rosa Filomeno
Virtual Journal Club: An innovative way of bringing evidence-based practice and research to nurses in their workplace, Fatima Garcia, Tanya Cohn, and Devica Samsundar
Virtual Journal Club: An innovative way of bringing evidence-based practice and research to nurses in their workplace, Fatima Garcia, Tanya Cohn, and Devica Samsundar
Will Installation of Medication Cabinets in Medical/Surgical Patient's Room Increase Staff Nurses' Satisfaction of the Medication Administration System as Measured by the MAS-NAS Without Altering Medication Charge Accuracy?, Mavel Arinal and Carmen Avila-Quintana
Submissions from 2012
Telenursing in the Intensive Care Unit: Transforming Nursing Practice, Lisa-Mae Williams, Kenn Hubbard, Olive Daye, and Connie Barden
Measuring Cultural Competence in the Acute Care Setting, Susan Golembeski and Maria M. Ojeda
What Are the Characteristics of an Extraordinary Nurse as Defined by their Peers?, Eve Butler, Becky Montesino, Michelle Kirgan, and Andrea Prentiss
The clinical practice collaborative support model for the graduate nurse, Diane Kramer, Carolyn Lindgren, Christine High, Silvia Ocon, and Rosie Sanchez
Early recognition of pediatric venous thromboembolism: A risk-assessment tool, Andrea Prentiss
The EBP rollout process, Kathy Sparger, Misleydy Selgas, Patricia Collins, Carolyn Lindgren, Mary Massieu, and Angela Castillo
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: a comprehensive overview, Rosemary Lee
An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Breastfeeding Outcomes in the NICU, Shakira Henderson
Brick by Brick: Opening the Doors of a New Hospital with Evidence-Based Already in the Walls, Rosalina Butao
CNO Takes ER from Life Support to Excellence, Becky Montesino
Developing the Charge Nurse: A Model in Competency and Mentoring, Rosie Rodriguez-Henderson
Fall Prevention Program, Nada Wakim
Fall Prevention Program, Nada Wakim
Fall Prevention Program, Nada Wakim
Implementation of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Program for Alcohol in a Community Hospital, Diane Amado Tate
Implementation of a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Program for Alcohol in a Community Hospital, Diane Amado Tate