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Quality Improvement in Nursing Sensitive Hospital Acquired Conditions

Wednesday, January 20, 2010: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Thursday, January 21, 2010: 12:30 PM-2:30 PM
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Eliminating Pressure Ulcers at Ascension Health
Helana T. Shanks, RN, BSHA, BSN, CEN, Ascension Health; St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida; Pam Kleinhelter, RN, MSN, CNA, BC, Ascension Health; St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida
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"Drilling Down" on Patient Falls: Implementation of an Intensive Falls Analysis Process
Beverly A. Nelson, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jacqueline J. Anderson, PhD, RN, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Falls Reduction in a Restraint Free Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Karen Hodroff, BS, RN, C, CNN, CRRN, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; Victoria Provido, BSN, RN, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; Tita Malapitan, RN, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
40
Yale-New Haven Hospital Reducing Fall Rates through Rapid Cycle Tests of Change
Carrie Guttman, BA, BSN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Jennifer Ghidini, BA, BSN, MSN, FNP, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Kathleen Kenyon, MSN, Yale-New Haven Hospital
41
Can We Take It Out Now? Reducing UTIs in the ICU
Dawn Kregel, RN, MSN, CCRN, Denton Regional Medical Center; Janet Glowicz, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, Denton Regional Medical Center; George Rojas, DO, Denton Regional Medical Center; Diane Merkel, BS, Denton Regional Medical Center
42
Organizational Teamwork in Decreasing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Dana Wade, MSN, RN, CNS, CPHQ, Cleveland Clinic; Kelly Hancock, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Cleveland Clinic; Mary Ann Sammon, RN, BSN, WOCN, Cleveland Clinic
43
Rub-a-Dub-Dub: Scrub the Hub
Sharon Gunn, MA, RN, CCRN, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas; Rita J. Fowler, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas; Keri Allen, BSN, RN, CCRN, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas; Setha Goodwin, BSN, RN, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas; Kasi Morgan, BSN, RN, CCRN, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
44
A Collaborative Approach to Minimizing Restraint Use
Victoria J. Boyce, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, St John Hospital & Medical Center; Julie Ann Gorczyca, RN, BS, MHSA, CNML, St John Hospital & Medical Center
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Implementation of a shared decision making model in NICU to achieve zero healthcare associated blood stream infections
Cheryl Wood, RN, BSN, NNP-BC, NE-BC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Gerri X. Petit, RN, BSN, NNP-BC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Stacey M. Bell, RN, Franklin Square Hospital Center
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War on Wounds in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Melissa M. Dimick, RN, BSN, CCRN, St. John Medical Center; Janet L. Nowland, RN, MS, CWOCN, St. John Medical Center
47
Daily Orthostatic B/P Evaluation in Reducing Moderate to Severe Injury Rates on an Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit
Arlene McGee, RN, MS, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Hospitals Center
48
Got Lipids?
Laurie Paletz, RN-BC, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Sonia Guerra, BS, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
49
Impact of Bed Alarm Utilization on Reducing Patient Fall Injuries
Kelly K. Shipley, RHIA, Medical City Dallas Hospital; Sara B. Heinlein, RN, Medical City Dallas Hospital; Casey L. Pedersen, RN, Medical City Dallas Hospital; Halbert C. Te, RN, Medical City Dallas Hospital
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Is your patient Extreme? The Extreme Risk to Fall Program: Reducing Patient Falls in the ICU
Mary M. Potter, RN, BSN, CCRN, Denver Health Medical Center; Kelly Gettman, RN, BSN, SANE, Denver Health Medical Center; Cynthia Salisbury, RN, MSN, Denver Health Medical Center
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Decreasing ICU Pressure Ulcer Incidence With Risk Focused Prevention Rounds
Tracey A. Bruce, BSN, RN, University of Michigan Health System; Mary A. Adamczyk, BSN, RN, University of Michigan Health System; Jennifer A. Dammeyer, BSN, MSN, RN, University of Michigan Health System; Dana Tschannen, BSN, MSN, PhD, RN, University of Michigan School of Nursing
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DEVELOPING A VASCULAR ACCESS TEAM: IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO IMPROVE IV THERAPY
Gayle H. Dasher, RN, PhD, CCRN, CNRN, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care
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Impact of a Primary Neonatal Line Insertion Team on Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections
Tammy R. Hoff, RN, MS, Cook Children's Medical Center; Shirley Redmon, RN, BSN, Cook Children's Medical Center; Suzanne Frey, RN, BSN, Cook Children's Medical Center
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Applying LEAN Six Sigma Strategies to Nursing Sensitive Outcome Reporting
Elizabeth Harte, BSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Brandi Handel, MSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Eileen Howarth, BSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Elliot Stetson, MSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
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Successful Unit level Implementation of a Hospital Policy
Dana M. Drummond, RN, MS, BSN, NE-BC, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital; Natalie Lyles, RN, BSN, PCCN, CVN, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
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Over the Bed and Out of the Woods: Bed Exit Alarms at the Point of Care Reduce Patient Falls
Eileen Costantinou, MSN, RN, BC, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
57
Reduction Of Falls On A Neuroscience Unit Through Implementation Of Signage Indicating A Patient's Fall Risk Assessment
Brian Carter, RN, BSN, Baptist Medical Center; Gregory A. Norris Jr., RN, BSN, Baptist Medical Center; Elizabeth McAllister, RN, BSN, Baptist Medical Center
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Cultural Transformation To Prevent Falls and Associated Injuries In a Tertiary Care Hospital
Allan Weidenbaum, PhD, RN, Staten Island University Hospital
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Early Recognition of Sepsis; Beyond the ICU/ED, Taking it to the Acute Care Floors
Petra Grami, RN, BSN, NE-BC, CVRN, II, Saint Luke's Episopal Hospital; Tisha Norman, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital; Melissa Howell, RN, Saint Luke's Episopal Hospital; Jennifer Hoffman, RN, Saint Luke's Episopal Hospital
60
Preventing Pressure Ulcers Across the Continuum of Care
Polly Jo, BS, RN, CWS, FACCWS, Baylor All Saints Medical Centers; Charlotte Wasson, RN, Baylor All Saints Medical Center
61
Creative Integration of Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Quality Care to Patients with Pneumonia
Lucy Ridgeway, MSN, MPH, RN-BC, Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital
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Decreasing Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department (ED) and Urgent Care Centers
Stacy L. Doyle, RN, MBA, CPN, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Tracy Hartman, MHA, CPHQ, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Georgia Stephens, RN, BSN, NE-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Lisa L. Schroeder, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Laura Fitzmaurice, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
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Early BeRRTs: Safety Through Behavioral Rapid Response
Donna Lee Elliott-McCabe, RN, MN, MS, APRN, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
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Crescendo-Decrescendo: How the Rhythm of Pressure Ulcer Prevalence has Changed
Susan Duty, ANP-BC, ScD, South Shore Hospital; Pam DeMoucell, MEd, RN, CRRN, South Shore Hospital
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Communicating Quality via "Road Shows"
Becky Dodge, RN, BSN, MBA, UNC Hospitals
66
Staff engagement: a key to pressure ulcer reduction at an acute care community hospital
Vickie J. Dolan, MSN, APRN-NP, APRN-CNS, CCRN, Nebraska Methodist Hospital; Gail P. Boston, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, Nebraska Methodist Hospital; Lisa Smith, BSN, RN, Nebraska Methodist Hospital; Janice Morgan, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRT, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
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Best Practice Guidelines for Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Tammy DeRouen, RN, CCRN, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
68
Weekly Falls Review Team: Nurse-Driven Interdisciplinary Initiative to Decrease Patient Falls in the Acute Care Setting
Patricia G. Shaffer, RN, BSN, MSN, JD, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Nancy C. Keenan, RN, MSN, MBA, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System
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Using Immersion Technique to Implement Evidence Based Practice and Improve Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes
Jean D. Dols, PhD, RN, CHRISTUS Health; Celeste Bordelon, RN, MSN, CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini
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From Pressure Ulcer Prevalence to Incidence with Implementation of Resource Nurses and an Electronic Medical Record
Terri A. Ross, MSN, RN, ACNS, BC, CWOCN, ET, The Christ Hospital
71
Staff Engagement Achieves Zero Defect of Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Sara Monahan, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus
72
Using the Magnet Model Improved Dissemination and Understanding of Key Nursing Sensitive Indicators
Gregory M. Gurican, R.N., BSEE, MSNE, MBA, ASDN, Wellspan Health - York Hospital; Michelle A. DeStefano, RN, MPA, NEA-BC, Wellspan Health - York Hospital
73
A Program to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center: A Two-Year Follow-up
Wayne Quashie, MSN, MPH, RN, OCN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Patricia Brosnan, MPH, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Bridgette Thom, MS, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Mary Dowling, MSN, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Nancy Kline, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
74
Decreasing Falls in the Heart Failure Population
Suzanne Gregory, MS, RN, CCRN, APN, C., Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Doreen McMenemy, BSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
75
Utilizing Technology to Enhance Evidence Based Practice in the Prevention of Hospital Acquired Urinary Tract Infection
Patricia G. Shaffer, RN, BSN, MSN, JD, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Evelyn S. White, RN, BAAS, IP, CIC, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Bonnie Smith, RN, CPHQ, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System
76
Driving change from the bedside-A staff nurse initiative to reduce hospital acquired pressure ulcers
Margaret Adler, BSN, RN-BC, Hudson Valley Hospital Hospital Center; Christine Malmgreen, MA, MSN, RN-C, CHES, Hudson Valley Hospital Hospital Center
77
Skin Care Clinical Nurse Champions: Protecting the Bottom Line
Madeline P. Albanese, RN, MSN, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Ave Maria Preston, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
78
Creating a Culture of Zero Tolerance for Central Line- Associated Bacteremia
Jeanne E. Zack, PhD, RN, CIC, Missouri Baptist Medical Center; Diane Spence, RN, BSN, CCRN, Missouri Baptist Medical Center; Barb Lamb, BSN, RN, Missouri Baptist Medical Center; Robert S. Martin, MD, Missouri Baptist Meidcal Center; David A. Striker, MD, FCCP, Missouri Baptist Medical Center; John E. Krettek, MD, PhD, Missouri Baptist Medical Center; Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
79
A Skin Champions Team: The Keys to a Successful Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Sarah Herb, BSN, RN, WCC, Schneck Medical Center
80
Bye-Bye UTI
Diane L. Hatfield, RN, BSN, CPHQ, Pitt County Memorial Hospital; Sharona Y. Johnson, FNP-BC, Pitt County Memorial Hospital
81
HOT FEET! A fall Prevention Plan
Tracy Freiberg, RN, Sharp Grossmont Hospital; Teri Armour-Burton, MSN, MBA, CCRN, Sharp Grossmont Hospital; Tracy L. Plume, RN, BSN, Sharp Grossmont Hospital; Dawn M. Harrell, RN, BSN, Sharp Grossmont Hospital; Erin Stephens, RN, BSN, PCCN, Sharp Grossmont Hospital
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Q 2 to Protect U: Lessons Learned in Fall Prevention Practices
Michelle Kasprzak, RN, BSN, OCN, Duke University Hospital; Kim Slusser, RN, MSN, CHPN, Duke University Hospital; Deborah Allen, MSN, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP, Duke University Hospital; Giselle Boward, RN, BSN, OCN, Duke University Hospital; Steve Power, MBA, Duke University Hospital; Darlene Wilkins, RN, BSN, OCN, Duke University Hospital
83
Multifaceted Approach to Decreasing Pressure Ulcers in the ICU
Andrea Lightfoot, RN, BSN, Wishard Health Services; Lenora Maze, RN, MSN, Wishard Health Services; Elaine Shea, RN, MSN, Wishard Health Services
84
Using an Innovative Staff Development Model to Reduce Patient Falls
Alyshia Smith, RN, MS, NEA-BC, Washington Hospital Center
85
Point-of-Entry Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Mary Naccarato, MSN, RN, CCNS, CEN, Imperial Point Medical Center; Adrienne Wolfson, BA, RN, CCRN, Holy Cross Hospital; Nora Triola, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Holy Cross Hospital
86
Implementation of a Falls Clinical Specialist Role
Mary E. Watson, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
87
Combating Pressure Ulcers through Implementation of Unit Based Pressure Ulcer Prevention Protocol (PUPP) Teams
Kimberly Banks, RN, BSN, MSN, BC, OVERTON BROOKS VAMC; Beverly Rashad, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, OVERTON BROOKS VAMC; Dawn Hines, BSN, RN, CWOCN, OVERTON BROOKS VAMC; Nicole Toms, BSN, RN, CWOCN, OVERTON BROOKS VAMC; Susan Edwards, MSN, RN, CRRN, OVERTON BROOKS VAMC
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Improvement Science Education: A Road Map to Improving Patient Outcomes
Eduardo P. Mendez, MPH, RN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Patricia Schaffer, MSN, RN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
89
The Impact of Restraint Elimination on a Unit's Fall Rate
Joanne Jackson, RN, MSN, ONC, Southern Regional Medical Center; Betty Lane, RN, MSN, PhD, Southern Regional Medical Center
90
The Modified Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale in Predicting Pediatric Falls
Michele Fix, RN, BSN, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Patricia R. Messmer, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Arthur R. Williams, PHD, MA, MPA, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
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Nurse Driven Foley Removal Protocol
Cathy J. Moore, MSN, RN, ACNS, BC, CCRN, Bayhealth Medical Center
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