Index of Handouts

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High Stakes Tables: NDNQI Research Findings for the Advanced Site Coordinator
Nancy Dunton, PhD, FAAN, Vincent Staggs, PhD and Catima Potter, MPH precon2_combined_v3.pdf (2.8 MB)
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The Fourth Paradigm of Quality Measures
Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI and Judith J. Warren, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, FACMI Fourth Paradigm of Quality Measures_Westra Warren.pdf (2.9 MB)
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Health Information Technology
Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS, FAAN ANA NQC_Judy Murphy_1-27-12.pdf (1.0 MB)
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Twenty Four Months and Running VAP Free
Jennifer Jesske, BSN, BA, RN, CCRN, EMT, Highland Hospital of Rochester; Diane H. Martin, BSN, RN, CCRN, Highland Hospital of Rochester; Sharon Nersinger, MS, RN, Highland Hospital of Rochester

Handout (233.7 kB)

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Reducing central line associated blood stream infection in medical intensive care: leadership and standardization
Jennifer Ghidini, MSN, BSN, BA, RN, FNP, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Carrie Guttman, MSN, BA, BSN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Monica Gasperini, BSN, RN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Andrea Giordano, MSN, BSN, RN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Rachel Southard, BSN, RN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Carolyn Picci, BSN, RN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Amy Bennett, BA, AS, RN, CCRN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Dawn Cooper, RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN, Yale New Haven Hospital

Handout (290.7 kB)

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Discharge Information, Does it Really Start on Admission?
Susan Steele-Moses, DNS, APRN, CNS, AOCN, Our Lady of the Lake; Dana Ydarraga, MSN, RN, Our Lady of the Lake; Charla Johnson, MSN, RN, ONC, Our Lady of the Lake; Tana Clark, BSN, RN, Our Lady of the Lake

Handout (1.4 MB)

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Enhancing the CLABSI Bundle for Optimal Patient Outcomes
Eleanor Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, CCRN, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Patricia Worthington, MSN, RN, CNSC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Karen A. Gilbert, MSN, RN, CNSC, CRNP, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Kiersten Rosenberg, BSN, RN, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Handout (419.2 kB)

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Taking STEPS to IMPROVE the PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Erica L. Szczepkowski, MSN/MBA/HCM, RN, Naples Community Healthcare System; Sherry Arnes, RN, NCH Healthcare System

Handout (69.6 kB)

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Transforming the Rapid Response Process
Christina M Consolo, BSN, RN, CCRN, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Handout (110.2 kB)

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Improving the Culture of Safety with a Patient Safety Corps
Angela (Angie) S King, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, St. Francis Hospital

Handout (1.9 MB)

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It Takes A Village: Reducing Patient Falls in the Hospital Setting
Jean S Blankenship, MSN, PHCNS-BC, CDE, Martha Jefferson Hospital; Rebecca Owen, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Martha Jefferson Hospital; Abby Denby, BSN, RN, CWON, Martha Jefferson Hospital

Handout (651.1 kB)

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Round, Round, Don't Let your Patient Down: A Falls Prevention Project
Holli D Roberts, MSN, RN, Baptist Hospital East; Nicole Seraphine, MS, BSN, RN, Baptist Hospital East

Handout (494.1 kB)

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Getting to Zero: Implementation of a Nurse Directed Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Team
Kim Cooley, MSN, BSN, RN, NNP-BC, CNS, Emory University Hospital Midtown; Valerie Croft, ADN, RNC-NIC, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Handout (1.2 MB)

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Turning Evidence Based Research into Evidence Based Practice in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Marsha J Duffy, BSN, RN, CNRN, Morristown Medical Center

Handout (60.5 kB)

24
Rising to the Surface: A Successful 3 Year Journey
Christina Rose, MSN, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, Denver Health Medical Center; Phil Pettigrew, MBA, Denver Health Medical Center

Handout (875.7 kB)

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Reducing Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in the ICU: An Evidence Based Practice Change
Paula Munch, MSN, RN, CCRN, Scottsdale Healthcare; Carol Siciliano Klein, BSN, RN, Scottsdale Healthcare; Christina VanLandschoot, BSN, RN, CCRN, Scottsdale Healthcare; Michele Fiore, MSN, RN, Scottsdale Healthcare; Melanie Brewer, DNSc, MS, BSN, RN, FNP, Scottsdale Healthcare

Handout (5.3 MB)

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Prevention of VAP in the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital PICU
Shannon Pinto, BSN, RN, Yale New Haven Hospital; Jessica Williams RN, BSN, RN, CCRN, Yale New Haven Hospital; Kim Trotta, BSN, RN, CCRN, Yale New Haven Hospital; Susan Reynolds RN, MAHSM, BSN, RN, Yale New Haven Hospital; Edward Vincent S Faustino, MD, Yale University School of Medicine

Handout (239.5 kB)

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Reducing Patient Falls Using a Video Monitoring System at a Inpatient Pediatric Unit
Sharon Guerra, RN, BSN, MSN, University of New Mexico Hospitals

Handout (492.3 kB)

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Telling the Story of the Human Experience in Healthcare
Beth M Nease, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center; Jewel Claiborne, MHA, CPHQ, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Handout (2.4 MB)

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Getting there is good; staying there is better
Kathleen Hill, MSN, RN, CCNS-CSC, Cleveland Clinic

Handout (107.3 kB)

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Improving Patient Outcomes Utilizing a Primary Nursing Care Delivery Model
Kimberly Hummel, BSN, RN, Hahnemann University Hospital; Stephanie Conners, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Hahnemann University Hospital; Melissa J. Fox, RN, Hahnemann University Hospital

Handout (330.3 kB)

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A NDNQI quality improvement project: Decreasing HAPU through nursing rounds
Alyson Dare Kelleher, BSN, RN, CCRN, University of Colorado Hospital; Amanda Moorer, BSN, RN, CCRN, University of Colorado Hospital

Handout (168.5 kB)

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INTEGRATING NURSING PEER REVIEW INTO A UNIT SHARED GOVERNANCE MODEL
Mary Brann, DNP, RN, Chamberlain College of Nursing

Handout (940.9 kB)

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Nurse Driven Mobility Protocol Implementation on a Medical Telemetry Unit
Kimberly Pepmiller, BSN, RN, North Colorado Medical Center, Banner Health, Greeley, Colorado; Julie Roth-Carter, MS, CNS, BSN, RN, McKee Medical Center, Banner Health, Loveland, Colorado; Cara Bruntz, BSN, RN, North Colorado Medical Center, Banner Health, Greeley, Colorado

Handout (857.2 kB)

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Passing the Baton: Effective hand-off at the bedside
Melanie Conforti, MSN, BSN, RN, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital; Maria M Bard, BSN, RN, Novant Health

Handout (501.1 kB)

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Falls reduction: An Innovative Approach
Jeffrey Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS, UT Southwestern Medical Center; James Lester, ADN, RN, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Handout (362.0 kB)

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Solving the Puzzle Pieces: A Facility Commitment to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Holli D Roberts, MSN, RN, Baptist Hospital East; Beth Fangman, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Baptist Hospital East; Lisa Brooking, BSN, RN, Baptist Hospital East

Handout (738.0 kB)

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Getting Sustainable Quality Outcomes by Conducting Daily Rounding
Diane F McGraw, MSN, BSN, RN, CNS-CH, CPHQ, CCM, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital; Janet Leatherwood, MSN, BSN, RN, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

Handout (8.5 kB)

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S.T.A.R. Trek: The Journey to reduce HAPU...going where we have not gone before!
Beverly Folkedahl, BSN, RN, CWON, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Barbara J Hannon, MSN, RN, CPHQ, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Patricia Pezzella, BSN, RN, CWON, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Anne Smith, MSN, RN-BC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Handout (4.3 MB)

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Parenteral Nutrition Associated CLABSI in the Era of Bundles
Karen Gilbert, MSN, RN, CNSC, CRNP, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Patricia Worthington, MSN, RN, CNSC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Leslie Schechter, PharmD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Carmen Cornaglia, BSN, RN, CIC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Handout (617.5 kB)

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Elements of Innovative Strategies: Advocate Trinity Hospital
Diana K Dudick, RN, BSN, Advocate Trinity Hospital

Handout (478.6 kB)

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Breaking Free From Knots: An Evidence-Based Approach To Physical Restraint Reduction
Norlissa Cooper, BSN, RN, San Francisco General Hospital; Sasha Cuttler, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, San Francisco General Hospital

Handout (74.5 kB)

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Avoidable Day Text Pager - Collaborative Process: Improving Patient Throughput Utilizing an Avoidable Day Text Pager
Joanne M Boyd, MSN, BSN, RN, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital; Kathy Markus, MSN, BSN, RN, CCM, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital; Sandra Weinheimer, MSN, BSN, RN, ACM, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital

Handout (2.8 MB)

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Quality Breakthrough: Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers to Zero
Ann Asnaashari, MS, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, HACP, NEA-BC, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital; Steven J Brockman-Weber, MSN, RN, MS, FACHE, NEA-BC, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land

Handout (547.3 kB)

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The Stakes are High, Reduce the Chance of Falls with these Winning Interventions
Jennifer Richards, PhD, RN, CNRN, Renown Regional Medical Center; Linda M Reuber, RN-BC, MSN, AOCNS, CHTC, Fairview Ridges Hospital

Handout (108.9 kB)

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Reduction of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection Rates in the SICU
Clay Gaspard, MSN, MBA, RN, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University Hospital - Zale Lipshy; Camille Sheldon, RN, CNRN, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University Hospital - Zale Lipshy; Doramarie Arocha, MS, MT(ASCP)SM, UT Southwestern Medical Center Hospitals and Clinics; Shelley Brown-Cleere, RN, BSN, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University Hospital - Zale Lipshy; Wengui Yu, MD, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University Hospital - Zale Lipshy

Handout (269.6 kB)

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Sustaining Low NDNQI Falls Rates in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Using Innovative Falls Prevention Interventions
Vicki R. Haag, DHA, MS, RN, Riverside Medical Center; Barbara A Hamilton, RN, Riverside Medical Center

Handout (2.5 MB)

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From Old School to New: Leveraging functionality of clinical documentation software to transform a classic Nursing tool
Richard J Houck, BSN, RN, UNC Health Care; Becky Dodge, MBA, RN, UNC Health Care

Handout (749.1 kB)

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Evidence based insulin therapy for hospitalized patients
Kelly R Grogan, APRN, FNP-C, MNA, BSN, RN, JC Lincoln Network

Handout (1.5 MB)

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Reducing Catheter Associated -Urinary Tract Infections
Robin Eads, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, Franciscan St. Francis Health Centers; Kim Devine, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Franciscan St. Francis Health Centers; Mickelle Sullivan, RN, CBN, Franciscan St. Francis Health Centers

Handout (569.4 kB)

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Nursing Sensitive Measures Scorecard Improves Outcomes
Sharon J Barton, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Patricia D Black, MBA, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Handout (744.3 kB)

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Hardwiring a Multi-Factorial Fall Prevention Intervention into Nurses' Work to Reduce Inpatient Falls
Renee F. DiGiovanni, BS, BSN, RN-BC, CCTN, Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Handout (942.0 kB)

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Achieving Sustained Improvement in Reducing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Susan Benware, DNP, RN, ANP, BC, CPHQ, VA Medical Center; Rose M Burke, RN, BSN, MHA, VA Medical Center; Mary H Moorefield, BSN, RN, Durham VA Medical Center

Handout (1.8 MB)

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Partnering to Prevent Falls: Utilizing a Multi-Modal , Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Jane Swaim, MS, BSN, St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Benita Utz, MSN, BSN, FNP, NEA-BC, St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Sabrina Long, BS, RN-BC, St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Wendy Bauer, MS, BSN, St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Jeannie Smith, ADN, CPHQ, St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Handout (115.7 kB)

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CLABSI Elimination: It Takes a Team to Reach Zero
Tim Taylor, BSN, RN, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; Debra Culmer, B.S., CIC, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; Zakir A Shaikh, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA, CPE, CMSL, Methodist Health System

Handout (112.3 kB)

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Implementing a Culture of Safety for Safe Patient Handling
Linda M Stevens, MS, RN-BC, CPHQ, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Handout (167.0 kB)

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Sustaining Change in Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Rate
Elaine A Yellen, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, ACNS, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

Handout (2.0 MB)

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Nursing Quality Structure to Improve Nursing Outcomes
Cathaleen Ley, Ph.D, RN, PMHCNS-BC, Anne Arundel Medical Center; Ann Marie L Pessagno, RN, MSA, NEA-BC, Anne Arundel Medical Center

Handout (2.1 MB)

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Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in Rehabilitation Through Effective Nursing Driven Algorithms
Piedad D Angeles, MA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, New York University Medical Center; Millie A Hepburn, PhD(c), RN, ACNS-BC, New York University Hospital Center; Annette Best, BSN, RN, CRRN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Henrietta Adams-Campbell, BSN, CRRN, New York University Langone Medical Center

Handout (4.3 MB)

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Measuring Improvement in Children's Pain: Modification of Pediatric Pain Measure to Capture pain Reduction
Mary Jean Schumann, DNP, RN, MBA, CPNP, George Washington University School of Nursing

Handout (878.3 kB)

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Outpatient Waiting Time and RN Job Satisfaction in the Urgent Care Center
Nancy W Parker, MSN, RN, CNL, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; Catherine Weiser, MSN, RN, FNP, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; Ma. Grace Lopez, MSN, RN, CNL, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

Handout (105.4 kB)

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Rapid Response Team (RRT): A unique process to decrease adult code blues. “If you're concerned, so are we! “
Sarah J Pangarakis, MS, BSN, RN, CCNS, CCRN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital; Sue Henderson, RN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital; Susan Rock, BSN, RN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital; Judy M Wilson, RN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

Handout (334.2 kB)

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Critical school nurse sensitive measures
Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FASHA, National Association of School Nurses; Erin Maughan, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, Brigham Young University; Susan Kohl Malone, MSN, RN, NCSN, University of Pennsylvania; Kathleen Hoy Johnson, MN, RN, NCSN, Edmonds School District ; University of Washington

Handout (161.3 kB)

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Lethality Assessment Program
V. Rebecca Marrone, BS, RN, Frederick Memorial Hospital; Katherine P LeComte, RN, FNE, A-P, SANE-A, SANE-P, CFN, CEN, Medical, Investigator, II, Frederick Memorial Hospital

Handout (314.4 kB)

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The Prevalence of Falls and Their Correlates Outside the Hospital in Chronic Pain Patients
Dorothy A Tanner, MS, RN, ANP, FAAPM, Schneck Medical Center; Brenda S Smith, Psy.D., HSPP, Schneck Medical Center; Angela Moore, RN, Schneck Medical Center

Handout (32.3 kB)

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Extravasations- Developing a Novel Ambulatory Area Oncology Nursing Quality Outcome Indicator for National Benchmarking
Lisa Roman-Fischetti, MSN, BSN, RN, OCN, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Judy Del Monte, MS, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Jeannette Jackson-Rose, BSN, RN, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Handout (994.3 kB)

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How Do ED's Compare When Trying to Catch a Falling Star!
Nancy M Robin, M.Ed, RN, CEN, Miriam Hospital; Darcy Abbott, MS, RN, CEN, Miriam Hospital; Denise Brennan, MS, RN, CNL, Miriam Hospital

Handout (1.1 MB)

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Initiating Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the High Risk Population of the Emergency Room
Stephanie D'Andrea, BS, RN, CWON, Overlook Medical Center; Angela Natale-Ryan, BS, RN, CWON, Overlook Medical Center-Atlantic Health; Denise Brenner, BSN, RN, CWCA, Overlook Medical Center-Atlantic Health; D.Anthony Forrester, Ph.D., R.N., ANEF, UMDNJ School of Nursing; Janet Doyle-Munoz, BSN, RN, CWON, Morristown Medical Center; Toni McTigue, APRN, BC, CWOCN, Morristown Medical Center; Patricia Pintauro-Cupka, RN, MSN, APN-C, Morristown Medical Center

Handout (1.8 MB)

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Cardiac Glucose Control
Robin T Passman, BSN, RN, PCCN, Baton Rouge General

Handout (1.9 MB)

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Ventilation Management Taskforce to ZAP VAPS
Myrkol Bolden, MBA, MHA, CSSBB, The Christ Hospital; Andrea Yates, BSN, RN, The Christ Hospital

Handout (634.4 kB)

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Device Management Program: An Interactive Pathway
Nalin Bhupornvivat, RN, BA, Washington Hospital Center; Melissa Mumm, BSN, RN, Washington Hospital Center; Taryn Hogan, RN, BS, Washington Hospital Center; Edwin Hephzibah, MA, BSN, Washington Hospital Center; George Ruiz, MD, Washington Hospital Center; Manimegalai Rajamarthandan, MSN, BSN, RN, CCRN, Washington Hospital Center

Handout (341.7 kB)

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Up,Up,and Away:Early Ambulation Initiative Positively Impacts Patient Outcomes in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients
Rosemary DiGennaro, BSN, RN, CAPA, Stamford Hospital; Laurette Riccio, AD, RN, Stamford Hospital; Rita T. Connaughton, BS, RN, Stamford Hospital

Handout (906.5 kB)

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Striving for Excellence: A Pediatric Department's Journey to Certification
Robin L Underwood, MSN, RN-C, CNS, APN, Bayhealth Medical Center; Katye A. Moore, BSN, RN, CPN, Bayhealth Medical Center; Lori A Martin, BSN, RN, CPN, Bayhealth Medical Center; Laura J Mills, RN, CPN, Bayhealth Medical Center

Handout (2.5 MB)

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Heart Failure "Transition of Care" Model
Cheri Basso, BSN, RN-BC, Mary Washington Hospital; Jennifer H Reynolds, MBA, Candidate, BPS, Mary Washington Healthcare

Handout (4.5 MB)

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Successful Strategies to Reduce Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) in a Pediatric Hospital
Stephanie Stack-Simone, BA, BS, MT, CIC, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Jodi Vinsel, BSN, CIC, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Rhonda Humphrey, BSN, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Handout (1.2 MB)

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An Evaluation of a Sitter Reduction Intervention, Sitter Usage, Staffing Levels, and Patient Safety Outcomes
Elizabeth L Spiva, PhD, RN, PLNC, WellStar Health System; Therese Feiner, MSN, BSN, RN, WellStar Health System Kennestone Hospital; Darcia Jones, MSN, RN, WellStar Health System Kennestone Hospital; Donna Hunter, MS, RN-BC, CNS, ANP-BC, WellStar Health System Kennestone Hospital; Jayne Petefish, MSN, BA, AD, CCRN, WellStar Health System Kennestone Hospital; Lewis VanBrackle, PhD, Kennesaw State University

Handout (122.6 kB)

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Increasing Retention of Newly Hired Nurses and Improving Quality of Care: A Post Orientation Education Program
Courtney Geetter, BSN, RN, CPN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Ana Figueroa-Altmann, MSN, RN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Christine A Correale, BSN, RN, CPN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Handout (327.8 kB)

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Discharge Timeliness for Mother Baby Couplets: A Six Sigma Project to Improve Throughput
Patricia A Maurer, MSN, MBA, RNC, Pinnacle Health System; Megan L Strohecker, BSN, RNC-MNN, Pinnacle Health System; Barbara Emberg, BA, LSS, Black, Belt, Pinnacle Health System

Handout (1.6 MB)

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Pioneering an Innovative Approach for New Graduate Emergency Department Orientation
Mary Kay Silverman, BSN, RN, CEN, Hahnemann University Hospital; Tamara Smith, MSN, RN, CEN, Hahnemann University Hospital

Handout (241.8 kB)

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Building an ICU NP Intensivist Program
April N Kapu, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, Vanderbilt University Hospital; Pam Jones, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vanderbilt University Hospital; Clare Thomson-Smith, JD, MSN, RN, FAANP, Vanderbilt University Hospital

Handout (2.6 MB)

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Nurse-driven algorithms to de-escalate crisis situations in psychiatry and its effect on safety/reduced restraint use
Lori B Aavik, PMHNP-BC, MSN, BA, RN, NYU Hospitals Center; Millie A Hepburn, PhD(c), RN, ACNS-BC, New York University Hospital Center

Handout (1.4 MB)

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Improved Glucose Control: a Cardiac Surgery ICU's Pre- and Post-Education Intervention Approach to Improving Compliance
Lauren E Tarbell, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN, Mayo Clinic; Mary Nelson, DIP, RN, Mayo Clinic; Jennifer Ferrier, MS, CNS, RN, Mayo Clinic

Handout (3.0 MB)

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Time is Muscle: Improving In-House STEMI Door-to Balloon Times
Stacey L. Saari, ADN, RN, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Brenda Larson, BSN, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; DuAnne F Edwards, MN, RN, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Jessica Y Dern, BSN, RN, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Stephanie M Kraus, MS, RN, CCRN, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Handout (117.4 kB)

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Improving Staff Compliance with Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Therapy
Deborah Gardiner, MSN, RN, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Bridget Kelly, MSN, RN-BC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Handout (1.2 MB)

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NDNQI RN Satisfaction Survey: An Instrument to Generate Sustainable Empirical Quality Outcomes
William J Hudson IV, BSN, RN, OCN, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Michael Becker, MSN, RN, CCRN, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Charles A Belmont, BSN, RN, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Handout (604.7 kB)

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Use of a Fall Prevention Coordinator to Decrease Inpatient Falls
Lisa P Smith, DNP, MSN, RN, Danbury Hospital; Alyson Blanck, MSN, RN, Danbury Hospital

Handout (168.6 kB)

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Place your cards on the Table: Unit-driven Nursing Dashboards
Sharon A Conway, MSN, BSN, Norton Healthcare; Kathleen S Exline, MSN, BSN, Norton Healthcare

Handout (3.4 MB)

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People, Process, and Technology Combined to Assure Save Medication Practices
Janis B Smith, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Michele M Fix, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics

Handout (131.4 kB)

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An account of the Western New York Center for Nursing Workforce and Quality (WNY CNWQ), a community based collaborative
Sung-Heui Bae, PhD, MPH, RN, University at Buffalo The State University of New York; Maureen Kelly, MS, BSN, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Bonnie Ann Glica, MS, BSN, Erie county medical center; Alexandra Spencer, RN, MSN, Catholic Health System; Jennifer Jennings, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, BSN, Kaleida Health

Handout (1.3 MB)

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Using an Automated Outcomes Solution to Enhance EMR Documentation and Meaningful Use Compliance
Jo Ann Moore, AAS, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Handout (456.1 kB)

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Get linked-in: Auto populating Nursing Sensitive data elements across quality scorecards
Mark E Vanderhoff, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, OhioHealth; Amy Creighton, MS, OhioHealth

Handout (843.7 kB)

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A COLLABORATIVE WIDE-AREA NETWORK FOR PERINATAL CARE
Ronda McPhail, BSN, RN, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center; Sherri Mendelson, PhD, RNC, CNS, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Handout (122.1 kB)

Optimal Rehabilitation of the Cardiac Patient with Diabetes
Barbara A Masters, BSN, RN-BC, Memorial Hospital

Handout (5.6 MB)

Delirium Screening: The Next Nurse Sensitive Indicator?
Sharon Gunn, MSN, MA, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

Handout (506.9 kB)

Perioperative Wristband Alert Program
Susan Titone, MSN, RN, CNOR, NYU Langone Medical Center; Jennifer Crowley-Barnett, MA, RN, CNOR, NYU Langone Medical Center; Maria Fezza, BSN, RN, CNOR, NYU Langone Medical Center

Handout (1.6 MB)

Walking Away from Pressure Ulcers
Ann Harrington, MPA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Highland Hospital

Handout (634.1 kB)

Connecting Community Providers, School Nurses and Parents to a School Based Screening EMR
Brie A Cantrell, MSN, BSN, RN, Healthe Kids Institute; Melissa B. Frerking, MBA, First Hand Foundation; Roy L Simpson, RN, C, DPNAP, FAAN, Cerner Corporation

Handout (559.8 kB)

Linking the Context of Home Care Work Environments, the Documentation of Best Practices and Client Outcomes
Diane M Doran, PhD, RN, FCAHS, Unversity of Toronto; Nancy Lefebre, MScN, BSN, RN, CHE, EXTRA, fellow, FCCHSE, Saint Elizabeth; Carole Estabrooks, PhD, MN, BN, RN, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta; Linda L. O'Brien-Pallas, PhD, RN, FCAHS, University of Toronto; Winnie Sun, MN, BScN, RN, Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Handout (604.5 kB)

Adding Critical Care Nurse Practitioners to Rapid Response Teams
April N Kapu, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, Vanderbilt University Hospital

Handout (2.8 MB)

Demonstrating Organizational Benefit of Pediatric APRN Practice in an Academic Medical Center
Suzanne Staebler, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt; Jill Kinch, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC/AC, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt; Michelle Terrell, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt; Claire Slone, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Handout (372.0 kB)

Providing Timely Infection Data to Nurse Leaders Using a Automated Surveillance System Reduces Infection Rates
Cathy S Sanders, BSN, RN, CIC, Brookwood Medical Center; Sue Esleck, MSN, RN, Brookwood Medical Center

Handout (543.5 kB)

Driven to Succeed - Creating a Nursing Dashboard
V. Rebecca Marrone, BS, RN, Frederick Memorial Hospital

Handout (722.5 kB)

From SIRS to Septic Shock: An Innovative Solution to Surviving Sepsis Utilizing a Nurse Practitioner-led Screen Team
Ariel D Waters, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, The Methodist Hospital; Charyl Bell-Gordon, MA, BSN, RN, CEN, FNP-C, The Methodist Hospital; Jennifer M Steele, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, The Methodist Hospital

Handout (1.7 MB)

Camera Surveillance for Safety; Its Impact on Fal Prevention, Staffing and Labor Expense
Carol A Herring, MA, BA, RN, Denver Health Medical Center; Kathy A. Boyle, PhD, RN, Denver Health Medical Center

Handout (4.7 MB)

Making Quality & Safety Fun
Kristen C Foulk, BSN, RN, PCCN, , Christiana Care Health System; Katherine Abernethy, BSN, RNC, Christiana Care Health System; Myrna Cuevas, RN, Christiana Care Health System; Danyell Bishop, BSN, BS, Christiana Care Health System; Joan Baker, BSN, RNC, Christiana Care Health System; Tiffany Seymour, BSN, RN, BS, Christiana Care Health System

Handout (243.6 kB)

Brushing Away Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Evidence Based Practice Supports Less is Better
Kari E Johnson, RN, MSN, ACNS-BC, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital; Alisa Domb, RN, BSN, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital; Roberta M Johnson, RN, MN, CCRN, FNP, John C . Lincoln North Mountain Hospital; Barbara B Brewer, PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, University of Arizona, Tuscon Arizona; Roberta M Johnson, RN, MN, CCRN, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital

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A Statewide Study of the Relationship Between Nurse Involvement in Decision Making and Nurse/Patient Outcomes
Frances M. Ricker, MSN, RN, Colorado Nurses Association; Janet L Houser, PhD, RN, Regis University; Carolyn L. Sanders, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, University of Colorado Hospital

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Embarking on the NDNQI Journey: A Middle Eastern Perspective 2007-2011
Yolande Grove, RN, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center - Jeddah

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Newborn Glucose Management-Clinical Decision Support Systems
Marie C Kozel, MBA, BSN, RN-BC, Methodist Health System; Jodi Gute, MSN, APRN-CNS, C-EFM, Methodist Health System

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ICU Restraint Reduction: Development of Evidence Based Tools to Guide Interventions
Sandra A. Maag, BSN, RN, Cleveland Clinic; Renee McHugh, BS, BSN, MSN, RN, CCNS, Cleveland Clinic; Myra Cook, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, Cleveland Clinic; Malissa A Mulkey, MSN, BSN, AS, CCRN, CCNS, Cleveland Clinic

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Processing NDNQI data for XML Submission
Debra M Picone, PhD, RN, CPHQ, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Barbara J Hannon, MSN, RN, CPHQ, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Grace Rempel, BS, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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Clinical Nurse Specialist Led Evidence-Based NDNQI Performance Improvement Enabled by Innovative EHR Technology
Brenda A Fischer, PhD, RN, MBA, CPHQ, Palomar Pomerado Health; Jackie Close, MSN, RN, CNS, GCNS-BC, Palomar Pomerado Health; Margaret Talley, PhD, RN, CNS, CWCN-AP, Palomar Pomerado Health; Eva Krall, MSN, RN, CNS, CMSRN, Palomar Pomerado Health; Lourdes Januszewicz, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, Palomar Pomerado Health

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The Impact of Pre-hospital Blood Collection on Time to Laboratory Test Results and Emergency Department Length of Stay
Heidi M Lindner, BSN, CCRN, CEN, SANE, Providence St. Vincent Hospital; Marian Martin, RN, CEN, Providence St. Vincent Hospital; Wayne Schmedel, BS, ADN, RN, CCRN, CEN, Providence St. Vincent Hospital; Mickey Heidt, BSN, CEN, Providence St. Vincent Hospital; Jennifer Romans, RN, BA, Providence St. Vincent Hospital

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Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Develops Evidence-Based Breast Cancer Chemotherapy and Survivorship Quality Measures (QM)
Kristen Fessele, MSN, RN, AOCN, Oncology Nursing Society; Susan L. Beck, PhD, RN, APRN, AOCN, FAAN, University of Utah; Ellyn Matthews, PhD, RN, AOCN, CRNI, University of Colorado, Denver; Susan Yendro, BSN, RN, The Joint Commission; Gail Mallory, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Oncology Nursing Society

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Key Nursing Innovations that Drive Down Prevalence of Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Tracy L Houle, MSN, APRN, CWOCN, CNS-BC, Waterbury Hospital

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Providing Appropriate Placement for Late Preterm Infants During Birth Admission
Susan M Kline, BSN, RNC, Bayhealth Medical Center

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"Virtual" Data Management Office: "Achieving Excellence Through Continuous Improvement and Innovation"
Lori Hubbard, BSN, RN, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Diane Vorio, MSN, RN, MS, Yale-New Haven Hospital

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System-wide Leadership on Achieving Better Clinical Outcomes in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Paula T Jacobs, MA, BS, SSBB, Methodist North Hospital; Rhonda G. Murchison, MS, BSN, RN, Methodist North Hospital; Korene Christianson, RN, BSN, Methodist North Hospital

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Improving Restraint Safety through Improved Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Documentation
Lynn Daum, BSN, RN-BC, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; James Healy, BS, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Patricia Schaffer, MSN, RN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Thomas Ludwig, MSN, RN, CNOR, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Lynne Palazzolo, MSN, RN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Judith Walsh, MEd, RN, NE-BC, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Automation of Pressure Ulcer Survey Prevalence Process
MaryAnn Connor, RN, MSN, CPHIMS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Janet Mak, MBA, MT, ASCP, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Judy M Graham, MS, CS, RN, CPHQ, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Hyun Joo Lee, MSN, RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Liz Grahn, MSN, NP-C, CWOCN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Yuting Guan, MA, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Nursing Incident Based Peer Review: A Innovative Process for Improving Patient Outcomes
Brandee A Fetherman, MSN, RN, CCRN, Morristown Medical Center; Mary Beth Leaton, MS, RN, APN, CCRN, Morristown Medical Center

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Nursing Surveillance on the Workshift: Model Testing
Lee A Schmidt, PhD, RN, Loyola University Chicago

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Evaluation of Transitional Care through Home Care Services for Heart Failure Patients to Decrease 30-day Readmissions
Judith T Caruso, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CHE, Self-Employed Healthcare Consultant

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Nurse Satisfaction in the Practice Environment: A "Front Line Winner"
Danielle H. Schloffman, MSN, RN, NE-BC, University of Colorado Hospital

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The Staffing Climate in Nursing: Concept and Measurement
Holly A. De Groot, PhD, RN, FAAN, Catalyst Systems; Laura O McIntosh, MS, RN, Catalyst Systems, LLC

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In Focus: Uses and Limitations with Using Digital Photography for Pressure Ulcer Staging in the Acute Care Setting
Joan I Warren, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Larry F Strassner III, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Joyce E Johnson, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers University College of Nursing; Maureen McLaughlin, PhD, RN, Georgetown University Hospital; Ruth W Iliuta, MSN, RN, CNS-B.C., CWON, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Elizabeth C Jesada, MS, CRNP, CWON, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Dorothy P Goodman, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

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The Relationship Between Employee Satisfaction Surveys and the Numbers of Work Related Injuries in a Hospital System
Charlene C. Gyurko, PhD, RN, CNE, Purdue University North Central; Shoji Nakayama, PhD, Purdue University Calumet; Gokarna Aryal, PhD, Purdue University Calumet

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