Index of Handouts

The Effectiveness of Team Training on Fall Prevention
Elizabeth L Spiva, PhD, RN, PLNC, WellStar Health

Handout (272.1 kB)

Hearing the Voices of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses Transition to Practice Experiences
Elizabeth L Spiva, PhD, RN, PLNC, WellStar Health; Patricia L Hart, PhD, RN, Kennesaw State University

Handout (366.3 kB)

Using a Validated Predictive Algorithm to Identify Patients at High Risk for Hospital Readmission
Elizabeth L Spiva, PhD, RN, PLNC, WellStar Health

Handout (684.8 kB)

An Evaluation of Three Nutritional Feedings in Extremely Premature Infants
Elizabeth L Spiva, PhD, RN, PLNC, WellStar Health

Handout (92.2 kB)

CLABSI - The problem is serious, the solution is simple
Linda M Stevens, DNP, RN-BC, CPHQ, CSPHP, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Handout (429.0 kB)

Quest for Quality: Simple Tools for Tracking, Trending, Benchmarking, and Reporting Nurse-Sensitive Quality Indicators
Jean Beckel, DNP, RN, MPH, CNML, St. Cloud Hospital

Handout (591.6 kB)

Implementing a Video Surveillance Monitoring System to Enhance Fall Prevention Strategies
Priscilla P. Sterne, DNP, RNC, Greenwich Hospital; Susan Brown, MS, RN, Greenwich Hospital; Barbara Leafe, BSN, RN, Greenwich Hospital

Handout (1.1 MB)

Evidence-Based Benefits of Fall Safety Agreements in an Academic Medical Center
JoAnn Hussey, BSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Kathy Easter, RN, CCRN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Eleanor Incalcaterra, MS, APN, GNP-BC, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Handout (320.1 kB)

The Relationship of Participation in Decision Making through a Shared Governance Model to Nurses' Work Satisfaction
Naser H. Shwaihet, MS, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Handout (6.7 MB)

The Secrets To Our Success-Nurse Driven Initiatives To Reduce Stage 3 and 4 Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Eve S Dorfman, MA, RN, NEA-BC, Winthrop University Hospital; Grace M Blaney, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Winthrop University Hospital; Judith A Davis, RN, BS, BC, CWCC, Winthrop University Hospital

Handout (832.0 kB)

The Use of the EndoClear Catheter Device to Improve Ventilator Weaning
Linda C Schofield, PhD, MSN, BSN, ADN, McLaren Northern Michigan

Handout (489.8 kB)

Handout (554.4 kB)

Violence: Not in Your Job Description
Tracey A Melhuish, MSN, RN, CCRN, Holy Cross Hospital

Handout (303.6 kB)

Stay Out of the Doghouse: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategy (PUPS)
Denise Betcher, MSN, BSN, RN, Mayo Clinic Hospital; Melania Flores, BSN, RN, Mayo Clinic Hospital; Pamela Waychoff, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Mayo Clinic Hospital

Handout (137.0 kB)

A Nurse Driven Strategy to Significantly Impact Central Line Infection Rates
Mary Friel Fanning, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, WVU Healthcare; Dan Bazzoli, RN, BSN, WVU Healthcare; Dorothy Oakes, RN, MSN, NE-BC, WVU Healthcare

Handout (766.2 kB)

Rural hospital transitions in care improves patient satisfaction
Melissa F Dunford, MSN, Carilion Giles Community Hospital; Amy R Westmoreland, PharmD, Carilion Giles Community Hospital; Elizabeth M Ryan, RN, BSN, Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Handout

Handout

Partners in Quality: I Have Your Back
Lynne s Wagner, MHSA, BSN, RN CENP, Rose Medical Center

Handout (212.0 kB)

Implementation of a Bedside Scientist Program: An Innovative Strategy to Promote Quality and Research at the Bedside
Cathaleen Ley, Ph.D, RN, PMHCNS-BC, Anne Arundel Medical Center

Handout (406.7 kB)

Got the Message: Texting vs Talking
Melanie P Santos, RN, BSN-C, Baptist Hospital of Miami

Handout (3.2 MB)

Automating Pressure Ulcer and Restraint NDNQI Data Collection
Susan M Mascioli, RN, BSN, MS, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Christiana Care Health System; Leigh A. Cooke, BSM, Christiana Care Health Services; Jon Reynolds, A.A., Christiana Care Health Services

Handout (481.0 kB)

An Interproffesional Collaboration to Identify Areas of Potential Risk in Women Having Cesarean Surgery
Kathleen Macagone, BSN, RNC-OB, Delaware County Memorial Hospital; Tara G White, MSN, RN, CIC, CCRN, Delaware County Memorial Hospital; Rose Amato, MHA, BSN, RNC, Crozer Keystone Health System

Handout (157.7 kB)

Linking and Aligning Inter-Professional Performance to Improve Sepsis Mortality throughout a 9-Hospital Collaborative
Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, BA, RN, The Altos Group

Handout (1.7 MB)

Implementing a Code Blue Response Team in a Free Standing Ambulatory Setting
Kelly Manking, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Brent Straley, MSN, MBA, RN, CPN, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Elizabeth Cook, MSN, RN, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics

Handout (146.1 kB)

Handout (68.1 kB)

Wash the Bugs Away! A Team Approach to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients
Sheila Huynh, MSN, RN, CIC, CPHQ, Infection Prevention, University of Colorado Health System; John Gerstenberger, BNS, RN, University of Colorado Health System; Jeanette L Fraser, MSN, APN, CNS-BC, University of Colorado Health System

Handout (26.5 MB)

Strategizing for Success: Innovative Strategies for Improving Nursing Education Levels
Paula Blizzard, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Susan M Burns, MSN, RN, CPON, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Cheri Hunt, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Handout (412.5 kB)

Happiness is More Than Skin Deep; Implementation of Strategies to Improve Work Environment
Lara C Anderson, MSN, RN, CPN, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics; Mary L Dietrich, RN, BSN, CPN, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics

Handout (168.4 kB)

Creative Strategies for Using NDNQI Data to Improve the RN Practice Environment
Paula M Dycus, DNP, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital; Kathryn Krause, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital; Maris Brown, MHA, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Handout (909.8 kB)

Championing Interdisciplinary Delirium Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment for Hospitalized Adults
Cheri S Blevins, MSN RN CCRN CCNS, UVA Health System

Handout (262.7 kB)

Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Team - Driven Mobility Protocol
Darcia Jones, MSN, RN, WellStar Health System Kennestone Hospital; Rebecca M McGaffey, MSN, RN, CNL, Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

Handout (696.7 kB)

Teaching Students How to Evaluate and Implement Quality and Safety in Patient Care From Fundamentals to Graduation
Debra L Carter, Ed.D, MSN, BSN, FNP, RN, University of Virginia's College at Wise

Handout (357.9 kB)

Handout (92.2 kB)

Small Troubles Adaptive Responses 2: Network Study Participation - One Site's Results
Ellen M D'Errico, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Loma Linda University; Patricia Radovich, PhD, CNS, FCCM, Loma Linda University

Handout (926.0 kB)

Infection Prevention Strategies in Out-Patient Settings
Wendy Bjerke, PhD, MS, BA, ACSM/NPAS, Sacred Heart University; Suzanne Standish, MS, RD, RN, Bridgeport Hospital; Anthony Pastore, BS, Sacred Heart University

Handout (253.9 kB)

Face to Face Hand-off: Improving Transfer to the PICU After Cardiac Surgery at the University of Virginia
Nancy G Addison, BSN, RN, CCRN, University of Virginia Children's Hospital; Evie Nicholson, BSN, University of Virgnia Medical Center

Handout (239.2 kB)

The Green Zone: Revising Workflow to Improve Patient Safety
Debra Nussdorfer, MSN, BSN, RN, CNS, NE-BC, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services

Handout (508.5 kB)

Pediatric Blood Sparing: An Interdisciplinary Improvement Initiative to Reduce Pre-analytical Blood Collection Errors
Paula L Forsythe, MSN, BSN, RN, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center; Ruth A Natali, MT (ASCP) SH, University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Handout (160.0 kB)

Handout (1.8 MB)

CWOCNs Lead a Collaborative Approach to Sustained Improvements in FAPU Rates
Deborah E Horvath, MSN, RN, RN-BC, St. John Hospital and Medical Center; Honey Lyn Lerias, BSN, CWOCN, St. John Hospital and Medical Center; Jessica Krieg, BA, BSN, CWOCN, St. John Hosptial and Medical Center

Handout (149.6 kB)

Improving the Discharge Process through the Implementation of a Discharge Nurse
Melisa Paradis, MSN, RN, CPN, Children's Hospital & Medical Center; Kimberly Peterson, MSN, APRN-PCNS-BC, CPN, Children's Hospital & Medical Center

Handout (224.1 kB)

Creating a Culture of Teamwork Through the Use of Teamstepps Strategies within Women's and Infants Services
Suzanne A Lundeen, PhD, RNC-OB, Harris Health System; Maureen Padilla, DNP, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, Harris Health System

Handout (281.3 kB)

Engaging nurse residents in a campaign to improve nurse sensitive quality outcomes
Regina E Nailon, RN, PhD, The Nebraska Medical Center; Rosanna Morris, BSN, RN, MBA, NE-BC, The Nebraska Medical Center; Lynnee' Pattrin, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, The Nebraska Medical Center

Handout (1.3 MB)

A Nursing Collaborative: Dispeling Sacred Cows and Reducing Restraint Use
Maureen a Seckel, MSN, BSN, RN, APN, ACNS-BC, CCNS, CCRN, Christiana Care Health System; Teresa L Panchisin, MSN, BSN, RN, ACNS-BC, Christiana Care Health System; Dannette A. Mitchell, MSN, RN, CCRN, Christiana Care Health Systems

Handout (645.9 kB)

A Nurse Driven Oral Nutritional Supplement Protocol developed from NDNQI Outcomes Data
Stephanie Heckman, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN, Franciscan St. Francis Health

Handout (4.2 MB)

A Staff Respite Room; Magnetizing and Energizing the Staff for Retention and Satisfaction
Lenore M Costello, DNP, RN, UPMC Shadyside; Barbara King, MSN, RN, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center- Shadyside

Handout (2.4 MB)

Changing Culture Leads to Decreased Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Janet L Mullen, BSN, BEd, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, UPMC Passavant; Janet L Surrena, MSN, RN, CPAN, UPMC Passavant; Jessica R Johnston, BSN, RN, CON, UPMC Passavant; Margaret Hayden, MSN, RN, UPMC Passavant

Handout (413.0 kB)

Sacred Cow Contest: Building Enthusiasm in Clinical Nurses for Evidence Based Practice
Debra Nussdorfer, MSN, BSN, RN, CNS, NE-BC, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services; Rochelle Salmore, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services

Handout (610.9 kB)

Compassion Fatigue in Acute Care Nurses
Paula R Carmouche, MSN, RN, Baptist Health Louisville; Linda Cain, PhD, MSN RN, Bellarmine University

Handout (876.7 kB)

Working Smarter -- Innovative National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®) Prevalence Survey Data Collection
Heather L Craven, MS, RN, CMSRN, Medical University Hospital Authority; Stan Flowers, BA, Medical University Hospital Authority; Phillip Botham, BSN, RN, WOCNCB, Medical University Hospital Authority

Handout (138.6 kB)

Prelude to Death or Practice Failure
Mary R Brennan, MBA BS RN CWON, North Shore University Hospital; Lily Thomas, Ph.D., RN, North Shore -LIJ Health System

Handout (1.9 MB)

Beyond the Bundle: Preventing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections
Michelle A Dodson, BSN, Tri-City Medical Center; Susan M Arnold, BS, RNC-NIC, Tri-City Medical Center; Susan M Bowles, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNS, Tri-City Medical Center

Handout (556.4 kB)

Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Innovative Strategies Beyond the Bundle
Alyssa R Bostwick, RN, MBA, MSN, CPN, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Handout (494.0 kB)

Bedside Nurses Leading the Way Utilizing Evidence-Based Practice to Attain Better Clinical Outcomes For Fall Prevention
Martha Cangany, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, Franciscan St. Francis Health; Dawn M Back, BSN, Franciscan Saint Francis; Tori D Hamilton-Kelly, ASN, RN, Franciscan Saint Francis Health

Handout (164.4 kB)

RN Documentation Specialist: The Key to Improving Nursing Sensitive Indicators and Core Measures in Surgical Services
Patricia G Shaffer, JD, MSN, RN, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Christy L Mills, RN, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Stacy L Hanna, RN, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System

Handout (6.6 MB)

Optimizing Physical Cond Prior to Heart Transplant. in Pts on Centrimag Bi-VADThrough Prog Ambulation Nrsg Initiatives
Linda A Currie, MSN, BS, RN, CNS, CCRN-CSC, VCUHS

Handout (74.1 kB)

Handout (116.7 kB)

Handout (5.1 kB)

Achieving and Sustaining a Decreased Fall Rate Through Innovation and Education
Mary Lou Sylwestrak, MS, APN, RN, ONC, CWOCN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; Linda Serafin, RN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; Roseanne Niese, MBA, BSN, RN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Handout (1.8 MB)

Bridging the gap between nurses and staffing decisions
Roni S Ferrenberg, MSN, BBA, RN, CCRN, Penrose Hospital; Jennifer A Robertson, BSN, RN, CNML, Penrose Hospital

Handout (480.4 kB)

Implementation of an In-House Sepsis Alert Process: The Magic Bullet
Melanie Duffy, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS, Pinnacle Health System; Crystal A. Miller, ADN, RN, CCRN, Pinnacle Health System

Handout (1.9 MB)

Implementing ERT practice guidelines in a dual site academic medical center: A transformational and lean approach
Damon E Watkins, MSN, RN, CPAN, UT Southwestern Medical Center--Zale Lipshy

Handout (1.2 MB)

Improving the Patient Experience: Responsiveness and Nursing Communication
Darci L. Bowles, MS, RN, RRT, CNML, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Handout (538.4 kB)

A Skin Care Algorithm Created by Nurses for Nurses
Stephanie Campbell, BSN, RN, CRRN, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Pauline M Jones, M.Ed, FNP - BC, CRRN, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Kathleen A Barrett, MS, FNP-BC, RN, CRRN, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Handout (374.0 kB)

Reducing Hospital Acquired Conditions through the appropriate use of Clinical Indications Withdrawal of Alcohol Protocol
Barry S Gallison, DNP, MS, APRN-BC, NEA-BC, CPHQ, AHN-BC, Broward Health Imperial Point; Barbara L. Donnelly, RN, BSN, MHSA, CCRN, Broward Health/Imperial Point Medical Center; Sandra Todd-Atkinson, RN, EdD, Broward Health Imperial Point

Handout (345.6 kB)

Implementing a Patient Focused Flexible Staffing Model
Toni L Moriarty-Smith, MSN/ED, RN, NE-BC, McLaren Northern Mighigan; Jennifer Woods, RN, MSN, CNML, McLaren Northern Michigan

Handout (812.5 kB)

Nurse Perceptions of Strategies to Increase NDNQI Survey Participation
Colette Tilton, MSN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center; Rob Daigneault, CHE, MS, MBA, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center; Susan Fetzer, RN, PhD, MBA, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center

Handout (726.3 kB)

Stop the Chaos! One Patient at a Time, Please
Jessica A Smith, MSN, RN, CMSRN, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Handout (929.6 kB)

Worth The Wait: Reduction In <39 Weeks Elective Deliveries
Raquel Kelly P Walker, MSN, RNC-MNN, RN-BC, Roper St. Francis Healthcare; Virginia K Ballentine, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Handout (3.1 MB)

Handout (3.1 MB)

Going Beyond the Bundle: Ensuring Best Practices in the Prevention of Central Line Blood Stream Infections
Melissa A. Lowder, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, Franciscan St. Francis Hospital

Handout (102.7 kB)

Retention Initiatives: Interdisciplinary Strategies to Decrease Turnover
Christine S. Daniels, RN, MBA, MSN, NE-BC, West Virginia University Hospitals; Jennifer Mackovjak, MSN, RN-BC, West Virginia University Hospital; Samantha Richards, RN, MBA, MSN, West Virginia University Hospitals

Handout (516.1 kB)

WOW No Fall: A Fall Prevention Strategy
Ilya B Evangelista, MA, RN, CMSRN, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Jamie Ruhmshottel, RN-BC, Mount Sinai Medical Center

Handout (194.5 kB)

Zap the VAP
Sandra Marken, MBA, BSN, RN, Banner Cardon Children's Medical Center

Handout (1.9 MB)

Predictors of Pressure Ulcers in patients with Vascular Disease
Tonya L Moyse, BSN, RN, Cleveland Clinic

Handout (102.2 kB)

Simplifying treatment of community acquired pneumonia using an "Eggs and Toast" approach
Caroline C Vierheller, MSN, MHA/I, BA, RN, CEN, COHN-S, Nash Health Care Systems

Handout (957.7 kB)

Iron Infusion Protocol: Impact of Unit Based Practice
Nicole Young, AD, RN-BC, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center; Susan Fetzer, RN, PhD, MBA, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center

Handout (200.9 kB)

Increasing the Reliability of Vaccine Records on Infants
Kelly Manking, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics; Jolynn Parker, BSN, RN, CPN, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics

Handout (145.2 kB)

Handout (176.7 kB)

Goodbye to BSI
Arlene Phillips, CPHQ, Shands Jacksonville; Lisa Kelly, BSN, RN, UFHealth Jacksonville; Karen Kinlaw, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, UFHealth Jacksonville

Handout (1.5 MB)

Addressing Dismal Fall Scores: Igniting the passion and sustaining the gain for fall prevention
Kaycee Shiskowsky, MBA, BSN, RN, University of Colorado Hospital; Nicole Huntley, BSN, RN, University of Colorado Hospital; Lindsie Stephan, RN, BSN, MBA, Unversity of Colorado Hospital

Handout (859.7 kB)

Implementation of Transitional Care Program
Jane Russell, RN MSN, Good Samaritan Hospital

Handout (292.1 kB)

Which are cleaner? Disposable vs. Non-Disposable ECG Lead Wires
Nancy G Addison, BSN, RN, CCRN, University of Virginia Children's Hospital; David Strider, DNP, ACNP, RN, CCRN, University of Virginia Health System; Virginia Syptak, BSN, RN, University of Virginia Children's Hospital

Handout (625.4 kB)

Transfusion Safety: Less is More
Mary Lou Sylwestrak, MS, APN, RN, ONC, CWOCN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; Lori Pinzon, MS, BS, RN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Handout (1.9 MB)

Oncology Patients Perceptions of Fall Prevention for Sustainable Hospital Programs
Rihana Y Al-Ghalayini, BA, BSN, RN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Deborah L Sheikholeslami, BSN, RN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Laura Cullen, DNP, RN, FAAN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Handout (179.8 kB)

Improving Efficiencies in Data Collection, Processing, and Reliability Using Innovative Technology
Sameera Ahmed, RHIA, Lehigh Valley Health Network; Marie-Claude Gutekunst, MSN, RN, PCCN, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Handout (6.1 MB)

Maintaining a Safe Patient Environment Without the Use of Restraints
Laurie M Yuditsky, MBA, BSN, RN, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center

Handout (184.2 kB)

Skin Team Redesign
Kathleen L Fowler, MSN, RN, CMSRN, UPMC St. Margaret

Handout (1.7 MB)

Need for Speed: Collaborative Effort for Early Detection of Septic Patients with Comprehensive Sepsis Criteria Worksheet
Cindy Marino, MSN, RN, Hahnemann University Hospital; Palaka C. Patel, MSN, RN, Hahnemann University Hospital

Handout (1.9 MB)

Preventing Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression in Med-Surg Though the Use of Capnography
Heather L. Carlisle, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, RN-BC, University of Arizona Medical Center

Handout (3.9 MB)

Effect of peri-operative certified RNs on nursing sensitive patient outcomes in respective hospital surgical units
Diane K. Boyle, PhD, RN, University of Wyoming; Emily Cramer, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center; Catima Potter, MPH, University of Kansas

Handout (920.4 kB)

Using electronic documentation as a decision-tree to facilitate and sustain a SCIP-9 improvement
Brandee A. Wornhoff, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, Hendricks Regional Health; Alice Rushing, BSN, RN, CRRN, LSSHGB, Hendricks Regional Health

Handout (6.2 MB)

The Standard Leadership Calendar -- A Successful Strategy to Build a Healthy and Safe Work Environment
Jennifer R Devine, BSN, RN, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Handout (800.3 kB)

Continuous Quality Improvement: Initiatives For Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Vittoria A Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Kathy Easter, RN, CCRN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Brandi Handel, MSN, RN, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Handout (358.8 kB)

Risk Adjusted Staffing to Improve Patient Value and Financial Performance
Jim Woodard, MBA, BSN, RN, Porter Adventist Hospital, Centura Health; Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Porter Adventist Hospital, Centura Health; Nan Davidson, MA, BSN, RN, CNS-BC, Porter Adventist Hospital, Centura Health

Handout (842.5 kB)

Doing What We Have Always Done...Stopping the Insanity
Michele A. Seator, MS, BSN, RN, DMC Harper-Hutzel Hospital; Deborah K King, MSN, BSN, ADN, RN-C, DMC Harper Hutzel Hospital; Jeffrey Wolff, ADN, RN, DMC Harper-Hospital Hosptial

Handout (192.8 kB)

Reducing Readmissions: Leveraging Care Networks to Achieve Safe Patient Transitions
Nan M Solomons, MS, BA, MaineHealth; Suneela Nayak, MSN, BSN, RN, MaineHealth

Handout (772.3 kB)

UTILIZATION OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL KAIZEN PROCESS TO IMPROVE LABOR INDUCTION SCHEDULING
Bonnie J Walden, MS, BSN, RNC-OB, Highland Hospital; Laurel J Schultz, MS, BSN, RN, Highland Hospital

Handout (956.9 kB)

Use of the Liberating Structures in Fall Reduction: Out of the Box Strategies
Laurie L Smith, MSN, BSN, RN, CEN, Billings Clinic; Jennifer L Tafelmeyer, BSN, RN, PCCN, Billings Clinic; Robin Wicks, MSN, RN, PCCN, Billings Clinic

Handout (1.8 MB)

Improved Neonatal Skin Care after Development of Neonatal Skin Guidelines and Skin Team
Patricia Macho, MS, BSN, RNC-NICU, NSLIJ Healthcare System-Cohen Children's Medical Center; Diane Shimborske, BSN, RNC-NIC, NSLIJ Healthcare System-Cohen Children's Medical Center; Karen Clemens, BSN, NSLIJ Healthcare System-Cohen Children's Medical Center

Handout (1.3 MB)

Academic Partnerships: Developing Clinical Leader and Frontline Staff QI Scholars through EBP Implementation Programs
Marcie H Calandra, MS, BSN, RN, APN-BC, Adventist Hinsdale Hospital; Ellen M Moore, DNP, RN, FNP, Purdue University

Handout (3.2 MB)

Daily AM Wake Up Assessment Decreases Unplanned Extubation and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in the ICU
Michael E Lloyd, MS RN, Temple University Hospital; Ercele P. Reyes, MS, RN, Temple University Hospital

Handout (569.4 kB)

“Stay Hooked Up”: An Evidence-Based Approach to Decreasing Port-a-Cath Bloodstream Infection Rates
Blissa Usher, RN, Hahnemann University Hospital; Jami DeNigris, BA, RN, OCN, Hahnemann University Hospital; Barbara Fry-Arrighy, BS, MT (ASCP)SM, MBA, CIC, Hahnemann university Hospital; Meghan Stokley, BSN, RN, OCN, Hahnemann University Hospital

Handout (1.4 MB)

An APN Homecare Intervention:Implementing Evidence Based Coping Mechanisms for Breast Cancer
Meghan O Coleman, MSN, RN, CRNP, AOCNP, Villanova University

Handout (850.3 kB)

Reducing pressure ulcers in pediatric and neonatal patients
Marcia J Knepp, BSN RN CPN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Julie M Landsteiner, RN, CPN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Stephanie A Stewart, MSN, RNC, University of Iowa Hostpitals and Clinics

Handout (912.1 kB)

Reducing Hospital-Acquired VTE
Jill L. Sarbenoff, BSN, BA, RN, CCRN, Methodist Hospital

Handout (1.7 MB)

Culture Change to Reduce Use of Seclusion & Restraint-Creating a More Positive Work Environment
Constance A Noll, MA, BSN, RN-BC, University of Maryland Medical Center; Kimberly T Sadtler, MSN, BSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, University of Maryland Medical Center; Dennis Brumbles, BSN, RN-BC, University of Maryland Medical Center

Handout (147.5 kB)

Tackling Recidivism and Readmissions: Empower and Engage Your Organization
Leah Montoya, MHA, BSN, RN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; Dawn Moeller, MHA, BSN, RN, CEN, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Handout (2.6 MB)

Reducing Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections through a Medical Center-wide Multidisciplinary Initiative
Judith Doty, MSN, RN, The University of Chicago Medical Center; Katherine Pakieser-Reed, PhD, RN, The University of Chicago Medical Center; Emily Lowder, PhD, RN, NE-BC, The University of Chicago Medical Center

Handout (615.5 kB)

Mindfulness for Stress Reduction in the Workplace
Betsy Murphy, MS, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, Integrative Pathways to Healing

Handout (336.0 kB)

Weekly Interdisciplinary Skin Rounds in a Community Hospital: Preventing Pressure Ulcers, Improving Care
Laura E Dolloff, BS, RN, CCRN, Elliot Health Systems; Michelle Bricker, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CWS, Elliot Health Systems; Thomas J Szopa, MS, BSN, RN, CWON, CCCN, Elliot Health System

Handout (1.2 MB)

We Brake for Breaks
Mona Cockerham, MSN, RN, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital; Robin Howe, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Handout (611.9 kB)

Zapping VAP: How a Medical Intermediate Unit Achieved Two and a Half Years Without a Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia
Chandra Speight-Rahilly, MA, RN, CMSRN, Vidant Medical Center; Shanon Brown, RN, CMSRN, Vidant Medical Center; Chloe Linton, RN, Vidant Medical Center

Handout (1.1 MB)

Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to a Nerve Block Program in the Ambulatory Setting
Paulette A Harris, BSN, RN, CNOR, Stamford Surgical Center

Handout (277.4 kB)

Breaking Free From Restraints
Kirstan Baxter, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, Christiana Care Health System; Sharmila Johnson, MSN, APN, ACNS-BC, CCRN,, Christiana Care Health System; Lindsay Long, RN, CCRN, Christiana Care Health System

Handout (443.1 kB)

Where are We Falling Down? Development of a Hospital Falls Database for Local Clinical Intelligence
Bonnie Adrian, PhD, RN, Denver Health

Handout (127.1 kB)

Nurses Holding Each Other Accountable: The Effects of Using a Communication Intervention on Staff Engagement
Susan K Weimer, MSN, RN, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Handout (200.7 kB)

Nurses Owning Their Practice One Shot At A Time
Kathy L Hulse, RN, MSN, CPHQ, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics

Handout (302.1 kB)

Implementing Meaningful Quality Improvement in a Pediatric Ambulatory Care Network: Falls Reduction Project
Christine B. Macaulay, RN, MSN, CEN, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia; Linda H. Youngstrom, PhD., RN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Handout (825.1 kB)

Handout (452.3 kB)

Utilitizing Lean Process for Quality Improvment in an Ambulatory Urgent Care Setting
Gwyneth S Stuckless, RN, Denver Health Medical Center; Brandi C Trinkaus, RN, Denver Health Medical Center; Amy Steele, BSN, RN, Denver Health Medical Center

Handout (406.1 kB)

Willing to walk for the team: an innovative, evidence-based strategy to support nurses when reassigned
Trina Trimmer, MSN, BSN, RNC, VCU Health System; Lisa F Shaver, MS, RNC-NIC, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System; Tashika T Nixon, MSN, RN, CMSRN, VCU Health Systems

Handout (137.6 kB)

Correlation of sound and aggression: Does reducing sound levels decrease restraint and seclusion?
Valerie A Seney, MA, LMHC, BSN, RN, Bradley Hospital Lifespan

Handout (1.3 MB)

The Pathways to Nursing Care Excellence Fellowship
Dory G Walczak, MA, MSHI, BSN, RN, Children's National Medical Center; Renee Roberts-Turner, DHA, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Children's National Medical Center; Emily J Dorosz, BSN, RN, CPEN, CPN, Children's National Medical Center

Handout (1.5 MB)

When Technology Hinders Patient Flow and Satisfaction
Jennifer Achenbach, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CEN, Alegent Health Mercy Hospital; Barbara Roenfeld, BSN, NE-BC, Alegent Health Mercy Hospital; Bernadette Vacha, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital

Handout (782.8 kB)

It Takes A Village: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Fall Reduction Through Innovation and Practice
Felisha E Alderson, BSN, RN, CRRN, Christiana Care Health Systems; Kathleen M King, BS, ADN, RN-BC, CRRN, Christiana Care Health Systems

Handout (983.9 kB)

On-Boarding Nursing Excellence: Hiring Strategies to Improve Performance and Nurse Retention
Margaret R Morales, MA, RN, ACNS, NEA-BC., Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

Handout (493.5 kB)

Do institutional oral hygiene recommendations influence bedside practices?
Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo, PhD, RN, University of Michigan; Mary Blegen, PhD, RN, University of California San Francisco

Handout (778.9 kB)

Keep Patients Safe - Vaccinate
Carmen K Pal, MSN, MBA, RN, PCCN, Christiana Care Health System; Susan M Mascioli, RN, BSN, MS, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Christiana Care Health System; Jan Gibson-Gerrity, MS, BSN, RN, Christiana Care Health System

Handout (945.6 kB)

Development of a Pressure Ulcer Trigger Tool for the Neonatal Population
Bette K Schumacher, MS, RN, CPN, CNS, Sanford USD Medical Center

Handout (453.4 kB)

UFOs DO EXIST: Reducing Unnecessary Foley Object
Renee Gould, MS, BS, RN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Mary Kay Brooks, MSN, BSN, RN, CPHQ, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Jill C Lacey, MPH, BA, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Handout (3.9 MB)

Academic Community Partnership to Enhance Quality Outcomes: A Pilot Study
Kathleen T Lucke, PhD, RN, University at Buffalo; Patty F Havard, Pharm D, Ohio State University; Diane E Elze, PhD, University at Buffalo

Handout (1.1 MB)

Implementation of Multi-Point Access Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients
Jessica A Wilson, MSN, BSN, ADN, RN, CNS, FNP, Methodist Hospitals; Ruby Long, MD, Methodist Hosptials; Connie Adams, MS, RN, CCNS, CCRN, Methodist Hospitals

Handout (1.6 MB)

Overcoming Oversedation in Hospitalized Patients: More Than Meets the Eye
Jeannine M Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN, Billings Clinic

Handout (6.5 MB)

Using Shared Governance to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department
Constance M Bowen, DNP, RN, APN-C, CCNS, CEN, CCRN, Kennedy University Hospital; Tracy Coleman, BSN, RN, Kennedy University Hospital; Linda Barnes, RN, AAS, AD, FN-CSA, Kennedy University Hospital

Handout (951.9 kB)

Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarct in a Rural Community Hospital Emergency Room
Megan C Hawkins, BSN, RN, Corning Hospital Guthrie; Andrea Champion, MSN, RN, Corning Hospital Guthrie; Aimee Smith, RN, Corning Hospital Guthrie

Handout (1.6 MB)

Collecting the Data- Now What?
Roxana Reyna, BSN, RNC-NIC, WCC, Driscoll Children's Hospital; Oscar Solis, BA, RN, WCC, CWON, Driscoll Children's Hospital; Patricia L Carr, MSN RN-NIC, Driscoll Children's Hospital

Handout (1004.5 kB)

Journey to 4 program certification
Tara D Stauffacher, RN, BSN, ONC, Sanford Medical Center; Mary B Ryan, RNBC, Sanford Medical Center

Handout (1.1 MB)

Under Pressure: Our Journey to Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Stephanie S Jackson, DNP, RN, CNS, ACNS-BC, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital; Kathy Merkh, MS, RN, CWON, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Handout (963.4 kB)

From Patient Care Facilitator to Patient Outcome Facilitator, the evolution of a nursing model
Janelle L. Mentzel, MSN, RNBC, Baptist Hospital of Miami; Becky J. Montesino-King, DNP, RN, MSN, CENP, Baptist Hospital of Miami

Handout (794.1 kB)

Remapping Fall Reduction Program with Accountability for Sucess
Mary Ann S Jacobs, MS, BSN, RN, BC-NE, Bryn Mawr Hospital; Theresa Ritz, MSN, RN, CMSRN, Main Line Health/Bryn Mawr Hospital

Handout (1.1 MB)

Handout (1.1 MB)

No Pass Zone: Improving Staff Responsiveness
Nicole M Santucci, MSN, RN, UPMC Passavant

Handout (761.6 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

An Integrative Strategy to Reducing Falls: The Implications of Clinical Microsystems to Decrease Fragmentation
Gordana Dermody, MSN, RN, CNL, OSF SAint Anthony Medical Center; Colleen Klein, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center

Handout (847.7 kB)

A Pain Champion Program: Improving Outcomes for Oncology Patients and Staff
Joan Beard, RN-BC, MSN, Mercy Medical Center

Handout (226.6 kB)

Improving Discharge Timeliness
Sandra Marken, MBA, BSN, RN, Banner Cardon Children's Medical Center

Handout (1.4 MB)

Quality Breakthrough: Reducing Central Line Blood Stream Infections to Zero
Ann Asnaashari, MS, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, HACP, NEA-BC, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital; Leslie S. Norman, MPH, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital

Handout (4.4 MB)

Handout (680.7 kB)

Peer to Peer Compliance Monitoring
Holly C Roberts, MSN, RN, Norton Hospital

Handout (107.8 kB)

Creating a Culture of Zero Tolerance for Lateral Violence in the Workplace
Elizabeth M Smith, MBA, BSN, RN, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Handout (401.3 kB)

Fall Prevention and The Safety Facilitator
Patricia A Sanchez, RN, BSN, Inspira Health Network; Helen Rapetti, RN, BSN, Inspira Healthcare Network

Handout (364.8 kB)

Direct-care nurse perceptions of barriers to code reduction on an inpatient pediatric medical unit
Heidi L McNeely, MSN, BSN, BA, RN, PCNS-BC, Children's Hospital Colorado; Bonnie Adrian, PhD, RN, Denver Health

Handout (510.3 kB)

Efficacy of a paging system for parents awaiting their child's return from cardiothoracic surgery
Sara Osborne, BSN, RN, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Anait Hokhikyan, BSN, RN, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Megan Frew, BSN, RN, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Handout (2.4 MB)

INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CATHETER ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION (CLABSI) RATES IN THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT
Hollie A. Gow, ARNP, MSN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, PCCN, Baptist Health South Florida; Orlando Betancourt, ARNP, MSN, CCRN, ACNP-BC, Baptist Hospital of Miami; Patricia E Russell, RN, BSN, Baptist Health of Miami

Handout (149.6 kB)

Happy skin: Preventing hospital acquired pressure ulcers through a SKIN bundle and staff text reminders
Floralynn Lacrete, BSN, RN, CMSRN, West Kendall Baptist Hospital; Mavel Arinal, BSN, RN, CMSRN, West Kendall Baptist Hospital; Pamela Paton, RN, West Kendall Baptist Hospital

Handout (992.4 kB)

Outcomes of Adding Nurse Practitioners to Interprofessional Teams Utilizing Structural Empowerment Theory
April N Kapu, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, Vanderbilt University Hospital; Pamela Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Handout (1.2 MB)

Innovative Techniques to Enhance Frontline Nurse Participation in Reducing CA-BSIs
Devin D Bowers, RN, MSN, NE-BC, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics; Shekinah Hensley, RN, CCRN, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Handout (4.9 MB)

Venous thromboembolism prevention: an innovative approach to improving quality and safety in a Neuro ICU
Stephanie M Cox, BSN, RN, University of Colorado Hospital; Karen Wheeler, BSN RN VA-BC, University of Colorado Hospital

Handout (304.8 kB)

Nurse Leadership: Moving Beyond the CUSP of Quality Care
Christine A Goeschel, ScD, MPA, MPS, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Handout (523.1 kB)

Cultivating Your Nursing Zen Through the Practice of Mindfulness
Dawn Bazarko, DNP, MPH, RN, United Health Group

Handout (624.6 kB)

Ambulatory Care: Nursing Care on the Go!
Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Jefferson School of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University

Handout (1.3 MB)

Care Coordination: Surviving & Thriving in Inter-Professional Care Settings
Gerri Lamb, PhD, RN, FAAN, Arizona State University

Handout (451.8 kB)

Empowering Frontline Nurses
Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, Ohio State University

Handout (1.8 MB)