2013 SI Abstracts & Winners

Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.

1. Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Research & Activities
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science
   Network
   UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   
   
2. Creating a National Research Agenda for Improvement Science
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science Research
   Research Network
   UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   
   
3. Building Capacity and Collaboration for Research in Improvement Science
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science
   Research Network
   UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   Darpan Patel, PhD, Grace Willard, RN, PhD, Frank Puga, PhD
   
   
4. Detecting First Order Operational Failures on a National Level Using the Improvement Science Research Network
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science
   Research Network UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   Robert L. Ferrer, MD, MPH, Darpan Patel, PhD, Frank Puga, PhD
   
   
5. Small Troubles, Adaptive Responses (STAR-2): Frontline Nurse Engagement in Quality Improvement
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science
   Research Network
   UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   Darpan Patel, PhD, Frank Puga, PhD, Robert L. Ferrer, MD, MPH
   
   
6. Dandelion Effect of a Team Training Program to Enhance Patient Safety and Quality
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science
   Research Network
   UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   Michael G. Corneille, MD, Frank Puga, PhD
   
   
7. The ACE-ERI: An Instrument to Benchmark EBP Readiness in Student and Clinician Populations
   Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN
   Professor & Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Improvement Science
   Research Network
   UT Health Science Center San Antonio
   Frank Puga, PhD, Vivian Low, MPH, BSN, RN-BC
   
   

Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.

1. An Evidence-Based, Comprehensive Intervention to Reduce Pneumonia-Related Acute Care ReAdmissions from Nursing Home Facilities
   Angela E. Adams, MSN, MBA, DNP
   Audie L. Murphy VA
   Carole White
   
   
2. Using the Transformational Leadership Model to Improve Nurse Leader Retention and
   Organizational Outcomes
   Elizabeth Asturi, MSN, RN, NE-BC
   Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
   
   
3. An EBP Project to Reduce VAP: Continuous Subglottic Suctioning
   Lisa Baker, RN, BSN, CCRN
   Susan Smith (Presenter)
   Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
   Susan Smith
   
   
4. Fall Prevention: Incorporating Jean Watson’s Human Caring Theory – An Evidence-Based
   Practice (EBP) Approach
   Emma B. Belisario, BSN, RN
   Michael E. DeBakey VA Hospital
   Michael Mistric, Mary Anne Reese, Sheila Richey
   
   
5. Moving Evidence to Practice: Delirium Assessment in Critical Care
   Sarah Booth, BSN, RN, CCRN, SANE
   VA Palo Alto Health Care System
   David Renfro, Denise Renfro, Jovie Yabes, Roberta Oka
   
   
6. Impact of Bronchiolitis Guideline Implementation on Resource Utilization
   Cindy Darnell Bowens, MD
   University of Texas Southwestern
   Vineeta Mittal, Brian Walsh, Mohamed Badawy, Martha Shaw, Amit Mehta, Jerithea Tidwell,
   Rodica Pop, Rustin Morse, Laurie Barenblat, Maeve Sheehan, Sandra McDermott, Carolyn Cannon,
   Jeffrey Kahn
   
   
7. Devastating Brain Injury: Adult Population in the Emergency Setting
   Tania V. Bridgeman, PhD, MPA, RN
   University of California Irvine
   Darlene Bradley
   
   
8. Perceptions of Patient Care Techs (PCTs) on Teamwork and Competency as it Relates to Patient Care
   Paige Brown, MSN, RN, CMSRN, ONC
   Medical Center of Lewisville
   
   
9. Improving Patient Satisfaction Scores with a New Intermediate Care Unit (IMU) Language: An
   Evidence-Based Practice Project
   Gloria K. Caclini, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN
   Harris Health System
   Dawn Purvis, Maureen Sain, Cecilia Wamwiri
   
   
10. UTMB Emergency Services Hand Hygiene Quality Improvement Initiative
    Pamela Cruz, BSN, RN
    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
    Valerie Brumfield, Christine Wade
    
    
11. Improving the Accessibility of Evidence-Based Practice across a Large Healthcare System
    Deanna Curry, MS, RN
    Chris Slaughter (Presenter)
    Catholic Health Initiatives
    Jeffrey Hansen, Camille Haycock, Chris Slaughter
    
    
12. Quiet Time - Uninterrupted Rest for Patients
    Carla A. Dahm, BSN, RN-BC
    University of Tennessee Medical Center
    
    
13. Improving Communication between Nurses and Hospitalist Physicians: The Case of St. Paul’s
    Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan—Canada
    Ben Daniel, PhD
    Izabela Szelest (Presenter)
    Saskatoon Health Region
    Charlene Magnus, Beth Horsburgh
    
    
14. Multi-Disciplinary Approach on Delirium Recognition Initiative
    Mary Joy Daniel, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC
    The Methodist Hospital - Houston, TX
    Ruth Richards, Kathryn Agarwal
    
    
15. A Healthy Work Environment Endeavor: Postoperative Handover from the OR to CTICU
    Anna Dermenchyan, RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Virginia Erickson, Sumit Singh
    
    
16. Growing EBP Champions through a RN to BS Program
    Lin J. Drury, PhD, RN
    Pace University
    Sharon Stahl Wexler, Esma Paljevic
    
    
17. Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Nurse Residency Program Pilot
    Mary Fanning, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
    WVU Healthcare
    
    
18. Readmission Reduction Strategy Trial: Assessment and Communication Tool
    Teresa J. Faykus, DNP, MSN
    East Ohio Regional Hospital and Waynesburg University
    Donna Bazan, Kathy Boehm
    
    
19. Patient Bedside Hand-Off on a Medical-Surgical Unit
    Susanne T. Fehr, RN-BC, NE-BC, MS
    Marie Lynn (Presenter)
    Inova Alexandria Hospital
    Marie Lynn, Susannah Suppey
    
    
20. Creating a Culture of Zero Tolerance for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
    Jeffery W. Forehand, MSN, RN-BC
    University of Alabama
    Marietta P. Stanton
    
    
21. A Quiet ICU? You Must Be Kidding!
    Kristie A. Foreman, RN, CCRN
    Pinnacle Health
    Kathryn A. Chester
    
    
22. Looking at the Evidence: A Paradigm to Improve the Critical Thinking Skills of the Newly Trained
    Triage Nurse in the Emergency Department
    Janice M. Francischine, RN, MS, CPNP, CEN
    North Shore LIJ Health System
    
    
23. Internal Communications and the Effect on Employee Engagement
    Cherie Gaither, DNP, RN, CNML
    Norton Healthcare
    Sherill Cronin, Ruth Wagoner, Linda Zapp
    
    
24. An Evidence-Based Initiative to Reduce Healthcare Acquired Infections
    Alba I. Gonzalez Ramos, MSN, RN, CCNS
    Florida Hospital South
    Sandra Van Horn, Kimberly Kerns
    
    
25. Press Release: The Pressure is on to Relieve Pressure Ulcers!
    Karen L. Good, BSN, RN, CCRN
    Pinnacle Health System
    
    
26. Beyond Guidelines: A Model to Support High Quality Evidence-Based Care
    Theresa L. Green, RN, PhD
    University of Calgary
    Patrice Lindsay, Michael Suddes
    
    
27. A 12-Step Program to Fall Prevention
    Victoria Greenwood, MS, RN-BC
    St. Peter's Hospital and The Sage Colleges
    Sapna Mathai, Maryann Vanscoy
    
    
28. Sitters No More! Transformation from Sitters to Therapeutic Companions
    Nancy Haller, MN, RN, CNL
    Portland VA Medical Center
    Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Michelle Rhoney
    
    
29. Visual Management Board: Achieving Organizational Outcomes
    Jacquelyn Harmon, RN-BC
    Inova Loudoun Hospital
    Alison Smolsky, Kathleen Wright
    
    
30. Quality Improvement Project Plan for an Inpatient Warfarin Management Protocol
    Deedra A. Harrington, DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    
    
31. Implementing an Evidence-Based Strategy to Promote Influenza Vaccination
    Jennifer N. Hill, BA, MA
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
    Sherri L. LaVela, Edward Hines, Jr.
    
    
32. The Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Nursing Practice at Baptist Beaumont Hospital
    Michelle Hutto, MSN, RN, CPN
    Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
    Jenny Rawls
    
    
33. Daily Plan Development Initiative
    Jessie M. Johnson, BSN, RN-BC
    Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks
    Cathy Steele
    
    
34. Venous Leg Ulcer Interventions: Quality of the Evidence
    Katherine R. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
    Case Western Reserve University
    Nirmala Lekhak, Napat Kaewluang
    
    
35. Expediting Emergency Care of Febrile Neutropenia Patients
    Ann Kelley, BSN, RN
    Methodist Hospital
    Hannah Sowell, Carole Elledge, Mary Krivoy, Jill MacPherson, Carlos Bachier, Fred LeMaistre,
    Sarah Cannon, Paul J. Shaughnessy, Roberta Tremper
    
    
36. Evidence Based Recommendations for Managing PIVs and Infusions
    Joanna R. Klein, MSN, CMSRN, PHN, BS
    VA Palo Alto
    Deborah Cook, Karen Boatright, Sarah Woodward, David Renfro, Denise Renfro, Roberta Oka
    
    
37. Release Your Practice: An Evidenced-Based Project to Reduce Restraint Use
    Elizabeth I. Kozub, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN
    Sharp Memorial Hospital
    Jessica Sullivan
    
    
38. Patient-Centered Insulin Dosing Cycles Producing Glycemic Control through Interdisciplinary
    Collaboration
    Jaci L. Langham, RN, CMSRN
    Baylor All Saints Medical Center
    
    
39. Ask Me 3^TM: A Tool for Health Literacy Promotion among Minority Populations
    Danet M. Lapiz-Bluhm, PhD, RN, FAAN
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    Glenise Perez, Michelle Wong, Alexandra Carpenter
    
    

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Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.

1. 60 Day Hire Initiative: Checking the Pulse of New Nurse Hires
   Heather Machado, RN
   Hartford Hospital
   Cheryl Ficara, Deborah Tetreault, Maria Tackett, Matthew Manufo
   
   
2. Transforming Safety, Communication, and Efficiency: The Huddle/Lunch Buddy Initiative
   Heather Machado, RN
   Hartford Hospital
   Cheryl Ficara, Deborah Tetreault, Maria Tackett, Matthew Manufo
   
   
3. The Other Central Line Bundle
   Jennifer McFarlane, RN, MSN, CNS
   Huntington Memorial Hospital
   Anne Dickinson
   
   
4. Transition and Occupancy of the New Zucker Hillside Hospital
   Marybeth McManus, MPA, BSN, RNC
   Maira Barnes (Presenter)
   The Zucker Hillside Hospital
   Maira Barnes
   
   
5. Correct ECG Placement Makes Sense... and Makes the Difference
   Vivian Mendoza, RN
   Ben Taub General Hospital, Harris Health System
   Ada Cortez, Shaiby Cherukara, Emely Babas, Veeda Miranda, Thushara Paul, Bindu Roy,
   Shanall Houston
   
   
6. Using Nurse-Identified Barriers to Impact Patient Satisfaction Scores
   Jeannette M. Meyer, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, PCCN, ACHPN
   Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
   Kimberly A. Ternavan
   
   
7. Educating DNP Students about Critical Appraisal and Knowledge Translation
   Elizabeth R. Moore, PhD
   Vanderbilt University
   Richard Watters
   
   
8. Bath Basins: Who Knows Where Evil Lurks
   Mary Lou Mortimer, MSN, RNC-NIC
   Pinnacle Health System
   Renee Smith, Lisa Snedeker, Kim Rivera, Tina Willier
   
   
9. Renal Insufficiency and Imaging Contrast: Leveraging Nursing & EMR
   Minesh Patel, MD
   University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
   Travis Browning, Kristen Bishop, Michael Estabrooks, Julie Champine
   
   
10. Decreasing Length of Stay in the Respiratory Care Unit
    Marissa L. Persaud, DNP, APRN
    North Shore University Hospital
    Gita Lisker, Joanna Sumcizk, Debbie Recchia, Fiona Stokes, Laura Gazzara, Linda Nici
    
    
11. Emphasis on Quality via Interprofessional Education and Practice
    Monica N. Ramirez, PhD, RN
    University of the Incarnate Word School of Nursing and Health Professions
    Matt Valdes, Decima Garcia, Daniel Dominguez, Mary Elaine Jones, Linda Hook,
    Ramona Ann Parker, Cindy McCullough, Patricia Sanchez-Diaz, Cynthia Nguyen,
    Kimberly A. Cauthon
    
    
12. Reducing Readmissions in Veterans Affairs by Implementing Interventions that are Evidence Based
    Practice
    David Renfro, MS, RN, NE-BC
    Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto
    Gloria Martinez, Roberta Oka, Emily Stallings, Eric Gillens
    
    
13. Teaching Evidence Based Practice: Development of an Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship Program
    for Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
    Denise Renfro, MS, BSN, ADN, RN
    Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
    Gloria Martinez, Roberta Oka
    
    
14. Creating and Sustaining RN Ventilator/Tracheostomy Competency: A Collaborative Effort
    Michelle Rhoney, MS, RN, CNL
    Portland VA Medical Center
    Kimberly Kirkpatrick
    
    
15. The Effect of Distance Mentoring on the Implementation of Evidence Based-Practice
    Sheila Richey, PhD
    Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
    Sheila Sullivan, Kathleen Parker, Michael Mistric, Amy Smith
    
    
16. "Discharge Time Out": An Innovative Nurse Driven Protocol for Medication Reconciliation
    JoAnne Ruggiero, MSN, RN
    Pennsylvania Hospital - University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Joan Smith, Jacqueline Copeland, Lauren Durkin
    
    
17. Guideline for Communicating with Unresponsive and Non-Verbal ICU Patients
    Rowena Chona O. Sano, RN
    Harris Health System
    Teji Arackal, Linda Bobby, Rajani Kokkodil, Ancy Vallavanatt
    
    
18. Perioperative Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Is It Possible?
    Candace Scheresky, RN, BSN
    Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
    Jennifer Beckwith, Debbi Bush, Stanley G. Cron, Margaret I. Ibe, Serah Ingram, Andrea Johnson,
    Debra E. Mulkey, Cheryl B. Stano, Carol J. Underwood
    
    
19. Improved Timeliness of PRN Effectiveness Documentation
    Michiele Schrieber, RN, MSN, CCM
    Jessie Johnson (Presenter)
    Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks
    Patrick Scott
    
    
20. A Multifaceted Approach to Reduce 30 Day Heart Failure Readmissions
    Joan Smith, MS, BSN, RN, CMSRN
    Pennsylvania Hospital - University of Pennsylvania Health System
    JoAnne Ruggiero, Lauren Durkin, Jacqueline Copeland
    
    
21. Capacity for Nursing Evidence-Based Practice at Ellis Medicine
    Marilyn Stapleton, PhD, RN
    Katie Hart (Presenter)
    Ellis Medicine
    LouAnn Bala, Katie Hart, J. E. Oppenlander, Eva M. Williford
    
    
22. Improving Processes to Promote Better Utilization of Nursing Time
    Duane Stark, RN, CCRN
    Michelle Pecenka (Presenter)
    Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
    Lori Dunn, Sharon Fogarty, Sharon Williamson, Michelle Pecenka
    
    
23. Use of a Simulation Exercise to Teach the Lean 8-Step Problem Solving Method
    Elizabeth Tovar, PhD, RN
    University of Kentucky
    Nora Warshawsky
    
    
24. Workplace Fatigue: A Nursing Perspective
    Sherlyn Wachtel, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN
    CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
    Mari Cuellar, Rose Medina, Julie Pina, Cathy Colley, Elda Castillo, Jim Cato, Jennifer Gentry,
    Sylvia Roberts (retired)
    
    
25. The Online EBP Academy: Improving Capacity for Evidence-Based Practice
    Liz Walker, BSN, RN, CRS
    Arkansas Childre's Hospital
    Angela Green, Beatrice Boateng, Debra Jeffs, Amy Huett, Barbara Pate, Barbara Schmid,
    Gary Lowe, Todd Nick, Maria Melguizo
    
    
26. EBP²: The Evidence on Educating for Evidence-Based Practice
    Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC
    Pace University
    Lin J. Drury, Esma Paljevic
    
    
27. Nursing Portfolios: An Evidence-Based Tool for Lifelong Learning
    Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC
    Mount Sinai
    Elizabeth Rolston, Kathleen M. Scher
    
    
28. Implementing the Clinical Nurse Leader Role to Improve Outcomes
    Denise M. Wienand, MEd, MSN, RN, CNL
    Rush Oak Park Hospital
    Prachi Shah, Jennifer M. Genier, Angela Cooper, Rachel E. Start, Brandy Hatcher
    
    
29. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
    Kristi J. Wilkerson, BSN, MS, RNC-NIC
    Baylor All Saints Medical Center
    
    
30. Preparing Nurse Practitioners to Care for the Urban Poor
    Dolores M. Zygmont, PhD, RN
    Temple University
    
    

Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.

1. Assessing Use of Internal Evidence Based Practice Website
   Mary Andreano, MSN, RN, CCRC, CHPN
   Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing
   Victoria Sandlin, Nancy Wells
   
   
2. EBP Evaluation in Clinical for BSN Students through Faculty Consensus
   Lina Bostwick, EdD-c, RN
   College of Saint Mary
   Lois Linden
   
   
3. An Integrative Review of Nursing Communication Patterns and Patient Safety
   Jane G. Kosarek, MS, MBA, RNC-OB, NEA-BC
   Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Nursing
   
   
4. LEAN in the Right Direction to Improve Emergency Department Care
   Veronica Palustra, RN, PHN, MSN
   El Camino Hospital
   
   
5. Improving Discharge of Post-Operative Gynecology/Oncology Patients
   Marie Parisien, RN, BSN, MSN candidate
   Saint Xavier University
   
   
6. Text Messaging: An Effective Health Promotion Tool for Expectant and New Mothers?
   Laura Sweatt, BSN
   Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas