2013 SI Abstracts & Winners
Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice
"2013 Summer Institute Winners List"
Copyright 2013
"2013 Summer Institute Winners List"
Copyright 2013
Summer Institute: Top 3 Poster Presentations
1st Place:
Beyond "Call Don't Fall": Implementing an Interprofessional, Multi-Modal Evidence-Based Falls
Prevention Program
Mindy Switzer, MS, BSN, RN, CNL
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
2nd Place:
An Intraprofessional Approach to Reducing VAP in the MICU
Phyllis McCorstin, APRN, CNS, CCNS, CCRN
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Gary Weinstein, Mike Trevino, Michelle Pecenka, Sharon Williamson, Debby Rush, Annette Cox
3rd Place:
CAUTI Team Success Story: East Orange General Hospital
Rosemarie D. Rosales, BSN, MPA, RN, CCRN, CPHQ
East Orange General Hospital
Elizabeth Mammen-Prasadl
Beyond "Call Don't Fall": Implementing an Interprofessional, Multi-Modal Evidence-Based Falls
Prevention Program
Mindy Switzer, MS, BSN, RN, CNL
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
2nd Place:
An Intraprofessional Approach to Reducing VAP in the MICU
Phyllis McCorstin, APRN, CNS, CCNS, CCRN
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Gary Weinstein, Mike Trevino, Michelle Pecenka, Sharon Williamson, Debby Rush, Annette Cox
3rd Place:
CAUTI Team Success Story: East Orange General Hospital
Rosemarie D. Rosales, BSN, MPA, RN, CCRN, CPHQ
East Orange General Hospital
Elizabeth Mammen-Prasadl
People’s Choice Award:
Attendees voted for one poster each day which reflected the most significant contribution to
evidence-based practice.
Thursday, July 11
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
Friday, July 12
EBP2: The Evidence on Educating for Evidence-Based Practice
Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC
Pace University
Lin J. Drury, Esma Paljevic
evidence-based practice.
Thursday, July 11
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
Friday, July 12
EBP2: The Evidence on Educating for Evidence-Based Practice
Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC
Pace University
Lin J. Drury, Esma Paljevic
Educators' EBP Workshop®: Top 3 Poster Presentations
1st Place:
Interdisciplinary Faculty Beliefs and Culture for Integration of EBP
Tracy L. Brewer, DNP, RNC-OB, CLC
Wright State University
Lisa English Long, Mary Beth Kaylor
2nd Place:
Incorporating Quality Improvement Projects into a BSN Program
Jane Bliss-Holtz, DNSc, RN-BC
Georgian Court-Meridian Health SON
Teri Wurmser
3rd Place:
Educating DNP Students about Critical Appraisal and Knowledge Translation
Elizabeth R. Moore, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Richard Watters
Interdisciplinary Faculty Beliefs and Culture for Integration of EBP
Tracy L. Brewer, DNP, RNC-OB, CLC
Wright State University
Lisa English Long, Mary Beth Kaylor
2nd Place:
Incorporating Quality Improvement Projects into a BSN Program
Jane Bliss-Holtz, DNSc, RN-BC
Georgian Court-Meridian Health SON
Teri Wurmser
3rd Place:
Educating DNP Students about Critical Appraisal and Knowledge Translation
Elizabeth R. Moore, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Richard Watters
2013 EBP Across the Nation:
ACE Center Posters
Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.
- 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
- 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
- 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 - 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 - 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
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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 -
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
Attended Poster Presentations: Thursday, July 11 (A-L)
Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.
- 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 - Using the Transformational Leadership Model to Improve Nurse Leader Retention and
Organizational Outcomes
Elizabeth Asturi, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Devastating Brain Injury: Adult Population in the Emergency Setting
Tania V. Bridgeman, PhD, MPA, RN
University of California Irvine
Darlene Bradley - 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 - 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 - UTMB Emergency Services Hand Hygiene Quality Improvement Initiative
Pamela Cruz, BSN, RN
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Valerie Brumfield, Christine Wade - 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 - Quiet Time - Uninterrupted Rest for Patients
Carla A. Dahm, BSN, RN-BC
University of Tennessee Medical Center - 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 - Multi-Disciplinary Approach on Delirium Recognition Initiative
Mary Joy Daniel, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC
The Methodist Hospital - Houston, TX
Ruth Richards, Kathryn Agarwal - 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 - Growing EBP Champions through a RN to BS Program
Lin J. Drury, PhD, RN
Pace University
Sharon Stahl Wexler, Esma Paljevic - Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Nurse Residency Program Pilot
Mary Fanning, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
WVU Healthcare - Readmission Reduction Strategy Trial: Assessment and Communication Tool
Teresa J. Faykus, DNP, MSN
East Ohio Regional Hospital and Waynesburg University
Donna Bazan, Kathy Boehm - 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 - Creating a Culture of Zero Tolerance for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Jeffery W. Forehand, MSN, RN-BC
University of Alabama
Marietta P. Stanton - A Quiet ICU? You Must Be Kidding!
Kristie A. Foreman, RN, CCRN
Pinnacle Health
Kathryn A. Chester - 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 - Internal Communications and the Effect on Employee Engagement
Cherie Gaither, DNP, RN, CNML
Norton Healthcare
Sherill Cronin, Ruth Wagoner, Linda Zapp - An Evidence-Based Initiative to Reduce Healthcare Acquired Infections
Alba I. Gonzalez Ramos, MSN, RN, CCNS
Florida Hospital South
Sandra Van Horn, Kimberly Kerns - Press Release: The Pressure is on to Relieve Pressure Ulcers!
Karen L. Good, BSN, RN, CCRN
Pinnacle Health System - Beyond Guidelines: A Model to Support High Quality Evidence-Based Care
Theresa L. Green, RN, PhD
University of Calgary
Patrice Lindsay, Michael Suddes - A 12-Step Program to Fall Prevention
Victoria Greenwood, MS, RN-BC
St. Peter's Hospital and The Sage Colleges
Sapna Mathai, Maryann Vanscoy - Sitters No More! Transformation from Sitters to Therapeutic Companions
Nancy Haller, MN, RN, CNL
Portland VA Medical Center
Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Michelle Rhoney - Visual Management Board: Achieving Organizational Outcomes
Jacquelyn Harmon, RN-BC
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Alison Smolsky, Kathleen Wright - Quality Improvement Project Plan for an Inpatient Warfarin Management Protocol
Deedra A. Harrington, DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - 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. - 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 - Daily Plan Development Initiative
Jessie M. Johnson, BSN, RN-BC
Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks
Cathy Steele - Venous Leg Ulcer Interventions: Quality of the Evidence
Katherine R. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case Western Reserve University
Nirmala Lekhak, Napat Kaewluang - 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 - 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 - Release Your Practice: An Evidenced-Based Project to Reduce Restraint Use
Elizabeth I. Kozub, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN
Sharp Memorial Hospital
Jessica Sullivan - Patient-Centered Insulin Dosing Cycles Producing Glycemic Control through Interdisciplinary
Collaboration
Jaci L. Langham, RN, CMSRN
Baylor All Saints Medical Center - Ask Me 3TM: 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
Attended Poster Presentations: Friday, July 12 (M-Z)
Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.
- 60 Day Hire Initiative: Checking the Pulse of New Nurse Hires
Heather Machado, RN
Hartford Hospital
Cheryl Ficara, Deborah Tetreault, Maria Tackett, Matthew Manufo - Transforming Safety, Communication, and Efficiency: The Huddle/Lunch Buddy Initiative
Heather Machado, RN
Hartford Hospital
Cheryl Ficara, Deborah Tetreault, Maria Tackett, Matthew Manufo - The Other Central Line Bundle
Jennifer McFarlane, RN, MSN, CNS
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Anne Dickinson - Transition and Occupancy of the New Zucker Hillside Hospital
Marybeth McManus, MPA, BSN, RNC
Maira Barnes (Presenter)
The Zucker Hillside Hospital
Maira Barnes - 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 - 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 - Educating DNP Students about Critical Appraisal and Knowledge Translation
Elizabeth R. Moore, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Richard Watters - Bath Basins: Who Knows Where Evil Lurks
Mary Lou Mortimer, MSN, RNC-NIC
Pinnacle Health System
Renee Smith, Lisa Snedeker, Kim Rivera, Tina Willier - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Creating and Sustaining RN Ventilator/Tracheostomy Competency: A Collaborative Effort
Michelle Rhoney, MS, RN, CNL
Portland VA Medical Center
Kimberly Kirkpatrick - 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 - "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 - 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 - 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 - Improved Timeliness of PRN Effectiveness Documentation
Michiele Schrieber, RN, MSN, CCM
Jessie Johnson (Presenter)
Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks
Patrick Scott - 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 - 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 - 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 - Use of a Simulation Exercise to Teach the Lean 8-Step Problem Solving Method
Elizabeth Tovar, PhD, RN
University of Kentucky
Nora Warshawsky - 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) - 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 - EBP2: The Evidence on Educating for Evidence-Based Practice
Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC
Pace University
Lin J. Drury, Esma Paljevic - Nursing Portfolios: An Evidence-Based Tool for Lifelong Learning
Sharon Stahl Wexler, PhD, RN, BC
Mount Sinai
Elizabeth Rolston, Kathleen M. Scher - 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 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Kristi J. Wilkerson, BSN, MS, RNC-NIC
Baylor All Saints Medical Center - Preparing Nurse Practitioners to Care for the Urban Poor
Dolores M. Zygmont, PhD, RN
Temple University
Student Posters
Abstracts selected for Poster Presentation. Abstracts may be viewed by clicking on title.
- Assessing Use of Internal Evidence Based Practice Website
Mary Andreano, MSN, RN, CCRC, CHPN
Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing
Victoria Sandlin, Nancy Wells - EBP Evaluation in Clinical for BSN Students through Faculty Consensus
Lina Bostwick, EdD-c, RN
College of Saint Mary
Lois Linden - 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 - LEAN in the Right Direction to Improve Emergency Department Care
Veronica Palustra, RN, PHN, MSN
El Camino Hospital - Improving Discharge of Post-Operative Gynecology/Oncology Patients
Marie Parisien, RN, BSN, MSN candidate
Saint Xavier University - Text Messaging: An Effective Health Promotion Tool for Expectant and New Mothers?
Laura Sweatt, BSN
Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas
For more information, please contact:
Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice
Email: acestar@uthscsa.edu
Phone: 210-567-1480
Posted: 8/29/13