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We were honored this year with several accepted poster submissions to the Professional Nurses Association Research and Scholarly Day. Areas that we participated in were Behavioral Health, Med/Surg, Critical Care and Wound Care.
ECMC presented the following topics:
Larry Blair, RN
Team Leader of 4z3 Transitions Unit “The Ef cacy of a Psychiatric Intensive Care
Unit in Managing Aggression Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illness.”
Matt Warne, RN Team Leader 5S
“Creation of a Mindful Culture Change in Geropsychiatric Fall Reduction”
This will also be presented at the American Nurses Association Annual State Convention
Nicole Cretacci, CMSRN, BSN, RN Unit Manager 9z2
“Decreasing Inpatient Foreign Body Ingestion Admission in the Forensic Patient with the Use of an Algorithm.”
Lisa Hauss, MS, RN Unit Manager 8z2
“The Use of Interdisciplinary Communication on a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit to Improve Patient Outcomes.”
Santosha Gompha, BSN, RN Unit Manager 6z2
“Dying with Respect and Dignity.”
Shannon Jamison Charge Nurse 6z2
“Dying with Respect and Dignity.”
Renee Delmont, BSN, CMSRN, RN Unit Manager 6N
“Continuing the Path to Zero Harm; Decreasing CAUTI with the Nurse Driven Foley Catheter Removal Protocol”
Lynn Kordasiewicz, MSNANP, WOCN, RN
Wound Care
“Decreasing Pressure Injuries at a Level 1
Trauma Center with Evidence-based Nursing Practices.”
Meghan Mullen, BSN, CCRN, RN Trauma ICU
“Trauma ICU Patient Experience Initiative”
Michelle Hutchings, BSN, RN Trauma ICU
“Trauma ICU Patient Experience Initiative”
Cheryl Nicosia, MS, CCRN-K, RN Trauma ICU
“Trauma ICU Patient Experience Initiative”
Thank you for coming out to support our team to learn about initiatives that are happening, not only at ECMC, but at other area hospitals.
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