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ANCC pathway to excellence
Conference™ 2015
May ­­14–15, 2015 | Louisville, KY
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE™
ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
WednesDAY ✦ MAY 13
FRIDAY ✦ MAY 15
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Pathway Applicant Preconference
Workshop
7:00 a.m.–3:15 p.m.
Registration and Second Floor
Exhibits Open
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Registration and Second Floor
Exhibits Open
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Poster Viewing Without Presenters
Poster Viewing Without Presenters
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
General Session
Karen Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
The Road to Sharps-Injury Prevention
ThursDAY ✦ MAY 14
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration and Second Floor
Exhibits Open
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Concurrents
> Differences in Perception of a Shared
Leadership Model
>Evaluating the Effectiveness of
Chaplain Visits in Meeting the
Spiritual and Emotional Needs
of Patients
> Workplace Violence Among Nursing
Staff in Acute-Care Settings
8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Opening General Session
Sunny Grosso
Delivering Happiness
9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Concurrents
>A Journey to Become a World Class
Stroke Program
>Are Your Employees Ready for
Independent Practice?
> Congratulations, Now What?
Sustaining Change Following
Designation
11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Concurrents
>Safe Patient Handling Program
Affects Employee Injury Rates and
Lost Work Time
>Using Simulation to Promote
Collaborative Partnerships
>Using Data to Drive Clinical Practice
Break
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Concurrents
> Get a Move On! Progressive Mobility
in the ICU
> Fight the Flu With a Fairy:
Engaging Employees
> Perspectives on Pathway to
Excellence® From the Frontline Nurse
11:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits Open
12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Poster Viewing With Presenters
1:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Concurrents
> Nurse Residency Programs: Build,
Implement, and Evaluate
> Preventing Falls Using
Evidence, Technology, and
Interprofessional Collaboration
>Safety and the Ascent to Excellence
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Break
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits Open
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.Poster Viewing With Presenters
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Book Signing by
Sunny Grosso, Delivering Happiness
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Concurrents
>After Dark: Our Journey to
Bring Shared Governance to
Night-Shift Nurses
> Creating a Positive Practice
Environment Through Peer Review
> Developing Frontline Nurses to
Become Influential Leaders
3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Break
4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
2014 Pathway Award Presentation
4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
2015 Pathway Award Announced
5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Pathway to Excellence® Celebration
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Reception and Exhibits Open
3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Closing Session
Amy Berman
> Nurses Leading the Value of
Proposition in Health Care
> Evidence-Based Practice
> Interprofessional Collaboration
> Culture Transformation
> H ealthy and Engaging Work Environment
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
Continuing Education Reporting
and Certificates
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Contact Hours
Conference attendees may earn a maximum of 11.5 CNE
contact hours (60-minute contact hour).
Learning Objectives
After participating in the 2015 ANCC Pathway to
Excellence Conference™, attendees will be able to:
professional, or personal relationship with any commercial
companies pertaining to this activity. Presenters with relevant conflicts of interest will be announced prior to their
educational sessions.
Commercial Company Support: There is commercial
support for this CNE activity.
1. Examine the role of the nurse as a transformational
leader in creating a positive practice environment.
Noncommercial Sponsor Support: There is noncommercial
support for this CNE activity.
2.Integrate evidence-based practice that impacts care
across the life span.
Non-Endorsement of Products: The ANA Center for
Continuing Education and Professional Development's
accredited provider status refers only to continuing
nursing education and does not imply that there is real or
implied endorsement of any product, service, or company
referred to in this activity or of any company subsidizing
costs related to the activity.
3.Apply innovative strategies to create and sustain
healthy and engaging work environments.
4.Examine best practices related to interprofessional
collaboration and the impact on quality outcomes.
How to Claim Contact Hours
1. Access the ANCC Learning Center at:
www.myseplus.com/ancc/signin
2.Your user account has been created for you! Log
in with the email address used on your registration
record. Please do not create a new account.
3.Enter the password myCNE123.
4.Follow the step-by-step instructions on the ANCC
Learning Center website to claim your CE, evaluate
sessions, and print your CE certificate.
Accreditation Statement
The ANA Center for Continuing Education and
Professional Development is accredited as a provider of
continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
ANCC Provider Number 0023.
ANA's Center for Continuing Education and Professional
Development is approved by the California Board of
Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP6178.
For any technical issues, please call 1.888.640.899, ext.
105, or email [email protected].
Deadline to claim contact hours: August 16, 2015.
How to Claim Contact Hours After the Deadline
Beginning August 17, 2015, CNE certificates may be
obtained from the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Center for Continuing Education and Professional
Development. Please mail a written request including
your name, address, email address, conference name,
and list of session dates and titles you attended with a
check payable to ANA for $50.00 for each certificate
requested. Send your written request and check to ANA,
PO Box 504410, St. Louis, MO 63150-4410. Allow 4–6
weeks for delivery.
Disclosure to Participants
Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when
an individual has an opportunity to affect educational
content about healthcare products or services of a
commercial company with which he or she has a financial, professional, or personal relationship. The planners
of this CNE activity have disclosed no relevant financial,
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE™
ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
THURSDAY, MAY 14
Registration and Second Floor
Exhibits Open
7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Concurrents ✦ 10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
A Journey to Become a World-Class
Stroke Program
BLUEGRASS ROOM, Second Level
Welcome and Opening Session
8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Barbara Truitt, BSN, RN
Union Hospital of Cecil County
Elkton, MD
Kentucky Ballroom, First Level
Session 002, 1.0 contact hour
Session 001, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Evidence-Based Practice
Opening Keynote:
Delivering Happiness
Take a journey to transform a primary stroke center with a
nurse-driven interdisciplinary team.
Sunny Grosso, Coaching and Culture Chief
Are Your Employees Ready for
Independent Practice?
Be a part of this unique
experience as the inspiration
and insights of the Delivering
Happiness journey are shared.
Discover why happiness is
becoming a buzzword in the
most successful organizations
today, how to build an enduring
brand of WOW customer service through a
values-based culture, and the role of happiness in
our lives, work, and world. Be inspired by stories of
lessons learned and how these principles can be
applied to any environment.
Sunny Grosso helps create more successful
companies by building sustainable work cultures
through the science of happiness. A speaker and
Organizational Relationships Systems (ORSC)
trained coach with a BA in psychology, Sunny has
trained companies from Russia to Venezuela in
happiness and culture building.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the role of happiness in your life, work,
and world.
2. Discover the concept of happiness as a business
model.
Break ✦ 9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Marriott Ballroom I-IV, Second Level
Theresa Bacon, MSN, RN
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque, NM
Session 003, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Interprofessional Collaboration
Discover a three-phase process for ensuring competence
of new employees. Learn how to create a nine-stage
onboarding process to introduce culture and meet
developmental needs. Compare traditional orientation with
an evidenced-based model that uses an independence
scale to determine readiness for independent practice.
Congratulations, Now What? Sustaining
Change Following Designation
Marriott Ballroom VII-X, Second Level
Kim Bergen-Jackson, PhD, RN-BC
Oaknoll Retirement Residence
Iowa City, IA
Session 004, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Culture Transformation
Now that you have your Pathway to Excellence® credential
and recognition, what do you do? Come explore strategies
to sustain a positive practice environment after designation.
Break ✦ 11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
THURSDAY, MAY 14
Concurrents ✦ 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Safe Patient Handling Program Affects
Employee Injury Rates and Lost Work Time
Lunch and Exhibits Open
✦ 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom V-VI, Second Level
BLUEGRASS ROOM, Second Level
Additional lunch seating available in the Kentucky
Ballroom Foyer, First Level
Leslie Bradshaw, BSN, RN, NE-BC
TJ Samson Community Hospital
Glasgow, KY
Poster With Presenters ✦ 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Session 005, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Healthy and Engaging Work Environment
Gain insight into implementation of a safe patient
handling program at all stages, including research,
budgets, policy, training, and sustainability.
Using Simulation to Promote Collaborative
Partnerships
Kentucky Ballroom Foyer, First Level and
the Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Book Signing by Sunny Grosso
✦ 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom Foyer,
Second Level
Delivering Happiness
Marriott Ballroom I-IV, Second Level
Judy Murphy, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Providence VA Medical Center
Providence, RI
Session 006, 1.0 contact hour
Concurrents ✦ 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
After Dark: The Journey to Bring Shared
Governance to Night-Shift Nurses
Track: Interprofessional Collaboration
BLUEGRASS ROOM, Second Level
Find out how interprofessional learning activities such
as simulation promote collaborative practice, which
transforms the practice environment by building bridges
and breaking down silos.
Mary Carney, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent
Indianapolis, IN
Using Data to Drive Clinical Practice
Marriott Ballroom VII-X, Second Level
Gen Guanci, MEd, RN-BC, CCRN
Creative Health Care Management
Minneapolis, MN
Session 007, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Evidence-Based Practice
Learn how data can be used in the clinical setting to
implement best practices by tracking effective and
efficient modalities for the delivery of care.
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE™
Session 008, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Evidence-Based Practice
Looking for ways to engage your night staff and become
more night-shift friendly? The evidence-based After Dark
program at one Midwest hospital is doing just that. Gain
an overview of the program and useful strategies applicable to any size facility.
Creating a Positive Practice Environment
Through Peer Review
Marriott Ballroom I-IV, Second Level
Karen Distelhorst, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC
Sheila Miller, MSN, RN
Cleveland Clinic - South Pointe Hospital
Warrensville Heights, OH
Session 009, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Healthy and Engaging Work Environment
Learn how one hospital’s chief nursing officer (CNO) and
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) collaborated to create a
peer review process that nurses embraced with enthusiasm. Roles of the CNO, the CNS, shared governance, and
staff nurses as well as recent outcomes from peer review
cases will be shared.
Developing Frontline Nurses to Become
Influential Leaders
Marriott Ballroom VII-X, Second Level
Catherine Hill, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC
Texas Woman’s University
Dallas, TX
2014 Pathway Award™ Presentation
✦ 4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Kentucky Ballroom, First Level
Victoria P. Brock, BSN, RN, EMT
Leslie Hall, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Nash Health Care
Rocky Mount, NC
Session 011, 0.5 contact hour
Linda Bowersox, APRN-C
Oaknoll Retirement Residence
Iowa City, IA
2015 Pathway Award™ Announced
✦ 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Margaret “Peg” Reiter, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
St Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital
Woodlands, TX
Kentucky Ballroom, First Level
Session 010, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Culture Transformation
Many potential nurse leaders go unrecognized at the
bedside. As a result, their talents and skills go untapped.
Discover ways to engage, mentor, and empower these
frontline nurses to be the influential leaders for tomorrow.
Break ✦ 3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Pathway to Excellence® Celebration
✦ 5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Kentucky Ballroom, First Level
Reception and Exhibits Open
✦ 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom V-VI and Foyer
Second Level
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
FRIDAY, MAY 15
Registration and Second Floor
Exhibits Open
7:00 a.m.–3:15 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Concurrents ✦ 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Differences in Perception of a Shared
Leadership Model
Marriott Ballroom I-IV, Second Level
Poster With Presenters ✦ 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Kentucky Ballroom Foyer, First Level and
the Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Shelly Fischer, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Banner Health/University of Wyoming
Fort Collins, CO
Phoenix, AZ
Session 013, 1.0 contact hour
General Session
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Kentucky Ballroom, First Level
Session 012, 0.5 contact hour
The Road to Sharps-Injury Prevention
Karen Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
How do you measure effectiveness of your shared
leadership model? Are the nurses truly feeling involved
in decision-making? One system measured its staff
nurse perceptions, compared them with management
perceptions, and determined which areas needed
more attention.
In this keynote presentation, the
immediate past president of the
American Nurses Association
(ANA) will recount her personal
and professional journey from a
life-altering needlestick injury to
the Oval Office, where she
witnessed President Clinton sign
the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act into law.
In addition, she will describe how healthcare
workers’ exposures can affect patients, themselves,
their colleagues, and their families.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Chaplain
Visits in Meeting the Spiritual and Emotional
Needs of Patients
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the U.S. situation with sharps injuries.
Track: Interprofessional Collaboration
2. Describe ANA’s work to prevent sharps injuries in
the United States, and ethical concerns.
3. Describe two components of the Needlestick
Safety and Prevention Act.
Break ✦ 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
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Track: Culture Transformation
ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE™
BLUEGRASS ROOM, Second Level
Duane Campbell, MA, PC CR, ACC
The Christ Hospital Health Network
Cincinnati, OH
Jeanene Robison, MSN, RN, AOCN
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Session 014, 1.0 contact hour
Nurses and ministerial staff collaborate to understand
patients’ met and unmet spiritual needs. These efforts
inform the treatment plan and lead to improved
patient outcomes.
Workplace Violence Among Nursing Staff in
Acute-Care Settings
Marriott Ballroom VII-X, Second Level
Jackline Opollo, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Session 015, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Healthy and Engaging Work Environment
Discover the extent and impact of workplace violence (WPV)
on nursing staff. Learn best practices and management
strategies used to strengthen WPV prevention.
Break ✦ 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Concurrents ✦ 10:45 a.m.–11:45 p.m.
Perspectives on Pathway to Excellence®
From the Frontline Nurse
Marriott Ballroom VII-X, Second Level
BLUEGRASS ROOM, Second Level
Amanda Smith, RN
Ballard Swedish
Seattle, WA
Alisha Turner, MSN, RN
John Lowe, PT
Rosemary Salazar, CRT
University Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Glenda Butler, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
Jim Boyles, RN
Melissa Bustamante
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Session 016, 1.0 contact hour
Session 018, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Interprofessional Collaboration
Track: Culture Transformation
Learn how to implement an early mobilization program
in an ICU using a five-pronged approach involving
interprofessional collaboration that results in improved
patient outcomes.
Hear from clinical nurses how they were inspired by and
in turn influenced their peers to promote and develop a
professional, creative, and healthy work environment.
Get a Move On! Progressive Mobility in the ICU
Fight the Flu With a Fairy: Engaging
Employees
Marriott Ballroom I-IV, Second Level
Naomi Bell, LPN, BA
Department of Veteran Affairs
Grants Pass, OR
Session 017, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Healthy and Engaging Work Environment
Discover new and inventive ways to make the flu vaccine
attractive and engaging to your employees. Follow a road
map to flu campaign success!
Lunch and Exhibits Open
✦ 11:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom V-VI, Second Level
Additional Lunch seating available in the Kentucky
Ballroom Foyer, First Level
Poster With Presenters ✦ 12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Kentucky Ballroom Foyer, First Level and
the Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Break ✦ 1:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
FRIDAY, MAY 15
Concurrents ✦ 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Nurse Residency Programs: Build,
Implement, and Evaluate
Marriott Ballroom I-IV, Second Level
Edna Cadmus, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ
Jill Sommerhauser, BSN, RN, MAT, MEd
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Lee Ann Harrison, MSN, RN-C
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Houston, TX
Session 019, 1.0 contact hour
Safety and the Ascent to Excellence
Track: Interprofessional Collaboration
Marriott Ballroom VII-X, Second Level
Join this panel discussion to learn practical steps to
develop, implement, and evaluate nurse residency
programs that address transition to the professional role,
employee satisfaction, and retention.
Jennifer Graves, BSN, RN, MS
Valerie Lytle, MN, RNC-OB
Swedish Medical Center/ Ballard Campus
Seattle, WA
Session 021, 1.0 contact hour
Preventing Falls Using Evidence, Technology,
and Interprofessional Collaboration
BLUEGRASS ROOM, Second Level
Patricia Amoroso, MSN, RN, OCN
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, NY
Bobbi Heffelfinger, MSN, RN
CHI Health Immanuel
Omaha, NE
Kelly Marks, MBA, RN, CCRN
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Session 020, 1.0 contact hour
Track: Evidence-Based Practice
Learn strategies and insights to decrease falls while
engaging the patient care team with the use of research
and an interprofessional team approach.
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE™
Track: Healthy and Engaging Work Environment
Explore how a culture of safety was the foundation
for one organization’s Pathway to Excellence® journey.
Learn practical strategies to improve interdisciplinary
collaboration in the workplace.
Break ✦ 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Closing General Session | 3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Kentucky Ballroom, First Level
Session 022, 1.0 contact hour
Nurses Leading the Value Proposition in Health Care
Amy Berman, BS, RN
Amy Berman lives with Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. Join her as a nurse on a journey
through the healthcare system to better understand how nurses can advocate for patients
dealing with palliative care concerns. Ms. Berman is an advocate for Choosing Wisely, a
national movement that engages more than 60 provider organizations to identify procedures,
tests, and treatments that deliver evidence-based quality care at a lower cost.
Learning Objectives
1.Discuss the value proposition in health care.
2. Discuss how nurses can advocate for patients dealing with healthcare concerns.
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Learn more about our nursing programs:
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Walden University’s DNP, MSN, and BSN programs are accredited by the Commission
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of baccalaureate and graduate education programs in preparing effective nurses. For
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
POSTERS
Kentucky Ballroom Foyer, First Level and the Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Poster Continuing Education Instructions
To earn CNE contact hours, attendees must review 2 poster groups of the 4 groups available (maximum of 2.0
contact hours).
Evaluation Instructions
To earn 2.0 contact hours, a participant will spend approximately 2 hours reviewing a minimum of 2 poster groups
(12 posters per group). Poster groups are evaluated as a collective, not as individual posters. Review at least 28
posters, and apply the conference learning objectives to your review of those posters. Decide on a rating for the
poster group and use that rating to answer the evaluation questions. Use the online conference CE system to enter
your evaluation and earn a maximum of 2.0 contact hours.
Group 1
P107
P101
Deborah Krueger, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CHTP
Angie Longing, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Carolina Baldwin, DNP, RN, CCRN
P108
A SICU QI Project: All-in-One Foam Dressing Used
Prophylactically to Prevent Sacrum Pressure Ulcers
P102
A Win-Win Opportunity by Far
Jim Boyles, RN
P103
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Road Show: Driving the Rate to Zero
Measuring Up: Intraprofessional Shared Governance
Raising Awareness for Interventions to Reduce
Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT)
Gladys Sone-Ebeloue, DNP, MBA, AGPCNP-BC
P109
Reducing High Associated Costs of Employee Injury
With Ergonomic Boot Camps
Melissa Ciccarelli, MSN, RN, BC
Anne Soliman, BSN, RN, CCRN
Monica Wininger, BSN, RN, CCRN
P104
P110
Erica Martin, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Lynn Newberry, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC
Pamela Sharp, PhD, RN, CNS-BC
P105
P111
Embracing the Naysayers: Effecting Change in a
Pathway Organization
Huddle for Safety
Tori White, BSN, RN-BC; Pam Yandrich, RN
P106
Integrated Care Units: The New Era of Acute Care
Nursing?
Rebecca Bartunek, MSN, RN, PCCN
Simulation: A New World of Learning
Transforming a Critical Care Orientation for the
Novice Nurse: A Staff-Driven Initiative
Elaine Riegel, MSN, RN-BC
Heather Wessner, RN, CCRN
P112
A Nurse as the Chief Information Officer—What Is
the Organizational Impact?
Anne E. Lara, EdD, MS, RN, CNE, CPHIMS
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Group 2
P201
A Team Approach to Improving Care for Patients at
Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Karen Robbins, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA
P202
This poster is not at exhibit.
P203
Better Together: Innovations From the Swedish
Medical Center/Ballard Campus Staffing Committee
Kathleen Rowan, RN, CEN, CPEN
P204
P209
Deborah Lennon, DNP, FNP-BC
Megan DiFranco, BSN, RN
Denise Snyder, BSN, RN
P205
P210
Facilitating Completion, Accessibility, and Use of
Advance Care Planning Documents Across Practice
Settings
Hospital Stroke Team and Homeless Shelter
Collaborate to Provide Services to an Underserved
Population
Kristie Martin, BSN, RN, CEN
Juanita Sieben, MS, BSN, RN, PCCN, BC
P206
Improving the Culture of Hand Hygiene: You
Protected Us, Now It’s Our Turn to Protect You
Janie McGrew, MS, ARNP, CCRN, NEA-BC, VHA-CM
Suzzette Seril, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
P207
Onboarding Starts Now: Engaging Student Nurses
Michelle Collins, MSN, RN-BC, ACNS-BC
Jennifer Painter, MSN, RN, OCN, AOCNS
P208
Simulation: An Effective Tool for Competency
Assessment
Malia Keep, MSN, RNC
Lynn Newberry, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC
Angela Randolph, BSN, RN-C, IPOB-FM
Specimen Identification Error Reduction:
A Collaborative Interprofessional Approach
Take the Challenge: Bring Clinical Research to
the Bedside
Lacy Phillips, MSN, RN, CCRN
P211
Transforming New Hire Orientation to Create a
Positive Practice Environment for the Future of
Nursing
Christine Warrick
P212
Wear Your Whites to Work: Nurse Leaders
Establishing Best Practices With Frontline Nurses
Christi Elly, MSN, RN
Vickie Gardner, BSN, RN
Group 3
P301
How Low Can You Go? Same-Day Discharge for Hip
Replacement Surgery
Laura Rhodes, BSN, RN
Meredith Roe, RN
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POSTERS
P302
Improving Outcomes of Patients on Mechanical
Ventilation: Collaborative Team Involvement and
Evidence-Based Protocol Design
Tiffany Dawson, RN, CCRN, PCCN, CMC, CSC
Ann Siden, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
P307
The Power of Three: The Three W’s—Building a
Bridge to Self-Care
Lynn Cooknell, BSN, RN, CCCC, CVRN-BC, Alumnus CCRN
Lynda Sanchez, MSN, RN-BC, CVRN-BC
P308
P303
Ordinary to Extraordinary: Creating a Culture of
Excellence
Transition to Practice: Successful Strategies for the
New-to-Practice RN
Carrie Nichols, RN, CCRN
Shanna Negron, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Lynn Newberry, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC
P304
P309
This poster is not at exhibit.
An Educational Program to Prevent Shaken Baby
Syndrome
P305
Kathleen Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC, GNP-BC
Jamie Underhill, MSN, RN
Testing a Procedure and Tool for Pressure Ulcer
Predictor Assessment in High-Risk Postoperative
Patients
P310
Amparo Cano, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Fortunata Joaquin, MSN, RN, CCRN
Creating a “Just Culture” By Developing a Quality,
Evidence, Research, and Inquiry Workgroup for
Nursing
P306
Sandra Shaw, MSN, RN
The Journey to the Pathway of Excellence®
Designation
Lisa Evans, BSN, RN
Denise Minor, DNP, RN, CNS, NEA-BC
Linnea VanBlarcum, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
P311
Engaging Caregivers to Embrace Hand Hygiene
Strategies and Promote a Just Culture
Christine Rose, BSN, RN, CMSRN, CIC
P312
Formation of Unit-Based Councils in a Community
Hospital
Tori White, BSN, RN-BC
Group 4
P401
Ensuring Consistent Pain Reassessment Within 60
Minutes
Tonia Irizarry, RN
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P402
Developing a Unit Advisory Council to Transform
Culture and Increase Clinical Nurse Leadership
Mary Bigowsky, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Barbra Turner, BSN, SANE-A
P403
Impact of Education: Improving Palliative Care
Referrals
Michele Keesling, BSN, RN
Tabatha Norman, MSN, RN, ACM
P404
Improving the Process of Nurse Hourly Rounds:
Reflective Practice
Sharon Shoulders, MBA, MSN, RN, CNML
Kimberly Yearwood, MSN, RN
P405
Interprofessional Collaboration: Yes, It Works!
LaNell Harrison, PhD, RN
Sharon Shoulders, MBA, MSN, RN, CNML
P406
Motivational Interviewing: Partnership in Action
Shauna Chisley, BSN
Sonja White, MSN, RN
P407
Proclamation to Join Two Very Distinct Orthopedic
Units
P410
Juanita Sieben, MS, BSN, RN, PCCN, BC
Brittany Test, BSN, RN
The Impact of Working the Night Shift on the Health
and Well-Being of the Nurse
P408
Lisa Clark, RN
Vickie Gardner, BSN, RN
The Benefits of Collaboration: Interdisciplinary
Shared Governance at a Small Hospital
P411
Alex Gibson, PhD, CNMT
Brenda Johnson, MSN, RN
The Path to Transformational Leadership:
Development of a Supervisor Residency Program
P409
Kristin Gillen, DNP, RN, CNML
Jeffrey Stout, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
The Chief Nursing Officer’s Role in Creating and
Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice Culture
Deborah Clickner, DNP, RN, NE-BC
P412
This poster is not at exhibit.
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POSTERS
Group 5
P501
Dress Code Enhances the Professional Status
of Nursing: Empowering Nurses to Adopt a
Standardized Uniform
Katie Boston-Leary, MBA, MHA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Ralisha Grimsley, BSN, RN
William Hudson, BSN, RN, CNML, OCN
P502
Hospitalwide Early Intervention and Prevention of
Alcohol Withdrawal
Jolene Cassel, BSN, RN, PCCN
Anne Soliman, BSN, RN, CCRN
P503
Improving Online Research and Evidence-Based
Practice Skills Through Academic-Practice
Collaboration
P508
Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN
JoAnn Long, PhD
Melissa Ciccarelli, MSN, RN-BC
Kathleen Mahoney, MSN, RNC-OB, ESM, APN
Melissa Reynolds, MSN, PCCN
Teresa Saviono, MS, RN
P504
Is It My Turn to Float Already?
Sim-Stakes: Discovering the Root Cause of Patient
Care Errors Through Simulation
P509
Judith Joiner, BSN, RNC
Olha Prijic, BSN, RNC
The Impact of Performing Active Surveillance on
Patients Known to Be MRSA+
P505
Christine DeRitter, BSN, RN-BC
Amy Spencer, MSN, RN-BC
I’ve Got Your Back! Using Peer Feedback to
Decrease Patient Falls and Pressure Ulcers
P510
Betty Cornell, BSN, RN
Colleen LeClair-Smith, MSN, NEA-BC
The Use of Innovation and Technology in a
Nurse Residency Program: Appealing to the
Technology Era
P506
Lee Ann Harrison, MSN, RN-BC
The Talking Head: Video Teleconferencing Connects
Patients and Pharmacists for Medication Counseling
P511
Peg Reiter, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Transformational Leadership and Safety Climate:
How Do Leaders Make a Difference?
P507
Shelly Fischer, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Nurses at the Bedside: Creating Evidence-Based
Change
Nicole Weimer, MSN, RN
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ANCC PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE Conference™
EXHIBITS
American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC)
Capella University
Silver Spring, MD • www.nursecredentialing.org
Booth 216, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Come by the ANCC booth to meet the Pathway staff
and pick up a free gift! ANCC, a subsidiary of ANA,
promotes excellence in nursing and health care globally
through organizational and individual credentialing
programs. ANCC’s internationally renowned
credentialing programs certify nurses in specialty
practice areas; recognize healthcare organizations for
promoting safe, positive work environments through
the Magnet Recognition Program® and the Pathway
to Excellence® Program; and accredit providers of
continuing nursing education.
American Sentinel University
Minneapolis, MN • www.capella.edu
Capella University is an accredited, online university
offering nursing and healthcare programs in all degree
levels. With a professionally aligned curriculum, you can
start making a bigger impact right away in patient care
experience.
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
Booth 221, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
The Stanley Shalom Zielony Institute for Nursing
Excellence encompasses all nurses and nursing
activities at Cleveland Clinic. Its more than 12,000
nurses include nearly 1,000 advanced practice nurses.
Aurora, CO • www.americansentinel.edu
Booth 207, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
American Sentinel University specializes in advanced
online nursing programs relevant to health care today.
American Sentinel offers degrees for all levels of licensed
nurses. Unparalleled student support with online flexibility
offers nurses quality choices for affordable education.
The DAISY Foundation
Glen Ellen, CA • www.daisyfoundation.org
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) was
formed by the family of J. Patrick Barnes. The DAISY
Award recognizes the superhuman work all nurses do
every day.
A Fashion Hayvin, Inc.
Frederick, MD • www.conventionjewelry.com
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
All our pieces are carefully crafted using genuine 14kt and
18kt gold that is reinforced with various jewelers’ metals in
the centers of the pieces.
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Gallen College
Multiple locations • www.galencollege.edu
Booth 204, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
For more than 20 years, Galen College of Nursing
has focused solely on quality nursing education and
commitment to student success. We offer practical,
associate, and online baccalaureate degree nursing
programs to over 3,000 students in Louisville, San
Antonio, Tampa Bay, and Cincinnati, along with an
Online Campus.
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ • www.gcu.edu
Booth 212, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
For more than 25 years, Grand Canyon University’s
College of Nursing and Health Care Professions has been
providing outstanding healthcare education for working
nurses, health administrators, and allied health providers.
See the full spectrum of programs offered online and at
our Phoenix campus at gcu.edu/CONHCP.
HealthLinx®
Columbus, OH • www.healthlinx.com
BoothS 201 & 202, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
HealthLinx® is your guide for leadership and cultural
nursing excellence. Nearly 20% of all currently
designated Magnet® hospitals have partnered with
HealthLinx®. Same experts, same great results,
new designation. Now consulting for Pathway to
Excellence®!
Hill-Rom
Batesville, TN • www.hill-rom.com
Booth 217, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, IA • www.uiowa.edu
Booth 222, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
The evidence-based Iowa Online Nurse Residency
Program provides an affordable, innovative, competencybased curriculum designed to help your institution meet
Pathway Practice Standards and to aid in transition of
recent graduates into the role of professional nurses.
Kindred Healthcare
Louisville, KY • www.kindredhealthcare.com
Booth 218, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Whether it’s in one of our transitional care hospitals,
nursing and rehabilitation centers, or patients’ homes,
Kindred has the knowledge, technology, and experience
to return people to their lives. Discharged isn’t the last
word on your healthcare journey. Recovery is.
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and
provider of medical technologies including patient
support systems and safe mobility and handling solutions.
WWW.NURSECREDENTIALING.ORG/PathwayConference
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EXHIBITS
Nursing Knowledge Center (NKC)
Silver Spring, MD • TBD
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Nursing Knowledge Center (NKC), a division of
ANA, provides leading-edge information as well as
education services and products to support both ANCC
credentialing programs and the nursing profession
as a whole. Learn about consultation services to
assist you on your Pathway journey, explore the many
certification exam preparation resources available, and
learn about CE webinars that will expand your core
skill sets. Stop by to enter a drawing!
Otto Trading
Santa Anna, CA • www.irestmassager.com
Bookstore
Silver Spring, MD • www.nursesbooks.org
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
The conference bookstore will be selling select
nursesbooks.org titles and books written by our
general session speakers.
Don’t miss the book signing!
Thursday, May 14
Book Signing by Sunny Grosso
✦ 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Marriott Ballroom Foyer,
Second Level
Delivering Happiness
Nurse.com and CE Direct
Hoffman Estates, IL • www.nurse.com/CEDirect
Booth 220, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Nurse.com and CE Direct are products of OnCourse
Learning Corporation. Nurse.com is the leader in
nursing news, jobs, and education. CE Direct is the
premier corporate online education solution, providing
award-winning content to healthcare facilities nationwide.
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Booth 205, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Pathway E-Store
Silver Spring, MD • www.nursecredentialing.org
Marriott Ballroom Foyer, Second Level
Order official Pathway to Excellence® merchandise.
Rasmussen College
Bloomington, MN • www.rasmussen.edu
Booth 214, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Rasmussen College School of Nursing offers a fully
online, CCNE-accredited RN to BSN degree, that’s now
more affordable and more flexible. In our program,
you will experience a nationally recognized education
that can help advance your nursing career.
Trilogy Health Services
Western Governors University (WGU)
Louisville, KY • www.trilogy.awebg.com
Salt Lake City, UT • www.wgu.edu
Booth 213, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Booth 223, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Trilogy Health Services, a customer service-focused
provider of senior living and long-term healthcare
services, is committed to growing our business and our
employees. As we grow we remain committed to hiring
the best, most qualified caregivers and “growing” them so
they can achieve their goals.
WGU is an online, nonprofit university with a mission to
expand access to higher education via competency-based
degree programs. WGU offers the innovative RN to BSN
and MSN degree programs. Founded by governors of 19
U.S. states, WGU is regionally accredited, and our nursing
programs are CCNE-accredited.
University of Texas at Arlington
Wolters Kluwer Health—Lippincott Solutions
Arlington, TX • www.uta.edu
Philadelphia, PA • www.lww.com
Booth 219, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Booth 203, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing
and Health Innovation is the nation’s largest public college
of nursing. Its innovative distance education options are
CCNE-accredited and offer flexibility for working nurses.
Lippincott Solutions is a series of comprehensive,
integrated software applications that includes advanced
online workflow technology, current evidence-based
clinical information, and professional development tools
for the practicing nurse. The suite of products helps
organizations make evidence actionable at the bedside by
supporting evidence-based practice, standardizing care,
saving time, and streamlining workflows.
U.S. Army Healthcare
www.goarmy.com/amedd
Booth 215, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
You entered nursing to make a difference. Visit the U.S.
ARMY Medical Recruiting Exhibit, at booth 215, today
to see how you can make a difference for your country
by working with dedicated professionals and advanced
technology.
Walden University
San Antonio, TX • www.waldenu.edu
Booth 200, Marriott Ballroom V-VI,
Second Level
Walden has a proven track record of collaborating
with healthcare organizations across the country. We
provide a diversity of online nursing programs that
reflect the needs of today’s health systems. Explore
more at Walden’s booth.
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