2017 Research/EBP/QI Abstracts
ASPAN's 36th National Conference
April 30-May 4, 2017, Indianapolis, Indiana
Decreasing Postoperative Urgency Following Ureteroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Contact: Susan Jane Fetzer RN PhD
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, New Hampshire
Perioperative Clinical Immersion
Contact: Mary Doerner MSN RN CPAN CAPA
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
Weight-Based Risk for Prolonged Post-Tonsillectomy Pain in Children: A Retrospective Study
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Contact: Shirley Martin PhD-C RN CPN
Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas; University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Comparing the Use of iPad™ Distraction Versus Oral Versed to Reduce Pediatric Preoperative Anxiety
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Contact: Terri Pearcy RN BSN CPN,
Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas
In Retrospect - Peri-Anesthesia Nursing Practice in the Philippines: Onwards to a Model and Standards
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Contact: Paul Michael S. Tan RN MAN PhD
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City, Philippines
The Effectiveness of Aromatherapy Compared to Standard Care for the Relief of PONV/PDNV in Ambulatory Surgical Patients
Contact: Lois Stallings Welden DNP RN CNS
Deaconess Hospital, Inc., Evansville, Indiana
Effectiveness of Pre-Surgery Video in Reducing Anxiety in Daystay Surgical Patients
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Contact: Kathleen Frodema RN CAPA
Baystate Medical Center (BMC), Springfield, Massachusetts
Does Disruptive Behavior Cause Problems with Patient Care?
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Contact: Deborah L. Threats MDIV BSN RN CAPA
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Same Day Surgery Follow-Up Phone Calls
Contact: Amy Berardinelli DNP RN CPAN
Cleveland Clinic/Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Emphasis on Discharge Education After Surgery
Contact: Arbert Nazareno DNP APRN
University of San Diego/UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California
Exploration of the Scott Triggers™ Instrument in Predicting Postoperative Pressure Ulcer Risk in the On-Pump Cardiovascular Surgery Population
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Contact: Vallire Hooper PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN
Mission Health System, Asheville, North Carolina
Preprocedure Warming to Prevent Intraoperative Hypothermia
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Contact: Vallire Hooper PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN
Mission Health, Asheville, North Carolina
Exploration of the Use of the Scott Triggers™ Instrument in Predicing Postoperative Pressure Ulcer Risk
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Contact: Contact: Vallire Hooper PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN
Mission Health System, Asheville, North Carolina
Identifying Nurses' Perceptions of Barriers to Research at an Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
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Contact: Kathryn McCarraher MHA BSN RN CPAN ONC
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Oral Tranexamic Acid Reduces Transfusions and Procedure Time in Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Contact: Christine A. Fournier Bell MSN RN CAPA WCC
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
An mHealth Self-Management Program to Decrease Postoperative Symptom Distress in Orthopaedic Patients
Contact: Jan Odom-Forren PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Descriptive Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients at Risk of Longer Post-Operative Hospital Stay
Contact: Esther Lee RN MNP MBA
UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California
Evidence-Based Post Anesthesia Care Unit Practice Guidelines for Determining Length of Stay and Discharge Location for Surgical Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
Contact: Esther Lee RN MNP MBA
UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California
Post-Operative Nausea Vomiting Aromatherapy Project
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Contact: Debra Malone RN BSN CAPA
University of Colorado Health, Denver, Colorado
Aromatherapy: A Non-Pharmacologic Intervention for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
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Contact: Ronald M. Malit BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land, Texas
Don't Ignore My Snore: Reduce Perioperative Complications Related to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Contact: Ludy P. Lemus BSN RN CAPA
The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Making the Bladder Gladder; Decreasing Pour in the Ambulatory Care Setting
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Contact: Lori Dager RN
Michigan Medicine, East Ann Arbor Surgery Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Use of a Protocal Developed from Nursing Concern and Studies Regarding Partial Opioid Agonist/Anti-Agonist Medications and Other Illegal Substances in the Preoperative Patient to Prevent Adverse Operative and Post Operative Complications
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Contact: Jackie Knauff BSN RN CAPA
Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio
Sugammadex: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Cost?
Contact: Heather Noble BSN RN
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
A Multi-Modal Performance Improvement Project to Improve Nursing Education
Contact: Maura Adams DNP MSN RN
University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, California
Pre-Anesthesia Screening: What's the Value?
Contact: Leslie Barkley RN MSN CNS-BC CMSRN CAPA
Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Throughput Tracking: Decreasing Length of Stay
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Contact: Marie Andrea Enriquez BSN RN CPAN
Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, California
Eliminating Specimen Labeling Errors in Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Contact: Lini Thomas RN MSN CCRN
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Patient Liaison - Bridging the Gap of Communication to Patients and Families
Contact: Tesha Seabra BSN RN CPAN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Music Therapy: A PACU Evidence-Based Practice Project
Contact: Fiona S. Smith BS BSN RN CPAN
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land Texas
Eliminating Medical Device-Related Pressure Ulcers (MDRPU) Caused by Continuous Blood Pressure Cuff Monitoring
Contact: Rebecca Killian BSN RN CPAN
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Identifying Patients' Level of Pain Preoperatively to Improve Postoperative Pain Management
Contact: Patricia Sheehy-McCann MSN RN MPA CAPA
New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York