2021 Research/EBP/QI Abstracts
ASPAN's 40th National Virtual Conference
April 25-29, 2021
Perioperative Observation Impact on Student Perception of RN Role and Safety Practices
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Contact: Mary Doerner DNP RN CPAN CAPA
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
The Analgesic Properties of a Music Intervention in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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Contact: Anna Lee Sigueza MSN RN CPAN NE-BC
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses’ Experience Caring for Opioid Tolerant Patients
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Contact: Nancy Preston RN BSN CEN
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Model: Weinberg Perianesthesia Interventions for a Healing Environment
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Contact: Maria Liza Anicoche MSN RN ACNS-BC CAPA CPAN
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Discharge Instructions - Who, What, When and Where: The Development of a Discharge Liaison Role to Improve the Patient Experience and Discharge Planning Process Post-Operatively
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Contact: Marlo Justesen BSN RN MSHA CPAN CNML
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL
Incidence of Post-Anesthesia Symptoms, Surgical Events and Length of Stay for Surgical Oncology Outpatients
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Contact: Linda Bloom MPA RN OCN
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Reducing Symptomatic Postoperative Hypotension in the Extended Stay Patient
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Contact: Trisha Livesay RN BSN
Beltway Surgery Center - Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
Opioid Use and Extended Stays in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
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Contact: Cristina Smith BSN RN CPAN
The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
Benefits of Passive Warming on Surgical Patients Undergoing Regional Anesthetic Procedures
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Contact: Amy K. Williams DNP RN CPAN
Union University College of Nursing, Hendersonville, TN
An Evidence-Based Approach to Nursing Recognition and Management of Early Sepsis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD)
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Contact: Marifi Castillo BSN RN CAPA
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Standardizing Care for Patients with Insulin Pumps
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Contact: Denise Cody MSN RN CPAN
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
Comparative Study on Intravenous Catheter Insertion Pain control, Anxiety, and Satisfaction in Adult Same Day Surgery Patient; Using a Vibrating, Cold Device or Traditional Local Anesthetics Intradermal Injection
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Contact: Dawnmarie Devito MSN Ed. RN CPAN
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ
Implementing an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Joint Replacement Program in a Small Acute Hospital Using a Multi-Disciplinary Approach
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Contact: Michelle Marmol MSN BSN RN PCCN PHN
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Rehabilitation, Pomona, CA
Enhance RN Initiated Family Update in PACU During the Covid Pandemic
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Contact: Xiao Wang RN CPAN MSN/MS
UCSF Health Moffit Long Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Implementing Perioperative Evidence-Based Interventions for OSA: Increasing Risk Awareness, Enhancing Patient Care
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Contact: Jodi Heth RN BSN CAPA
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
A Piercing Paradigm: A Healthcare Provider’s Guide to the Care of Individuals with Body Piercing and Body Modifications
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Contact: Michael Ham MSN RN CCRN CPAN
Main Line Health, Paoli Hospital, Paoli, PA
The Rolling Refresher Cart: Improving the Level of Preparedness in PACU Nurses in Caring for Patients and their Specialized Surgical Drains
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Contact: Charisse Murakami MSN RN CPAN
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Aromatherapy to The Rescue for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
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Contact: Ursula Mellinger BSN RN CPAN CAPA
UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA
Implementation of Strategies to Reduce Improper Disposal of Opioids Following Orthopedic Surgery: A Pilot Study
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Contact: Jacob J. Schaefer BS
Revo Health, Golden Valley, MN
Optimizing Thymoglobulin Administration: A Care Bundle Approach
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Contact: Maria Saraceni BSN RN CPAN
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce OR Delay and Cancellations Due to Covid-19 Testing
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Contact: Jin Huang RN MSN OCN
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting Risk Assessment in Breast and Gynecological Surgical Patients
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Contact: Nicole Grass DNP CRNA
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Ambulatory Perioperative Services Wheels to Wheel
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Contact: Kathleen Vega MSN RN CAPA
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
Monitoring QTc in Pediatric Patients Who Receive Low Dose IV Haloperidol in the PACU for Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
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Contact: Crystal Stroh MSN RN CPN
Boston Children’s Hospital PACU, Boston, MA
“BLOCKED” Sign to Prevent Patient Falls Due to Peripheral Nerve Blocks
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Contact: Barbara Robeniol BSN RN CAPA
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA
Increasing Perianesthesia Nurse Competency in Selected Critical Care Modalities
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Contact: Anissa Rachel Edmondson Christian BSN RN CAPA
The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS
Utilizing Technology to Automate and Standardize Patient Discharge Education
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Contact: Sarah Wente PhD RN-BC
M Health Fairview, Burnsville, MN
The Effects of Music Intervention on Pain and Anxiety in the Immediate Postoperative Period in Adults Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty
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Contact: Peggy Olsen BS BSN RN CPAN
Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR
Predicting Risk for Opioid-Induced Sedation and Respiratory Depression in Hospitalized Patients
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Contact: Alison Partridge PhD RN CPAN
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, SC
Leveraging Community Partnerships and Education to Improve the Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Opioids
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Contact: Alison Partridge PhD RN CPAN
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, SC
Perianesthesia Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Intention to Promote Safe Use, Storage, and Disposal of Opioids
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Contact: Jan Odom-Forren PhD RN CPAN FASPAN FAAN
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Enhancing the Use of Opioid Sparing Protocol in the PACU
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Contact: Analissa Chavez MS FNP-BC RN-BC CCRN CPAN
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY
Improving Discharge Phone Call Compliance
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Contact: Caitlin Moran MBA BSN RN
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Enhancing Patient Recall of Anesthesia Side Effects with “Mugshots”
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Contact: Lynda Schoppe MSN RN CNOR CAPA CNEcl
St. David’s South Austin Medical Center (SAMC), Austin, TX
#KnockTheNausea: Use of Aromatherapy in the Pediatric Perianesthesia Care Unit
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Contact: Mary Daugherty BSN RN CPAN
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital - Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Parent Acceptability and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Manage Children’s Post-Tonsillectomy Pain
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Contact: Molly Napier MSN RN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Changing the Culture: Introducing Fledgling Nurses into an Exclusively Experienced Crew
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Contact: Lisa Wood RN BSN CPAN CAPA
University of Rochester Medical Center’s Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Rochester, NY