2026 Clinical Inquiry (Research/EBP/QI)Abstracts and Posters
ASPAN's 45th National Conference
April 27-30, 2026, San Francisco, California
The Clinical Inquiry posters were judged at National Conference by members of the Clinical Inquiry Committee. These are the top standouts for each category:
In the Research Category: Evaluation of Post-Operative Hyperglycemia in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
In the EBP Category: Stop Sticking to Stick: An Evidence-Based Practice Project to Promote Early Identification of Difficult Intravenous Access
In the QI Category: From Chaos to Clarity: A Five-Minute Critical Event Debriefing Tool for PACU
Board #1: Positions Matter: The Power of Pediatric Post-Operative Positioning
♦ Poster
Contact: Christine D. Manget BSN RN BS
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, FL
Board #2: Guided Imagery and Its Effects on Preoperative Anxiety, Postoperative Pain, and Patient Experience
♦ Poster
Contact: Kristie L. Silva MSN RN PHN
Kaiser Permanente/Stockton Ambulatory Surgery Center, Stockton, CA
Board #3: Evaluation of Post-Operative Hyperglycemia in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
♦ Poster
Contact: Christine AF Bell PhD RN CAPA WCC
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
Board #4: Implementation of Video-Based Pre-Procedure Education Embedded into Patient EMR: A Quality Improvement Project
♦ Poster
Contact: Cheryl McFague BSN RN CAPA CPAN
Southern NH Medical, Nashua, NH
Board #5: Stop Sticking to Stick: An Evidence-Based Practice Project to Promote Early Identification of Difficult Intravenous Access
♦ Poster
Contact: Elaine Hughes MSN-Ed RN CAPA
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Board #6: Patient Safety and Capnography Monitoring: What do PACU Nurses Think?
♦ Poster
Contact: Bethany A. Biardi MSN RN CPN CPAN
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Board #7: Aromatherapy in Endoscopy: What Do Patients Think?
♦ Poster
Contact: Bethany A. Biardi MSN RN CPN CPAN
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Board #8: Reducing Preventable Eye Surgery Center Cancellations
♦ Poster
Contact: Charmei Smith MSN-ed RN CPAN CAPA
Kaiser Permanente Rancho Cordova Eye Surgery, Rancho Cordova, CA
Board #9: O2 Guru: Improving Perianesthesia Nursing Practice: A Standing Delegation Order Protocol for Oxygen Therapy
♦ Poster
Contact: Iris B. Vaquera MSN RN CPAN
Lyndon B. Johnson - Harris Health, Houston, TX
Board #10: Child Life Involvement During Pediatric Anesthesia Induction to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety
♦ Poster
Contact: Maria Quintero BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Harris Health System, Houston, TX
Board #11: Advancing Pediatric Perianesthesia Nursing Practice Implementing the Donna Wright Competency Framework
♦ Poster
Contact: Eliza Lopes MSN ED CPAN CAPA CPN HMCT
Stanford Childrens Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
Board #12: From Retention to Relief: Elevating Perianesthesia Nursing Through Protocol Innovation
♦ Poster
Contact: Elizabeth Borczynski MS RN CNS
Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
Board #13: Post-Op Pitstop: When Urinary Retention Delays the Finish Line
♦ Poster
Contact: Christa Rogers BSN RN CCRN
Texas Health Resources of Rockwall, Rockwall, TX
Board #14: From Chaos to Clarity: A Five-Minute Critical Event Debriefing Tool for PACU
♦ Poster
Contact: Rona Khadka MSN RN CCRN CPAN
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Board #15: Crossing The Line: Improving Post-operative Care at Discharge in the Community Hospital
♦ Poster
Contact: Lacey L. Allemand MSN MBA RN CPAN HACP
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, The Woodlands, TX
Board #16: Enhancing Patient Experience from Walter 3 PACU Post Surgical Patients Through Post-Operative In-Person Visit
♦ Poster
Contact: Merlinda Mena BSN RN-BC CPAN HNB-BC
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Board #17: Safe by Standard: Transforming Medication Management in the PACU
♦ Poster
Contact: Melissa Collins BSN RN CPAN
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Board #18: Aromatherapy and Its Effect on Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) In the Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
♦ Poster
Contact: Amy Dooley MS RN CPAN CAPA FASPAN
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Board #19: Incorporating Acupressure to Reduce Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
♦ Poster
Contact: Jennifer King MSN RN CPAN NPD-BC
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
Board #20: Efficient Management of Equipment in OT to Minimize Delays and Ensure Patient Safety
♦ Poster
Contact: Xiaoyan Qi BSN
Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Board #21: The Effect of Pre-Operative Warming on Intra-Operative and Post-Operative Normothermia and Surgical Outcomes in ERAS Protocol Bowel Resections
♦ Poster
Contact: Sophie Hovis BSN RN
CommonSpirit Health, Colorado Springs, CO
Board #22: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Practices in a Tertiary Hospital with Low PONV Incidence
♦ Poster
Contact: Mary Grace Grooms MSN RN CCRN
University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX
Board #23: Normothermia – System for Patient Warm-Up - A Retrospective Study
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Vern Pharr MSN RN CCRN CPAN CAPA
UMC Healthsystem - University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX
Board #24: Expanding Patient-Family Communication Through Text Translation
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Rene Singer MBA BSN RN CPN
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CA
Board #25: Enhanced Respiratory Monitoring: Use of Capnography in the PACU
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Jillian Sweeney BSN RN CPAN
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospita, Boston, MA
Board #26: Pediatric Post-Operative Emergencies in Ambulatory Surgery
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Carly Sullivan MSN RN SCRN CNRN
Tower Health, Reading, PA
Board #28: Efficient Transitions of Care: The Rapid Recovery Unit as a Discharge Solution
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Lindsay C. Holt PhD MSN RN CPAN CCRN
UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
Board #30: Epic Changes – Exceptional Care: The PACU Nurse Experience
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Eric F. Pazziuagan MAN MSN RN CMSRN NI-BC CPAN
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, The Woodlands, TX
Board #31: Enhancing Patient Safety Through Objective Neuromuscular Monitoring: The STRONG QI Initiative
♦ Poster
Contact: Ilana Logvinov DNP RN
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Board #32: Creating Workflows and Standard Processes for a New Perioperative Oncology Unit
♦ Poster
Contact: Qiana Thomas BSN RN
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown, Atlanta, GA
Board #33: Same Day Joint Process Improvement for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients
♦ Poster
Contact: Anita H. Freeman BSN RN CPAN
University of Alabama in Birmingham, UAB, Highlands Campus, Birmingham, AL
Board #35: Surgical PACU Workflow: A Quality Improvement Initiative
♦ Poster
Contact: Belinda J Bernadzikowski BSN RN CAPA
WellSpan Health/Apple Hill Surgical Center, York, PA
Board #36: Decreasing Post Operative Emergence Delirium Through Improved Screening and Identification
♦ Poster
Contact: Sadie Spiering MSN RN Med-Surg-BC CPAN
VHA, Milwaukee, WI
Board #38: Reducing Perioperative Corneal Abrasions: The Impact of Standardized Eye Protection Processes
♦ Poster
Contact: Estelle Swanson DNP
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL
Board #39: Improving Pediatric Opioid Safety Through Enhanced Patient Education
♦ Poster
Contact: Jael E. Kemp-Powell RN
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Board #40: A Pilot Study of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Spinal Procedures
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Patricia M. Faron RN BSN CPAN HN-BC
Baystate Health System, Springfield, MA
Board #41: Does Strict Adherence to ERAS Protocols Improve Patient Outcomes?
♦ Poster
Contact: Lori C. Sanders BSN RN CPAN
Baylor University Medical Center and The Health Innovation Institute at Texas Christian University, Dallas, TX
Board #42: Ensuring On-Time First OR Case Starts by Preventing Registration Delays
♦ Poster
Contact: Robin Carabin BSN RN
Virtua Health, Marlton, NJ
Board #43: The Use of Peppermint Essential Oil to Reduce PACU Length of Stay
♦ Poster
Contact: Aleli G. Cabali MSN RN CPAN PMGT-BC
Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women, Houston, TX
Board #44: Advancing Peri-Anesthesia Practice: Creation and Growth of a Specialty Nursing Conference
♦ Poster
Contact: Jessica Stanford MSN MEDSURG-BC
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, Livingston, NJ
Board #45: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Perioperative Nurse Education Program for LAST
♦ Poster
Contact: Carolyn C. Harding DNP RN PMGT-BC
Brown University Health: Newport Hospital, Newport, RI
Board #46: Surgical Prophylaxis & Beta-Lactam Allergy: Increasing Cefazolin Use in Surgical Patients
♦ Poster
Contact: Sarah Solma BSN RN AMB-BC
Avera Specialty Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Board #47: Implementing an Electronic Perioperative Hand-off Tool
♦ Poster
Contact: Christina M. Lemanski MSN RN CPAN NPD-BC
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Board #48: Clean, Clipped, and Cozy: Prioritizing Preoperative Care to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
♦ Poster
Contact: Michelle Steinway MSN RN AGCNS-BC CAPA CCRN-K
Indiana University Health West Hospital, Avon, IN
Board #49: Improving PACU Emergency Response Using AI Enhanced Simulation
♦ Poster
Contact: Jenna Sarruda BSN RN CPAN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board #50: Robotic Surgery: Preparing Perioperative and PACU Nurses for Evolving Roles in Patient-Centered Technology-Enhanced Care
♦ Poster
Contact: Mary A. Grzybinski RN DNP CPAN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board #51: Standardizing OR-to-PACU Handoffs: Implementing the PACU Pause Cognitive Aid
♦ Poster
Contact: Chrystal Maki MSN RN CNL CPAN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board #52: Enhancing the Perianesthesia Handoff Tool to Improve Communication and Patient Safety
♦ Poster
Contact: Marilou Magnaye MSN RN CCRN
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, Enola, PA
Board #53: Optimizing the Management of Malignant Hyperthermia Through Quality Improvement Initiatives
♦ Poster
Contact: Christine E. Kemp BSN RN CAPA
Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville, GA
Board #54: Advancing Perioperative Excellence Through a High Reliability Nursing Led Nerve Block Model
♦ Poster
Contact: Claire Nichols MHA BSN RN NE-BC CCRN
Northeast Georgia Hospital Systems, Gainesville, GA
Board #56: Working Towards a Green Recovery: Reprocessing of the Pulse Oximeter Sensors and Sequential Compression Device (SCD) Sleeves
♦ Poster
Contact: Maria Saraceni BSN RN CPAN
New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #57: Thriving Through Recognition: The Combined Impact of Leadership-Driven and Peer-to-Peer Recognition
♦ Poster
Contact: Eter Bardanashvili BSN RN CCRN CPAN
New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #58: Reducing Perioperative Fall Risk: Implementation of a PACU Fall Prevention Bundle
♦ Poster
Contact: Lauren Ott BSN RN CMSRN
New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #59: From Paper to KRONOS in the PACU: Enhancing Autonomy or Creating New Challenges
♦ Poster
Contact: Danielle Barnett BSN RN CPAN CMSRN
New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #60: Time is Vision: A Corneal Abrasion Protocol Initiation
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Mary F. Harris BSN RN CPAN
Salem Health/Salem Hospital, Salem, OR
Board #61: Using Modern Technology to Improve the Flexibility of the Orientation Process While Increasing Orientee Competency and Satisfaction: A Quality Improvement Project
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Ivy Mendoza Inacay MSN RN CPAN CAPA
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Board #62: Completed Nursing Assessment 24 Hours Prior to Surgery: Impact on Patient Safety and Surgical Readiness
♦ Poster
Contact: Christina P. Bohraus BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville, MD
Board #64: We Are Going Home: Preop Delays after Dark
♦ Poster
Contact: Rosalind Morris MSN RN PHN CPAN CNML
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #65: Implementing a Fast-Track Protocol to Decrease PACU Length-Of-Stay
♦ Poster
Contact: Lillyann Rowe DNP RN PHN CNML CPAN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #66: Bridging the Gap: Suicide Screening in Ambulatory Surgical Patients to Enhance Patient Safety
♦ Poster (not provided)
Contact: Rolando Perez BSN RN CAPA CCRN
University of Illinois Health System, Chicago, IL
Board #67: Promoting Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Through Lavender-Sandalwood Aromatherapy for Postoperative Pain Management in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
♦ Poster
Contact: Rigel D. Bauza BSN
Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY
Board #68: Sustaining Success One Year After: A CAUTI Reduction Project
♦ Poster
Contact: Angela Patruno BSN RN MEDSURG-BC CPAN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #69: Strengthening Code Blue Response Through Simulation
♦ Poster
Contact: Hazzel H. Gomez MSN BSN RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Board #70: Optimizing E-Data Management to Enhance PeriAnesthesia Nurse Residents’ Onboarding: A Study
♦ Poster
Contact: Charles Almin B. Alba MAN BSN RN
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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