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2022 Celebrate Successful Practices Abstracts

ASPAN's 41st National Conference
April 7-10, 2022, Philadelphia, PA


Board #101:  Standardizing Process for Managing High Risk Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Perioperative Setting
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Contact:  Jenise Rice MSN RN
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX


Board #102:  Same-Day Total Joint Discharges: A Collaborative Effort for Patient Safety
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Contact:  Meghan Hynes BSN RN
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA


Board #104:  Using a Patient Identification Checklist: How to Make This a Never Safety Event in Perioperative Services
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Contact:  Alita Campbell MSN RN OCN
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX


Board #105:  Simulating LAST to Improve Peri-anesthesia Nursing Knowledge
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Contact:  Christine Westphal MSN RN-BC
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL


Board #106:  Improving Postoperative Pain Score Among Charcot Marie Tooth Reconstructive Surgery Receiving Ambulatory Nerve Infusion Therapy
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Contact:  Ann Deacon MSN RN CPAN
Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA


Board #107:  Autogenerated Text Updates for Pediatric Surgical Patients
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Contact:  Susan N. Kamerling MSN RN BC
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA


Board #108:  Enriching Perioperative Communication Through Family Texting
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Contact:  Carolyn Geoghegan RN CAPA
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA


Board #109:  It’s Complicated! Needlesticks in the Perioperative Area: How We Standardized the Process
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Contact:  Alena Mascetta MSN RN CPAN CCRN
Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA


Board #110:  Putting Patients First: Patient Experience in the Perioperative Setting
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Contact:  Angela Patruno BSN RN-BC CPAN
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY


Board #111:  Nurse Led Collaboration and Innovation: Creating Standardized Care for Same Day Joint Arthroplasty Patients
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Contact:  Charlene Salvi BSN RN CPAN
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA


Board #112:  Addressing Opioid Range Order Use in Post Anesthesia Care Units (PACUs) Across a System
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Contact:  Jennifer Paquette MSN RN CAPA
UW Health, Madison, WI


Board #113:  Digitalization and Education of Perioperative Surgical Clipping
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Contact:  Shawna Floramo BSN RN-BC
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY


Board #115:  Implementation of Acupressure as Adjunct Therapy to Reduce Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
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Contact:  Melissa Joo MPH MSN RN CPAN
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA


Board #116:  Trans-illumination Devices: Improving IV Insertion Accuracy and Success Rates
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Comtact:  Patricia L. Ryan MSN MHA RN CPAN
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD


Board #117:  Perianesthesia Orientation Redesign Phase I: Standardizing Minimal Documentation Across the PACUs
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Contact:  Patricia L. Ryan MSN MHA RN CPAN
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD


Board  #118:  On-boarding and Orientation in an Ambulatory Surgery Center—What a Clinical Nurse Educator Can Do For You!
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Contact:  Gayle Bultsma BSN RN CAPA
Copper Ridge Surgery Center, Traverse City, MI


Board #119:  Focusing Our Periop Scope on ICU Transfer Nurses
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Contact:  Michele Sena MSN RN NPD-BC CPAN
NYU Langone Hospital, Long Island, NY


Board #120:  Debunking the Myths of PACU Nursing Documentation
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Contact:  Mark Templonuevo BSN RN
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX


Board #121:  Understanding Thrombolysis: Improving Patient Care
Contact:  Tabitha Young BSN RN
Virtua Health, Voorhees, NJ


Board #122:  PACU Education Standardization for PACU Protocols
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Contact:  Jaclyn Hughes RN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY


Board #123:  Implementation of a Virtual Simulation-based Teamwork Training Program for Emergency Events in the Perioperative Setting
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Contact:  Tiffany M. Snow DNP RN ACNS-BC CCRN
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA


Board #124:  Preop to PACU:  A Nursing Orientation Program for Preop Nurses to Attain Competency in the Care of the PACU Patient
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Contact:  Katherine Douglas MSN RN CPAN
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA


Board #125:  From Old to New: Process of Integrating PACU Phase 1 Documentation and Workflow from Old Electronic Health Record (EHR) System to New Electronic Health Record (EHR) System
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Contact:  Emylene Untalan MSN RN CCRN CPAN
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX


Board #126:  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion for Perioperative Services: A New Role
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Contact:  Shea Beiter BSN RN CCRN CPAN
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY


Board #127:  Pitfalls in Perioperative Documentation, Compliance with the EMR
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Contact:  Melissa Johnson MSN RN CPAN
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva, IL


Board #128:  The Implementation of a Perianesthesia Nursing Orientation for the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse
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Contact:  Anna Lee Sigueza MSN RN NE-BC CPAN
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA


Board #129:  Increasing PACU Certification and Recognition During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Contact:  Diana Wong MSN RN CPAN ONC NYU
Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY


Board #130:  Inspired by the Research Process: Lessons Learned in the Participation of a Mixed Method Randomized Comparative Clinical Trial
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Contact:  Maria Liza Anicoche MSN RN ACNS-BC CPAN CAPA
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD


Board #131:  The Power of a Team Huddle During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Contact:  Staci Eguia MSN RN CCRN
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX


Board #132:  "Why Can't We Do It All?" Creation of a Perioperative Flex Team
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Contact:  Heidi Leonard BSN RN CPAN CAPA
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY


Board #133:  Implementation of a PACU Pause in a Pediatric Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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Contact:  Lucinda Sapikowski BSN RN CCRN CPAN
Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA


Board #134:  Post Anesthesia Response Unit: Development of an Intensive Care Unit within a Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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Contact:  Samantha Dandrea BSN RN
University of Rochester Medical Center’s Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Rochester, NY


Board #135:  Snapshot Report: A Uniformed Handoff Tool for All Perioperative Services
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Contact:  Elizabeth Anne Steffen BSN RN CAPA 
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood, KY


Board #136:  Nurse Led Collaboration and Innovation: Fostering a Surge in Staff Autonomy with Enhanced Communication Resources
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Contact:  June Nichols BSN RN
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA


Board #137:  Implementation of Virtual Preoperative Evaluation During a Pandemic
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Contact:  Nickisha Hurlock MSN APRN NP-C
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA


Board #138:  From Agility to Zoom Meetings: Uniting Diverse Teams to Achieve Clinical Excellence During Winter 2020/2021 COVID-19 Surge
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Contact:  Andrea Putzier BSN RN CCRN
Augusta University Health System, Augusta, GA