2026 Celebrate Successful PeriAnesthesia Practices Abstracts and Posters
ASPAN's 45th National Conference
April 27-30, 2026, San Francisco, California
Board #101: Specialty Nursing Certification: Enhancing Job Satisfaction and Retention in the Nursing Workforce
♦Poster
Contact: Marie "Graziela" Bautista MSN RN CPAN CAPA
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc (ABPANC), New York, NY
Board #102: Pathway to Excellence Through Nursing Specialty Certification
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Contact: Judy Huntley CMP
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc (ABPANC), New York, NY
Board #103: Reclaiming Engagement: Staff-Led Innovation That Transformed PACU Culture
♦Poster
Contact: Kristin Spurr RN CPAN
MedStar Health, Washington, DC
Board #104: Right Cert, Right Specialty: How Policy Sparked a Perianesthesia Certification Surge
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Contact: Fina Michelle Meadows MSNed RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #105: No Nurse Left Behind: Boosting Ultrasound Guided IV Placement Competency with Timely, Accountable Training
♦Poster
Contact: Fina Michelle Meadows MSNed RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #106: Shockingly Fun: Reducing EKG Anxiety One Puzzle at a Time
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Contact: Fina Michelle Meadows MSNed RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #107: Bridging the Disconnect: Lines and Drains Communication from OR to PACU
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Contact: Lillyann Rowe DNP RN PHN CNML CPAN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #108: Improving PACU Efficiency: Reducing Post-Anesthesia Length of Stay for Orthopedic Patients Through Inpatient X-Ray Implementation
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Contact: Lillyann Rowe DNP RN PHN CNML CPAN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #109: Improving Same-Day Orthopedic Surgery Discharges: The Power of Early DME Needs Identification
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Contact: Lillyann Rowe DNP RN PHN CNML CPAN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #110: No Log Left Behind: Elevating PACU Event Logs Efficiency with Digital Dashboards
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Contact: Liza McDonagh BSN RN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #111: Wings of Knowledge. Taking PACU Education on the Fly
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Contact: Alison Popa BScN RN CPAN CAPA
Lahey Hospital Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Board #112: Improving Perioperative Glycemic Control Compliance through ERAS Committee Interprofessional Collaboration
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Contact: Tamarralee Crandall DNP RN
Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, CA
Board #113: Reducing Surgical Anxiety for Pediatric Patients with Induction Mask Selection
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Contact: Rasmin Day R. Guevara BSN RN CAPA
Kaiser Permanent Foundation Hospital, Santa Clara, CA
Board #114: Aromatherapy Lavender Patch Intervention for Anxiety Trial
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Contact: Charmei Smith MSN-ed RN CPAN CAPA
Kaiser Permanente, Rancho Cordova, CA
Board #115: One Minute Drill: Gamifying Regulatory Readiness
♦Poster
Contact: Zachary Polmounter MSN RN CCRN
UPHS/PPMC, Philadelphia, PA
Board #116: One Dose Ahead: Perianesthesia and Pharmacy Collaboration
♦Poster
Contact: Zachary Polmounter MSN RN CCRN
UPHS/PPMC, Philadelphia, PA
Board #117: A Clear Path Forward: Improving Perioperative Communication
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Contact: Zachary Polmounter MSN RN CCRN
UPHS/PPMC, Philadelphia, PA
Board #118: Team Led Orientation
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Contact: Zachary Polmounter MSN RN CCRN
UPHS/PPMC, Philadelphia, PA
Board #119: Fire Drill Preparedness: Coordinating OR Patient Evacuations into the PACU
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Contact: Chrystal Maki MSN RN CNL CPAN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board #121: Enhancing Health & Well-being in Children and Adolescents: A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Akron Children's Hospital Perioperative Surgical Home
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Contact: Tara L. Wright MSN RNCPN
Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
Board #123: PACU Flow Redefined: The Facilitator Effect
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Contact: Gil Casanova MSN RN CPAN
Baptist Health, Miami, FL
Board #124: From Outpatients to All Patients: APRN Expansion in Pre-Anesthesia Testing Reduces Same-Day Cancellations
♦Poster
Contact: Natalie Ampuero MSN RN CAPA FNP-BC
Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL
Board #125: White Plains Hospital Malignant Hyperthermia Protocol
♦Poster
Contact: Karen Abril MSN RN CPAN CAPA
White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY
Board #126: From Pre-op to Post-op: Unmasking Implicit Bias in Gender Affirming Care
♦Poster
Contact: Valerie Tiu MS APRN-CNS AGCNS-BC MEDSURG-BC NPD-BC
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, East Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board #127: Reducing Preoperative Anxiety: Evidence-Based Non-Pharmacological Interventions
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Contact: Valerie Tiu MS APRN-CNS AGCNS-BC MEDSURG-BC NPD-BC
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, East Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board #128: When Blood Takes a Detour: Understanding Vascular Disease
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Contact: Valerie Tiu MS APRN-CNS AGCNS-BC MEDSURG-BC NPD-BC
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, East Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board #129: The Implementation of Care Companion: A Task Based System to Prepare Patients for Surgery
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Contact: Anna L. Carilo DNP RN NE-BC CPAN CAPA
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board #130: Library Services Promotes PeriAnesthesia Success
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Contact: Kaitlin Ronning DNP RN CPAN
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board #131: Opening a Dedicated Cardiac Post Anesthesia Care Unit for Congenital Heart Patients
♦Poster
Contact: Mahala Pruitt BSN RN CCRN
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Board #132: Empowering Nurse Preceptors: Implementing a Preceptor Workshop to Enhance Onboarding and Mentoring
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Dominic Harvey DNP CPAN CAPA
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
Board #133: Informing Policy Creation for the use of Aromatherapy in the Peri-operative Using Data Collection on Quality Improvement Metrics
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Contact: Jaime Young DNP MSN-ed RN CPAN CAPA CCRN
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
Board #134: Shots and Snoozes: Immunization During Planned Pediatric Sedation
♦Poster
Contact: Rachel R. Berg MSN RN CPAN
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board #135: Transforming the Surgical Journey: Enhancing Patient and Family Experience Through Human-Centered Design and Perianesthesia Practice Innovation
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Andrea Nelson MA PMP
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board #136: From Paper to Personalized: Transforming Perianesthesia Onboard Planning with Technology
♦Poster
Contact: Nicole Nelson MSN RN
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board #137: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Multimodal Education for Malignant Hyperthermia in Perianesthesia
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Contact: Nicole Nelson MSN RN
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board #138: Safe Mobility Champion's Improving Safety for Patients and Employees
♦Poster
Contact: Kelli R. Gunhus MSN RN
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board #139: First Case Start Times (FCOTS) Improvement Initiative
♦Poster
Contact: Kevin MacVane BSN RN CAPA
UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #140: Staff Empowerment Through Education
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Contact: Kevin MacVane BSN RN CAPA
UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #141: Transforming Pediatric PeriAnesthesia Care: Insights from the Flow Lean Improvement Project for Patients/Parents, and Providers and the PeriAnesthesia Optimization Project
♦Poster
Contact: Caitlin McGugan BScN RN
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Board #142: Reducing Overhead and Minimizing Waste
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Contact: Anoop Cherian RN
Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE
Board #143: Surgical Passport: Redesign of PreAdmission Testing Optimization
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Contact: Gifty Boateng MSN RN
Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE
Board #144: Day of Surgery Food Menu
♦Poster
Contact: Margaret Proietto BSN RN
Bayhealth, Dover, DE
Board #145: Ringing in Success: Preoperative Nurse Calls: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Reduce Same-Day Surgery Cancellations
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Contact: Cory Smeltzer MMHC BSN RN
Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt , Nashville, TN
Board #146: The Amazing Race to Resuscitate
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Contact: Lauren J. Boston MSN RN PNP-PC NPD-BC
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Board #147: Advancing Pediatric Perioperative Care: A Journal Club Exploration in the PACU
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Contact: Raven N. Stafford BSN RN CPN
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Board #148: Optimizing Preoperative Workflow: Addressing Delays in Plastic Reconstruction Service Marking to Improve Efficiency
♦Poster
Contact: Marianne P. Sikat BSN RN
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Board #149: Say it. Check it. Chart it. Share it. A Virtual Reality Approach to Better Handoffs through Stronger Documentation!
♦Poster
Contact: Eliza Lopes MSN/ED CPAN CAPA CPN HMCT
Stanford Childrens Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA
Board #150: A Comfort-Centered Approach: Advancing Pediatric and Family Experience through the Age-Appropriate Inventory in the PACU
♦Poster
Contact: Maria del Mar Rodriguez AGCNS MSHI RN CNOR CPAN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #151: Fostering Well-Being Through Community Engagement:The Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) as a Bridge between Staff and Community
♦Poster
Contact: Maria del Mar Rodriguez AGCNS MSHI RN CNOR CPAN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #152: The Successful Expansion of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Program to Outpatients in the PACU
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Contact: Sharon Llerena DNP FNP-BC Med-Surg BC CCTN CPAN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #153: Clinical Alarm Management: Improving Alarm Responsiveness and Decreasing Alarm Fatigue
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Contact: Grace Song BSN RN CCRN CPAN
New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
Board #154: Decreasing Day of Surgery Cancelations through Pre-Anesthesia Testing Clinic
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Jamye L. Shelley DNP RN CNML
Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, IN
Board #155: Small Change, Big Impact: Improving the Post Anesthesia Care Experience for Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Patients
♦Poster
Contact: Tonia Crump BSN RN CPAN
Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Board #156: Numb but Not Forgotten: Dermatome Assessment to Reduce Post-Block Falls
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Contact: Lisa Law MSN RN CAPA
Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital, Garfield Heights, OH
Board #157: Matching Learning Styles: A Visual Method of Teaching Staffing Practice Recommendations
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Carol Youngblood RN
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, Canton, OH
Board #158: Tiny Trunks, Heavy Hearts: Symbolizing Pregnancy Loss Through Elephants
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Contact: Lauren Weck BSN RN
Cleveland Clinic, Beachwood, OH
Board #159: The Unseen Risk: Lateral Violence in Perianesthesia Care
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Contact: Leslie Bush MBA BSN RN CPAN
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board #160: Enhancing Patient Comfort and Reducing Anxiety Through the Use of Disposable Headphones in the Preoperative Setting
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Contact: Michele A. Gatt BSN
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board #161: Optimizing Patient Flow Through the Implementation of an Ambulatory Postoperative Recovery Area
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Contact: Michele A. Gatt BSN
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board #162: Pulse Check: Creating Space for Wellness in Perioperative Nursing
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Contact: Nicole Stevens BSN RN CAPA CPAN
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board #163: Prevention and Management of Post-Operative Urinary Retention (POUR) in Joint Replacement Patients Undergoing Spinal Anesthesia
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Contact: Ronald M. Malit BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land, TX
Board #167: Improve Outpatient Discharge Time for Lumpectomy and/or Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Patients
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Contact: Mary R. Yanolatos BSN RN CPAN
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NYMary R. Yanolatos BSN RN CPAN
Board #168: Pediatric Perioperative Risk Assessment Coordination Clinic
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Contact: Melissa Erdan MSN RN
Orlando Health, Orlando, FL
Board #169: Workplace Safety in Perioperative Services
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Contact: Jaime L. O'Brien BSN RN CAPA
UCHealth, Aurora, CO
Board #170: Enhancing Post-Anesthesia Discharge Education Through QR Code Video Modules: Focus on Nurse-Led Instruction for Patients with Foley Catheters
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Contact: Sonja K. Welter BSN RN CPAN
UCHealth, Aurora, CO
Board #171: Bays, Bottlenecks, and Better Flow Improving PACU Throughput When Space is Tight
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Contact: Elizabeth C. Donaldson BSN RN CPAN
Virtua Health, Marlton, NJ
Board #172: The Role of a Dedicated Regional Block Nurse: Insights from a Pilot on Workflow, Communication, and Peri-Anesthesia Support
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Margaret C. Zotter RN CAPA
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Board #173: Ready, Set, Sedate: Nurses Leading Residents Toward Successful Orientation
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Contact: Nancy Payne BSN RN CAPA
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Board #174: Breaking Out of the Joint: A Team Approach to Sending Patients Home Same Day After Total Knee and Hip Replacements
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Contact: Shannon Goold BSN RN CPAN
The University of Kansas Health System, Overland Park, KS
Board #175: Perianesthesia Mobile Nurse Project
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Contact: Cristina Brooks MSN RN CPAN CAPA
WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA
Board #176: Project ICOUGH™: A Breath of Fresh Air in Surgical Recovery
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Contact: Katie McPeek BSN RN CPAN
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Board #177: Accelerating Recovery: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Fast-Track Ophthalmology Cases in a Blended Post Anesthesia Care Unit
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Contact: Mark M. Dela Cruz-Hunt MHL RN
Mount Sinai, Queens, NY
Board #178: Conquering the Occurrence of Falls in Ambulatory Setting
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Contact: Kathleen Bugarin MSN RN
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Conroe, TX
Board #179: Beyond Boundaries: A Model for Boosting Staff Retention and Morale Through Career Mobility
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Tiffany N. Hughes MBA
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Board #180: Assessment and Management of Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Malignant Hyperthermia in Non-Operating Room Patient Care Areas
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Maridulce Belen S. Fortuno MSN RN CAPA
University of Maryland Medical Center - Midtown Campus, MD
Board #181: Perioperative Management of Opioid Tolerant Patients
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Contact: Kerry Walsh BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Board #182: Wellness at Work
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Contact: Kerry Walsh BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Board #183: Stroke Alert Education and Jump Bag
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Contact: Emily Mitchell BSN RN CPAN
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Board #184: Improved and Sustaining Staff Turnover and Vacancy Rates in Combined Preoperative and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
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Contact: Emylene G. Untalan MSN RN CCRN CPAN
Baylor Scott and White, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Board #185: Metals Matter: An Endoscopy Movement Toward Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety
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Contact: Kelli Clay RN
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
Board #186: Improving Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Rates Through a Perioperative Vaccination Program
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Contact: Regina M. Davey BSN RN CPAN
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Board #187: Implementation of a Unit Specific Preceptor Workshop for Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses
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Contact: Courtney A. Strong MSN RN CPN
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Board #188: Developing and Expanding the Role of the Perioperative NP Role in a New Space
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Melissa Duffy CPNP
Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Board #189: Creating a Phase II Scoring Tool for Safe Patient Discharge
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Contact: Jessica Valencia BSN RN
Endeavor Health, Glenview,IL
Board #190: PeriAnesthesia Fellowship: A Supplement to Orientation
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Contact: Victoria M. Donatoni M.Ed BSN RN
Geisinger Health System, Scranton, PA
Board #191: Building PACU Nurses’ Confidence in Taking Call: Streamlining the On-Call Process
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Contact: Amanda Papson BSN RN
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Tacoma, WA
Board #192: Early Bladder Scanning in Outpatient Total Joint Patients Lowers the Length of Stay and Minimizes Hypotension Risk During Ambulation
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Contact: Miranda Smart BSN RN
University Orthopaedic Surgery Center, Knoxville, TN
Board #193: Pause with Purpose: Enhancing Safety with Regional Nerve Block Time Outs
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Contact: Elizabeth Borczynski MS RN CNS
Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
Board #194: All Phases Family Update: Implementing a PeriAnesthesia Standard to Enhance Family-centered Care
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Contact: Abigail Kathleen M. Acosta MSN RN CPAN CAPA
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center, Salinas, CA
Board #195: Partners in Pain Relief: Pre-Procedure Nurses Owning the Block Assist Role
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Contact: Sharon Larson RN MSN RN CMSRN CPAN CAPA
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA
Board #196: Access to Implanted Ports in Perioperative Settings
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Contact: Maryanne Gallagher MSN RN AHN-BC
NYU Langone Health, Mineola, NY
Board #197: Coaching to Climb the Clinical Ladder
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Contact: Diana Wong MS RN CPAN ONC
NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Board #198: 365 Days of No Falls with Injuries
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Contact: Serena Hartman BSN RN CPAN
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Board #199: Creating a Culture of Emotional Safety in the Pediatric PACU
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Contact: Gretchen A. Coss MSN RN CPN
Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board #200: How the Periop Throughput Nurse Decreases Postop Patients Time Spent in PACU
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Sara Danforth RN
Marymount ASC, Garfield Heights, OH
Board #201: Closing the Prep Gap: A Tech-Based Approach to Improving Colonoscopy Readiness
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Contact: Sara Navarro MSN RN PCCN
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Board #203: Lessons Learned in Opening a Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
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Contact: Patricia C. Farnum MSN RN CPAN
Cooper University, Camden, NJ
Board #204: While They Wait: Connected Care that Comforts
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Contact: Jami T. Wenstrup BSN RNIII CPN
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Board #205: Peri-Operative Mass Casualty Incident Planning in a Pediatric Trauma Center
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Contact: Marie Gay BSN RN CPN
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Board #206: Keys to a Successful Recovery
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Contact: Jamie Vickery BAN RN AMB-BC
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Board #207: Heart of the Matter: Transitioning Invasive Cardiology's Staff to Phase I Recovery
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Contact: Saovarot K. Bryant MSN CVRN CCRN CPAN
Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
Board #208: Implementing a Hard Stop for Pre-Operative Antibiotic Orders During PAT Chart Review
♦Poster (not provided)
Contact: Amy Yingling BSN RN CAPA
Bryn Mawr, Paoli, and Riddle Hospitals, PA
Board #209: GRACEful Perioperative Care: Gender Recognition and Affirmative Care Through Education
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Contact: Stephanie Prevedello BSN RN CEN TCRN
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
Board #210: Unlocking Success: An Escape Room Approach for Perioperative Pediatric Resuscitation Training
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Contact: Vanessa N. Lawson BSN RN CPAN
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
Board #211: Let's Get Skintimate with Skin Documentation
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Contact: John J. Kassen BSN RN
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South, Burleson, TX
Board #212: An Epic Journey of Process Improvement for Preoperative Patient Optimization
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Contact: Kathleen F.Morgans-Perri BSN RN CPAN CAPA
The Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY
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