Join

2018 Research/EBP/QI Abstracts

ASPAN's 37th National Conference
April 29-May 3, 2018, Anaheim, California


A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Pain Medications in Children Undergoing Strabismus Surgery
♦ Poster
Contact:  Hasima Hajdini RN BSN CPN
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

A Retrospective Chart Review to Explore the Differences in Opioid Naive and Tolerant Patients
♦ Poster
Contact:  Alison Partridge MSN RN CPAN
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, South Carolina

Tonsils With a Tune: A Randomized Control Trian Evaluating the Effects of Music Medicine on Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Anxiety and Pain
♦ Poster
Contact:  Summer Fitts BSN RN CPAN
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee

Development of Perioperative Hypothermia Management Protocol for Surgical Patients
Contact:  Hyejin Kim PhD RN
Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea

Pre-Operative Warming: Are Warm Cotton Blankets Enough?
♦ Poster
Contact:  Katina Martha Turner RN BSN CAPA
Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Edgewood, Kentucky 

Change in Nurses' Confidence in Patient Readiness for Post Anesthesia Discharge After Viewing End Tidal CO2
♦ Poster
Contact:  Antoinette A. Zito MSN RN CPAN
Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Cleveland, Ohio

Improving Education for Pediatric Day Surgery (DSU) Patients
♦ Poster
Contact:  Phyllis Rose Santucci BSN RN CPAN
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Use of Ketamine During Anesthesia in Adult Patients
Contact:  Melodie Richardson BSN RN
Hendricks Regional Health, Danville, Indiana

Ensuring Pediatric Competency for Adult PACU Nurses
♦ Poster
Contact:  Brittany Elliott BSN RN
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital - Harris Health System, Houston, Texas

Pulling Patients From the PACU: The Uphill Push That Became the Effortless Pull
♦ Poster
Contact:  Sarah Derieg DNP RN CPAN CPN
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado

Different Approach to Post-Operative Pain Management: Trans Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks
♦ Poster
Contact: Joi H. Calloway RN MSN CPAN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Exploring a Multi-Modal Approach to Pain Control in the Post-Anesthesia Care Area
Contact:  Dawn Sullivan RN MSN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Intraoperative Hypothermia: Effects of Pre-Warming Using Forced-Air Warming in Colorectal Surgery
♦ Poster
Contact:  Lini Thomas RN MSN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Co-Investigators:   Rowena Garcia RN CCRN, Rusela Desilva RN MSN CAPA, Tesha Seabra RN MSN CPAN

Eliminating Specimen Labeling Errors in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - Phase II
♦ Poster
Contact:  Lini Thomas RN MSN CCRN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Exploring CV-PACU Clinical Guidelines Unilizing Independent Perianesthesia Nursing Interventions
Contact:  Paul Michael Tan MAN PhD
St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City, Taguig City, Philippines

Attacking Surgical Site Infections One Bug at a Time
♦ Poster
Contact:  Linda Mossey BSN RN CCRN CPAN
Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia

The Use of Music and Visual Therapy for Post-Operative Pain, Anxiety and Nausea in the Adult Oncology Patient
Contact:  Danielle Plapus-George RN BSN
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York

How Perioperative Leadership Fits into the Organization's Episode of Care Model Plan
♦ Poster
Contact:  Carolyn Hoenicke MSN RN CPAN
TriHealth, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Effects of a "PACU Pause" and Perioperative Handoff Protocol in Promoting Safety and Improving Provider Satisfaction
♦ Poster
Contact:  Lori Servas BSN RN IV CPAN
Centra Health - Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, Virginia

Same Day Surgery Follow-Up Phone Calls - Return on Investment?
♦ Poster
Contact:  Amy Berardinelli DNP RN NE-BC CPAN
Cleveland Clinic/Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Implementation of a Regional Nerve Block Nurse Coordinator to Improve Quality Outcomes
♦ Poster
Contact:  Amy Berardinelli DNP RN NE-BC CPAN
Cleveland Clinic/Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Patient Engagement Drives Regional Block Education and Outcomes
♦ Poster
Contact:  Barbara J. Holder RN BSN LHRM CAPA
Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, Gulf Breeze, Floridaan

Improving Our Quality Safe Culture
♦ Poster
Contact:  Barbara J. Holder RN BSN LHRM CAPA
Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, Gulf Breeze, Florida

Preoperative Education for Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting
♦ Poster
Contact:  Sheri Parman RN BSN CAPA
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Aromatherapy in the Perianesthesia Areas
♦ Poster
Contact:  Donna Dolezal RN MSN CPAN CAPA
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

An Interprofessional Approach to Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Reduction in the Perioperative Patient
Contact:  Donna Dolezal MSN RN CPAN CAPA
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Competency, Confidence, Knowledge Retention: Is Simulation the Answer?
♦ Poster
Contact:  Amy L Dooley MS RN CPAN CAPA
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts

Portable X-Ray Radiation Safety Practices in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses
♦ Poster
Contact:  Samantha Reene BSN RN 
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 

Adverse Event Debriefing
♦ Poster
Contact:  Katja Jaramillo MSN RN CCRN CPAN
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

Developing Family Visitation Guidelines to Enhance the Patients Perioperative Experience
♦ Poster
Contact:  Eugenia Johnson RN MSN CCM
University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas

Surgical Services Hair Removal Protocol "To Clip or Not to Clip"
♦ Poster
Contact:  Susan Elliot BSN RN
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, New Brunswick, New Jersey