18010-01030
P15-112862
19th Annual
College of Nursing and Health Professions
8600 University Boulevard
Evansville, Indiana 47712
Research, Evidence-Based Practice and
Performance Improvement in Healthcare
Conference
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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19th Annual
Research, Evidence-Based Practice
and Performance Improvement
in Healthcare Conference
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Performance Improvement in Healthcare Conference
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Maria R. Shirey, assistant dean and professor in
the School of Nursing at The University of Alabama at
Birmingham (UAB), teaches primarily in the Doctor of
Nursing Practice (DNP) program, focusing on leadership,
management, health policy and scholarly writing.
A previous nurse executive with over 30 years of experience,
Dr. Shirey is a champion for healthy work environments that
enhance the ability of healthcare professionals to provide
safe, quality patient care while personally growing, thriving
and remaining engaged within the discipline. Prior to joining the UAB faculty in 2013,
Dr. Shirey taught in the DNP program at the University of Southern Indiana. Dr. Shirey’s
practice expertise is in executive nursing leadership. Her research focuses on nurse
manager work complexity to provide a better understanding of the nurse manager
role and its unique contributions to healthcare systems. Dr. Shirey’s scholarly work has
been used to affect workforce policy at the state and national levels. Her research to
explain the relationship between authentic leadership and the practice environment
of nurses is considered a seminal contribution to the nursing literature. Dr. Shirey
received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida State University, a Master
of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University, a Master of Business
Administration from Tulane University, and a PhD in Nursing Science from Indiana
University. Her experience includes roles as staff nurse, clinical nurse specialist,
academic faculty, nurse manager, nursing director, hospital vice-president, clinic
administrator and entrepreneur.
Planning Committee
Linda Cason, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC, CNRN
Deaconess Gateway Hospital
Peggy Graul, MSN, RN
University of Southern Indiana
Sheila Hauck, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Julie McCullough, PhD, RD
University of Southern Indiana
Cathy O’Nan, DNP, RN-BC
Methodist Hospital
Karen Parker, PhD, RN
University of Southern Indiana
Gabriela Mustata Wilson, PhD, MSc
University of Southern Indiana
Provided by
University of Southern Indiana
College of Nursing and Health Professions
and
Omicron Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
International Nursing Honor Society
Educating Health Professionals for the 21st Century
The Program
Designed to explore how research and
evidence-based practices can be utilized to
improve patient care and healthcare
systems, this conference will include paper
and poster presentations as well as foster
networking among professionals who are
interested in promoting quality patient care.
The purpose of this program is to prepare
health professionals to implement effective
research and evidence-based healthcare
strategies and practices in their individual
professional practice and their organization.
Objectives
• Discuss how research, evidencebased practice, and performance
improvement can be utilized to
improve patient care outcomes, and
positively impact the delivery of
healthcare services.
• Synthesize the research findings and
practice guidelines on a variety of
healthcare issues.
Conference Program Wednesday, April 15, 2015
7:30-8 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8-8:15 a.m. WELCOME
Dr. Ann White, Dean
University of Southern Indiana
College of Nursing and Health Professions
8:15-9:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE
Authentic Leadership from Research to Practice
Maria R. Shirey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FAAN
Assistant Dean Clinical and Global Partnerships, Professor,
Department of Community Health, Outcomes & Systems,
School of Nursing UAB
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Discuss the elements of authentic
leadership in healthcare.
9:45-10:15 a.m.
POSTER SESSION:JURIED POSTER*
CONCOURSE
• Translate into practice best evidence
associated with authentic leadership
in healthcare.
REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:15-10:35 a.m. Conference Information
Fee: $105, $15 for undergraduate
students and $50 for graduate students
registering by April 1; thereafter, $120,
$30 for undergraduate students and $65
for graduate students. (Includes lunch for
full pay registration)
Conference Materials: The day before the
conference, registrants will be emailed
a link to a web site where the conference
materials, including handouts, and
agenda, may be accessed and printed.
No hard copy of handouts will be
provided. Please ensure that you provide
a correct, individual email address when
registering.
Conference Mobile App: Participants
with an iOS or Android phone or tablet
will be able to access the free conference
mobile App. Information about how
to access the App will be emailed to
registrants the day before the conference.
Participants are encouraged to download
and become familiar with the App prior to
the conference.
Certificate of Completion: Following the
conference, attendees must complete
the online evaluation and attest to their
attendance at the conference in order to
receive an emailed certificate in four to
six weeks.
Refund Policy: Registration fees are
refundable, less a $15 service charge,
until April 14, 2015. No refunds will be
made after that date.
Location of Conference: The conference
will be held in Carter Hall of the University
Center on the campus of the University of
Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana. USI
is located on Highway 62, approximately
two miles west of Evansville.
Hotel Accommodations: The closest
airport is Evansville Regional Airport
(EVV) and is approximately 30 minutes
from campus. Hotels in close proximity
to the campus are Fairfield Inn West
(812-429-0900), Holiday Inn Express (812421-9773), and the Tropicana Evansville
Hotel (1-888-767-6577), which provides
complementary shuttle service to and
from airport.
CONCURRENT SESSION I
A. *The Benefits of Using Standardized Patients in
Learning Interviewing Skills in Undergraduate Nursing
Health Assessment; Joan Andrea, DNP, RN, NP-C and Peggy
Kotowski, PhDc, MSN, RN; Northpark University, Chicago, IL
B. **Sepsis: Time to Antibiotics; Mary McAdams, BSN, RN
and Mary Dunkel, BSN, RN; St. Mary’s Medical Center
C. *Missed Nursing Care: Preliminary Findings from a
Multi-site Study in Medical Surgical Nurses; Rebecca P.
Winsett, PhD, RN; Abby Schmitt, BSN, RN; Jinnyi Clements,
MSN, RN, CCRN; Sheila Hauck, DNP, RN, NEA-BC; Peggy
Hollis, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC; Marilyn Ostendorf, DNP, RN; and
Susan Seibert, DNP, RN; Multi Center Collaborative Research
Group
D. **Redesign of an Electronic Health Record to Enhance
Interdisciplinary Communication; Patty Laird, MSN, RN,
OCN, NE-BC; USI DNP Capstone Project
10:50-11:10 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSION II
A. **Novel Intervention to Improve Hospital Readmission;
Jackie Lannan, BSN, RN, Susan Stanfield, BSN, RN and Cindy
Whittinghill, BSN, RN, MHA, CCM; St. Mary’s Medical Center
B. *Barriers to Mental Health Services in Homeless Adults
with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection; Cheryl Swayne, EdD,
MN, FNP-BC; Northern Kentucky University
C. **The Effectiveness of Lean Six Sigma on Quality and
Operations; Cynthia M. Bemis, MSN, RN, NE-BC; USI DNP
Capstone Project
D. **Developing Consistency in Capstone Preceptorship;
Cindy Bowers, MSN, RN, CNE; USI DNP Capstone Project
11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. 12:10-12:30 p.m. LUNCH
POSTER SESSION: CONCOURSE USI
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
(DNP), SECOND YEAR STUDENTS
* Research
** Evidence-Based Practice
*** Performance Improvement
12:30-12:50 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION III
USI DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) CAPSTONE
PROJECTS
A. *Reasons Cited for Missed Nursing Care in Medical
Surgical Nurses: Preliminary Findings of a Multi-site Study;
Abby Schmitt, BSN, RN; Kendra Rottet, MSN, RN; Jennifer Titzer, DNP,
RN; Ellen Wathen, PhD, RN and Rebecca P. Winsett, PhD, RN; Multi
Center Collaborative Research Group
B. *Practices of Intrapartal Nurses Working with Women in
Pain during Labor; Michelle Teschendorf, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE;
Northern Kentucky University
C. **Implementation of a Nurse Residency Program to
Improve New Nurse Retention; Linda Cason, MSN, RN-BC,
NE-BC, CNRN; USI DNP Capstone Project
D. **Medication Error Reduction: An Indication of Meaningful
Use; Lea Ann Camp, MSN, RN; USI DNP Capstone Project
1:05-1:25 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION V
Continuing Education Credit
B. **Oral Intake During Labor: An Evidence-based Practice
Change; Pat Jackson, BSN, RN and Cathy O’Nan, DNP, RN-BC;
Methodist Hospital
3:25-3:45 p.m.
C. **Caring for the Caregivers: Implementation of a Nursing
Burnout Strategic Plan; Amanda Newman, MSN, RN, NE-BC; USI
DNP Capstone Project
D. **Characteristics of Resuscitation Status in Hospice
Admissions; Marie D. Palladino, MSN, RN-BC: USI DNP Capstone
Project
2:50-3:10 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION VII
A. **A Care Model Change to Promote Breastfeeding, Bonding,
and Newborn Thermoregulation; Betsy McCune, MSN, RNC-OB;
Sarah Spear, BSN, RNC-MNN; Shannon Mooney, RN; and Michele
Johnston; RN, CLC; St Mary’s Medical Center
B. **Using Chlorhexidine (CHG) to Zap VAP in Trauma Patients;
Jillian Swearer, BSN, RN, CCRN and Susan Matthews, BSN, RN,
CCRN; Deaconess Hospital
USI DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) CAPSTONE
PROJECTS
C. **Linking Nurse Satisfaction to Improved Patient
Satisfaction; Amy J. Pettit MSN, RN, NE-BC, CSSBB; USI DNP
Capstone Project
A. *Callback Impact on COPD Readmissions; Cathy Seuell,
MSN, RN, CRRN; Deaconess Health System
D. **Baby Boomers Resistance to Computer Technology; Carol
Ann Pogue, RN-BC, MSN; USI DNP Capstone Project
B. **Reducing Severe Sepsis Mortality: A Multidisciplinary
Approach; Joanna Emmons, MSN, ACNS-BC, CCNS, CCRN,
ACNP-s; Victor Chavez, MD, FCCP; Anne Helsley, MS, RN, CPHQ and
Mary McAdams, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN; St. Mary’s Medical Center
C. Handoff Communication: Nurse-to-Nurse Bedside
Change of Shift Report; Nadira Dhanaswar, MSN, RN, CCRN,
CNRN; USI DNP Capstone Project
D. A Framework of Applied Inquiry for Baccalaureate Nursing
Students and Staff Nurses to Enhance Critical Thinking and
Communication; Vanessa Easterday, MSN, RN, CWOCN; USI
DNP Capstone Project
1:40-2 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION V
CONCURRENT SESSION VIII
A. **The Utilization of the STOP-BANG Tool and its Impact on
Nursing Airway Management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit;
Amy Shofner, BSN, RN; Cathy O’Nan, DNP, RN-BC; and Hope
Weaver, BSN, RN; Methodist Hospital
B. *Spiritual Care in Nursing; Charlotte Connerton, MSN, RN,
FCN, CNE; University of Southern Indiana
C. **Electronic Health Record Downtime Preparedness: A
Critical Issue; Kelli Roush, MSN, RN-BC; USI DNP Capstone
Project
D. **A Curriculum for Staff Nurses to Learn the Art of Clinical
Education on a DEU; Susan A. Seibert, MSN, RN; USI DNP
Capstone Project
4-4:20 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION IX
A. **Impact of Standardized Handoffs at Residential Camps for
Children and Adolescents with Chronic Medical Conditions;
Patricia A. Watts, MNSC, RN, CNS, PNP-BC; USI DNP Capstone
Project
B. **Measuring the Perceived Self-Management Practices of
Adult Type 2 Diabetics with and without Completion of a
Diabetes Self-Management Education Program; Dennis
S. Wooley, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC; USI DNP Capstone Project
C. **A Skill Deficit in Cardiac Auscultation in Nursing; Julianne
Wright, MSN, RN; USI DNP Capstone Project
4:20-4:30 p.m.
CLOSING AND EVALUATION
Registration Form – Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference #HPR 801
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Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712
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Nurses, health facility administrators,
ocupational therapists, and dental
professionals, may receive up to 5.5
contact hours with registration, checkin at registration desk, attestation of
attendance and submission of the
electronic program evaluation.
University of Southern Indiana College
of Nursing and Health Professions is
accredited as a provider of continuing
nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
The University of Southern Indiana has
been approved by the Indiana State Board
of Health Facility Administrators as a
sponsor of continuing education programs
for health facility administrators (License
#98000033A).
University of Southern Indiana is
an approved provider of continuing
education for social workers, marriage
and family therapists, psychologists,
occupational therapists, occupational
therapy assistants, dental professionals,
and other health professionals licensed in
the state of Indiana.
*Juried Poster Presentations
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
**Bladder Management of Patients Undergoing
Total Joint Arthroplasty; Peggy Hollis, MSN, RN,
ACNS-BC; St. Mary’s Medical Center
***CLABSI; Kim Salee, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CWOCN;
Anita West, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN; Tessa Knepper,
BSN, RN; and Jenni Grafton, BSN, RN; St. Mary’s
Medical Center
**Could Ketogenic Diets be Used to Improve the
Quality of Life in Adults with Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis? Julie McCullough, PhD, RD; Jessica Scott;
Alexandra Warner; Kramer Ahrens; and Destini
Moody; University of Southern Indiana
***Developing and Implementing a Successful TAVR
(Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) Program
with Safety as the Priority; Monica Sousa, ACNSBC, APRN; St. Vincent’s Medical Center and Western
Connecticut State University
***Development of a Urinary Retention Protocol for
Acute Care; Peggy Hollis, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC;
St. Mary’s Medical Center
**Decreasing Blood Culture Contaminations in the
Emergency Department; Mikaela Ashby, BSN, RN,
CEN; Rebecca Basham, BSN, RN, CEN; and Laura Lo,
BSN, RN; St. Mary’s Medical Center
***Documenting Medications Given Prior to Arrival;
Lori Leinenbach, ASN, RN-CEN; Memorial Hospital
and Health Care Center
*Exploring Work Family Balance of Deans of Nursing:
A Phenomenological Study; Kimberly McErlane, PhD,
MSN, CNS, RN; Northern Kentucky University
***Improving Positivity with Three Good Things;
Jennifer Mendel, RN BSN PCCN; Memorial Hospital
and Health Care Center
A. *Perception of Teamwork in Medical Surgical Nurses:
Preliminary Findings of a Multi-site Study Ellen Wathen, PhD,
RN; Debra Wilson, MSN, RN, ONC; Christine Thompson,BA,
BSN, RN; Ruth Metzger, BA, BSN, MBA; and Rebecca P. Winsett,
PhD, RN; Multi Center Collaborative Research Group
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B. **Using a Standardized Assessment with a Validated
Sedation Tool to Prevent Opioid-induced Sedation; Hope
Weaver, BSN, RN and Cathy Onan, DNP, RN-BC; Methodist
Hospital
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***Improving Workflow to Increase Supply
Scanning Capture in an Emergency Department;
Janet Williams, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN and Steven
Galbreath, BSN, RN, CEN; St. Mary’s Medical Center
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***Pain Management and the Patient Experience;
Abby Schmitt, BSN, RN-BC and Brandie Beck, ASN,
RN-BC; Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
C. **Screening and Diagnosing Diabetic Kidney Disease:
What Every Nurse Must Know; Della Hughes Carter, MSN, RN,
BC-GNP; USI DNP Capstone Project
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***Reducing Catheter Associated UTIs and Central
Line Associated Bloodstream Infections: Back to the
Drawing Board! Joanna Emmons, MSN, ACNS-BC,
CCNS, CCRN, ACNP-s; Jinnyi Clements, AGCNS-BC,
MSN, CCRN; and Melanie Kincaid MHSA, BSN, RN,
NE-BC; St. Mary’s Medical Center
D. **Charge Nurse Leadership Developmental Program; Kitra
Ludlow, MSN, RN; USI DNP Capstone Project
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***Reducing Cesarean Delivery and Second Stage of
Labor; Katie Pfaff, BSN, RN and Kelsey Kunkel, BSN,
RN; Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
2:15- 2:35 p.m.
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CONCURRENT SESSION VI
A. *Nursing Student Encounters with Incivility during
Education in a Clinical Setting; Constance Thomas, PhD, RN;
Indiana State University
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***Improving the Stroke Care Processes in the
Emergency Department; Rebecca Basham, BSN,
RN, CEN and Mikaela Ashby, BSN, RN, CEN, St. Mary’s
Medical Center
***Reducing Leaving Before Treatment in the
Emergency Department; Crystal Hubert, BSN, RN,
and Lois Johnson, RN; St. Mary’s Medical Center
**Reducing 30 Day Readmissions with Transitional
Care; Susan Stanfield, BSN, RN; Jackie Lannan, BSN,
RN; and Cindy Whittinghill, BSN, RN, MHA, CCM; St.
Mary’s Medical Center
***Suit Up and Save a Life; Kristina Brown, BSN, RN;
Dawn Rowley, BSN, RN, CCRN; Maggie Tharp, BSN, RN,
CNOR; Michele Daum, BSN, RN; Jean Hunt, MSN, RNBC, CVRN; Linda Cason, MSN, RN-BC, CNRN, NE-BC;
and Julie Klaner, BS; Deaconess Hospital