2025 Clinical Inquiry (Research/EBP/QI)Abstracts and Posters
ASPAN's 44th National Conference
April 28 - May 1, 2025, Dallas, Texas
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:
First Place: Board #5, Examining Therapeutic Attitude and Empowerment Among Peri Anesthesia Nurses Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Second Place: Board #36, Patient Education Intervention for Discharge from the PACU with a Urinary Catheter
Third Place: Board #6, Perianesthesia Nurses’ Perspectives Managing Frailty: A Qualitative Study
In the EBP Category:
First Place: Board #56, Influence of the Nurse Assistant Role in the PACU
Second Place: Board #45, Enhanced Nursing Competency through Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Initiatives
Third Place: Board #4, Operation Ambulation
In the QI Category:
First Place: Board #21, Enhancing Post-Operative Neuromuscular and Neurovascular Assessment Documentation Compliance in Total Joint Replacement Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative
First Place: Board #26, Enhancing Surgical Patient Outcomes Through Multimodal Discharge Education
Second Place: Board #47, Who's Who in the PACU? A Multidisciplinary Response to Emergencies
Second Place: Board #50, Perianesthesia Pregnancy Testing Quality Improvement Project
Third Place: Board #24, Improving Handoff in Perioperative Services
Board #1: An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Pediatric Outpatient Ophthalmology Surgical Pain
♦ Poster
Contact: Natalia Gurova BSN RN CPAN
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Board #2: The Benefits of Preemptive Acetaminophen for Post-anesthesia Pain in Pediatric Ophthalmology Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project
♦ Poster
Contact: Natalia Gurova BSN RN CPAN
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Board #3: Nursing M&M in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
♦ Poster
Contact: Chrystal Maki BSN RN CPAN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board #4: Operation Ambulation
♦ Poster
Contact: Chrystal Maki BSN RN CPAN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board #5: Examining Therapeutic Attitude and Empowerment Among Peri Anesthesia Nurses Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
♦ Poster
Contact: Christine AF Bell PhD RN CAPA WCC
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
Board #6: Perianesthesia Nurses’ Perspectives Managing Frailty: A Qualitative Study
♦ Poster
Contact: Ilana I. Logvinov DNP RN
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Board #7: Navigating Excellence: Perianesthesia Nursing Olympics
♦ Poster
Contact: Rachel R. Berg MSN RN CPAN
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board #8: Implementation of an ICU Style Rounding Tool in the PACU: an Evidence Based Practice Initiative
♦ Poster
Contact: Ashley Garcia MSN BS RN CPAN
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Board #9: Infection Prevention with Intranasal Povidone-Iodine for Vascular Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project
♦ Poster
Contact: Erika Yeung BSN RN CCRN
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Board #10: Use of Simulation to Orient Travel Nurses and New Hires to Unwanted Sedation in the Trauma PACU
Contact: Whitney Jaure BSN RN CPAN TCRN
University of Maryland Medical Center & R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD
Board #11: Reducing Pain and Anxiety Scores: Implementation of Recorded Music Therapy as an Adjunct to Pharmacological Interventions
Contact: Hoora Zargar MSN RN
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Board #12: Decreasing First Case Delays to the Operating Room with Standardization of Perioperative Nurse Handoff; An Evidenced Based, Quality Improvement Project
♦ Poster
Contact: Rachael Kearney BSN RN
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Board #13: Elevating Patient Safety in Perianesthesia Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative on Aminolevulinic Acid HCl (Gleolan) Use
♦ Poster
Contact: Elizabeth V. Chacko MS RN CPAN
New York Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #14: Increasing Barcode Administration In The Pre and Post Operative Units of A Large Academic Teaching Hospital
♦ Poster
Contact: Jacqueline Brown RN-BC MS CAPA
New York Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #15: Revolutionizing CABG Patient Care: Implementing Preoperative Beta Blockers for Enhanced Outcomes
Contact: Leah Brannigan MBA BSN RN CAPA
New York Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #16: Elevating Safety Standards: Targeted Strategies to Reduce Fall Incidents in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
♦ Poster
Contact: Ellie Jun DNP RN CCRN
New York Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #17: Reducing Fall Risks in Preoperative Care: Strategic Fall Prevention Interventions for Enhanced Patient Safety
♦ Poster
Contact: Zackary Thomas BSN RN CCRN
New York Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #18: Increasing Patient Comfort: Bed vs. Stretcher
♦ Poster
Contact: Grace Song BSN RN CCRN CPAN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #19: Minimizing Indwelling Catheter Duration in the Post Neuro-Spine Surgical Patients: A PACU CAUTI Prevention Effort
♦ Poster
Contact: Angela Patruno BSN BS RN CPAN MEDSURG-BC
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #20: PACU Team's Commitment to Improving the Postoperative Discharge Call Completion Rate
♦ Poster
Contact: Maria Saraceni BSN RN CPAN
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Board #21: Enhancing Post-Operative Neuromuscular and Neurovascular Assessment Documentation Compliance in Total Joint Replacement Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative
♦ Poster
Contact: Juanita Hackshaw BSN RN CPAN
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville, MD
Board #22: Using Aromatherapy to Reduce Post-op Nausea and Vomiting in Day Surgery
♦ Poster
Contact: Elaine Tiscareno RN MSN CPAN
Advocate Health, Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL
Board #23: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Enhancing Patient Safety Through Interprofessional Collaboration
♦ Poster
Contact: Erika Cej MSN RN
Allegheny Health Network, Wexford Hospital, Wexford, PA
Board #24: Improving Handoff in Perioperative Services
♦ Poster
Contact: Colton Alleman BSN RN
Ascension - Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, Austin, TX
Board #25: Consideration of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
♦ Poster
Contact: Bonita Conner DNP RN CPHQ CPAN CAPA NE-BC
Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, MD
Board #26: Enhancing Surgical Patient Outcomes Through Multimodal Discharge Education
♦ Poster
Contact: Bonita Conner DNP RN CPHQ CPAN CAPA NE-BC
Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, MD
Board #27: Decreasing Controlled Substance Discrepancies in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit with CSAR (Controlled Substance Administration Reconciliation)
♦ Poster
Contact: Crystal Gutierrez MSN RN CPAN CAPA
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board #28: Streamlining PACU Evenings: The Critical Role of Resource Consolidation Before 11PM
♦ Poster
Contact: Rosalind Morris MSN RN CPAN PHN
Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA
Board #29: A Perioperative Mentorship Program to Engage Clinical Nurses in Reaching Professional Development Goals
♦ Poster
Contact: Kristin Robbins MSN RN CPN CPAN
Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO
Board #30: Reducing Surgical Schedule Disruptions by Improving Preoperative Education and Communication
♦ Poster
Contact: Michael Rokovich MSN RN RNC
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Board #31: Improving Timely Discharges and Transfers Out of the PACU
♦ Poster
Contact: Jami Wenstrup BSN RNIII CPN
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH
Board #32: What's that Smell in PreOp?
Contact: Samantha Graham MSN RN CAPA CPAN
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board #33: Aromatherapy and Patient Education to Reduce Post-Operative Nausea and Improve LTR Scores
♦ Poster
Contact: Sharon Erlich BSN CPAN CEN NVRN
El Camino Hospital, Los Gatos, CA
Board #34: Assessing the Efficacy of Postoperative Phone Calls on Patient Outcomes and Satisfactions
Contact: Gabrielle Johnson-Barlow BSN RN
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Board #35: Ensuring General Anesthesia Recovery for Interventional Radiology Nurses to Facilitate Throughput
Contact: Stephanie Rico MSN RN NE-BC CNOR CAPA
Harris Health System, LBJ Hospital, Houston, TX
Board #36: Patient Education Intervention for Discharge from the PACU with a Urinary Catheter
♦ Poster
Contact: Bethany Biardi MSN RN CPN CPAN
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Board #37: PACU Nursing Culture and Impact on Same Day Discharge and Length of Stay for Ambulatory Orthopedic Patient Population
♦ Poster
Contact: Jennifer Stanton Gordon BSN CPAN
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Board #38: Effect of Nurse Driven Early Ambulation and Early Oral Intake on Same Day Discharge and Length of Stay for Ambulatory Orthopedic Patient Population
♦ Poster
Contact: Jennifer Stanton Gordon BSN CPAN
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Board #39: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Assess Nurses' Intentions to Engage in Mindful Self Care in the Perianesthesia Setting
♦ Poster
Contact: Brenda K. Sanya PhD RN CPAN
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
Board #40: Difficult IV Access Solution in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
♦ Poster
Contact: Jess Berding-Wheat MSN RN
Iowa Healthcare, Iowa City, IA
Board #41: Center for Procedureal Skills and Simulation Collaborate with Ambulatory Surgery Center to Increase Staff Knowledge on Emergency Skills
♦ Poster
Contact: Jess Berding-Wheat MSN RN
Iowa Healthcare, Iowa City, IA
Board #42: An Initiative to Improve Surgical Site Infection Bundle Metrics Adherence Specific to Post-Op Warming and Temperature Documentation Practices in the PACU
♦ Poster
Contact: Dorothy Vergel MSN BSN RN
Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Board #43: Fall Prevention in the Pre-Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
♦ Poster
Contact: Mai Nguyen BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento City, CA
Board #44: Safety Strategy in Decreasing Injury by Decluttering and Re-organizing Dirty Utility Room
Contact: Mai Nguyen BSN RN CPAN CAPA
Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento City, CA
Board #45: Enhanced Nursing Competency through Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Initiatives
♦ Poster
Contact: Mallory Kymingham BSN RN CAPA
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Board #46: Reducing Same-Day Surgical Cancellations through Care Coordination
♦ Poster
Contact: Gwynneth Jarrell BSN RN CPAN
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Board #47: Who's Who in the PACU? A Multidisciplinary Response to Emergencies
♦ Poster
Contact: Lauren Boston MSN RN PNP-PC NPD-BC
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Board #48: Recognizing and Responding to Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST): Championing System Best Practices
♦ Poster
Contact: Karli Kooi BSN RN
Board #49: Outcomes of Using an Electronic Anesthesia-Focused Electronic Intake Form
♦ Poster
Contact: Michelle M. Jones MSN ACNP-BC ANP-BC
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Board #50: Perianesthesia Pregnancy Testing Quality Improvement Project
♦ Poster
Contact: Amy Stone BSN RN CMSRN
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Board #51: Preventing Post Operative Urinary Retention (POUR) in PACU
♦ Poster
Contact: Marilou Magnaye MSN RN CCRN
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, Enola, PA
Board #52: Bad Bugs: Reducing Neurosurgery Surgical Site Infections
♦ Poster
Contact: Kaitlin Ronning DNP RN CPAN
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board #53: Communicating Perioperative & Procedural Delays: Enhancing Patient Experience
♦ Poster
Contact: Camille Brownlee DNP RN CNL NE-BC
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Board #54: Maximizing Efficiency: Improving Inpatient to OR Readiness
♦ Poster
Contact: Pamela Christensen MN RN-BC ARNP-CS ACCNS-P
Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, WA
Board #55: Reunification of Children and Caregivers in the Phase I Recovery Room
♦ Poster
Contact: Anjanette Allard DNP MN RN CPN|Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, WA
Board #56: Influence of the Nurse Assistant Role in the PACU
♦ Poster
Contact: Nicole Cruse BSN RN CPAN
Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
Board #58: "Ditch The Signature Drink": Alternative Interventions to Periarticular Cocktails and Post-Operative Pain Outcomes in Total Joint Patients
♦ Poster
Contact: Janet Lopez BSN RN CCRN CAPA
UCHealth-Broomfield Hospital, Broomfield, CO
Board #60: Improving Patient Discharge Experience From The Outpatient Perioperative Unit By Providing Timely And Appropriate Discharge Education
♦ Poster
Contact: Lisa Carol Zandifar MSN RN CAPA
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA
Board #61: Enhancing Perioperative Care for Special Needs Dental Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Setting
Contact: Donna Dolezal MSN RN CPAN CAPA
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Board #62: Using Strategic Engagement and Health Literacy Tools to Improve Preoperative Hydration in Pediatric Patients
♦ Poster
Contact: Jennifer Long BSN RN CPN
University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Board #63: Improving Confidence Level of Perianesthesia Nurses Using Malignant Hyperthermia Cart Hands-On Training
♦ Poster
Contact: Hazzel H Gomez MSN BSN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Board #64: Empowering Nurses by Implementing Shared Governance
♦ Poster
Contact: Angela Fenton MS RN CNE
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Board #65: Analyzing Nursing Factors Influencing Total Recovery Room Time
♦ Poster
Contact: Maria Ruffner BSN RN CAPA
Lennar Foundation Medical Center, UHealth System, Coral Gables, FL
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