2022 Nursing Creating the “WOW” Nationally & Internationally-Publications/Grants/Awards

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Presentations

Pauline Andan, BSN, RN-BC. Evidenced-Based Screening and Interventions for Adolescent Self-injurious Behavior. International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. Virtual. 3/16/2022. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Robert Bencangey, MSN, PMHRN-BC, CEN. Decreasing Inpatient Suicidal Behavior with Suicide Risk Assessment Education Using an Online Platform and Professional Actors. International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. Virtual. 3/16/2022. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Corbin Bosse, MSN, RN-BC; James Rosser, LCSW, CMT-P. Leveraging Systems and Strategy to Promote Access to Care in a Pandemic. American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Long Beach, CA. 10/19/2022. (Podium)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Katherine Cashen, DO; Kathleen Meert, MD, FCCM; Ron Reeder, PhD; Robert Berg, MD, MCCM; Kellimarie K. Cooper, BSE; John Wesley Diddle, MD; Kathryn Graham, BA, MLAS; Christopher Horvat, MD; Theresa Kirkpatrick, MSN, CNS; Ryan Morgan, MD, MTR; Vinay Nadkarni, MD, FCCM; Kent Page, Mstat; Qunibi Danna, MD; Heather Wolfe, MD; Andrew yates, MD; Robert Sutton, MD, MSCE, FCCM. Caution for Calcium Use During Pediatric CPR: Do Selected Resuscitation Scenarios Benefit? Research Snapshot Presentation during the 51st Critical Care Congress. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2/7/2022. (Poster)Health System
Rebecca Choi, BSN, RN; Ruth Alvarez Gaspar, BSN, RN; Pamela Minasian, MSN, RN; Sabrina Thomas, BSN, RN; Jennifer Larcher, BSN, RN. Development of an Inpatient Oncology-Specific Sepsis Screening Tool. ONS Congress. Anaheim, CA. 4/22/2022. (Podium)Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Melissa Connor, MPH, BSN, RN; Carina Barrales, MS, CCLS; Kelli Carroll, MS, CCLS; Rodrigo Herrera, BA, LPT; Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, CEN; Erika Lozano, MSN, RN; Shoni Taylor, MSN, RN. Enhancing Emergency Nursing Care of Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder?. Emergency Nursing 2022. Denver, Co. 9/30/2022-10/3/2022. (Poster)Health System
Sharon Doggett, MSN, RN-BC, NEA; Christine Haddad, BSN, RN; Nancy Haraguchi, ADN, RN, CPN; Jasen Liu, MD; Sally Lozano, BSN, RN, CPN; Tracy Reyes, BA, CCLS; Grace Sund, MSN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS. A Safer Space: A Multidisciplinary and Multifaceted Approach to Provide Medical and Emotional Safety to Unaccompanied Migrant Children at Emergency Intake Sites. Society of Pediatric Nursing. Anaheim, CA. 04/28/2022. (Podium)Health System
Susan J. Dempsey, PhD, RN, CNS, PMGT-BC; Sarah E. D. Prioleau, BA. Respiratory Depression in Trauma Patients on the General Care Floor Receiving Patient-Controlled Analgesia or Nurse Administered Intravenous Opioids: A Prospective, Observational Study. American Society for Pain Management Nursing 32 National Conference. Indian Wells, CA. 12/07/2022. (Podium)Health System
Susan J. Dempsey, PhD, RN, CNS, PMGT-BC; Elizabeth A. Henneman, PhD, RN, FAAN. The Near-Miss Model of the Nurses' Role in Error Recovery to Prevent Opioid-Induced Adverse Events. American Society of Pain Management Nursing 32nd National Conference. Indian Well, CA. 09/16/2022. (Podium) Health System
Lisette Espana, MAN, PMHRN-BC; Ginalyn Bautista, BSN, RN; Clariza Miranda, MSN, RN; Scott Hill, BS; Justin Evans, BS. Use of Sleep Hygiene in an Acute Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA. 10/19/2022-10/22/20222. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Lisette Espana, MAN, PMHRN-BC; William Pasok, BSN, RN-BC; Jomar Dela Pena, BSN; Ginalyn Bautista, BSN. Staff Engagement through Empowerment: How the Night Shift Shared Governance Council Thrived during the Pandemic. American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (Podium)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Lisette Espana, MAN, PMHRN-BC; Eleanor N. Tomas-Lagmay MSN-Ed, PMHRN-BC; Leilanie Ayala, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC. Doll Therapy as a Therapeutic Management of Agitation in an Acute Geriatric Psychiatry Unit. American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (Podium)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Phil Florendo, BSN, RN-BC. The Implementation of the DASA: YV Tool in the Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Setting. International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. Virtual. 3/16/2022. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Shelly Frisco, BSN, RN, CCRN, C-ELBW; Lynn D. Mohr, PhD, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPN, FCNS. Implementing Infant Driven Feeding in the Level IV NICU: A Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Project. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses Annual Convention. Aurora, Co. 6/25/2022-6/29/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Adam Fronczek, DNP, MBA, RN, ANP-BC; Grace Vargas, RN, BSN, PCCN; Sharon Doggett MSN, RN, BC; Maria Quirch, MSN, RN, OCN; Kama Newbry, RN-BC, BSN, PHN. Keeping "U" A-Float: Utilizing Information Technology to Disseminate Unit-Specific Practices that Support Float Team Staff Satisfaction. ALSN. Cleveland, OH. 11/03/2022. (Poster)Health System
Meg Furukawa, MN, RN-BC, CNS; Yvonne Mugford MSN, RN-BC. Epic Springs to Life: A Nursing Informatics Fellowship. Epic's User Group Meeting. Verona, WI. 8/22/2022. (Podium)Health System
Meg Furukawa, MN, RN-BC, CNS. Making CLABSI Prevention Visible. 2022 ANIA Annual Conference. Hollywood, FL. 4/28/2022. (Poster)Health System
Lee Galuska, PhD, RN, NE-BC. Joy-Centered Leadership. Podcast on the People Forward Network Gut + Science series. Podcast. 11/10/2022. (Podium)Health System
Era Hawk, BSN, PMHRN-BC; Maria Marquez, BSN, RN; Shoni Taylor, MSN, PMHNP-BC. The Role of Psychiatric Nurses as an Infection Prevention Champion during the Covid-19 Pandemic. International Society of Psychiatric Nurses. Huntington Beach, CA. 3/16/2022-3/19/2022. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Melanie Janson, RN, BSN, CCRN; Trin Hong, RN, MSN. Nurse Led Reduction of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Transplant Surgical ICU. NTI 2022 Conference. Houston, TX. 05/16/2022 - 05/18/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Anila Ladak, DNP, RN-GERO, GNP-BC, CNS. Implementation of an Innovative Interprofessional Delirium Prevention Program for Hospitalized Older Adults. Alzheimer's Association International Conference® 2022 (AAIC®). San Diego, CA. 7/31/2022. (Poster)Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Anila Ladak, DNP, RN-GERO, GNP-BC, CNS. Nurse-Led Delirium Prevention Program for Hospitalized Older Adults. ANCC National Magnet Conference and ANCC Pathway to Excellence. Philadelphia, PA. 10/14/2022. (Podium)Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Erika Lozano, MSN, RN-BC; Maria Dalesandro, BSN. Holistic Renovation: The Incorporation of a Multi-Purpose Room in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting. American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA. 10/19/2022-10/22/2022. (Podium)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Katherin Muellerchen, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC; Bethany E. Fontenot, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNML, CMSRN, CCRN-K; Linda Oelrich, MSN, RN, CNL; Kathrin Muellerchen, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC; Donna Patrick, BSN, RN; Inna Aguda, MSN, RN, CMSRN, PCCN. Persistence is Key: Sustained CAUTI Reduction in High Acuity Surgical Population. Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses Annual Convention. San Antonio, TX. 9/30/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Trenton Pusag-Weber, BSN, RN, BMTCN; Nkauj-Iab Xiong, MSHM, RN, BMTCN; Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Stephanie Jackson, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Sandra Almoquira-Manalo, MSN, RN; Miriam Gonzalez-Lopez, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, PHN. Collaboration between Oncology Unit and Discharge Lounge: Improving Patient Throughput Workflow. ONS Congress. Anaheim, CA. 4/22/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-CH; Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC; Michelle Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC, NE-BC; Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC; Katrine Murray, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC; Armen Zakaryan, BSRC, RRT; Christopher Ortiz, MD, PhD. Process and Outcomes of Prone Position Therapy (PPT) for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Patients with COVID-19. 33 ELSO Conference. Boston, MA. 09/16/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-CH; Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC; Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC; Michelle Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC, NE-BC; Katrine Murray, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC. Advanced Nurse Training Program for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ANTP4ECMO): What’s the evidence? E33rd ELSO Conference, Boston, MA. 09/16/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-CH; Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ECMO SAT - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Site Assessment Tool. Odyssey Sigma Conference. San Diego, CA.10/13/2022. (Podium)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Valentina Obreja, DNP, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC, PHN, EBP-CH; Weiting Chen, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ECMO SAT - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Site Assessment Tool. Euro ELSO Congress 2022. London, UK. 05/05/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Edna Sarino, RN, MSN; Melanie Donovan, RN, BSN; Lorraine Duli, RN, MSN; Jennifer Do, RN, MSN; Susanne Polka, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN-K. Minimizing CLABSI in a Transplant Surgical ICU with an Online Active Daily Management (ADM) Tool. NTI 2022 Conference. Houston, TX. 05/16/2022 -05/18/2022. (Poster)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Grace Sund, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPHON; Sharon Doggett, MSN, RN-BC; Christine Haddad, BSN, RN; Nancy Haraguchi, ADN, RN, CPN; Sally Lozano, BSN, RN, CPN; Tracy Reyes Serrano, BA, CCLS. A Safe Space: a Multidisciplinary and Multifaceted Approach to Provide Medical and Emotional Safety to Unaccompanied Migrant Children at Emergency Intake Sites. Society of Pediatric Nurses 32nd Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. 4/28/2022. (Podium)Health System
Shoni Taylor, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Adrienne Creamer, BS, RN; Elizabeth Brillo, BSN, RN. "Unplugged": Exploring the benefits of providing wireless headphones and music streaming services on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry. Rotterdam, Netherlands.10/7/2022 (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Shoni K. Taylor, MSN, PMHNP-BC, NE-BC; Adrienne Creamer, BSN; Elizabeth Brillo, BSN; Susan Rappaport, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC. "Unplugged": Exploring the benefits of providing wireless headphones and music streaming services on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA. 10/19/2022-10/22/2022. (Podium)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Shoni K. Taylor, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Erika De Luna, BSN, RN; Noemi Ricci, BSN, RN. Reengaging Frontline Staff in Fall Prevention in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA. 10/19/2022-10/22/2022. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Shoni K. Taylor, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Era Hawk, BSN, RN-BC; Jacob Merkel, MSN, RN-BC. Creating a DASA Intervention Algorithm. American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA. 10/19/2022-10/22/2022. (Poster)Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Kateri Tobias, MSN, RN. Making the Connection: Magnet Champions and RN Satisfaction. 2022 ANCC Magnet Conference. Philadelphia, PA. 10/14/2022. (Presentation)Health System
Alissa Ulanday, MSN, BSN, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN; Lindsay Waters, LCSW. An Innovative Nursing and Social Work Lead-Program to Integrate Palliative Care in the Liver Transplant Evaluation Process. Team Conference for Hospice and Palliative Care. Zoom. 11/11/2022. (Podium)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Alissa Ulanday, MSN, BSN, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN; Jeannette Meyer, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CCNS, PCCN-K, ACHPN; Melanie Donovan, BSN, RN; Susan Polka MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K. The Power of Palliative Nursing Champions: How a Palliative and Nursing Collaboration has Led to Positive Outcomes. International Transplant Nurses Society Annual Meeting. Rosemont, IL.10/22/2022. (Podium)Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN. Using Mucoadhesive Hydrogel to Reduce Oral Mucositis during Stem Cell Transplant Conditioning with Total Body Irradiation. ONS Congress. Anaheim, CA. 4/22/2022. (Poster)Health System
Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Emily Shearon, BSN, RN, BMTCN; Sarah Spaulding, BSN, RN, BMTCN. Installing Point-of-Use Shower Filtration on an Inpatient Stem Cell Transplant Unit. ONS Congress. Anaheim, CA. 4/22/2022. (Poster)Health System

Publications

Esther Chipps, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Marjorie M. Kelley, PhD, RN; Cheryl Monturo, PhD, MBE, ACNP-BC; James Baldwin, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Pamela S. Miller, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNS, PHN; Dónal O'Mathúna, PhD; Haley Roberts, BS; Julia Smith, EdM, RN, APRN-CNP-PMHNP-BC; Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, NC-BC, FNAP, FAAN; Cindy Zellefrow, DNP, MSEd, RN, LSN, PHNA-BC, EBP. (2022). Reflections From the Middle: Exploring the Experience of Nurse Managers Across the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(6), 345–351Health System
Shelly Frisco, DNP, ACCNS-N, CCRN, C-ELBW. (In Press) Understanding our patients through a trauma-informed lens. Nursing for Women's Health.Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Marjorie M. Kelley, PhD, MS, RN; Inga M. Zadvinskis, PhD, RN; Pamela S. Miller, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNS, PHN; Cheryl Monturo, PhD, MBE, ACNP-BC; Allison A. Norful, PhD, RN, ANP-BC; Dónal O’Mathúna, PhD; Haley Roberts BS; Julia Smith, EdM, RN; Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, FNAP, FAAN; Cindy Zellefrow, DNP, RN; & Esther Chipps, PhD, RN, NEA-BC. (2022). United States nurses' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: A grounded theory. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31(15-16), 2167–2180.Health System
Anila Ladak, DNP, RN, CNS, GNP-BC; Denise Scalercio Ribeiro, MSN, MA, RN, RNC-NIC. (2023). Nursing Peer Review in the Setting of COVID-19. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 38(1), 32.Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Fotine Tina Mamais, MSN, RN, GNP, BC-GCNS; Maninder Jasdhaul, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC; Anna Gawlinski, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, ACNP-BC, FAAN; Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, CNS, NP, CCRN; Yuhan Kao, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN; Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC; Lianna Zaven Ansryan, MSN, CNS, PHN, RN-GERO. (2022) The Agile Clinical Nurse Specialist - Navigating the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 36(4),190-195.Health System

Grants

Shelly Frisco, BSN, RN, CCRN, C-ELBW. Every Woman, Every Baby’s Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) Small Grant. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses. {$1,000}Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Pamela Miller, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNS, PHN, EBP(CH). The Influence of Race on the Pain Management Among Registered Nurses: A Vignette Study. Sigma Theta Tau International Gamma Tau At-Large Chapter Research & Evidence-Based Practice Project Grant. ($5000)Health System

Awards

Lianna Z. Ansryan, MSN, PHN, GERO-BC, AGCNS-BC. Fellowship in the Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute (CNSI). CNS Institute. November 2022. Health System
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center 4ICU. The Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. AACN. August 2022.Ronald Reagan 
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