2024 Nursing Creating the "WOW" Nationally & Internationally-Publications/Grants/Awards
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Congratulations to our amazing nurses for their awards, publications, and accepted abstracts for presentation at professional meetings and conferences.
Tell us about your achievements, ! You will be recognized among your peers and UCLA Health for your professional achievements and strong work in support of research and evidence-based practice in nursing.
- Did you receive recognition or an award for excellence in research and EBP?
- Have you published a manuscript or presented at a conference?
- Did you have an abstract accepted or obtain grant funding for your project/study?
Presentations Publications Grants Awards
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Presentations
| Robert (Bob) Bencangey, DNP, PMHRN-BC, CEN; Iris Mayoral PMH-NP, MSN, PMHRN-BC. Improving Patient Safety by Implementing, Optimizing, and Improving an Electronic Q15 Minute Rounding System. American Psychiatric Nurse Association. Louisville, KY. 10/9/2024. (Podium) | Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital |
| Baylee Divins, MSN, RN; Jaz Johnson, BSN, PHN, RN. How Language Barriers Affect Healthcare Outcomes. 48th Annual APHON (Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nursing) Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. 9/11/2024. (Podium) | Health System |
| Lisette Espana, MAN, RN, PMH-BC; Eleanor Tomas-Lagmay, MSN-Ed, RN, PMH-BC. Code Blue HELP: A Medical Emergency Response Training for Psychiatric Nurses. American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Louisville, Kentucky. 10/11/2024. (Poster) | Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital |
| Dennis Gonzales, BS, RN, CPON, BMTCN; Anna Evans, DNP, RN, CPHON, NE-BC; Anna Evans, DNP, RN, CPHON, NE-BC. Moving out of the (Code) Gray Area: Workplace Violence Training for Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses. 48th Annual APHON (Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nursing) Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. 9/11/2024. (Podium) | Health System |
| Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN. Promoting a Culture of Safety after Hospital Falls. Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization Webinars. Webinar. 12/10/2024. (Presentation) | Health System |
| Dahlia Maldonado, BSN, RN-BC; Mithun Mahinda, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC. Nursing is Not Multiple Choice: Restructure Education Using Design Thinking. 2024 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Conference. New Orleans, LA. 4/8/2024. (Poster) | Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center |
| Iris Mayoral, MSN, RN-BC; Bob Bencangey DNP, PMHRN-BC, CEN; Stesha Selsky, DNP, NI-BC. Getting to Know You: An Innovative Hand-off Communication Tool for the Inpatient Psychiatric Setting. APNA Conference. Louisville, KY. 5/20/2024. (Poster) | Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital |
| Jacob Merkel, MSN, PMHRN-BC; Susie Clinton, MS, OTR/L; Mackenzi Lain, BSN, RN. Resiliency Through Reading: Assessing the Effectiveness of Bibliotherapy on an Inpatient Adult Psychiatric Unit. APNA 38th Annual Conference. Louisville, KY. 10/9/2024 - 10/12/2024. (Poster) | Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital |
| Eti Nodel MSN RN PCCN AGPCNP-BC. Delirium Awareness Initiative: Enhancing Healthcare Staff Alertness with Distinctive Delirium Signs. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). Toronto, Ontario. 9/12/2024. (Poster) | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| Jasper Sanchez, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, AGCNS-BC. Entry-level CNS Leading the Next Generation through a Structured Orientation and Mentorship Program. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) 2024 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. 3/10-13/2024. (Podium) | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| Grace Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS. Pediatric Nurse-driven Protocols: Empowering Nurses in Their Care. 48th Annual APHON (Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nursing) Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. 9/11/2024. (Podium) | Health System |
| Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, AGACNP-BC; Stephanie Jackson, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN. Creating a Workflow to Support Collaborative Chemotherapy Administration in Non-Oncology Settings. ONS Congress. Washington, DC. 4/27/2024. (Poster) | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
Publications
| Yamini Sharma, MD; Grace Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS. A Complication of a Central Line. Children with Medical Complexity in the Emergency Department. 2024; 121-129. | Health System |
Awards
| Susan Dempsey, PhD, RN, CNS, AP-PMN. Advanced Practice Pain Management Nurse (AP-PMN). American Society for Pain Management Nursing. April 2024. | Health System |
| Graceli De Guzman, BSN, RN, CNOR; Melissa Smith, BSN, RN; Viola Mena, MSN, RN, CAPA; Christian Hachiya, BSN, RN, CNOR. Award of Excellence for the Clinical Improvement/Innovation Category. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. March 2024 | Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center |
| Betty Lee, MN, RN, CNS, CMSRN. Preceptor of the Year for Johns Hopkins School of Nursing CNS and DNP Student Clinical Preceptor. Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. October 2024 | Health System |
| Jasper Sanchez, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, AGCNS-BC; Francesca Di Cenzo, MSN, RN; Linda Oelrich, MSN, RN, CNL; Inna Joyce Aguda, MSN, RN, CMSRN, PCCN, CNML. An Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) award aims to recognize and promote initiatives that effectively apply the best available research, clinical expertise, and patient values to improve healthcare outcomes. Society of Otolaryngology and Head/Neck Nurses (SOHN). October 2024 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |