2019 Nursing Creating the “WOW” Nationally & Internationally-Publications/Grants/Awards

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PRESENTATIONS
Kristine Alessandrini, RN, CNOR; Andrew Aybar, RN. Facial Feminization. AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. Nashville, TN. 4/6/2019-4/10/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Leilanie Ayala, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Judy Toy, BSN, RN-BC; Pauline Andan, BSN, RN-BC. Therapeutic Use of Sensory Tools in Managing Adult Emotional Distress. American Psychiatric Nursing Association. New Orleans, LA. 10/3/2019 (Podium)	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Esin Bay-Spillers, RN, MM, CNOR; Erik Phelps, RN. Pediatric Airway Surgery: Surgical Preparedness Through Supply and Equipment Organization. AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. Nashville, TN. 4/6/2019-4/10/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Ann Bindra, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN-K; Jessica Phillips, MSN, RN-BC; Maria Madden, BSN, RN, NC-BC. Leveraging Innovative, Strategic Teaching Approaches to Engage Clinicians and Leaders Within a Professional Governance Structure. Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders. Washington D.C. 11/18/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Health System
Adisa Cartwright, MSN, RN-BC. Medical Assistant Residency: Building a Robust and Realistic Program. American Medical Technologists Annual Conference. Chicagi, IL. 7/1/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Health System
Devie Charbonneau, BSN, RN, CPAN. Optimizing and Standardizing the Pre-Operative Checklist: Why Less is More. American Nursing Informatics Association. Las Vegas, NV. 4/11/2019-4/13/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Health System
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Stacia Cullors, BSN, RN; Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, CEN; Justin Kuester, BSN, RN. Effect of Interdisciplinary Rounding with Psychiatry on Three Quality Metrics. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 9/30/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Eunice Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN; Belinda Chen, MPH; Lynn Doering, PhD, RN, FAAN. Validation of a Tool to Predict Violence and Aggression by Behavioral Health Patients. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 9/30/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN. Validation of the Dynamic Appraisal for Situational Aggression in the Emergency Department. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 10/1/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Meg Armbruster, MSN, RN; Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, CEN, MICN. Validation of the Dynamic Appraisal for Situational Aggression in the Emergency Department. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 10/1/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center UCLA Health System
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Margaret Armbruster, MSN, RN. Re-Conceptualizing Nursing Management of Behavioral Health Patients in the Emergency Department. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 10/1/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center UCLA Health System
Sandra Dewar, PhD, APRN; Huibrie Pieters, PhD, DPhil, RN; Jerome Engel Jr., MD, PhD; MarySue Heilemann, PhD, RN, FAAN; Eunice Lee PhD, RN. How do patients with drug-resistant epilepsy perceive the severity of their illness? American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 12/7/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center & UCLA School of Nursing
Alexandra Duke, DNP, RN-BC, CEN, CHSE, CNEcl; Lindsay A. Williams, PhD, RN, PHD, PMP; Mary Kateri Tobias, BSN, RN, CCRN; Yesenia Valle, BSN, RN, OCN. Cultivating a Spirit of Excellence and Appreciative Inquiry Through Alignment of Magnet and Evidence-Based Practice. 6^th Annual Clinical InQuERI Nursing Conference. 1/31/2019 (Poster)	UCLA Health System
Alexandra Duke, DNP, RN-BC, CEN, CHSE, CNEcl; Lindsay A. Williams, PhD, RN, PHD, PMP. Developing Systems Thinking among Doctorate of Nursing Practice Students through PhD-DNP Collaboration Using Game-Based Simulation. 12th National DNP Conference. Washington DC. 8/7/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Health System
Kelly Flor, RN, BSN, CEN, MICN, PHN; Mara Landa, RN, BA, CFN, SANE-A, SANE-P. Clinical RN Practice of the Sexual Assault Patient in a non-SART Hospital. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 9/30/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kerry Gold, RN, CCRN, CEN, MICN; Carson Del Greco, BS; Ashley Trueblood, RN, RN, BSN, CCRN, CPHQ; Summer Gupta, RN, MSN; Leah Nubla, MSN, RN, CPHQ. 38 vs 38.5? Temperature as a SIRS Indicator for Pediatric Sepsis screening in Academic Medical Centers. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 9/30/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Summer Maxwell Gupta, MSN, RN; Suki Leung, RN, CPHQ; Julia Nabong, BSN, RN; Trudy Rhodes, RN, CPHQ. Collaborative Optimization: ED Sepsis Case Review Standardization. 2019 ValU Summit. Los Angeles, CA. 6/3/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Health System, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, & UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Stephanie Han, BSN, RN, CNOR; Genevieve Ubas, RN, CNOR; Kathleen Land, BSN, RN, CNOR. Mechanical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis – Not Just for Adults! AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. Nashville, TN. 4/6/2019-4/10/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kristen Hjelmhaug, RN, BSN, CCRN; Thahn Neville, MD; Jessica Hainje, RN, BSN, CCRN; Sherry Xu, RN, MSN; Yuhan Kao, RN, MSN, CNS. Effect of the 3 Wishes Project in the MICU: Increasing Clinician Morale. National Nursing Ethics Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 3/21/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, MICN, CEN. Use of Psychiatric Techs to Decrease Violence Against Staff in an Emergency Department Setting. Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 10/1/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Hannah Jacinto, RN; Cirha Becker, RN, PCCN; Tammy Camacho, RN; Vi Nguyen, RN, CPAN. I Am Listening: Improving Discharge Instructions among Same Day Surgery Patients in UCLA Santa Monica PTU/PACU. 2019 ASPAN National Conference. Nashville, TN. 5/7/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Lauren Jones, RN, MSN, CEN, CNL, PHN. Out with Annual Skills Lab, In with an Education Committee. Emergency Nursing Conference 2019. Austin, TX. 10/1/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Anna Ko, BSN, RN; Alexis Bolton, BSN, RN; RJ Carino, BSN, RN. Kidney Exchange and Voucher Program at UCLA. AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo. Nashville, TN. 4/6/2019-4/10/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Rebecca Kriz, MS, RN; Caryl Gay, PhD; Diana Cormier, DNP, MPH, APRN-CNS, RNC-NIC; Priscilla Joe, MD; Pamela Miller, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNS; Kathryn Millar, MPH, RN; Nicole Hansen, RN; Holly Christensen, RN; Denise Ribeiro, MA, RNC-NIC; Heather Hackett, RN; Juliet Sasinski, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNS; Nadia Tsado; Pallavi Bekal, MS; Samantha Ngo, MPH, MSW; Robin Bisgaard, MSN, RN; Yao Sun, MD, PhD and Linda Franck, PhD, RN. Associations between Family Centered Care and Parental Self-Efficacy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).and Post-Discharge Mental Health of Parents of Preterm infants. 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo. Philadelphia, PA. 11/5/2019.(Podium)	University of California, San Francisco, Community Regional Medical Center, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Berkeley, CA, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco
Mary Lawanson-Nichols, RN, MSN, CCRN. SOS-Stomp out Sepsis! A Clinical Nurse Specialist mentored initiatives to improve mortality rates. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist. Orlando, FL. 3/9/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Fotine Mamais, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, GNP. Creating the Geriatric Infrastructure SAFE Care Collaborative (SAFE™ (Systems Addressing Frail Elders). National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. Orlando, FL. 3/8/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Huibrie C. Pieters, PhD, DPhil, RN; Leilanie Ayala, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC. Gardening on a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: Cultivating Recovery. American Psychiatric Nursing Association. New Orleans, LA. 10/4/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing & Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Jessica M. Phillips, MSN; Ann Bindra, MSN, RN-BC; Maria Madden, BSN, RN. Leveraging Innovative, Strategic Teaching Approaches PGM. 45^th Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention. Washington D.C. 11/18/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Health System
Kelsey Reyes, BSN, RN. Let's Prevent CAUTI Together! 27^th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. Coralville, IA. 4/17/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
RJ Dave H. Soliven, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, ACCNS-P; Beck Reyes, MSN, CPNP-PC, CPN. Design and Implementation of a Certification Program Curriculum. Association of Child Neurology Nurses Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC. 10/24/2019. (Podium)	UCLA Health System
Judy Toy, BSN,RN-BC; Pauline Andan, BSN,RN-BC. Therapeutic Use of Sensory Tools in Managing Adult Emotional Distress. American Psychiatric Nursing Association. New Orleans, LA. 10/3/2019. (Podium)	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Lindsay Williams, PhD, MS, RN, PHN, PMP; Carol Pavlish, PhD, RN, FAAN; Sally Maliski, PhD, RN, FAAN; Donna Washington, MD, MPH. Clearing Away Past Wreckage: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Women Veterans' Mental Health Service Us. Sigma's 30th International Nursing Research Congress. Calgary, CAN. 7/27/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Health System & UCLA School of Nursing
Lindsay Williams, PhD, MS, RN, PHN, PMP; Alexandra Duke, DNP, RN-BC, CEN, CHSE, CNEcl; Yue Ming Huang, EdD, MHS. Using Academic-Practice Partnerships to Implement Game-Based Simulation Education for Systems Thinking. 22019 International Nursing Administration Research Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 11/8/209. (Podium)	UCLA Health System
Lindsay Williams, PhD, MS, RN, PHN, PMP; Alexandra Duke, DNP, RN-BC, CEN, CHSE, CNEcl; Kateri Tobias, BSN, RN, CCRN; Yesenia Valle, MSN, RN, OCN. Cultivating a Spirit of Excellence and Appreciative Inquiry Through Alignment of Magnet and Evidence-Based Practice. Sigma Theta Tau International 45th Biennial Convention. 11/18/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Health System

PRESENTATIONS - 18th UCLA HEALTH ANNUAL RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONFERENCE
Laura Alfonso, BSN, RN, OCN; Maria Quirch, BSN, RN, OCN; Pattie Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN. The High Touch Wipe Down. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Leilanie Ayala, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC,PMHNP-BC; Jessica Chiu; Lisette Espana, MA, BSN; Grace Florentin, BSN, RN-BC; Eloisa Hernaez, BSN, RN-BC; Iris Mayoral, BSN, RN-BC; Emilia Mahler, RN-BC; Emma Rimular, RN; Eleanor Tomas-Lagmay, BSN, RN-BC. Don't Trip! An Enhanced Fall Prevention Bundle for Inpatient Medical-Psychiatry. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA School of Nursing & Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Payl Bhakta, MSN(c), RN. Nurses' Perceptions of Effective Teamwork in the Nurse-Physician Dyad. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Allegra Bell, BSN, RN, OCN; Rebecca Bank, RN, BSN, OCN; Rayna Ewer, RN, BSN, OCN; Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN. Making A Difference at the End of Life. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC; Karen Grimley, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE. The Wellness Bundle: Back to Basics in Patient Centered Care. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC; Mary Lawanson-Nichols, MSN, RN, NP, CNS, CCRN; Jennifer Osborne, RN, BSN, CCRN, CNRN; Jessica Alicdan, MPH, CIC; Zachary Rubin, MD. Winning the War on CAUTI. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jocelyn Brown, BSN, RN, CCRN; Taryn Fowlds, BSN, RN, CCRN; Taline Marcarian, PhD, RN, CCRN, CSC; Tiffany Munoz, BSN, RN, CCRN; Emmanuel Orozco, BSN, RN, CCRN. Driving CAUTI/CLABSI to the Ground with Prevalence Rounds. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Cristina Cabrera-Mino, BS; Mary Ann Shinnick, PhD, ACNP, CHSE. Cognitive Workload Differences between Novice and Expert Nurses in a Simulation. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing
Sarah Choi, PhD, RN, FNP. Disease Self-Management. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing
Lauren Clark, PhD, RN, FAAN. Including People with Developmental Disabilities in Evidence-Based Practice Initiatives: How-To and Why-To. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing
Erica Djen, BSN, RN, CCRN; Lisa Gonzalez, BSN, RN, CCRN; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC; Michelle Rodriquez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. From Crisis to Communication: Empowering and Equipping Nurses and Families for Success. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Joy Eva Collins, MECN2. Critical Care: Family Engagement in Provision of Passive Range of Motion Exercises. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA School of Nursing
Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN; Lynn Doering, PhD, FAAN; Eunice Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN; Belinda Chan, MPH. Validation of a Tool to Predict Violence and Aggression by Behavioral Health Patients for Use in the Emergency Department. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center & UCLA School of Nursing
Maria Dalesandro, BSN, RN; Erika Lozano, MSN, RN-BC; Leilanie Ayala, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC. Use of Improvisational Techniques in an Inpatient Therapeutic Groups. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Erica De La Merced, BSN, RN; Patty Cortesi, RN; Pronita Agarwala, MSN, RN; Patricia McCafferty, MN, RN, NE-BC; Raquel Branom, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC. Beat it C. diff. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Allison Dsouza, Nursing Student; Andrea P. Aguila, Nursing Student; Beatrix Krause, PhD; Ravi S. Aysola, MD; Paul M. Macey, PhD. Reduction of Prolonged Expiration with Inspiratory Muscle Training in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA School of Nursing, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, & David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Rayna Ewer, BSN, RN; Amanda McKaig, BSN, RN. RN MD Rounding. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Arneta Finney-Beverly, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, WOCN, WCC; Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN; Felicia S. Hodge, DrPH; Wendie Robbins, PhD, RN; Keith C. Norris, MD, PhD. Nutrition and Pressure Ulcers in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA School of Nursing, Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, & School of Public Health
Katherine Gilmer, MPH; Elnaz Fakhimi, MPA. Hello New Kidney! – Transforming the Pathway to Discharge for Kidney Transplant Patients at UCLA Health. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Health System
Kerry Gold, RN, CCRN, CEN, MICN, AN II; Ashley Trueblood, RN; Summer Gupta, MSN, RN; Leah Nubla, MSN, RN, CPHQ; Carson Del Greco, PD. 38.0 vs 38.5C? Temperature as a SIRS Indicator for Pediatric Sepsis Screening in Academic Medical Centers. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Sanna Howell, BSN, RNC-NIC, CLE; Jaclyn Keegan, MSN, RNC-NIC; Gemma Manzo, BSN; Jocelynn Clemente, BSN, RNC-NIC; Pamela Davis, BSN; Alejandra Garcia-Martinez, CNA. Baby Brain Buddies: Improving Compliance with the Neuroprotective Bundle. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN. Evaluation of Interventions Used to Increase Compliance with Barcode-Assisted Medication Administration. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Mat Ilasin, BSN, RN; Sara Kusumoto, BSN, RN; Sabrina Mone, BSN, RN; Alexandra Monin, BSN, RN; Kimberly Price, MSN, RN; John Silverlake, RN; Nancy Tran, MSN, RN. Meds for U: Med Menus to Increase Patient Satisfaction Regarding Education of Medication Side Effects. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Bindu Kumuar, MSN, RN. Bring on the CAR T. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Bindu Kumuar, MSN, RN, BMTCN; Paulette Pelayo, BSN, RN; Jordan Sugar, BSN, RN; Michel Queen, RN, BMTCN. An Advanced Practice Led Initiative Involving Stem Cell Transplantation Education. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Sai Samhith Kambampati, BS; Hilary Hsu, PhD.; Ravi Jasuja, PhD; Todd Brown, MD, PhD; Brian Lawney, PhD; Rong Guo, MS; David Elashoff, PhD; Stephen Young, PhD; Nancy Joste, MD; Dorothy Wiley, PhD. Serum Testosterone Increases Risk for Anal HPV16/18 Infections, While Estradiol Protects Against Both Anal HPV16/18 Infections and Histological High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (hHSIL), a Precancer. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing
Billal Khan, BSN-RN; Claudina Zavala, RN; Erik Coll, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN; Sue Thompson, MSN, RN; Wendy Tucker, JD, MPH; Mary Beth Chambers, DNP, RN-ACNS. Lavender Project. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Health System
Bindu Kumar, MSN, RN; Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Karolina Faysman, MSN, RN, NP. The Journey to Outpatient Stem Cell Transplantation. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jung Ha Kwon, MSN, RN, NP-C, CDE; Kimberly Bertolami, BSN, RN, OCN; Cherie Neil, MSN, RN-NEA-BC, PCCN-K; Sooi Lo, BSN, RN, PCCN; Marisa Hallare, BSN, RN, PCCN; Patricia Sheehan, MN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K; Cheryl Lehuquet, MSN, RN, NE-BC; Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN; Carclea Fontelo, MA, MS-BC, RN, CPHQ; Anthony Chan, MSN, RN; Mary Beth Chambers, DNP, RN-BC, ACNS. Breathe Easy. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center & UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Eunice Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN. Cultural Issues in Cancer Nursing. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing
Vera Lopez, MSN-Ed, RN, PCCN; Sangyoung Yu-Choi, MSN, RN-BC, PCCN-K. Patient-Centered Care Model with HHAT. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Sally Lozano, BSN, CPN; Grace Sund, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, CNS. Owie without the Ow. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Dahlia Maldonado, BSN, RN. Improving Use of Integrative Therapy Methods for Pain Management. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Jacob Merkel, MSN, RN; Isaac Pro, BSN, RN; Chelsi Diaz, BSN, RN; Leilanie Ayala, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Patricia Matos, DNP,,NEA-BC. Feasibility of creating Serenity Rooms in an Inpatient psychiatric units. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Sabrina Mone, RN, BSN, PCCN. Improving Nurse Communication by Standardizing the Discharge Education Process to Adult Surgical Patients. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Valentina Obreja, AG/AC NP-BC, CCRN, PHN; Katrine Murray, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC. Improving the Efficacy of Patient-Controlled Analgesia Use in Postoperative Patients. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Huibrie Pieters, PhD, DPhil, RN; Leilanie Ayala, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC; Ariel Schneider, LSW; Nancy Wicks, OTRL; Aimee Levine-Dickman, OTRL; Susan Clinton, OTRL. Gardening on a psychiatric inpatient unit: Cultivating recovery. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Kelsey Reyes, BSN, RN. Let's Prevent CAUTI Together! 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Mary Rezk-Hanna, PhD, NP. Hookah Smoking in the United States. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	UCLA School of Nursing
Trudy Rhodes, RN, CPHQ; Suki Leung, RN, CPHQ; Julia Nabong, RN; Summer Gupta, RN, MSN. U Matter: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving Sepsis in the Emergency Department. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center & UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Michelle Robison, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR. Safety in the Operating Room: Implementation of a Fire Risk Assessment. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Michelle Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC; Stephanie Maniquis, MSN, RN, AG-ACNP, CCRNCSC. Putting the CALS (Cardiac Surgery Advanced Life Support) Guidelines into Practice. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Julie Sasinski, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNS; Heather Hackett, MSNc, RNC-NIC; Kalpshri Kesavan, MD; Denise Ribeiro, MSN, RNC-NIC; Timothy Strom, RCT, RRT. Surfactant Administration Checklist to Reduce Pneumothorax in NICU. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Judy Toy, BSN, RN; Pauline Andan, BSN, RN-C; Abigail Plotkin Kleiman, MS, OTR/L. Therapeutic Use of Sensory Tools in Managing Adult Emotional Distress. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Ashley Trueblood, BSN, RN, CCRN; Kerry Gold-Tsakonas, RN, CEN; Melissa Connor, BSN, RN, CEN. Implementation of Hot-Debriefings to Improve Team Dynamics and Patient Safety. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Podium)	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Gloria Young, MSN. Implementing Knowledge Change Through Re-Educating Psychiatric Nurses on the Importance of DASA: A Quality Improvement Project. 18^th Research and Evidence Based Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 9/20/2019. (Poster)	UCLA School of Nursing

PUBLICATIONS
Linda S. Franck, PhD, RN; Rebecca M. Kriz, MS, RN; Robin Bisgaard, MSN, RNC; Diana M. Cormier, DNP, CNS, RN; Priscilla Joe, MD; Pamela S. Miller, PhD, RN; Jae H. Kim, MD; Carol Li, MD; and Yao Sun, MD. Comparison of Family Centered Care with Family Integrated Care and Mobile Technology (mFICare) on Preterm Infant and Family Outcomes: a Multi-Site Quasi-Experimental Clinical Trial Protocol. BMC Pediatrics, Vol 19 (2019)	University of California San Francisco, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Community Regional Medical Center, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, UCLA Health, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
Mabel Kimble; Marjan Javanbakht, MPH, PhD; Kara W. Chew, MD, MS; Chrysovalantis Stafylis, MD; Di He; Samantha Ramirez, MSN, RN-BC; Yeonsoo Baik; Sammy Saab, MD, MPH; Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH. Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Persons Who Experienced Spontaneous Hepatitis C Viral Clearance. BMC Infectious Diseases (2019).	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Leah Korkis, MSN, RN, AGCNS; Kimberly Ternavan, MS/MBA, RN, CNML; Anila Ladak, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP-BC; Michele Maines, MSN, MSG, RN, CNL; Denise Riberio, MA, RN, RNC-NIC; Sharron Hickey, RN, BSN, PHN, CPHQ, JD. Mentoring Clinical Nurses Towards a Just Culture: Successful Implementation of Nursing Peer Case Review. Journal of Nursing Administration (2019).	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Samara Lucas, BSN, RN; Michelle Santizo, MSN, RN, PHN. Nurses Advocate for Palliative Care, Drug Parity by Sharing Patient Experiences. ONS Voice (2019).	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Meredith Vanstone, PhD; Thanh H. Neville, MD, MSHS; France J. Clarke, RRT; Marilyn Swinton, MSc; Marina Sadik, MA; Alyson Takaoka, MSc; Orla Smith, RN, PhD; Andrew J. Baker, MD; Allana LeBlanc, RN, MScN; Denise Foster, RN; Vinay Dhingra, MD; Peter Phung, MD, MBA; Xueqing (Sherry) Xu, RN, MSN, CCRN; Yuhan Kao, RN, MSN; Diane Heels-Ansdell, MSc; Benjamin Tam, MD, MSc; Feli Toledo, MDiv; Anne Boyle, MD; Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc. Compassionate End-of-Life Care: Mixed-Methods Multisite Evaluation of the 3 Wishes Project. Annals of Internal Medicine (2019).	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Stephanie Wehr, MSN, RN, NP, FNP-BC; Linda Czypinski, MD; Gary Feigenbaum, MD. Nicolau Syndrome: A Rare Injection Site Reaction. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare, Vol 23 (2019).	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, EBP-C; Rowena N. Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP; Allison Winacoo, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPHON, BMTCN; Jennifer Shamai, MS, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN. Chapter 31: Pharmacologic Interventions & Chapter 55: Evidence-Based Practice. Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing (6th Ed) (2019)	UCLA Health System, Univrsity of Cincinnati, & City of Hope

AWARDS
Maral Bakir BS, RN. Delores Jones Scholarship Award. Kaiser Permanente. 12/11/2019.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
8ICU Transplant Surgical ICU. American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Gold-Level Beacon Award for Excellence in Critical Care. 09/2019.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Health. ANCC Continuing Education Provider-Accreditation with Distinction. American Nurses Credentialing Center. 12/2019.	UCLA Health System

POSTER AWARDS - 18th UCLA HEALTH ANNUAL RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONFERENCE
Hailey Bellamy, BSN, RN; Christopher Farra, MSN, CNL; Janet Villatoro, BSN, RN; Chamroeunpaul Chhean, BSN, RN. Second Place for Nurse Residency Poster Award. Implementing a Nausea Prevention Bundle in Adult Oncology Patients.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Joy Eva Collins, MECN2. Second Place for Quality Improvement Poster Award. Quality Improvement Project: Improving Family Engagement in Provision of Passive Range of Motion Exercises in Intensive Care Unit.	UCLA School of Nursing
Melissa Connor, MPH, BSN, RN, CEN; Eunice Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN; Belinda Chan, MPH; Margaret Armbruster, MSN, RN; Kate Hurley, MSN, RN, CEN; Lynn Doering, PhD, RN, FAAN. Third Place for Research Poster Award. Validation of a Tool to Predict Violence and Aggression by Behavioral Health Patients.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center & UCLA School of Nursing
Allison Dsouza; Beatrix Krause, PhD; Andrea P. Aguila; Ravi S. Aysola, MD; Paul M. Macey, PhD. First Place for Research Poster Award. Breathing Changes with Inspiratory Muscle Training in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.	UCLA School of Nursing & Department of Psychiatry, & Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Kevin Granada, BSN, RN; Kyrstyn Mysakowycz, BSN, RN; Kimberly Riesenberg, BSN, RN. Second Place for Nurse Residency Poster Award. Reduce Procedural Fire Risk with Comprehensive Checklist.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Shenelle Gunatilake, RN; Michelle Ko, BSN, RN; Justine Matias, BSN, RN. People's Choice Award. Healthy Gums, Healthy Lungs.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Bindu Kumar, MSN, RN, BMTCN. First Place for Quality Improvement Poster Award. Bring on the CAR T.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Annie Kim, BSN, RN; Nicole Chang, BSN, RN. First Place for Nurse Residency Poster Award. Mobility Bundle to Stop the Tumble.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Bindu Kumar, MSN, RN, BMTCN; Stephanie Jackson, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN; Lorraine Kerens, BSN, RN, BMTCN. First Place for Quality Improvement Poster Award. The Outpatient Transplantation Journey: The Day Hospital.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Vera Lopez, MSN-Ed, RN, PCCN; Sangyoung Yu-Choi, MSN, RN-BC, PCCN-K. Second Place for Quality Improvement Poster Award. Patient-Centered Care Model with HHAT.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Dahlia Maldonado, BSN, RN-BC. First Place for Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award. An Integrated U: Improving Pain Management Through Integrative Therapy.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Alex Monin, BSN, RN, PCCN; Ashley Henry; John Silverlake, RN, BS, PCCN; Kimberly Price, MSN, RN; Mat Ilasin, BSN, RN, PCCN; Nancy Tran, MSN, RN, PCCN; Sabrina Mone, BSN, RN, PCCN; Sara Kusumoto, BSN, RN, PCCN. First Place for Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award. Med Menus: Medication Side Effect Education for Patient Satisfaction.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kelsey Reyes, BSN, RN-BC. Third Place for Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award. Let's Prevent CAUTI Together!	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA NURSES WEEK AWARDS
Rene Abarca. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Sadaf Alesafar. Rising Star Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Gavriela Applebaum. Muriel D. Casselman Humanism Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jessica Arzola. Rising Star Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Andrew Baird. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Ambulatory
Sherona Bau. Interprofessional Colleague in Care Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Caitlyn Borja. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Annice Chang. Clinical Transferor of Knowledge Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Olayemi Dorcas. Devra and Dr. Lester Breslow Care Partner Scholarship Fund Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Debby Driscoll. LVN Relationship Based Care Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Danielle Everson. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Diamond Foster. Clinical Leader Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Catherine Glass. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Lyndsey Haleck. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Kristen Hjelmhaug. Virginia Frances Sandbrook Annual Staff Appreciation Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Hannah Jacinto. Clinical Leader Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Tiffany Johnson. Clinical Practitioner Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Kayla Kafka. Clinical Transferor of Knowledge Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Oscar Livesay. JoAnn Conflenti Scholarship Fund Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Sally Lozano. Nurse Scientist Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Mithun Mahinda. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Elizabeth Maister. Heidi Crooks Visionary and Transformational Leadership Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Jacob Merkel. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Pamela Miner. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	Ambulatory
Zoila Moreno. LVN Relationship Based Care Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Nestor-Neil Peig. Nurse Scientist Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Tara O'Connor. John Henry Sandbrook Annual Staff Appreciation Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Laila Ramji. Interprofessional Colleague in Care Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Diana Ramos. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Carmen Renteria. Partner-in-Care Relationship Based Care Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Patty Rodriguez. Partner-in-Care Relationship Based Care Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Joseph Salvador. Devra and Dr. Lester Breslow Care Partner Scholarship Fund Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Samantha Thomas. Daisy Award. The DAISY Foundation. 5/8/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Kateri Tobias. Cathy Rodgers Ward Nursing Leadership Scholarship. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Karen Watanabe. Clinical Practitioner Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Monica Yoon. Mary Erbeznik Scholarship Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
4 SW Charge Nurses & Oncology Team. Drivers of Change Award. 5/16/19.	UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
UCLA ECMO/ECLS Program. Drivers of Change Award. 5/9/19.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Sandra Dewar, PhD, RN, FAES. Graduated from UCLA School of Nursing with PhD. 6/2019.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Leslie Chang Evertson, DNP, RN, GNP-BC; Carolyn Clevenger, DNP, GNP-BC, FAANP; Sherry Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA; Michelle Moccia, DNP, ANP-BC, CCRN, GS-C; Jennifer Serafin, MSN, BSN, GNP-C, GS-C. Hosted a successful workshop on the Dementia Care Specialist Clinical Skills Training (Based on the UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program) as a pre-conference function at the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Annual 2019 Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 10/2/2019.	UCLA Health System
Monica Gaspard, MSN, RN, ACN-BC. Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing, 4th Edition. Reviewer Recognition from American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing AAACN.	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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