EDUCATION

Attendees can expect to participate in expert-led sessions focused on delivering better care to patients through updated practices and groundbreaking research. Each education session is designed to promote knowledge-sharing and will correspond with one of seven tracks:


Clinical


Evidence-Based Practice/Research


General


Healthy Practice Environment


Interprofessional Collaboration


Leadership


Virtual Care

Quick Links

Please note the information on this page is subject to change and listed in local, Pacific time. Click the links below to advance to each section:

Thursday, September 21

3:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

 

 102: Opening Ceremony and Opening Address: Disruptive Innovation
Speaker(s): Joyce Batcheller, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, FAAN

This session will share how “disruptive innovation” can help nurses to practice to their highest potential in a rapidly changing practice environment

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 

 111: Addressing the Staffing Crisis: Recommendations of the Nurse Staffing Task Force
Speaker(s): Sarah Delgado, DNP(c), MSN, RN, ACNP & Monica van der Zee, BSN, RN, CMSRN

This session will review the recommendations of the Partners for Nurse Staffing Think Tank and the Nurse Staffing Task Force.

 

 112: The Impact of a Four-Day Clinical Care Pathway for Pneumonia
Speaker(s): Cristen Mackwell, DNP, ACNP-BC, MA, BSN, RN

Diagnosis-specific clinical care pathways are evidence-based management guidelines supported by extensive literature, spanning decades, that demonstrate the ability to reduce healthcare costs while improving patient outcomes. The presenters of this session will share how they developed a four-day pneumonia care pathway which recommends best practice at various days of the hospitalization. This pathway when implemented in a hospital is an effective tool to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions, 30-day hospital mortality rates, and 360-day mortality post-hospital discharge.

 

 113: Reading Body Language for Nursing Safety
Speaker(s): Jerry Balistreri, MS, MEd, BS, DTE

Nurses are front-line workers in the healthcare industry and encounter over 20,000 assaults per year. This session aims to reduce victimization (nurse assaults) by arming the nursing profession with understanding and tactics to prevent attacks from happening as well as personal safety. We will zero in on body language behaviors that are displayed by those that intend to assault. Knowing these pre-assaultive behaviors can play a vital role in your daily work life.

 

 114: EBP Master Series: Emerging RN
Speaker(s): Jill Arzouman, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN, NC-BC

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is critical in the ever-changing world of healthcare. Most nurses have heard about it. Some learned it in their undergraduate, graduate or doctoral programs. Some have never had any exposure to EBP in school or the real world. Do you have a culture that supports EBP where you practice? This session will address the role of evidence-based practice for the emerging nurse.

 

 115: Up in Three and Home in One: Creating an Outpatient Stay Unit
Speaker(s): Paulina Andujo, BSN, RN, ONC; Shu-Tyng Chang, MHA, BSN, ONC, CNOR & Lillyann Rowe, MSN, RN, PHN, CCRN, CPAN

This session will share the results of a project to increase the number of same-day and 23:59-hour discharges among post-operative primary total joint replacement (TJR) patients, as measured by data extraction from the electronic medical record (EMR).

Friday, September 22

9:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

 

 201: What Happens When a Nurse Is Caught Diverting
Speaker(s): Sarah Bush, MBA, CPHRM; Jennifer Coalson-Perez; Maureen Murphy, BS-HCA, RN, CMSRN & Nicole Valentine JD, MSN, CNS

Many nurses find themselves seeking ways to escape the pain and desensitize themselves from the trauma they endured during the pandemic. As more nurses are turning towards ways to numb this pain, we are seeing an increase in diversion of narcotics from the workplace. During this general session, we will outline and discuss the process of how a nurse is suspected of diverting narcotics and the investigation utilized prior to the accusation of diversion. We will then continue our discussion on the journey a nurse takes once their employer reports the nurse to their state board of nursing and what steps are needed to protect the RN license and obtain necessary help to recover.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

 211: Roadmap to Implementing a Virtual Care Nursing Center
Speaker(s): Kelsea Cox, MSN, RN

This session will share the background and steps for implementing a virtual care center. Discussion will include defining virtual nursing/virtual care in the acute care setting and identifying the benefits of virtual care, steps to implement virtual care, and organizational stakeholders.

 

 212: Fluid and Electrolyte - Management and Interventions
Speaker(s): Sally Russell, MN, BSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE(ret)

Fluid and electrolyte imbalances are commonly noted in medical-surgical patients, and it is important for the medical-surgical nurse to be an expert in determining the importance of that imbalance to the patient and to the plan of care. Unfortunately, these changes are often missed or misunderstood, and a review – even for those with experience – is warranted. This is not just a patient care issue but can become a legal issue as well when subtle changes are missed, or the wrong fluids are given. This presentation will focus on two aspects of this clinical issue: 1) the interpretation of electrolytes and the interventions required and 2) the importance of recognizing fluid imbalances and the type of fluid required to address that imbalance.

 

 213: Implementing a Safety Coach Program to Impact the Culture of Patient Safety
Speaker(s): Ellen Evans, MN, MPH, RN, CPHQ, CJCP, CPPS

Safety coaching is a fundamental function that focuses on how to learn from front-line employees about close calls and safety issues. This session will share the efforts of one institution to implement a peer-to-peer safety coach program and increase our staff perception of safety.

 

 214: EBP Master Series: Established RN
Speaker(s): Jill Arzouman, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN, NC-BC

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is critical in the ever-changing world of healthcare. Most nurses have heard about it. Some learned it in their undergraduate, graduate or doctoral programs. Some have never had any exposure to EBP in school or the real world. Do you have a culture that supports EBP where you practice? This session will address the role of evidence-based practice for the established nurse.

 

 215: Medical-Surgical Nurses' Experience of Managerial Coaching
Speaker(s): Karen Percell, PhD, MSN, RN & Linda H. Yoder PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN

This session will share the results of an AMSN grant-funded study to examine the degree to which medical-surgical nurses experienced managerial coaching (MC).

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

 221: Virtual Nurse/Bedside Nurse Relationships – Gaining Buy-In from Leadership/Staff
Speaker(s): Jennifer Cohn, MSN

This session will explore the importance of the voice of nursing leadership and staff in the collaboration between virtual and beside nursing care.

 

 222: Psychiatric and Interventions Education for Nurses Reducing the Stigma towards Mentally Ill Patients
Speaker(s): Leticia Flores Canchola, PhD, ED, RN, PMHN-BC

This session will address explore the influence that education focused on reducing acute care nurse stigmas related to mentally ill patients can play in influencing more effective medical treatment.

 

 223a: Rapid-Fire (COVID): Tips to Survive the Next Pandemic: What We Learned Over the Past Three Years
Speaker(s): Ruthie Robinson, PhD, RN, CNS, FAEN, CEN, NEA-BC & Cynthia Stinson, PhD, RN-C

This presentation will begin with discussion of an in-depth qualitative study looking at the experiences of front-line nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also look at the impact of visitor restrictions during this time and discuss practical advice on dealing with the next pandemic as well as information designed to assist nurses in healing from the trauma associated with the pandemic.

 

 223b: Rapid-Fire (COVID): Post-Traumatic Growth in Medical-Surgical Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker(s): Linda Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN

This session will discuss a study to determine medical-surgical nurses’ post-traumatic growth (PTG) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 224: Optimizing Outcomes with Short, Long, and Midline Peripheral Catheters
Speaker(s): Barbara Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI

The two fundamental goals in infusion therapy are preservation of vascular health while safely and effectively delivering needed treatment. Achieving these goals is challenging when combined with the clinical imperative to reduce central line utilization and associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). This presentation will review guidelines for peripheral venous access device (VAD) selection, potential complications with peripheral administration, and research priorities to promote optimal outcomes in peripheral VAD insertion, maintenance, and removal.

 

 225: In the Name of Culture: A Medical Unit's Trifecta for a Healthy Workplace and Decreased Turnover
Speaker(s): Jeremy Juala, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN & Barbara Rolin, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

The turnover rate on a 36-bed Complex Medical unit was trending up. This session will share how the trifecta of targeted selection and panel interview, intentional onboarding, and core unit preceptorship led to the significant decrease in turnover on the medical unit. The effectiveness and sustainability of these initiatives have proven beneficial in the face of leadership change and a global pandemic.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

 231: Put on Your Mask First – Daily Practices to Combat Chronic Stress and Burnout
Speaker(s): Jacqueline Killian, PhD, MHR, MSN, NPDc

This session will provide a brief overview of the impact chronic stress has on one’s physiology and suggest daily practices (such as laughter, breath work, gratitude, and curiosity) that can mitigate the health effects of chronic stress. All participants will engage in active practice of suggested methods.

 

 232: Do You, or Someone You Know, Have Chronic Kidney Disease? Are You Sure?
Speaker(s): Sally Russell, MN, BSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE(ret)

This session will describe the stages of chronic kidney disease - who is at risk, what each stage presents with, and what interventions can be used to slow the progression. Following the introduction to chronic kidney disease, stages and risks case studies will be shared to illustrate the patient presentations, assessments, interventions, and potential outcomes. Pharmacology utilized to slow the progression of CKD will be highlighted as well as that used to treat the symptoms commonly noted in the later stages of the CKD process.

 

 233: TED Talk Set: Health Policy/Advocacy
Speaker(s): James Twaddell, MA

This session will discuss the key federal legislative issues impacting the medical-surgical nursing profession, the value of health policy advocacy, and the valuable role that the voice of nursing plays on Capitol Hill.

 

 234: All Things Skin: Resilience of A HAPI Prevention Program with Engagement, Energy, and Ownership
Speaker(s): Margaret Ecklund, MS, RN, CCRN-K, ACNP-BC, WTA-C

This session aims to inspire learners with sharing best practices and energy around hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) prevention. Focused content is centered on engaging, energy, and creative work with connecting teams to the meaning of their prevention work.

 

 235: Viral Infections, Your Patients, and You
Speaker(s):Joan Frizzell, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC

This presentation will provide an overview history of viral infections and the development of viral immunizations. Specific information will be provided about types of immunizations and treatment for both Influenza and COVID-19. Current data about the immunizations and treatment will be included. Additionally, information for patient and family education will be included as well.

Saturday, September 23

9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

 

 301: The Identity of the Medical Surgical Nurse
Speaker(s): Marie Mullins, BSN, RN & Kristi Reguin-Hartman,DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC

This session will allow for discussion on virtual nursing as a key area of medical-surgical practice.

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

 

 311: A Virtual Nursing Program in a Community Hospital: Start Small but Make a Big Impact
Speaker(s): Lisbeth Votruba, MSN, RN & Matthew L. Hemphill, MSN, RN, CNML

This session will describe how they have leveraged technology to expand the reach of their nursing expertise virtually. Contact hours will not be awarded for this session.

 

 312: First Assess, Then Dress for Wound Success: Wound Care Basics
Speaker(s): Melissa Klyber, BSN, CWOCN

This session will provide an overview of wound assessment and basic wound care.

 

 313: Sniff This: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Sleep in the Inpatient Setting
Speaker(s): Cristen Mackwell, DNP, RN, CMSRN, EBP-C, NPD-BC

This session will discuss an evidence-based quality improvement project to use aromatherapy protocol to decrease medications for sleep-promotion and improve perception of sleep

 

 314: EBP Master Series: Expert RN
Speaker(s): Jill Arzouman, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN, NC-BC

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is critical in the ever-changing world of healthcare. Most nurses have heard about it. Some learned it in their undergraduate, graduate or doctoral programs. Some have never had any exposure to EBP in school or the real world. Do you have a culture that supports EBP where you practice? This session will address the role of evidence-based practice for the expert nurse.

 

 315: Struggles and Solutions in Novice Nurses’ Communication
Speaker(s): Tracy Dodson, PhD, RN & Janet Reed, PhD, RN, CMSRN

While it is known that professional and therapeutic communication is essential, it is unknown what specific communications novice nurses struggle with, both in education and practice. Understanding ineffective communication behaviors is essential to developing nursing curriculum which can target such behaviors and enhance clinical competency for professional nursing practice. This session will share the findings of a study to explore undergraduate nursing students' communication struggles during simulation to identify patterns of ineffective communication for novices.

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

 

 322: Cannabis Basics for the Nurse
Speaker(s): Nicole Foss, MSN, MBA, RN

This session will provide a basic introduction to the subject of cannabis as medicine in the care of patients.

 

 323: Long COVID
Speaker(s): Pamela Garrett, MN, APRN, CMSRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN

Long COVID is the persistence or recurrence of symptoms for weeks, months, or years after COVID infection. Long COVID is posing significant challenges to researchers and clinicians with symptoms varying from mild to debilitating and is affecting a variety of organ systems and patient populations. This session will introduce participants to the NIH RECOVER initiative and explore who is at risk, potential preventive interventions, and recommendations for management of long COVID.

 

 324: Microagressions in Health Care Environments
Speaker(s): Angela Simmons, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

This session will review how microaggressions impact patients from minoritized communities and explore various strategies for addressing microaggressions.

 

 325: Waste Reduction in the Clinical Setting; Florence Would Be So Proud
Speaker(s): Laurie Laugeman, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC

Nurses play a critical role in reducing a facilities environment impact. This presentation will explore planetary health, waste reduction solutions, and cost-saving opportunities.

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

 330: Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare
Speaker(s): Tony Award Winner: Bob Dent, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, FAONL

The session will describe how toxic emotional negativity can lead to greater dissatisfaction and poor patient care outcomes. The speaker will then help the audience understand having a more healthy practice environment, a Culture of Ownership can lead to much greater satisfaction.

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

 

 340: Closing Ceremony and Closing General Session: RaDonda Vaught: Lessons Learned from the Criminal Case Against a Nurse
Speaker(s): Elizabeth Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN

Nurse RaDonda Vaught was criminally prosecuted for a medication error that led to a patient's death. Come hear the lessons learned from this case, including strategies to reduce your liability in nursing practice. A must-hear for every nurse.