• Conference Registration
• Main Foyer

• Exhibitors
• Main Foyer & Le Salon

• Opening Announcements
• Shannon Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP
• La Salle Ballroom A/B

• Opening Announcements
• Shannon Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP
• La Salle Ballroom A/B

• Mentoring – Embracing Opportunity and Finding Balance
• Helen Hurst, DNP, RNC-OB, APRN-CNM
• University Louisiana, Lafayette
• La Salle Ballroom A/B
• CE Value 1

• Break
• Main Foyer

Pelican I
A Statewide Initiative to Empower DNP Providers: Implementing a State Organization, an Annual Conference, and Special Interest Groups
CE Value 1
Carolyn M. Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC
Tina S. Haney, DNP, CNS
Rebecca Bates, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Pelican II
A DNP-Led Inter-Professional Collaboration to Enhance ICU Liberation
CE Value 1
Fiona A. Winterbottom, DNP, ACNS-BC, CCRN

Acadian I/II
Utilizing a DNP-Prepared Clinical Quality Specialist to Develop Both an All-inclusive and Innovative Approach to Achieve the
Nursing Strategic Plan Metrics
CE Value 1
Linda A. Benson, DNP ACNP-BC CPHQ CCRN-K

Poydras Room
We Need Each Other for Quality Outcomes, Every Discipline Contributes
CE Value 1
Kathryn K. Ward, DNP, PHCNS-BC

La Salle C
Next in Line: Developing Future Nurse Leaders Using An Evidence-Based Succession Planning Framework
CE Value 1
Janette Villanueva Moreno, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, NEA-BC
Anita Suzanne Girard, DNP, RN, CNL, CPHQ, NEA-BC

Frenchman I
QI is Our Niche: A Scaffolded Approach to Teaching Data-Informed Healthcare Quality Improvement
CE Value 1
Janet D. Tillman, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

Frenchman II
Building the Foundation for a Sustainable Primary Care Clinic in a Low Income Neighborhood
CE Value 1
Lori C. Edwards, RN, CNL, DNP, AGNP-C

• Transition Time
• Main Foyer

• Pelican I
  11:15 am
  Selfneglect.org: A Health Information Website on Self-Neglect Developed Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle
  CE Value 0.10
  Ibrahim M. Abumaria, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC
  11:25 am
  Pregnant Women and Drug Abuse: Facilitating the Step into Treatment
  CE Value 0.10
  Corinne A. Coppinger, DNP, RNC, WHNP-BC
  11:35 am
  Implementation of a Nurse Driven Influenza Vaccination Program by the DNP CNS Student in the Outpatient Presenting for Cardiac Catheterization
  CE Value 0.10
  Laura Dechant, DNP, APRN, CCRN, CCNS, B-C
  11:45 am
  Building Nursing Informatics Case Studies Mapped to Omaha System for PHN Education
  CE Value 0.10
  Conni J. DeBlieck, DNP, MSN, RN
  Debra L. Eardley, DNP, RN, APHN-BC
  Kelly A. Krumwiede, PhD, MA, PHN, RN
  Linda Garner, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, CHES
  11:55 am
  Beyond Red Dresses and Bikini Medicine: Translating Cardiovascular Guidelines into Practice
  CE Value 0.10
  Ethel Ulrich, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC
  12:05 pm
  Re-Framing the Gift of Life: Interdisciplinary Empirical Examination of Altruism, Social Distance and Material Incentives for Non-Directed Kidney Donation
  CE Value 0.10
  Amy L. Hite, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
  Cheryl K. Giefer, PhD, APRN, FNP-C
  Harry L. Humphries, PhD

  Pelican II
  11:15 am
  Engagement by Immersion: A Journey Toward Meaningful Outcomes for Patients, Community, and DNP Students
  CE Value 0.10
  Pamela D. Welsh, DNP, MSN, CRNP, NP-c
  11:25 am
  Integrating Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Systems Leadership to Improve Patient Safety and Access to Oral Health Services
  CE Value 0.10
  Kimberly D. Allen, DNP, RN
  11:35 am
  POLST, A community Grassroots Initiative in Northern Arizona
  CE Value 0.10
  Dawn M. Rivas, RN, DNP
  Mary Anne Hales Reynolds, RN, PhD, ACNS-BC
  11:45 am
  Let’s Talk Online Teaching: How to Create Engaging Online Discussions
  CE Value 0.10
  Shelly R. Noe, DNP, PMHNP-BC
  Conni DeBlieck, DNP, MSN
  Stephanie R. Lynch, PhD, CNP
  Elizabeth Kuchler, DNP, CNP
  11:55 am
  Use of a Formalized Group to Manage Obesity in a Community Mental Health Setting
  CE Value 0.10
  Beki Asti, DNP
  12:05 pm
  Lessons Learned: Developing FNPs for Rural and Underserved Areas
  CE Value 0.10
  Carmen Wycoff, DNP, MBBA, ARNP, CPNP

  Acadian I/II
  11:15 am
  Promoting Advance Care Planning Self-Efficacy Among Northern Kentucky Churchgoers
  CE Value 0.10
  Judith A. Bartley, DNP, RN, SCRN
  11:25 am
  Web-Based Education for Infection Control: A Innovative Quality Improvement Project for Clinic Volunteers
  CE Value 0.10
  Karen A. Benson, RN DNP, CCRN-K
  11:35 am
  Motivational Interviewing for DM 2 Prevention in African-American Male
  CE Value 0.10
  Sheryl Hall Winn, DNP
  11:45 am
  Implementation of a Standardized Evaluation Tool to Improve Preceptor Confidence
  CE Value 0.10
  Shunda Lanett Wilburn, DNP, MSN, RN
  11:55 am
  Improving Lung Cancer Screening Rates in Two Safety Net Community Health Centers
  CE Value 0.10
  Anne J. Fredrickson, DNP, FNP-BC
  12:05 pm
  DNP Led Community-Based Intervention for Custodial African American Grandmothers in the School-Based Clinic
  CE Value 0.10
  Ethlyn Gibson, DNP(c), MSN, RN, ACNS-BC

  Poydras Room
  11:15 am
  Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Students’ Education on Transgender Health Care
  CE Value 0.10
  Kem B. Louie, PhD, APN, CNE, FAAN
  Persephone Vargas, DNP, APN
  Pamela Fonju, DNP, FNP
  Hetal Desai, DNP, APN
  11:25 am
  Utilizing an Interprofessional Approach to Obtain Budget Approval for a Video Monitoring System to Reduce Patient Falls and Sitter Costs
  CE Value 0.10
  Sonya L. Kowalski, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC
  11:35 am
  A Collaborative Approach to Address Nursing Practice Breakdown
  CE Value 0.10
  Kristin K. Benton, DNP, RN
  11:45 am
  Implementing the DNP Scholarly Project: Foundation for Practice
  CE Value 0.10
  Lynn S. Blackburn, DNP, APRN. WHNP-BC
  Sharon K. Davis, DNP, APRN. WHNP-BC
  11:55 am
  Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Shift Champions on Breastfeeding and Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates
  CE Value 0.10
  Comfort N. Obi, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC
  12:05 pm
  Assessing Nursing Student Empathy Toward Persons Experiencing the Hearing Voices Phenomena Before and After Exposure to a Hearing Voices Simulation
  CE Value 0.10
  Dwayne Franklin More, DNP

  La Salle C
  11:15 am
  Qualitative Evaluation of Performance Deficiencies in Emergency Department Triage
  CE Value 0.10
  Mark Reinhardt, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, CEN
  11:25 am
  Using Guided Meditation to Decrease Perceived Stress in Emergency Department Nurses
  CE Value 0.10
  Ecoee Rooney, DNP, MSN, RN-BC
  11:35 am
  Compassion Fatigue in Emergency Nurses: An Integrative Review
  CE Value 0.10
  Judith Boyle, MS
  Sharon Kozachik, PhD, FAAN
  Valerie Cotter, DrNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP
  11:45 am
  Providing Culturally Competent Translational to Practice Evidence-Based Assessments to the Transgender Patient
  CE Value 0.10
  Clifford P. Burdick, RN, BSN
  Derrick C. Glymph, DNP, CRNA, LTC, AN
  11:55 am
  Improving Sepsis Mortality with the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP)
  CE Value 0.10
  Theresa L. Trivette, DNP, RN
  Catherine Durham, DNP, FNP
  12:05 pm
  The (R) Evolution of the DNP: 10 Years in the Making
  CE Value 0.10
  Toni Tortorella Genova, DNP, RN
  Sharon J. Puchalski, DNP, WHNP-BC

  Frenchman I
  11:15 am
  Prostate Cancer Awareness: Exploring Disparities Amongst African-American Men
  CE Value 0.10
  Carlos Darnell Adams, RN, MSN, MBA, FNP-BC
  11:25 am
  Parental Perception of Childhood Obesity in Dutchess County, NY
  CE Value 0.10
  Elaine Suderio-Tirone, DNP
  11:35 am
  Use of an Electronic Health Record Template to Improve Immunization Administration in the Urgent Care Setting
  CE Value 0.10
  Marilyn S. Robins, MSN, ACNP-BC
  Cynthia Reese, PhD, RN, CNE
  Beth Phelps DNP APN CNP
  11:45 am
  Statin Therapy Evidenced-Based Practice for Peripheral Artery Disease (STEP PAD)
  CE Value 0.10
  Joyce Peralta, MSN, ACNP-BC
  11:55 am
  A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Educating Students and Entry-Level Staff in Clinical Settings
  CE Value 0.10
  Tamara A. Mette, DNP, RN
  12:05 pm
  Motivational Interviewing to Improve Readiness to Change in Obese Adults
  CE Value 0.10
  Kimberly M. Campbell, MSN, FNP

  Frenchman II
  11:15 am
  Addressing Diabetic Distress in the Clinic Setting: Can it Affect Patient Outcomes?
  CE Value 0.10
  Patricia I. Sunderhaus, DNP, EdD
  11:25 am
  Increase Participation of Colon Cancer Screening in African Americans: An Educational Interventional
  CE Value 0.10
  Joan E. Smith, DNP, NP
  11:35 am
  The Effectiveness of Preoperative Video Education on Parental Knowledge and Anxiety
  CE Value 0.10
  Terri L. Marcischak, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
  Susan McCrone, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
  Kendra L. Barker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
  11:45 am
  Practical Applications in Improvement Science: Implementing the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD)
  Screening Tool Using MFI/PDSA Methodology
  CE Value 0.10
  Marshay N. James, DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPEN, CNE
  11:55 am
  Need for Culturally Tailored Diabetic Health Education for South Asian Population
  CE Value 0.10
  Shamim Huda, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
  12:05 pm
  A Multidisciplinary Code Sepsis Team to Improve Sepsis Bundle Compliance in the Emergency Department
  CE Value 0.10
  Jill Delawder, MSN, RN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN-CSC

• Transition Time
• Main Foyer

• Addressing Patient Safety and Provider Support through the Implementation of a Controlled Substance Policy, Clinic-Based Monitoring Program, and Interdisciplinary Opioid Action Plan
• Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
• Community Health Center Inc.
• La Salle A/B
• CE Value 1

• Main Foyer

Pelican I
1:45 pm
Selfneglect.org: A Health Information Website on Self-Neglect Developed Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle
CE Value 0.10
Ibrahim M. Abumaria, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC
1:55 pm
Pregnant Women and Drug Abuse: Facilitating the Step into Treatment
CE Value 0.10
Corinne A. Coppinger, DNP, RNC, WHNP-BC
2:05 pm
Implementation of a Nurse Driven Influenza Vaccination Program by the DNP CNS Student in the Outpatient Presenting for Cardiac Catheterization
CE Value 0.10
Laura Dechant, DNP, APRN, CCRN, CCNS, B-C
2:15 pm
Building Nursing Informatics Case Studies Mapped to Omaha System for PHN Education
CE Value 0.10
Conni J. DeBlieck, DNP, MSN, RN
Debra L. Eardley, DNP, RN, APHN-BC
Kelly A. Krumwiede, PhD, MA, PHN, RN
Linda Garner, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, CHES
2:25 pm
Beyond Red Dresses and Bikini Medicine: Translating Cardiovascular Guidelines into Practice
CE Value 0.10
Ethel Ulrich, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC
2:35 pm
Re-Framing the Gift of Life: Interdisciplinary Empirical Examination of Altruism, Social Distance and Material Incentives for Non-Directed Kidney Donation
CE Value 0.10
Amy L. Hite, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Cheryl K. Giefer, PhD, APRN, FNP-C
Harry L. Humphries, PhD

Pelican II
1:45 pm
Engagement by Immersion: A Journey Toward Meaningful Outcomes for Patients, Community, and DNP Students
CE Value 0.10
Pamela D. Welsh, DNP, MSN, CRNP, NP-c
1:55 pm
Integrating Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Systems Leadership to Improve Patient Safety and Access to Oral Health Services
CE Value 0.10
Kimberly D. Allen, DNP, RN
2:05 pm
POLST, A community Grassroots Initiative in Northern Arizona
CE Value 0.10
Dawn M. Rivas, RN, DNP
Mary Anne Hales Reynolds, RN, PhD, ACNS-BC
2:15 pm
Let’s Talk Online Teaching: How to Create Engaging Online Discussions
CE Value 0.10
Shelly R. Noe, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Conni DeBlieck, DNP, MSN
Stephanie R. Lynch, PhD, CNP
Elizabeth Kuchler, DNP, CNP
2:25 pm
Use of a Formalized Group to Manage Obesity in a Community Mental Health Setting
CE Value 0.10
Beki Asti, DNP
2:35 pm
Lessons Learned: Developing FNPs for Rural and Underserved Areas
CE Value 0.10
Carmen Wycoff, DNP, MBBA, ARNP, CPNP

Acadian I/II
1:45 pm
Promoting Advance Care Planning Self-Efficacy Among Northern Kentucky Churchgoers
CE Value 0.10
Judith A. Bartley, DNP, RN, SCRN
1:55 pm
Web-Based Education for Infection Control: A Innovative Quality Improvement Project for Clinic Volunteers
CE Value 0.10
Karen A. Benson, RN DNP, CCRN-K
2:05 pm
Motivational Interviewing for DM 2 Prevention in African-American Male
CE Value 0.10
Sheryl Hall Winn, DNP
2:15 pm
Implementation of a Standardized Evaluation Tool to Improve Preceptor Confidence
CE Value 0.10
Shunda Lanett Wilburn, DNP, MSN, RN
2:25 pm
Improving Lung Cancer Screening Rates in Two Safety Net Community Health Centers
CE Value 0.10
Anne J. Fredrickson, DNP, FNP-BC
2:35  pm
DNP Led Community-Based Intervention for Custodial African American Grandmothers in the School-Based Clinic
CE Value 0.10
Ethlyn Gibson, DNP(c), MSN, RN, ACNS-BC

Poydras Room
1:45 pm
Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Students’ Education on Transgender Health Care
CE Value 0.10
Kem B. Louie, PhD, APN, CNE, FAAN
Persephone Vargas, DNP, APN
Pamela Fonju, DNP, FNP
Hetal Desai, DNP, APN
1:55 pm
Utilizing an Interprofessional Approach to Obtain Budget Approval for a Video Monitoring System to Reduce Patient Falls and Sitter Costs
CE Value 0.10
Sonya L. Kowalski, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC
2:05 pm
A Collaborative Approach to Address Nursing Practice Breakdown
CE Value 0.10
Kristin K. Benton, DNP, RN
2:15 pm
Implementing the DNP Scholarly Project: Foundation for Practice
CE Value 0.10
Lynn S. Blackburn, DNP, APRN. WHNP-BC
Sharon K. Davis, DNP, APRN. WHNP-BC
2:25 pm
Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Shift Champions on Breastfeeding and Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates
CE Value 0.10
Comfort N. Obi, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC
2:35 pm
Assessing Nursing Student Empathy Toward Persons Experiencing the Hearing Voices Phenomena Before and After Exposure to a Hearing Voices Simulation
CE Value 0.10
Dwayne Franklin More, DNP

La Salle C
1:45 pm
Qualitative Evaluation of Performance Deficiencies in Emergency Department Triage
CE Value 0.10
Mark Reinhardt, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, CEN
1:55 pm
Using Guided Meditation to Decrease Perceived Stress in Emergency Department Nurses
CE Value 0.10
Ecoee Rooney, DNP, MSN, RN-BC
2:05 pm
Compassion Fatigue in Emergency Nurses: An Integrative Review
CE Value 0.10
Judith Boyle, MS
Sharon Kozachik, PhD, FAAN
Valerie Cotter, DrNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP
2:15 pm
Providing Culturally Competent Translational to Practice Evidence-Based Assessments to the Transgender Patient
CE Value 0.10
Clifford P. Burdick, RN, BSN
Derrick C. Glymph, DNP, CRNA, LTC, AN
2:25 pm
Improving Sepsis Mortality with the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP)
CE Value 0.10
Theresa L. Trivette, DNP, RN
Catherine Durham, DNP, FNP
2:35 pm
The (R) Evolution of the DNP: 10 Years in the Making
CE Value 0.10
Toni Tortorella Genova, DNP, RN
Sharon J. Puchalski, DNP, WHNP-BC

Frenchman I
1:45 pm
Prostate Cancer Awareness: Exploring Disparities Amongst African-American Men
CE Value 0.10
Carlos Darnell Adams, RN, MSN, MBA, FNP-BC
1:55 pm
Parental Perception of Childhood Obesity in Dutchess County, NY
CE Value 0.10
Elaine Suderio-Tirone, DNP
2:05 pm
Use of an Electronic Health Record Template to Improve Immunization Administration in the Urgent Care Setting
CE Value 0.10
Marilyn S. Robins, MSN, ACNP-BC
Cynthia Reese, PhD, RN, CNE
Beth Phelps DNP APN CNP
2:15 pm
Statin Therapy Evidenced-Based Practice for Peripheral Artery Disease (STEP PAD)
CE Value 0.10
Joyce Peralta, MSN, ACNP-BC
2:25 pm
A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Educating Students and Entry-Level Staff in Clinical Settings
CE Value 0.10
Tamara A. Mette, DNP, RN
2:35 pm
Motivational Interviewing to Improve Readiness to Change in Obese Adults
CE Value 0.10
Kimberly M. Campbell, MSN, FNP

Frenchman II
1:45 pm
Addressing Diabetic Distress in the Clinic Setting: Can it Affect Patient Outcomes?
CE Value 0.10
Patricia I. Sunderhaus, DNP, EdD
1:55 pm
Increase Participation of Colon Cancer Screening in African Americans: An Educational Interventional
CE Value 0.10
Joan E. Smith, DNP, NP
2:05 pm
The Effectiveness of Preoperative Video Education on Parental Knowledge and Anxiety
CE Value 0.10
Terri L. Marcischak, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Susan McCrone, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Kendra L. Barker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
2:15 pm
Practical Applications in Improvement Science: Implementing the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD)
Screening Tool Using MFI/PDSA Methodology
CE Value 0.10
Marshay N. James, DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPEN, CNE
2:25 pm
Need for Culturally Tailored Diabetic Health Education for South Asian Population
CE Value 0.10
Shamim Huda, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
2:35 pm
A Multidisciplinary Code Sepsis Team to Improve Sepsis Bundle Compliance in the Emergency Department
CE Value 0.10
Jill Delawder, MSN, RN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN-CSC

• Main Foyer

Pelican I
3:00 pm
Advance Practice Nurses assessing Burden in Caregiver and Care Recipient Dyads to Improve Patient and Population
Health Outcomes
CE Value .25
Joanne Affinito, DNP, APN, C

3:15 pm
Diversity in Scholarship – The Reach for Tenure
CE Value .25
Rosanne Burson, DNP, ACNS-BC, CDE, FAADE
Kathy Moran, DNP, RN, CDE, FAADE
Dianne Conrad, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

3:30 pm
An Educational Program to Expand Access to VA Health Care Services for Female Veterans
CE Value .25
Cynthia Ward, MSN, RN, CCM-BC
Sharon L. Kozachik,  PhD, RN, FAAN
Deborah S. Finnell, DNS, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FAAN

3:45 pm
Alleviating and Preventing Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Nurses
CE Value .25
Stacie Stopen, DNP, FNP-BC, APN

Pelican II
3:00 pm
DNPs as Postdoctoral Fellows: Reflections on Experiences and Competencies
CE Value .25
Ellen B. Daroszewski, PhD, APRN
Casey Cole, PhD(c) DNP FNP-BC
Debra Wallace, DNP
Anna Reber-Frantz DNP

3:15 pm
Using SBIRT to Change the Negative Culture of Nursing Care for Patients Living With Addiction
CE Value .25
Umeika M. Stephens, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Cynthera F. McNeill, DNP, AGPCNP-C

3:30 pm
Lessons Learned from a Transition to Practice (TTP) Course Within the BSN to DNP Curriculum
CE Value .25
Michelle Taylor Skipper, DNP, FNP-NC

3:45 pm
PRESENTER WITHDREW

Acadian I/II
3:00 pm
A DNP-Led, Culturally-Tailored Program to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Diverse Populations
CE Value .25
Lisa T. Krieg, DNP,MSN,FNP-BC, BC-ADM

3:15 pm
The Evolving Role of the DNP in Academia
CE Value .25
Jennette S. Logan, DNP, RN
Samantha Hickson, MSN (c) , RN

3:30 pm
Spina Bifida Association Northeast Ohio Educational Summit: Building Collaborative Ties to Create Seamless Access from
Pediatric to Adult Services
CE Value .25
Suzanne Marie Fortuna, DNP, RN, APRN-BC, CNS-BC, FNP-BC

3:45 pm
A Retrospective Chart Review Evaluating the Effects of Tranexamic Acid on Postoperative Hemoglobin Levels and the Need for Transfusion After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty, and Revision Procedures
CE Value .25
Martin E, Rivera, CRNA, DNP

Poydras Room
3:00 pm
Using “High Impact Educational Practices” to Impact Health Disparities in a DNP Faculty-Student Nurse Run
Community Wellness Clinic
CE Value .25
LaSonya A. Davis, DNP, FNP, WHNP

3:15 pm
Pilot of a Randomized Trial Comparing Outcomes of Three Types of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIVC):
Utilizing the PDSA Cycle
CE Value .25
Heather Galang, MSN, RN-BC, CNL
Erica Lewis, PhD, RN

3:30 pm
Process Improvement: Door to Diuretic Time in Acute Heart Failure
CE Value .25
O Danny Lee, PhD, APRN-BC, CNE
Rachel Tidwell, DNP, RN

3:45 pm
Advance Care Planning in the Chronic Kidney Disease Population : A Quality Improvement Project
CE Value .25
Barbara Malone, RN, FNP, DNP-C

La Salle C
3:00 pm
Simulation on Training in Advanced Communication of Difficult Patients Encounters and Broadcasting for Wide Audience Learning
CE Value .25
Jaclyn A. Lanham, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC
Yixing Chen, MPH
Cristina Alvarado, MBA, RN

3:15 pm
Generational Differences in Adoption of Smoke Free Home Rules Among Asians in the United States
CE Value .25
Aliya Kuerban, PhD

3:30 pm
Implementing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Nurses’ Knowledge Gain and Documentation Compliance
CE Value .25
Kerlene T. Richards, DNP RN CCRN

3:45 pm
Teaching It Forward: Educating Parents About HPV/HPV Vaccine
CE Value .25
Jeanne Potts, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-C

Frenchman I
3:00 pm
Screening for Childhood Obesity: A Pediatric Practice in Upstate New York
CE Value .25
Frances A. Munroe, DNP, FNP-C

3:15 pm
SICU Transfer Guideline: Evaluation of Patient Readiness for Transfer
CE Value .25
Ellen M. Pavela, DNP, RN

3:30 pm
Optimizing DNP and PhD Collaboration for Student Success
CE Value .25
Bonnie L. Nickasch, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Michelle M. Lehr, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

3:45 pm
Improving Provider Compliance Using Asthma Guidelines for Pediatric Patients Through the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
CE Value .25
Tiffany L. Kidd, DNP, PPCNP-BC,CCRN-P,CPEN

Frenchman II
3:00 pm
Significance of an Online Evidenced Based Practice Education Module: Nursing Experts Translating the Evidence (NEXT)
CE Value .25
Krista L. Jones, DNP, RN
Naomi Twigg, PhD, RN

3:15 pm
Improving Delirium Outcomes Through Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in a Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU)
CE Value .25
Jasmine Garces-King, DNP, RN, CCRN, TCRN, ACNP-BC

3:30 pm
PRESENTER WITHDREW

3:45 pm
PRESENTER WITHDREW

Main Foyer

• Opening Announcements
• Shannon Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP
• La Salle Ballroom A/B

• DNPs Take a Bow! How the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Continues to Revolutionize Health Care
• Barbara J. Dupont, JD, DNP, RN
• Dupont Law Firm, LLP
• La Salle A/B
  
• CE Value 1

Main Foyer

• Main Foyer
• Le Salon

• Opening Announcements
• Shannon Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP
• La Salle Ballroom A/B

• An Identical Population Workforce Through Early Awareness of Advanced Practice Nursing Principally Nurse Anesthesia
• Sonya Moore, DNP, CRNA
  
• Case Western Reserve University
• La Salle Ballroom A/B
  
• CE Value 1

Main Foyer

• Transforming Healthcare with DNP Educated Providers and Executives
• Carolyn M. Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC
• Old Dominion University
• La Salle Ballroom A/B
• CE Value 1

Main Foyer

• Data Analytics: The DNP’s Powerful Tool in the Quest for Innovation in Practice
• Martha L. Sylvia, PhD, MBA, RN
• ForestVue Healthcare Solutions
• La Salle Ballroom A/B
• CE Value 1

Pelican I
Improving Competence in Sexual Health Care for Advanced Practice Nurses within an Online Environment:
Development, Implementation and Evaluation
CE Value 1
Justin M. Waryold, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, ACNP-BC
Kelly C. Walker, DNP, CNM

Pelican II
An Innovative Team Approach to Effective and Efficient DNP Scholarly Projects
CE Value 1
Marie E. VanderKooi, DNP, MSN, RN-BC
Dianne Conrad, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FAAN

Acadian I/II
A Novice Nursing Faculty Evidence-Based Mentorship Program
CE Value 1
Carol E. Metoyer, DNP, RN, CNE

Poydras Room
Customizing an Open Source Electronic Health Record System
CE Value 1
Joyce L. Boyd, DNP, MSEE, AGNP

La Salle C
Practice Standards and Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Disease
CE Value 1
Schawana Thaxton, DNP, NP-C

Frenchman I
The Many Hats of the DNP-Prepared Nurse in Academia and Clinical Practice Aligned to the DNP Essentials
CE Value 1
Brenda L. Douglass, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CDE, CTTs
Barbara R. Osborne, DNP, CRNP, WHNP-BC
Alis Panzera DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC
Dr. Kymberlee Montgomery, DNP, CRNP-BC, CNE

Frenchman II
DNP Innovations in Education – Threading Diversity Principles into Population Health Management at the Academia/Practice Interface
CE Value 1

Main Foyer

Pelican I
2:15 pm
Implementation of the Discharge Hospitality Center to Impact Patient Throughput
CE Value 0.10
Karin B. Smith, DNP, RN, CCRN-K
2:25 pm
Spiritual Care in Action
CE Value 0.10
Beverly D. Roseberry, APRN, WHNP-BC, CNS, MS
2:35 pm
Diversity and Inclusion of the Healthcare Team From an Academic Perspective
CE Value 0.10
Carol Rozelle, DNP, MSN, RN
2:45 pm
Utilization of a Sexual Health Course to Examine Knowledge, Perception, and Attitudes of the Nurse Practitioner
Student Among the LGBT Population
CE Value 0.10
Justin M. Waryold, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, ACNP-BC
2:55 pm
Preoperative Medical Decision Making Among Advanced Practice Providers in a Rural Hospitalist Program: A Call For Increased Autonomy
CE Value 0.10
Aaron Michael Sebach, PhDc, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CEN, CPEN, WCCM, CDME
3:05 pm
Using DNP Faculty Mentors as a Model to Ensure Quality and Success for the DNP Scholarly Project
CE Value 0.10
Amy McKeever, PhD, CRNP, WHNP-BC
Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC
Jeanne J. Venella DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN

Pelican II
2:15 pm
What Does a Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tool Look Like Through the DNP Lens?
CE Value 0.10
Ginette Castro, DNP, APN-C, FNP-C
2:25 pm
Assessment for Change in Clinical Practice following Post-Masters Doctor of Nursing Practice Education for
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
CE Value 0.10
Brittany Paige Christiansen, DNP, APRN, FNP, CPNP-PC/AC, AE-C
2:35 pm
Ensuring Appropriate, Evidenced Based Care to the Most Vulnerable: Evaluating Quality of Care on a Short Term
Medical Mission in Jamaica W.I.
CE Value 0.10
Joan Ginty, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC
Ethel Ulrich, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC
Margaret Whelan, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC
2:45 pm
Preparing DNP Students to Address Population Health Disparities Through Technology: An Innovative Educational Approach
CE Value 0.10
Tina S. Haney, DNP, CNS, RN
Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC
2:55 pm
Creating Clinical Scholars: Integrating Social Media into an Online DNP Program
CE Value 0.10
Shelly Smith, DNP, APRN-BC
Holly Buchanan, DNP, ANP-BC
3:05 pm
Implementation of a Campus-Wide Sudden Cardiac Arrest Safety Net
CE Value 0.10
Mary B. McCormack, DNP, FNP-C

Acadian I/II
2:15 pm
The Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol for Victims of Sexual Assault
CE Value 0.10
Priscilla M. Simms-Roberson, DNP, NP-C, SANE-A
2:25 pm
Mentoring: Positively Influencing Job Satisfaction and Retention of New Hire Nurse Practitioners
CE Value 0.10
Diane Kostrey Horner, DNP, FNP-C, CNOR, CPSN
2:35 pm
An Innovative Practice-Based Model for Faculty Scholarship
CE Value 0.10
Amy Marie Manderscheid, DNP, RN, CMSRN
Dianne M. Conrad, DNP, FNP-BC, FNAP
2:45 pm
In Primary Pediatric Nurses, Does “Language Nutrition” Result in Greater Knowledge for Staff Providing
Education to Parents?
CE Value 0.10
Teen E. Clemons, MSN/Ed., RN
2:55 pm
High-Fidelity Simulation in a Family Nurse Practitioner Program: A Collaborative Project with DNP and PhD Nursing Faculty
CE Value 0.10
Karen A. Johnson, PhD, NP-C, CNE
Amy L. Hite, DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-C
Cheryl K. Giefer, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
3:05  pm
Interprofessional Education in Rural Kansas: A Pilot Project
CE Value 0.10
Karen A. Johnson, PhD, NP-C, CNE

Poydras Room
2:15 pm
An Integrated System of Care to Improve Behavioral Health Care Delivery in Nevada: The Certified Community Behavior Health Clinic
CE Value 0.10
Estrella Evangelista, DNP, MEd, CNL, RN
2:25 pm
Motivational Factors of Student Nurse Athletes Attributing to Academic Success
CE Value 0.10
Kimberly Ann Forst, DNP, RN
2:35 pm
Increasing Nurse-Driven Heparin Infusion Administration Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative
CE Value 0.10
Cori C. Johnson, DNP, CRNP, AGNP-C
Rebecca S. Miltner, PhD, RN, CNL, NEA-BC
Marisa Wilson, DNSc MHSc RN-BC CPHIMS FAAN
2:45 pm
Quality Improvement Everyday: Uses, Benefits and the Just Do It Mentality!
CE Value 0.10
Ashley Amorello Kellish, DNP, RN, CCNS
2:55 pm
Improving Efficiency & Decreasing Cost per Case with a Service Line Clinical Nurse Leader
CE Value 0.10
Patricia Turton Forsberg, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC
3:05 pm
Nurse Practitioners and Health Care Teams’ Pivotal Role in Remote Monitoring Novel Infrastructures:
A Performance Improvement Initiative Project
CE Value 0.10
Martha G. Ferrara, DNP

La Salle C
2:15 pm
Building the DNP Project
CE Value 0.10
Janet S. Jones, DNS APRN CNS CCRA
Danny Oscar Lee, PhD, CNS, CNE
Laurie Kinchen, DNP, APRN, CPNP
2:25 pm
Heart Failure: Advanced Therapies
CE Value 0.10
Elsie A. Jolade, DNP, ACNS, FNP-BC, EdM, APRN, CCRN
2:35 pm
Implementation of a Zika Virus Education and Prevention Program for Individuals, Families and Communities at
Risk in Jamaica, West Indies
CE Value 0.10
Sandra V. Estes, MSN, FNP, CEN
2:45 pm
The Role of a DNP Prepared Nurse Practitioner in Management of Patients in the Clinical Observation Unit
CE Value 0.10
Hetal Desai, DNP, FNP, MSN
2:55 pm
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Risk Factors
CE Value 0.10
Jacquelyn C. Jessie, DNP(c), MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
3:05 pm
Reduction of Post Surgical Wound Infection in Post Cardiovascular Patients Through Increase in Knowledge of Diabetes
CE Value 0.10
Eunice E. Ihaza, DNP, RN, ANP-C, BC

Main Foyer

Pelican I
3:45 pm
Implementation of the Discharge Hospitality Center to Impact Patient Throughput
CE Value 0.10
Karin B. Smith, DNP, RN, CCRN-K
3:55 pm
Spiritual Care in Action
CE Value 0.10
Beverly D. Roseberry, APRN, WHNP-BC, CNS, MS
4:05 pm
Diversity and Inclusion of the Healthcare Team From an Academic Perspective
CE Value 0.10
Carol Rozelle, DNP, MSN, RN
4:15 pm
Utilization of a Sexual Health Course to Examine Knowledge, Perception, and Attitudes of the Nurse Practitioner
Student Among the LGBT Population
CE Value 0.10
Justin M. Waryold, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, ACNP-BC
4:25 pm
Preoperative Medical Decision Making Among Advanced Practice Providers in a Rural Hospitalist Program: A Call For Increased Autonomy
CE Value 0.10
Aaron Michael Sebach, PhDc, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CEN, CPEN, WCCM, CDME
4:35 pm
Using DNP Faculty Mentors as a Model to Ensure Quality and Success for the DNP Scholarly Project
CE Value 0.10
Amy McKeever, PhD, CRNP, WHNP-BC
Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC
Jeanne J. Venella DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN