2021 Digital Conference

Leading Innovative Quality Improvement in the
Capricious Healthcare System: The Role of the DNP
Tammy Peacock, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPPS, CLSSBB
PLENARY SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

Beyond the Patient: Contributions of the
DNP to Quality Improvement in Health Care Settings
Carmen Kynard, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C, PMHRN-BC, CPHRM, MBA, MEd
PLENARY SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

DNP Education and Practice
A Facilitated Conversation Embracing the Essentials
Jeannie Scruggs Corey, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Brenda Douglass, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CDCES, CTTS
PLENARY SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

Exercising the DNP QI Toolkit: Models, Frameworks, Quality Improvement Tools,
and Incorporation of Evidenced-Based Practice
Linda Benson, DNP, ACNP-BC
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

DNP Leaders Leveraging a Strategic Vision and Blueprint to
Transform to an Evidence-Based Organization
Penelope Gorsuch, DNP, RN
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

How to Utilize Program Evaluation Models to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Sepsis Quality
Improvement Initiatives, Including Clinical Decision Support Tools
Rosemary Reiner, DNP, RN, Catherine Johnson, PhD, CRNP
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

Quality Improvement: Strategies for Optimizing the Effectiveness of
Telehealth within the Healthcare Delivery System
Carolyn Rutledge,  PhD, FNP-BC
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

Reimagining and Transforming the Training Process:
A Move from Traditional to Blended Virtual
Jenelle M. Zambrano, DNP, RN, CNS, Angela Moore, MSN Ed., RN, Miguel Ortiz-Reyes, BSN, RN
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 HR=1 CE

Development and Evaluation of a Type 2 Diabetes Lifestyle Modification Counseling Program to
Improve Diabetes Self-Care in a CMH Clinic
Grace Adepoju, DNP
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Adapted Collaborative Care for Geriatric Depression
Severity Reduction and Life Quality Improvement
Victor Bench, DNP, CRNP,
Michael Beach, DNP, ACNP-BC, Dianxu Ren, MD, PhD
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Implementation of Sepsis Education and
Using the TRAP Criteria for First Responders
Katherine Coulter, DNP, FNP-BC
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Impact of the Faith Community on
African American Health Promotion
Chandra Darden, DNP, Julie Freeman, DNP, ACNP-BC
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Implementing Right Care for Effective Tobacco
Treatment in an Urban Mental Health Clinic
Cheryl Gould, DNP, NPP
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Pediatric Remote Patient Monitoring A New Model of Care:
Leveraging DNP Student Projects for Program Development
Tina Gustin, DNP
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Implementation of Modified Early Warning Scoring System on Inpatient Medical-Surgical Remote
Telemetry Units at a Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Cheryl Manjengwa, DNP, RN
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Improving Referrals to a Fracture Liaison Service:
Screening for Osteoporosis
Samantha McDowell, DNP, APRN, Julie C. Freeman, DNP, APRN
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Safely Reducing Primary Cesarean Sections Utilizing the
PROVIDE Toolbox in a Faith-Based Hospital
Minyon Outlaw, DNP, APRN
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Implementing Motivational Interviewing
for Tobacco Cessation
Latonda Paymon, DNP, Briana Stein DNP, FNP-BC, Barbara Miller, PhD, RN
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Impacting Breastfeeding Outcomes for Incarcerated
Mothers Through an Evidence Based Algorithm
Jacquelyn Svoboda, DNP, WHNP-C
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Decreasing No-Show Appointments at a
Regional Mental Health Organization
Rosalind Williams, DNP, APRN, Kathleen Hubner, DNP, APRN
MINI PODIUM SESSION 15 MIN=.25 CE

Zeroing in on Zero
Central Line Infections
Donna Andrews, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Improving Health Care Worker’s
Uptake of the Influenza Vaccine
Michelle Curtis-Ussery, DNP, RN, Donna Emanuele, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Domestic Violence Screening In The Primary Care Setting
Improving Self-Efficacy Among Clinical Staff
Sharon Daughtry, DNP, FNP-C
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Implementing TeamSTEPPS® Training for an Interdisciplinary
Healthcare Team to Improve Teamwork
Tina DiMarino, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Increasing Self-Efficacy in a Crisis Maternity
Home through Implementation of COPE
Traci Ferguson, DNP
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Quality Improvement on Analysis
of Vasectomy Success
Marquita Fields, DNP, FNP-BC
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Antibiotic Stewardship for Asymptomatic
Bacteriuria in Long Term Care
Laura Giovannoli, DNP, APRN-BC
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Implementation of a Compassion-Based Communication
Skills Program for Medical-Surgical/Oncology Nurses
Paula Kustenbauder, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Telemetry Stewardship:
Less is More
Cheryl Le Huquet, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Cross Course Collaborative Case Studies: An Innovative
Teaching Strategy to Enhance DNP Learning
Katherine Lothe, DNP, FNP, Wendy Halm, DNP, APNP, Tracy Saladar, DNP
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Comparing Antipsychotic Drug Compliance in Adult Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum
Disorders Receiving Long-acting Injectable versus Oral Medications
Caroline Lukano, DNP, FNP-BC, Stacey Jones, DNP, FNP-BC, Kerri Lynn Outlaw, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Barbara Miller, PhD, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

The Effects of Diabetes Self-Management
Education among African Americans
Nkeiruka Muonagolu, DNP, APRN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Improving Quality Through
Quality Improvement
Susan Orshan, PhD, RN, Randall Hamilton, DNP, FNP-BC, Pamela Porter, DNP, APRN, Francine Nelson, PhD, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Walking for Wellness: Physical
Activity in the School Setting
Danielle Peterman, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Implementation of a Simulation-Based Training Session to Improve Malignant
Hyperthermia Crisis Management for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Jennifer Raynor, DNP, CRNA
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

Board Style Question Assignment and Class Activity:
An Innovative Teaching Strategy to Enhance DNP Learning
Tracy Saladar, DNP, Chandra Norder-Brandli, DNP
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE

A Virtual Nursing Journal Club: Influencing
Perception of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Jennifer Zipp, DNP, RN
DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 10 MIN=.17 CE