Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (June 27 - July 1, 2009): Innovative Poster Presentations

A Better System for a Busy Obstetrical Unit: Monitoring the High-Risk Pregnancy from a Reasonable Distance
Donna Williams, ADN, RN, Jennifer Raburn, ADN, RN, Samantha McKelvey, MD, Terri Imus, ADN, RN and Rachel Ott, BA

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving Safety with Oxytocin Administration
Martha D. Leighton, MS, RN and Deborah Bell-Polson, BSN, RN

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A Partnership Between Mother Baby RNs and a Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program
Jennifer W. Reymann, RN, BSN

A PEER CENTERED NURSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM....Blending the Science of AWHONN and the HEART of Nursing
Pamela Kinney Tozier, RNC, BSN, CCE and Kimberly L. Carnevale, RNC

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A Remarkable Induction Experience: A Process Improvement Project
Margaret Conklin, RN, MPH, Lora Renegar, RN and Diane Mann, MS

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ALOHA Class: As Little One's Homecoming Approaches
Linda Joe Bray, RNC and Amy Elizabeth Noe, RNC, BSN, MS

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An Innovative Approach to Integrating New Graduate Nurses into Perinatal Nursing
Louise Glaude, RN, BScN, (H), S, Raylene Macleod, RN, BScN, IBCLC, Mary Agnes Beduz, RN, MN, PhD, (c) and Alison Gilmour, RN, MN, PNC, (C)

An Opportunity to Make a Difference: Maternal Mortality Review in New Jersey
Robyn D'Oria, MA, RNC, APN, Ann Mruk, MSN, Sandra Schwarz, MS, RNC and Pamela Kelley, MSW, PhD

Antepartum LOS Reduction Initiative: Evidenced Based Practice Results in Cost Savings
Denise G. Palmer, MS, RN, CNS

Antepartum Multidisciplinary Team: High Tech and High Touch
Elizabeth Eaton, RN and Kelly Crayton, RNC-OB

As the Cesarean Section Rate Increases, So Does the Rate of Placenta Accreta: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to the Plan of Care
Frann Teplick, MSN, RN-BC, CNS and Patricia Inzano, RN, BS

Assessment and Care of the Late Preterm Infant: The Parent's Care Map and the Nurses Guideline
Debra L. Chalk, RNC, IBCLC

Assessment of African American Women's Perceived Risks for Preterm Labor and Barriers to Healthcare Related to Their Decision to Seek Prenatal Care
Ebony C. Parker, MSN, RN, CNS

Assimilate to Simulate: How Multidisciplinary Simulator-Driven Training Prepares for Obstetrical Emergencies
Sarah Rhoads, DNP, APN, Tesa Ivey, MSN, Ayasha Stewart, MNSc, APN, Samantha McKelvey, MD and Rachel Ott, BA

Back to Sleep Outreach to Nurses
Hanan Kallash, MS

Be Our Guest- Creating a Hospital Guest Services Program
Kathleen Capitulo, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Cynthia McKie-Addy, MS, RN and Donaldene Henry, BA

Becoming An Outstanding Provider of Family-Centered Maternity Care
Sharon L. Shoulders, MSN, RN, Celeste R. Phillips, RN, BSN, MS, EdD and LaNell Harrison, MSN, RN

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Bereavement Program: The Art & Science of Caring
Judie Boehmer, RN, MN

Beyond Orientation: Support for the Nurse
Ellen Hegarty, MSEd, CCRN, BC and Nancy M. Kota, RN, BSN

Blah Blah Blog! Improved Practice and Collaboration Are Just One Click Away!
Julie Vasher, RNC, BSN

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Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention: An Innovative Program to Manage Women at High Risk
Edith Smith, MSN, CNM, WHCNP

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Breast Care Navigation: Ensuring Breast Care Patients Receive the Support and Education They Need
Lisa Shalkowski, BSN, RN

Breastfeeding: Closing the Gap from Desire to Success
Patricia Tomlinson, RN, IBCLC

Cafeteria Style Supportive Services for a Perinatal Alcohol and Other Drug Related Program
Holly Champagne, RNC, MSN, CNS, Brenda Chagolla, RNC, MSN, CNS, C and Kathleen Montgomery, MPA

Caging the Wild Beast: Getting Scheduled Cesarean Deliveries and Labor Inductions Under Control to Improve Patient Flow
Susan H. Pedaline, RNC, MS, BSN and Kerri Brooks, RNC, MSN

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Care of the Perioperative Perinatal Patient - Role of the Circulator
Charlene Miranda-Wood, MS, RNC, LCCE and Christine Choi, BSN, RNC-OB

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Centering Pregnancy in a Correctional Setting
Jacquelyn Reid, MSN, EdD, CNM

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CHANGE CAN Happen!!!!!
Julie C. Penn, RNC, Susan M. LeBlanc, RNC, BSN, Denise Turnbull, RN, MS and Diane Hinderliter, PhD.R.N

Changing a Unit Culture - A Look at Healthcare Provider Attitudes and Breastfeeding Support
Charlene Miranda-Wood, MS, RNC, LCCE and Florame Kadalim, RN

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Clinical Excellence in Collaborative Care for Management of the Obstetric Patient Admitted to a Non-Obstetric Unit
Linda Newhouse, MSN, RNC, WHNP

Communication and Teamwork Training in a Family Birth Center
Mittie D. Hinz, MSN, MBA, RNC and Rose J. Collins, RNC, ADN

Community of Caring: The Creation of a Regional Postpartum Depression Task Force
Marlene J. Sampson, RN, MS and Lisa Trefz, MSN, RNC, IBCLC

Connecting the Heart and Science of Caring for the Childbearing Family: Enhancing Patient Education through Group Education and Electronic Documentation
Darla Baker, MS, RN, CNM

Consistent Modeling of a Safe Sleep Environment: An Empty Nest Is Best!
Kimberly P. Force, RNC, BSN, CLC and Koren L. Superchi, BSN, RNC, CPST

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Creating a County-Wide Educational Program and the National Children's Study
Carol L. Holliday, RNC, MSN

Creating Tomorrow's Nurses: How Can We Practice What We Preach?
Kim Riffel, MSN, RN

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Creation and Implementation of a Standard of Nursing Care for Infants Exposed in Utero to SSRIs
Sue Hermann, RN, MN, PNC(c) and Wendy A. Moulsdale, RN, MN, IBCLC

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Cultural and Health Literacy Implications for Gestational Diabetes
Debra Koss Rodriguez, RN, BSN, CDE and Diane Perkins Ruxer, RN, MSN

Developing Nursing Workforce to Increase Physician Satisfaction
Patricia Schmehl, RN, MSN and Janet Hooper, RNC, BSN, MA, LC

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Development of a Dedicated Cesarean Section Team
Christine Fuhrmann, RNC-OB and Shawna Robertson, RNC-OB

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Development of a Hospital Based Perinatal Mood Disorder Program
Nancy Jo Roberts, RN, CCE

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Empowering Nurses to Improve Patient Care: Technology and Standardization of Documentation
Melissa Barthold, MSN, RN-BC, CPHI

Exploring An Innovative Approach to Patient Communication with Antepartum Diabetic Patients
Lori A. Parke, RN, BSN, MSN, NP and Jennifer Ryan, RN, BSN, MSN, NP

Fair & Balanced Perinatal Loss Assignments: A Commitment to Caring for Our Own
Katherine L. Scott, BSN, RN, Lesley Tepner, BBA, BSN, RNC and Melanie Chichester, BSN, RNC

First Touch: Connecting Quality and Caring through Personal Connections
Ellen Fleischman, MBA, RD, RN

Gifts from the Heart - Bringing the Heart of the Community into a Hospital-Based Perinatal Bereavement Program
Pamela L. Ferguson, RNC, BSN, BA

Giving the G.I.F.T That Lasts a Lifetime
Kathleen Long, RN, MSN, CNS

Growing Our Own: The Heart and Science of a Nurse Mentor Program
Susan G. Burr, RN

Have CARE - Will Travel with BABY
Susan Greb, RNC, MS, CNS and Mittie D. Hinz, MSN, MBA, RNC

Heart to Heart: Implementation of a Flexible Cardiac Monitoring Program for the Pregnant Patient in Labor & Delivery
Pamela Morris, RN, Dawn Johnson, BSN, RNC and Dina Viscount, BSN, RNC-, OB

How We Did It! Improved Breastfeeding Nursing Support to Our Postpartum Mothers
Jeanne Jimenez, RN, MSN, Marci LaBossiere, MSN, RN and Rhianna C. Kogut, RN, BSN

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Implementation of a Car Seat Challenge Program for the Late Preterm Infant on a Postpartum Unit
Judith E. Stoltz, BSN, RNC, RNII and Ellen Simpson, MSN, RNC

Implementation of Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory on INOVA Fairfax Hospital's Labor, Delivery, and Recovery Unit
Amy O'Neill, RN, Rene Zelkin, RNC, MAOM and Jung-Tzu Lin, RN, PhDc

Implementing Resuscitation Guidelines for Very Low Birthweight Infants in a Level I Community Hospital
Terri L. Ares, MSN, RNC, CNS

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Improving Cesarean Births from a Hockey Game to a Graceful Ballet
Linda Klein, MSN and Linda Torres, MPA

Improving Perinatal Care for a High Risk Population: Surrogate Families
Frann Teplick, MSN, RN-BC, CNS and Corey Anaka, RNC, LCCE, IBCLC

Improving Teamwork Using Video in Neonatal Resuscitation
Elsa E. Stout, BSN, RNC and Patricia Tillson, BSN, RNC

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Infant and Child Security: Expanding Safety beyond the Nursery
Angie Marin, RN, MSNc

Initiation of a Breastfeeding Clinic: Connecting the Heart and Science of Mother Baby Care
Jan Kabler, RNC, ARNP-CNS and Bobbi Carriger, RNC, BSN

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Kernicterus Prevention-Implementing a Systems Approach to Universal Predischarge Bilirubin Screening
Linda Helsley, RNC, MSN, CNS

Massive Blood Transfusion in the Obstetrical Patient : A Team Approach
Kimberly Francis, RNC and Deborah Harvey, RN

Maternal Hemorrhage: How to Recognize and Response
Mary Ann Liner, APN and Mary Wheeler, RNC, BS

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Medication Reconciliation in An EMR for Obstetrical Patients
Ellen Hegarty, MSEd, CCRN, BC, Elizabeth Remsburg-Bell, MSN, RN and Kaye Schlitz, BSN, RN

Missing Prenatal Records: Using Information Technology to Promote Perinatal Safety and Improve Patient Handoff from the out-Patient to the in-Patient Setting
Karyn Almryde, MSN

Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Fetal Anomaly Detection; A Family Centered Model. The Rush University Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Program
Maria Reyes, APN

No Budget? No Worries! Implementing Critical Birth Drills with Limited Resources
Charlotte Wool, MSN, RN, CCNS and Holly L. Stine, RNC, IBCLC

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OB Emergent Simulations in Multidisciplinary Settings
Renay Gagleard, MSN, RN, C, Amy Patricia Dougherty, RNC, MSN and Kathleen Brown, CNM

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Our Mission: Reducing Surgical Site Infections
Nancy Skinner, MSN, RNC, Christine Townsend, RNC, Donna Smith, BSN, RNCOB and Dorothy Fowler, MSN, RNC

Perinatal Advanced Directives at the Threshold of Viability
Cheryl Kitts, BSN and Gale H. Duncan, RNC

Perinatal Bereavement: Helping to Heal in Our Multicultural Environment
Lori Meier, MSN, RN

Perinatal Hospice: Family-Centered Care at Its Finest
Suzanne Engelder, MSW and Debra Bolton, RNC, CLE

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Perinatal Performance Improvement Committee
Mittie D. Hinz, MSN, MBA, RNC and Judy Marvin, MD

Perinatal Safety Drills - Improving Patient Outcomes
Cheryl L. DeGray, MHA, RNC

Postpartum Depression as a State Initiative: The New Jersey Story
Kathleen Mahoney, APN

Providing Family-Centered Cesarean Care in a Community Hospital
Carol Lawrence, MS, BSN, RNC-OB and Nancy Travis, RN, C, CPN, MS

Providing Lactation Support for the Bereaved Mother
Jacquelyn D. Bell-Benton, RN and Mudiwah Kadeshe, RN

Quiet Zone: Implementation of a Noise Reduction Program
Linda Newhouse, MSN, RNC, WHNP and Sheryl Tripp, MSN, RNC

Rapid Response Teams and Improved Perinatal Care
Karen L. King, MSN, RNC and Marilyn Stringer, PhD, CRNP, RDMS

Regionalization of Community Education: Implementing the AHWONN Fetal Monitoring Programs in San Diego County
Frann Teplick, MSN, RN-BC, CNS and Luann Beacom, FNP, CNS, MPH, MSN

Respect, Communication, and Best Practices
Ardath Youngblood, RN, MN, IBCLC and Jeanne Whaley, RN, CNA, BC

Right Information at the Right Time: One Region's Quality Improvement Quest to Improve the Flow of Prenatal Information across Disciplines and Institutions
Jennifer L. Doyle, MSN, WHNP and Dana Nelson, MN., CNS

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Screening at Mom & Baby Visits to Prevent "Baby Blues" & beyond
Alicia J. Lang, RN, MSN and Lily Wong, RNC, BSN, MHSM

Screening for Postpartum Depression, Taking Evidence-Based Practice to the Bedside
Kristi L. Rietzel, BSN, RN

Sensitizing Bad News: Helping Parents Prepare for the Worst
Cheryl Swift, BSN, RNC, RNII and Kim Petrella, RN

She's Bleeding: What Do We Do?
Lorene R. Arnold, DNP, RNC, WHNP, Stephanie Tippin, MSN, RN, NP-C and Marcie Weissner, MSN, RNC-OB

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SPIN: Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition, a Program Designed to Provide Human Milk for Premature Babies
Alison Wolf, RN, MSN, PNP and Amy Yates, MSN, RN

Staff Nurse Participation in Clinical Research: How to Make It Happen
Cynthia Loring, MS, RNC and Jean E. Reilly, BSN, RN

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Strategies for Near-Term Infant Initiatives
Andrea Hidinger, MSN, RNC-MNN, IB

Teen Straight Talk: A Community Sex Education Program for Parents and Teens
Linda M. Brice, RN, Ph.D., FNP

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The Afterbirth of the Electronic Delivery Log
Elizabeth Remsburg-Bell, MSN, RN, Kaye Schlitz, BSN, RN and Ellen Hegarty, MSEd, RN, CCRN

The Littlest Life: Exploring the Role of Nurse-Generated Remembrance Videos in Perinatal Bereavement Programs
Laurie L. Van Damme, RN, BN

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The National Children's Study - Helping Children Grow-up Healthy
Elizabeth Blackburn, BSN

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The Positive Pregnancy Project: A Nursing Connection with Poverty and Pregnancy
Amy J. Cosimano, MSN, RNC-EFM, CC and Holly Coffey Sandhurst, MSN, RN, CCE

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The Power of Healing Touch in the Hospital Perinatal Setting
Jean Frazier, RN, BSN and Sharon Johnson, RN, MSN, IBCLC

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The Pregnant, Imprisoned Patient � Obstetrical Nurses Outreach through Telemedicine to Provide in-Prison Care
Gordon Low, MSN, APN, Donna Williams, ADN, RN, Terri Imus, ADN, RN, Paige Hare, RN and Rachel Ott, BA

The Real Scoop on Hospital Waterbirth
Barbara Harper, RN

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The Role of the Newborn Triage Nurse
Erika C. Probst, BSN, RNC, Sherry L. Hutton, RN, BSN and Jennifer Fitzpatrick, RN, BSN

The Success of An Alternative Birth Center in An Academic Medical Facility
Joanna Strauss, RN, BSN, Patricia Bojakowski, MSN, RN, Roxane Brown, RN and Paen Smith, RN, BSN

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Time Is of the Essence: Improving Response Time to Low Volume, High Risk Events- a Look at Postpartum Hemorrhage Interventions
Jeanne Jimenez, RN, MSN, Laura Briggs, RN, BSN and Christy Ballard, RN

Tools for Use in a High Reliability OB Unit
Laurie A. Owens, RNC, BSN

Universal HIV Screening for Pregnant Women-How Can Hospitals Implement This Successfully to Prevent Perinatal Transmission?
Linda Helsley, RNC, MSN, CNS and Julie L. Hannah, RNC, BSN

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Using a Perinatal Information System to Integrate Obstetrical Services Between a Health System and Regional Health Departments
Kaye Schlitz, BSN, RN, Ellen Hegarty, MSEd, RN, CCRN and Elizabeth Remsburg-Bell, MSN, RN

VTE Risk Assessment and Prophylaxis in Obstetrics
Gina A. Horne, RNC

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While I Waited for You...My Journey since Birth. Preserving Memories of the High-Risk Newborn through Photography and Scrapbooking
Laure Fisher, BSN, RNC and Amelia Tolson, RN

Women's Global Health--Across the Street or across the Ocean; We Can Make a Difference
Alice P. Cooper, RNC, OGNP and Ellen Hegarty, MSEd, CCRN, BC

X, Y & Z Childbirth Education for the New Millenium
Liz Powell, MSN and Valerie Henry, BSN, RN