Welcome to the NTI 2007 Poster Presentation Page. Below is a list of selected posters and presenters for the NTI 2007 in Atlanta, GA. Posters are classified by either their Research or Creative Solutions category. Please select the poster category that you wish to view.

Research
Bedside Clinical Practice	Performance/Quality Improvement/Certification
Orientation/Precepting/Mentoring	Oral

Creative Solutions
Administration/Management	Guideline/Protocol Development
Advance Practice	Heathly Work Environment
Bedside Clinical Practice	Orientation/Precepting/Mentoring
Education Competencies	Performance/Quality Improvement
Emergency Trauma	Recruitment/Retention
Ethics/End of Life	Oral

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Research Presentations

x Bedside Clincal Practice	RES2: Accuracy Of Glucose Point Of Care Testing: Fingerstick Or Arterial Catheter Blood?, Teresita Lacara RES12: Efficacy of the Insulin Infusion Protocol of the Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center Intensive Care Unit, Wayne Schmedel RES14: Factors Associated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Access Complications, Linda Hoke RES19: Management Of Pain In Cardiac Surgery ICU Patients: Have We Improved Over Time?, Celine Gelinas RES21: Measuring The Effects Of Heated Humidification On Sputum Viscosity In The Spontaneously-Breathing Tracheostomy Patient, Margaret Ecklund RES23: Outcomes Of Continuous Local Anesthetic Infusion At The Sternotomy For Pain Management After Cardiac Surgery, Malinda Langley RES27: The Effect Of Rest And Non-Rest Periods On Physiological Stability, Sedation And Agitation In Ventilated Patients, Karen Mellott RES29: The Effectiveness Of Advance Directives: Nurses Share Their Perspectives, Jean Turcotte RES31: To Breathe: The Lived Experience Of Mechanical Ventilation, Patricia Harris RES32: Using The Synergy Model To Study Spirituality In Intermediate Care: Report Of A Pilot Study, Amy Smith
Orientation/Precepting/Mentoring	RES16: Impact Of An 8-Hour Educational Intervention For Development Of Nurse Preceptors And Retention Of Orientees, Kristin Sandau RES24: Successful Mentor-Mentee Relationships In Health Care, Brian Bidan
x Performance/Quality Improvement/ Certification	RES1: A Safety Profile For The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Initiative, Kristin Pyle RES10: Critical Communication: Issues Of Reporting And Documenting Details Of Family Conferences, Tomoyo Kasuya
xxx Oral	Clinically Significant Error In ICU Glucometer Testing From Hematocrit Effect Can Be Easily Corrected, Elizabeth Mann

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Creative Solutions Presentations

xxAdministration/Management	CS11: Assistant Nurse Managers: Leadership With A Clinical Focus, Mary Vogelzang CS107: Management Matters: The Driving Force To Keep A Stable Unit-Based Best Practice Group, Maria Castillo CS152: Shared Governance In The ICU: A Collaborative Approach To Decision Making, Nicole Hardie CS153: Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now? Improving Patient Safety During Hand-Offs And Intrahospital Patient Transport, Carrie Sona
xxxxx Advance Practice	CS23: Cardiac Nursing Practice Group - Uniting Cardiac Nurses With A Shared Vision, Susan Stengrevics CS110: Milestones: A Creative Approach To Assist Family Decision Makers Of Chronically Critically Ill Patients, Clareen Wiencek
xxxxx Bedside Clincial Practice	CS27: Changing The Rise Of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In The ICU's, Alicia Harner CS40: Decreasing Code Chaos: Identifying Roles, Maximizing Results, Antoinette Falker CS65: Getting Connected! The Wireless Wave Hits The ICU, Andrea Bodnar CS76: ICU Cardiac Rehab: Heading ‘Em Up And Moving ‘Em Out, Rebecca Johnson CS82: Improving Safety For The Anti-Coagulated Patient: Falls And Medication Administration, Sioban Haldeman CS89: Intra-Abdominal Pressure: Know Your Number!, Philip Abenojar CS93: It's Nap Time In The ICU, Noreen Tamerius CS96: Just Say “No” To Drug Errors In The Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Maria Castillo CS111: Multidisciplinary Goal Oriented Patient Care, Beverly Derby CS134: Redesigning The Kardex To Be An Efficient Hand-Off Communication Tool, Cindee Jones CS184: Triple Lumen Catheter Tackle Boxes As A Mechanism To Reduce Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections On Acute Care Units, Lei Lani Tacia CS189: Using Basic Techniques To Rapidly Conquer False Positive Monitor Alarms, Linda Rimmer CS201: “You Can Breathe Now.” A Teaching Tool For Families Of Ventilated Patients In ICU, Martha Wald
xxxx Education Competencies	CS51: Empowering Staff To Conquer Codes With Confidence, Wendy Murchie CS68: Guided Mentoring…A Must For Critical Care, Lori Hadas CS71: "Have You No Time For Reading?" A Journal Club Is A Creative Way To Learn The Latest On Evidence Based Medicine, Angela Blackburn CS77: ICU Quick-Reference Pocket Cards – Let Your Fingers Do The Walking!, Helen Michalopoulos CS143: Safety Rounds: A Weekly Interdisciplinary Educational Event, Andrea Bodnar CS148: Seminars For Novices: Spreading The Word, Alicia Harner CS157: Something For Everyone: Improving Education And Healthcare Management Through Multi-Format Resource Materials, Mary Vogelzang CS163: Success From The Start: Transitioning From Acute Care To Critical Care Nursing, Amy Stafford CS203: A Place to Grow: Carolina Dogwood Chapter, Betty Anderson
xxxxx Emergency/Trauma	CS90: Is Your ICU Prepared For An Internal Disaster?, Lori Boyle CS128: Protective Status: Rules To Live By When The Rules Don't Apply, Antoinette Falker
xxx Ethics/End of Life	CS167: Teaching End-Of-Life Care From The Patient's Perspective During Orientation, Clareen Wiencek
xxxxx Guideline/Protocol Development	CS41: Development And Implementation Of IV Insulin Protocol For ICU Patients, Lindsey Ozanne CS139: Research Evaluating Serial Protein C Levels In Severe Sepsis Patients On Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated), RESPOND Design, Mary Short
xxxxx Heatlhy Work Environment	CS81: Improving RN And MD Communication And Relationships In A Cardiac Care Unit (CCU), Helen Michalopoulos CS92: "It Takes More Than A Magic Wand!" Staff Nurses Impact The Design Of The New ICU In Our Small Community Hospital, Martha Gooding CS97: Keep The Door Open: Reducing The Stress Level Of Family Members In The Intensive Care Unit, Maria Castillo CS108: "Marshalling Reinforcements:" Facilitating Staff Safety In A Six-Bed ICU In A Small Community Hospital, Martha Gooding S142: Roving Lift Teams: Meeting Ergonomic Challenges In A Bariatric World, Mary Vogelzang CS150: Serenity Room: An Oasis In The MICU, Diana Pryer CS186: Under Construction: The Journey Of Creating A Healthy Work Environment, Cynthia Cutler
xxxxx Orientation/ Precepting/Mentoring	CS160: A Step-Wise System-Based Model To Orient Registered Nurses To The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Linda Rimmer
xx Performance/Quality Improvement	CS4: "Achieving Tighter Glycemic Control" In Our Medical-Surgical ICU, Gina McGinn CS6: Airing Out The Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU, Sandra Staveski CS32: Condition O: A Rapid Response Team For An Obstetrical Crisis, Karen Stein CS42: Development Of An Electronic Reference For Safe Administration Of Chemotherapeutic And Hazardous Medications For The ICU, Leeda Dudley CS54: Establishing An Effective Day Of Surgery Admission Practice For Critical Care Surgical Patients, Alice Ginn CS98: Keep The Flow Going, Jo-Ann Burns CS102: Let Your Fingers Do The Walking: Promoting Communication And Efficiency Through Our ICU Website, Diane Martin CS119: Our ICU's Experience With A CCRN Drive, Wendy Murchie CS129: Putting The Pieces Together: Making Sense Of The Plumbing And Setting A Standard For Care After Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Zara Brenner CS147: Seize The Day - The Journey To Epilepsy Certification, Jo-Ann Burns CS149: Sepsis: Dealing With Sepsis Takes The Entire Team, Jo Forbell CS168: The 100K Lives Campaign: Implementing The Central Line “Bundle” To Reduce Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections, Maryellen Paton CS187: Under Wraps, Jo-Ann Burns
xxxxx Recruitment/ Retention	CS17: Blue Ribbon Recognition For Blue Ribbon Service!, Helen Michalopoulos CS35: Creating A Staff Empowered Recruitment And Retention Team To Enhance A Healthy Work Environment And Improve Satisfaction, Dawn O'Roark CS105: Long Term Retention – The Numbers Prove It Is Possible, Rosemarie Brangle CS133: Recruitment & Retention Through Organization Sponsored Higher Education, LeAnn Leslie-Larson CS166: Tackling The "CCRN Slump" Through Collaboration And Meaningful Recognition, Frances Watson
xxxxx Oral	Utilizing Apns On A Rapid Response Team, Linda Benson Forecasting To Increase Compliance With Best Practice Bundle, LuAnn Staul A Method Of Using Evidence-Based Learning To Educate Baccalaureate Nursing Students In Critical Care Nursing, Sandra O'Sullivan "Prevention And Management Of Critical Airway Complications" In The Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Lynn Westhoff Stop A Clot, Save A Life: Becoming A DVT Safety Zone, Elaine Thomas-Horton A Nursing-Driven Strategy To Optimize Patient Outcomes: Spinal Clearance In The Surgical Intensive Care, Kimberly Tauscheck