2022 Nursing Annual Report

Presentations & Publications

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital nurses have presented their work at major conferences and even had their work published in major medical journals. The full lists of publications and presentations can be found below.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital nurses have presented their work at major conferences and even had their work published in major medical journals. The full lists of publications and presentations can be found below.

Nursing Publications

The Nursing Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital consistently supports and encourages nurses in their efforts to take part in research to continuously improve their processes and be innovators in their field. This, in turn, aligns with the departmental goal of providing the highest quality patient care possible. In 2022, the nursing staff at Nicklaus Children’s contributed to the following publications.

2022 Publications

Altares Sarik, D., Hill-Rodriguez, D., Gattamorta, K., Gonzalez, J., Esteves, J., Zamora, K., & Cordo, J. (2022). The revised Humpty Dumpty Fall Scale: An update to improve tool performance and predictive validity. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 67(), 34-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.07.023

Blumenthal, A., Hittle, K., Trabosh, T., Bowman, A., & Goreth, M. (2022). Career Choices and Experiences in Role Transition: A Multi-state Survey of Pediatric-focused Hospital-based Nurse Practitioners. Journal of Pediatric Health Care,

Diaz, L. (2022). Leading through Crisis: Identifying Ethical Competencies for Nurse Leaders to Retain and Support Nurses Effectively in the Era of COVID-19 within the United States. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 15(1), 137-141.

Matsuda, Y., Valdes, B., Salani, D.A., Foronda, C.L., & Sarik, D.A. (2022). Baby Steps Program: Telehealth Nursing Simulation for Undergraduate Public Health Nursing Students. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 65(), 35-44. doi: https://doi.org/10.101

Olen, M. M., Dechert, B. E., Foster, A., Kanter, R. J., Silka, M. J., & Shah, M. J (2022). Variations in cardiac implantable electronic device surveillance and ancillary testing in the paediatric and congenital heart disease population: an international multi-centre survey from the Paediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society. Cardiology in the Young, 32(1), 101–105. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104795112100425X

Payson, A., Pulido, A., San Ma, S., Garlesky, C., Garcia, E., Reyes, C., Reyes, M., & Leyenaar, J. (2022). Inequities in Pain Assessment and Care of Hospitalized Children With Limited English Proficiency. Hospital Pediatrics, Online ahead of print(), .

Poyen, A. & Altares Sarik, D. (2022). The Role of Pediatric Patient Education on Nurse-Perceived Medical Traumatic Stress on a Surgical Unit. Pediatric Nursing, In Press.(), .

Sarik et al (2022). A telehealth nursing intervention to improve the transition from the neonatal intensive care unit to home for infants & caregivers: Preliminary evaluation. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Volume 67(), 139-147. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S088259632200224X?dgcid=authorand

A telehealth nursing intervention to improve the transition from the neonatal intensive care unit to home for infants & caregivers: Preliminary evaluation

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The purpose of this nurse-led telehealth intervention was to support caregivers and infants during the difficult period of transition from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to home.s.

The Baby Steps project was designed using quality improvement methodology, and was implemented in April 2020 at a stand-alone pediatric institution in South Florida. Using a nurse-led telehealth model, follow-up nursing care was provided in the home setting for two weeks after discharge. Any infant cared for in the NICU and discharged to a home setting in the state of Florida was eligible for services. Encounters included assessment, anticipatory guidance, connection with community resources, and general support. Caregiver satisfaction, unplanned emergency care use, and 30-day readmissions were assessed.

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Nursing Presentations

Along with publications, presentations are another very important way that the Nursing Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital can participate in research and process improvements, and then share their knowledge with their peers or other health care professionals. Here is a roundup of presentations that the nursing staff at Nicklaus Children’s contributed to in 2022.

2022 Presentations

Burke M., Page, D., Carrero, G., Domenech, V., Zambrano, M., & Mendez, K. (2022, September). Evaluating Oral Care Practices in the Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Population. Poster presented at APHON Annual Conference and Exhibit, West Palm Beach, FL.

Pisano-Geremina, G. & Kelly, P. (2022, September). COVID Couldn't Stop Our Kids! Running a Safe Successful Sleep Away Camp Summer 2021 – . Poster presented at APHON Annual Conference, West Palm Beach, FL.

Altares Sarik, D. (2022, October). “Rock the Boat”: Advancing Scholarship While Navigating the Pandemic. Poster presented at ANCC National Magnet Conference® and Pathway to Excellence® Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Altares Sarik, D., Matsuda, Y., Tena, F., Hernandez, M., Terrel, E., & Sotolongo, E. (2022, October). Taking Baby Steps: A nurse-led telehealth intervention to improve discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Poster presented at ANCC National Magnet Conference® and Pathway to Excellence® Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Antich, A., Bandin, A., & Cherry, P. (2022, November). The role of standardized diabetic education on discharge readiness in pediatric acute care. Poster presented at Florida Organization of Nurse Executives, Orlando, FL.

Bandin, A. & Klareich, J. (2022, April). There's No Place like Home: A Standardized Discharge Plan to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates. Poster presented at 32nd Society of Pediatric Nursing Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Bandin, A. & Valiente, A. (2022, February). Pedaling for Air: A Pediatric Inpatient Approach to Enhance Lung Function. Poster presented at Southern Nursing Research Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Bandin, A. & Valiente, A. (2022, October). Pedaling for Air: A Pediatric Inpatient Approach to Enhance Lung Function. Poster presented at ANCC National Magnet Conference® and Pathway to Excellence® Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Bandin, A. & Valiente, A. (2022, January). Pedaling for Air: A Pediatric Inpatient Approach to Enhance Lung Function. Poster presented at Florida Organization of Nurse Executive (FONE) Annual Conference , Orlando, FL.

Bandin, A. & Valiente, A. (2022, April ). Pedaling for Air: A Pediatric Inpatient Approach to Enhance Lung Function. Poster presented at 29th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference University of Iowa, Virtual.

Bandin, A., & Santiago, L. (2022, November). Trotting the Trach Trail: A Pathway Home. Poster presented at Florida Organization of Nurse Executives, Orlando, FL.

Burke, M. (2022, September). A Standardized Pathway to Care to Improve Preventive Care Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease. Poster presented at Sigma Region 8 Conference, Virtal.

Burke, M. (2022, September). A Standardized Pathway to Care to Improve Preventive Care Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease. Poster presented at APHON Annual Conference, West Palm Beach, FL.

Cruz, D., Taylor-Amador, S., Burke, M., Sandoval, J., & Maymi, M. (2022, May). Central Venous Catheters in Pediatric Patients with Malignant Hematologic and Oncologic Conditions: Flushing and Heparinization. Poster presented at Nicklaus Annual Scholarship Week, Miami, FL.

Dean, P. (2022, December). Transitioning the child with a developmental epileptic encephalopathy to adulthood: It’s more than just changing doctors . Podium presented at Advances in the Management of Epilepsy Annual Meeting American Epilepsy Society , Nashville, TN.

Dean, P. (2022, October). Acute Self-Management with Rescue Therapies in Epilepsy Care . Podium presented at Association of Child Neurology Nurses Annual Meeting , Cincinnati, Ohio.

Diaz, L. & Castro, S. (2022, April). Boredom Leads to Trouble: Decreasing Self-Injury in an Inpatient Psychiatry Unit . Poster presented at 12th Annual South Region FNA Symposium and Awards Ceremony , Hallandale Beach, FL.

Duque, C. (2022, March). Caring for the Pediatric Patient Post-Nuss Procedure: - Improving Nurses’ Knowledge to Impact Patient Outcomes. Poster presented at 29th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Virtual.

Ferreyra, G. (2022, September). Effectiveness of a Lactation Training Curriculum in the NICU. Poster presented at Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Ferreyra, G. & MIranda, M. (2022, May). Effectiveness of a Lactation Training Curriculum in the NICU. Poster presented at National Advanced Practice & Low Risk Nurses Conference , Orlando, FL.

Gattamorta, K., Sarik, D.A., Hill-Rodriguez, D., Gonzalez, J., Esteves, J., Zamora, K. (2022, November). The Revised Humpty Dumpty Fall Scale: Improving Tool Performance and Predictive Validity . Podium presented at XVII Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium , Coral Gables, FL.

Hernandez, M., Altares Sarik, D., Tena, F., Terrell, E., Sotolongo, E., & Matsuda, Y. (2022, April). Taking Baby Steps: A Nurse-led telehealth intervention for infants discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and their caregivers. Poster presented at 32nd Society of Pediatric Nursing Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Hernandez, M., Sotolongo, E., Terrell, E., Sarik, D., Tinnie-Wilson, P., Lanfond, M., & Tena, F. (2022, May). Leveraging Telehealth to Improve Transition to Home: Virtual Post-Discharge NICU Services. Poster presented at Nicklaus Scholarship Week, Miami, FL.

Klareich, J., Bandin, A., Mirabal, C., & Canizares. A. (2022, April ). There’s No Place Like Home: A Standardized Discharge Plan to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates. Poster presented at 29th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference University of Iowa, Virtual.

Latorre, A., Townsend, C., & Ebmeyer, M. (2022, May). The Rapid Slim Line Technique. Poster presented at Nicklaus Annual Scholarship Week, Miami, FL.

Manworren, R., Geaman, M., Kalish, M., LaFond, C., Lyons, M., & Wittmayer, K. (2022, September). Taking it Home: Flipping Pain Education for Clinical Translation. Poster presented at American Society for Pain Management Nursing Conference, Indian Wells, CA.

Olen, M. (2022, September). Implantable loop recorders: Friend or Foe. Podium presented at PediRhythm, Boston, MA.

Olen, M. (2022, April). How can (EP) APPs work at the top of their license? . Podium presented at Heart Rhythm Society, San Francisco, CA.

Olen, M. (2022, April). Arrythmias in CHD: A structural view; focusing on the atrial switch operation in the D-TGA patient. Podium presented at Heart Rhythm Society, San Francisco, CA.

Santiago, L. (2022, January). Best Practices & Lessons Learned from COVID. Podium presented at Florida Organization of Nurse Executives Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Santiago, L. (2022, October). Beating Sepsis: PICU Saves Lives One Alert at a Time. Poster presented at ANCC National Magnet Conference® and Pathway to Excellence® Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Taylor-Amador, S., Burke, M., Post, K. & Townsend, P. (2022, September). Preventing Hydration Harm: The Journey to Zero Errors. Poster presented at APHON Annual Conference, West Palm Beach, FL.

Tena, F. & Perdomo, M. (2022, September). Wait, What’s the Weight? Weight-based Parameters for IV Fluid Infusions: A NICU Pilot Initiative to Reduce Medication Errors. Poster presented at NANN Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Tena, F., Hernandez, M., Perdomo, M., Morales, A., & Sarik, D.A. (2022, September). Taking Baby Steps: A Nurse-led Telehealth Intervention for Infants Discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Their Caregivers. Podium presented at 2022 NANN Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Terrell, E., Altares Sarik, D., Hernandez, M., Tena, F., Tinnie-Wilson, P.,& Sotolongo, E. (2022, May). Leveraging Telehealth to Improve Transition to Home: Virtual Post-Discharge NICU Services . Poster presented at American Case Management Association National Conference, Dallas, TX.

Torre, C. (2022, April). Development of a Bereavement Guideline in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project . Poster presented at 29th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference University of Iowa, Virtual.

Torre, C., Llanos-Martinez, A., & Tena, F. (2022, September). Implementation of an Evidenced-Based Bereavement Guideline in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Project. Poster presented at NANN Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Torre, C., Witt Sherman, D., Llanos-Martinez, A., & Tena, F. (2022, April). Development of an Evidenced-Based Bereavement Guideline in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Podium presented at Academia International Advanced Practice Nursing Conference , Virtual.

Tyrkala, A. & Castro, S. (2022, April). That's Not My Name. Podium presented at 12th Annual FNA South Region Symposium and Awards Ceremony, Hallandale Beach, FL.

Tyrkala, A. & Leyden, D. (2022, April). SOS (Standard of Safety) for the Behavioral Health Patient. Poster presented at 12th Annual FNA South Region Symposium and Awards Ceremony, Hallandale Beach, FL.