Practice Innovation Poster Abstracts
Utilization and Benefits of an Indwelling Bowel Catheter: Achieving Maximum Performance
Cynthia Zaletel, RN, BSN, CCRN, TNS, Deborah E. Holman, RN, BSN, Paula Petersen, RN, BSN, TNS
Implementation and Evaluation of an Advanced Practice Continence Nursing Role in an Acute Care Hospital
Laura Marie Robbs, RN, BScN, MN, ET, NCA
An Independent Long Term Care (LTC) Continence Clinic Can Make A Difference! Improving Quality of Care Based on CMS F315 Tag
JoAnn Ermer-Seltun, RN, MS, ARNP, CWOCN
Reducing the incidence of diverting colostomy in patients with non-healing sacral/coccyx pressure ulcers
Nancy A. Olsen, RN, BSN, CWOCN
Minimizing the Mystery of Bladder Cancer Surgery: Nursing Interventions to Decrease Uncertainty in Illness for Patients Undergoing Cystectomy with a Continent Urinary Diversion
Carole Bauer, BSN, RN, OCN, CWOCN
Troughing: Managment for the Complex Fistula/Ostomy
Jill Suzanne Ohland, MS, RN, CWOCN, Laurie J. Maidl, RN, CWOCN
Partnering to Improve Ostomy Patient Outcomes
Joan F. Selekof, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Darlene Shutt, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Diana Fritz, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Nurse-Delivered Intervention Using Interactive Computer Program to Increase Knowledge and Improve Self-Efficacy in Newly Diagnosed Ostomy Patients
Cecilia Krusling, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Deanna Boyd, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CGRN, Judith A. Cutler, RN, BSEd, Barbara A. Fowler, DNSc, APRN, BC, William F. Perry, MA, RN
Making Your Own Non-adhesive Appliance
Laurie J. Maidl, RN, BSN, CWOCN
Peristomal Ulcers: Pyoderma Gangrenosum?? Pressure?? Problems!!
Laurie J. Maidl, RN, CWOCN, Jill Suzanne Ohland, MS, RN, CWOCN
A Collaborative Statewide Multi-Facility Initiative Reduces Pressure Ulcers
Aline M. Holmes, RN, APNC, MSN, APRN, BC, CNAA, BC, Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, CWOCN, FAAN, Karen Zulkowski, DNS, RN, CWS, Theresa Edelstein, MPH, LNHA
Skin Care Nurse Teams Developed for Successful Prevalence and Incidence Pressure Ulcer Surveys
Ann Blackett, MS, RN, CWON, CPHQ, Becki Landreth, RN, Fran Bartholomeaux, MS, RN, CCRN, Susan Bohnenkamp, MS, APRN-BC, CNS, CCM, Becky Hull, MS, RN, Piyachat Shult, MS, RN
The Bottom Line...Managing Radiation-Therapy Induced Dermatitis in Anorectal Cancer
Ann Hatcher, RN, BS, Nancy Main, RN, BS
Competency Based Clinician Wound Care Training Program: Home Health Care
Bianca Marshia Woodall-Jones, RN, MS, CWOCN
Incorporating Telemedicine System Into WOCN Practice
Christine Oliver, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Janet M. Brhel, BS, RN, CWOCN, Ann H. Semo, BS, RN, CWOCN
Increasing Patient WOC Nurse Resources in an Era of Cost Containment
Coni Ellis, MS, RN, OCN, CWOCN
Make Sense of Wound Care Billing and Turn Your Cents into Reimbursement Dollars: Bill Outpatient Wound Care Utilizing Information Obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Deanna M. Vargo, RN, BSN, CWS, FCCWS, DAPWCA
Long Term Care Regulations Integrated into the Acute Care Setting: Addressing the Challenge
Deborah P. Schimmelpfenning, RN, BSN, CWON, Bevette Griffin, RN, CWON, Melissa Klyber, RN, BSN, CWOCN
Structuring a Profitable Holistic Wound Care Center
Donald R. Fowler, RN, BSN, Anita L. Jackson, RN, MSN, CNS, CWOCN, Mary M. Dalton, RN, MPA, CWOCN
Reducing Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers in the Long-Term Acute Care Setting
Donna Trigilia, APRN, MSN, BC, CWCN, Sandra DeLong, RN, BSN, CWCN, David Rosenblum, MD, Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC, CWOCN, Tracy L. Houle, APRN, MSN, BC, CWOCN
Implementing an effective Preventative Skin Management Program in a Long Term Care Facility. How a challenging Annual State Re-certification Survey with negative results turned into an opportunity for growth and success at a 300 bed LTC Facility
Elaine S. Aylward, BS, RN, CWON, Adair Crocker, RN, Mary Yesue, RN, C, Elizabeth Barowski, RN, Kathleen Sullivan, MSN, Mary Ann Morrison, RN, Stephanie Head-Bishop, AS, Applied, Science, Commercial, Design, Illustr
The Quest to Capture Pressure Ulcer Incidence
Elizabeth I. Helvig, MS, RN, CWOCN
Use of a disease management model to improve outcomes for home health clients with chronic wounds
Gina Addy McKelvey, RN, CWOCN
A trial of a heel pressure relieving device proves efficacious in a long term care facility, addressing complete heel suspension 24/7 with patient comfort, leading to use throughout the continuum of care
Harriett B. Loehne, PT, DPT, CWS, FCCWS
How One 30 Bed Med-Surg Unit Transformed Pressure ulcer Prevention and Care at the Bedside
Jimmie-Lou Ault, CWOCN, CFCN
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.... Implementation of a Wound Photography Program in Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Units
Jody Scardillo, MS, RN, CWOCN, Linda Hannan, MS, RN, CCRN, Mary Maskell-Amirault, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN, Karen Sigond, BSN, RN, Lisa St. James, BSN, RN, Kathy Wise, RN, Lyn Labarre, MS, RN, Catherine Vaughan, RN
One Model of WOCN Nurse with Home Health
Judy Plemmons, RN, CDE, CWOCN
Value Your Productivity
Karen Durigan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOCN, Georgene Hadley, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Creating a Change Champion for Pressure Ulcer Prevention: The Who and the How
Karen J. Riemenschneider, RNC, MS, CWOCN
Implementation of the Braden Scale with specific interventions to improve pressure ulcer prevention across a three hospital system
Kay A. Bobbitt, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Evaluation of a Computer-Based Training (CBT) Module to Facilitate Improved Management of Gastrostomy Tubes in a Pediatric Acute Care Facility
Kim Bookout, MSN, RN, CPNP, CWON, Melayne Martin, RN, CWOCN, Mary Pat Glazer, RN, MSN, Tammye Britain, RN, BSN
From Anxiety to Empowerment: Developing a Skin, Wound and Ostomy Program in a Neonatal Unit
L. Michelle Kaufman, RN
Practice Innovation: Development of a Wound Care Team in a Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Facility
Mary Arnold Long, MSN, RN, CRRN, CWOCN, APRN-BC, CLNC, LuAnn Reed, MSN, RN, C, CRRN, WCC
Beyond Numbers: An Innovative Approach to Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Incidence in a 750 Bed Acute Care Facility
Mary Jo Conley, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Karen Long, RN, APN-C, CWOCN, Janet Kilroy, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Judith Dedio, RN, BSN, CDE, CWOCN
Complying with standards and guidelines to maintain a safe and healthy environment for residents as it relates to bathing
Mary K. Webb, RN, BSN, MA, CIC
Staff Involvement in Bed Selection
Molly O. Pierce, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN
Hospital Wide Expansion of a Skin and Wound Care Pilot Program Resulting in Further Positive Outcomes and Costs Savings
Rebecca D. Norton, RN
Rosemary Kates
Rosemary Kates, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CWOCN, CCRN
Prevention of pressure ulcers with education at your fingertips
Tina Rose Meyers, CWCN, COCN, CCCN, ACHRN
A Penny Saved...Using Ostomy Starter Kits to save on homegoing supplies
Shanna Fraser, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Barbara Morrow, MSN, RN, CWOCN
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Designing and Delivering An Educational Website: Passions, Products, and Programs
Shelly R. Burdette-Taylor, RN, BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc
Description of a Role of the Certified Wound Care Clinician in Critical Care
Shelly R. Burdette-Taylor, RN, BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc
Wound Care at the Frontline: Tactical Field Care
Shelly R. Burdette-Taylor, MAJ, (P), AN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc
Assessment of the Lower Extremity in Preparation for the WOCN Foot and Nail Care Board Examination
Shelly R. Burdette-Taylor, RN, BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc
Comprenesive Product Formulary and Protocols Reduce Pressure Ulcer Incidence
April Kuhlman, BSN, RN, CWOCN
The Versatile Use of a Silver Alginate Powder in the Treatment of a Variety of Wounds
Becky L. Strilko, RN, APN, CWOCN, Alison M. Barna, RN, MSN, CWON
Nursing home America - F-Tag Revisions and Guidelines – are we demonstrating best practice?
Candy Baker, RN, Ken Heitkamp
Strategies to Reduce Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in an ICU Setting
Carolyn Watts, MSN, RN, CWON, Richard A. Benoit, MSN, RN, CCRN
Algorithm to Prevent Spread of Infectious Fecal Material in Fecally Incontinent Patients and Improve Perineal Skin Outcomes
Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC, CWOCN
The Wholeness of Healing: Benefits of Restorative Wound Care in a Palliative Setting
Cheryl A. Walker-Ridder, BSN, RN, CWON, Judy A. Berube, BSN, RN, CHPN, CWCN, CCCN
Using Olivamine in a Skin Cream to Improve Skin Quality in Diabetic Patients
Dawn R. Fortna, Rn, BSPA, CDE, CWOCN
Incidence of pressure ulcers in institutionalized elderly
Diba MST Souza III, Souza, Diba, Vera Lúcia C. G. Santos, PhD, MSN, BSN, CETN
Enhancing Outcomes Through The Use of a Soft Silicone Transfer Dressings With Living Bi-Layered Skin Substitutes
Elaine W. Rush, RN, CWOCN
Pressure Mapping – It's the PEAK that counts, and ALL specialty mattresses are not equal
Elizabeth Limouze Enriquez, RN, BSN, MPH, CWOCN, Diane L. Holland, P.T., CWS, DAPWCA, CPed
Moisture Management Challenges for the WOC Nurse
Jan Tessling, RN, MSN, ANP, CWOCN, Julie Freyberg, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Debra Netsch, RN, MSN, FNP, CWOCN
Implementation of a Pressure Redistribution Mattress: Improved Patient Outcomes and Cost Savings
Jill Conwill, RN, MSN, CWON
Theory guided evidence-based practice
Joyce Pittman, APRN-BC, CWOCN, Brenda Uphold, CWON, Nancy Atwell, CWOCN
Process Improvement: Re-Inventing the Care of Calciphylaxis Treatment at the Johns Hopkins Burn Center
Lidia Garner, MS, RN, CWCN, COCN
An Innovative Approach to Wound Care Competencies in a Rural Home Health Agency
Maggie Lott, FNP, MSN, Donita Stewart, RN, BS
Multiple Applications for Antimicrobial Ionic Silver "Site" Dressing in Home Care
Mary Jo Nethaway, RN, B.S.N., CWOCN
Cost analysis of standardizing wound care protocols and product utilization in a correctional care facility
Mary Regan, PhD, RN, CWS
Impacting Perfusion to Acute and Chronic Wounds using Infrared Therapy
Nancy Sayles, BA, RN, CRRN, CWOCN, Barbara Conway Salerno, RN, BSN, CWOCN
Use of an Interdisciplinary Admission Assessment to Guide Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment in an Acute Rehabilitation Facility
Norma J. Clanin, M.S., R.N., C.R.R.N.
Enhancing Donor Site Healing By Using an Antimicorbial Hydrofiber Dressing With Silcer: a Collaborative Effort
Jana Rochette, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Shawna Philbin, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Terry Hargreaves, RN
Relating the Support Surface to Improved Wound Healing and Lower Costs
Kathleen Glasco, RN, CON, Laurie M. Rappl, PT, CWS

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