Practice Innovation Abstracts

Perioperative pressure ulcer prevention: Communication between the perioperative environments is one key to success
Ann Marie Whaley, RN, BSN, BA, CWOCN, CFCN, Huntington Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Pasadena, CA and Anne Nowlin, RN, CNOR, Huntington Hospital, Surgical Services Staff Nurse, Pasadena, CA
Standardization of a Post Operative Flap Protocol
Annielyn Azor-Ocampo, BSN, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Wound & Ostomy Specialty Nurse/ Wound Program Leader, Lincoln, NE
Ostomy Education Day - When the Iowa WOC nurses bring together information and products to help people living with an ostomy
Barbara J. Rozenboom, RN, BSN, CWON and Mary Mahoney, RN, BSN, CWON, Iowa Health Home Care, Wound Ostomy Nurse, Urbandale, IA
Raise the Heels
Barbara Koruda, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Lisa Jenkins, BSN, RN, WOCN2, Michael Kalos, BSN, RN, CWOCN2 and Lara Leininger, BSN, RN, CWOCN3, (1)UNC Hospitals, WOCN, Chapel Hill, NC, (2)UNC Health Care, WOCN, Chapel Hill, NC, (3)UNC Health Care, CWOCN, Chapel Hill, NC
Overcoming Challenges in Pressure Ulcer Prevention in a Large Hospital System
Barbara V. Gonzalez, RN, BSN1, Angela Alder, RN, MSN, ARNP, CWON2, Kathleen Kenney, RN, BSN, CWOCN1 and Linda Johnson, RN, BSN1, (1)Jackson Health System, WOCN, Miami, FL, (2)Jackson Health System, Associate Director Patient CAre, Miami, FL
Nursing Attendants' Vital Role in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Bernadette Melido, WOCN, New York-Presbyterian, the University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell, Wound Ostomy Nurse, New York, NY, Juliet Poyser, RN, BSN, CWOCN, New York-Presbyterian, the University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell, WOC Nurse, New York, NY and Denise Robinson, RN, MPH, CNS, CHWOCN, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia Hospital, Wound Care Program Manager, New York, NY
Evidenced Based Skin Product Useage Decreases Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Brenda Barber, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, CWS, CWOCN, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Advanced Practice Nurse, Columbia, MO
Quality Improvement Team Approach to Detect Pressure Ulcers in a Pediatric Hospital
Brenda Ruth, RN, BSN, CWON, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Wound and Ostomy Nurse, Columbus, OH
"Happy Feet"- A Quality Initiative to Prevent Heel Deep Tissue Injuries in Post Operative Total Hip Surgical Procedures
Brenda Rutland, RN, BSN, CWON, Carolinas Healthcare System-Pineville, Wound, Ostomy Nurse, Charlotte, NC and Gwen Lambert, RN, MSN, Carolinas Healthcare System-Pineville, Director of Nursing for Clinical Systems, Charlotte, NC
Proposed Guideline Statements for the Use of Dressings in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
C. Tod Brindle, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Wound Care Team, CWOCN, Richmond, VA
The Impact of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Gel on Chronic Wounds
Carelyn P. Fylling, RN, MSN, CWS, CLNC, Cytomedix, Inc, Vice President of Professional Services, Walker, MN and Laurie M. Rappl, PT, DPT, CWS, Cytomedix, Inc, Clinical Development Liaison, Gaithersburg, MD
Development of an evidence based algorithm for implementation of a fecal management system outside of the ICU
Carole Bauer, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, OCN, CWOCN, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Practitioner, Detroit, MI and Stephanie Kearney, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Karmanos Cancer Center, CWOCN, Detroit, MI
The WOCN Toolkit for Spinal Cord Injury; Utilization of Bladder and Bowel Clinical Practice Guidelines to Support Community Reintegration
Carolyn A. Sorensen, RN, MSN, CRRN, CWOCN, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Nurse Educator, Washington, DC
Reorganization of Skin Team after Hurricane IKE
Catherine Walsh, RN, BSN, CWOCN, UTMB Health, Wound,Ostomy,Continence Nurse, Galveston, TX
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Team Development: Key Stakeholders, Key Strategies, Yield Optimal Outcomes
Cecilia Zamarripa, MSN, RN, CWON, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse and 2011 JCR/Hill Rom Nurse Safety Scholar, Pittsburgh, PA and Jean Crouch, RN, BSN, CWON, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Pitsburgh, PA
Skin Rounds: A Competency Validation for NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Staging & Assessment
Chenel Trevellini, RN, MSN, CWOCN, St. Francis Heart Center, CWOCN Specialist, Roslyn, NY
Home Management of a Complex Irradiated Abdomen with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and a Wound & Fistula Pouch*
Judith Reid, BSN, MS, CWCN, CWON, Tri-State Memorial Hospital, Skin Resource Nurse, Clarkston, WA, Jolene Tucker, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Patient Education, Lewiston, ID and Cheri Rash, RN, BSN, CHT, WCC, Tri-State Memorial Hospital Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center, Clinical Coordinator, Clarkston, WA
Distinguishing Stage II Pressure Ulcer and Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD):
Michael Willis, CWOCN, APRN, BC, CCRN, CEN, Beth Israel Medical Center, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Practitioner, Brooklyn, NY and Christine Dennis, RN, Beth Israel Medical Center, Registered Nurse, Brooklyn, NY
Ostomy Education on a Budget
Cindy Barefield, BSN, RN-BC, CWOCN, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Baytown, TX
Cultural Transformation in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Care
Cindy Kiely, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Veteran Affairs Hospital, Wound Care Program Coordinator, Northport, NY
Pressure Ulcer Identification, Treatment and Documentation Education for Acute Care Nurses
Colleen Karvonen, MN, RN, CMSRN, CWON, University of Washington Medical Center, Wound and Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, Seattle, WA
Going Home with an Ostomy: What Can We Do Better?
Connie Kelly, RN, APN/CNS, CWON, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, Advanced Practitioner for Ostomy/Wound Care, Chicago, IL and Mary Kirby, RN, BSN, CNS, CWON, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, Advanced Practitioner Wound and Ostomy, Chicago, IL
Felted Foam Total Contact Padding for a Neuropathtic Foot Wound
Cynthia A. Carman, BSN, RN, CWON, Logan Regional Hospital Wound Clinic, Wound Clinic Manager, Logan, UT
A Risk Reduction Program Related to Retained Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Dressing
Danielle M. Szarek, BSN, RN, CWOCN, St. Joseph Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Clinician, Nashua, NH and Janet Prince, BS, RN, CWOCN, CGRN, St. Joseph Hospital, Manager Wound Care Services, Nashua, NH
Fungal Infections: A Review of Key Pathogens, Etiology, Prevention and Treatment Options
Dave Brett, BS, BS, MS, Smith & Nephew, Science & Technology Manager, St. Petersburg, FL
Clostridium difficle (C. diff.): A Review of Risk Factors, Physiological Effects, Prevention and Treatment Options
Dave Brett, BS, BS, MS, Smith & Nephew, Science & Technology Manager, St. Petersburg, FL
Collaborative Relationship between Nursing and the Respiratory Therapists in the Intensive Care Unit Leads to a Preliminary Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Reduction related to Non Invasive Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure Masks
Debbie Bartula, MSN, RN, COCN, CWCN, The Miriam Hospital, Enterostomal Therapist, Providence, RI and Suzanne LaLiberte, RRT, AE-C, The Miriam Hospital, Respiratory Therapist, Providence, RI
Bed Replacement and it's relationship to Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Diane Duran, MSN, RN, CWOCN, WCET, Holy Name Medical Center, CNS Wound/ ostomy/continence, Teaneck, NJ
Skin Deep: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Wound Care Documentation and Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Diane M. Holland, RN, MS, CWON, Highland Hospital, CNS, CWON, Rochester, NY
Saving one Stoma at a Time
Dona Isaac, CWCN, COCN, Memorial sloan kettering Cancer canter, UNIT-BASED wocn, New York, NY and Nancy McEntee, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, New York, NY
FAST HUGS rounds drive pressure ulcer prevention program
Gale Roxanna Lupien, MSN, RN, CNL, CWCN, COCN, St. Anthony's Medical Center, Program Manager, Skin, Wound and Ostomy Services, St. Louis, MO
A One-Year Retrospective Review Correlating Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers with Pressure Redistribution Devices Used on Patients Admitted to a General Medical Surgical Unit
Glenda Motta, BSN, MPH, ET1, Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP/CNS, CWOCN2 and Darlene Saucier, APRN, MSN, BC-FNP, CWCN2, (1)GM Associates Inc., President, Loveland, CO, (2)Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC, Advanced Practice Nurse, Bristol, CT
Digital Wound Photography: Overcoming Barriers in Acute Care
Jamie Tamburino, MSN, ANP-BC, CWOCN1, Doris Butler, BA, RN, CWOCN, CCRN2, Alice Carr, BSN, RN, CWOCN2 and Mary McGrath, BA, RN, CWOCN, CMSRN2, (1)Abington Memorial Hospital, Wound Program Manager, Abington, PA, (2)Abington Memorial Hospital, WOCN, Abington, PA
Improving Pediatric Skin Care by the Development of a Wound and Skin Care Team
Jan Thape, MSN, RNC-NIC, CWON, The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Clinical Practice and Education Specialist, Norfolk, VA
The use of a new flexible mesh nanocrystalline silver product over a bilayered tissue-engineered skin substitute
Jan White, MSN, RN, CWOCN, South Shore Hospital Center for Wound Healing & Hyberbaric Medicine, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Weymouth, MA, Linda Alexander, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Boston Medical Center, Wound & Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA and Gary Gibbons, M.D., South Shore Hospital Center for Wound Healing & Hyberbaric Medicine, Medical Director, Weymouth, MA
Implementing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Using Rapid Performance Appraisal
Janet M. Marron, RN, American Sentinel University, Student, Baltimore, MD
Getting Results from Wound Care Monitoring
Janet Prince, BS, RN, CWOCN, CGRN, St. Joseph Hospital, Manager Wound Care Services, Nashua, NH and Danielle M. Szarek, BSN, RN, CWOCN, St. Joseph Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Clinician, Nashua, NH
Calculating Saved Costs When Using Platelet-Rich-Plasma Gel in Place of NPWT in 17 Complex Wound Patients
Janice Wilson, RN, CWOCN, Asheville Specialty Hospital, Wound Care Coordinator, Asheville, NC and Karl Branch, RN, Asheville Specialty Hospital, Wound Care, Asheville, NC
Fistula and Pseudostoma Management Using Platelet Rich Plasma
Janice Wilson, RN, CWOCN, Asheville Specialty Hospital, Wound Care Coordinator, Asheville, NC, Karl Branch, RN, Asheville Specialty Hospital, Wound Care, Asheville, NC and Denise Fuston, LPN, Cornerstone Hospital of Tucson, Wound Care Coordinator, Tucson, AZ
Reduction of Hospital Acquired Device Related Pressure Ulcers in the Intensive Care Unit
Jeanne Arseneau, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Joyce Onken, RN, BSN, CWOCN1 and Heather Casper, RN, BSN, CWON2, (1)Sinai Hospital, Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse, Baltimore, MD, (2)Sinai Hospital, Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse, Baltimore, MD
USE of the FAILURE, MODE, EFFECTS, Annalysis (FMEA): A QUALITY Improvement PROCESS to Decrease HOSPITAL Acquired Presure Ulcers In A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Jeanne M. Stadler, MS, RN, CWOCN, Community Memorial Hospital, Nurse Specialist Wound, Ostomy and Continence, Menomonee Falls, WI and Shawneen Schmitt, MSN, MS, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, Community Memorial Hospital, Nurse Specialist Wound, Ostomy, Continence, Menomonee Falls, WI
Pressure Ulcer Reduction & the WOC Nurse's Role of Putting the Pieces Together
Jessica Simmons, RN, BSN, CWCN, COCN, Rockford Memorial Hospital, Clinical Education Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Rockford, IL, Heidi Kendall, RN, CWOCN, APN, Rockford Health System, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Rockford, IL and Jean Edie, RN, CWON, CFCN, APN, Rockford Memorial Hospital, WOC nurse, Rockford, IL
Implementing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program In a Military Treatment Facility on the Remote Pacific Island of Guam
Jimmy Ryals, Master, of, Science, Nursing, US Naval Hospital Guam, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Agana Heights, Guam and Tuesday Adams, BSN, WCC, US Naval Hospital Guam, Medical Surgical NursManager, Agana Heights, Guam
Building a Cost-Effective Wound Care Formulary
Joan A. McInerney, MSN, RN-BC, CWOCN1, Mary Applegate, BSN, RN, CWOCN2 and Sandra K. Wheeler, BSN, RN, CWON2, (1)NCH Healthcare System, WOC Nurse Coordinator, Naples, FL, (2)NCH Healthcare System, WOC Nurse, Naples, FL
Acting Boldly to Reduce Pressure Ulcers in the Cardiothoracic ICU
JoAnn Hager, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Cynthia Copeland, RN, BSN, CCRN2, Barbara Logue, RN, BSN, BA2 and Ann Petlin, RN, MSN, CCRN-CCS, CCNS3, (1)Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, St. Louis, MO, (2)Barnes-Jewish Hospital, RN, St. Louis, MO, (3)Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, St. Louis, MO
Standardized Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Jodi Blaszczyk, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Loyola University Medical Center, Enterostomal Clinician, Maywood, IL
Ostomy Autonomy: Using an Anatomical Apron for Visual Instruction
Joy Hooper, CWOCN, MedicalCraft, LLC, Owner, Manager, Tifton, GA
Development of a Comprehensive Wound Care Service Line
Patricia Gill, RN, MSN, CWON, CHRN, Banner Good Samaritan Wound & Hyperbaric Program, Wound & Hyperbaric RN, Senior Manager, Phoenix, AZ, Deborah Lehker, RN, MSN, MMOAS, CWOCN, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Senior Clinical Manager in Patient Wound/Ostomy Program, Maj USAFR, NC (Military), Phoenix, AZ, Judy Madura, RD, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Banner Good Samaritan Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center, RN, Senior Manager, Phoenix,, AZ and Denise Manley, RN, BSN, CWON, Banner Good Samaritan Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Wound Care Specialist, Phoenix, AZ
Design & Implementation of a Wound Care Specific Orientation Program
Judy Madura, RD, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Banner Good Samaritan Outpatient Wound Care Program, RN, Senior Manager, Phoenix,, AZ
Filling in the Gaps: Using Convexity to Meet Ostomy Patient Needs
Bonnie Rolstad, RN, MS, CWOCN, webWOC Nursing Education Program, Faculty & Program Adminstrator, Minneapolis, MN, Jo Hoeflok, RN, (EC), BSN, MA, CETN(C), CGN(C), St. Michael's Hospital, Nurse Practitioner for Gastroenterology and General Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada and Julia Kittscha, RN, BHSc, (Nursing), Post, Grad, Cert, STN, Wollongong Hospital, Stoma Therapy Nurse, Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
Strategies for Design and Implementation of a Skin Health Program in an Acute Care Peidatric Facility
Julia Warner, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Wound Care Senior Professional Staff Nurse, Enterostomal Therapy, Pittsburgh, PA and Patricia L. Giampa, MPM, BSN, CPHQ, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Senior Director of Care, Quality, and Safety Management, Pittsburgh, PA
Controlling Things We Can to Prevent HAPU's/SDTI's
Julie A. Lientz, BSN, RN, WCC, CWON, John Muir Health Concord Campus, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Concord, CA and Lisa Foster, RN, BSN, PHN, CWOCN, Molnlycke Health Care, Pacific Regional Clinical Specialist Wound Care, Norcross, GA
Perineal Wound Complications Following Abdominoperineal Resection: An Exploration of Risk Factors, Preventive and Management Options
Karen J. Riemenschneider, RN-BC, MS, CWOCN1, Donna Truland, BS, RN, CWOCN2 and Jody Scardillo, MS, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN1, (1)Albany Medical Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Albany, NY, (2)Albany Medical Center, Nurse Clinician, Albany, NY
The Case for Preoperative Teaching and Stoma Marking in the General Surgery Population
Katherine M. Zimnicki, DNPc, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Clinical faculty and CNS, Detroit, MI
Conducting and Organizing a Quarterly Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Study in a Large Hospital System
Kathleen Kenney, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Angela Alder, RN, MSN, ARNP, CWON2, Barbara V. Gonzalez, RN, BSN1 and Linda Johnson, RN, BSN1, (1)Jackson Health System, WOCN, Miami, FL, (2)Jackson Health System, Associate Director of Patient Care, Miami, FL
PREVENTION for ALL
Kathleen McLaughlin, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Paoli Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Paoli, PA, Nikki Polis, PhD, RN, Main Line Health, Director of Clinical Education, Research and Grant Management, Bryn Mawr, PA, Annamarie DeRoberts, BSN, MHA, Main Line Health, Project Manager, Nursing Quality, Bryn Mawr, PA, Karen A. Yohn-Williams, RN, CWON, MLHS-Lankenau Medical Center, Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse, Wynnewood, PA, Kathleen Boyle, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Bryn Mawr Hospital, ET Nurse, Bryn Mawr, PA, Susan Decker, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CRRN, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse, Malvern, PA and DeSales Foster, MSN, CWOCN, CRNP, GNP-BC, Riddle Hospital, Wound Specialist, Media, PA
Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Caring for Ostomy Patients in the Community
Kathleen McLaughlin, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Paoli Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Paoli, PA, Katharine Lowe, BSN, RN, CWOCN, HNB-BC, Christiana Care Health System, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Wilmington, DE, Maureen Ingram, MSN, RN, BC, CWOCN, Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Drexel Hill, PA and Kathleen Lynch, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Philadelphia, PA
Avoiding Hospital Re-admission: Innovative Strategies for Effective Transition of Complex Wound Ostomy Continence Patients
Kathy A. Knetter, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Advanced Practice Nurse, Marshfield, WI
Utilizing Bedside Visual Feedback to Enhance Effective Repositioning of Patients for the Prevention and Healing of Pressure Ulcers
Kathy Russell, RNC, CIC1, Britt Austin, RN, BSN2, Brynt Ellis, RN, BSN2 and Andrew Russell, LPN, WCC3, (1)The Care and Rehabilitation Center at Glacier Hills, Director of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, (2)The Care and Rehabilitation Center at Glacier Hills, Registered nurse, Ann Arbor, MI, (3)The Care and Rehabilitation Center at Glacier Hills, LPN, Ann Arbor, MI
Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers: A Collaborative Approach
Kelly Chapman, BSN, RN, Robert Packer Hospital, WOC resource nurse, Sayre, PA and Suzanne Stewart, MS, RN, CWOCN, Robert Packer Hospital, Wound, ostomy continence nurse, Sayre, PA
Building a Team of Unit Based Skin Care Champions
Kerri Kern, RN, BSN1, James Conway, RN, BSN1, Debra Panizza, RN, BSN2, Anne Stepka, RN, MS, COCN, CWCN3, Christine Frissell, PT, DPT4, Lisa Salameh, RN, BSN5, Myra Edens, RN, MSN, FACHE, NE-BC6 and Meg Bourbonniere, PhD, RN7, (1)Rhode Island Hospital, Clinical Manager, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Steering Comittee member, Providence, RI, (2)Rhode Island Hospital, Quality Outcome Coordinator, Co- Chair Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Steering Comittee, Providence, RI, (3)Rhode Island Hospital, Ostomy Wound Care, Co- Chair Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Steering Comittee, Providence, RI, (4)Rhode Island Hospital, Rehabilitation Services, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Steering Comittee member, Providence, RI, (5)Rhode Island Hospital, Assistant Clinical Manager, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Steering Comittee Member, Providence, RI, (6)Rhode Island Hospital, Director of Pediatric Services, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Steering Comittee member, Providence, RI, (7)Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Vice President Nursing Research, Philadelphia, PA
Save the Butts: Preventing Sacral Pressure Ulcers by Utilizing an Assistive Device to Turn and Reposition Critically Ill Patients
Kimberly D. Hall, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, CWCN-AP1, Rebecca C. Clark, PhD, RN2, Dena C. Soltis, RN3, April D. Kirk, RN3, Constance C. Aaron, RN3, Renee Sugg, RN3, Bonna H. Keeley, RN4, Lisha A. Osborne, RN5 and Donna C. Bond, DNP, RN, CCNS1, (1)Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Roanoke, VA, (2)Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Senior Director, Nursing Research, Roanoke, VA, (3)Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Registered Nurse, Roanoke, VA, (4)Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Director Surgical ICU, Roanoke, VA, (5)Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Director Medical ICU, Roanoke, VA
Impact of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Competency Model to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Laurie Carlyle, BSN, RN, CWON, Wellstar Douglas Hospital, Wound Ostomy Nurse, Douglasville, GA and Jessica Waggoner, MSN, CNS, Wellstar Douglas Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Douglasville, GA
Response of Wounds of SCI Patients to Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Gel
Laurie M. Rappl, PT, CWS, Cytomedix, Inc, Clinical Development Liaison, Simpsonville, SC
Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Spinal Cord Injured Veterans: Learn At Every Turn
Linda Droste, RN, MSN, CWOCN, CBIS, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Wound - Ostomy - Continence Nurse for the Spinal Cord Injury and Polytrauma Units, Richmond, VA and Ernestine Goode, MS, RN, CRRN, CBIS, VHA-CM, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Spinal Cord Injury & Disorders Unit, Nurse Manager SCI&D, Richmond, VA
WOW!! Wound of the Week
Lisa K. Owens, BS, RN, CWOCN, Mercy Medical Center, Program Manager - Wound, Ostomy and Continence, Baltimore, MD
Knowledge & Understanding: The Necessary Link for the Bedside Nurse to Accurately Identify and Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Lisa Salamon, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC1, Beth Dietz, MSN, CCNS, CCRN1 and Mary Hagle, PhD, RN, WCC2, (1)Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Milwaukee, WI, (2)Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Nurse Scientist, Milwaukee, WI
Improving Outcomes by Reducing Pressure Ulcers: A Data Driven Prevalence and Incidence Program
Lori Dwyer, CRNP, NP-C, CWCN, Nazareth Hospital, Wound Care Nurse Practitioner, Philadelphia, PA
Ostomy Kits: Addressing the Supply Gap Between Rural Healthcare Facilities and Agencies
Maggie Lott, FNP, MSN, CWON, HealthCare Educators, Nursing Consultant, Fresno, CA and Joe Alfaro, Shield Healthcare, Territory Representative, Fresno, CA
Cardboard tube technique for treating peristomal skin and placing ostomy wafer
Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, cWOCN, Heale Wound Care, WOCN, Saxtons River, VT
S.T.A.R. Trek: The Journey to Reduce HAPU...going where we have not gone before!
Patricia Pezzella, RN, BSN, CWON1, Beverly Folkedahl, RN, CWON2, Margery Jensen, RN, MSN, CWON3 and Anne Smith, MSN, RN-BC2, (1)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Nurse Clinician Specialist, Iowa City, IA, (2)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Advanced Practice Nurse, Iowa City, IA, (3)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Nurse Clinician Speciality, Iowa City, IA
A Qualitative Review of Communication Strategies of Evidence Based Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Two Nursing Homes with Diverse Levels of Information Technology
Marilyn Murphy Shepherd, MSN, MBA, CDE, CNE, CWOCN, Blessing RIeman College of Nursing, Assistant Professor, Quincy,, IL
Interdisciplinary pressure ulcer prevention program reduces hospital acquired pressure ulcer prevalence 63%
Mary Hopper, RN, BSN, CWON, Huntsville Hospital, Wound/ostomy Nurse, Huntsville, AL, Cyndy Towers McCombs, RN, BSN, Huntsville Hospital, Wound Nurse, Huntsville, AL, Sue Morgan, RN, PhD, Huntsville Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Huntsville, AL, Lisa Oberlies, RN, MSN, CES, Huntsville Hospital, RN Intern Program/Central Staffing Office Float Pool, Huntsville, AL, Pam Wyatt, RN, BSN, Huntsville Hospital, Nurse Manager Central Staffing, Huntsville, AL and Karol Jones, RN, MSM, CNO, Huntsville Hospital, Chief Nursing Officer, Huntsville, AL
Creating a Team Approach to Wound Management
Mary R. Brennan, RN, MBA, CWON, North Shore University Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist--WOCN, Mineola, NY, Magdalena Pupiales, RN, MPH, MS, CWOCN, NP, North Shore University Hospital, NP CWOCN, Manhasset, NY and Marie Agrell-Kann, RN, MSN, CDE, CWCN, North Shore University Hospital, Wound Care Specialist, Manhasset, NY
Devoping Nursing Best Practice for Ostomy Management on a Medical-Surgical Unit
Mary Willis, MS, RN, CWOCN1, Diane Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN2, Ilene Fleischer, MS, RN, CWOCN3, Elizabeth McGrath, BSN, RN, MHA4, Jacqueline MacNeil, MSN, RN, ACNS5, Ruth McGrotty, BSN, RN6, Audrey Minsky, MSN, RN6, Elizabeth Doane, BSN, RN, PCCN7, Jill Danese, BSN, RN8 and Marie Gibbons, BSN, RN6, (1)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist Ostomy & Wound Care, Boston, MA, (2)Brigham and Women's Hospital, Ostomy & Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist, Boston, MA, (3)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Ostomy & Wound Care, Boston, MA, (4)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Nursing Director, Boston, MA, (5)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Nurse Educator, Boston, MA, (6)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Staff Nurse, Boston, MA, (7)Brigham & Women's, Nurse in Charge, Boston, MA, (8)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Nurse in Charge, Boston, MA
Beyond Pouching: Developing and Implementing a comprehensive Ostomy Educational Program
Mary Willis, MS, RN, CWOCN1, Diane Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN2, Ilene Fleischer, MS, RN, CWOCN3, Jacqueline MacNeil, MSN, RN, ACNS4 and Sarah Thompson, MSN, RN4, (1)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist Ostomy & Wound Care, Boston, MA, (2)Brigham and Women's Hospital, Ostomy & Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist, Boston, MA, (3)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Ostomy & Wound Care, Boston, MA, (4)Brigham & Women's Hospital, Nurse Educator, Boston, MA
Starting An Ostomy Support Group
Maureen W. McCarthy, RN, BSN, CWON1, Kerri Giannino, RN, BSN, WOCN2 and Laura Berry, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, (1)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA, (2)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA
Stopping Pressure Ulcers On the Front Lines: Combating Pressure Ulcers Through Teaming with Assistive Personnel
Meghan C. Smith, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Joan Van Heck, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Detroit, MI
Use of a Silver Foam Dressing with Silicone for Treatment of Necrotizing Facisitis
Melanie Hardy, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Denton Regional MEDICAL CENTER, WOUND, OSTOMY & CONTINENCE COORDINATOR, Denton, TX
Reducing HAC Pressure Ulcers with Foam Silicone Dressings
Melanie Hardy, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Denton Regional MEDICAL CENTER, WOUND, OSTOMY & CONTINENCE COORDINATOR, Denton, TX
The Birth of the Blue Haired Lady
Melissa Stolley, BA, BSN, RN, CWOCN, PINNACLEHealth, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Harrisburg, PA and Holly R. Frey, BSN, RN, PINNACLEHealth, Staff Nurse Ortho, Spine, Bariatric Unit, Harrisburg, PA
Professional practice - Restructuring the Wound Ostomy Continence Department; What does it mean for your patients, your hospital, and your practice?
Michael J. Kingan, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Washington Hospital Center, Clinical Specialist & Department Manager Wound, Ostomy, Continence Services, Washington, DC
Ostomies “R” Us: creation of a neonatal ostomy resource team
Michelle Rice, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Duke University Hospital, Wound, Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, Durham, NC
Choosing the Right Skin Protection Paste for a Cancer Hospital
N. Nancy Scott, RN, BSN, CWOCN, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, CWOCN, Tampa, FL and Barbara Bagby, CWON, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, CWON, Tampa, FL
Steps and Missed Steps: It took a Team
Nancy Payne, RN, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, Duke University Health System, Limb Loss CNS, Durham, NC, Jan Johnson, MSN, ANP-BC, CWOCN, Duke University Hospital Wound Management Treatment Facility, Nurse Practitioner, Zebulon, ND and Stephanie Yates, MSN, ANP, CWOCN, ANP-BC, Duke University Wound Management Institute, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Cary, NC
Decrease in Prevalence and Incidence of Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) through Empowerment of Non-Licensed Personnel
Patricia F. Jackson, BSN, RN, CWOCN, East Texas Medical Center, CWOCN, Tyler, TX and Joel E. Graeter, BSN, RN, CWOCN, East Texas Medical Center Specialty/Rehab Hospitals, CWOCN, Tyler, TX
Saving Cents with Good Sense: Wound Care Product Formulary Standardization
Amanda Owen, RN, CWCN1, Rachel Moseley, RN, BSN, CWCN, COCN2 and Cynthia Walker, RN, BSN, CWON2, (1)Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wound Nurse Consultant, Baltimore, MD, (2)Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Nurse Consultant, Baltimore, MD
ABC'Skin
Cynthia Walker, RN, BSN, CWON and Rachel Moseley, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWON, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Nurse Consultant, Baltimore, MD
Versatility of a Static Air Overlay: Brought in for one purpose, it was soon accomplishing five
Rebecca Gute, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Elkhart General Hospital, WOCN, Elkhart, IN
The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in the WOC Specialty
Rosemary Kates, RN, MSN, APN-BC, CWOCN, Lourdes Surgical Associates, Nurse Practitioner, Haddon Heights, NJ
Improving Venous Leg Ulcer Healing Rates in a Community Hospital Outpatient Wound Clinic
Ruth Boisse, RN, BSN, CWS, Wentworth- Douglass Hospital Wound Healing Institute, Wound care nurse, Dover, NH
Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Initiative in an Acute-Care Hospital
Sarah R. Grcich, MSN, Ed, RN, BC, CWOCN, Porter Hospital, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Valparaiso, IN
Changing Medical Tape Practice for At-Risk Skin
Sonia Manriquez, RN, BSN, WOCN, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Wound Care Nurse, Encinitas, CA
Initiating Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the High Risk Population of the Emergency Room
Stephanie D'Andrea, BS, RN, CWON1, Angela Natale-Ryan, BS, RN, CWON2, D. Anthony (Tony) Forrester, Ph.D., R.N., ANEF3, Janet Doyle-Munoz, B.S.N., R.N., CWON4, Toni McTigue, A.P.R.N., B.C., CWOCN4, Denise Brenner, BSN, RN, CWCA5 and Patricia Pintauro-Cupka, RN, MSN, APN-C6, (1)Overlook Medical Center - Atlantic Health, Overlook Medical Center-Atlantic Health Wound and Ostomy Nurse, Summit, NJ, (2)Overlook Medical Center -- Atlantic Health, Clinical Coordinator, Summit, NJ, (3)Morristown Medical Center -- Atlantic Health, Professor School of Nursing UMDNJ and Professor in Residence Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ, (4)Morristown Medical Center -- Atlantic Health, Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse, Morristown, NJ, (5)Overlook Medical Center - Atlantic Health, Nurse Manager- Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center, Summit, NJ, (6)Morristown Medical Center- Atlantic Health, Pediatric Emergency Department Educator, Morristown, NJ
Does Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Improve Outcomes for High Risk Gynecologic Oncology Patients?
Stephanie Kearney, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Karmanos Cancer Center, CWOCN, Detroit, MI and Carole Bauer, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, OCN, CWOCN, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Practitioner, Detroit, MI
Stoma-related complications in the Obese Population
Stephanie Steimer, BSN, RN, LifeCare Hospitals of Chester County, Wound care nurse, West Chester, PA, Hee Won Jeong, BSN, RN, CCRN, Pennsylvania Hospital, Staff registered nurse, Philadelphia, PA, Molly Stetzer, BSN, RN, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, WOCN, Philadelphia, PA and Naoko Otsuji-Miwa, BSN, RN, CRRN, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Staff registered nurse, Philadelphia, PA
Pressure ulcers in pediatric and and neonatal patients - increasing awareness and improving outcomes
Stephanie Stewart, RNC, MSN1, Laura Phearman, RN, MSN2 and Deb Bruene, RN, MA1, (1)University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Advanced Practice Nurse, Iowa City, IA, (2)University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Pediatric Skin / Wound Care Nurse, Iowa City, IA
End of Life Does Not Mean End of Care: Development of a Palliative Wound Care Guideline in an Acute Care Hospital
Susan Guschel, MS, CWON, CCCN, ANP-C, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Enterostomal Therapy, Stony Brook, NY, Karen Chmiel, MS, CWOCN, ANP-C, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Enterostomal Therapy Nurse, Stony Brook, NY, Brenda Sheehan, MS, ANP-BC, OCN, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist-Oncology, Stony Brook, NY and William Roberts, ACNP-BC, DNSc, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Associate Director of Nursing Quality Management, Research, and Education, Stony Brook, NY
Bridging The Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOCN) Gap among Graduate Nurses in an in-patient hospital setting
Tina Meyers, MBA, BSN, CWOCN, ACHRN, Harris County Hospital District, District Manager of WOCN Therapy Services, Conroe, TX and Pamela Davis, MSN, RN, Harris County Hospital District, Nursing Instructor, Houston
Stop Incontinence Associated Dermatitis to reduce the risk of Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Tina Meyers, MBA, BSN, CWOCN, ACHRN, Harris County Hospital District, District Manager of WOCN Therapy Services, Conroe, TX
Promoting pressure ulcer prevention and cost-savings in a cardiovascular hospital
Tonda J. Franklin, BS, BSN, RN, ETN, CWOCN, Carondelet Heart and Vascular Institute, WOC Nurse, Tucson, AZ
Obtaining Meaningful Use from an Electronic Medical Record: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Assessment of Pressure Ulcers
Diana Huerta, MSN, RN-BC, CWOCN, NE, Medical Center Health System, Director of Nursing Education, Odessa, TX, Vonda Duncan, MSN, RN, Medical Center Health System, Nurse Educator, Odessa, TX and Tamara Notley, MPT, WCC, Medical Center Health System, Physical Therapist-Wound Care Team, Odessa, TX