Below you will find presentations on the various research projects completed over the last year by clinical team members throughout MemorialCare.

ACEs Screening, A PDSA Project

  • Eric Pai, MD (PGY-2)

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Bereavement Interventions for Families/Nurses of Children Dying in the ICU

  • Lisa Brown, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
  • Rone-iff Carr, MDiv, BCC,
  • Sonya Chavez, LCSW
  • Jennifer DiBacco, BSN, RN
  • Kristen Llamas, MSN, RN, CCRN
  • Karla Serrano, BSN, RN
  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN

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Bereavement Interventions for Family Members of Dying Adult ICU Patients

  • Elizabeth Schoettger MDiv
  • Dina Jison BSN, RN, CCRN
  • Norma A. Laudencia, BSN, RN, CCRN
  • Surinder Patel BSN, RN, CCRN
  • Ildiko Vitez BSN, RN-BC, CCRN-K
  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN

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Clinical Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel Ô) for Nerve Block in Orthopedic Surgery

  • Sally Thu Nhi Pham, PharmD PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident

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Code Lavender: Resuscitating the Second Victim

  • Dionne Perry, BSN, RN, CCRN
  • Melissa Sadikoff, MSW, LCSW
  • Lori Sparks, RN, BSHS, OCN
  • Mary Haft, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC

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COVID-19 Oxygen Therapy Algorithm for Med-Surg Nurses

  • Nicole Sanchez, MSN, RN

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Decreasing Number of Delayed Patient Discharges

  • Grace Allen, MSN, BSN, RN, OCN
  • Melony Dao, ADN, RN

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Decreasing the Incidence of Intravenous Infiltration Via Quality Improvement Measures

  • Gladys Rojas, MD
  • Michael Doti, MD
  • Ting-Yi Lin, PhD, MD,
  • Ching Ching Tay, MS, CNS, RNC-NIC, C-ONQS
  • Marie Suffi, BSN, RN

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Do Antimicrobial-Treated Scrubs Prevent Pathogen Acquisition

  • Lisa Forsythe, MSN-Ed, RN, NPD-BC
  • Kathleen Young, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

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Early Ambulation After Cesarean Section

  • Mirette Rofael , BSN, RN-C

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Evaluating Appropriate Utilization of Newly Implemented Urine Panels

  • Akeem Faustino, PharmD PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident

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Evaluation of Alerts on Pediatric Patients Prescribed Meds on the Kids List

  • Alishia King, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Pediatric Emphasis

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Evaluation of an APN Managed Same-Day Discharge Cath Lab Program

  • Maryam Fathy, DNP, MSN, GCNE, RN, NP-C
  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN

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Exploring Barriers to Medication Error Reporting Among Hospital Pharmacists

  • Drake Dinh, PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Resident

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HCWS’ Emotional/Physical Well-Being & Turnover During the Pandemic

  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN
  • Brandi Cassingham, MN, RN
  • Antonio (Tony) Garcia, MSN, RN
  • Susan Herman, DNP, RN
  • Shela Kaneshiro, MBA, RN
  • Danielle Tarricone, JD, RN
  • Martha Zepeda, DNP, RN

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Impact of Resiliency and Fatigue as a Predictor of Motor Recovery in the Stroke Population: A Prospective, Correlational, Longitudinal Study

  • Elaine Morris, BSN, RN, CRRN
  • Paddy Garvin Higgins, MN, RN, CRRN, CNS, PHN

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Impact of Urinary Stewardship Interventions on Physician Ordering in the ED

  • Jessie Zhou, PharmD PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident

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Improving Safe Insulin Administration in Diabetic Inpatients to Decrease Occurrence of Hypoglycemia

  • Roxanne Martinez, MSN, RN, AGACNP, CNS
  • Jenny Nguyen, BSN, RN, PCCN
  • Nicky Su, MSN, RN, PCCN
  • Amy Duong, BSN, RN
  • Daphne Sakhrani, BSN, RN, PCCN
  • Susan Gaston, BSN, RN, PCCN
  • Sumar Abu-Samrah, BSN, RN, BSN
  • Astrid Ong, BSN, RN, PCCN
  • Phoebe Tablada, BSN, RN, PCCN

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Medication Use as a Contributor to Fluid Overload in the PICU

  • Thuy Nguyen, PharmD PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Pediatric Emphasis

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MI Patients Early Follow-Up Post Discharge with H2H Framework

  • Vicki Silvius, BSN, RN
  • Jennifer Castro, MSN, RN
  • Susan Ortiz, BSN, RN-C
  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

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Post-Operative Transfer of Carotid Endarterectomy Patients

  • Kirsten Berk, MSN, RN
  • Amor Eluna, BSN, RN

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Robotic Assisted Neuroangiography - Feasibility and Technical Note of Initial Experience

  • L. Luciano Ponce Mejia
  • Kasra Khatibi
  • Hamidreza Saber
  • Naoki Kaneko
  • Reza Jahan
  • Satoshi Tateshima
  • May Nour
  • Geoffrey Colby
  • Viktor Szeder
  • Gary Duckwiler

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Workplace Violence Prevention, Reporting and Retention Literature Review

  • Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN
  • Elyse Laurance, MSN, RN
  • Samantha Barrett, MSN, RN
  • Taylor Bonney, BSN, RN
  • Linda Tirabassi, PhD, RN

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