by Matt Batcheldor
Nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center gave four podium presentations at the 2023 Fuld National Institute EBP Summit in Columbus, Ohio.
The summit, held from May 24-26 at The Ohio State University, was intended to provide nursing and transdisciplinary clinicians, leaders, academicians and researchers with the best and latest evidence to guide the highest level of practice that improves health care quality, safety, policy, patient outcomes and costs.
VUMC’s podium presentations were:
- “Use of Personal Electronic Devices on Psychiatric Inpatient Units,” by Jon Coomer, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC.
- “How to Empower Nurses with Evidence-based Practice: A Plan for Implementation of EBP at a Magnet Designated Hospital System,” by Anna Gallion, DNP, APRN, and Patti Runyan, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC.
- “Best Practices for Quality Improvement Plans,” by Lindsey Netzel, MSN, RN, CCRN, and Laura Culwell, MSN, RN.
- “Brushing Away Mucosal Barrier Blood Stream Infections in a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit: An Evidence-based Approach,” by Ashley Ried, MMHC, RN, CPPS, and Vicki Jones, MSN, RN, NE-BC.
Also attending was Jensine Russell, DNP, RN, NE-BC, director of Practice Excellence in the Office of Nursing Excellence.