APRN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2015
Provided to MCNB
62 NPs were designated 2014 PRC Satisfaction Award Winners
Awards
Barry, Kristen N. Barry, MSN, CPNP-AC, Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt Children's
Hospital: No Pain for Children Award, 2014 (3rd Place), 2nd Congress of Pediatric Palliative Care,
Rome, Italy, November 2014
Barry, Kristen N. Barry, MSN, CPNP-AC, Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt Children's
Hospital: Vanderbilt University Teaching Award, 2014, Vanderbilt University School of
Nursing, Nashville, TN, August, 2014
Beuscher, Linda, APRN: Selected to receive the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses
Association Award for Excellence in Research for 2015
Card, Elizabeth: Awarded ASPAN Joanna Briggs Institute Scholarship for 2014, now serving as
a JBI Reviewer
Hatch, Brittany: Nominated for the Vanderbilt University’s Advanced Practice Nurse of the
Year Award
Kapu, April: ANCC Grant recipient to study ACNP Models of Care
Kapu, April: Tennessee Hospital Association Clinical Nurse of Distinction 2015
Kinch, Jill: Awarded Tennessee Hospital Association Clinical Nurse of Distinction 2014
Kinch, Jill: Tennessee Hospital Association's Clinical Nurse of Distinction Award
McClain, Brandi: Nominated for the Vanderbilt University’s Advanced Practice Nurse of the
Year Award
O’Kelly, Ellen: Nominated for the Vanderbilt University’s Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year
Award
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Scott, Carol, NP, Coordinator of STEMI Network: Nominated for 2014 Mary Catherine Strobel
Volunteer Award presented by HCA/Hands On Nashville
Terrell, Michelle: Vanderbilt University’s Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year
Wage, Deborah, MSN, CNM, FNP: Awarded TN ACNMs Quickening 60th Anniversary
“midwifery pioneer Award for contributions to the profession in TN.
Wilson-Liverman, Angela, MSN, CNM, FACNM: Selected as National ACNM representative to
the 2015 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicines workshop on Incorporation of Advanced Practice
Providers into MFM practice;
Yarbrough, Patsy: Nominated for the Caring Nurse Award for the Salute to Nursing 2015 event
with the Tennessean
Inductions
Collins, Michelle: Inducted as a fellow into the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Donaldson, Terri: Inducted as a American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow
Fogel, Sarah: Inducted as a American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow
Hoy, Haley, PhD, RN inducted as an American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow
Love, Renee: Inducted to the Fellowship for National Academies of Practice
Professional Organization Leadership Roles
Baumgartner, Roxy and Burton, Shelli: Urology Nursing Conference for Nurse
Practitioners/Physician Assistants and Nurses, May 7-8, 2014, 85 participants from Wisconsin
to Missouri, to Georgia, and Maryland attended the programming. Vanderbilt Urology
faculty: Drs. Smith, Dmochowski, Miller, Clark, Kaufman, Zaid and Eifler, Theresa Cressman
NP, Matt Bumbalough NP, Lisa Langmesser PA, Meredith Morgan NP, Shelli Burton NP, and I
represented VU urology. We had several guest speakers: Martha Davidson (WOCN) , Marcia
Spear NP, and Amanda Bailey NP (plastic surgery).
Brown, Anna: Site Reviewer of Clinical Programs for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association,
2014-15
Card, Elizabeth: 2014-2015 Evidence Based Practice Committee Chair for the American Society
for PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
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Dye, Eva: Created Discharge modules for National Association of Neonatal Nurses: The baby
steps to home.
Hamm, Julie: Secretary, Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Nurses( MTAPN)
Holley, Sharon: Selected for ANA “Nurse Fatigue Panel” as advisory member
Kapu, April: TNA APRN Committee Chair, AANP State Representative
Lewis, Connie: President: American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 6/2014-6/2015
Mason, Leilani, MSN, CNM: President, Tennessee Affiliate American College of Nurse
Midwives, 1/12- 1/15
McReynolds, Kate: Appointment as member of ANCC Content Expert Panel for Advanced
Genetics Nursing Specialty. Advanced Genetics Nursing (ANCC) – one of the first nurses in the
country to receive.
Moore, Deonna ACNP-BC: American Society of Transplantation, Live Donor Community of
Practice, National Consensus Conference on Best Practices in Live Kidney Donation,
Workgroup 4 Co-Leader: Strategies to Optimize Efficiencies in Living Donor Evaluation
Moore, Deonna ACNP-BC OPTN/UNOS Living Donor Committee
Moore, Deonna ACNP-BC: American Society of Transplant Surgeons Advanced Transplant
Provider Committee
Hoy, Haley, PhD, RN: Board Member, North American Transplant Coordinators Organization
(NATCO)
Moore, Deonna: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, January 2014-December 2014 To
increase the knowledge of and participation in living kidney donation in rural areas through
videoconferencing. Award Funded: $20,000 Principal Investigator: Deonna Moore, ACNP-BC
Co-PI: Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH
Nash, Robert: Tennessee Action Coalition as Chair, Practice Committee
Philippi, Julia: Selected as reviewer for Journal of Nursing Education
Salazar, Susan, PhD, CNM:, Secretary for ACNM Tennessee affiliate, Committee for CMP
(continuing ed) for AMCB (certifying agency for ACNM) reappointed for three year term 20142017
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Scott, Carol, NP, Coordinator of STEMI Network: Nurse course planner for Cardiology
Conference 2015 Steering Committee for TN: Mission Lifeline
Spears, Marcia: President , American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses
Street, Tiffany: Member of the Board of Directors, Society for Vascular Nursing, 2014-present
Taleff, Janice MSN, CNM, National Board Member for ALSO (Advanced Life Saving in
Obstetrics)
Tennyson, Jody, MSN, CNM, TN Affiliate of ACNM President 1/15 – current; Journal of
midwifery and women's health - peer review committee
Terrell, Michelle: Member of TNA APRN Committee
Vance, Haley: Vice President, Tennessee Nurses Association
Wilson-Liverman, Angela, MSN, CNM, FACNM: Chair of the NorthCrest Medical Center
Perinatal Quality Committee ACNM National Program Committee
Tennessee Technical Advisory Committee, 2015, Advisors nominated and selected based on
the APN’s ability to provide clinical advice on episode topics including the patient journey and
care pathways, the definition of the principle accountable provider any aspects of care delivery
in that are unique to Tennessee, and appropriate quality measures.: Jennifer Jayaram, APRN,
Bariatric Surgery; Megan Shifrin, DNP, Cardiac Surgery Bypass and Heart Valve Surgery;
Melissa K. Smith, APRN, Congestive Heart Failure; and Vanya Hamrin, APRN, Attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and opposition defiance disorder (ODD)
POSTER Presentations
Brown, Anna: UCSF Neonatal and Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Conference, San Francisco,
CA, March 2015
Myers, Janet: Four LEAP presentations during 2015
Witherspoon, Briana, DNP, ACNP-BC, CNRN: 43rd Biennial Sigma Theta Tau Convention (07
November - 11 November 2015), "Piloting a monthly problem based learning discussion using a
secure social media based collaboration platform in a busy neuro critical care unit,"
Card, Elizabeth: Co-authored poster awarded “Best Poster Award” at 2014 Tennessee Society
for PeriAnesthesia Nurses State Conference
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Myers, Janet, Baumgartner, Roxy, Williams, Christopher: AANP 2015 National Conference,
June 2015, New Orleans “Leadership Excellence in Advance Practice: A group mentoring
program”
Dye, Eva APRN, NNP – BC: Subjective and Objective Measurement of Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner Work Load, University of Iowa Evidence Based Practice conference, April 2015
Slone, Claire, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC: Co-author, VON Annual Quality Congress in Chicago,
Illinois on, November 1-2, 2014 An Initiative to Quality Improvement of Nutrition of VLBW
Infants Has Broader Impact on Infant Health– Experience of a Single Center BM Stefanescu1, M
Markham1, CK Biesemeier1, AR Stefanescu2, C Slone1, M Gillam-Krakauer11Monroe Carell Jr.
Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN; 2Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Cover, Brittney: December 2014. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Society Conference in Miami Florida. The title of the poster was Implementation of an
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Notification Algorithm Facilitates Cannulation in a
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
Holcombe, Emily: Kapu, A., Truesdale, F. & Parmley, C. “Outcomes of Training Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner (ACNPs) to Provide Care Across Multiple ICU's” Society of Critical Care
Medicine Annual Congress, Jan 2014
Nation, Helen, MSN, NNP-BC: Optimizing Experience: A Standardization of the Clinical
Education for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Students. Poster Presentation at Academy of
Neonatal Nursing 14th National Neonatal Nurses Conference Hyatt Regency, New Orleans,
LA. September 3-6, 2014.
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. & Jones, P. “Structural Empowerment: Outcomes of Adding Nurse
Practitioners to Inpatient Care Teams” Tennessee Nursing Association Conference, Oct 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. “Qualitative and Quantitative APRN Associated Outcomes:
Implementation of an APRN Professional Practice Evaluation Program with an Academic
Medical Center” Tennessee Nursing Association Conference, Oct 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A., Jones, P. & Fiestrizer, N. “Implementation of Vanderbilt Anticipatory
Care Team Model” Seventh National Doctors of Nursing Practice Conference, Oct, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A., Jones, P. & Parmley, C. “Financial Impact of Adding Nurse Practitioners
(NPs) to Critical Care Teams” Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress, Jan 2014
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Moore, Deonna, ACNP-BC: Schorn, M, Donaghey,B, Moore, DR, Minnick, A. A National Study
of the Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor Standards: Adherence and Variations
Among US Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives. Accepted for poster
presentation AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting June 2015, Minneapolis, MN
Moore, Deonna, ACNP-BC: Moore, DR, Rumbaugh E, Zavala, EY, Johnson, V, Blayney, D,
Yellman, C. Moore, DE. Post Living Kidney Donor Follow Up: An Algorithm for Process
Improvement. Accepted for poster presentation World Transplant Congress July 2014, San
Francisco, CA
Moore, Deonna, ACNP-BC: LaNeve, D, Dageforde, LA, Feurer, ID, Moore, DE, Moore,
DR. How Do Transplant Candidates Engage Potential Living Donors? Accepted for poster
presentation World Transplant Congress July 2014, San Francisco, CA
Moore, Deonna, ACNP-BC: Dageforde, LA, LaNeve, D, Feurer, ID, Moore, DE, Moore,
DR. Potential Living Donors’ Concerns About Donation. Accepted for poster presentation
World Transplant Congress July 2014, San Francisco, CA
Moore, Deonna, ACNP-BC: Ball, J, Moore, DR, Shaffer, D, Feurer I. Preemptive Kidney
Transplantation is Associated with Employment After Transplantation. Accepted for poster
presentation UNOS Transplant Management Forum 2014, Baltimore, Maryland
Wickard, Briana, DNP, ACNP-BC: Piloting a monthly problem based learning discussion using
a secure social media based collaboration platform in a busy neuro critical care unit. Sigma
Theta Tau, 2015
Wickard, Briana, DNP, ACNP-BC: Impact of a Neurocritical Care Rapid Response Team has been
accepted for poster presentation at the 13th Annual Neurocritical Care Society Meeting, which is
being held in Scottsdale, Arizona, October 7 – 9, 2015, at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.
PODIUM Presentations
Araya, Wendy A. DNP, APRN, NNP-BC: Improving the Endotracheal Intubation Procedure in
Neonates in the NICU: on 9/12/2014 at the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
Convention in Phoenix, AZ.
Barry, Kristen N. Barry, MSN, CPNP-AC, Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt Children's
Hospital: 2nd Congress on Pediatric Palliative Care, Rome, Italy, Implementing PICU Screening
Criteria for Unmet Pediatric Palliative Care Needs: A Novel Application of the IPAL-ICU
Project, November, 2014
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Barry, Kristen N. Barry, MSN, CPNP-AC, Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt Children's
Hospital: Pediatric Cardiology, 2014, “Association of blood products administration during
cardiopulmonary bypass and excessive post-operative bleeding in pediatric cardiac surgery,
Researcher 2014
Dye, Eva: Dye, E. & Wallace, T. (May 29, 2014). Poster: A Novel way to predict and measure
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner workflow. Advanced Practice Forum, Washington DC.
Egger, Mary, APRN: Mary Ellen Egger, APN, WHNP-BC, CBPN-IC, describes the integration of
Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) into Breast Cancer Care at the Vanderbilt Breast Center, in the
July, 2015 National Consortium of Breast Centers Newsletter about the improved coordination
of care through APNs, which has resulted in better compliance with National Comprehensive
Cancer Network Guidelines, reduced costs, and higher patient satisfaction scores.
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. & Dubree, M. “Optimized Efficiency and Effectiveness: Impact of an
Academic Medical Center APRN Workflow Analysis” Tennessee Nurses Association
/Tennessee Association of Student Nurses Conference, Oct, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. & Jones, P. “Structural Empowerment: Outcomes of Adding Advanced
Practice Providers to Inpatient Care Teams” Froedert/Medical College of Wisconsin Grand
Rounds, Nov, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. & Jones, P. “Structural Empowerment: Outcomes of Adding Advanced
Practice Providers to Inpatient Care Teams” UHC/CAP2 Conference, Nov, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. & Jones, P. “Structural Empowerment: Outcomes of Adding Nurse
Practitioners to Inpatient Care Teams” American Nurses Association Conference, Feb 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. & Jones, P. “Structural Empowerment: Outcomes of Adding Nurse
Practitioners to Inpatient Teams” Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Leadership Connection Conference,
Sept, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. “Developing an Answerable Evidence Based Question” Houston
Methodist Evidence Based Nursing Symposium, Sept, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. “Qualitative and Quantitative APRN Associated Outcomes:
Implementation of an APRN Professional Practice Evaluation Program with an Academic
Medical Center” American Nurses Association Conference, Feb, 2015
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. “Structural Empowerment: Outcomes of Adding Nurse Practitioners to
Inpatient Teams” National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference, Mar 2014
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Kapu, April: Shinar, A., Vigor, M., Shinar, P., Kapu, A., Rice, E. & Jahangir, Q. “CoManagement of Elective Joint Replacement Patients Reduces Rapid Response Calls” Southern
Orthopaedic Association 31st Annual Meeting, Beaver Creek, CO July, 2014
Kapu, April: Shinar, A., Vigor, M., Shinar, P., Kapu, A., Rice, E. & Jahangir, Q. “CoManagement of Elective Joint Replacement Patients Reduces Rapid Response Calls” 2014
Hillman Lecture / Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, May, 2014
Landsperger, Janna ACNP-BC, MICU: American College of Chest Physicians Annual
Conference, October, 2014, Society of Critical Care Medicine Conference, 2014 "Impacts of
NP/PA in the ICU: The Quantitative Impact of a Continuous NP/PA Service in the ICU."
Lewis, Connie: Tampa 5/2015: "Heart failure nurses play a pivotal role in linking clinical
research to clinical practice: Translational research"
Lewis, Connie: “Using Vasoactive Drugs and IABP to Support the Failing Heart” 3rd annual
Advanced Heart Failure Symposium sponsored by AAHFN. 2/2015
Lewis, Connie: New Orleans 6/2015: “When the Saints Go Marching In” We stand United In
Heart Failure Care!
Lewis, Connie: New Orleans 6/2015: Abstract Title: YOUNG ADULTS WITH HEART
FAILURE: WHO ARE THEY? WHAT IS THEIR CLINICAL PROFILE?
Lewis, Connie: Portland Oregon 6/2015: CHFN Review Course. ACC Chapter meeting
Mason, Leilani, MSN, CNM: "OB Triage: beyond labor evaluation" workshop at National
ACNM annual meeting 2015
Moore, Deonna: Invited Lectures/Presentations for Deonna Moore, ACNP-BC for Deonna
Moore, ACNP-BC; National: Expanding Live Donor Kidney: Electronic Living Donor
Questionnaires American Transplant Congress
Moore, Deonna: Advanced Transplant Provider Session: Nutritional Training Before and After
Transplant: How to Best Utilize the Medicare Required Dietician, American Society of
Transplant Surgeons 15th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium
Moore, Deonna: Advanced Transplant Provider Session: Panel Discussion: Gerontology
Panel: the Frail and the Elderly—How Do You Assess It?, American Society of Transplant
Surgeons 15th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium
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Moore, Deonna: Invited Moderator for Deonna Moore, ACNP-BC, Sharpening Your
Skills: Practice Updates for the Allied Health Provider, American Transplant Congress,
Philadelphia, PA, May 5, 2015
Moss, Colleen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC: "Improving House Staff Documentation and Orientation
in the NICU," podium and poster presentation at Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner's National Neonatal
Moss, Colleen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC: Nurse Practitioner Symposium: Clinical Update and
Review. Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida. October 14-18, 2014
O'Dell, Heather, ANP-BC: Multivariate Analysis of Factors Contributing to Early Hospital
Readmission after Liver Transplantation, H. O’Dell, I. Feurer, D. Moore
O'Dell, Heather, ANP-BC: Combination sofosbuvir and simeprevir is very effective and well
tolerated for the treatment of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplant, H. O’Dell, D. Raiford,
A. Scanga, C. Chung, R. Perri
O'Dell, Heather, ANP-BC: An Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver
Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, C. Kensinger, H. O'Dell, D. LaNeve, L.
Simmons, I. Feurer, D. Moore.
Scott, Carol, NP, Coordinator of STEMI Network: On ACS for cardiac step-down nurse
orientation 4/14/15, 6/12/14 and 1/13/14, On Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest for American
Respiratory Consulting Services. Presentation
Street, Tiffany: “Dialysis Access Challenges”, 2nd Annual Vascular Bootcamp for Nurses and
Advanced Practice Care Providers, Houston, Texas, January 2015.
Street, Tiffany: “PAD Evaluation and Management”, Action Stat Boot Camp, Houston, Texas,
April 2015.
Street, Tiffany: “Postoperative Groin Wound Complications”, Society of Vascular Nursing
Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2015.
Tennyson, Jody: ACNM Annual meeting 2015 - OB triage (workshop) peer reviewed ACNM
Annual meeting 2015- Assessment of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy (education session) peer
reviewed
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Wallace, Tammy: (October 15, 2014). Not quite ready for Prime time: up and coming nutritional
therapies. Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners Conference. Clear Water,
Florida.
Wallace, Tammy: Wallace T: (January 7, 2014) Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Vanderbilt
School of Nursing, NNP program.
Wallace, Tammy: Wallace T: (October 16, 2014) Renal Review. Florida Association of Neonatal
Nurse Practitioners Conference Exam review course. Clear Water, Florida. (Step in, gave
presentation with 12 hours’ notice)
Wallace, Tammy: Wallace, T: (October 16, 2014). Cognitive errors in diagnostic
reasoning. Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners Conference. Clear Water,
Florida
Wallace, Tammy: Wallace, T: (May 15, 2014). What do we know about feeding tubes in VLBW
infants? and Creating a program of quality improvement for Neonatal Nurse
Practitioners. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Neonatal Perinatal Conference.
Wallace, Tammy: Wallace, T: (September 10, 2014). Invited Podium: The Value of an
NNP. Yearly Educational Conference, The National Association of Neonatal Nurses,
Leadership Forum in Phoenix, Arizona.
Wilson-Liverman, Angela: Randomized Comparison of Vaginal Misoprostol and Intravenous
Oxytocin for Labor Induction in Multiparous Women- Poster Presentation, 36th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Diego, Feb, 2015
Wilson-Liverman, Angela: Obstetrics (Preconception thru Postpartum)- Trevecca Nazarene
University OBGYN Course PAS 5230, July 2014
Wilson-Liverman, Angela: Incorporation of Certified Nurse-Midwives into MFM Practice- 2015
Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Advanced Practice Workshop, Houston, TX, April
2015
Wilson-Liverman, Angela: Midwives in Medical Education Workshop- peer-reviewed, 60th
Annual
Meeting of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, Washington, DC, June 2015
Wilson-Liverman, Angela: Obstetric Triage Workshop- peer-reviewed, 60th Annual Meeting of
the American College of Nurse-Midwives, Washington, DC, June 2015
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PUBLICATIONS
Adkins, Keith: “Measurement of Diffuse Ventricular Fibrosis with Myocardial T1 in Patients
with Atrial Fibrillation" article submitted to AJC. Listed as a co-author. On team for PRADAXA
study research, Researcher in NMARQ study. Admitted to an Academic Center: Lessons
Learned. Abstract: AAHFN 2014
Barry, Kristen, MSN, CPNP-AC: Implementing PICU Screening Criteria for Unmet Pediatric
Palliative Care Needs: A Novel Application of the IPAL-ICU Project presentation at the 2nd
International Congress of Paediatric Palliative Care in Rome, Italy. 2014.
Davis, Sarah, DNP, Banes, Caroline, APRN: Journal of Surgical Research. “Impact of NPs and
PAs on Surgical Residents' Critical Care Experience,” Steven Kahn; Sarah A Davis, ACNP;
Caroline T Banes, ACNP; Bradley M Dennis, MD; Addison K May, MD; Oliver D Gunter, MD,
MSCI
Davis, Sarah, DNP: “Job Satisfaction among Advanced Practice Providers in an Academic
Medical Center.” Manuscript in Review by Journal of Nursing Administration.
Hayes, R. M., Spear, M.E., Lee, S. I., Krauser Lupear, B. E., Benoit, R. A., Valerio, R., &
Dmochowski, R. R., Relationship Between Time in the Operating Room and Incident Pressure
Ulcers: A Matched Case–Control Study. American Journal of Medical
Quality 1062860614545125, first published on July 30, 2014 doi:10.1177/1062860614545125.
Shields J, Overstreet M, Krau SD. Nurse Knowledge of Intrahospital Transport. Nursing Clinics.
2015 June;50(2):293-314.
Overstreet M, McCarver L, Shields J, Patterson J. Simulation and Rubrics. Nursing Clinics. 2015
June;50(2):347-365.
Lupear SK, Overstreet M, Krau SD. Perioperative Nurses' Knowledge of Indicators for Pressure
Ulcer Development in the Surgical Patient Population. Nursing Clinics. 2015 June;50(2):411-435.
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. “Tennessee Voices: Nurse Practitioners Play Crucial Role” Tennessean,
June 16, 2014
Kapu, April: Kapu, A. with Dubree, M., Jones, P. & Parmley, C.L. “APRN Practice: Challenges,
Empowerment and Outcomes”, Nurse Leader, May, 2015
Kapu, April: Kapu, A., Kleinpell, R. & Pilon, B. “Quality and Financial Outcomes of Adding
Nurse Practitioners to Inpatient Care Teams” Journal of Nursing Administration, Feb 2014
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Kapu, April: Kapu, A., Wheeler, A. & Lee, B. “Outcomes of Adding ACNPs to Medical and
Surgical Rapid Response Team” Critical Care Nurse, Feb 2014
Kapu, April: Shinar, A., Vigor, M., Shinar, P., Rice, E., Kapu, A. & Jahangir, A. “Medical CoManagement Reduces Rapid Response Calls in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty”, Submitted to The
Journal of Arthoplasty, Jan 2015
Kapu, April: Webinar Series – Kapu, A. and Jefferson, B., “Financial and Administrative
Considerations for the Development of an ICU NP/PA Practice” Society of Critical Care
Medicine, August 2014
Kapu, April: Manuscript in review – Kapu, A. and Steaban, R., “Adding Nurse Practitioners to
Inpatient Teams: Making the Financial Case for Success”, Submitted to Nurse Leader, June 2015
Kapu, April: Manuscript in review – Kapu, A. and Jones, P., “APRN Transformational
Leadership: Implementation of an Advanced Practice Leadership Structure within an Academic
Medical Center”, Submitted to Nursing Management, June 2015
Kapu, April: Manuscript in review – Kapu, A., et al., “Advanced Practice Providers’ Patient
Ratio and Workload: Results of a Multi-institutional Study”, Submitted to JONA, June 2015
Karp, Sharon: *Arinze, N.V., Karp, S.M., & Gesell, S.B. (epub ahead of print). Evaluating
provider advice and women’s beliefs on total weight gain during pregnancy. Journal of
Immigrant and Minority Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0162-8
Karp, Sharon: Karp, S.M., Lutenbacher, M., & Wallston, K.A. (epub ahead of print). Evaluation
of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale in mothers of infants. Journal of Child and Family
Studies. Doi: 10.1007/s10826-015-0149-z
Kinch, Jill: Kilkelly J and Kinch J (2014) An Innovative Paradigm: Coordinating Anesthetic Care
for Complex Pediatric Patients requiring Multiple Procedures . J Anesth Clin Res 5: 490.
doi:10.4172/2155-6148.1000490
Lewis, Connie: Baas LS, Kirkwood P, Lewis CM. et al. Perceived barriers and facilitators to
patients receiving 60 minutes of heart failure education: a survey of AAHFN members. Heart &
Lung 2014. Jan-Feb;43(1):3-5.
Lewis, Connie: Cox Z, DiSalvo T, Sawyer D, Lewis CM, Lenihan DJ. Take-CHARGR: Heart
Failure Discharge Electronic Form for Admission Characterization and Quality Improvement.
Abstract: HFSA 2014
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Lewis, Connie: Lewis CM, Cox Z, Lenihan DJ. HF Positive Dashboard: Electronic Indicators can
Accurately Identify Inpatient Heart Failure Patients. Abstract: AAHFN 2014
Lewis, Connie: Lewis CM, Cox Z, Lenihan DJ. Take-CHARGE: Heart Failure Discharge
Checklist, Communication, and Data Collection. Abstract AAHFN 2014
Lewis, Connie: Lewis CM, Smith KM, Lutenbacher M, et al. Demographics of Heart Failure
Patients 18-64
Lewis, Connie: Lewis CM. Is there a "one size fits all" strategy for reducing heart failure
readmissions? Heart & Lung. 2014 Jul-Aug;43(4):269
Lewis, Connie: Lewis CM. WARNING: Advanced Heart Failure. Heart & Lung. Published
Online: November 13, 2014
Lewis, Connie: McCullough P, de Boer RA, Edelmann F, Lewis CM, Maisel AS. Utilization of
Galectin-3 in Case Management Across the Spectrum of Heart Failure.Rev Cardiovasc Med.
2014;15(3):197-207.
Lewis, Connie: Smith KM, Lewis CM, Lutenbacher M. Implementing an Academic-Clinical
Partnership to Promote Successful Transitionof Heart Failure Patients from Hospital to Home.
Abstract AAHFN 2014
Moore, Deonna: LaPointe Rudow, D, Hays, R, Baliga, P, Cohen, DJ, Cooper, M, Danovitch, GM,
Dew, MA, Gordon, EJ, Mandelbrot, DA, McGuire, S, Milton, J, Moore, DR, Morgieivich, M,
Schold, JD, Segev, DL, Serur, D, Steiner, RW, Tan, JC, Waterman, AD, Zavala, EY, Rodrigue,
JR. Consensus Conference on Best Practices in Live Kidney Donation: Recommendations to
Optimize Education, Access, and Care. American Journal of Transplantation.
doi:10.1111/ajt.13173, February 2015*
Moore, Deonna: Moore, DR, Serur, D, Lapointe Rudow, D, Rodrigue, JR, Hays R, Cooper,
M. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Improving Efficiencies in Live Kidney Donor
Evaluation-Recommendations from a Consensus Conference. Clinical Journal of the American
Society of Nephrology, Accepted for Publication April 2015*
Moss, Colleen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC: "Improving House Staff Documentation and Orientation
in the NICU," poster presentation at 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital Perinatal/Neonatal
Conference, Columbus Ohio. May 13-16, 2014.
Moss, Colleen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC: "Improving House Staff Documentation and Orientation
in the NICU," podium and poster presentation at 2014 Neonatal Advanced Practice Nursing
Forum, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC. May 28-30, 2014.
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Moss, Colleen, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC: "Neonatal Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia: A case
study," poster presentation at 2014 Neonatal Advanced Practice Nursing Forum, Omni
Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC. May 28-30, 2014.
Scott, Carol, NP, Coordinator of STEMI Network: Ward MJ, Kripalani S, Storrow AB, Liu D,
Speroff T, Matheny M, Thomassee EJ, Vogus TJ, Munoz D, Scott C, Fredi JL, Dittus RS.
Timeliness of Inter-Facility Transfer for Emergency Department Patients with ST-Elevation
Myocardial Infarction. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan 6. PMID: 25618768. PMCID: In Process
Street, Tiffany K: “Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.” Core Curriculum for Vascular Nursing. 2nd ed.
Ed. Cynthia R. Christensen and Patricia A. Lewis. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2014. pp 351369.
Street, Tiffany K: Patel MS, Street TK, Davies MG, Peden EK, Naoum, JJ. Evaluating and
treating venous outflow stenosis is necessary for the successful open surgical treatment of
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