Poster Presentations

2024 Aspire Convention

Poster Presentations

Poster presentations were available for viewing during the convention, and were spotlighted during the Poster Reception on Wednesday, April 10. Posters are broken down by the following six educational tracks: collaborative partnerships, competency management, education, inquiry, onboarding & orientation, and role developmentUse the quick links below to view this year's sessions listed by track or by academy. Sessions subject to change.

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Collaborative Partnerships 

Revitalizing Unit Based Councils Within Nursing 

Audience Level: Novice | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Megan McDonnell, MSN, RN, RNC-MNN

Collaborative Education to Decrease Emergency Patient Transfers

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • John Forbes, MSN, RN; Amy Mattingly, DNP, APN, ACCNS-N, RNC-NIC, CNL

Leveraging Nursing Student Cohorts as a Tool for Nurse Recruitment

Audience Level: Competent

  • Ann-Marie Burke, RN, MSN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K; Ewa Stopa, RN, MSN; Cheryl Nazal, MS, APRN-CNS, NPD-BC, NE-BC, ACNS-BC

Clinical Nursing Assistant Students: Fueling Aspiration for Acute Care Practice

Audience Level: Competent

  • Kristin M. Belderson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CPON

Competency Management 

Responding Actively to Cardiac Emergencies (R.A.C.E.)

Audience Level: Competent

  • Elizabeth Thompson, BSN, RN; Linares, BSN, PCCN- K; Roumayne David, BSN; Dulce Dones, MSN; Julie Villalobos, MSN, AMB-BC

Mundane to Monumental:  Exceeding Expected Outcomes in Competency Education

Audience Level: Competent 

  • Monica Miller, MSN, RN, C-EFM; Danita Wabeke, DNP, RN, C-OB

Changing the Game: Increase Engagement with Gamified Education 

Audience Level: Competent Sub-Track: Technology

  • Karen Kuhns, MS, BSN, RN

Implementing Donna Wright Competencies at a Federally Qualified Health Center

Audience Level: Competent Sub-Track: Diversity & Inclusion

  • Charlotte Badler, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Education 

Training To Be an Everyday Hero

Audience Level: Novice | Sub-Track: Healthy Work Environment

  • Carole Bates, MSN, RN

Empowering Learners' Choice for Successful Adoption of Modern Technology

Audience Level: Competent

  • Allison Johnson, BSN, RN, CCRC, NPD-BC; Jordan Schools, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Learning Emergency Skills Through PRACTICE

Audience Level: Novice

  • Erin Zuck, MSN, RN, CPHON, NPD-BC

Expanding Cardiac Care Competencies Through a Multi-Model Educational Cohort Approach

Audience Level: Novice

  • Julie Dunn, MSN, RN, CPN; Amanda Woodford, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC; Karen Brown, MSN, RN

Innovating Care for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Audience Level: Novice | Sub-Track: Diversity & Inclusion

  • Sally French, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC; Erin Shipley, MSN, RN, CEN; Jullian Curnew, MSN, RN-BC

Build the Foundation First: Incorporating Trauma-Informed Care into Perinatal Orientation

Audience Level: Competent

  • Jessica Seales, MSN, BA, RNC-OB, C-ONQS

The Beat Goes On: Resuscitate your ECG Program

Audience Level: Competent

  • Tammy Lis, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN-K, NPD-BC; Frances Majca, MA, BSN, NPD-BC; Patti Stockhausen, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Inquiry 

Leveraging Technology to Streamline Onboarding: A Quality Improvement Project

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Technology

  • Marjorie (Maggie) Madlangbayan, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Cultivating a Culture of Inquiry in New Graduate Nurses

Audience Level: Competent

  • Barbara Klise, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC; Suzanne Guy, MS, RN, RNC-OB

Onboarding & Orientation

ICU Bootcamp: Ready, Set, Nurse!

Audience Level: Competent Sub-Track: Healthy Work Environment 

  • Noura Farih, BSN, RN ,CCRN; Jennifer Fuka, BSN, RN, CCRN; Danielle Emmerton, BSN, RN

Onboarding, Orientation, and Beyond: Building an NPD Foundation 

Audience Level: Competent Sub-Track: Technology

  • Kayla Brenner, BSN, RN, NPD-BC

Making a Case: Orientation for Case Managers

Audience Level: Competent 

  • Melissa Matras, RN, BSN, CNML; Meaghan Wohl, RN, BSN, AMB-BC; Mikayla Baucco, BSN, RN

Licensed Vocational Nurse Transition to Practice Program as a Recruiting Tool

Audience Level: Competent

  • Loretta Carruthers, DNP, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC

Enhancing Enculturation of New Graduate Nurses into an Organization

Audience Level: Competent Sub-Track: Healthy Work Environment

  • Rebecca Rodriguez, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN; Ana Vera, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC

Evolution of Nursing Orientation Delivery Model in Ambulatory Care

Audience Level: Competent

  • Deanna Stockmann, MHA, BSN, RN; Bethany Baldwin, MSN, RN; Nancy Blume, MSN, NPD/RN-BC, CMSRN; Bianca Stezzi, MSN, RN

The Utilization of Independent Experiences for PICU RN Resident Orientation

Audience Level: Competent

  • Olivia Asebrook, MSN, RN, CCRN; Hilary Zimmerman, BSN, RN

Role Development

Group Mentoring for New Graduate Nurses

Audience Level: Competent

  • Lillian Donnelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC; Sarah Andre, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC

Improving Orientation Outcomes with the Development of Preceptor Proficiency

Audience Level: Competent

  • Rachel Gagliasso, MSN, RN, NPD-BC; Andrea Schammel, MSN, RN, NPD-BC; Lacy Hinkle, MSN, RN; Emma Thurmes, MSN, RN

Designing a Practical Learning Facilitator Toolkit for Novice NPD Practitioners

Audience Level: Expert | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Robyn D. Schlabach, DNP, RN, MBA, CNE; Laurie Schellbach, MBA, RN; Talene Avedissian, MSN, RN

Designing a Preceptor Workshop Series for Ambulatory Care

Audience Level: Competent

  • Kelley Sears, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC

The Effect of Preceptor Education on Preceptor Confidence

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Joanna Vallie RN, Ed.D, MSN; Samuel Chapman, RN, BA, BSN, WCC     

Education Facilitators – A Catalyst for Nursing Role Development     

Audience Level: Competent

  • Suzanne Davies DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K

Self-Directed New Graduate RN Mentoring Program with Automation

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Technology

  • Julie Lavender EdD, MS, BSN, RN, NPD-BC          

Nurse Shadow Program Promotes Role Development and Nurse Retention

Audience Level: Competent

  • Kara Goodall, MS, RN, NPD-BC

Recognizing Excellence in Ambulatory Nursing Through a Professional Development Framework

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Dina M. Kebbekus, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, RNC-OB; Brenda K Carlevato, MSMOB, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-Alumni

Empowering NPD Professionals: Advancing Practice through Workshops   

Audience Level: Expert

  • Heather Bissmeyer, MN, RN, CHSE, NPD-BC; Jessica Guenser-Onstot, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPHON 

A Nursing Professional Ladder Redesign Reignites Passion for Promotion

Audience Level: Novice

  • Jessica Klaristenfeld, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Leadership Academy 

Education

Enhancing Education Through Communication

Audience Level: Novice | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Diana Kott, MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC

Nurses and Unlicensed Staff Partnering to Reduce Missed Care: Partners for Life

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Margo Preston Scott, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Bringing Back LPNs, Tabletop Exercises for the Win

Audience Level: Novice | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Trina Rayle, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Onboarding & Orientation

NPD Onboarding: Transitioning from Expert to Novice

Audience Level: Expert | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Mandi Mernin, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Role Development

Navigating the Roadblocks: Constructing a Path for Nursing Specialty Certification Integration Across State Lines

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Percy Ittickathra, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, MEDSURG-BC

Professional Development in Practice: Enhancing the NPD Role

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Amy Stang, MSN, RNC-NIC, NPDA-BC

Utilizing Workshop Series for New NPDPs: A Throughput to Success

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Christina Wilbur, MSN, MA Ed, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Creation of a Manager Position for Nursing Professional Development Services Department: Untying My Hands!

Audience Level: Expert | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Reba Moyer Childress, MSN, FNP, RN, NPD-BC, FAANP, ANEF

Nursing Professional Development Practitioner Career PATH Orientation: Professional Advancement Through Practice

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Kimberly Smith, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, EBP-C

Development of Peer Mentor Training: Building a Foundation for a New Peer Mentor Program

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Lindsey Lynd, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

NPD for the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: Leadership

  • Laura Lang, DNP, RN, NPD-BC

Evidence-Based Practice Academy 

Inquiry

Implementation of a Gaming Strategy to Increase Knowledge Acquisition and Retention for IV Therapy

Audience Level: Novice

  • Amy Conover, MA, RN-BC, NPD-BC

Improving Manager Perception of the Competency Assessment Process

Audience Level: Competent

  • Casey Davis, MSN, RN, CCRN

Can Bite-sized Learning Help Decrease CDIFF & CLABSI Rates?

Audience Level: Novice

  • Debbie Buchwach, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Channeling Social Media

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Technology

  • Megan Suszek, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Race Against the Clock: Competent New Nurse Leaders Needed Now!

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Rebecca Garber, MSN, RNC-OB, NPD-BC

Newly Graduated Nurse Residency Program Enhanced Support and Retention Initiative

Audience Level: Novice

  • Timily Kennedy, MS, RN, NPD-BC

Optimizing a Nurse Residency Advisory Board

Audience Level: Expert

  • Melanie Marco, MSN, APRN, NPD-BC

Continuous Assessment for Practice Readiness of New Graduate Nurses

Audience Level: Novice

  • Casey Benedetto, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Networking Sessions: A Strategic Approach to Support & Mentor Novice NPD Practitioners

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Leadership

  • Janelle A. Wozniak, MSN, RN

Lateral Violence Training in the Ambulatory Care Setting

Audience Level: Competent | Sub-Track: ​​​​​​​Healthy Work Environment 

  • Carin Resseguie, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, NPD-BC

Career Pathway Program: The Impact on New Graduate Nurse Retention

Audience Level: Competent

  • Mindy Tindle, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Caritas Coach