SHINE Conference
Awards
At the annual SHINE Conference, the Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Inquiry recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for their significant contributions to nursing science.
2024 awards were announced on Monday, April 15 for:
- Excellence in Evidence-based Practice;
- Excellence in Quality Improvement;
- Best Student Project;
- Excellence in Research; and the
- Impact Award.
Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners!
Excellence in Evidence-based Practice Award
The Excellence in Evidence-based Practice Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for conducting outstanding work in the area of evidence-based practice. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.
The Impact of a Nurse-led Unit Practice Council in the Special Care Nursery on Practice Changes and Autonomy: An Evidence-based Care Approach
By Charlotte Costello, MSN, RN and Rowena Leong Milburn, DNP, MSN, RNC-LRN
Best practices for ensuring hospital-based traveling clinical staff provide safe patient care to reduce adverse safety events
By Michelle Cook, Julia Krzyzewski, Jessica White, Amanda Memken, Micayla Johnson, Sarah E. Francis, and Heather Watson
Best practices for completing root cause analysis of hospital acquired pressure injury stage 3 or greater
By Helen Borte, Retzer Cariaga, Holley Farley, Rachel Moseley, Alphie Rahman, Lindsay Rice, Allison Spingler, and Cynthia A Walker
Excellence in Quality Improvement Award
The Excellence in Quality Improvement Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for conducting outstanding work in the area of quality improvement. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.
Initiation of a Comprehensive Carotid Endarterectomy Care Pathway is Associated with Lower ICU Admission Rates and a Significant Reduction in Hospital Charges
By Tim Madeira, DNP, CRNP, APRN-CNS, CCRN, PCCN, Holly Grunebach, MS, PA-C, Sanuja Bose, MD, MPH, and Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS
Noise reduction in the neonatal intensive care unit: Promoting neuroprotection and a healing environment
By Kelly Baca
Implementation of a nurse-managed bladder management QI pilot
By Lisa Klein, Amelia Tenberg, Hohyung Yi, Margie Burnett, and John Probasco
Excellence in Research Award
The Excellence in Research Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for conducting outstanding work in the area of research. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.
Evaluating Surgical Outcomes for Older Adults Undergoing Surgery Utilizing a Geriatric Surgical Nurse Navigator (GSNN)
By Suzanne Dutton, DNP, GNP-BC, RN, and Rosemary Trejo BSN, RN-BC
LGTBQ+ awareness training for nurse residency program participants: Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes
By Suzanne Dutton, Andrea N. Cimino, Mary Jo Lombardo, Periwinkle Mackay, Jessica Borthwick, Nia Wright, and Melissa Gerstenhaber
Student Project Award
The Student Project Award recognizes a student for conducting outstanding inquiry work. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.
Reducing The Fall Rate on a Medical Surgical Unit Using Arousal, Attention, Abbreviated Mental Test-4, Acute change Delirium Screening Tool
By Laila Shrestha, B.S.N., R. N., Mary Ellen Connolly, DNP, CRNP, and Rona Corral DNP, RN, MSN, CNS
Preventing surgical pathology specimen loss
By Rebecca Qualey
Impact Award
The Impact Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for their outstanding impact on the health care system as a whole. The award winner is selected by the Chief Nursing Officers.
It’s All on The Line: Implementation of a High-Risk Mitigation Tool to Decrease CLABSIs in The Adult Surgical ICU
By Madison Goundry, RN, BSN, Heather Cullen, RN, BSN, CCRN, Samantha Young, MS, RN, CCRN, ACNPC, CCNS , and Carley Scheeper, MLS(ASCP), CIC, CQPA
Implementation of navel to knees with chlorhexidine gluconate to prevent catheter associated urinary tract infections
By Lisa Klein, Vivian Han, and Nancy Le