Fellows graduate from evidence-based
practice program

After creating projects designed to improve patient outcomes and completing a year-long program, 24 Texas Health Resources clinicians graduated from the TCU Evidence-Based Practice Fellow program on Sept. 25. The fellowship brings together diverse health care practitioners to learn about research, evidence and measurement. Jessica Villarreal, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, received the prestigious Impact Award at the graduation. She was honored for the sustained impact of her work on infant immersion (tub) bathing. Other nurses honored among all of the participants included Susan Blume, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health HEB, silver poster winner; Meredith Golden, P.T., D.P.T., Texas Health Alliance, bronze poster winner; Catherine Glenn, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Dallas, gold abstract winner; and Gretchen Umlor, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health HEB, bronze abstract winner.

The other Texas Health graduates and their projects are:

  • Jemrose Bandoy, M.B.A., M.S., R.N., Texas Health Dallas, podium presentation, “Does Nutrition Screening Identify Surgical Patients at Risk for Post-operative Non-compliance and Complications?”
  • Susan Blume, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health HEB, silver poster winner, podium presentation, “Identification of Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department”
  • Wendy Bodiford, M.S.N., R.N., OCN, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, “Reducing Fasting Time for Oncology Radiology Biopsies”
  • Laura Bonilla, M.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Dallas, “Benefitting Infants’ Rest and Development: A Positioning Tool to Improve Neonatal Outcomes”
  • Catherine Glenn, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Dallas, podium presentation, gold abstract winner, “Reducing Inpatient Falls with Symptom-burden Empathy Simulation”
  • Meredith Golden, P.T., D.P.T., Texas Health Alliance, bronze poster winner, “Moving Towards Better Outcomes: Early Mobility Protocol Improves Patient Outcomes in Critical Care Units”
  • Shara Gray, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, “Honing in on Hematomas: A Photographic Approach to Early Detection and Harm Reduction in Post-mastectomy Patients”
  • Wendilyn Hamilton, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Huguley Fort Worth South, podium presentation, “Placental Blood Sampling: A Discarded Treasure”
  • Marcus Hickman, R.T., BSRS, Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, podium presentation, “Positive vs Neutral Oral Contrast”
  • Susan Jacob, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Plano, podium presentation, “NFANT Feeding Solution: Objective Neonatal Feeding Assessment System”
  • Marklin Jones, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health HEB, podium presentation, “Steps of Success, a Window of Opportunity: An Inpatient Limb Salvage Risk Assessment Tool”
  • Korynn Kelly, M.A., R.D., L.D., Texas Health Fort Worth, “Trained Mealtime Volunteers Provide Safe Assistance to Disoriented Patients”
  • Danielle Martin, M.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial, “Reducing Nurse Bias Surrounding Heart Failure Language”
  • Ilda Martinez, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Stephenville, “Workplace Violence is the NEW Sepsis: Early Recognition and Intervention Reduces Actual Events and Increases Reporting”
  • Emily McQuade, M.P.A., M.A., R.N., Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, “Better Baby Bottoms: Utilizing Petroleum Jelly as a Skin Barrier on the Diaper Area in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”
  • Monica Mitchell, RNC-OB, Texas Health Cleburne, “Quantitative Blood Loss Measurement in Labor and Delivery”
  • Janet Nicoludis, M.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Fort Worth, “Braden Scale May Not Predict Risk for Pressure Injuries in an Intensive Care Unit”
  • Kristi L. Ramon, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Azle, “Response Rates and Critical Glucose Results”
  • Brigitte Ratliff, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial, “The Golden Hour: Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding”
  • Brittany Sparks, R.D., L.D., CNSC, Texas Health Dallas, podium presentation, “Does Nutrition Screening Identify Surgical Patients at Risk for Post-operative Non-compliance and Complications?”
  • Rebecca Byrd Terry, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Fort Worth, “Screening Pregnant Women for Perinatal Depression”
  • Gretchen Umlor, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health HEB, silver abstract winner, “Implementing NICU Lactation Model”
  • Traci Wright, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Huguley Fort Worth South, podium presentation, “Calling Out for a Hero: Improving Staff Responsiveness to Meet Patient Needs”
  • Tiffany Ward, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Alliance, “Music Therapy”

By Judy Wiley  • Posted October 1, 2019