Other clinicians and hospitals benefit from research findings and EBP outcomes when  the data is disseminated externally.  CVMC nurses are encouraged to submit abstracts for review to regional and national conferences.  Click on the titles below to view presentations of research studies and evidence-based practice initiatives.  The Department for Research and Evidence-Based Practice provides assistance with statistical analysis and manuscript composition.  Click on the citations listed to link to articles published by CVMC nurses.

Patient Safety Poster Presentations

• Standardized Postoperative Order Set for Patients Receiving Intraoperative Injectable Cocktails
• Post-Implementation Analysis of a Revised Fall Prevention Program at a Magnet Community Hospital
• Healthcare-Associated MRSA Analysis 
• Safety: A Priority in the Inpatient Mental Health Setting
• Comparative Analysis of Patient Falls in Psychiatric and Medical Populations at a Community Hospital
• An Evaluation of Medical Patient Falls Contributing to Revision of the Hospital Fall Prevention Policy
• The Day My Patient Fell: A Nurse's Perspective

Practice Innovation Poster Presentations

• The Impact of Music on the PACU Patient's Perception of Discomfort
• Suicide Prevention Outside the Psychiatric Department
• Fatigue and Perioperative Nurse Charting Errors: The Impact of a Reduced Call Schedule
• Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients via Computer Algorithm Program: An EBP Innovation Project
• The Rapid Response Team & its Effects on Cardiac and Respiratory Arrests in Non-Intensive Care Areas

 Education Initiative Poster Presentations

• Education Initiatives: A Community Hospital’s Approach to Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research
• PSI: Patient Safety Investigators 

Publication Citations

• Easter B. Community grants for research projects. J Perianesth Nurs. 2009;24(5):330-331.
• Bumgarner S, Haygood V. Suicide prevention outise the psychiatry department: a bundled approach. Patient Safety & Qualtiy Healthcare. 2009;Sept/Oct:34-40.
• Warren A, Tart RC. Fatigue and charting errors: the benefit of a reduced call schedule. AORN Journal. 2008;88(1):88-95.