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AWHONN Takes Denver by Storm: Annual Awards Honor Nursing Excellence
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AWHONN members descended upon the milehigh city in June to get their fill of Aha! moments at this year’s AWHONN annual convention. Some of the topics covered included fetal heart monitoring updates, current therapies to prevent preterm labor, diabetes in pregnancy, resuscitating the micropreemie and implementing the AWHONN staffing guidelines in your facility. In between all the educational sessions, convention attendees caught up with old friends and made new ones, networked with colleagues,
presenters and exhibitors and enjoyed all the great things Denver has to offer. A special part of every AWHONN convention is the presentation of awards. This year, AWHONN awarded its highest honor, the Distinguished Professional Service Award, to Jeanne Watson Driscoll, PhD, for her contributions in the field of women’s mental health. Dr. Driscoll, a long-time member of AWHONN, is a board-certified clinical nurse specialist in adult psychiatric mental health. An expert in
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AWHONN postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, she has authored numerous books and peer-reviewed journal articles. In her current position at Mica Collaborative in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dr. Driscoll provides direct psychotherapy to women and their families. She is also the president and owner of JWD Associates, Inc., an education company. “Jeanne Watson Driscoll’s leadership in women’s health has made a tremendous impact on the lives of women and newborns,” said AWHONN’s chief executive officer, Karen Peddicord, PhD, RNC. “Many nurses and new mothers remember laughing and crying at her pioneer video, ‘Postpartum: A Bittersweet Experience.’ She has a unique way to provide the needed education about women’s mental health and it is my pleasure to honor her with AWHONN’s 2011 Distinguished Professional Service Award.” Dr. Driscoll is a President’s Advisory Board member of Postpartum Support International and a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware, Master of Science in Nursing from Boston College, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of Connecticut. She has received numerous awards, including American Journal Book of the Year Award, and she was inducted into the University of Delaware’s Alumni Wall of Fame. Several other outstanding nurses were recognized with awards at the convention:
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Amy Bieda, MSN, PNP-BC, NNP-BC Hill-Rom/Celeste Phillips Family-Centered Maternity Care Research Award Sandra K. Cesario, PhD, MS, RNC, FAAN Nursing for Women’s Health Excellence in Writing Award Carol Lawrence, MS, BSN, RNC-OB Hill-Rom/Celeste Phillips Family-Centered Maternity Care Research Award Susan M. Ludington, PhD, CNM, FAAN March of Dimes Dr. Margaret Comerford Freda “Saving Babies, Together®” Award Audrey Lyndon, PhD, RNC, CNS Award of Excellence in Research Madalynn Neu, PhD, RN Best of JOGNN Writing Award Mary Smalarz, EdD, RN Award of Excellence in Community Service M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN Award of Excellence in Education
Winning Posters and Papers One of the many ways knowledge is disseminated each year at the AWHONN Convention is through poster and paper presentations. Presenters are eligible to receive the outstanding paper or poster award in three categories: (1) case study, (2) research and (3) innovative program. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Outstanding Poster—Case Study Suzanne McCoy, MS, RNC, NNP-BC, and Rita Allen Brennan, DNP, RNC-NIC, APN/CNS, from Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL,
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for their case study entitled “What is in Your Ultrasound Gel?” This case study details an epidemiologic and environmental investigation to identify the reason for an increase in ventilator-associated pneumonia in a neonatal intensive care unit. Multiuse echocardiogram ultrasound gel bottles were ultimately identified as the causative agent, and have been subsequently replaced with single-use gel packets. Outstanding Paper—Case Study Suzanne L. Ketchem, MSN, RNC-OB, CNS, and Kris Rimbos, RNC-OB, MS, from Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, CO, their case study entitled “Amniotic Fluid Embolism – Making it E.A.S.Y. (Early Recognition, Action Now, Stay Ahead, You Did It!).” Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) are three words that strike fear in the hearts of even the most seasoned clinician. This presentation detailed the remarkable story of one woman’s survival after an AFE. Through this case study, presenters examined the classic presentation of an AFE and emphasized the need for prompt recognition and immediate intervention critical to saving a woman’s life. Outstanding Poster—Research Amberly Lake, RN, C-EFM and Amy Lorenz, RN, BSN, C-EFM, from The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, for their study entitled “Bladder Care Post Vaginal Delivery: How Two Hour Recovery Decreased Bladder Catheterization.” Using a quasi-experimental design, these nurses designed a study aimed at reducing peripartal bladder catheterizations. After instituting a 2-hour postpartum recovery time, catheterizations decreased 15 percent. This change was enhanced by staff education and enabled the institution to meet the national guideline of reduced bladder catheterizations. Outstanding Paper—Research Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN, from St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, for her study
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entitled “Keystone Perinatal Patient Safety Project.” Standardization of key clinical protocols and policies in the inpatient obstetric setting has the potential to improve care processes, ultimately resulting in better patient outcomes and decreased professional liability. Increasingly, hospitals and health care systems are realizing benefits, with adoption of standardization as a strategy for quality care improvement. This study describes the successful statewide implementation of six standardized care processes for use during labor and birth. Outstanding Poster— Innovative Program Charlene Miranda-Wood, MS, RNCOB, LCCE, from the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA, for her poster entitled “Deadly Deliveries? Working as a Team to Make a Difference in Preventing and/or Treating Obstetric Hemorrhage.” This poster described one institution’s implementation of a standardized approach to prevent and/or treat obstetric hemorrhage. Working with bedside nurse champions, the Medical Center developed a process map and underwent a Failure Modes Effects Analysis. Coordinating with key departments, a number of improvements were implemented, including development of an OB hemorrhage cart and an OB hemorrhage risk assessment.
2 years of data collection, the results are in: Healthy newborns adapt well with minimal to no intervention—including no routine suctioning and delayed cord clamping—and promotion of selfattachment to the breast and immediate skin-to-skin contact.
Kudos Congratulations to AWHONN member and Nursing for Womens’ Health reviewer, Carole Ann Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, who is this year’s recipient of the Audrey Hepburn Award from the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.
Webinar on OB Hemorrhage A new on-demand Webinar entitled “Obstetric Hemorrhage: Current Challenges and Solutions” will help you identify the warning signs of hemorrhage, mobilize your resources to effectively manage the emergency and minimize the maternal–fetal–neonatal consequences of this complication. The Webinar is available on-demand, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The speaker is Dodi Gauthier, MEd, RNC-OB, CEFM, coordinator of Perinatal Education and Maternal Transport at Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara, CA. For more information, including pricing and CNE contact hours, visit http://www.awhonn.org/webinars
Outstanding Paper— Innovative Program Linda Jablonski, RNC, MSN, from the Birthplace at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, MA, for her paper entitled “Listening to Newborns: What Babies Have to Say about Transitions to Life.” After being presented with evidence that challenged traditional birth interventions, such as instant cord clamping, routine suctioning and separation of mother and infant, nursing staff at the BirthPlace used AWHONN standards to develop an interdisciplinary program to improve practice. After
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The Impact Factor of AWHONN’s scholarly research journal—the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)—has increased significantly from 2009 to 2010. In 2009, JOGNN’s impact factor was 0.95, and for 2010 JOGNN’s impact factor was 1.33. The impact factor is a metric that is used to reflect the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a method to measure the relative significance of a journal within its field, and journals with higher impact factors are deemed to be more important than those with lower ones. In a given year, the impact factor of a journal is the average number of citations received per paper or article published in that journal during the two preceding years. For example, if a journal had an impact factor of 1.0 in 2008, then its articles published in 2006 and 2007 received one citation each on average. “For the past 40 years, JOGNN has been one of AWHONN’s most important methods of showcasing the top research findings for nurses,” said AWHONN’s chief executive officer Karen Peddicord, PhD, RNC. “We are very pleased that our internationally ranked scientific and technical journal has been able to grow its impact factor by this much.”
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AWHONN Takes Denver by Storm Annual Awards Honor Nursing Excellence
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AWHONN members descended upon the milehigh city in June to get their fill of Aha! moments at this year’s AWHONN annual convention. Some of the topics covered included fetal heart monitoring updates, current therapies to prevent preterm labor, diabetes in pregnancy, resuscitating the micropreemie and implementing the AWHONN staffing guidelines in your facility. In between all the educational sessions, convention attendees caught up with old friends and made new ones, networked with colleagues,
presenters and exhibitors and enjoyed all the great things Denver has to offer. A special part of every AWHONN convention is the presentation of awards. This year, AWHONN awarded its highest honor, the Distinguished Professional Service Award, to Jeanne Watson Driscoll, PhD, for her contributions in the field of women’s mental health. Dr. Driscoll, a long-time member of AWHONN, is a board-certified clinical nurse specialist in adult psychiatric mental health. An expert in
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2011.01671.x
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http://nwh.awhonn.org
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AWHONN postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, she has authored numerous books and peer-reviewed journal articles. In her current position at Mica Collaborative in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dr. Driscoll provides direct psychotherapy to women and their families. She is also the president and owner of JWD Associates, Inc., an education company. “Jeanne Watson Driscoll’s leadership in women’s health has made a tremendous impact on the lives of women and newborns,” said AWHONN’s chief executive officer, Karen Peddicord, PhD, RNC. “Many nurses and new mothers remember laughing and crying at her pioneer video, ‘Postpartum: A Bittersweet Experience.’ She has a unique way to provide the needed education about women’s mental health and it is my pleasure to honor her with AWHONN’s 2011 Distinguished Professional Service Award.” Dr. Driscoll is a President’s Advisory Board member of Postpartum Support International and a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware, Master of Science in Nursing from Boston College, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of Connecticut. She has received numerous awards, including American Journal Book of the Year Award, and she was inducted into the University of Delaware’s Alumni Wall of Fame. Several other outstanding nurses were recognized with awards at the convention:
October | November 2011
Amy Bieda, MSN, PNP-BC, NNP-BC Hill-Rom/Celeste Phillips Family-Centered Maternity Care Research Award Sandra K. Cesario, PhD, MS, RNC, FAAN Nursing for Women’s Health Excellence in Writing Award Carol Lawrence, MS, BSN, RNC-OB Hill-Rom/Celeste Phillips Family-Centered Maternity Care Research Award Susan M. Ludington, PhD, CNM, FAAN March of Dimes Dr. Margaret Comerford Freda “Saving Babies, Together®” Award Audrey Lyndon, PhD, RNC, CNS Award of Excellence in Research Madalynn Neu, PhD, RN Best of JOGNN Writing Award Mary Smalarz, EdD, RN Award of Excellence in Community Service M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN Award of Excellence in Education
Winning Posters and Papers One of the many ways knowledge is disseminated each year at the AWHONN Convention is through poster and paper presentations. Presenters are eligible to receive the outstanding paper or poster award in three categories: (1) case study, (2) research and (3) innovative program. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Outstanding Poster—Case Study Suzanne McCoy, MS, RNC, NNP-BC, and Rita Allen Brennan, DNP, RNC-NIC, APN/CNS, from Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL,
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for their case study entitled “What is in Your Ultrasound Gel?” This case study details an epidemiologic and environmental investigation to identify the reason for an increase in ventilator-associated pneumonia in a neonatal intensive care unit. Multiuse echocardiogram ultrasound gel bottles were ultimately identified as the causative agent, and have been subsequently replaced with single-use gel packets. Outstanding Paper—Case Study Suzanne L. Ketchem, MSN, RNC-OB, CNS, and Kris Rimbos, RNC-OB, MS, from Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, CO, their case study entitled “Amniotic Fluid Embolism – Making it E.A.S.Y. (Early Recognition, Action Now, Stay Ahead, You Did It!).” Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) are three words that strike fear in the hearts of even the most seasoned clinician. This presentation detailed the remarkable story of one woman’s survival after an AFE. Through this case study, presenters examined the classic presentation of an AFE and emphasized the need for prompt recognition and immediate intervention critical to saving a woman’s life. Outstanding Poster—Research Amberly Lake, RN, C-EFM and Amy Lorenz, RN, BSN, C-EFM, from The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, for their study entitled “Bladder Care Post Vaginal Delivery: How Two Hour Recovery Decreased Bladder Catheterization.” Using a quasi-experimental design, these nurses designed a study aimed at reducing peripartal bladder catheterizations. After instituting a 2-hour postpartum recovery time, catheterizations decreased 15 percent. This change was enhanced by staff education and enabled the institution to meet the national guideline of reduced bladder catheterizations. Outstanding Paper—Research Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN, from St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, for her study
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entitled “Keystone Perinatal Patient Safety Project.” Standardization of key clinical protocols and policies in the inpatient obstetric setting has the potential to improve care processes, ultimately resulting in better patient outcomes and decreased professional liability. Increasingly, hospitals and health care systems are realizing benefits, with adoption of standardization as a strategy for quality care improvement. This study describes the successful statewide implementation of six standardized care processes for use during labor and birth. Outstanding Poster— Innovative Program Charlene Miranda-Wood, MS, RNCOB, LCCE, from the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA, for her poster entitled “Deadly Deliveries? Working as a Team to Make a Difference in Preventing and/or Treating Obstetric Hemorrhage.” This poster described one institution’s implementation of a standardized approach to prevent and/or treat obstetric hemorrhage. Working with bedside nurse champions, the Medical Center developed a process map and underwent a Failure Modes Effects Analysis. Coordinating with key departments, a number of improvements were implemented, including development of an OB hemorrhage cart and an OB hemorrhage risk assessment.
2 years of data collection, the results are in: Healthy newborns adapt well with minimal to no intervention—including no routine suctioning and delayed cord clamping—and promotion of selfattachment to the breast and immediate skin-to-skin contact.
Kudos Congratulations to AWHONN member and Nursing for Womens’ Health reviewer, Carole Ann Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, who is this year’s recipient of the Audrey Hepburn Award from the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.
Webinar on OB Hemorrhage A new on-demand Webinar entitled “Obstetric Hemorrhage: Current Challenges and Solutions” will help you identify the warning signs of hemorrhage, mobilize your resources to effectively manage the emergency and minimize the maternal–fetal–neonatal consequences of this complication. The Webinar is available on-demand, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The speaker is Dodi Gauthier, MEd, RNC-OB, CEFM, coordinator of Perinatal Education and Maternal Transport at Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara, CA. For more information, including pricing and CNE contact hours, visit http://www.awhonn.org/webinars
Outstanding Paper— Innovative Program Linda Jablonski, RNC, MSN, from the Birthplace at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, MA, for her paper entitled “Listening to Newborns: What Babies Have to Say about Transitions to Life.” After being presented with evidence that challenged traditional birth interventions, such as instant cord clamping, routine suctioning and separation of mother and infant, nursing staff at the BirthPlace used AWHONN standards to develop an interdisciplinary program to improve practice. After
Volume 15
Issue 5
October | November 2011
News & Views
The Impact Factor of AWHONN’s scholarly research journal—the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)—has increased significantly from 2009 to 2010. In 2009, JOGNN’s impact factor was 0.95, and for 2010 JOGNN’s impact factor was 1.33. The impact factor is a metric that is used to reflect the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a method to measure the relative significance of a journal within its field, and journals with higher impact factors are deemed to be more important than those with lower ones. In a given year, the impact factor of a journal is the average number of citations received per paper or article published in that journal during the two preceding years. For example, if a journal had an impact factor of 1.0 in 2008, then its articles published in 2006 and 2007 received one citation each on average. “For the past 40 years, JOGNN has been one of AWHONN’s most important methods of showcasing the top research findings for nurses,” said AWHONN’s chief executive officer Karen Peddicord, PhD, RNC. “We are very pleased that our internationally ranked scientific and technical journal has been able to grow its impact factor by this much.”
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JOGNN Increases Impact Factor
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