2025 Summit Poster Presentations

A quantitative study testing a pilot resilience education intervention supporting the development of moral resilience and spirituality in the workplace in BSN nursing students Julia Crumley, PhD, APRN Danielle Gunter, PhD, RN, CPN
Addressing Kentucky’s RN workforce shortage: An innovative LPN-BSN bridge program with a focus on rural and medically underserved areas Heather Mitchell, PhD, RN Diane Riff, DNP, APRN
Addressing the nursing shortage: An innovative approach to workforce development and educator training Heather Mitchell, PhD, RN Amy M. Higdon, DNP, RN
AI detection & student redirection in nursing courses Randee Nyman, DNP, RN, CNS, CCRN-K Adrienne Wilk, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, CHSOS-A
An innovative approach to creating a disaster simulation Jessica Gregg, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Artificial Intelligence in nursing education: Transforming clinical judgment training with smart case studies Alicia M. Logan, DNP, MS, BS, BSN, RN
Assignment and delegation: A leadership in nursing activity Kinzie Lee, DNP, CPN-PPC
Beginning with belonging: Preparing nursing students for success Jennifer Dusak, MS, MSN, RN, CNE Christina Kent, MSN, RN
Building resilience in undergraduate nursing education Sarah Keaton, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Karen Valcheff, PhD, MSN Ed, RN
Classroom simulated-based training for postpartum hemorrhage management: Enhancing clinical skills and preparedness within nursing students Brooke Freeman, MSN, RN, RNC-OB April Love, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, CNE, CHSE
Cultivating resilience: Integrating self-care, meditation, and creative practices in teaching strategies for undergraduate nurses Adele K. Stanley, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Binny Singh, MSN, RN
Effectiveness of a tabletop simulation activity on senior-level BSN students’ clinical reasoning, clinical decision-making, and clinical judgment scores Cynthia Cross, PhD, DNP, MBA, RN
Empower, engage, excel: Strategies for enhancing NCLEX-RN success and student retention Rachael Ledesma, DNP, RN, RNC-NIC Alejandro Pena, MSN/Ned, RN
Empowering future nurses with telehealth innovative approaches in mental health nursing education Pamela R. Short, MSN, RN Brandi Jones, MSN, RN
Engagement and confidence when performing clinical skills: Examining the effects of recording on clinical competency Austin DesJardin, MSN, RN, CNE
Engaging and assessing nursing students’ clinical judgment using evidence-based tools in the clinical practicum Tara Reed, DNP, RN, CNS, CNEcl
Enhancing end-of-life care confidence through a transformative learning intervention in nursing education Jayme G. Haynes, PhD, RN Catherine Dingley, PhD, RN, FAAN
Enhancing student performance on standardized ATI assessments with an active remediation learning strategy in an associate degree nursing program Megan Cotter, MSN, RN Efe Issac, MSN, RN
Enhancing the academic success of the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) learner through faculty development Ashley Durham, MSN-ED, RN Devon Cooper, MAT, TESOL
Equipping our future nurses to protect our most vulnerable Erin Thornton, MSN, RN, CPN Rachel Elliott, BSN, RN
Evaluating the impact of simulated patient scenarios on clinical competence in advanced health assessment Ashleigh Heter, DNP, APRN-C Bailey Kuhlman, DNP, APRN-C
Exploring pre-licensure nursing students’ cognitive processes, mental workload, and satisfaction with an EHR-focused simulation: A multi-method study Marshall K. Muehlbauer, BSN, RN, PHN, PhD Candidate Cynthia Bradley, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF
Failure to rescue & new graduate nursing education Alexandra McManus, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CNE, MCCN DNP Student
From classroom to clinical: Bridging the gap with the implementation of a dedicated education unit Michele Crabb, MSN, RN, NE Jaime Raley, MSN, RN, APRN-CNS
Game on: Enhancing test scores through interactive learning Chelsea Hamzhie, DNP, APRN-NP Trevor Woodward, EdD, MSN, RN, PED-BC
Implementation of a nurse residency program to increase retention of graduate nurses in a community hospital Tracy Lyons, DNP, RN Megan Miller, DNP, RN
Implementation of a sophomore nursing student bootcamp: An evidence-based quality improvement project Theresa Soltis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Kimberly Foito, MSN, RN, CNE
Implementation of an intentional coaching model for senior level nursing students to enhance NCLEX pass rates Megan E. Mustachio, DNP, RN, WCC, CHSE
Improving health assessment through technology Jessica Gregg, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Improving suicide risk assessment through educational program implementation Timothy Blake Booth, DNP, RN, MSN, BSN, CNL
Incorporating social determinants of health and health equity into nursing education: Preparing the future workforce through virtual case studies Heather Mitchell, PhD, RN Diane Riff, DNP, APRN
Interpretation of a confidence and preparedness survey: Cognitive interviews for tool assessment and revision among nursing students from historically and socially marginalized groups Joanne Roman Jones, JD, PhD, RN Jennifer Morgan, PhD, RN-BC
Nursing school progression of students who speak English as an additional language: Faculty actions and interventions Angela Morehead, DNP, FNP
Nurturing growth: The power of peer-to-peer mentoring Angie Johnson, DNP, RN Kristen Branham, MSN, RN
Optimizing faculty training for immersive virtual reality integration in nursing education: Aligning best practices and student outcomes Cynthia Bradley, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF Carol Flaten, DNP, MS, RN, PHN
Raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in healthcare and first responders using an innovative interprofessional educational (IPE) approach Safaa AL Arabi, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNL, RN Vera Gibb, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH, CCTP
Simulation prior to clinical practice Amber Bentolila, MSN, RN, CNEcl
Student success begins with equipping instructors with knowledge and resources to utilize ATI effectively Rayna Bias-Moorer, MSN-ED, RN
The measurement of clinical judgment in second semester baccalaureate nursing students Shawn Buhrow, DNP, RN Gina Dudley, DNP, RN
Transformation of a Senior Level Transition to Practice Course Using the Clinical Judgement Model Amy Nagle, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Utilization of student-to-student SBAR report to support clinical outcome achievement Kimberly Derico Amanda Nicola
VR in nursing: Redefining traditional clinical education Clare Howland, RN, BN, Cped(c), CHSE Jacinda Daley, MN, RN, CHSE