Research & Evidence-Based Practice Mission Statement

To provide education, mentorship and leadership throughout the research process. Strive to perform research, disseminate findings and evaluate and improve our quality of patient care via evidence-based practice.

Index Of Presentations

• CSI: Complete Skin Inspection – Preventing Pressure Ulcers
• The Effect of Healing Touch on Anxiety, Stress, Pain, Pain Medication Usage, and Physiological Measures in Hospitalized Sickle Cell Disease Adults Experiencing Vaso-Occlusive Pain Episodes.
• Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections - A 90-Day Trial of Chorhexidine Gluconate Baths in the Intensive Care Units to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections
• Modern Day Candy Stripers - Comfort Runners® Improve HCAHPS Scores

Awards

• Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcer Team wins 1st place at the 2010 NCONL Research Symposium and 3rd place at the 2011 Research Symposium at Forsyth Medical Center