All sessions listed are in Eastern time (ET).
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Med-Surg Moments: The AMSN Podcast Live Taping
Join our four co-hosts as they record our podcast live! Co-hosts Alissa, Chelsea, Caroline, and Evie will be joined by two lucky registrants selected randomly to be guest co-hosts for the day! They'll be talking about convention experiences and much more!
10:25 am – 10:30 am
Medtronic Sponsor Welcome
10:30 am – 11:30 am
General Session
Marisa Streelman, MSN, RN, CMSRN; Amy Allen, MSN, RN, CNML
Join us for a panel discussion on the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from health care organizations faced with a global pandemic. Descriptions of how organizations managed PPE, staffing, staff safety, patient safety, and capacity concerns in communities with “shelter-in-place” orders will be included along with insights on ways to handle the fear and anxiety of patients, staff, and the community.
10:30 am – 11:30 am
General Session
Marisa Streelman, MSN, RN, CMSRN; Amy Allen, MSN, RN, CNML
Join us for a panel discussion on the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from health care organizations faced with a global pandemic. Descriptions of how organizations managed PPE, staffing, staff safety, patient safety, and capacity concerns in communities with “shelter-in-place” orders will be included along with insights on ways to handle the fear and anxiety of patients, staff, and the community.
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Kristi Reguin-Hartman, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC; Julie Linder, MSN, RN, CNS, ACCN-AG, CCRN
This session will feature an interview-style conversation providing perspectives on evaluating rapidly changing guidelines and recommendations and implementing corresponding nursing care during a pandemic. Information on how to analyze and prioritize traditional and non-traditional sources of evidence also will be included.
Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN; Amy Hite, DNP, FNP-BC, ONC
Our current understanding and the language we use about “professionalism” in nursing is outdated and inadequate. This interactive session will address the scientific work regarding professional identity in nursing and show how a deeper understanding of nurses’ professional identity can better recognize nurses’ unique contributions to improve health.
Getting to Yes: A QI Intervention to Reducing Refusals of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Surgical Patients
Victoria Saunders, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism represent common and potentially preventable adverse outcomes following surgery. Without prophylaxis, pulmonary embolismis a leading cause of post-operative mortality. This session will explore a quality improvement initiative to allow nurses to feel more competent in both the administration of and knowledge base regarding VTE prophylaxis and how the utilization of the QI intervention has been instrumental in lowering the percentage of patient refusals.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
View Virtual Posters
Take time to view the on-demand virtual poster files and recordings.
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Bullying and Patient Safety: How to Prevent and Combat Bullying in the Workplace
Ruthie Robinson, PhD, RN, CNS, AEN, CEN, NEA-BC; Cynthia Stinson, PhD, RN-BC
This session will explore the definitions, theories, and methods of identification of bullying. Attendees will be able to discuss the impact of bullying on individuals, units, organizations, and patients.
Management of Intentional Foreign Body Ingestion in Adults
Catherine Skowronsky, MSN, APRN-CNS, CMSRN; Lynne Kokoczka, MSN, APRN- CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCRN
Learn how one hospital system used an interprofessional team approach, individualized plans of care, and a system-wide nursing protocol for patients with foreign body ingestion.
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
President's Address
Summer Bryant, DNP, RN, CMSRN
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
General Session
Replenish at Work: Micro-Restorative Practices to Promote Well-Being
Cathy Alvarez, MA, RN, CNML, HNB-BC; Pamela Mulligan, BSN, RN, NBC-HWC
Identify how an integrative approach to well-being improves awareness of self-care and self-care practices for nurses. Components of mindful awareness, emotional intelligence, and self-compassion will be discussed, followed by experiential micro-restorative practices which can be incorporated into the work day to relieve stress and promote caregiver well-being.
4:45 pm – 4:45 pm
General Session