Stella Uwechia, pursuing a master鈥檚 in healthcare informatics, won a graduate oral presentation award at Adelphi鈥檚 14th annual Research Conference in April 2017.
The 鈥檚 Stella Uwechia, pursuing a master鈥檚 in , won a graduate oral presentation award at Adelphi鈥檚 14th annual Research Conference in April 2017.
Her winning presentation: 鈥淚s E-Prescribing Succeeding in the Fight Against Medication Errors in Hospital Settings?鈥� Her faculty adviser: Ulrich Rosa.
Honorable mention in the undergraduate e-Poster category went to nursing majors Hank Oppenheimer, Kemeisha Patterson, Shavene Pusey, Inessa Borukhova and Howard Warkow for 鈥淧eripheral IV Catheter Replacement Methods to Decrease Phlebitis Rates.鈥� Faculty adviser: Clarilee Hauser, clinical assistant professor at the College.
A year earlier, several teams of undergraduates and one Master of Public Health student were among those singled out.
Associate Professor Edmund Pajarillo, Ph.D., served as faculty adviser for three outstanding undergraduate teams of nursing students鈥攚ith one team of students winning in the undergrad oral presentations category and two others earning honorable mentions in podium and oral presentations.
The winning team in undergrad oral presentations鈥擟hristie Delligatti, Inshan Alli, Veronica Kelleher, Nicole Napolitano and Ashley Perez鈥攑resented on reducing risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients.
The undergrad honorable mention in oral presentations went to Alyssa Harper, Angela Park, Brianne Clarke and Jay Lee for an evidence-based project on whether dog therapy or art therapy is better as a coping mechanism. Honorable mention for poster presentations went to: Amandip Samra, Nicole Sogliuzzo, Chandler Messina and Casey Hasher, focused on electronic medical records helping cut medication errors among geriatric patients.
Among e-Poster presentations, Dr. Hauser was faculty adviser to the team earning undergraduate honorable mention: Neeta Jadonath, Christine Koyithara, Genna Giordano and Lauren Bethon for 鈥淭he Effects of Surgical Safety Checklists on Surgical Errors.鈥�
Mina Gafary, the College鈥檚 graduate winner in e-Poster presentations, focused on catheter-associated urinary tract infections in bladder cancer patients. Assistant Professor Tonya Samuel, Ed.D., advised.
The event represents Adelphi鈥檚 ongoing commitment to research and scholarship. Nearly 70 undergraduate and 10 graduate nursing students came away with awards.
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