OPEN FORUM #3
Management—Part I
Monday, December 6, 2010
3:00 P.M.–4:55 P.M.
Room N239/N241
1. Best Leadership Practices in Interdisciplinary Communication Between Registered Nurses and Respiratory Therapists—Paula Aherns MA RRT, St Paul MN
2. Development and Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record Chart Audit Process—Russell Graham AS, Houston TX
3. Rapid Response Revisited: a Continued Success Story? —Russell Graham AS, Houston TX
4. The Relationship of Employee Productivity to Billing Units in a Respiratory Care Department of an Oncological Academic Center—Clarence Finch MS, Houston TX
5. The Impact of Therapist-Driven Protocols on Respiratory Therapist’s Job Satisfaction—Kristin Burns BSc, Parma Heights OH
6. Nationwide Survey of Licensure Requirements for Management Standards in Respiratory Care Practice Acts—Terrence Smith MHS, Asheville NC
7. The Perceived Cultural Self-Efficacy of Respiratory Therapist and Nurses: a Comparative Study—Linda Birnbaum MS RRT, East Brunswick NJ
8. Implementation of Community Based Outreach—Sandy Rhodes, San Diego CA
9. Using HME’s to Reduce the Cost of Mechanically Ventilation—Frank Sandusky MBA, North Olmsted OH
10. Rapid Response: Are We Making a Difference?—Eugene De Guzman RRT, San Diego CA
11. Changing Aerosolized Antibiotic Administration Times Reduces Patients Stay—Richard Bennett BS, Cleveland OH
12. Implementing a Clinical Service Improvement Team to Ensure Best Practice—Garner Faulkner II BSRC, San Diego CA
13. Comparison of Methods for Medication Storage and Transport by Respiratory Therapists in an 800 Bed Medical Center—Daniel Grady MEd, Asheville NC
14. Evaluation of AARC Benchmarking Metric Validity—Robert Chatburn MHHS RRT-NPS FAARC, Cleveland OH
15. Improving Response Time for Respiratory Care Disaster Preparedness Plan—Jenifer Graves, San Diego CA
16. Implementation of a Patient Driven Protocol in the Era of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)—Dana Stauffer, Hershey PA
17. The Value of a Capitated Pulse Oximetry Program—John Emberger Jr BS RRT, Newark DE
18. Decreasing RCP Exposure to Potentially Harmful Aerosol Particles—Ricky Bowen BS, Durham NC
19. Restructure of Hiring Process to Increase Retention Rates—Carol Mihailuk, San Diego CA