This year’s Nursing Research Symposium, held September 30, 2025, is where nurses, educators, researchers and more from across our system come together to share groundbreaking work. This year’s theme, “Bridging Scientific Inquiry and Patient Care Through Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice,” highlights innovative projects that are driving measurable improvements in patient care and hospital outcomes.
Through research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and program development, Henry Ford Health presenters are shaping the future of nursing.
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Nursing TRUST Program: An Avenue of Support for the Clinical Nurses Who Are Second Victims
Nancy Price, Cathy Draus, Sharron Alejandria, and Amanda Delucia
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Integrating Habilitative Care Team Members in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Lisa Redmond, Krysten Isabell, Megan Fossian, and Emily Boguth
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Decreasing Medical Device-Related Tracheostomy Pressure Injuries with Hydroconductive Dressings
Jennifer Rice, Danielle Elswick, Jessica Schmidt, and Hannah Gonzalez
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Enhancing Nurse Leader Well-Being: Implementing Jean Watson's Caritas Processes to Promote Human Caring
Trisha Rowe and Bernadette M. White
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Vitals & Vigilance: Nurse-Driven Innovation in Pediatric Sepsis Detection
Audrey Rutkowski, Steven R. Sanders II, Rachel Schiller, and Amanda Tuttle
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Staff Perception of the CPR Coach Role for Codes with Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department
Deborah Sanders and Wendy Butterfield
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Combating Workplace Violence: The Implementation of a Behavioral Emergency Response Team
Jessica Schmidt and Jennifer Rice
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Cut to the Heart: Emergency Sternotomy Training
Jessica Schmidt, Taylor Soltis, and Jordan T. Richardson
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Under Pressure: Isolating the Data for Prevalence and Severity of Pressure Injuries in Isolation Rooms
Jessica Schmidt, Nichole White, Audrey Rutkowski, and Emilee Losey
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ICU Made 4 U: Critical Care Education for Novice Nurses
Taylor Soltis, Brooke Blair, Jessica Schmidt, and Jennifer Rice
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Tele Turnaround: Improving Nursing Telemetry Assessment
Taylor Soltis, Brooke Blair, Jessica Schmidt, and Jennifer Rice
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Using the Modified Minnesota Detoxification Scale to Evaluate Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: An Integrative Review
Torri N. Trojand, Jaclynn H. Morgan, and Charles J. Shamoun
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Efficacy of a Collaborative Medication Record (MAR) During Charting Downtime
Abbie Tuomisto, Kyle D. Moritz, Marisa K. Szydlowski, and Mark Johnson
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Advancing Nursing Research Through Implementation Science and Health Equity
Ashlee Vance and Melissa P. Maye
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Multi-disciplinary Collaboration on Maintaining Safety Transport for Patients on Supplemental Oxygen
Britney Wagner and Alma Agulto
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Driving Change: Nursing Quality Improvement Process During a Community-Based Mobile Kidney Health Screening Initiative
Alandra White, Kimberlyn Lott, and John Laguio
