Please contact Dr. Works (keworks@fsu.eu) for additional help: Submission navigation links for Research Symposium Program Portal WF ‹ Previous submission Next submission › Submission information Submission Number: 57 Submission ID: 7811 Submission UUID: 3e1e9200-ef0a-4b4a-aa70-8957423f88c5 Submission URI: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal Submission Update: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal?token=m7XMu7b3yAmrAzl0Ae9RiBFwUeh3JrdwRoz18AhOzIQ Created: Wed, 02/05/2025 - 10:27 AM Completed: Wed, 02/05/2025 - 10:49 AM Changed: Tue, 04/01/2025 - 08:40 AM Remote IP address: 142.197.114.198 Submitted by: Anonymous Language: English Is draft: No Webform: Research Symposium Program Portal WF Submitted to: Student Research Symposium Program Portal Primary Student Contact First Name Primary Student Contact Last Name Pronouns Primary Student Contact FSU Student Email Photo of all individuals presenting this work Morgan and Kendra Headshot_0.jpg540.44 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. Major(s) of all individuals presenting this work Bio of all individuals presenting this work Before pursing her degree in Nurse Anesthesia, Kendra spent most of her 5 years as a nurse working in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit. In school, she continues to have a strong passion for caring for cardiac surgical patients and hopes to provide cardiac anesthesia after graduation. Research interests include ways to optimize patient care through improving the quality and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Poster Title Abstract During general anesthesia, the patient's eyes must be protected to prevent corneal abrasions (Grixti et al., 2013). Several approaches are used to ensure that the eyelids remain closed during surgery including medical tape, transparent film, and single-use eye covers. There is no standard of care that delineates the superiority of one method of protection over another, as long as the eyelids remain closed, and the eyes are protected from external insult. Prior to the implementation of this project, the most commonly used method of eye protection at a large teaching hospital in central Florida was medical tape, likely due to its low cost, ease of use, and widespread availability throughout the hospital. Multi-use medical tape, however, carries an increased risk of healthcare acquired infections owing to the fact that it is almost never washed or sterilized after opening, is exposed to many patients and clinicians, and it is used to secure invasive lines, drains, and airways, and wound dressings. The purpose of this paper is to highlight medical tape’s role in microbial transmission and to advocate for a simple practice change among anesthesia providers that reduces risk and promotes improved hygiene for patients. The following PICO question was used to search literature databases and guide the process improvement project: Does employing single-use translucent eye patches (I) for eye protection in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia (P) as opposed to reusing the same roll of tape (C) across multiple patients decrease the possibility of infection (O)? Research Mentor Name Research Mentor's College (or High School) Research Mentor's Department (or Subject) Research Mentor's Email Additional Research Mentor(s) Co-presenter(s) Keywords Poster Session/Number Work Complete Exploratory (the research question has been identified and design of approach is outlined) Presentation Modality Face to Face Poster session Synchronous Online Presentation Asynchronous Online Presentation Poster PDF CookSecrestPoster_0.pdf1.45 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.100 MB limit. Poster Thumbnail DNAP poster screenshot_0.png1.24 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. I will be printing my poster CAPTCHA What code is in the image? Enter the characters shown in the image. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Save Leave this field blank
