IN-PERSON | ON-DEMAND April 2026

SHINE Conference

 

Awards

At the annual SHINE Conference, the Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Inquiry recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for their significant contributions to nursing science.

2024 awards were announced on Monday, April 15 for:

  • Excellence in Evidence-based Practice;
  • Excellence in Quality Improvement;
  • Best Student Project;
  • Excellence in Research; and the
  • Impact Award. 

Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners!


Excellence in Evidence-based Practice Award

The Excellence in Evidence-based Practice Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for conducting outstanding work in the area of evidence-based practice. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.

Best practices for ensuring hospital-based traveling clinical staff provide safe patient care to reduce adverse safety events

By Michelle Cook, Julia Krzyzewski, Jessica White, Amanda Memken, Micayla Johnson, Sarah E. Francis, and Heather Watson

Best practices for completing root cause analysis of hospital acquired pressure injury stage 3 or greater

By Helen Borte, Retzer Cariaga, Holley Farley, Rachel Moseley, Alphie Rahman, Lindsay Rice, Allison Spingler, and Cynthia A Walker

Excellence in Quality Improvement Award

The Excellence in Quality Improvement Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for conducting outstanding work in the area of quality improvement. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.

Initiation of a Comprehensive Carotid Endarterectomy Care Pathway is Associated with Lower ICU Admission Rates and a Significant Reduction in Hospital Charges

By Tim Madeira, DNP, CRNP, APRN-CNS, CCRN, PCCN, Holly Grunebach, MS, PA-C, Sanuja Bose, MD, MPH, and Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS 

Implementation of a nurse-managed bladder management QI pilot

By Lisa Klein, Amelia Tenberg, Hohyung Yi, Margie Burnett, and John Probasco

Excellence in Research Award

The Excellence in Research Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for conducting outstanding work in the area of research. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.

LGTBQ+ awareness training for nurse residency program participants: Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes

By Suzanne Dutton, Andrea N. Cimino, Mary Jo Lombardo, Periwinkle Mackay, Jessica Borthwick, Nia Wright, and Melissa Gerstenhaber

Student Project Award

The Student Project Award recognizes a student for conducting outstanding inquiry work. The award winner is selected by the Abstract Review Committee.

Impact Award

The Impact Award recognizes a nurse or nurse-led team for their outstanding impact on the health care system as a whole. The award winner is selected by the Chief Nursing Officers.

It’s All on The Line: Implementation of a High-Risk Mitigation Tool to Decrease CLABSIs in The Adult Surgical ICU

By Madison Goundry, RN, BSN, Heather Cullen, RN, BSN, CCRN, Samantha Young, MS, RN, CCRN, ACNPC, CCNS , and Carley Scheeper, MLS(ASCP), CIC, CQPA