A list of the abstracts accepted for presentation at the 2020 ANNA National Symposium appears below. Click on a title below to access the full text of the abstract.

Abstracts

• Top Three Discharge Diagnoses of 30-Day Readmission for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients on Hemodialysis in a Hospital Setting (Babaylan, & Tran, P.)
• Epigenetic Role of Gut Microbiota in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis (Chung, S., Barnes, J., Astroth, K.S., & Mortimer, N.)
• Symptom Clusters in CKD (Clark-Cutaia, M., Rivera, E., Scherer, J., Abramowitz, M., & Yu, G.)
• Genetic Correlates, Demographic Factors, and Medical Characteristics Associated with Fatigue in Individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (Davey, C.H., Webel, A., Voss, J., Hsiao, C., & Sehgal, A.)
• Ace the Space to Improve Care in Pediatric Dialysis Patients (Duva, M., & Coakley, S.)
• Avoiding Admissions and Dialysis Treatments in the Emergency Department (Freeman, J., Benton, S., & Simmons, S.)
• Preventing Falls and Fall-Related Injuries for CKD Patients with “Blood and Bone” Risks on an Inpatient Nephrology Nursing Unit (Gengler, K., Moore, K., Young, R., Johnson, D., Kirkman, A.)
• Peritoneal Dialysis Modality: Engaging Staff to Enhance Competency to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Outcome (George, C.)
• Experience of Guatemalan Adults with Diabetes Who Have or/at Risk of Kidney Disease (Hain, D.J., & Goodman, R.)
• A Novel Method of Parent and Patient Hand Hygiene Education to Reduce Episodes of Peritonitis in Pediatric Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients (Hedrick, S.)
• The Implementation of a New Graduate RN Residency Program for Acute Care Hemodialysis Nurses (Hudson-Weires, E., Fleming, P.S., & Hall, M.B.)
• Patterns and Correlates of Fatigue in Individuals on Hemodialysis (Joshwa, B., Peters, R.M., Malek, M.H., Yarandi, H.N., & Campbell, M.L.)
• The Show Must Go On - Dialysis Contingency Planning for Water Crises (Kearns, L., Wesner, S., Schroeder, E., Chudy, M., Harrell, R., Balan, R., Flythe, J., Teal, L., Sawyer, D., Smith, B., Hoffman, R., Boone, P.; Hampton, G., Scott, C., Wong, C., Glover, J., & Cannon, M.)
• The Benefits of a Specialty Camp for Children with End Stage Organ Failure (Kennedy, S., & Richards, S.)
• Use of Multidisciplinary Approach to Increase and Maintain the Number of Patients Choosing a Home Therapy Modality (Luehr, A.)
• Use of Ultrasound Guidance During Cannulation: 5 Years Later (Luehr, A.)
• A Quality Improvement Project: Develop Formal Educational Protocol on Pre-Renal Transplant Education for Patients and Families (Martinez, A., Hartley, M., Panzella, E., Robles, Z., Burnside, M., Cometti, B., Stock-Leach, B., Gujarathi, P., & Ramirez, J.A.)
• Impact of Conducting Clinical Research on Facility Performance & Quality (Mussina, K.)
• Factors Associated with Hemodialysis Adequacy among ESRD Patients in Rwanda (Ndahayo, D., & Chironda, G.)
• Phosphorus Binder Compliance Strategies for Children and Teens (Pomponio, A.)
• Increasing Point-of-Care Nursing Competency by Utilizing Bedside Ultrasound for the Assessment and Cannulation of Hemodialysis Vascular Access (Salamat, S., Kaur, H., & Moonesar, A.)
• Say NO to Transmission: Only You Can Protect You (Salamat, S., & Moonesar, A.)
• QI Project to Increase Venipuncture Best Practice in Patients with GFR < 60mg/dl (Shakoor, K., & McCoy, M.)
• Patterns and Predictors of Nursing Care Left Undone in Acute and Chronic Dialysis Units (Thomas-Hawkins, C., & Flynn, L.)
• Nurse Staffing, Workload, Nursing Care Left Undone, and Patient Safety in Dialysis Units (Thomas-Hawkins, C., Flynn, L., & Dillon, J.)
• Renal Diet and Fluid Restriction Survival Guide for Hemodialysis (Thompson, C.)
• Implementing Effective Care Using KDIGO Guidelines for Mineral and Bone Disorders (CKD-MBD) in Hemodialysis (Watson, S.S., Jolles, D., Pasricha, A., Halderson, J., Harmon, K., & Miller, J.)
• Understanding the Impact of Elevated Potassium on Kidney Patients’ Quality of Life and Treatment Experience from a Nephrology-Based Office Survey (Weinstein, A., Beckrich, A., Singer, D., Alvarez, P.J., Fogli, J., House, J.A., Mann, M., & Fischer, M.)
• An Intradialytic Cycling Pilot Project to Increase Quality of Life Scores (Wilson, R.)

*Please note that abstracts appear in alphabetical order by presenter as they were submitted.