68 Sharp HealthCare 2025 List of Accomplishments — Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus External Honors and Awards American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Beacon Award of Excellence (2025) • Gold Awardees: ◌ 4 North Acute Care Unit ◌ 6 North Acute Care Unit ◌ 7 West Progressive Care Unit • Silver Awardees: ◌ 5 West Progressive Care Unit ◌ Medical Intensive Care Unit ◌ Surgical Intensive Care Unit Sharp Memorial Hospital (2025). Geriatric Surgery Verification Level 1 from the American College of Surgeons Sharp Memorial Hospital Emergency Department (2025). ACEP Accredited Geriatric ED — Silver — 2025-2028 Sharp Memorial Hospital Kidney Transplant Program (2025). Donor Care Network Centers of Excellence. Presentations and Posters See Addendum Publications • Graham, J., Richardson, L., Maldoon, L. Durrant, J., & Kelly, C. (2025). Limitations to end of life care planning for patients on high flow nasal cannula. Professional Case Management, 30(3), 122-124. Doi. 10.1097/ NCM.0000000000000800 • Nilsen, S., Wintz, D., Wright, K., & Poeltler, D. (2025). Achieving goal concordant care with goals of care consultations in the emergency department. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091251393371 • Sey, R., & Coughlin K. (2025). A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Skin-to-Skin Care and Positive Parent Touch. Neonatal network: NN, 44(2), 83–93. https://doi.org/10.1891/NN-2024-0047 • Culver, D., Sitzer, V., & Bickford, C.J. (2025, October 10). Diffusion and adoption of the ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice document: Part 2 qualitative findings of the national survey. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol31No01PPT61 • Wintz, D., Schaffer, K., Hites, J., Zgliniec, L., & Boettcher, M. (2025). Power of mentorship for recruitment and retainment of trauma staff. Trauma surgery & acute care open, 10(2), e001655. https://doi.org/10.1136/ tsaco-2024-001655 • Wintz, D., Wright, K., & Nilsen, S. (2025). A practical guide to implementing generational health. Toolkit for generational health. Sharp HealthCare and West Health Institute. Presentation Awards Champayne, K. (2025). From Stress to Success: Enhancing Healthy Work Environment in the SICU Setting. Dean Barb Taylor Dissemination Grant, San Diego Consortium for Excellence in Nursing and Allied Health Collaborative Evidence-Based Practice Institute. Research Awards • Lopez, K. (2025) Exploring Predictors of Ambulatory Surgical Patient Same-Day Discharge, Irene S. Palmer Research Award Recipient • Lopez, K. (2025) Exploring Predictors of Ambulatory Surgical Patient Same-Day Discharge, Howell Foundation Award Recipient