ANE Research Symposium
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RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2026
October 28, 2026, Chicago, IL
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
October 7, 2025, Atlanta, GA
The full-day symposium was held on October 7, 2025, as a pre-conference to the ANCC National Magnet Conference® and Pathway to Excellence Conference® in Atlanta, GA.
The American Nurses Enterprise Institute for Nursing Research and Quality Management invited staff nurses, RNs/APRNs, clinical nurse scientists and other researchers, research fellows/residents and mentors, faculty, administrators, educators, and students to attend the American Nurses Enterprise 2025 Research Symposium, Amplifying the Value of Nursing through Transformative Research.
The 2025 conference was the most successful yet, drawing the highest number of attendees and presenters in our history! The energy and enthusiasm from participants created an unforgettable experience filled with innovation and inspiration.
The symposium focused on disseminating nurse-led research findings and stimulating discussion among attendees to advance nursing research. There were four tracks of presentations, dedicated time for poster presentations, and keynote, lunch, and endnote presentations by nationally renowned nurse leaders.
The 2025 winner of the the Sigma/American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Grant was announced. Congratulations to Michele DeGrazia, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, FAAN, an outstanding researcher whose work exemplifies excellence and impact in the field.
PRESS RELEASE: ANCC and Sigma Theta Tau Announce Winner of the 2025 Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Grant
We also celebrated exceptional research through our Poster Awards, judged by members of the ANE Research Advisory Council.
Top Poster Awards
First Place: Examining How Registered Nurses Want to Prioritize Improvements in Their Work Environment: A Mixed Methods App, presented by Dan P. Kelleher, PhD, MPH, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.
Second Place: Impact of Facility Dog Intervention on Young Children's Anxiety During Outpatient ECHO and EKG, presented by Spencer Shreeve, BSN, RN, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Chicago, IL.
Third Place: Exploring Compassion Fatigue and Moral Distress in Acute Care Nursing Staff During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, presented by Natalie Bermudez, PhD, RN, EBP-C, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, and Silvia Clark, MSN, RN, CEN, South Miami Hospital, Miami, FL.
Poster Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention: Mexican American Adolescent Mothers Navigating Their Social Ecology: Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention, presented by Susan Vonderheid, PhD, RN, University of Illinois Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL.
Honorable Mention: Improving Fall Risk Assessments & Reducing Documentation Burden Through AI Assisted Technology, Joseph Gordon-Reznar, MPA, DNP, RN NEA-BC, Cambridge Health Alliance, West Barnstable, MA.
Honorable Mention: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of the Modified Obstetric Fall Risk Assessment System: A Pilot Study, presented by Natalie Bermudez, PhD, RN, EBP-C, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, and Geraldine Lamoglia, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, South Miami Hospital, Miami, FL.
RESEARCH WORKSHOPS DAY
October 6, 2025, Atlanta, GA
A full-day of workshops was held on October 6, 2025, as a pre-conference to the ANE Research Symposium. The four workshops were well attended by researchers and innovators from around the world!
Methods for Quantifying Nursing’s Economic Value Contributions
Olga Yakusheva, PhD, MSE, FAAN
Kathryn Lee, PhD, RN
Summary:
In this workshop, the team of nursing economic value experts guided participants in identifying ways to measure the revenue contribution and economic return on investment (ROI) of new nursing development programs, redesign of staffing models, and implementation of new interventions for use in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, innovation, and clinical research evaluations. Workshop activities included identifying potential cost-offsets and monetizable quality and safety outcomes to build the economic business case for investments in nursing.
Evidence-Based Practice Workshop
Madeleine Whalen, RN, MSN/MPH, CEN, NPD-BC
Judith Ascenzi, DNP, RN
Summary:
The editors and authors of the 5th edition of the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines led this hands-on, interactive workshop. Participants explored the purpose of EBP, why it matters, and when to use it to solve clinical problems. Next, they were taken on a high-level tour of the key phases of the EBP process. Finally, they uncovered helpful resources to continue building both their own--and their staff’s--EBP skills into the future. Participants left with practical knowledge and concrete next steps to build evidence into their practice.
Research Methods Learning Workshop: Strengthening and Scaling Nursing Research
Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN
Summary:
This interactive workshop was designed for nurse researchers to strengthen the quality of research designs and methods used (for self and mentored projects) and to expand into multi-site research projects. The session incorporated foundational and intermediate quantitative research methodologies that work well in clinical settings and key considerations for conducting high-quality research across multiple sites. Participants engaged in a blend of didactic learning, small group discussions, and hands-on exercises using real-world examples. The workshop utilized resources including the ANCC Research Council Multi-Site Research Playbook Playbook( 2021).
Foundation Friends: Storytelling to Elevate Nursing’s Value and Impact
Adriane K. Griffen, DrPH, MPH, MCHES®
Summary:
This interactive workshop highlighted current American Nurses Foundation grant recipient pitch talks and provided strategies to convince a funder in 2 minutes why they should fund your research, plus methods to improve research dissemination through storytelling. Workshop attendees learned how to develop powerful messaging that effectively communicate the value, impact, and ROI of research to various audiences and stakeholders. Resources on how to assess individual bias in critiques of pitches were also shared with the audience.
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