Year in Review: Nursing

Sunday, March 22, 2026

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time

Location: W179

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Kathryn Connell, Professional Member HP (she/her/hers)

University of Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

This session will highlight significant nursing research studies from 2025, emphasizing key findings, implications for clinical practice, and strategies for implementing evidence or advancing future research. Led by SCCM's Nursing Section, the discussion will focus on topics relevant to nurses and the multiprofessional critical care team, ensuring broad applicability while centering nursing’s role in driving innovation.

Learning Objectives:

Analyze key findings from impactful nursing-led studies published in 2025, including their implications for adult and pediatric critical care practice
Discuss evidence-based strategies from nursing research to improve patient outcomes, multidisciplinary collaboration, and healthcare systems in clinical, educational, and policy settings
Identify gaps in current nursing research to prioritize future inquiry and innovation in critical care

Presentations:

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Central Time

Humanizing the ICU: Empathy, Connection, and Person-Centered Nursing
Christine Swartzman, CCRN, CNS, MSN
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Central Time

Evidence-Based ICU Nursing: Pupillometry for Endotracheal Suctioning Pain and Nurse-Led Weaning Protocols
Elizabeth A. Scruth, PhD, CCNS FCCM (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Central Time

Supporting Families and Optimizing Delirium Care: Evidence for Advancing ICU Nursing Practice
Olena Svetlov, DNP, RN, AGNP/CNS, CCRN, ATCN, PHN (she/her/hers) – UCLA Health Peninsula Pulmonary Medical Associates