Decreasing Driveline Infections Through Proper Driveline Dressing

Alyssa Antonio is from Honolulu, HI, and has been a Registered Nurse for 8 years. Her clinical background has been working with the cardiothoracic/vascular stepdown patient population. Alyssa has previously worked at Mayo Clinic, University of Washington Medical Center, Cedars
Sinai Medical Center, and now at UCSF Medical Center on 10CVT. She has been at UCSF Medical Center for 3 years, and is proud to be working alongside amazing colleagues. Alyssa enjoys working with the cardiothoracic/vascular population because of their complex trajectory, and the many learning opportunities that comes with caring for this patient population, whether it be about surgical approaches, medical and nursing management, or postop complications. Aside from nursing, Alyssa’s interests also include research and its application to practice. She has worked on research regarding tobacco prevention at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and has been a student research assistant at Johns Hopkins University assessing longterm effects of COVID-19 among the pediatric population with Kawasaki disease, and investigated disparities in aging-related outcomes based on income and financial strain. Alyssa is currently pursuing her DNP-FNP degree at Johns Hopkins University and will be graduating in May 2024. In between her grad school and work life, Alyssa enjoys finding new spots to eat, going for happy hour, pilates, and watching new shows on Netflix/HBOMax.