b'Central Line Associated Bloodstream InfectionsRegan Howell, Katie Simmons, Anna Dowling, and Suzanne Batts, School of NursingFaculty Advisor: Laura Carter, RN, MSN, School of NursingAccording to the National Center for Biotechnology, every year, approximately 28,000 people die due to bloodstream infections associated with central lines. Our research question is, in ICU patients, does an extended length of stay increase the risk for central line associated bloodstream infections? Even though protocols are implemented in the hospital setting, there continues to be issues with infection control.We conducted a literature review from CINAHL and found 8 articles to address this issue. Research has proven that certain sterile techniques for infection control have proven to be more successful than others. We created a practice protocol to decrease the number of complications related to central line associated bloodstream infections.Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, and EngineeringUsing Geographic Information Systems to Compare Georgia WatersheadsAbigail Spratling, Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, and Engineering StudiesFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Can Denizman, Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, and Engineering StudiesThis project examines the differing hydrologic components of the Etowah and Upper Suwannee watersheds using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The watersheds are located in north Georgia, and across the border of Georgia and Florida respectively. The hydrologic features being compared are slope of the terrain, 100-year recurrence interval discharges, and the bifurcation, stream length, and drainage area ratios. The calculations show a significant difference in slope between the two watersheds. This difference in terrain accounts for most disparity between Etowah and Upper Suwannee. All three ratios also align well with the accepted runoff responses.59'