Carleen Merola, DNP, RN, TCRN, PCCN, is the Critical Care Manager at Baylor Scott & White – Centennial in Frisco, TX. Within her role, she oversees the emergency department, intensive care unit, cardiopulmonary department, cardiac cath lab, interventional radiology, and many other special projects. With over 14 years of nursing experience ranging from bedside clinician in the ED to educator to nurse leader, she has been involved with many project implementations. An avid attendee of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) conference, Dr. Merola first found Steripath at ENA 2019 in Austin, TX. With a commitment to zero harm to the patients within her facility and an early adopter of new technology, she became the first user of Steripath with the Baylor Scott & White system in January of 2020. Her implementation led to a 94% decrease in blood culture contaminations within the ED and was later presented at ENA 2021. She continues to be an integral supporter of the Steripath device within her facility as well as within the Baylor Scott & White system.