College of Nursing hosts annual research symposium
Villanova, PA, March 26, 2009 — The College of Nursing once again honored the scholarly work of nurses with its annual research symposium. With the theme Advancing Nursing Practice and Nursing Education Through Research, the symposium, held in the Villanova Room of Connelly Center on March 26, 2009, brought together College faculty, students and regional colleagues. The event is co-sponsored by Villanova University College of Nursing Center for Nursing Research and the Alpha Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, nursing's honor society.
Keynote:
Development of a Nurse Researcher: Lessons Learned in the Trenches
Mary E. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Nurse Scientist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paper Presenters:
A Comprehensive Program to Increase Cultural Awareness and Competency Among Staff Nurses
Patricia Gilbert, MSN, RN
Mary Agnes Fox, MSN, RN
Saint Mary Medical Center
A Feasibility Study: Development of Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities
Suzanne Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Director, Center for Nursing Research
Patricia Haynor, DNSc, RN, NHA, Associate Professor
Colleen Avery, BSN Student
Villanova University College of Nursing
Reduction in Infection Rates Following the Initiation of Two Clinical Practice Changes
Ellen Kane, BSN, RN
Gwen Bretz, RN
Cynthia Cox, NNP
Sara Reeder, PhD, RN, Associate Professor
Main Line Health System, Nemours Children’s Hospital and
Villanova University College of Nursing
Evaluating the Use of Standardized Patients in Undergraduate Psychiatric Nursing Practices
Gale Robinson-Smith, PhD, RN, CNS, Assistant Professor
Patricia Bradley, PhD, RN, Associate Professor
Colleen Meakim, MSN, RN, Director, Learning Resource Center
Villanova University College of Nursing
Poster Presenters:
The Meaning of Comfort for Pediatric Oncology Patients
Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN, CS, Associate Professor
Christine Matula, BSN Student
College of Nursing, Villanova University
A Different Approach to Collaborative Testing
Lisa Easterby, MSN, RN, CNE, Coordinator of Academic Affairs,
Linda Napieralski, MSN, RN, Instructor,
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
Evidence Based Practice Protocol to Improve Glucose Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Michael M. Evans, MSN, RN, CNS, CMSRN, Instructor,
Pennsylvania State University, Worthington/Scranton Campus
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Kidney Transplant Candidates
Kathleen Kinney Falkenstein, PhD, CPNP, CCTC, Assistant Nursing Professor, Drexel University
Susan Walker, MSN, DrNPc, RN, Clinical Nurse Educator, Pennsylvania Hospital
Impact of Reiki on Knee Replacement: Patients’ Perception of Post Operative Pain and Report of Return to Daily Activities
Carol Fazzini, RNC, Staff Nurse, Telemetry Unit, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Barbara Notte, RN, Staff Nurse, Pre-Operative Assessment Unit, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Ruth Mooney, PhD, RN, Nursing Research Facilitator, Christiana Care
Preprocedural Warming Maintains Normothermia Throughout the Perioperative Period: A Study in Progress
Katie Hooven, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse, Saint Mary Medical Center
Influence of End-of Life Education on Attitudes of Nurses Caring for the Dying Patient and Family
Stephanie Jeffers, MSN, RN-BC, Doctoral Student
Bette Mariani, PhD, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor,
College of Nursing, Villanova University
Developing young researchers.
Senior Christine Matula (right), from Norwalk, Conn., took an extra credit independent study in research during her junior year with Mary Ann Cantrell, ’89 M.S.N., Ph.D., R.N., associate professor. Matula learned about the research process, assisted with data analysis and was co-author on “The Meaning of Comfort for Pediatric Oncology Patients" which will be published in Oncology Nursing Forum in November 2009. They showcased their work through a poster presentation at the symposium. Their qualitative study describes the meaning of being cared for and comforted by pediatric oncology nurse s among a sample of childhood cancer survivors. Five themes were generated from study participants' description of the care and comfort they received from pediatric oncology nurses during treatment for cancer, which highlight the significance of the caring acts provided by these health care providers.
