SESSION
Halls C & D (Indiana Convention Center)
Saturday, November 12, 2005
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Halls C & D (Indiana Convention Center)
Sunday, November 13, 2005
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Halls C & D (Indiana Convention Center)
Sunday, November 13, 2005
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Poster Presentations
 A Collaborative Partnership for Wound Care Improvement in Health Services in Brazil
Maria Helena Larcher Caliri, PhD, RN, Emilia Maria Paulina Campos Chayamiti, RN, Terezinha Kinue Yano, RN, Aparecida Mabtum, RN, Carmem Silvia Cascaldi Garcia, N/A, Maria Luiza Belloni Garcia, RN, Daniela Soares da Silva Mariano, RN, Sheila ValadãO. Carvalheiro, RN
 A Collaborative Project to Enhance Cognition in Geriatric/Psychiatric Clients
Sandra Engebretsen, PhD, RN
 A Contents and Workloads Analysis of Nursing Activities According to the Patient's Classification
Ji Young Lim, Ju Young Shin
 Acute Myocardial Infarction Movie
Margaret A. Morley, RN, MSN, CNS/ANP-C
 An Assessment of Registered Nurses' Attitudes and Knowledge of Pain Management
James P. Humphrey, RN, MSN, PhD, Michelle Gilbert, RN, BSN, MSN
 Are Perioperative Nurses Conducive to Learning in an Online Environment
Veronikia D. Lee, RN, MSN, MBA, CNOR
 Blackboard™ as an Adjunct Teaching Strategy in a Clinical Pediatric Nursing Course
Marjorie Heinzer, PhD, MSN, RN, CS, CRNP
 Development of a 'Respiratory Advanced Life Support' (RALeS) Course to Improve Patient Care in a Level 1 Trauma Center
Lorena E. Beeman, RN, BSN, MS, CCVT
 Development of a Teaching Package for Caregivers to Care for Older Patients With Stroke
Suluck Vongterapak
 Disparities in Health Care Access and Utilization for Individuals who Are Homeless
Rhoberta Jones Haley, RN, FNP
 Effective Health Education for Individuals With Low Health Literacy: An Intigrative Literature Review 2001-2004
Christina R. Fouse, MS, APRN, CNP
 Endoscopic Versus Open Vein Harvesting: Impact on Wound Complications, Pain, and Graft Patency
Sharon A. Pecsi, MSN, RN, Laurie A. Radojevich, MSN, APRN, BC
 Enhancing Staff Nurse Knowledge of Research and EBP
Sharon K. Broscious, RN, DSN, CCRN, Jennifer Bialk, RN, MSN
 Evaluating the Efficacy of a Behavior Modification Program in Overweight African American Adolescents
Crystal D. Lane-Tillerson, PhD, RN
 Exploring Health Care Decision-Making and Values of Older Adults: Consistency and Clarification of Responses Over Time
Vicki Martin, RN, PhD
 Exploring Nursing Practice Around the World Through Study Abroad
Lucy B. Trice, PhD, ARNP, BC, Doreen Radjenovic, PhD, ARNP, PNP, BC
 Fostering Critical Thinking Through Concept Map Care Planning
Arlene Mae Saliba, RN, MS, NP, Nancy A. Carter, RN, MS
 Health Care for the Elderly: The Real Needs of the Elderly Living Independently in the Community
Ruby S. Lindsey Black, MSN, RN
 Holistic Nursing Care: A Way to Practice Complementary and Alternative Modalities During Childbirth
Rozina Roshan, RN, BScN, Alia Nasir, RN, RM, BScN
 How to Discharge Young Schizophrenians From Mental Hospital in a Non-Traditional Method
Bendt Jensen, N/A
 Implementation of a Study Abroad Program for Nursing Students
Linda Johanson, RN, EdD
 Intraperitoneal Carboplatin & Taxol for Ovarian Cancer
Sao Lan Ieong, RN, MS, OCN
 Job Satisfaction and Nurse Retention Among Experienced Nurses
Julie Shaw, RN, MSN, MBA, CEN, Myra Martz Huth, RN, PhD
 Mitral Valve Repair: Illustrating the Artistry of a Complete Restoration
Patti McCluskey-Andre, RN, MSN, CCNS, ACNP-C
 Mutual Mentoring Across Cultural Diversity: A Collaborative Approach to Community Capacity-Building
Josephine B. Etowa, RN, RM, IBCLC, Wanda Thomas Bernard, PhD, RSW, Barbara Clow, PhD
 Physical Function Barriers to Diabetes Self-Management in the Older Adult Population
Dorothy Foote, PhD, Sharon R. George, MN
 Public Health Issues in Iraq: A Model for Teaching Global Health Concepts
Pamela J. Worrell-Carlisle, RN, PhD
 Research Educational Interventions: Increasing Research Utilization at the Bedside
Karen Sheffield O'Brien, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, Elizabeth Gressle, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, Michael Mistric, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, Jennifer Kelly, RN, MSN
 Service-Learning Through Community-Based Participatory Research in the Healthy Weigh/El Camino Saludable Program
Pamela Jean Frable, ND, RN, Aren Morris, N/A, Jessica Hill, BSN, Lyn Dart, PhD, RD, LD, Patricia J. Bradley, DNS, MSN, RN
 Spirituality in Nursing Care
Linda O'Dell, RN, MSN
 Strategies For Success - Implementing a Noise Reduction Initiative in the Acute Care Setting
Brenda Free, RNC, Michele Marshall, RN, MS, CNS, CNA, BC, CLNC
 The Art of Sympathy: Exploring Loss and Grief
Lynn Allchin, RN, PhD
 The Choice of Excellence, Quality Improvement and Teamwork at Its Best
Melanie Lee, RN, C
 The Development of Perioperative Nursing Record
Sriwiengkaew Tengkiattrakul, MS, RN, Pranee Sanguanchue, BSc, Weena Bunlangpoti, BSc
 The Effect of Tai-Chi-Qui-Gong Exercise on Patients' Pulmonary Function, Exercise Capacity, and Quality of Life After Lobectomy
Jong Shwu-Yuan
 The Experience of Nurse Partner Presence: Stories From Undergraduate Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Students Engaged in an Innovative Partnership Program
Carol Williams-Barnard, DNSc, RN
 The Impact of Technology on Pain Assessment and Documentation Practices
Terri A. Price, RN, BSN, Patricia L. Schaffer, RN, MSN
 The Perceptions of Health Care Workers who Have Contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Yeu-Shan Hsieh, N/A, Hsieh Yeu-Shan, N/A
 The Psychological Effect of Bullying in the Workplace
Christine Mladineo, RN, BSN, Tara Narby, RN, BSN
 The Therapeutic Effect of Relaxation on Pain-Distress During an Invasive Procedure
David Harris, MSN, CPNP, Brian Stahulak, BSN, RN, MBA, Joan M. Lokar, MSN, CPNP
 Use of Video Vignettes to Compare Pain Assessment Tools for Infants
Virginia Maikler, PhD, RN

Sigma Theta Tau International
38th Biennial Convention - Clinical Sessions
November 12-13, 2005
Indianapolis, IN