Monday, November 3, 2003: 7:30 AM-9:00 AM

Rising Stars of Scholarship and Research

 Actigraphy in Ambulatory Women
Gabriella Charlotte Torrence, N/A
 Effect of Language on Hispanic's Pain Management Outcomes
Kathleen L. Siders, MSN, RN, CCRN
 Temporal Variations of Dyspnea, Fatigue, and Lung Function in Chronic Lung Disease
Cynthia A. McCarley, DSN, RN
 Atrial Fibrillation Case Study - A Vehicle for a Nursing Learning Module
Kristin DiCola, BSN, Linda Reed-Kelly, MSN, Gretchen Zewe, MNEd, Donna Caruthers, MSN, RN
 Dietary Adherence Enhancement Intervention-BalanceWise Study: Design and Baseline Results
Terry J. Starrett, BS, MA, BSN, Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, RN, Lora Burke, PhD, RN, Beth Piraino, MD, Judy Bernardini, BSN, Susan Sereika, PhD, Carol Stilley, PhD, RN, Catherine M. Bender, RN, PhD
 Hospitalized Smokers: Characterizing the Experience of Nicotine Withdrawal During Hospitalization
Donna Caruthers, MSN, RN
 Adolescent Mother's Recognition of Child Illness Severity
Christine Nelson, NRC, MS, PNP
 Canadian Missionary Nurses in China: 1921-1951
Sonya Grypma, RM, MN
 Comparison of Pain Levels in Patients Experiencing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery With or Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Gail Pike Boston, RN, BSN
 Critical Care Registered Nurses vs. Medical-Surgical Registered Nurses: How do They Compare in Regard to Work Satisfaction in the Areas of Autonomy, Participation in Decision Making, and Nurse-Physician Interaction?
Latasha L. Reed, BSN
 DARING (Diversity, Advocacy, Respect, Innovation, Nursing Education and Growth) to reach the Heartland, Service Learning Initiative: A Qualitative Retrospective Analysis for 1999-2002
Jenny A. Elbracht, RN, BSN
 Effective Pre-Operative Teaching
Courtney N. Williams, BSN
 Gender Differences in the Presentation of Symptoms Prior to and During an Acute Myocardial Infarction
Danielle Basile, BS, MS, FNP
 Group Level Reliability and Validity of the NDNQI-Adapted Index of Work Satisfaction
Carol Elliott, CRNA, MPAv
 Identifying Strengths of Homeless, Abused Women
Jean Croce Hemphill, ARNP, BC, FNP
 Knowledge of Today's Women, Ages 50 and Above, Regarding Breast Cancer Treatment Options
Amy Tallackson, N/A
 Nurses' Preferred Knowledge Sources for Practice: Qualitative Findings
Katherine Anne O'Leary, BA, BScN
 Personal and Situational Factors Influencing Coping in Adults Living with Heart Failure
Michael W. Vollman, RN
 Q Methodology: A Strategy for Developing a Measure of Modesty
Caryn Andrews, MSN, CRNP, APRN
 Teenage Suicide Prevention: A Web-based Pilot Program for Baltimore Emergency Departments
Charon Burda-Cohee, RNc, BSN, CCN
 The Prevalence of Motor Vehicle Accidents in Night Shift Hospital Employees
Sandra J. Toon, RN, BSN
 The Questioning Skills of Tutors and Students
Karen Ann Bulmer Smith, RN, BScN
 The Use of Complementary Therapies by Nurse Assistants in Long Term Care
Sr. Sharon Marie Fox, MSN
 Use of Hispanic Cultural Health Care Traditions and Acculturation: A Pilot Study
Janet Johnson Sumner, RN, MSN, CPNP
 Women's Experiences Surrounding Childbirth in Rural Zambia: An Ethnographic Study
Cynthia Brewer, N/A
 Environmental Cues Used by Advanced Practice Nurses in Air Medical Services
Andrew P. Reimer, N/A, David D. Holloway, N/A, Christopher Manacci, MSN, RN, CCRN, CFRN
 Sensorineural Hearing Changes after Myelogram
Susan M. Irvin, ND, RN, CS

37th Biennial Convention - Scientific Session
Sigma Theta Tau International