SESSION
Monday, November 14, 2005: 7:30 AM-9:00 AM
Rising Stars of Scholarship and Research
 A Concept Analysis of Perinatal Grief
Anthony Lathrop, MSN
 Development of a Patient Educational Material Scoring Sheet
Laura Clayton, MSN, RN, CTN, CC
 Transformation: Student Nurses' Experiences in Learning the Caring Process in Nursing
Pamela Kelley Lake, MSN, RN
 Utilization of Mammogram Screening Using NCI Guidelines: A Diverse Population
Tracy Pickering, RN, MS, FNP
 A Grounded Theory Study: Adolescent Expectations of Weight Loss and Weight Loss Interventions
Wilma Powell Stuart, MA, RN, Marti Rice, RN, PhD, Barbara Habermann, RN, PhD, Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN, Susan Davies, PhD, Barbara Gower, PhD
 Application of the Symptom Management Model to the Day Surgery Population
Lynda L. Mandzuk, RN, BN
 Continuous Lateral Rotational Therapy: Protocol Development and Outcomes Evaluation
Georgita Tolbert Washington, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
 Cultural Competence Among Freshman Nursing Students, Junior Nursing Students, and Nursing Faculty
Amme McCoy, RN
 Development of a Fall Analysis Data Collection Tool to Assist in Early Cause Identification
June Ruth Granger Borazjani, BSN, MSN, CPHQ
 Dying Well - A Qualitative Exploration
Margaret Perkins, BSN, MSN, FNP-C, Vincent Hall, RN, PhD, Gene McDowell, PhD, Judy Mallory, RN, EdD
 Evaluating Effectiveness of an Inpatient Nurse-Directed Smoking Cessation Program in a Small Community Hospital
Cheryl E. Gies, RN, BSN, MSN, Debra D. Buchman, PhD, RN, CNS, Janet H. Robinson, PhD, RN, Dianne M. Smolen, PhD, RNBC, CNS
 Expressive Writing in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
Melissa Craft, RN, MS, AOCN
 Fathers and Breastfeeding: A Phenomenological Study
Janine Dailey, RN, MSN
 Health-Related Quality of Life in Children of Carnival and Migrant Farmworkers
Jill Francesca Kilanowski, MSN, CPNP, RN
 Hospital Orientation for International Nursing Graduates: Evaluation of Cultural Competency Content and Procedures
Monina Distor-Castro, RN, BSN, Maryanne Garon, RN, MSN, DNSc
 Male Partner Participation in Smoking Cessation of Women During Pregnancy
Jeffrey Gage, MPH, RCpN
 Parental Beliefs About Neonatal Clinical Trials
Frances R. Ward, RN, MSN
 Quality of Life of School-Age Children
Angela L. Green, MSN
 The Effects of an Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Self-Efficacy and Perceived Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women
Versie Johnson-Mallard, MSN, WHNPc
 The Nature of Relationships Among Nurses, Patients and Family Members in the Acute-Care Hospital Setting: A Qualitative Study
Cheryl A. Segaric, RN, BScN, Med
 The Perceived Barriers and Incentives to Obtaining a BSN Degree for Returning RN Students: A Phenomenological Study
Lucinda Megginson, MSN, RN
 The Time of Day Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Begin in Adult Females and Adult Males: A Pilot Study
Lea Ann Matura, MS, RN, NP-C, CCRN
 The Transition of New Graduate Nurses Into the Workplace
Elaine S. Scott, RN, PhD
 Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors: An Application of the Emerging Theory of Experiencing Transitions
Krista L. Wilkins, RN, BScN, BSc
 Use of NVivo With Colaizzi's Method of Data Analysis
Amy E. Yasunaga, MS, APRN-RX
 Using Geographic Information Systems to Evaluate Nursing Policy
Karen L. Courtney, RN, MSN
 Crying Alone With My Child: The Meaning of Parenting a Young Child With Bipolar Disorder
Josephine Wade, RN, PhD
 Nurses' Perceptions of Challenges in Caring for the Morbidly Obese
Daniel Drake, RN, BSN, Kathy Dutton, RN, MSN, CNAA, Martha Keehner Engelke, RN, PhD, Maura S. McAuliffe, CRNA, PhD, FAAN, Mary Ann Rose, RN, MSN, EdD
 Readiness for Hospital Discharge: Predictors and Outcomes in NICU Parents
Julie Marie Splingaire, MSN, RN
 The Cardiovascular Risk Perception of First Degree Relatives of Individuals With Premature Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Does Gender Matter?
Susanne L. Burns, BSN, RN, CCN(C), Pamela A. Ratner, PhD, RN
 The Effect of Computer-Based Counselling on the Compliance Among Adolescents With Chronic Disease
Maria Kääriäinen, RN, MSc
 Theory of Health Care Ethic From Ecofeminist Perspective
Mari Lahtinen, RN, MNSc
 Cigarette Smoke and Gene Expression: Comparative Analysis of Monolayer and Three-Dimensional (3D) Epithelial Cell Cultures
Alison R. Jones, RN, MS, Homero San Juan, MD, PhD, Jason W. Beckstead, PhD, Richard F. Lockey, MD, Shyam S. Mohapatra, PhD
 Doula Support and Attitudes of Intrapartum Nurses: A Qualitative Study of the Patient's Perspective
Karla Papagni, BS, UANS
 Age Differences in Self-Reported Pain Among Older Adults
Amanda Floetke Elliott, ARNP, Ann L. Horgas, RN, PhD

Sigma Theta Tau International
38th Biennial Convention - Scientific Sessions
November 14, 2005
Indianapolis, IN