SESSION
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster Presentations I
 A Collaborative Community-Based Effort to Assist Children, Youth, and Families Living in Volatile Homes or Communities: The Safer Tomorrows Project Research Team, Partners, Volunteers, and Collaborating Agencies
Clarissa A. Shavers, DNSc, RNC
 A Comparative Study of the Quality of Life on Two Different Types of Intervention for Stroke Patients
Lin Chen Mei
 A Construct on Spiritual Care for Terminal Cancer Patients from a Religious Perspective
Shu-Ya Chen, MS, RN, Shu-Chen Chang, MA, RN, Wu-Fan Chen, MS, Hsiu-Fen Liu, MS
 A Phenomenological Investigation of Korean-Canadian Young Adults and Their Past Experiences as Adolescents Living with a Mental Health Problem in the Greater Toronto Area
Michelle Y. E. Lee, RN, BScN, Diane M. Buchanan, BScN, MScN, DNSc
 A Qualitative Study Evaluating a Pre-Operative Education Program for Colorectal Surgical Patients Requiring Permanent Ostomies
Teresita Banan, BSN, RN, Gloria Beriones, MSN, Emerald Cole, BSN, RN, Luzviminda Palad, BSN, RN, Shirley George
 A Worksite Tobacco Dependence Program for Healthcare Providers
Diane J. Bartscherer, MS, ANP, Virginia Reichert, MS, NP, Patricia A. Folan, BSN, RN, Colleen DeGaetano, RN, BS, OCN, Daniel R. Jacobsen, BSN, RN, Lorana Miceli, MA, RN, CH
 Angioplasty Nursing Interventions to Diminish Bleeding Around the Groin
Stella G. Lanter, RN, MS
 Associate Professor
Kuemsun Han, PhD, YounJung Chang, RN
 Paper Withdrawn
 Bereavement After-Care, Development, and Research
Leslie E. Parker, RN, CCRN, Sandra Clark, BSN, RN, Cheryl Behner Patterson, RN, Mary Caldwell, MPA, BSN, RN, Lisa A. Ulrich, BSN, RN
 Bringing Evidence-Based Nursing Research to the Bedside
Denise Bickert, RN, BA, MS
 Building Capacity of Novice Researchers for Reducing Health Disparities
Sharon Horner, PhD, Lynn Rew, EdD, Mary Hoke, PhD, RN
 Cancer Treatment, Symptom Monitoring, and Self-Care in Adults
Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, PhD, RN, Phoebe D. Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, Kathleen A. Ducey, ARNP, MS, AOCN
 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcomes in Oncology Patients
Beverly S. Hughes, MS, RN, AOCNS, CHPN
 Care Needs and Their Related Factors for Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Yu-Chu Pai, RN, MS, Yi-Chen Tsou, RN, BS, Mei-Chuan Chen, BS
 Caring for Aging Chinese: Lessons Learned from America
Hongwei Wan, RN, Fang Yu, PhD, RN, CRNP, Ann Kolanowski, RN, PhD
 Caring for Patient with Dementia in Norway: Learning from Environmental Observations and Nurses Interviews
Cristina L. Joseph, Gene Elizabeth Harkless, DNSc, ARNP, Anne Vinsnes, DrPH
 Challenging the Ethos of Caring: Experiences of Nurses in Cape Town, South Africa
Doris Deedei Khalil, PhD, MA, BA, RN
 Characteristics of Labor Pain: A Comparison of Massage Effects
Mei-Yueh Chang, MSc, RN, Chung-Hey Chen, PhD, RN
 Comparison of Relaxation Technique and Ibuprofen Tablet for Treatment of Dysmenorrhea
Mitra Tadayon Najafabady, RN, MSc, Zahra Rakhshaei, MSc, Simin Montazery, MSc
 Comparison of Vaginal Deliveries Outcomes Among Different Races
Jennifer Truax, RN, MSN, Jung-Tzu Lin, RN, MSN
 Compassionate Caring in Bloomsburg University Nursing Students: Innate or Learned?
Pamela S. Verosky, M. Christine Alichnie, PhD, RN
 Concealment and Silencement Among Family Caregivers of HIV Children: A Challenge and Themes for Health Education
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Ivone Evangelista Cabral, PhD
 Contributions of Military Training to Men's Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence
Teresa Hendrix, RN, BSN, BA, MSN
 Coping Strategies of Individuals Living with Parkinson's Disease
Leah D. Phillips-Black, RN, MSN, ARNP, Sonia Rudolph, RN, MSN, FNP
 Developing the Eighteen-Hour Baby-Friendly Educational Curriculum for Kaiser Permanente
Jo Ann Freddie Skoufis, MSN, PNP, IBCLC
 Development and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument: The Neonatal Infection Control and Compliance Index (NICCI) to Measure Infection Control Compliance in the NICU Environment
Penny C. Bennett-Baird, RNC, MSN
 Does Methodological Triangulation Help Nurses Understand the Complex Reality of Daily Activity in Women Recovering from a Cardiac Event?
Fumiko Furukawa, PhD, RN, Masayo Toume, PhD, RN, Yoko Miyatake, RN, PHN, MN, MS
 Domestic Violence Screening in the Rural Emergency Department
Vickie Poulin, RN, ADN, SANE-A, Jean Petersen, MHSA, BSN, RN, Sarah Jo Brown, PhD, RN
 Effectiveness of Video-Based Lamaze Method on Maternal Labor Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice
Tao-Hsin Tung, PhD, Hui-Chuan Shih, MSN, Yong Ming, MSN
 Effects of Psychodrama on Anger Expression, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Wives of Alcoholics
Soo Yang, PhD, Jong-Sook Han, DNSc
 Paper Withdrawn
 Efficacy of Direct Blood Pressure Biofeedback for Individuals with Mild Hypertension
Pei-Shan Tsai, PhD, Mei-Yeh Wang, MSN
 Empowerment and Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Teaching Hospital
Li H. Lin, MS, RN, Yu-chih Chen, PhD
 Enhanced Patient Comfort with Warm Blood Transfusions
Bernice Budz, RN, MSN, ARNP, Diana Meyer, RN, MSN, Cris Gonzales, RN, MSN, Lori Burton, RN, MSN
 Enhancing Communication for Non-English-Speaking Patients
Joanna Ryan, RNC, BSN
 Establishing and Evaluating of Nursing Care Plan Decision Support System
Yuann M. Tzeng, RN, MS, Yu-chih Chen, PhD, Shin-shang Chou, RN, MSN, MBA, Li H. Lin, MS, RN
 Evaluating Outcomes of an AmeriCorps Volunteer Service Program Designed to Augment the Nursing Workforce
Barbara R. Heller, EdD, RN, FAAN, Jennifer M. Calhoun, MS
 Evaluation on Utilization of the Healthcare Service in One Urban Area in Korea
Sung-Hee Ahn, RN, PhD, Byung-Wha Lee, RN, PhD
 Exploring the Illness Experience of Persons with HIV/AIDS
Elnora (Nonie) P. Mendias, PhD, RN, FNP, BC, David P. Paar, MD
 Fall Prevention in Assisted Living
Linda S. Davis, MSN, RN, CMSRN
 Feasibility of Culturally Competent Diabetes Education to Reduce Emergency Department Visits for African Americans with Diabetes
Wanda Anderson-Loftin, PhD, RN
 Gender Differences in Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone in Taiwan
Pao-Chen Lin, MS, RN, Hsiu-Hung Wang, PhD, RN
 Health Diplomacy Through Collaboration in Post-Tsunami Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Perspective of a U.S. Public Health Service Nurse Officer, One Year Later
Thomas T. Pryor, PHN
 HIV Risk Reduction and Postmenopausal Women: Nursing Research Agenda
Susan Lynde Hamilton, RN, MScN, CS
 Impact of Individual Monthly Contact on Patients with Elevated A1C's
Lori D. Fox, APNP, MN, BS, RN
 Impact of School Nurse Intervention on Student Health and Attendance
Penny C. Weismuller, DrPH, RN, Merry A. Grasska, MPH, RN, NP-C, Marilyn Alexander, RN, BSN, PHN, Patricia S. Kramer, BA, RN
 Improving the Work Environment of Baccalaureate Graduate Nurses: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of the Methodist Hospital's UHC Nurse Residency Program
Rosemary Pine, RN, MSN, CDE, Charlean Mason, RN, MSN, Renae Schumann
 Instrument Innovation in Nursing Collective Health Practice: The Classification System of Social Phenomena
Emiko Yoshikawa Egry, RN, MNSc, PhD, Marcia Cubas, RN, MPH, PhD
 Literature Review and Analysis on Interrelationships Among Clinical Teachers, Students, and Nurses: Key Issues and Broader Implications for Recruitment and Retention
Yolanda B. Babenko-Mould, RN, Carroll L. Iwasiw, RN, MScN, EdD, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, RN, MScN, EdD, Heather K. S. Laschinger, RN, PhD, Wayne Weston, MD, CCFP, FCFP
 Magic T.V.: Nurse-Facilitated Use of Light-Assisted Minimally Guided Imagery in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Frances Civilette Downs, RN, MSN
 Mathematical Modeling of Symptom Clusters in Cancer Patients
Hee-Ju Kim, MSN
 Model Evolution to Midrange Theory of Home Care Guiding Evidenced Practice
Carol E. Smith, RN, PhD, Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, PhD, RN
 Monitoring Delirium in the Hospitalized Elderly
Sonia Sandhaus, MS, RN, CRNP, Margarete Lieb Zalon, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, Faith Harrell, Donna Valenti, RNC
 New Approaches to Disseminating Research Results to Nurses and Other Clinicians
Janna C. Roop, PhD, RN, CHPN, Elizabeth A. Galvin, MS, RN, AOCNS, Marilyn H. Oermann, RN, PhD, FAAN, Judith Floyd, RN, PhD
 Nursing Advocacy: Development of an Instrument
Heli M. Vaartio, MNSc, Helena Leino-Kilpi, PhD, Pauli Puukka, MSocSc
 Paper Withdrawn
 Patterns and Outcomes of Healthcare Use Among At-Risk Alcohol Drinkers
Barbara A. Heise, APRN, BC
 Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Critically Ill Children: Bringing Evidence-Based Practices to the Bedside
Margot Thomas, RN, MScN, Judy Rashotte, RN, MScN, Diane Gregoire, RN, MScN, ET
 Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Oral Care Hygiene
Marisa Blahovich, RN, BSN
 Professor
Han Keumsun, PhD, RN, YounJung Chang, RN
 Qualitative Outcomes of Guided Imagery Following Joint Replacement Surgery
Gloria F. Antall, ND, APRN, BC, Denise Kresevic, PhD, RN
 Questionnaire Development to Assess Asthma-Related Quality of Life Among Children
Li-Chi Chiang, PhD, RN
 Readiness for Hospital Discharge: Predictors and Outcomes in Adult Medical-Surgical Patients
Linda B. Piacentine, MS, RN, ACNP, Marianne Weiss, DNSc, RN, Norah Louise Johnson, MSN, RN, CPNP
 Relationships Between Coping, Anxiety, and Quality of Life for Taiwanese Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Patients
Heng-Hsin Tung, MSN, FNP
 Satisfaction of the Patient to the Nursing Assistance Received in the Cardiac Surgery Post-Operatory
Maria do Carmo Querido Avelar, RN, PhD, Márcia T. M. P. Amaral, RN
 Scheduled Telephone Follow Up to Improve Patient Outcomes: A Nurse-Designed EBP Project
Rona Levin, PhD, RN, MaryJo Vetter, MS, RN, NPC, Paula Scharf, PhD, RN
 Symptomatology and Self-Care Practices Related to Quality of Life in Persons with HIV/AIDS
Ginger K. Peterson-Mitchell, RN, BSN, MS, MSN
 Taiwanese Volunteers' Experiences of Participating in Community Health Services
Lin Shu-Man, MSN, Pei-Lin Hsieh, MSc, PhD, Chen-Hung Chiang, BA, Hsiao-Jung Chen, BA
 The Comparison of Work Satisfaction of Active and Inactive Registered Nurses with Implication for Retention
Linda Ann Roussel, DSN, Kimberly A. Williams, DNSc
 The Development and Validation of Parenting Scales for Mothers with Transnational Marriage: Examples of Indonesian Mothers Living in Taiwan
Ching Hsien Chen, RN, Bih-Ching Shu, PhD, RN
 The Effect of Distraction by Using a Party Blower on Pain Level During Intravenous Insertion in Preschool Children
Soontaree Sriarammanee, MNS, Renu Pookboonmee, DNS, Wilai Leesuwan, MEd
 The Effect of Perceived Communication Self-Efficacy, Satisfaction with Treatment and Attitudes Toward Diabetes on Glycemic Control
Susan M. Matthews, MSN
 The Effects of a Volunteer Services Program on Family and Nurse Satisfaction in a Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU
Sharon Ninni, RN, BSN, CCRN, Laura Reilly, RN, BSN, CCRN, Denise Fochesto, RN, MSN, CCRN, APN-C
 The Effects of Counseling and Recreational Activities on Levels of Alienation Among Nursing Students in Alexandria, Egypt
Abir K. Bekhet, RN, Marcelle Naguib, PhD, RN, Mervat El-Geunidy, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, PhD, RNC, FAAN
 The Experience of a Cancer: A Qualitative Approach with Systematic Review of Resignify of Life
Patricia Ferreira, RN
 The Mental Health Evaluation of Foreign Workers in Taipei, Taiwan
Chia-Chi Chen, RN, MS, LCCE, Jia-Fu Lee
 The Relationship of Predisposing Factors to Post-Discharge Service Use for Hospitalized Elders with Heart Failure
Paula Roe-Prior, PhD, RN
 The Symptom Severity and Coping Strategies in Patients Receiving Lung Cancer Surgery
Ting T. Chiang, RN, Sing-ling Tsai, RN, PhD
 The Use of Rubrics in Student Nurse Clinical Evaluations
Nancy B. Fixler, MSN, RN, CC
 Translating Brief Intervention Guidelines for High-Risk Drinkers into Clinical Primary Care Practice: What Gets Done?
Zena Hyman, MS, RN
 Translating Research into Practice: Using Indicator Data for Program Development
Judy-Lynn McGrath, BScN, MN
 Understanding Family Member's Anxiety After Traumatic Brain Injury: From Intensive Care Unit Through Acute Hospitalization and Inpatient Rehabilitation
Maria Jinky Valdez, RN, MSN, CRRN, Grace Ibe, RN, MSN
 Understanding Obesity in Community Dwelling Old-Old
Bonnie Callen, PhD
 Paper Withdrawn
 Violence Exposure and Postpartum Depression in Low-Income Hispanic Women
Jung-Tzu Lin, RN, MSN, Janet Hooper, RNC, BSN, Qiuping (Pearl) Zhou, RN, PhD
 Why are Rural School-Age Children with Asthma Having High Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits?
Sharon Horner, PhD
 Women with Cardiac Symptoms Seeking Treatment in the Emergency Department: A Grounded Theory Study
Sheila A. Turris, RN, BHSc, MSN