M 05 Nursing's Role in a Clinical Setting

Friday, 17 July 2009: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Moderator
Patricia R. Messmer, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, Patient Care Services Research, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
8:30 AM
Effect of Nurse Staffing on Patient Outcomes in Acute Care Hospitals

Karen H. Frith, PhD1
Faye Anderson, DNS1
Fan Tseng, PhD2
Nancy Gerilyn Hoyt, BSN, MN3
Kim Moore, RN, MSN, NEA-BC4
Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, FACHE5
Barbara Caspers, MS, BSN5
1College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
3Administration, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango, CO
4Nursing Administration, Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln, NE
5National Office, CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, Denver, CO

8:50 AM
Does the Magnet Hospital Concept Transfer to European Hospitals: A Multi-Level Approach

Yao-Mei Chen, PhD, RN
Department of Nursing/ College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital/ Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Meg Johantgen, PhD, RN
School of Nursing, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

9:10 AM
Registered Nurses Watching Over their Patients: A Grounded Theory Study

Lee A. Schmidt, RN, PhD
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL