N 08 Nursing Leadership, Methodological Issues, and Disease Prevention: Strategies to Improve Work Environments

Friday, 3 August 2012: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM
Moderator:  Christa Van der Walt, PhD, MEd, MSocSc, BArtSc, BEd, RN, RM, School of Nursing Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa, Potchefstroom, South Africa, South Africa
Preventing Sharp Injuries Among Nurses and Midwives in Sub-Saharan Africa

Barbara Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN
School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Sue A. Blanshan, PhD
Academic Affairs10th Floor, Maryland Higher Education Commission, Baltimore, MD
Shijun Zhu, PhD
School of Nursing, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Margaret Maimbolwa, RN, PhD
Nursing, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia



Brokers of Change: Outcomes of a Shared Governance Model of Leadership in Academia

JoAnn D. Long, RN, PhD, NEA-BC1
Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE1
Beverly Byers, EdD, RN1
LaNell Harrison, RN, MSN1
Steve German, PhD2
Rod Blackwood, PhD3
(1)Department of Nursing, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX
(2)College of Professional Studies, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX
(3)Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX



Rasch Analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) in the Context of Workplace Bullying for a Sample of Nursing Faculty from Midwest U.S. Universities

Aryn C. Karpinski, PhD1
Laura C. Dzurec, PhD, PMHCNS-BC2
Gail E. Bromley, PhD, RN, CNS2
Shawn M. Fitzgerald, PhD1
Timothy W. Meyers, RN, MSN1
(1)College of Education, Health, and Human Services, Kent State University, Kent, OH
(2)College of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, OH