Saturday, September 28, 2002: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Variables Influencing Nursing Practice and Patient Outcomes

Defining the Dimensions of Nursing Intensity in Ambulatory Care
Sheila A. Haas, RN, PhD, FAAN, dean and professor, Diana P. Hackbarth, RN, PhD, professor, Phyllis Cullen, RNC, PhD, assistant professor, Ida Androwich, RNC, PhD, professor
Individual Workload Perception Scale: A New Tool to Measure Staff Nurse Support and Intent to Leave
Karen S. Cox, RN, PhD, Senior Vice President Patient Care Services, Susan Teasley, RN, clinical research coordinator, Steve Simon, PhD, medical biostatistician, Susan R. Santos, RN, PhD, patient care services research coordinator
Relationship between Patient and Unit Level Acuity and Intrapartum Nursing Care
Rebecca Suzanne Miltner, RNC, PhD
"Make Them Your Friend": A Phenomenological Study of Patients' Experience Soliciting Nursing Care in the Hospital Setting
Mona M. Shattell, RNC, PhD, Sandra P. Thomas, RN, PhD, FAAN, professor and director of doctoral program

The Advancing Nursing Practice Excellence: State of the Science