WNA Research Council 2009 Poster Session

The WNA Research Council will display innovative projects and research from nurses across the state.  The interactive poster session provides attendees with an opportunity to network with clinicans and researchers sharing their latest clinical practice innovations and nursing research findgs.  Posters will cover a variety of clinically relevant topics and will be available for viewing throughout the day on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24.  Research Council Poster Session award winners will be announced on Saturday, October 24, during the luncheon.

You may view Abstracts by clicking on links below. 

Consequences of Uninsurance in Wisconsin, Submitted by Cindy Woldt-Schmidt, RN, BSN

Academic Dishonesty in the Classroom Among Nursing Students: Prevalence & Practices, Submitted by Samuel Garland, MSN, RN, CMS, RN  

Pilot Blood Pressure Screening of Villagers in Rural Kenya, Submitted by Geoffrey Karanja Mwangi, BS 

Using a "Survivor" style game to teach the finding and application of nursing research articles to unit nurses at a Magnet-designated hospital, Submitted by Mary Pat Gage, BSN, RN, MLIS 

Pain Assessment in Non-Verbal Patients in Critical Care, Submitted by Melissa Paulson-Conger MSN, RN; Carolyn Maidl, BSN, RN; Sara Bauknecht, BSN, RN; Laurel Dziadulewicz, BSN, RN; Andrew Hanson, BSN, RN; Natalie McAndrew, BSN, RN; Jane Leske, PhD, RN         

Great Lakes Environmental Health Project, Submitted by: Elizabeth Fayram, PhD, RN; Laura Anderko, PhD, RN; Shawne Johnson, BSN, RN; Betty Koepsel, MS, RN; Jennifer Vaclav, RD; Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH

Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic Phone Triage: Monthly Variations in Volume & Parent Concerns, Submitted by Caroline Madormo, RN, BSN; Jessica Joseph, BA; Renee Ladwig, MSN, CNS, BC, LMFT; Keri Hainsworth, PhD; Kristen Jastrowski Mano, PhD; Kim Anderson Khan, PsyD; Steven Weisman, MD 

Nurse-Patient Interactions using Music Listening as a Caring/Healing Modality with Chemotherapy Patients: An Evidence-Based Practice Approach, Submitted by Shannon Spies Ingersoll, DNP, CRNA, Ana Schaper, PhD, RN; Suzanne Narayan, PhD, RN; Dawn Steffes, RA          

Identify and Resolve Recurring Medication Events When Using Smart Pump Technology, Submitted by Kari Hamson Kalis, MSN, RN; Rebeca Inglis, MSN, RN; Karen Caballero Mathis, RN, MSN; Kay Zibrowski, BSN, RN; Marilyn Zick, BSN, RN 

Assessment of a Patient and Family Involvement Program, Submitted by Andrea Hicks

Patient Falls: A Multifaceted Approach to a Multifaceted Issue, Submitted by Kathryn Koehne, BNS