Southern Nursing Research Society Conference Feb. 16-19, 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida

The College of Nursing plans to have a strong presence in this year’s Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) conference. This year the conference is in Jacksonville FL February 16-19, 2011. To date we have many faculty and student presenting, including a symposium, 9 paper presentations, and 5 poster presentations. This should be a very exciting and energetic conference and USF Nursing will be there making a presence and making a difference! For more information on the conference go to http://snrs.org/annualconf/2011annualconference.html.

Symposium Presentation:

Tofthagen, Cindy – Assistant Professor, Team Leader
McMillan, Susan – Distinguished University Health Professor
Janine, Overcash – Associate Professor
Holtzlander, Lorraine – Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Visovsky, Constance –Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Current topics in Oncology Nursing Research, Session H, on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstracts:

· Feasibility and Acceptability of Resistance Exercise For Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

· Medication Induced Constipation in Outpatients with Cancer

· Bereaved family caregivers of advanced cancer patients at 3 months: Analyzing depressive symptoms, grief, and complicated grief

· Performance Status (PS) Assessment in Older Patients Diagnosed with Cancer

Podium Paper Presentations

Beckie, Theresa, Professor – The Effects of a Tailored Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Perceptions of Health in Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Session E on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Beckstead, Jason, Associate Professor – A Method for Handling Suppressor Variables in Health Care Research, Paper Session D on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Cline, Jennifer, PhD Graduate – The Relationship Between FAM5C SNP (rs10920501) Variability, Metabolic Syndrome, and Inflammation, in Women with Coronary Heart Disease, Session E on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Johnson-Mallard, Versie, Assistant Professor – Minority Pregnant Women’s Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Session B on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Kohler, Mary, PhD Student – Exploring the Relationships among Work-Related Stress, Quality of Life, Job Satisfaction, and Anticipated Turnover on Nursing Units with Clinical Nurse Leaders, Session D Friday February 18, 2011 11:00 am – 12:00pm

Messer, Monica, PhD Student – Development and Psychometric Testing of Tools to Assess Pressure Ulcer Prevention Knowledge and Attitudes in Ancillary Services Staff, Session D on Friday, February 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

Morrison-Beedy, Dianne, Dean and Professor – Factors Related To Onset of Sexual Activity In Teen Girls, Session A on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Tofthagen, Cindy, Assistant Professor – Taxanes vs. Platinum Based Chemotherapy: Differences in Neuropathic Symptoms and Performance, Session A on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Zambroski, Cheryl, Associate Professor- Challenges in Accruing Heart Failure Patients in Hospice to Intervention Research, Session E on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Poster Presentations

Budhrani, Pinky, PhD Student – Fatigue, Sleep Disturbances, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines, and Breast Cancer: Research Synthesis and State of the Science

Cadena, Sandra, Clinical Assistant Professor – Indigenous Community Health and the Nursing Student Experience: Exploration of Cultural Competency

Gonzalez, Laura, Assistant Professor & Belote, Marisa, Instructor and PhD Student – Use of the Simulated “Ten-Minute Assessment” to Promote Patient Safety in the Undergraduate Curriculum

Lengacher, Cecile, Professor – Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Among Advanced Stage Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers (Melissa Shelton, PhD Student presenting)

Monroe, Jackie, PhD Student – Nurse manager (NM) emotional intelligence (EI) as a predictor to registered nurse (RN) job satisfaction and RN perceptions of the practice environment and the relationship to patient, nursing and hospital outcomes

Shelton, Melissa Molinari, PhD Student – The Warmer Babies Project: Reducing the incidence of hypothermia upon admission to the NICU

Shelton, Melissa Molinari, PhD Student & Groer, Maureen, Professor – Relationship of inflammation, stress, and depression in pregnant women

Exhibitor

Parker, Marcia – Nursing Recruitment