Nursing students honored at Fall Research Day









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Korinne Riley (left) and Rebecca Jurgens received the Gamma Pi’s Muriel Munchrath Award and the Dean’s Award for their poster presentation. Photo by Dan Brick

Graduate nursing students presented their research findings in 24 poster or oral presentations during the annual Fall Research Day on Nov. 7 on campus. Five UNMC College of Nursing graduate students received awards for their research projects.

The Dean’s Award for Excellence in a Poster Presentation and the Muriel Munchrath Gamma Pi Chapter-at-Large Award for Excellence in a Research Presentation was presented to Korinne Riley and Rebecca Jurgens. The title of their project was “The Effects of Dietary Sodium Education on Heart Failure Patients’ Adherence and Knowledge.” Faculty advisors were: Kathy Duncan, Ph.D., and Bunny Pozehl, Ph.D., College of Nursing Lincoln Division.









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(From left to right) Kimberly Blake, Christine Brandt and Jessica Wollberg with their advisor Peggy Pelish, Ph.D., after receiving the Rena Boyle Award presented by the College of Nursing Alumni Association and the Dean’s Award for their oral presentation.
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The Dean’s Award for Excellence in an Oral Presentation and the Rena E. Boyle Alumni Award for Clinically Significant Research went to Kimberly Blake, Christy Brandt and Jessica Wollberg.

The title of their project is “Comparison of Blood Stream Infection Rates in Children With Two Different Types of Injection Caps in Use on Central Venous Cathethers.” Their faculty advisor was Peggy Pelish, Ph.D.