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Nursing professor Martha Foxall, Ph.D., talks with Jamie Baumert and Daoka Beccam-Hartman, UNMC College of Nursing graduate students. |
The event marks the semester’s end, said Beccam-Hartman and Baumert, who are enrolled in nurse practitioner master’s degrees programs.
“It’s kind of a pivotal point,” Baumert said. “It’s downhill from here, for some,” she said, because finishing the presentation meets one graduation requirement.
Colloquium projects
Peggy Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean for graduate programs, said the colloquium projects were the results of a required research methods course and research project during which students work with faculty on a piece of the faculty members’ research.
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A UNMC College of Nursing graduate student talks about her group’s poster presentation during the Spring Research Colloquium. |
“It’s quite a lot of work,” Dr. Wilson said. “They must present in a scientific forum then submit a written manuscript about their results of their research.”
Overall, there were 12 research posters and three oral presentations. The College of Nursing Graduate Programs and Gamma Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau sponsored the colloquium.
The projects are judged on clarity of the problem defined, theoretical/conceptual framework, methodology and design, interpretation of findings based on data, relevance of the research to nursing, overall appearance of poster and response to questions.
Dr. Foxall: “Quite impressed”
Martha Foxall, Ph.D., professor and chairwoman, UNMC College of Nursing department of parent-child, administrative education and science, was among the judges.
“I was quite impressed with the overall quality and variety,” Dr. Foxall said. “The appearance of the posters and presentations were very creative. You can tell there was a lot of work and effort by the results. I also think the students’ work speaks well of the faculty advisors. This is a unique way to complete the graduate program. There’s a lot to be proud of.”
Research projects such as these are important to the practice of nursing, she said.
“These advanced practice nurses need to have evidence-based practices,” she said. “It’s an important component of nursing. You hope with positive stimulation that some students will go into a doctoral program.”
Awards, presentations
Students presented the following research poster and oral presentations (awards are noted below):
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Oral Presentation — presented to Susan E. Knutson for Independent Nursing Actions in Cooperative Care.
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation (tied for first place) — presented to Earline Edwards and Alice Jardee for Youth Psychosocial Responses Before and After Insulin Pump Therapy was Initiated
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation (tied for first place) and the Rena E. Boyle Alumni Award for Clinically Significant Research — presented to Shelly Ranck and Erin Witcofski for Barton Hospital Picture Test: Testing Reliability and Validity
Rena E. Boyle Alumni Award for Clinically Significant Research — presented to Heidi Kile for Heart Failure: Spousal Needs in Care Management
Gamma Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau Award for Excellence in a Research Presentation –presented to Shannon L. Baker for Relationships Among Affective States and Medication Adherence in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors
- Enhancing Self-Esteem in Children through the School System, by Jamie M. Baumert and Daoka Baccam-Hartman
- An Analysis of the Scientific Literature on Physical Well-Being, Mental Health, and Performance of Nurses Working Nights, by Michel Anderson, Torri Merten and Heather Peck
- Research Quality and Intervention Outcomes in Studies Considering Hospital Readmissions and Cost in Individuals with Heart Failure, by Rae Benson and Jody Pedersen
- Quality of Life and Symptom Status in a Disease Management Program of Heart Failure Patient: Six-Month Followup, by Melody J. Boswell
- Self-Esteem Enhancement in Rural Midwestern School-Aged Children, by Diane E. Clevenger
- Self-Esteem Enhancement in School Aged Children, by Shelly R. Foster
- Evaluation of Journey Mapping from the Perspective of Health Systems Nurse Specialist (HSNS) Graduate Nursing Students: A Pilot Study, by Angela Herbert and Cheryl Klausen
- Relationship Between Sleep/Wake Patterns and Fatigue after Chemotherapy: A Comparison of Diary Versus Actigraph, by Patricia J. Johnson
- Nursing Students’ Smoking Behaviors and Smoking-Related Self-Concept, by Mary Smith
- Adherence to a Multi-component Intervention for Prevention of Osteoporosis in Breast Cancer Survivors at 18 Months Follow-up, by Rita L. Hays