{"id":82625,"date":"2019-05-13T09:14:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/healthsciences\/?p=82625"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:34:41","slug":"school-of-nursing-attends-the-western-institute-of-nursing-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/13\/school-of-nursing-attends-the-western-institute-of-nursing-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Nursing Attends the Western Institute of Nursing Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seven faculty, seven undergraduate students, and one alumna, all from the School of Nursing, had the opportunity to attend and present at the Western Institute of Nursing Annual Research Conference on April 10-13 in San Diego, California. This opportunity is provided each year by the Joanna Jody DeMeyer Endowed Chair for Nursing fund and makes Boise State University unique for having such great representation at the conference.<\/p>\n

The Western Institute of Nursing works to bring together a diverse community of nurses in a shared commitment to transcend the boundaries of knowledge, development, and application to advance the discipline and drive improvements in practice, outcomes, and cost. The theme of this years conference was career, connection, and community.<\/p>\n

Students who attended the conference were given the opportunity to visit presentations and sessions related to the overall topic of the conference. Students additionally presented their own research and evidence-based practice projects alongside their mentors and other faculty research presentations.<\/p>\n

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Brynn Peters with her poster “Assessment of Suicide Screening Tools for Adolescents”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAttending the Western Institute of Nursing conference this semester has helped me realize the power of research in nursing,\u201d said Brynn Peters, junior undergraduate nursing student. \u201cThis extraordinary experience connected me with other nursing professionals that have similar goals as I, in improving the lives of children, and has inspired me to consider options in pursuing advanced degrees in nursing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boise State was also well represented at the conference with a School of Nursing faculty and alumna podium presentation. Cara Gallegos, assistant professor, and Hannah Nakashima, Bachelor of Science in Nursing fall 2018 graduate, both presented \u201cJournal Writing in Families of a Critically Ill Patient: An Integrative Review.\u201d The study provided attendees with insight on how journal writing can be used to decrease stress and post-traumatic stress disorder in families of a relative in the intensive care unit.<\/p>\n

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Jane Grassley with her award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

School of Nursing faculty additionally received awards at the conference. Jane Grassley, professor and Joanna \u201cJody\u201d DeMeyer Endowed Chair, was named the 2019 recipient of the Anna M. Shannon Mentorship Award for her outstanding mentorship to students, researchers, and colleagues. Lucy Zhao and Jenny Alderden, both assistant professors, were also awarded Best Gerontology Research Presentation award for their research, \u201cFactors Associated with Falls in Homebound Community-Dwelling Older Adults.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student research poster presentations and their mentors included:<\/p>\n