Nursing faculty to present research papers, posters

Below are the UNMC College of Nursing faculty members who will present research papers or poster presentations at the 27th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society conference April 4-7 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Midwest Nursing Research Society, which covers a 13-state region, has more than 1,400 members. For 20 years, it has been promoting the growth of nursing research quality and quantity in the Midwest.

  • Barnason, S. A., Zimmerman, L., & Nieveen, J. (2003, April). Outcomes of a home communication intervention on cad risk modification and functioning of CABG patients with ischemic heart failure.

  • Barry, T. L., & Kaiser, K. (2003, April). Influences of health determinants on perceived health status among low-income women.

  • Buchanan, L. A. (2003, April). Social support for tobacco dependence: Pilot study results.

  • Campbell-Grossman, C., Hudson, D. B., Keating-Lefler, R., Fleck, M., & Westfall, J. (2003, April). A description of the needs and concern of single low-income mothers.

  • Cramer, M. (2003, April). Evaluation informs a community coalition’s program planning in environmental tobacco smoke.

  • Cramer, M. (2003, April). Determining demand for nursing workforce using a predictive model.

  • Duncan, K., & Pozehl, B. (2003, April). Emotional and physiological characteristics of high and low frequency exercisers with heart failure.

  • Christine Eisenhauer, student. “Perceptions of Newly Immigrated Hispanics toward Needs for and Barriers to Cultural Competent Care in the Greater Omaha Area.”

  • Fahrenwald, N. L., Atwood, J. R., Walker, S. N., Johnson, D. R. & Berg, K. (2003, April). Results from ‘Moms on the Move’, a physical activity intervention for WIC mothers.

  • Kaiser, M. Hays, B., Hertzog, M. (2003, April). The Adolescent Prenatal Questionnaire: Testing an instrument that assesses psychosocial factors in first-time pregnant adolescents.

  • Keating-Lefler, R. (2003, April). Reformulating life: The first three months postpartum for single, unpartnered, medicaid eligible first time mothers.

  • Nieveen, J. (2003, April). Development and testing of the Cardiac Symptom Survey (CSS) for postoperative coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients.

  • Peterson, J., & Yates, B. (2003, April). Promotion of heart health in mid-life women: The churchbased heart and soul physical activity program.

  • Pozehl, B. (2003, April). Fatigue, dyspnea and mood disturbance in exercise-trained heart failure patients.

  • Rodehorst, T. K. (2003, April). Factors that influence elementary school teachers’ intent to manage symptomatic asthmatic children: A rural perspective.

  • Walker, S. N., Hageman, P. A. & Pullen, C. H. (2003, April). A tailored approach to increasing physical activity among midlife and older women.

  • Wilhelm, S. L. (2003, April). Factors that impact intent to adopt hrt for menopause management.

  • Wilson, M. E., Heermann, J., & Wilhelm, P. (2003, April). Moms in the NICU: Outsider to partner.