University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing has announced the winners of the college’s Dean’s Award. The award provides eight students with travel to the Midwest Nursing Research Society annual meeting.
Each recipient earns a $500 award from the College of Nursing. The awards will be presented at the MNRS 39th Annual Research Conference is April 16-19 in Indianapolis.
Awards are given to students whose research or evidence-based practice posters are selected for presentation at the MNRS Annual Meeting in spring 2015.
MNRS is one of the largest and most influential nursing research organizations in the country, serving individuals in a 13-state Midwest region.
Recipients are listed below by home town and title of their posters.
PhD Program
BEATRICE — Jennifer Miller, “State of the Science: Screening and Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Primary Care Setting.”
TOKYO, JAPAN — Kosuke Niitsu, “Identification of Candidate Genes to Develop an Additive Genetic Resilience Index: Integrative Review.”
HUE, VIETNAM — Dieu-My Tran, “Cardiovascular Risk Factors among College Students: Knowledge, Perception and Risk Assessment.”
DNP Program
HICKMAN — Hope Bauman, “Effect of an Evidence-Based Preceptor Training Program on Practicum Outcomes of Nursing Students in a Large Online Program.”
OMAHA — Laura Lonehill, “Utilizing Simulation to Improve Labor and Delivery Nurse Competency.”
BSN Program
HUMPHREY — Derek Classen, “Relationships among Physical Activity, Depression, Anxiety, and Hemoglobin A1C in Diabetic CABG Patients.”
LINCOLN — Kristy Schmidt, “Evaluation of Caregiver Roles with Multiple Chronic Disease Patients.”
WEST POINT — Katie Anderson, “Comparison of the Demand and Difficulties of Caregiving between Heart Failure Caregivers and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Caregivers.”
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