The Fall Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Symposium provides a venue for nurses interested in quality improvement, evidence based practice and research, regardless of how well he or she understands the processes of systematic inquiry.  The key note speaker, Nancy Alberts' presentation; The Value of Nursing Research, will discuss how evidence based projects can help guide practice and provide cost reductions  A variety of podium and poster presenters will offer an overview of their projects.  Additionally, a workshop will help provide participants with a clear vision of what their next steps will be on their individual journey into practice improvement projects. 

Learner Outcomes:

• Explain the differences in nursing research, evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) projects
• Identify practice issues that can be solved through QI, EBP or research projects
• Describe how QI, EBP and research projects impact fiscal outcomes and provide return on investment (ROI)
• Recognize participants' current level on the novice to expert scale for completing QI, EBP and research projects and how to advance to higher stages
• Plan initial steps to address practice concerns where the participant practices nursing

*In order to receive Continuing Education hours, participants must attend 80% (5 hours of presentations) of the conference and complete an evaluation form.

Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation, approves Parkview Health as a provider of continuing nursing education. (OBN-001-91) (OH-427,6/1/2021) None of the parties involved in planning or presenting information in this conference have conflicts of interest, unless indicated by individuals during their presentations.

Podium Speaker Topics Include:

• The weakest link in spirituality: Increasing student nurse awareness
• Continuous vital sign monitoring on inpatient acute care units
• Nurse leader mentor program outcomes
• Multimodal pain management effectiveness in geriatric hip fracture patients
• Quantification of blood loss at vaginal deliveries
• Fatigue in the nursing workforce
• Weighted blankets: An innovative nursing anxiety intervention study at an outpatient infusion center
• Reducing admission hypothermia in very low birth weight infants: A quality improvement project
• Online education: Does it work to increase caregiver awareness on sepsis and improve patient care outcomes?

Agenda:

0730 - 0800 Registration and continental breakfast

0800 - 0930 Keynote Speaker, Nancy Albert PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN: The Value of Nursing Research (Grand Hall)

1040 - 1120 Breakout Session 1

1130 - 1210  Breakout Session 2

1210 - 1310  Lunch, Vendors** and Poster Presentations (Grand Hall)

1310 - 1350  Breakout Session 3

1400 - 1440  Shannon Johnson, How do I find what is already in the literature?

1440 - 1500 Break, Vendors** and Poster Presentations (Grand Hall)

1500 - 1620 Workshop: Now what do I do? (Grand Hall)

1620 - 1630 Reflection and evaluation

**There will be be vendor booths to visit during breaks.