MNRS Conference 2025
Nineteen students, faculty, and fellows present scholarly work
April 23, 2025
The University of Kansas School of Nursing was well represented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society’s (MNRS) annual conference in Indianapolis March 26-29, 2025. Eleven students, seven faculty, and a post-doctoral nursing scholar made several presentations.
The Conference’s main topic was “The Intersection of Nursing Research and AI: Data, Education, and Outcomes” and learning objectives included:
- Evaluate the influence of artificial intelligence on health outcomes related to social determinants of health.
- Assess innovative approaches that aim to strengthen the connections between research, education, and health outcomes.
- Identify policy implications of AI in nursing research.
KU School of Nursing students are empowered and encouraged to participate in nursing scholarship and research at every level of education.
Student Presentations
| Student Name | Poster Presentation Title | Faculty Mentor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Level | Mental health care in rural Kansas: A training protocol for a mobile crisis team to meet certification criteria. | Frances Yang, Lucinda Whitney |
| Greta Chaar | Determining the Incidence of Anxiety among Medical/Surgical/Trauma Patients | Kesa Herlihy, Lucinda Whitney |
| Nikita Rana | Implementation of AIMS for Early Identification of Tardive Dyskinesia in Pediatric Patients on Antipsychotic Medications: A Quality Improvement Project | Angela Smith, Lucinda Whitney |
| Janet Severine | A Scoping Review of Research on Sleep Characteristics, Frailty, and Cognition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults | Amanda Emerson |
| Kat Hammond | Using Non-Traditional Approaches in Analyzing Mental Health Concepts in an Online Nursing | Maryellen Potts, Ericka Sanner-Stiehr |
| Phyllis Pastwa | The experience of belonging and marginality in nursing students enrolled in pathophysiology | Jill Peltzer |
| Alex Lim | Elderspeak within Family Caregiving: Exploring Relationships Between Elderspeak Usage and the Resistiveness to Care Behaviors in the Home Settings | Kristi Williams, Carissa Coleman |
| Kari Tucker | Mapping Obstetrical (OB) Access in Kansas: A Picture of the Growing OB Deserts | Karen Weis |
| Kinuko Bradley | Key Concerns for Adults with Asthma During the Height of COVID-19 | Barbara Polivka |
| Shiya Bhakta | The Association between Social Determinants of Health and Health Care Utilization among Gynecologic Cancer Survivors | Diane Mahoney |
| Scotti Brackett | Poster: Exploring the Intersection of Policy and Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Narrative Review Special Session Presentation: Life Beyond the APA Paper: Translating Research into Policy |
Jill Peltzer |
Faculty Presentations
| Faculty, First Author | Poster Presentation |
|---|---|
| Amanda Emerson | Poster: Mapping Health and Social Services Needs and Use in Older Women’s Post-Incarceration Using Body Mapping, Ecomapping, and Rich Pictures Moderated Session: The Inter-Connection Between Health Equity and Health Promotion |
| Lisa Guthrie | Evaluating Effectiveness of Nurse Preceptor Education: A Pre-Post Qi Initiative |
| Shin Hye Park | Nurse Turnover and Intent to Leave in Rural Hospitals: A Secondary Data Analysis of the 2022 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses |
| Barbara Polivka | Virtual Safety Training for Home Healthcare Workers |
| Maria Roche-Dean, Kristi Williams, co-author | Scoping Review of Job Satisfaction Measures Used in Long-Term Care Research |
| Qiuhua Shen; Janet Pierce, co-author | Multi-Dimensional Risk Factors for Heart Failure Among Adult Hispanics: Findings From the All of Us Research Program |