Board of Directors Elections

Newly Elected DirectorBeta Beta Houston Member

Dr Robin Toms

Other Texas Candidates

Outstanding DissertationAward Recipient

Grace Chi

Music Relaxation Video and Pain Control: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Women Receiving

Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Gynecological Cancer

Grace Chi

Grace’s Dissertation Chair was Dr. Anne Young

2011 Research Dissertation Award Recipient Information on the STTI Website

Music Relaxation Video and Pain Control: A RCT for Women Receiving Intracavitary BrachytherapyGrace Chu-Hui-Lin Chi, PhD, MS, RN, OCN Assistant ProfessorTexas Christian University, Harris College of Nursing and Health SciencesBeta Beta-Houston Chapter #648    Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Dr. Grace Chi received her PhD in Nursing Science from Texas Woman’s University. Her research dissertation evaluated the effects of music relaxation video on pain and anxiety in patients who received intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecological cancer, which was conducted at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chi is an assistant professor at Texas Christian University. She has worked in clinical areas of med-surg, gynecologic oncology and radiation oncology for almost 10 years and has also participated in different academic and clinical researches, projects and conferences. She has received the “Scientific Poster Award” for her dissertation proposal from Beta Beta Houston Chapter in 2007 and also several scholarship awards and research grants. She has published integrated literature reviews “The role of hope in patients with cancer” in Oncology Nursing Forum 2007 and “Selection of music for inducing relaxation and alleviating pain: Literature review” in Holistic Nursing Practice 2011.

"I would like to acknowledge the support, scholarly expertise, and essential assistance of my doctoral committee chair and dissertation advisor, Dr. Anne Young of Texas Woman’s University.  I am grateful to have such a wonderful professor who guided me with great patience and supported me throughout the whole dissertation journey. Her knowledge, encouragement, and constructive comments helped me to overcome obstacles during the process. I deeply respect her scholarship and professionalism."

Manning the Booth!

TWU Booth

Catherine and Karen Nola and Michelle Ann and Rosanna

Symposia

The Simulated Hospital Environment: Using Space Industry Techniques for Global Transformation of

Nursing EducationC. Ayers, K. Lyon, B. Binder, A. Koci, C. Jennings, D.

Montgomery, & W. Foster

Transcending Boundaries in Nursing Education: Evidence-based Research on the Efficacy of Three

Online TechnologiesKaren Pancheri, Rachelle Nurse, & Leslie Nelson

Podium Presentations

Repeat Testing with the HESI Exit Examination: Performance of ADN and BSN Nursing Students

Anne Young & Rae Langford(with support of the HESI team!)

Testing an Occupation-Based Cultural Heritage Intervention to facilitate adaptation of newly admitted African American and Caucasian residents to long-term

care:  Evidence-based research

Teresa Maharaj for Shirley Hutchinson

Impacting Cardiovascular Recovery after a MI: The Study of Predictors of Health Promoting Behaviors and Health Related Quality of Life in the post MI Population

Janice Anderson, Debbie Tapler

Translation of Clinical Tools for Heart Research with Women Internationally

Lucia Gonzales, Anne Floyd Koci, Rose Mary Gee

The Experience of Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Neurological Conditions

Ridosh, M., Roux, G., Sawin, K., Braun, P., & Bellin, M.

Evaluation of the Supportive Needs of Adolescents During Childbirth (SNAC©) Intervention

Donna Sauls and Jane Grassley

Preventing Lymphedema for the Post-Mastectomy Patient with Papilla Gown and EducationHo Soon Michelle Cho, Gail Davis, Et Al

Reiki: A Complementary Biofield Therapy for Management of Postoperative Pain

Robin Toms

Policy Analysis Untangles Preconception Health and Care Definitions: The Innovative Use of Policies, and Women's and Providers' Voices from Rural Zhejiang

ChinaFuquin Liu

HIV-Infected Women and Intimate Partner Violence: CD4 Counts, Opportunistic Infections, Viral Replication,

and Adherence to Antiretroviral MedicationAngeles Nava, Debra Trimble, Judith McFarlane

Should I Stay or Should I Go: Predicting the Departure of Baccalaureate Prepared

GNs Participating in a 12-Month Nurse Residency Program

Rosemary Pine, Rae Langford, Ann Malecha, & Constance Ayers

Evaluation of Video Teleconferencing Technology to Provide Chronic Disease Self-Management Access for Rural Veterans

Jane Anderson and Pam Willson

The Woman’s Self: A Multigenerational and Transcultural View of Lifespan Development in Women

Carole Wiggs

Two Hospitals Collaborate to Reduce Medication Errors Using Human Factors Approaches

Tess Pape, et al

Psychometric Testing of the Supportive Needs of Adolescents Questionnaire: Breastfeeding

Jane Grassley, Becky Spencer, and Deborah Bryson

Faculty Posters

PosterSurvivorship: A Concept Analysis to Promote Healthy Outcomes in Cancer Survivors

Anita Broxson

A Coming to America: Korean Nursing Students Experience an Immersion Curriculum

Michelle Cho, Deborah Tapler, Catherine Bailey, Mee Kyung Cho, Margaret Peters

Poster

PosterNeonatal Morbidity and Mortality Related to Induction of

Labor Prior to 39 Weeks GestationElizabeth Restrepo

Poster

Development of a Self-Report Instrument to Evaluate the Cumulative Effect of Documented Risks, Triggers, and Protective Factors in Ovarian Cancer

ExpressionSandra Cesario

PosterImpacting the Global Problem of Delirium in Critically Ill Adults

Jan Foster

A Systematic Approach to Analyzing Simulation Experiences

Catherine Bailey, Deborah Tapler, & Michelle Piper

Poster

PosterContent and Methods of Clinical Information Exchange

during Nursing HandoffMarge Benham-Hutchins

PosterVenous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis at Community Hospitals:

Process Improvement Spanning Acute Care, Emergency Services, and Outpatient SurgeryMari Tietze

PosterGlobal Leadership:

The Texas Woman's University College of Nursing ExperiencePat Holden-Huchton

Posters Presented by Students, Graduates, and

Former Faculty

Rising Star Doctoral Student PosterThe Experience of Nursing School Failure

Lisette Barton

Rising Star Doctoral Student PosterOral Colonization in the Preterm Neonate: Effect of Oral Care

Barbara McFadden

PosterOvercoming the Evidence-Practice Gap

An Interactive Learning ModuleJoanna Guenther, Keith Ragsdale, Ainslie Nibert

PosterAn Examination of Patient Trust Using Discourse Analysis: A Pilot Study

Sydney Peck

PosterA Project to Improve Post-Operative Care for Patients Undergone Sex

Reassignment SurgeryTzi-Tsui Tsao & Asphodel Yang

PosterAdolescents with Metastatic Cancer: A Pilot Study

Mauricio,R Cesario, S. Symes, L. Binder, B.

PosterHealth Needs Assessment in Rural and Suburban Guatemala

Katheryn Courville & Gayle Roux

PosterEvaluation of Anticoagulation Therapy Safety Program in Homecare

Tanya Schlemmer

Creative Arts PosterThe Red Flag: The Cost of Menarche

Carole Wiggs

The Quilt!

Donation for Foundation Auction

A quilt was donated by Dr Anne Koci and Dr Rebecca Krepper on behalf of Beta Beta Houston

A bidding war between 2 women led to the final bid of $655

The person who lost the bid has commissioned Anne to make a second quilt and has offered to donate a matching amount to the Foundation.

House of Delegates

House of Delegates

Representation at the House of Delegates

Tanya Schlemmer (Dallas) and Jane Anderson (Houston)

Jan Foster (alternate)

Carole Wiggs covers for a Utah chapter

Global Connections

Visitors from Aga Khan University

Karachi, Pakistan

AKU faculty attending the STTI conference received a tour of the TWU-Dallas campus and had an opportunity to network with TWU faculty

TWU Friends and Family

Networking

More Networking

All in the beauty of the Holiday Decorations at the Gaylord!

Congratulations to All!