UNLV Nursing doctoral (Ph.D., DNP) students and faculty well represented our institution with distinction at the 2024 WIN (Western Institute of Nursing) Conference, held from April 17-20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. All presenters showcased their expertise, research contributions, and dedication to advancing nursing science and practice. The presenters and their respective presentations are as follows:
Podium Presentations:
- Candace Stidolph, Ph.D. student: "Early Career Nurse Practitioners and Rural Healthcare Practice: An Integrative Review"
- Carrie Jeffrey, Ph.D. alumna: "Emergency Remote Teaching and Transition to Nursing Practice during COVID-19 Pandemic"
Poster Presentations:
- Jennifer Brown, DNP student: "Cost Benefit Analysis: Anesthesia Providers in Outpatient Gastroenterology"
- Laura Chechel, Ph.D. student: "Neighborhood Characteristics, Maternal Mental Health, and Parenting in Brazil"
- Robert Erickson, DNP student: "Neuromuscular Reversal: Preventing Reintubation in PACU Discharge"
- Carissa Hernandez, DNP student: "Implementing Video Discussion Boards in Asynchronous Online Classes"
- Stephanie Meyer, Ph.D. student: "Faculty and Standardized Patient Interactions in Simulation Learning"
- Monica Millard, Ph.D. student: "Virtual Simulation as a Novel Approach to Improve Clinical Judgment"
- Connie Ngo, DNP student: "Need for Implementation of a Dedicated Admission and Discharge Nurse Position"
- Maryse-Noelle Nguyen, DNP student: "Impact of Housing on Mentally Ill Homeless Veterans’ Readmissions to VA Inpatient"
- Larizza Limjuco Woodruff, Ph.D. student: "Understanding Clinical Teaching Among Staff Nurses: Development of Interview Guide"
- Rebecca Benfield, Faculty: "An Immersion Intervention for Symptoms of PTSD in Student Veterans"
