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PATRICIA ABBOTT
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
Nursing Informatics

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PATRICIA ABBOTT, PhD, RN, FAAN
Handheld Computing in Hospitals>

PATRICIA ABBOTT, PhD, RN, FAAN
Healthcare is Going Home>

PATRICIA ABBOTT, PhD, RN,
Informatics, Telehealth and Intervention>

JUDITH ANDERSEN
Clackamas Community College
Portland, OR
Workforce Preparation for Immigrant Nurses

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JUDITH ANDERSEN, RN, MSN
The WIIN Program
Culturally Diverse Healthcare>

VENUS ANDERSON
Nebraska Medical Center / LifeNet
Omaha, NE
Flight Nursing

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VENUS ANDERSON, BSN, CFRN
Moving Beyond “What If I Had Done Something Differently”>

VENUS ANDERSON, BSN, CFRN
Why Being A Mother Makes Me A Better Nurse>

VENUS ANDERSON, BSN, CFRN
Making it Personal in Transport Nursing>

VENUS ANDERSON, BSN, CFRN
A Flight Nurse’s Trauma Code Save>

LYNN ARGULEWICZ
Tidewell Hospice
Port Charlotte, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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LYNN ARGULEWICZ, RN
Palliative vs Curative Care>

PEGGY ARVIN
National Drug-Endangered Children
Lexington, KY
Displaced Children Advocacy

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PEGGY ARVIN, BSN, RN
Individual and Societal Factors Behind Child Abuse>

PEGGY ARVIN, BSN, RN
Let’s Talk About Child Sexual Abuse in Home Meth Labs>

PEGGY ARVIN, BSN, RN
What Is MethAmphetamine and How Nurses Are Fighting on The Frontlines of the Drug Issue>

PEGGY ARVIN, BSN, RN
Not My Problem
The Public Cost of Child Abuse>

PEGGY ARVIN, BSN, RN
When A Child Is Used as Bargaining Chip Between Meth Addicts>

JOHN BARBE
Tidewell Hospice
Bradenton, FL
Hospice House

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JOHN BARBE, RN
Everybody’s A Book>

MARY HELEN BARLETTI
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Critical Care

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MARY HELEN BARLETTI, MSN, MA, BSN, BA, AAS, RN, CCRN
Opportunity to Save A Life Everyday>

MARY HELEN BARLETTI, MSN, MA, BA, BSN, RN, AAS, CCRN
I See Death Differently>

SANDRA BARNES
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Medical / Surgical

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SANDRA BARNES, MSN, RN-BC
Compassion Is Within You>

DIAHANN BARTHELEMY
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Surgical / Neuro-Surgical ICU

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DIAHANN BARTHELEMY, AAS, RN
Some Things We Can’t Fix>

ROSA BAUNCHALK
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Young Veterans’ Health

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ROSA BAUNCHALK, MSN, RN, CCM
Spirituality and Meditation for Veterans>

SUSAN BIRCH
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
Denver, CO
Executive Director HCPF

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SUSAN BIRCH, MBA, BSN, RN — We Need Nurses in the Policy World>

SUSAN BIRCH, MBA, BSN, RN
Nurses Leading A Multi-Disciplinary Approach>

SUSAN BIRCH, MBA, BSN, RN
Nurses Influencing U.S. Health Care Reform>

NANCY BLANCK
Villa Loretto Nursing Home
Mt. Calvary, WI
Long-Term Care

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NANCY BLANCK, BSN
Portable X-Rays, IV’s, Lab Work and Rehabilitation Now in Nursing Homes>

NANCY BLANCK, BSN
Re-Purposing Nursing Homes As Sub-Acute Facilities>

SR STEPHEN BLOESL
Villa Loretto Nursing Home
Mt. Calvary, WI
Long-Term Care

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SR STEPHEN BLOESL, RN
Palliative Care
What We Didn’t Know 30 Years Ago>

SR STEPHEN BLOESL, RN
How To Heal Foster Care Children and Palliative Care Residents with Farm Animals>

AMY BROWN
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Gynecologic Oncology

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AMY BROWN, BSN, RN, OCN
Women are the Caregivers of the World>

AMY BROWN, BSN, RN, OCN
Overwhelmed and Overworked vs. Being Present>

AMY BROWN, BSN, RN, OCN
On Being a Camp Nurse>

AMY BROWN, BSN, RN, OCN
I’m Proud to be a Bedside Nurse>

TERMEKA BROWN
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola, LA
Prison Nursing

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TERMEKA BROWN, LPN
Patience and Empathy in Treating Life Term Offenders>

VALERIE BRUNNER
Villa Loretto Nursing Home
Mt. Calvary, WI
Long-Term Care

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VALERIE BRUNNER, RN
The Role of Media in Educating About End of Life Care>

LYLE BUTLER
Nebraska Medical Center / LifeNet
Omaha, NE
Flight Nursing

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LYLE BUTLER, BS, RN, FP-C, EMT-PS, CFRN, CEN
Emotional Attachment Is What Guides You>

SHANNON CARROLL
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
New York, NY
HIV / AIDS Patients

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SHANNON CARROLL, BA, ASN, RN
Access To Care>

JANE CHAMPION
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
Austin, TX
Women’s Rural Health Issues

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JANE CHAMPION, PhD, DNP, MSN, MA, FNP, AH-PMH-CNS, FAAN
Giving Strength to Women in Rural Areas>

DOLORES CROWDER
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Children’s School Services
Washington, D.C
School Nursing

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DOLORES CROWDER, BA, RN
Working With Homeless Kids As a School Nurse>

RHONDA COLLINS
MSN, RN
Fresenius Kabi USA, Austin, TX
Nursing Leadership

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Rhonda Collins – MSN, RN — How Nursing Can Change the World>

HEATHER COWAN
Tidewell Hospice
Venice, FL
Pain Control in Hospice Care

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HEATHER COWAN, RN
Demystifying Methadone
Working with Pain and Keeping Lucidity>

NAOMI CROSS
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Labor and Delivery

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NAOMI CROSS, RN
Grieving Through Hip-Hop and Reserving Judgement>

NAOMI CROSS, RN
Positive Outcomes Without an Epidural>

NAOMI CROSS, RN
Looking for Cues on How To Grieve>

NURY CUBILLOS
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Veterans’ Health

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NURY CUBILLOS, MSN, RN
Technology Must Interact With the Spiritual Side of Nursing>

NURY CUBILLOS, MSN, RN
Singing To Soliders>

NURY CUBILLOS, MSN, RN
A Wounded Navy Nurse Returns>

ROSE DAVIS and MARILYN YELLOWBIRD
Elbowoods Memorial Health Center
New Town, ND
Public Health Nurse

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ROSE DAVIS, RN and MARILYN YELLOWBIRD, RN
Drug Abuse in a North Dakota Boomtown>

HERSHAW DAVIS JR.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Emergency Department

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HERSHAW DAVIS, JR., BSN, RN
Cracking a Chest>

HERSHAW DAVIS, JR., BSN, RN
ER Nurses Are Like Detectives>

ANGELA DAVIS-COLLINS
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Mom-Baby Mobile Health Center

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ANGELA DAVIS-COLLINS, RNC
Post-Katrina Mama-Baby Mobile Health Clinic>

JOANNE DeANDRADE
Tidewell Hospice
Port Charlotte, FL
Home Hospice Care

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JOANNE DeANDRADE, RNCM
Patient Directed Care>

JOANNE DeANDRADE, RNCM
The Art of Being Sick>

JOANNE DeANDRADE, RNCM
What Is Hospice Care?>

JOANNE DeANDRADE, RNCM
A Good Death>

GEORGINA DeLOATCH
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Direct Patient Care

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GEORGINA DELOATCH, BSN, RN
Continuing A Legacy of Helping Others>

MARILYN DeLUCA
Consultant, Health Care and Philanthropy
New York, NY
Global Health Policy

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MARILYN DELUCA, PhD, MA, MPA, RN
Ideal Scenario-Primarycare Nursing>

MARILYN DeLUCA , PhD, MA, MPA, RN
How Policy Drives Behavior
ObamaCare and New Models of Practice>

MARILYN DeLUCA, PhD, MA, MPA, RN
Towards Continuity of Care
Primary Care Nursing>

MARILYN DeLUCA, PhD, MA, MPA, RN
How Many Frontline Health Care Workers Does It Take to Build a Global Health System?>

GRETCHEN DELO
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Electronic Health Records

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GRETCHEN DELO, RN
New Orleans’ Integrated Electronic Healthcare>

GRETCHEN DELO, RN
What To Do When A Hurricane Floods the E.R.>

PAM DODGE
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Intensive Care

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PAM DODGE, RN
This Is My Family>

PAM DODGE, RN
Doing What Needs to Be Done>

DEBRA DUBOIS
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Dallas, TX
Midwife

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DEBRA DUBOIS, APRN, CNM, MS
Caring for Burmese Refugees>

MAUREEN EISELE
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Pediatric Dialysis

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MAUREEN EISELE, MS, RN, CCRN, CNN
Advances in Dialysis Treatment and Quality of Life>

MAUREEN EISELE, MS, RN, CCRN, CNN
I Could Have Been A Doctor>

BRYAN FAGOT
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Emergency Room

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BRYAN FAGOT, BSN, RN
Nursing is More Than Doing, It’s Educating>

EMILY FITZGERALD
Dominican University Alumna
San Francisco, CA
Unemployed Nurse

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EMILY FITZGERALD, BSN, RN
Witnessing My First Birth>

EMILY FITZGERALD, BSN, RN
Administering Meds with Smart Pumps>

EMILY FITZGERALD, BSN, RN
My First Stick>

ELISA FRAZER
Tidewell Hospice
Port Charlotte, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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ELISA FRAZER, RN
“Fixing” A Patient As A Hospice Nurse>

ELISA FRAZER, RN
How We Die>

ELISA FRAZER, RN
Waiting For the “Big One”>

ELISA FRAZER, RN
Hospice Does Not Hasten Death>

TONIA FAUST
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola, LA
Prison Hospice Program

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TONIA FAUST, RN, CCNM
Hospice Training and Care with Maximum Security Inmates>

KAREN FRANK
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Neonatal Intensive Care

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KAREN FRANK, RNC, MS, CNS
Back to Basics>

KAREN FRANK, RNC, MS, CNS
When One Twin Survives>

KAREN FRANK, RNC, MS, CNS
Death in the N.I.C.U>

JENNIE GABLER
Tidewell Hospice
Sarasota, FL
Hospice Care Management

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JENNIE GABLER, BSN, RN, CHPN
How To Answer the Question “Am I Dying?”>

JENNIE GABLER, BSN, RN, CHPN
Making Good Memories>

CONRAD GARDNER
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Nursing Safety

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CONRAD GARDNER, BSN, RN, CPHO
Trends in Medical Safety and Electronic Pumps>

LEDA GARSIDE
¡Salud! Program
Portland, OR
Migrant Health

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LEDA GARSIDE, RN, MBA
Salud, Healthcare for Migrant Workers>

LEDA GARSIDE, RN, MBA
Early Prevention>

LEDA GARSIDE, RN, MBA
Invisible Migrant Workers>

JESSICA GRAEF
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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JESSICA GRAEF, BA, MA, MSN, RN, CNL
Grab Onto The Angel’s Wing>

CHRIS GUELCHER
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Pediatric Hematology / Oncology

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CHRIS GUELCHER, MS, PNP-BC
Eradicating HIV Virus Transmission for Hemophiliacs>

CHRIS GUELCHER, MS, PNP-BC
How New Meds and Technology Improve Ped-Onc Experience>

CARRIE LEE HALL
UK North Fork Community Health Center
Hazard, KY
Midwifery and Rural Health

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CARRIE LEE HALL, MSN, WHNP, FNP, SANE, CNM
Infant Mortality and Transportation in Rural Kentucky>

CARRIE LEE-HALL, MSN, WHNP, FNP, SANE, CNM
Quality vs Quantity Care>

BRYAN HANSEN
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
Gerontological Forensic Research

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BRYAN HANSEN, BSN, RN, FNE-A
Family Care>

KATY HANSON
Help for Health Hospice
Riverton, WY
Rural Home Hospice

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KATY HANSON, RN
Hospice Nursing in Rural Wyoming>

KATY HANSON, RN
People Die the Same Way They Live>

KATY HANSON, RN
Cultural Differences in Treating Native Americans>

JUDY HARRISON
UK College of Nursing
Lexington, KY
Medically-Fragile Foster Home

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JUDY HARRISON, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
Being Honest About A Dying Child>

JUDY HARRISON, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
All Children Need to Grow Up In A Home>

JUDY HARRISON, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
My Faith Is At Home>

JUDY HARRISON, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
Technology Can Be Terrifying for Families of the Medically Fragile>

JUDY HARRISON, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
There’s Nothing More Precious On Earth Than A Dying Child>

JUDY HARRISON, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
Why Marcus Planned His Own Funeral March>

VICKI HATFIELD
Home Care Health Services
Pikeville, KY
Rural Home Health

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VICKI HATFIELD, RN
What Is Home Health?>

BRAD HENDERSON
Central Wyoming School of Nursing
Riverton, WY
Nursing Student

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BRAD HENDERSON, Student
On Being A Male Nurse>

EVONNE HICKOK
The University of Mary
Bismark, ND

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EVONNE HICKOK, RN, BSN, FNP-S
Access to Healthcare in a North Dakota Boomtown>

GOLDIE BAKER HUGUENEL
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Bereavement Facilitator

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GOLDIE BAKER HUGUENEL, RN, NCBF
New Orleans E.R.
Our Most Common Accidents and Illnesses>

GOLDIE BAKER HUGUENEL, RN, NCBF
The Worst Part — When You Can’t Help Everyone During A Crisis>

BRENDAN HUNT
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Operating Room

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BRENDAN HUNT, BSN, RN, CNOR, PCC
Working With Robots in the O.R.>

BRENDAN HUNT, BSN, RN, CNOR, PCC with brother, Larry Hunt
You’re A Nurse 24/7>

BRENDAN and LARRY HUNT
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Operating Room

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BRENDAN HUNT, BSN, RN, CNOR, PCC with brother, Larry Hunt
You’re A Nurse 24/7>

MARY KASTNER
Tidewell Hospice
Venice, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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MARY KASTNER, LPN, CHPLN
When the Body Shuts Down>

BAMBI KEYES
Mercy Medical Center
Williston, ND
Nursing Supervisor

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BAMBI KEYES, RN
Explosion at the Workover Rig>

BAMBI KEYES, RN
Increased Traffic in the ER>

SHARON KOZACHIK
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
Teaching and Research

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SHARON KOZACHIK, PhD, RN
New Methodologies via Pain and Sleep Research>

BRIDGET KUMBELLA
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Critical Care / ICU

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BRIDGET L. KUMBELLA, RN, MA, BSN
Nurses On the Front Lines>

BRIDGET L. KUMBELLA, RN, MA, BSN
Cultural Constancy>

COLLEEN LEMOINE
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Oncology

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COLLEEN LEMOINE, MN, RN-BC, APRN, AOCN
End-of-Life Energy Dollars>

COLLEEN LEMOINE, MN, RN-BC, APRN, AOCN
What We Know Now About Pain Relief
A Patient’s Forgiveness>

RENEE LAWSON and JANICE ROMAN
Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY
Mother-Daughter Nurses

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RENEE LAWSON, Student and JANICE ROMAN, RN
You’re My Inspiration>

NATHAN LEVITT
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
New York, NY
LGBT Community Outreach/Education

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NATHAN LEVITT, BSN, RN
Need for Transgender Healthcare Education>

NATHAN LEVITT, BSN, RN
Navigating Healthcare As a Transgender Man>

JUN TING LIU
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Holistic Advanced Practice

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JUN TING LIU, FNP, BC, MSN, L.Ac, TCM, Ph.D
Concern for Patients Without Friends or Family>

ROSEMARY LIVINGSTON
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Pediatric Heart and Kidney Unit

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ROSEMARY LIVINGSTON, BSN, RN II
What I’ve Learned From A Child’s Will to Survive>

DARLENE LUCAS
Tidewell Hospice
Venice, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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DARLENE LUCAS, RN, CHPN
Mildred Was 100 Years Old and Amazed Me>

MARY JO MALONEY
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Plan of Care

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MARY JO MALONEY, BSN, RN, Manager of Chronic Care
My Father and Alzheimer’s>

MARY JO MALONEY, BSN, RN, Manager of Chronic Care
On Heathcare Reform>

MELISSA MASON
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Emergency Department

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MELISSA MASON, BSN, RN
Disaster Triage in the E.D.>

BRIAN McMILLION
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Military Nursing

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BRIAN McMILLION, MSN, MBA-HCM, RN
Treating Young Soliders from Iraq and Afghanistan>

ROBIN McPEEK
Home Care Health Services
Pikeville, KY
Rural Home Health

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ROBIN McPEEK, RN, Clinical Director
The Stages of Black Lung Disease>

ROBIN McPEEK, RN, Clinical Director
Confronting A Fear of Government Social Workers in Rural Appalachia>

ROBIN McPEEK, RN, Clinical Director
Treating a Child in Rural Appalachia>

JEREMY MOORE
Nebraska Medical Center / LifeNet
Omaha, NE
Flight Nursing Management

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JEREMY MOORE, RN, CFRN
Flight Nurses Are Not Adrenaline Junkies>

SHANNON MUELLER
Aurora Healthcare / US Army
Fond du Lac, WI
Military Nursing

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SHANNON MUELLER, RN
A Greater Exchange via U.S. Mobile HealthCare in Afghanistan>

SHANNON MUELLER, RN
The Remains of War>

SR BRIGID MUENI
Villa Loretto Nursing Home
Mt. Calvary, WI
Nurse Midwifery in Kenya

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SR BRIGID MUENI, CSN
Extracting Arrows and Transport via Bicycle
Nursing in Kenya>

MANNY MUNOZ
Del Sol Medical Center
El Paso, TX
Cardiac Rehabilitation

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MANNY MUNOZ, RN
Making a Difference with a Gift Shop Doll>

JULIE NEWMAN
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Katrina Evacuation Hero

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JULIE NEWMAN, RN
Debate
Euthanasia>

DEBORAH NETTLES
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Mom-Baby Mobile Unit

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DEBORAH NETTLES, CNS, FNP-C
The Importance of Women’s Self-Care Education and Planning a Pregnancy>

MARIANA NOGALES
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo
Calexico, CA
Cross-Cultural Nursing

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MARIANA NOGALES, RN, FNP-C
U.S. – Mexican Bordertown Healthcare>

MONICA OBERLANDER
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Reproductive Health / Fertility

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MONICA OBERLANDER, MA, BSN, RN
The Challenges You Encounter in LIfe Shape Who You Are>

JOAN O’BRIEN
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Nursing Director

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JOAN O’BRIEN, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Death in the I.C.U.>

JOAN O’BRIEN, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Educating The Patient>

JOAN O’BRIEN, MSN, RN, NE-BC
What My First AIDS Patient Taught Me>

AMANDA OWEN
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Wound Nursing

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AMANDA OWEN, BSN, RN, CWCN
Holding onto False Hope>

AMANDA OWEN, BSN, RN, CWCN
Dying on Their Own Terms>

AMANDA OWEN, BSN, RN, CWCN
On Being Merciful>

MICHELLE PATCH
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Patient/Staff Safety

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MICHELLE PATCH, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Healthcare Workers as Second Victims>

MICHELLE PATCH, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Maintaining Professionalism When a Friend is Admitted>

MICHELLE PATCH, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Patients with a History of Violence>

JEAN MARIE PATTON
Tidewell Hospice
Bradenton, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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JEAN MARIE PATTON, BA, RN, CHPN
How My Condition Made Me A Better Nurse>

JEAN MARIE PATTON, BA, RN, CHPN
I’ve Been To Heaven and It’s Going To Be OK>

JEAN MARIE PATTON, BA, RN, CHPN
How To Treat Me As I Die>

JEAN MARIE PATTON, BA, RN, CHPN
Living a Longer Life in Hospice>

ANITA PEARCE
Bryn Mawr School for Girls
Baltimore, MD
School Nursing

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ANITA PEARCE, BSN, RN
A Vision of School Nursing>

HECTOR PEREZ
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo
Calexico, CA
Cross-Cultural Nursing

WATCH VIDEO:

HECTOR PEREZ, RN
Differences in Prescription Protocol
Mexico and the U.S.>

PHYLLIS PICKENS
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
New York, NY
Teen Outreach Mobile Unit

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PHYLLIS PICKENS, BSN, RN
Nursing As Acceptance>

ALLISYN PLETCH
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Psychiatry

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ALLISYN PLETCH, MSN, RN, NCIII
Obesity and Learning Portion Control>

ALLISYN PLETCH, MSN, RN NCIII
Nursing Machines vs. Nursing Patients>

ALLISYN PLETCH, MSN, RN NCIII
Learning From Patients>

ALLISYN PLETCH, MSN, RN NCIII
Eating Disorders
Solutions to an Addiction>

ALLISYN PLETCH, MS, RN, NCIII
A History of Eating Disorders>

LOVENA PORTER
The American Red Cross
Colorado Springs, CO
Disaster Response Nurse

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LOVENA PORTER, RN, MSN
American Red Cross Nursing>

KEITHEN POTTS
Interim LSU Public Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Patient Care Management

WATCH VIDEOS:

KEITHEN POTTS, BSN, RN
Confronting A Misconception
Nursing Is Not Just Pushing Pills>

KEITHEN POTTS, BSN, RN
Crisis Nursing in the Trauma-ICU
Working Without Electricity During Katrina>

CHARLOTTE RAMEY
Big Sandy College
Prestonburg, KY
Nursing Instructor

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CHARLOTTE RAMEY, ADN, RN
The Legacy of Black Lung In Eastern, KY>

SANDRA RANDALL
Villa Loretto Nursing Home
Mt. Calvary, WI
Health Administration

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SANDRA RANDALL, BSN, MS, RN, NHA
Nursing Is That Holistic Approach>

SANDRA RANDALL, BSN, MS, RN, NHA
Nursing Is The Most Trusted Profession – Be Proud Of That>

SANDRA RANDALL, BSN, MS, RN, NHA
What’s the Difference Between Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Care?>

JUDY RAMSAY
Windy City Rollers
Chicago, IL
Roller Derby

WATCH VIDEO:

JUDY RAMSAY, R.N., a.k.a Mama Vendetta
Why I Will Never Leave Pediatrics>

DANIEL REYES
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Psych Emergency Clinic

WATCH VIDEO:

DANIEL REYES, RN
The Comfort of Service Dogs for Veterans>

JANICE ROMAN
Indian Health Service
Riverton, WY
Native American Health

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JANICE ROMAN, RN
Public Health Nursing Builds Community>

JOHN RUSSELL
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola, LA
Prison Nursing

WATCH VIDEO:

JOHN RUSSELL, RN
The Spread of Hepatitis C in Prisons>

JEANNE SARMIENTO
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Veteran Health

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JEANNE SARMIENTO, RN
My First War>

NANCY SCHREIBER
The Night Ministry Mobile Unit
Chicago, IL
Homeless Outreach

WATCH VIDEO:

NANCY SCHREIBER, Ph.D, MSN, APN
Mobile Healthcare
It’s Not the Size of the Problem It’s the Size of the Relationship>

MEAGAN SHIPLEY
Baltimore City Department of Health
Baltimore, MD
At-Risk Patients / Public Health

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MEAGAN SHIPLEY, MS, FNP-BC
STD Testing and Needle Exchange Mobile Clinic>

JASON SHORT
Appalachian Hospice Care
Pikeville, KY
Rural Home Health in Appalachia

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JASON SHORT, BSN, RN
Going Where Ambulances Cannot – Hospice in Rural Appalachia>

KATHY SIMMONS
Tidewell Hospice
Bradenton, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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KATHY SIMMONS, CHPLN
Administering Morphine Does Not Mean Death Is Imminent>

TRAVIS SIMONETTI
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
General Medicine

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TRAVIS SIMONETTI, RN
Former Nuclear Engineer’s Perspective on End-of-Life>

PATRICIA SOKOL
American Medical Association
Chicago, IL
Policy Analysis

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PATRICIA SOKOL, RN, JD
Policy Has Such Tentacles>

PATRICIA SOKOL, RN, JD
Health and Law Belong to Everyone>

PATRICIA SOKOL, RN, JD
Our Struggle with the Unknown, Money and Mortality>

ROSIE SOTO
Denver Health- Nurse Family Partnership
Denver, CO
Nurse Home Visitor

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ROSIE SOTO, RN, BSN
Teaching Parenting Skills to 1st Time Moms>

ROSIE SOTO, RN, BSN
Health Family Partnership Has Made Me A Better Mom>

JOANNE STAHA
NYU Langone Cancer Center
New York, NY
Chemotherapy Infusion

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JOANNE STAHA, RN, OCN
Oncology Nursing, It’s Hard When You Know it’s Not Going to Be Good>

BARBARA SEXTON
The Night Ministry Mobile Unit
Chicago, IL
Homeless Outreach

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BARBARA SEXTON, RN, MSN, ANP-AC
Caring For Someone, That’s As Close As You Get To God>

BARBARA SEXTON, RN, MSN, ANP-AC
Being in the Moment and Just Holding Someone’s Hand>

BARBARA SEXTON, RN, MSN, ANP-AC
Making the Right Choice When Encountering a Holocaust Survivor>

STACEY STANEK
Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY
Teaching and Simulation

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STACEY STANEK, Associate Professor of Nursing, MSN, RN
When A Patient Isn’t Good to You>

STACEY STANEK, Assoc. Prof. of Nursing, MSN, RN
Using Humor As a Coping Mechanism>

KEVIN STEFFENS
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
New York, NY
Director of Nursing, Prevention, Outreach

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KEVIN STEFFENS, BSN, MBA,RN
LGBT Community and Faith>

KEVIN STEFFENS, BSN, MBA, RN
Misinterpretation of AIDS>

KEVIN STEFFENS, BSN, MBA, RN
Let Me Go Peacefully>

MATT TEDERMAN
Nebraska Medical Center / LifeNet
Omaha, NE
Flight Nursing

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MATT TEDERMAN, BSN, CFRN
Sympathies for Flight Nursing from a Farm Kid>

FAITHMARIE THOMPSON
Tidewell Hospice
Sarasota, FL
Hospice / Palliative Care

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FAITHMARIE THOMPSON, RN CHPN
Understanding a Patient’s Belief System In Relationship to Death>

RANIMARIA TOLEDO
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Emergency Department

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RANIMARIA TOLEDO, BSN, RN, CEN
Dealing With Death As An E.R. Helipad Nurse>

MICHAEL VAN RULER
Nebraska Medical Center / LifeNet
Omaha, NE
Flight Nursing

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MICHAEL VAN RULER, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
Our Litigious Society>

MICHAEL VAN RULER, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
When the Best Treatment Is No Treatment>

DEB VELEZ
VA San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Limb Preservation / Amputation

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DEB VELEZ, MN, RN, GNP
It’s OK to Let Go>

DEB VELEZ, MN, RN, GNP
We Need to Recognize A New Level of Purple Heart Veterens>

CARLY TURNER
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Transport Nursing

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CARLY TURNER, BSN, RN
Bringing the Hospital to the Patient with Lifeline Transport>

CARLY TURNER, BSN, RN
Hierarchies Within Nursing>

KATHY VANCE
Halifax Health Medical Center
Daytona, FL
NASCAR / Daytona 500

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KATHY VANCE, CHPLN
NASCAR Heart Attack>

MARY KATE WALKER
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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MARY KATE WALKER, BSN, RN
Heathcare System Needs An Overhaul>

MARY KATE WALKER, BSN, RN
Death As A Progression of Life>

MARY KATE WALKER, BSN, RN
Watching A Young Person Die>

MARY KATE WALKER, BSN, RN
One on One>

OLIVIA WASHINGTON
Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY
Nursing Student

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OLIVIA WASHINGTON, Student
A Grandmother’s Death and a Native American’s Skepticism>

SHANNON WEYBRIGHT
Marshfield School – Waterfall Clinic
Coos Bay, OR
School Nurse for At-Risk Teens

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SHANNON WEYBRIGHT, RN
School-Based Health for At-Risk Teens>

GERMAINE WILLIAMS
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Operating Room

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GERMAINE WILLIAMS, BSN, RN, CNOR
Open and Shut Cancer Surgery>

GERMAINE WILLIAMS, BSN, RN, CNOR
A Vote for Preventive Healthcare>

RHONDA WYSKIEL
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Surgical Intensive Care

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RHONDA WYSKIEL, BSN, RN, NCIII
Family>

RHONDA WYSKIEL, BSN, RN, NCIII
Donna’s Law>

MOHAMED YASIN
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Medical-Surgical Acute Care

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MOHAMED YASIN, MSN/MPH, RN, NE-BC
When Something Goes Wrong>

MOHAMED YASIN, MSN/MPH, RN, NE-BC
Talking Softly To Heal>