UT Tyler Nursing Faculty to Present Research in Ireland

May 6, 2004

Eight faculty members in The University of Texas at Tyler nursing program were selected to make presentations at the 15th International Nursing Research Congress to be held July 22-24 in Dublin, Ireland.

Sponsored by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the congress will feature more than 500 research presentations from the United States and several other countries. The research presentations were selected from more than 750 research abstracts.

All abstracts submitted by UT Tyler faculty members were selected for presentation.

“The fact that all of the abstracts were accepted for presentation makes quite a statement about the quality of research done by the nursing faculty,’’ said Dr. Linda Klotz, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Presenters from UT Tyler, all of whom are members of the Sigma Theta Tau, will include:

Dr. Gloria Duke, assistant dean for outreach/research, and Dr. Sue Ellen Thompson, associate professor of nursing, will present “Motivational and Influential Factors for Formation of Advance Directives.’’

Dr. Barbara Haas, associate professor of nursing; Dr. Gayle Varnell, assistant dean for advanced practice; and Dr. Duke will present “Charting the Course for Nursing Practice.’’

Dr. Danita Alfred, assistant professor of nursing; Dr. Pam Martin, assistant dean for undergraduate programs; and Dr. Susan Yarbrough, assistant dean for graduate programs, will present “The Perpetuation of Professional Values: A Comparison of the Professional Values of Nurse Leaders With the Professional Values of Graduating Nursing Students.’’

Dr. Carole McKenzie, assistant professor of nursing, will present an assessment of hospital staff attitudes regarding the implementation of a bedside computer documentations system.

Sigma Theta Tau is the honor society for professional nurses with baccalaureate or higher degrees. Membership is by invitation only.