ACHNE

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators

2010 ACHNE and ASTDN Joint Meeting

STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION

Call for Abstracts

ACHNE members: Bring your undergraduate and graduate students to the Annual Meeting to share their work in the student poster session. Students are invited to submit abstracts on any topic related to Community or Public Health Nursing.

The abstract submission forms must be typed and submitted as an email attachment to Penny Weismuller at . Submit two files of the abstract, one with identifying information and one without.

Baccalaureate and prelicensure graduate nursing student presenters must be registered for the Annual Meeting at the time of presentation. Graduate student presenters must be student members of ACHNE and be registered for the Annual Meeting at the time of presentation.

1.  Type the abstract in the space provided on the abstract form. The abstract should be 250 words or less in length. After the abstract, please include 1-3 educational objectives for your presentation of your work, in the space provided.
2.  Provide the entire abstract, including title, author(s) or organizer, address, text, and acknowledgments horizontally within the space provided. Use short, specific titles and standard abbreviations (see example). Make the title specific to the content for the presentation assignment.
3.  Use 12 point font.
4.  Single-space all typing. / 5.  Underline the names and initials of the authors and include institutions of authors.
6.  Submit two copies of the abstract. On one of the two copies DO NOT include the author(s) names and institution(s). Submit one copy of the abstract cover page for each author. Email complete submission to Penny Weismuller, DrPH, RN, at .
7.  All materials must be RECEIVED by January 15, 2010.
8.  Receipt will be acknowledged by email.

This Event is being Co-Provided by APHA/PHN

2010 ACHNE and ASTDN Joint Meeting

STUDENT POSTER ABSTRACT COVER SHEET

June 10th through June 12th, Arlington, Virginia

DEADLINE: January 15, 2010

Name of Author:______

Make copies of this form if more than one author. Each author must fill out and sign this form. Please designate 1st author. Correspondence will be with first author only.

Credentials: ______

Institution/Affiliation: ______

q Baccalaureate/Prelicensure Graduate Student q Graduate Student

Institution City, State ______

Daytime Phone______Fax ______

Mailing Address______

City______State______Zip______

E-mail______

Title of Abstract: ______

_____I understand that the presenter must be registered for the Annual Meeting at the time of presentation.

_____ I understand that the presenter, if a graduate student, must be a student member of ACHNE.

_____ I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with an organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

_____ I do have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with an organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session. I understand that I must disclose this information to the participants who attend my presentation (complete disclosure below):
Please identify organization/institution and products/services:______

Relationship (grants, employment, etc.)______

Author Name ______Date______

2010 ACHNE and ASTDN Annual Meeting

ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

A. Langdon, University of Washington, Seattle; S. Summers, University of Vermont,

Burlington, VT.

Ethical decision-making has been identified as an inherent part of nursing practice. The literature reflects a plethora of literature regarding ethical making in nursing, much of which is theoretical or anecdotal in nature. With few exceptions, empirical investigations....

Objective: Attendees will be able to enumerate attributes of ethical decision-making identified by public health nurses.

ABSTRACT EXAMPLE

STUDENT POSTER ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Follow the format above. The following information MUST be included for all abstracts:

Remember to:

q Submit a total of 2 copies of the abstract in the submitted file—1 with identifying information and 1 without. Submit as an email attachment.

q Complete abstract cover sheet for each author and include with abstracts.

q The first author is the presenter. A person may be listed on multiple abstracts.

q If you are a graduate student non-member, complete an ACHNE membership application, available on-line and return it with your abstract.

All email attachments must be received by January 15, 2010.

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING IN ORDER TO PRESENT.

Use the following message heading for your email: ABSTRACTS: Student Poster session

E-mail attachments to:

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Weismuller at 714-478-2469 or

STUDENT POSTER SESSION ABSTRACT

Use the space below for your abstract:

Session Educational Objective(s):