12th Annual South Carolina Nursing Excellence Conference

SCHA’s William L. Yates Conference Center

April 11, 2014 | 9 am – 4 pm

Call for Posters

format for submissions

Select content type:

Nursing Research

Evidenced-Based Practice

Process/Quality Improvement

Patient Safety

Poster Title:

Primary Presenter:

Degrees and Credentials:

Presenter’s Title:

Organization:

Address of Primary Presenter:

City:

State:

Zip:

Home Phone:

Work Phone:

Email address:

Additional Presenters (Name and Contact Information):

abstract format

ABSTRACT - Brief description including purpose, background, design/methods (how work done), who was involved, findings / measurements, and implications / significance of findings. Please limit to 1 page.

OBJECTIVES (Identify and state 2 learning objectives from the poster presentation)

Please submit your abstract proposal to:

Dianne Spoon at

Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2014.

If your abstract is selected, you will be notified with additional instructions. The poster session is limited to 30 posters (5 per hospital). If more than 30 poster abstracts are received by the deadline, the South Carolina Nursing Excellence Conference Poster Committee will make a determination for entry. The primary author will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of the submission deadline. If an abstract is selected for a poster presentation, at least one author and no more than two authors need to be present at the poster during poster sessions outlined in the agenda.

poster criteria

Criteria
Nursing Research / Content / subject matter:
1. Clear statement of problem and/or hypothesis
2. Background information
3. Design / (does it address the problem?)
4. Methods - how work done (clear & sufficient?)
5. Who was involved?
6. Findings / Measurements (e.g. Data Collection handled/sorted/described fully?)
7. Analysis of findings (are graphs/tables/ statistics appropriate?)
8. Summary, Conclusions, Significance of findings (are these stated & are they clear)
Implications for nursing:
New and important topic for nursing best practices?
Innovation and Impact
Sustainability
Delivery:
1. Presentation Style (e.g. confident, clear and concise?)
2. Visuals (design of poster pleasing to the eye, organized, logical)
3. Poster exemplifies use of current literature / knowledge (evidence based practice / nursing research / trends) / standards professional nursing organizations).
Evidence – Based Practice / Content / subject matter:
1. Clear statement of the problem
2. Background information
3. Design / method for the project (may include timeline)
4. Who was involved? (Was there integration of staff nurses in the decision-making process?)
5. Findings / measurements
6. Implications / Significance of findings. Analysis of the plan/best practice
7. References
Implications for nursing:
New and important topic for nursing?
Innovation and Impact
Sustainability
Delivery:
1. Presentation Style (e.g. confident, clear and concise?)
2. Visuals (design of poster - pleasing to the eye, organized, logical)
3. Poster exemplifies use of current literature / knowledge (evidence based practice / nursing research / trends / standards professional nursing organizations).
Process/Quality Improvement / Content / subject matter:
1. Clear statement of problem and/or hypothesis
2. Background information
3. Design / (does it address the problem?)
4. Methods - how work done (clear & sufficient?)
5. Who was involved?
6. Findings / Measurements (e.g. Data Collection handled/sorted/described fully?)
7. Analysis of findings (are graphs/tables/ statistics appropriate?)
8. Summary, Conclusions, Significance of findings (are these stated & are they clear)
Implications for nursing:
New and important topic for nursing best practices?
Innovation and Impact
Sustainability
Delivery:
1. Presentation Style (e.g. confident, clear and concise?)
2. Visuals (design of poster pleasing to the eye, organized, logical)
3. Poster exemplifies use of current literature / knowledge (evidence based practice / nursing research / trends) / standards professional nursing organizations).
Patient Safety / Content / subject matter:
1. Clear statement of problem and/or hypothesis
2. Background information
3. Design / (does it address the problem?)
4. Methods - how work done (clear & sufficient?)
5. Who was involved?
6. Findings / Measurements (e.g. Data Collection handled/sorted/described fully?)
7. Analysis of findings (are graphs/tables/ statistics appropriate?)
8. Summary, Conclusions, Significance of findings (are these stated & are they clear)
Implications for nursing:
New and important topic for nursing best practices?
Innovation and Impact
Sustainability
Delivery:
1. Presentation Style (e.g. confident, clear and concise?)
2. Visuals (design of poster pleasing to the eye, organized, logical)
3. Poster exemplifies use of current literature / knowledge (evidence based practice / nursing research / trends) / standards professional nursing organizations).