Graduate Research Forum Held On South Campus

The Salem State College Graduate Program in Nursing and the Eta Tau Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International presented this forum on April 28th to share ideas, knowledge, research findings, and experiences. Through presentation, discussion and consideration of nursing research and its relevance to current nursing practice, the research forum aims to stimulate inquiry and foster a spirit of community among faculty, students and practitioners in their shared pursuit of knowledge and understanding as the basis for professional practice.

The keynote address, "Integrating Research into Practice", was presented by Pauline Bellville-Taylor RN, MS, CS, GNP. She is a Gerontological Research Clinical Specialist at the Research and Training Institute, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged.

Graduate student research presentations included:

• Caregivers' Perceptions of the use of Adult Day Care for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease by Cherylann Thompson RN BSN
• A Study to Determine the Learning Needs of Graduate Nursing Students Regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivities by Margaret Powell RN BSN
• Nurses' Beliefs About Daily Weight Measurements in Congestive Heart Failure Patients by Colleen Elizabeth Gonzales RN BSN
• Acute Care Nurses' Attitudes Towards the Use of Physical Restraints by Erna Spencer RN BSN
• Do African-American Women with Breast Cancer Receive Social Support from Female Relatives and Confidants? by Cynthia Ingerwersen RN BA
• OR Burnout: A study in a Perioperative Nursing Population by Janet L. Rowe RN BSN
• Infant Feeding Intentions by Rebecca Sweeney RN BSN CCN

Nursing Resource Center Update

The Nursing Resource Center was visited by students from Revere High School as part of career day on February 1, 2000. Edna Chesna-Serino, R.N., vice president of the Revere Rotary Club, sponsored this trip to Salem State College for students interested in a nursing career. Edna stated that "students interested in a nursing career have found visiting Salem State College extremely informative and rewarding. The program has succeeded in increasing a student's interest in a nursing career".

Linda Frontiero, staff assistant for the Nursing Resource Center, gave the students a tour of the multi-media learning center for the School of Nursing, and the clinical skills practice lab in HB 202. A demonstration of the various multi-media equipment in the Nursing Resource Center was also provided by Linda. Edna and Linda, both alumni of Salem State College, discussed the multitude of career opportunities available for nurses in diverse settings, and Salem State College's ability to prepare students for a rewarding nursing career.

(From Left) Jenn DeAngelis, President of the Junior Rotary Club and a senior at Revere High School, Linda Frontiero, and Edna Chesna-Serino
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