Tuesday, April 05, 2011

The 19th Annual Nursing Research Day will be held April 14-15, 2011 in McNeill Hall, the University of North Carolina Wilmington's new nursing building. The event is jointly sponsored by the Nu Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, UNC Wilmington and New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

This year's keynote speaker is Ann Quinlan-Colwell, RN, Ph.D., and pain management clinical nurse specialist at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, who will discuss "The Promotion of a Welcoming Environment: The Nurse's Role."

Nursing alumni, students and health care researchers from across the state are invited to attend, but must register by April 8. Undergraduate students are invited for the Friday morning session at no cost, but must register with a nursing faculty member.

Because the New Hanover Regional Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association and an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, it is possible to earn contact hours for attendance.

The event is organized "to promote positive outcomes in the health care system," said Patty White, RNC, MSN and lecturer in UNC Wilmington's School of Nursing.

Daily fees, schedules and other information can be found at www.uncw.edu/son.

For more information, contact:

Debra Simpson, School of Nursing, 910.962.3784 or simpsond@uncw.edu
Patty White, School of Nursing, 910.962.2645 or whitep@uncw.edu

Media Contact:
Lindsay Key, media research assistant, 910.962.7252 or ltk6081@uncw.edu