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If you are a nurse in central Texas, this is a can’t miss opportunity...

Location: Frank Erwin Center, Lone Star Room | 1701 Red River, Austin, Texas

Date: Friday, April 11, 2008

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Symposium Schedule

  • 9:00 am - Registration, Welcome, Refreshments
  • 9:10 am - Managed Care by Linda Yoder, RN, PhD
  • 9:45 am - Poster Presentations available
  • 10:00 am - The Nursing Shortage by Clair Jordan, RN, MSN
  • 10:35 am - Poster Presentations available
  • 11:00 am - Self-Care of the Nurse by Charles M. Dick
  • 11:35 am- Poster Presentations available
    • Cultural Barriers, MRSA, Evidence-Based Practice, Hospice Care, Energy Drinks, UT Nursing Students
    • HIPAA, Leadership vs. Management, Healthy Diet on the Job , Self-Care of the Nurse, N377
    • Universal Health Care, Advanced Directives, Stress Management, Immunizations, Leadership & Management
    • Available Resources, Standard Precautions, Patient Neglect, Legal Aspects of Nursing, Terry Jones, RN, PhD
    • Preventing/Decreasing Medical Errors
  • 12:00 pm Adjourn

Speakers

  • Charles M. “Matt” Dick is the Director of Safety and Security in the Department of Risk Management for the Seton Family of Hospitals.
  • Clair Jordan, RN, MSN is the Executive Director for the Texas Nurses Association.
  • Linda Yoder, RN, PhD, FAAN is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin.

Poster Presentations

Poster presentations were created by upper-division nursing students at the University of Texas School of Nursing, under the direction of Terry Jones, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nursing.

Registration Form

  • Open to nurses, nursing students, nursing faculty, and allied health practitioners
  • Symposium created by upper-division nursing students enrolled in N377 under the direction of Terry Jones, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nursing
  • Parking available in lot just south of the Erwin Center (enter off Red River Street)
  • Refreshments provided
  • Fantastic “door prizes” available

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