1. Healthcare

2015 Call for Student Posters
MNRS 2015 Annual Research Conference
April 16-19, 2015
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, IN
The MNRS Student Poster Committee invites you to choose your school’s reserved spots at the Student Poster
Competition of the 2015 Annual Research Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Each school will determine and use its own procedure to select up to three (3) students with posters in each of
the following educational programs:
 Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
 Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master’s in Nursing (MN)
 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
 Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science (PhD)
The following will be required during the submission process:
• Student contribution to preparation of the abstract
• Student role in the conduct of the presented research, evidence-based project, or evidence-based
literature review
• Confirmation that results and/or outcomes will be presented at the conference.
All application instructions and guidelines must be followed. Student abstracts that do not meet the guidelines
will be eliminated from judging. In each educational level, there will be three categories. Students should
check the appropriate category for judging as follows:
1) Research: Research is a systematic investigation used to generate generalizable knowledge about a
phenomenon.
2) Evidence Based Projects: EBP projects exemplify the use of best evidence from research, practice and
patient preferences to influence the provision of high quality care. EBP projects start with a clinical problem or
quality concern, evaluate the literature for best practices related to the concern, and implement evidenced
based practice, system, and/or policy changes to address the concern. EBP projects should highlight
recommendations for clinical practice, future research, and policy change.
3) Evidence Based Literature Review: The EBP literature review is a thorough review of the literature related
to a clinical problem.
MNRS membership is required to compete, but students are not required to become a member until they
have received notification from their school’s review panel that their abstract has been approved for
presentation. Membership information can be obtained from the MNRS website at www.mnrs.org to access
the on-line membership form.
Student Posters may be submitted and presented by any MNRS member who was a student in the
previous calendar year (2014) prior to the annual meeting in 2015.
Research Project
Completed research and research in progress may be submitted. Abstracts will be judged on the following
criteria. Research in progress at the time of abstract submission will be judged on the first three criteria.
Abstracts submitted as research in progress must be completed by the time of the conference.
Use bold font for the abstract headings. The 350 word abstract must include the title, headings, and
the following key elements:
• Purpose and Background/Significance: State the purpose of the study and why it is important to
nursing science, practice and/or patient care.
• Theoretical/ conceptual framework: Include conceptual and operational definitions.
• Method: Describe the study design, sample, instruments used, and data collection procedures
(Include proposed data collection and analysis if project is not complete).
• Results: Discuss findings within the context of prior research, conceptual framework, and study
limitations.
• Conclusions: Explain what the findings mean for the science of nursing.
NOTE: A description of the student’s role on the research team and in developing the poster must be entered
at time of abstract submission.
Evidence Based Project
Completed EBPs and EBPs in progress may be submitted. Abstracts will be judged on the following criteria but
only through the 4th criterion if the project is in progress. Abstracts submitted as EBPs in progress must be
completed by the time of the conference.
Use bold font for the abstract headings. The 350 word abstract must include the title, headings, and
the following key elements:
• Nature and scope of the project (introduction, problem identification, significance, project
objectives).
• Synthesis and analysis of supporting literature. Describe the evidence-based solution. How was it
developed? Include the theoretical framework if applicable.
• Project implementation: Describe the implementation process and significant challenges
encountered. Include plans for implementation if the project is not complete.
• Evaluation criteria: Provide details of your method for evaluating the success of the project.
Include proposed evaluation criteria if the project is not complete.
• Outcomes: What were the outcomes of the project? How were the outcomes measured?
• Recommendations: Describe your recommendations for clinical practice and policy based on the
outcomes of the evidence-based practice project.
NOTE: A description of the student’s role on the research team and in developing the poster must be entered
at time of abstract submission.
EBP Literature Review
Use bold font for the abstract headings. The 350 word abstract must include the title, headings, and the
following key elements:
• Problem: Describe the health care issue the evidence review addresses. Provide support for the
significance of the problem.
• Purpose: State the objectives of this inquiry relative to the overall evidence-based literature
review on this topic.
• Search Strategy: identify databases searched, inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Results of literature search: Describe the search, number of studies included and level of
evidence. Include a summary table of your evidence in the poster.
• Synthesis of Evidence: Briefly describe the synthesis of the evidence that includes major trends
and notable gaps.
•
Implications for Practice: Include your recommendations for practice, education, or future
research based on the review and synthesis of the evidence.
NOTE: A description of the student’s role on the research team and in developing the poster must be entered
at time of abstract submission.
Best Poster Awards: Abstracts will be rated according to the criteria listed above in addition to the student’s
role. Abstracts with the highest initial review rating will then be selected for on-site judging and will be judged
according to the scientific criteria listed above, plus overall poster appearance. It is suggested that each
student refer to a published article on poster preparation or refer to the guidelines provided in your poster
acceptance notification letter. Each student level of posters, Undergraduate, MSN, DNP, and PhD will be
judged separately. For PhD student entries, the first place award will be designated for a research project. For
DNP student entries, the first place award will be designated for an evidence based project. Award winners
will be announced during the Awards Ceremony on April 18, 2015
Set up times will be posted on the MNRS website and in your acceptance letter.
Avoidance of Commercialism
All presentations must avoid commercialism. Presentations that constitute promotion and advertisement will
be prohibited. This includes pervasive or inappropriate use of logos. Product or service descriptions or
advertisements may not be distributed, nor may any material be displayed to promote the commercial interest
of a particular company or enterprise. If the cost of any presentation has been underwritten, a clear
acknowledgement stating the source and support should be included. Statements made in the presentation
are the sole responsibility of the author and should not be viewed as or considered representative of any
formal stance or position taken on any product, subject or issue by MNRS.
Conference Registration
All conference fees are the responsibility of the student poster presenter. Registration information will be
mailed to current MNRS members in December. Poster presenters must be registered for at least the day that
they are presenting. Registration will also be available online at www.mnrs.org.
Submission Information and Deadlines
1. ALL student abstracts must be submitted on-line. The MNRS electronic submission site will open on
November 3, 2014 and remain open until midnight on Monday, December 1, 2014. Students will receive
instructions directly from MNRS staff regarding abstract submission to the online system.
2. Abstracts submitted for this competitive student program cannot be submitted to the MNRS General Call
for Abstracts.
University/College Review Board Responsibilities
It is each schools responsibility to select a review board and develop a review process to review the submitted
abstracts and select the finalists from their school. Each school may select a total of 3 posters from each
educational level: BSN, MSN, DNP, and PhD. The 3 posters selected from each educational level may include
research or EBP projects.
For each abstract being submitted, please provide author’s name, email address, educational program and
title of abstract to MNRS Meeting Manager, Paul Urso at [email protected] no later than October 31, 2014.
This information is necessary to ensure students receive the submission information.
Poster Request Form
Name of University/College: ___________________________________________________________________
Student Program Faculty Contact: _______________________________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Email address: ______________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________
State: ____________ Zip Code: _________________________
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
 one
 two
 three
Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master’s of Nursing (MN)
 one
 two
 three
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
 one
 two
 three
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science (PhD)
 one
 two
 three
For each abstract being submitted, please provide author’s name, email address, educational program and
title of abstract. This information is necessary to ensure students receive the submission information.
Please return this form to Paul Urso b October 31, 2014
Fax: 856-439-0525
Email: [email protected]