Nursing category first place went to a group of nursing majors — Jessellen Frantz, Pawnee senior; Briana French, Enid senior; and Kaitlin Jones, Winona, Minnesota, senior — for their project titled, “Spirituality in End-of-Life Care.” Dr. Krista Tilley, assistant professor of nursing, was their sponsor.
Second place in nursing went to a second group of nursing majors — Brooke Handke, Tulsa post-graduate; Amy Kleinvachter, West Salem, Wisconsin, post-graduate; Tasha Swallow, Alva senior; and Joni R. Welch, Sigler junior — for their project titled, “Effect of Baccalaureate Degree Nurse vs. Associate Degree Nurse on Patient Outcomes.” Dr. Leslie Collins, assistant professor of nursing and assistant chair of the Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing, was their sponsor.
Third place in nursing went to a third group of nursing majors — Clarissa Coble, Ponca City senior; Krystyn Hawkes, Ponca City post-graduate; and Anabel Segovia, La Joya, Texas, senior — for their project titled, “Art Therapy in Oncology Patients.” Dr. Nikole Hicks, associate professor of nursing, was their sponsor.
Honorable mention for nursing went to a fourth group of nursing majors — Julia F. Buckingham, Alva senior; Carlie Edstrom, Wilmington senior; and Tiana Young-Mauchly, Pearl City, Hawaii, senior – for their project titled, “Visitation Restrictions in the Adult ICU.” Dr. Mary Brune, assistant professor of nursing, was their sponsor.
Holliday said he believes students and community members who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree should participate in Ranger Research Day as well as Oklahoma Research Day because research is an integral part of graduate studies.
For more information on Ranger Research Day, visit www.www.nwosu.edu/ranger-research-day or contact Holliday at (580) 327-8589 or spholliday@nwosu.edu.
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