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The 9th Biennial International Neuman Systems Model Symposium
was held in
Aston, PA, April 24-25, 2003

The theme for the 9th Biennial International Neuman Systems Model Symposium was “The Neuman Systems Model: Where It All Began…Challenges for the Future”. The symposium provided a forum for discussion and dissemination of work related to the further development, refinement, and use of the Neuman Systems Model and its concepts and propositions in nursing theory, research, practice, education, and administration. The papers and posters presented at the concurrent sessions are listed alphabetically by first author. Please contact the presenters for information about their work.

Paper Presentations

How Head Nurses Handle Problems and Difficulties Related to Their Work

Claes Ågren RB, RNT, BSC, MSc, Junior Lecturer, Mälardalens University, Västerås, Sweden

Keynote: The Neuman Systems Model: Where It All Began…Challenges for the Future

Martha Raile Alligood, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Using a Cultural Case Study and Creative Visual Aids to Introduce Nursing Students to an Adaptation of the Neuman Systems Model

Pat Aylward, RN, MSN, CNS, Associate Professor, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL, USA

Critical Thinking: Spirituality and End-of-Life Issues

Sarah Beckman, MSN, RN, Sanna Boxley-Harges RN, MA, CS-ANP, and Becky Salmon, RN, MS, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, USA

Decisions Regarding Prostate Cancer Treatment Modality: A Holistic Perspective

Diane M. Breckenridge, PhD, RN, Dixon School of Nursing, Abington Memorial Hospital, Willow Grove, PA,USA

A Secondary Analysis of Survey Results of the Abington Memorial Hospital Nursing Initiative to Attract, Recruit, Retain, and Support Nurses to Determine Neuman System Variables Reflected

Diane M. Breckenridge, PhD, RN and Eileen Van Parys, EdD, RN, Dixon School of Nursing, Abington Memorial Hospital, Willow Grove, PA, USA

The Implementation of Strategies to Develop Critical Thinking Skills in Freshman Nursing Students

Barbara Scott Cammuso, PhD, EdD, APRN, BC, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA, USA

Testing a Middle Range Theory of Well-Being Derived from Neuman’s Theory of Optimal Client System Stability and the Neuman Systems Model in Adults Living with Diabetes Mellitus

Greg Casalenuovo, RN, PhD, APRN, BC, CDE, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City TN, USA

Implementation of the Neuman Systems Model within a Psychiatric Institution in the Netherlands

Jack Elenbaas, MscBA, Emergis, Centre for Mental Health Care, Zeeland, Netherlands

Delirium in the Hospitalized Elderly: Clinical Indicators Found in the Medical Record

Diane Elmore, RN, MSN, and Margaret Louis, RN, PhD, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA

RN to BSN Online: Using the Neuman Systems Model

Barbara T. Freese, EdD, RN and Betsy M. McDowell, PhD, RN, CCRN, Lander University, Greenwood, SC, USA

Development of the Neuman Family Assessment Measure: Preliminary Data

Karen Reed Gehrling, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA

The Relationships among Nursing Vigilance by Nurses, Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Vigilance, and Patient Length of Stay in a Surgical Cardiac Care Unit

Kathleen Geib, MSN, RN, DNSc (c), Widener University, and Malone College, Canton, OH, USA

Maternal-Student Role Stress During Concurrent Transitions

Eileen Gigliotti, PhD, RN, The College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, NY, USA

Body Piercing: Ancient Art, Modern Treatment

Theresa E. Gunter, RN, MSN, Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC, USA; and Betsy M. McDowell, PhD, RN, CCRN, Lander University, Greenwood, SC, USA

Holistic Nursing Requires Reflective Practice

Marlou de Kuiper, Researcher, University of Professional Education, Utrecht, Netherlands

Exploring the Meaning of Spirituality with Aging Adults in Appalachia

Lois W. Lowry, RN, DNSc, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA

Using the Neuman Systems Model as a Framework for a Home Health Curriculum in Thailand

Lois W. Lowry, RN, DNSc, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA; and Somsong Churaiatsanee, RN, MSN, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

A Diagnosis of the Organizational Culture as Important Condition for Successful Implementation of the Neuman Systems Model

A.A. Merks. RN, Drs, BcN, RN, Policy Advisor for Care Development and Quality of Care, Department of Prevention and Care Development, Emergis, Centre for Mental Health Care, Zeeland, Netherlands

Nurses’ Levels of Knowledge to Promote the Health of Clients Experiencing Stressors Related to Pathological Gambling

Barbara A. Traver, RN, MSN, Community Health Nurse

The Relationship of Spiritual Well-Being to Physiological Well-Being in Adults with Diabetes

Kathleen O. Vito, DNSc, RN, LaSalle University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA; and Janet M. Farahmand, EdD, RN, Neumann College, Aston, PA, USA

Poster Presentations

The Neuman Systems Model and Nursing Vigilance: The Relationships among Nursing Vigilance by Nurses, Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Vigilance, and Patient Length of Stay in a Surgical Cardiac Care Unit

Kathleen Geib, MSN, RN, DNSc (c), Widener University, and Malone College, Canton, OH, USA

Prevalence of Violence among Older Adults

Diana Meeks-Sjostrom, MSN, RN, FNP-C, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA

The Lived Experience of Adolescent Pregnancy for Women Who Gave Birth during Their Teens

Carol Sabatini, RN, PhD

Application of the Neuman Systems Model to Investigate Cell Phone Use While Operating a Motor Vehicle: A Safety Concern for the Community of Delaware County

Joseph Scarpato, SN and Daniel Teti, SN, Neumann College, Aston, PA, USA

After Hours School Nursing – Application of the NSM to a School Nurse Practice with a High School Marching Band

Kathleen O. Vito, DNSc, RN, LaSalle University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA