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IU School of Nursing Students and Faculty
Participate in the 2010 Midwest Nursing Research (MNRS) Conference

Conference Presenters

BSN student Lea' Abshire with her MNRS poster

BSN student Lea' Abshire presented her poster
"The Hot Flash Experience in Prostate Cancer Survivors"
at this year's MNRS conference. Her mentor is Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN.

BSN student Victoria Wheeler and her MNRS poster

BSN student Victoria Wheeler presented her poster "Knowledge, Perceived Risk, Susceptibility, and Fear of Women at Low and High Objective Risk of Ovarian Cancer." Her mentor is
Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN.

Three BSN students at MNRS

BSN students Emily Kessans, Victoria Wheeler and Lea' Abshire all presented posters at the conference.

PhD candidate M. Sue McManus with MNRS poster

M. Sue McManus, MSN, PhD candidate, presented her poster "Illness Representations and Medication Adherence of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease."

Kim S. Astroth with her MNRS poster
Kim S. Astroth, PhD, RN, center, presented her poster "Electronically Self-Monitoring Physical Activities in Adults on Hemodialysis."
Group of MNRS conference attendees from IUSON

Faculty and students from IUSON attend the FUNdraiser Silent Auction and Talent Show to support the research grants program.

Three members of the team performing a skit at MNRS

Sue Rawl (L), Esther Smith-Howell (C) and Susan McLennon (R) posed for a picture before putting on their skit "Hoosier Dating Game" for the FUNdraiser Silent Auction and Talent Show. Smith-Howell played the role of "the bachelor."

IUSON faculty and students performing at MNRS fundraiser

IUSON faculty and students perform their skit "Hoosier Dating Game" to raise funds for the MNRS research grants program. From L to R: Esther Smith-Howell, Dean Marion Broome, Andrea Maners, Susan McLennon, Carol Sheih, Pat Ebright and Michael Weaver.

Faculty and students at MNRS fundraiser

Corinne Wheeler, center, was the hostess of the "Hoosier Dating Game." Esther Smith-Howell (L) played the role of Gary Sanders or "the bachelor" and Pat Ebright (R) played the role of senior faculty member or "bachelorette #3."

Entire group of faculty and staff who participated in MNRS fundraiser with first place trophy

Dean Marion Broom, center, holds the coveted trophy for best performance at the FUNdraiser Silent Auction and Talent Show. IUSON won first place! From L to R: Susan McLennon, Halima Al-Khatib, Esther Smith-Howell, Dean Broome, Andrea Maners, Pat Ebright and Michael Weaver.