Dr. Diana M.L. Newman, E.D. RN
President, NACN-USA
WELCOME TO THE WINDY CITY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC NURSES-USA
AND
MARCELLA NIEHOFF SCHOOL OF NURSING
FAMILY NURSING THROUGH THE LIFESPAN – A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE
JUNE 24-26, 2016
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
Abstracts, Presentation, Handouts, Posters & Conference Directory (Click Here for Members Section)
CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Explore the challenges to family health across the lifespan from the
perspective of the Catholic faith.
2. Discuss the role of the nurse in promoting Catholic faith based coping
strategies for family health challenges.
3. Analyze nursing interventions to address the health challenges of families across the lie span that are consistent with the Catholic faith.
PRE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Nursing and Natural Family Planning: The State of the SCIENCE
Mary Lee Barron, PHD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor, School of Nursing,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Founder & Director of Marquette Fertility Education
***NACN-USA Mid-West Regional Director (2015-2017)
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY JUNE 24
Opening Remarks
Dr. Diana M.L. Newman, EdD, RN
President, NACN-USA (2014-2016)
Key Note Address
What does the Encyclical of Pope Francis Laudato Si tell Us About Family Health?
Dr. Vickie Keough, PHD FAAN
Dean, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University
The Nurse in the Service to the Family: Ethical Challenges & Opportunities
Rev. Thomas A. Naim, OFM, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Ethics, CHA,
Ecclesiastical Advisor CICIAMS
Threats to Nursing Practice: When Legal Equals Ethical
Dr. Marie T. Hilliard, MS, MA, JCL, PhD., RN, COL, USA Retired
Director of Bioethics and Public Policy
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
***NACN-USA Recording Secretary (2016-2018)
The Effect of Education on Nurse Knowledge of Safe Haven Laws
Lindsey Themke Gordon, DNP(c), RN
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
Nursing as a Moral Practice
Beverly Whelton, PhD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wheeling University
Wheeling, West VA
Felician Sisters Mission in Jacmel Haiti Address the Needs of an Impoverished & Underserved Population
Sr. Victoria Marie Indyk, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health
Madonna University, Livonia, MI
National Health Insurance (NHIS)-An antidote to Family Health Care Challenges in SW Nigeria: A Catholic Nurses’ Perspective
Adebisi Omolora Olaniyan, BSC, MSC, RB, RM, CNO
Health Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, IFE, IFE
Osun State, Nigeria
Panel Presentation
United Nations Post 2015
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and Family Nursing
*CICIAMS ECOSOC/DPI NGO NY DELEGATION MEMBERS
Maria Arvonio, BSN, MA, (HCE) RN
Medical Center Coordinator, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Willingboro, NJ
***NACN-USA NE Regional Director (2016-2018)
Marian Nowak, MPH, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Rowan University
Glasboror, NJ
***NACN-USA Newsletter Editor
Patricia Sayers, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
***NACN-USA Corresponding Secretary (2015-2017)
Patricia Staley, RN
Advancing Family Health in Yorubaland: The Role of a Catholic Nurse
Nora Nnachi Anyanwu, RN, RPN, BSNC
Senior Nursing Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University, IFE, IFE
Osun State, Nigeria
Moral Distress as Experienced by Nurses When Caring for an Organ Donor Patient and their Family
Judith Boyle, MSN, RN
Nursing Instructor, Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
***NACN-USA SE Regional Director (2015-2017)
Identifying Pneumonia Early Keeping Families Whole
Dr. Nancy Jackawok Cresse, RNP, RN, APRN, ANP-BC
Clinical Instructor, College of Nursing Rutgers University
Camden, NJ
A Catholic Nursing Intervention for Patients with Chronic Pain
Maria Arvonio, MA, BSN, (HCE), RN
Medical Center Coordinator, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Willingboro, NJ
***NACN-USA NE Regional Director (2016-2018)
“Offer it up” Redemptive Suffering Alleviating Suffering & Helping Individuals & Families Use Suffering
Reverend Edward Cronin, Pastor/Rector
St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, Chicago, IL
Sr. Maria-Paulina Sterling
St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, Chicago, IL
Dr. Thomas Zabiega, MD
Board Certified Neurologist
Chicago, IL
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
Intergenerational Catholic Faith Practices: Making Our Faith Stronger
Marcia Stout, DNP, DNP-C, Director of Simulation & Faculty
Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL
Reverend Diane Dardon, DePaul Christian Ministries
DePaul University, Chicago
Ann Munana, MSN, MJ, RN
Manager, Simcare Center, Chamberlain College of Nursing
Downers Grove, IL
Panel: The Future of Catholic Nursing
Jane Cardea, Ph.D., RN
New Braunfels, Texas
NACN-USA President (2016-2018)
Diana M.L. Newman, EdD, RN
Nursing Faculty, College of Nursing
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Fartmouth, MA
NACN-USA President (2014-2016; 2000-2002)
Alma Abuelouf, BSN, RN
Director, Department of Pastoral Life Ministries
Catholic Diocese of Memphis in West TN, Memphis, TN
NACN-USA President (2012-2014)
The Lord’s Prayer: Guide and Compass for a Community Case Manager
Ingrid Tegtman, RN, MSN
Case Manager, University of Colorado, North Health Center
Northern Colorado, CO
Achieving Fertility Literacy through Enhanced Sex Education
Suzanne Spence, BA, RN
Center for Immersion and Simulation based Learning
Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA
Nurse Manager for Guadalupe Hope Society Women’s Center, CA
***NACN-USA NW Regional Director (2015-2017)
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
JUNE 23-26, 2016
It’s Catchy: Engaging Student Nurses in Health Promotion at Local Schools
Nanci Reiland, RN, MSN
Lewis University COllege of Nursing and Health Professions
Romeoville, IL
Redemptive Suffering in the Life of the Church: Offering Up Your Daily Suffering to Cooperate with Christ in Redeeming the World
Diana L. Ruzicka, RN, MSN, MA, MA, CNS-BC, COL, U.S. Army Retired
New Market, AL [TEXT]
***NACN-USA President Elect
End of Life Simulations: A Collaborative Model to Promote Faith-Care
Maria L. Steele, DNP, RN, APHN-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
NACN-USA History
Cheryl Hettman, PhD, RN
Indiana
***NACN-USA President (2010-2012)
Love Without Measure, Nurses Accompany Sick & Disabled to Lourdes
Diana L. Ruzicka, RN, MSN, MA, MA, CNS-BC, COL, USA Retired
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality, North American Volunteers
Syracuse, NY [WEBSITE]
***NACN-USA President Elect