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APNA 25th Annual Conference Schedule & Session Descriptions
Wednesday, October 19
Pre-Conference Morning Sessions
7:20am – 11:30am
Block 1: 7:20am – 9:20am (2.0 contact hours)
4.0 contact hours
1011: The Effects of an Academic Bullying Culture on Nursing Faculty Self-Esteem &
Mental Health: A Nursing Care Plan Approach Using PMHN Skills to Support New Nurse
Educators (RN)
7:20am – 9:20am
Horizontal violence (or bullying) is well documented in the clinical setting and also in the
academic setting. Sadly, the new nurse educator is at risk for experiencing a compounded
dose of incivility and bullying which can have a negative impact on self-esteem and mental
health. Without support, these new nurse educators may leave the field, thus compounding
the educator shortage. This session will present a Nursing Care Plan using PMHN skills that
can be used to support our new nurse educator colleagues.
Speaker: Brenda Jahnke, MSN, RN, CNS
1012: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Mini Course on Assessment, Neurobiology,
Symptoms, and Treatment: Basics, Nuances, Complexities, Evidenced based and Anecdotal
(RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is common due high levels of human violence in the U.S. and
to the ongoing wars involving U.S. citizens and immigrants. This 2-hr course provides
APRNs and RNs with basics needed to asses and treat people with sub-threshold PTSD and
chronic complex PTSD. Trauma neurobiology, differential diagnoses, symptom management
via counseling, psychotherapies, and psychopharmacology are included.
Speaker: Debby Phillips PhD, PMHCNS-BC
1013: The Art of Change: Implementing a Recovery Centered Culture in Your Program
(RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
A Program's Culture is the environment created by staffs' behaviors and an awareness of their
interactions with each other and individuals served. Program culture is created and changed
by teaching staff skills in five areas of awareness. Feedback is provided by a Culture
Management Tool that measures the culture's effectiveness so you can improve.
Speakers: David Heffron, NHA; Clarissa Townes, RN; Dawn Villa
1014: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice Based “How to’s” for Working with Children
in the Autistic Spectrum (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
This presentation will inform participants about the postulated causes of autism. It will
review interventions to improve the lives of children with autism, both pharmacological and
non-pharmacological, including feeding therapy, sensory integration, and social skills
training. Upon completion participants will leave with practical (practice and research based)
information which will assist them in caring for children in the spectrum.
Speaker: Jane Marie Sulzle, DNP, RN, CNS
1015: Managing Acute and Chronic Medical Illnesses: What Every Psych Nurse Needs to
Know (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
Users of mental health services experience a wide range of acute and chronic medical
illnesses. It is important for psychiatric nurses to be able to recognize, assess and intervene
with acute medical conditions. Exacerbations of chronic medical conditions, such as
congestive heart failure, and their impact on psychiatric treatment will be discussed.
Speaker: Sara Gilbert, RN, CEN, MACP
1016: Psychopharmacology of Sleep and Chronic Pain / Depression* (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
This session will identify the neurophysiological processes governing sleep and wakefulness,
explain the prevalence of insomnia and its association with pain, and clarify the differential
diagnosis of secondary insomnia related to pain and a rational approach to its evaluation in
clinical settings. Attendees will receive guidance in developing a pharmacological treatment
plan for the person experiencing depression, pain and sleep pattern disturbance.
Speaker: Geoffry Phillips McEnany, PhD, PMHCNS, BC
*Rx contact hours = 2.0
Pre-Conference Morning Sessions
7:20am – 11:30am
Block 2: 9:30am – 11:30am (2.0 contact hours)
(4.0 contact hours)
1021: Evaluating Student Learning in an Online Environment (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This workshop will address issues related to the evaluation of student online learning and
address the pros and cons of various evaluation methods used in online teaching. Strategies
for creating or adapting evaluation methods to online teaching will be discussed. Presenters
will work with attendees to find workable evaluation methods that correspond to his/her own
course or assignment.
Speakers: Merrie Kaas, DNSc, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Linnea Carlson-Sabelli, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
1022: When Words Are Not Enough: The Use of Sensory Modulation Techniques to
Replace Self-Injurious Behaviors in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (RN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This presentation includes a review of theories regarding the development of dysfunctional
coping mechanisms in persons with Borderline Personality Disorder, followed by a survey of
current neurobiological research regarding brain changes related to experience. A
demonstration of evidence-based techniques for sensory modulation involving replacement
of self-injurious behaviors with self-soothing mechanisms through manipulation of the seven
senses will ensue.
Speaker: Lita Sabonis BS, BSN, RN, BC
1023: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: Behavioral Treatment of Persistent Auditory
Hallucinations (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This presentation will implement an evidence-based psychiatric nursing practice that teaches
individuals how to self-manage auditory hallucinations. It will include an overview of the
research that led to the development of a 10 session course; an experiential exercise about
hearing voices and applying strategies used in the course; and training for teaching the
course.
Speakers: Robin Buccheri, DNSc, RN, MHNP, FAAN; Martha “Marti” Buffum, DNSc, RN,
PMHCNS-BC
1024: COPE for Depressed and Anxious Teens: A Cognitive-Behavioral Skills Building
Intervention (APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This course teaches participants how to implement the 7-session COPE- Teen CognitiveBehavioral Skills Building Program. Evidence using COPE in both clinic and school settings
with individuals and groups has indicated that COPE decreases depression and anxiety as
well as increases self-concept in 12–18 yr old adolescents. After this course, participants will
be ready to immediately implement COPE.
Speakers: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN; Pamela
Lusk, DNP, RN, FPMHNP-BC
1025: Survival Skills for Family Practice/Primary Care Nurses: Managing the Care of the
Complicated Mental Health Patient in the Primary Care Setting (APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
Treatment of mental health issues in the primary care setting can be difficult to manage. This
workshop will address psychopathology, diagnostic criteria and most importantly cognitive
behavioral interventions that will help you survive. The theories of Dialectical Behavior
Therapy and Self-Determination theory will pave the way for interventions that will help
guide your therapeutic interventions and survival skills.
Speaker: Heather Muxworthy, DNP, PMHNP-BC
1026: Guide to Rational Prescribing: Neurophysiology and Drug Mechanisms of Action*
(APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This session will give a guide to rational prescribing, including a brief review of
neuroanatomy & neurophysiology, putative mechanisms of action of psychotropic drugs, and
information on integrating symptoms, neurophysiology, and drug action. Case examples and
discussion will also be included.
Speaker: Barbara J. Limandri, DNSc, APRN, BC
*Rx contact hours = 2.0
Product Theater Lunch – no contact hours provided
11:30am - 1:00pm
"Living with Schizophrenia™: A Call for Hope and Recovery": Special
Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
"Living with Schizophrenia" explores the lives of three people with schizophrenia, a
chronic brain disorder that can be severe and disabling and often is misunderstood, feared
and stigmatized. The documentary reveals their daily struggles, personal insights about the
illness, and paths to the mental health recovery process. These are the stories of hope that
aren't making headlines. "Living with Schizophrenia" was funded by and produced by
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The people featured in the film present their own stories and
ideas and were not compensated by Janssen to appear in the film.
Sponsoring Company: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pre-Conference Afternoon Sessions
1:10pm – 5:20pm
Block 1: 1:10pm – 3:10pm (2.0 contact hours)
4.0 contact hours
1031: Moving Past YouTube: Engaging and Educating the Millennial Generation (RN,
APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
Educating the current generation of nursing students produces frustration and discontent for
faculty members who have not fully embraced the challenge. This interactive workshop will
focus on shifting the current paradigm of nursing education, challenging educators to
encourage the use of texting, social media, blogging, wikis and other collaborative efforts
during class and clinical.
Speaker: Kristen Vandenberg, DNP, FNP-BC, FPMHNP-BC
1032: Psychiatric Integrated Practice: Transitioning To a More Complete Psychiatric and
Mental Health Clinical Practice for the Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist
(APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
The Homo trancendens model, examples of medical disease states produced by mental
disorders, and brain structure induced cascades will be discussed during the first hour of this
class. The second section of the class will be "how to" on changing a psychiatric practice into
an integrated practice. Tips, tools, tests, resources, and alliances with other practitioners will
be covered in detail.
Speaker: M. Joyce Sasse, DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
1033: Recovery Inspired Assault Prevention: Decreasing Aggression through the Active
Application of Recovery Principles (RN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
This presentation will include an overview of recovery principles and how these principles
are specifically applicable in the area of assault prevention. Participants will actively practice
application of recovery principles to a variety of scenarios and will engage in discussion
related to this. At the conclusion of the session, workshop attendees will have tools to apply
in practice settings.
Speaker: Sabrina Cito, RN, MSN
1034: CPS and Trauma Informed Care: How Can We Make It Work and How can We
Sustain It – A Workshop for People on the Journey Looking to Problem Solve with Others
on the Same Path (RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
This course is a discussion forum for participants who are in the process of implementing
CPS and trauma informed care. It is designed for in-depth discussion; problem-solving;
asking questions & voicing challenges utilizing the shared expertise of participants.
Questions & topic areas can be submitted in advance so that the presenter/group leader can
structure the discussion.
Speaker: Kathleen Regan, NE, BC
1035: Therapeutic Brain Stimulation: Past, Present, Future and Critical Issues for
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
This course will discuss the reclassification of ECT by the FDA and APNA's position
statement regarding this. The safety and efficacy of the following brain stimulation
modalities will be examined: TMS, VNS, DBS, EpCS, and tDCS. The history of brain
Stimulation as part of psychiatric nursing as well as how it will help shape psychiatric
nursing's future will be considered.
Speakers: Cindy Brown, BSN, RN; Berry Anderson, PhD, RN; Gerald Georgette, RN, MSN,
CCRC; Mary Rosedale, PhD, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC; Amy Rust, BSN, RN
1036: Clinical Pearls in Psychopharmacology* (APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
In this course, the audience will participate in a game show format addressing
psychopharmacology questions and cases. Topics will include pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic drug interactions, pharmacogenetics, adverse drug reactions and
management, optimal choices and appropriate tapering of psychotropic medications, and
recent updates in psychopharmacology.
Speaker: Mary A. Gutierrez, PharmD, BCPP
*Rx contact hours = 2.0
Pre-Conference Afternoon Sessions
1:10pm – 5:20pm
Block 2: 3:20pm – 5:20pm (2.0 contact hours)
(4.0 contact hours)
1041: How to Create a Supportive Learning Environment for Psychiatric Nursing Students
Using Simulation to Orchestrate an Immersion Experience Using Brain/Mind Learning
Capacities (RN, APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
A workshop that engages nurses in creating a supportive environment for nursing students
using brain mind learning capacities. Participants will actively participate in creating a
supportive environment using simulation and principles of brain/mind capacities.
Speaker: Ora Robinson, RN, CNE, PhD
1042: Informatics 101: Core Informatics Competencies for Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurses (RN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
This workshop provides an opportunity to explore and develop core informatics
competencies relevant to psychiatric-mental health nursing. Participants will learn basic
computer and information literacy skills including how to effectively harness the power of
the world-wide-web for evidence-based practice. Hands-on activities engage learners in
collaborative action planning for practical application of informatics knowledge and skills in
clinical and educational settings.
Speaker: Wanda Robinson, MSN
1043: Assessing and Managing the Risk of Violence and Dangerousness in the Context of
Significant Mental Health Problems (RN, APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
This session explores the complex area of assessing for risk of potential violence, in the
context of significant mental health problems, and developing sophisticated risk management
strategies. Focusing on practical skills and using a wide variety of educational materials, it
will also address key educational issues that will help participants integrate a solid evidence
base into their practice.
Speakers: Chris Hart, MA, RMN, RN; Tony McGranaghan, MSc (CBT), RMN, Dip MDO
1044: Emergency Room Care of the Psychiatric Patient: Selected Topics from the
APNA/ENA Educational Collaborative Project (RN, APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
Members from APNA and ENA have been working collaboratively for the past 5 years to
produce an online educational product that focuses on the care of psychiatric patients while in
the emergency room. In this session, committee members, authors and editors from the
collaborative will present content from the modules on Safety Issues, Suicide Assessment
and Innovative Practices regarding psychiatric patients in the emergency room.
Speakers: Marlene Nadler-Moodie, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC; Jolie Gordon-Browar, MSN,
RN-BC, PMH; Sara Barr Gilbert RN, CEN, MACP; Diana Haines MSN, RN, CEN
1045: The Changing Landscape of Schizophrenia Genetics: Implications for Nursing (RN,
APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
Knowledge of the genetic landscape of schizophrenia is still incomplete, but a model is
emerging which includes both rare and common variants, epistatic interactions, multifactorial
thresholds, and environmental risk factors. Content provided in this course will establish a
foundation on which to build future learning about how to translate knowledge of
schizophrenia genetics into clinical care of patients and families.
Speaker: Nancy Buccola, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, CNE
1046: Psychopharmacology, Recovery, and Trauma-Informed Care: Opportunities,
Challenges, and Pitfalls* (RN, APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
Implementing recovery principles with an eye toward trauma-informed care often causes a
significant shift in thinking and approach for the clinician that can be challenging but offers
great opportunities and rewards. This presentation will examine prescriptive practice in the
context of recovery principles and identify pitfalls that may re-traumatize the individuals we
serve.
Speaker: Mary Ann Nihart, MA, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
*Rx contact hours = 2.0
1001: Opening Program and President’s Address
6:00pm – 8:15pm
APNA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Address
Special Guest: Grayce Sills, RN, PhD, FAAN
President’s Address
APNA President: Carole Farley-Toombs, MS, RN, NEA-BC
1.0 contact hour
Annual Award Presentation
Psychiatric Nurse of the Year: Barbara L. Drew, PhD, APRN, BC
25th Anniversary Reception (with light buffet)
8:30pm – 10:00pm
Tickets/Donation: $50
Continue the celebration after the Opening Program and Keynote Address at this American
Psychiatric Nursing Foundation (APNF) event. Enjoy a light buffet dinner while networking
with your colleagues and fellow APNA enthusiasts. Your $50 tax deductible donation will go
toward the Foundation’s research grant program, in support of current and future researchers in
psychiatric mental health nursing.
Thursday, October 20
Product Theater Breakfast – no contact hours provided
6:00am – 7:30am
Opportunities in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Review of an Atypical
Antipsychotic Agent
Sponsoring Company: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
2001: Keynote Presentation
1.0 Contact Hours
8:00am – 9:00am
Caring Science and Psychiatric Nursing: Relationship and Emergence of Human Spirit
This presentation will focus on transforming self and system within the context of
Watson’s Theory of Human Caring in practice and research. It will explore the
relationship between Caring Science research and science of the Heart and emergence of
human spirit, as relevant to psychiatric-mental health nursing practice and clinical
inquiry. The Caritas Processes of the theory restore Love, Compassion, and Heartcentered spirit-to-spirit human intersubjective connections, for more meaningful and
purposive practices and forms of inquiry. Experiential and intellectual experiences will be
shared so participants can personally benefit. Exemplars will be offered to demonstrate
how the theory is being implemented (www.watsoncaringscience.org).
Keynote Speaker: Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Annual Awards Presentation
Award for Excellence in Education: M. Jane Suresky, DNP, PMHCNS-BC
Award for Excellence in Practice - RN-PMH: Marcia Melby, RN-BC, PMH
Award for Excellence in Practice - APRN: Patricia Cunningham, DNSc, APN,
PMHNP/CNS-BC, FNP-BC
Concurrent Sessions
9:15am – 11:50am
Block 1: 9:15am – 10:00am (.75 contact hours)
2.25 Contact Hours
2011: (UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Using Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory
in Classwork to Engage Undergraduate Nursing Students (RN)
9:15am – 10:00am
Discover creative learning activities to use in an undergraduate nursing course. Nurse
educators will learn fun and educational learning assignments for in and out of the psychiatric
nursing classroom. Engage students with crayon work, mental health promotion posters, and
media projects based on Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory.
Speaker: Janet Somlyay, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, CNE, PMHNP-BC
2012: (ADMINISTRATION TRACK) 5150 Task Force: A Community Response to a County
Mental Health Crisis (RN, APRN)
9:15am – 10:00am
This presentation outlines the formation, successes and challenges faced by a multi-county,
multi-stakeholder 5150 Task Force developed in response to the closure of a large county
mental health crisis unit.
Speakers: Jolie Gordon-Browar, MSN, RN-BC, PMHN; Lynne Ashbeck, MS, RD
2013: (RECOVERY TRACK) The Language of Recovery: ‘Making it Real’ for Patients,
Families and Colleagues (APRN)
9:15am – 10:00am
Using the principles of recovery, an interactive, educational program will be presented using
the process of reflective practice to deconstruct the recovery model; looking specifically at
the role language plays in understanding the recovery model in mental health care.
Participants will be prompted to internally investigate, analyze and critically evaluate their
current belief system and daily practice habits.
Speaker: Kris Lambert, PhD, RN
2014: (CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRACK) Cardiometabolic Side Effects of Risperidone in
Children with Autism (APRN)
9:15am – 10:00am
This course will provide an overview of lipocentric cardiometabolic side effects of
risperidone in children diagnosed with autism in a recent clinical trial. An interactive
discussion of lipocentric pathophysiologic changes related to obesity, insulin resistance and
fatty liver disease will include associated office-based screening measures. In conclusion a
preliminary pediatric screening schedule to monitor risperidone treatment in the office.
Speaker: Susan Boorin, PhD(c), MSN, PMHNP-BC
2015: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) Managing Metabolic
Syndrome in a Partial Hospitalization Program: A Feasibility Study (RN, APRN)
9:15am – 10:00am
This study incorporates 3 additional components into the infrastructure of a partial
hospitalization program 1) a locally developed curriculum targeting Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders (SugarWatch) shown to be successful in improving risk factors for
metabolic syndrome in a worksite study; 2) structured physical activity; and 3) healthy food
demonstrations during group lunch.
Speakers: Renee Latimer, MS, MPH, PMHCNS-BC; Rose Clute, MS, PMHCNS-BC
2016: (MILITARY TRACK) Understanding and Preventing Suicide among Military and
Veterans (RN, APRN)
9:15am – 10:00am
Description of retrospective data on suicide risk factors, assessment, methods of suicide,
intervention are described. Role of nurses in detecting and preventing suicide is examined.
Barriers nurses report in managing suicide risk are discussed.
Speaker: Sharon Valente, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
2017: (CAPACITY TO CARE TRACK) Nurse Capacity to Care for Mental Health Patients (RN, APRN)
9:15am – 10:00am
This original research, conducted at three Southern California hospitals, examined nonpsychiatric nurses’ perceived competencies to assess and care for persons with mental health
needs hospitalized on non-psychiatric units. A 31-item instrument administered through online delivery method yielded responses from 833 nurses; nurse-indicated strengths and
weakness were identified. Results will be used as a basis for further clinical education.
Speaker: Elizabeth Winokur, RN, MSN, PhD(c), CEN
Concurrent Sessions
9:15am – 11:50am
Block 2: 10:10am – 10:55am (.75 contact hours)
(2.25 Contact Hours)
2021: (UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Using Psychiatric Practitioner Memoirs as a
Teaching Strategy (RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
Reading memoirs by psychiatric practitioners is a valuable learning activity. Fourteen
memoirs were reviewed for clinical accuracy, clinical relevancy, positive role-modeling,
patient advocacy, and promotion of a positive image of nursing. Reactions to two of the
books used has been very positive; recommendations are given for using selected memoirs as
a learning activity in the university or staff development setting.
Speaker: Joan Masters, EdD, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
2022: (ADMINISTRATION TRACK) Standing Up to Sitter Costs (RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
Use of sitters is sometimes viewed by nurses as a magical response to patient safety needs,
absolving them of care responsibilities. Despite its routine and extensive use, there is no
clear-cut evidence that continuous one-to-one observation is the only means of providing safe
care. This hospital developed a multidisciplinary approach to reducing costs without
compromising patient, staff, and unit safety.
Speaker: Beverly Hatch, RN-C, MS
2023: (RECOVERY TRACK) Suicide and Co-Occurring Disorders: A Personal Perspective
(RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
This presentation identifies significant factors in development of and recovery from cooccurring disorders of Kleinfelter’s Syndrome, Personality Disorder, Major Depression,
severe and persistent drug and alcohol abuse, and suicide intended life threatening self injury.
Individual issues of chronic medical diseases, major mental disorders, personality disorders,
and drug, alcohol, and inhalant chronic use can be overwhelming for client and service
provider.
Speakers: Dale Knode, RN, BS, HSAD; Jeff Bayless (Survivor)
2024: (CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRACK) Predicting Treatment Response of Adolescents with
Serious Emotional Disturbance (RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
Adolescents with disruptive disorders are often misdiagnosed and underserved. There is an
urgent need to better understand strengths-based factors associated with treatment response in
order to guide interventions to help them achieve their full potential. This 12-month
longitudinal study examined whether changes in adolescent personal strengths and family
functioning are associated with changes in adolescent behavioral and social functioning.
Speaker: Ukamaka Oruche, PhD(c), MSN, PMHCNS-BC
2025: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) Risk Factors of Metabolic
Syndrome in Patients with Severe Mental Illness (RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
This presentation will present data from a prospective chart review study looking at the risks
for metabolic syndrome in patients admitted to acute psychotic disorder units. Risk factors
pertinent to this group will be reviewed and the lack of interface between psychiatry and
primary care will be discussed. Recommendations will be made for future studies and
interventions.
Speakers: Catherine Coakley, MS, RN-BC; Paula Bolton, MS, RN/NP
2026: (MILITARY TRACK) Loss, Grief and Military Life (RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
Grief related to loss, is an integral, often unrecognized component of military family life.
Unrecognized and unmitigated grief has the propensity to amplify physical, psychological
and psychosocial challenges that present in the clinical setting. Early recognition,
acknowledgement and the normalizing of grief as part of the healing process will enhance the
quality of care provided for the military family member.
Speaker: Martha Suarez, MS, BSN, RN
2027: (CAPACITY TO CARE TRACK) Psychiatric Nurses’ Attitudes toward Hospitalized
Patients Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder Experiencing Self Harm Issues
and Implications in Clinical Nursing Practice (RN, APRN)
10:10am – 10:55am
This presentation will address research conducted on psychiatric nurses' attitudes toward
patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder experiencing self harm issues. The
findings indicated years of psychiatric nursing service and education were significant factors
influencing attitudes. Implications of these findings on psychiatric nurses' clinical practices
and its impact on patient outcomes and treatment will be discussed.
Speaker: Judith Hauck, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CCDP, Diplomate
Concurrent Sessions
9:15am – 11:50am
Block 3: 11:05am – 11:50am (.75 contact hours)
(2.25 Contact Hours)
2031: (UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Use of Simulation in Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing Education: Students’ Experiences of Hearing Voices that are Distressing (RN,
APRN)
11:05am – 11:50am
Nursing students routinely encounter clients with major mental illnesses who experience
auditory hallucinations; often these voices are distressing to the client. Since this is such a
subjective experience, it is a difficult concept for students to understand. The use of a
simulation experience gives students a deeper understanding of the difficulties patients who
hear voices face daily.
Speakers: Evelyn J. Norton, RN, DNP, CNL, NEA-BC; Ann Filipski, RN, PsyD, PMHCNSBC; Mary Janet Dahm, RNC, PsyD
2032: (ADMINISTRATION TRACK) A Violence Prevention Model for Acute Behavioral Health
Care (RN, APRN)
11:05am – 11:50am
The presentation will outline the five year process in the development an innovative violence
prevention model. The history of the initial performance improvement project, data on
employee injuries and episodes of seclusion and restraint and the multifaceted model will be
reviewed. The data presented will demonstrate a significant decrease in employee injuries
and seclusion and restraint episodes.
Speaker: Ann Taylor-Trujillo, EdD, RN
2033: (RECOVERY TRACK) Road to Behavioral Health Recovery: A National Action Plan for
Wellness (RN, APRN)
11:05am – 11:50am
People with mental illnesses die up to 25 years earlier than the general population. They have
rates two or three times higher for many chronic conditions. This presentation explains
SAMHSA’s 10x10 Wellness Campaign, which addresses these health disparities and aims to
increase life expectancy by 10 years in 10 years through comprehensive, holistic approaches
to physical and behavioral health care.
Speakers: Wilma Townsend, MSW; Beverly Gallauresi, MPH, RN
2034: (CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRACK) Pediatric Psychiatric/Behavioral Emergencies in the
Emergency Department: Urgency, Safety, Service and the Need for Advanced Practice
Psychiatric Nurses (APRN)
11:05am – 11:50am
Emergency Departments (ED) have seen a significant increase in children presenting
psychiatric/behavioral problems like: child abuse/neglect, family violence, aggression,
suicide, self-mutilating/self-injury, substance abuse, and mood disorders. Psych APRNs can
partnership with ED nurses to provide the support and expertise necessary to assess safety,
suicide, and aggression risk; evaluate psychiatric symptoms, apply behavioral management
strategies in the ED setting, and referral.
Speakers: Ronda Franke, MSN, CPNP; Vanessa Genung, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, LCSW-ACP,
LMFT, LCDC, Sue M. Odegarden, MA, MS, BSN, RN
2035: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) What’s going on in There?
The Truth about Drug-drug Interactions (RN, APRN)
11:05am – 11:50am
Polypharmacy in psychiatric care is common in today’s healthcare arena. Along with
polypharmacy comes a higher incidence for drug-drug interactions and decreased medication
effectiveness. Strategies to avoid such interactions and provide optimal care will be
discussed.
Speaker: Stephanie Plummer, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP
2036: (MILITARY TRACK) Understanding the Impact the Perpetrator/Victim Relationship
Has on Unwanted Sexual Experiences (RN, APRN)
11:05am – 11:50am
The in progress study examines the perpetrator/victim relationship (e.g. intimate partner, non
intimate known, stranger) and the sequelae (e.g. depression, anxiety, PTSD) known as rape
trauma. The perpetrator/victim relationship, and coping are important to consider when
assessing victims; information leading to more effective treatment outcomes may be realized.
Speaker: Carrie Carretta, PhD(c), APN, AHN-BC, FPMHNP-BC
2037: (CAPACITY TO CARE TRACK) Implementation of an Evidenced Based Self Injury
Prevention Protocol: Lessons Learned (RN)
11:05am – 11:50am
The Challenge for psychiatric nurses dealing with patients who self injure is to assist them
therapeutically to manage their self injurious behaviors. It is important to do so in an
evidenced based, quality focused and cost effective way. This presentation will present one
behavioral health hospital's innovative evidenced based Self Injury Prevention Protocol and
the Lessons Learned by nursing staff throughout the implementation.
Speakers: MaryJo Sobotka, BSN, BC; Pauline Portell, RN
2002: Symposium Luncheon
1.5 Contact Hours
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Strategies for Achieving Remission of Major Depressive Disorder
This luncheon symposium will actively engage participants in evaluating their current
clinical practices, identifying areas for improvement in the management of major
depressive disorder (MDD), and planning to make positive changes in order to improve
patient outcomes. The faculty will consist of 3 experts in MDD who will address real-life
scenarios encountered in the clinical setting. The session will discuss: The
Undertreatment of MDD – Why It Happens and What It Causes, Putting the New APA
Guidelines into Practice: Acute Phase Treatment, and Achieving Remission in Difficultto-Treat Patients. Didactic presentations, case studies, panel discussions, and peer-to-peer
activities will be interwoven throughout to create an engaging and compelling session.
Chair: Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, PMH
Faculty: Denise Vanacore, PhD, CRNP, ANP, PsyNP, APRN, BC; Madhukar Trivedi, MD
Sponsor: This educational activity is provided by the Boston University School of Medicine
and co-provided by In 2 MedEd, LLC.
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing
education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Supporter: This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Otsuka
America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Exhibit Hall Open
1:30pm – 5:00pm
Poster Presentations
3.0 Contact Hours**
1:30pm – 4:30pm
** The total number of contact hours that will be awarded for poster presentations is 3 contact
hours. Time spent on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning can be combined to achieve the
full amount.
Interactive Panels
4:30pm – 6:00pm
1.5 Contact Hours
2041: APRN Interactive Session 2011: APRNs in the Midst of Change (APRN)
4:30pm – 6:00pm
APRN Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education (LACE) are in the midst of
change. This interactive session will provide a presentation and interactive discussion of
educational options and opportunities for PMHAPRNs as we move forward. There will be
opportunities for members to share the latest information about any changes in their state
legislation. Come prepared to contribute to an informative session!
Speakers: Leslie Oleck, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, LMFT; Angela Retano, MA, RN, MSN,
PMHNP- BC
2042: RN-PMH Council Interactive Session (RN)
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Are you a Bachelors, Associates or Diploma prepared nurse? The RN-PMH Council is your
chance to network with professional colleagues from around the country who share common
goals, concerns and practice settings. Come join us to discuss the issues…staffing, education,
scope and standards of practice, with RN-PMH nurses who understand.
Speakers: Jolie Gordon-Browar, MSN, RN-BC, PMHN; Jim Shearer, APRN, PMHCN-BC
2043: Recovery-oriented Nursing Practice: An Update on the Recovery to Practice Project
(RN, APRN)
4:30pm – 6:00pm
The Recovery to Practice panel will highlight the work of the task force during the last year.
The situational analysis process and its discoveries will be discussed within an interactive
format. The proposed plan for curriculum development will be unveiled.
Speakers: Mary Ann Boyd, PhD, DNS, PMHCNS-BC; Georgia Stevens, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
2044: Child and Adolescent Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Review the development, goals, and activities of the APNA newly formed Child and
Adolescent Council.
Speaker: Vanessa Genung, PhD, RN, PMH-NP, LCSW-ACP, LMFT, LCDC
2045: Creating a Research Support Hub for APNA (Research Council Interactive Panel)
(RN, APRN)
4:30pm – 6:00pm
The Co-Chairs of the Research Council will provide an overview of the essential elements of
grant preparation. The APNF grant criteria will provide the framework for this session.
Didactic presentation and small and large group discussions will support an interactive
format. The facilitators will engage the audience in applying the APNF criteria to proposals
for critique and refinement.
Speakers: Linda Beeber, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN; Danny Willis, DNS, APRN, CNS-BC; Jane
S. Mahoney, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Daryl Sharp, PhD, APRN, BC, FNAP
Product Theater Dinner – No contact hours provided
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Long-Acting Injectable Therapies in Schizophrenia: A Conversation with Your Patients
about Therapeutic Options
This interactive educational program will feature two leaders in the field of schizophrenia
demonstrating through role-play and audience participation effective techniques for
offering long-acting injectable therapy (LAT). The potential benefits of introducing LATs
earlier in the course of schizophrenia treatment for appropriate patients, as well as the
risks associated with LAT, will be discussed. The approaches and barriers to offer and
acceptance of LATs will be demonstrated and practiced through specific patient
scenarios.
Sponsoring Company: Janssen, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Friday, October 21
3001: Keynote Presentation
8:00am – 9:00am
Shaping the Future of Behavioral Health
Keynote Speaker: Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, JD
1.0 Contact Hours
Annual Award Presentation
Award for Distinguished Service: Shirley A. Smoyak PhD, RN, FAAN
Exhibit Hall Open
8:30am – 11:15am
Poster Presentations
3.0 Contact Hours**
8:30am – 11:15am
** The total number of contact hours that will be awarded for poster presentations is 3 contact
hours. Time spent on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning can be combined to achieve the
full amount.
Concurrent Sessions
11:15am – 12:55pm
Block 1: 11:15am – 12:00pm (.75 contact hours)
1.5 Contact Hours
3011: (PRACTICE & RESEARCH TRACK) Social Networking for Psychiatric and Mental Health
Nurses (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
Social networking has the ability to provide education, foster advocacy, and influence mental
health policy. Developing guidelines that comply with practice acts, promote
professionalism, and maintain privacy are imperative for psychiatric mental health nurses.
This session presents an overview of social media outlets and impact, reviews published
position statements from other disciplines, and recommends best practices for professional
use.
Speakers: Jaclyn Engelsher, RN-BC, APRN, FNP-BC, DOM; Tanitha Moncier, FNP
3012: (GRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Developing Video Cases for Interdisciplinary
Depression Training (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
Session will describe an innovative interdisciplinary collaboration to develop video casebased training materials designed to improve assessment and treatment of depression.
Presenters will describe competencies targeted by these training materials and discuss
cultural and lifespan issues illustrated in the cases. Excerpts from case videos will be
presented as examples of how assessment and treatment issues are addressed.
Speakers: Bethany Phoenix, PhD, RN, CNS; Sandra Weiss, PhD, DNSc
3013: (RECOVERY TRACK) Walking the Talk of Recovery: Staff Language as an Indicator
(RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
The recovery process requires forming connections and is often less about the treatment
individuals receive and more about the way they are treated. The language staff uses can
reflect a collaborative relationship or a “them vs. us” relationship that implies a culture of
power and control and hinders the creation of a positive healing culture.
Speakers: Amy Rushton, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC; Sally Garrett, MSN, RN-BC
3014: (OLDER ADULTS TRACK) Clinical Decision Making to Manage Disruptive Behavior in
Older Adults: What Psychiatric Nurses Say They Do vs. What They Document (RN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
This study examined the clinical decision making used by psychiatric nurses’ to manage
behavioral symptoms in older adults on two geropsychiatric units in the Midwest. Although
nurses reported that the use of PRN medications was a "last resort" and the use of
nonpharmacologic interventions was common, a chart audit revealed contrary results.
Implications for psychiatric nursing will be discussed.
Speaker: Pam Lindsey, DNSc, RN
3015: (WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACK) Developing a Doula Intervention for Postpartum
Depressive Symptoms (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
Doulas provide birth and postpartum support; and may help decrease postpartum depressive
symptoms (PPD) by helping women identify signs of PPD, get treatment, and respond
sensitively to their infants. Use of focus groups of doula trainers, doulas, and mothers to
develop accurate, culturally sensitive educational materials for new mothers about PPD will
be described. Sample materials developed will be presented.
Speakers: Judith Fry McComish, PhD, RN; Carla Groh, PhD, PMHNP-BC; Judith
Moldenhauer, MFA
3016: (INPATIENT TRACK) The Effect of Weighted Quilts on Sleep in Patients with
Depression, Anxiety or Bi-polar Disorder. A Pilot Study. (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
Deep touch pressure of the weighted quilt may provide a non-pharmacological intervention to
promote sleep. A within-person control design was used to examine 13 subjects whose
primary diagnosis was depression, anxiety or bi-polar disorder, and the effect of a weighted
quilt on objective (ActiWatch®) and subjective (questionnaire) measures of sleep. Summary
results of the study will be shared.
Speakers: Jolene Laurence, RN-C, MS; Marjie Gruenberg, RN, BSN, MS
3017: (MUSIC INTERVENTIONS TRACK) Gaga or Gershwin? What Every Psychiatric Nurse
Needs to Know about Influence of Music on Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:00pm
The psychotherapeutic properties of music are well-known, but is all music the same? For
example, should we restrict certain styles of pop music for young people who exhibit selfdestructive behaviors, or promote the use of "new age" music for depressed adults? In this
multimedia presentation, the neuroprocessing of musical forms will be explained with
clinical recommendations for the psychiatric nurse.
Speaker: David Horvath, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Concurrent Sessions
11:15am – 12:55pm
Block 2: 12:10pm – 12:55pm (.75 contact hours)
(1.5 Contact Hours)
3021: (PRACTICE & RESEARCH TRACK) Research Panel Presentations (RN, APRN)
11:25am – 12:10pm
This session will involve two 15-minute presentations by two separate presenters. Following
these presentations, there will be 15 minutes for discussion and/or questions.
Effect of the Practice Environment and Psychiatric Nurse Staffing levels on Patient
Outcomes
The study of psychiatric nurse staffing issues is a critical step toward understanding
psychiatric inpatient quality of care concerns. The study reported in this paper is the first
U.S. study to examine the association between the quality of the work environment,
psychiatric nurse staffing and patient outcomes.
Speaker: Nancy Hanrahan, RN, PhD, FAAN
Mental Health Workforce Reinvestment Program: Innovations in Human Capital Building
and Staff Development
This presentation will address one public hospital’s experience during the healthcare
economic crisis that resulted in mental health workforce reduction in a major inner city
hospital. Using a combination of a two-pronged evidence-based scholarly approach to
staff development, the hospital’s psychiatric nurse leaders turned a workforce crisis into
an opportunity for continued learning, professional growth, and staff retention.
Speaker: R. John Repique, MS, RN, NEA-BC
3022: (GRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Educating PMH BS-DNP Students: Putting Back the
Patient’s Story into our Practice (APRN)
12:10pm – 12:55pm
This presentation will review the opportunities and challenges faced by faculty who are
developing PMH BS-DNP clinical courses. The innovative development of this first clinical
course with a focus on clinical interviewing, storytelling theory, the patient’s narrative and
reflective practice will be discussed. The presenters will discuss the successes and challenges
of this clinical course.
Speakers: Dawn Vanderhoef, PhD(c), DNP, RN, PMHCS/NP-BC; Merrie Kaas DNSc, RN, CS
3023: (RECOVERY TRACK) Meaningful Connections: Therapeutic Relationships Transform
the Patient Experience (RN)
12:10pm – 12:55pm
Through the integration of the nursing scope and standards of practice, specifically the
importance of therapeutic relationships, an innovative process called Meaningful
Connections was implemented. This resulted in exceptional outcomes in patient satisfaction
and patient safety. In this presentation you will learn how to implement Meaningful
Connections and how to improve your patient outcomes an experience through this practice.
Speakers: Cheryl Odell, MSN, RN NEA-BC; Cindy Murphy, MPH; Loralie Woods, MSN, RN;
Debra J. Williams, RN
3024: (OLDER ADULTS TRACK) Resourcefulness Training for Grandmothers: Establishing
Fidelity (RN, APRN)
12:10pm – 12:55pm
Although grandmothers raising grandchildren can benefit from effective interventions, such
as resourcefulness training (RT), to minimize stress that may adversely affect their mental
health, it is first necessary to establish intervention fidelity. This pilot study examined fidelity
of two RT methods: journaling and digital recording. The results suggest the implementation
fidelity of RT using either method support examining its effectiveness.
Speaker: Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
3025: (WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACK) Reproductive Psychiatry: A Lifespan Approach to the
Treatment of Women’s Mental Illness (APRN)
12:10pm – 12:55pm
This presentation will explore gender-based differences in mental illness, and discuss
neurobiologically-based etiology, reproductive physiology, and evaluation and treatment
approaches to women's psychiatric treatment across the lifespan.
Speaker: Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, CNM, PMHNP-BC
3026: (INPATIENT TRACK) Sensory Room: Reducing Violent Behavior and a Viable
Alternative to Seclusion and Restraints? (RN, APRN)
12:10pm – 12:55pm
Emerging evidence shows that sensory modalities can reduce restraint use. We developed a
Sensory Room as a QI project to determine if this would significantly impact aggressive
behaviors and the need for seclusion and restraint in our acutely ill population. We will
present the data from this project and review our ongoing efforts to find creative alternatives
to restraints.
Speaker: Janice Adam, RN-BC; Timothy Meeks, RN-BC, BSN
3027: (MUSIC INTERVENTIONS TRACK) An Exploration of Possible Applications of Recreation
Music-making Using the HealthRHYTHMS Protocol in Mental Health Nursing Practice
(RN, APRN)
12:10pm – 12:55pm
Recreational music-making using the 10-step HealthRHYTHMS protocol shares many
therapeutic factors with psychiatric nursing practice. Common therapeutic factors include
stress-reduction, support, spirituality and self-expression. This presentation will explore these
commonalities as well as the unique features of this group intervention and the potential
applicability of this protocol to a wide variety of psychiatric nursing practice settings.
Speaker: Kirk Bergmark, APN, PMHCNS-BC
Lunch on your own
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Concurrent Sessions
2:15pm – 3:55pm
Block 1: 2:15pm – 3:00pm (.75 contact hours)
1.5 Contact Hours
3031: (UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) A Community Partnership Approach to
Enhancing Psychiatric Nursing Education: Results of a Demonstration Project (RN, APRN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Nursing schools, psychiatric facilities, and community mental health providers in Houston
have collaborated to create an enhanced psychiatric nursing clinical rotation model that is
based on the client’s “journey.” Implemented to date at two schools of nursing, this session
will provide a description of the collaborative process, an overview of the model, and
findings from both student and staff evaluations.
Speakers: Charlzetta McMurray-Horton, RN-BC, BSN, MS; Shana Westerfield, RN, PhD,
MBA, MS, MEd, PMHNP-BC
3032: (GRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Got Faculty? Transitioning Advance Practice Nurses
into Faculty Roles (APRN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Due to the critical nursing faculty shortage nursing schools are forced to turn away qualified
applicants (AACN, 2010). Partnering academia with APN’s from PMH practice fills the
critical nursing faculty shortage, is a natural extension of a practice role and addresses the
recent IOM report (2010) that emphasizes nurses practicing to the full extent of their
education and training. This presentation will discuss strategies designed to promote and ease
the transition of APN’s to PMH faculty roles.
Speakers: Grace Wlasowicz, PhD, RN; Debra Kloesz MS, RN, CNE-BC
3033: (RECOVERY TRACK) Internet-Based Partnerships in Recovery: The Time Has Come!
(RN, APRN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
eCare is an Internet-based care management and self management program for patients with
recurrent or chronic depression integrated with usual specialty mental health care. It partners
nurses with patients and families and the treatment team to manage depression. We will
describe the program and report the findings of the randomized clinical trial.
Speakers: Yvonne Porterfield, MSN, PMHCNS-BC; Anne Klevay MSN, PMHCNS-BC
3034: (OLDER ADULTS TRACK) Cultural Comparison of Individual Characteristics and
Relocation Factors Affecting Adjustment in American and Egyptian Older Adults (RN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Relocation can be a positive or a negative experience depending on many factors. The study
compared factors affecting adjustment in relocated American and Egyptian older adults and
explored the relationships among these factors and elders’ adjustment. The study will inform
the potential development of interventions that that help American and Egyptian elders to
adjust to relocation.
Speaker: Abir Bekhet, PhD, RN, H.S.M.I.
3035: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) Improving Physical Health
Care in Community Mental Health Centers: YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?? (APRN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Collaborative project that demonstrates the development, implementation and sustainability
efforts to provide integrated care for persons with co morbid physical and mental illness in
Community Behavioral Health Centers. A PMHCNS-BC and two psychiatric NP graduate
students provided onsite training, consultation and technical assistance for 3 common
disorders. The project was sponsored by NAMI-Ohio and the State Department of Mental
Health.
Speakers: Jeanne Clement, EdD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
3036: (INPATIENT TRACK) Managing Violence and Abuse at the Bedside: The Role of the
Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (RN, APRN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
How psychiatric liaison nurses successfully advocated for a hospital-wide interdisciplinary
Behavioral Action Response Team that nurses could contact to initiate a mandatory unitbased clinical care conference intervention. This process can control or prevent dangerous,
disruptive or demeaning behaviors by patients and visitors toward direct care nurses.
Necessary details and possible obstacles to such plans will be provided.
Speakers: Michael Presser, PMHCNS-BC; Carol Rogers, PMHCNS-BC, PhD
3037: (PRACTICE TRACK) Evaluation of the Interactive Screening Program at an Urban
Health Services University (APRN)
2:15pm – 3:00pm
There is increased attention in academic, healthcare and mainstream literature regarding
college students who present with mental illness. The Interactive Screening Program,
developed by The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention is a web-based screening
method used to identify college students at risk for depression and suicide. Implementation
and outcome results of this program at one university setting is described.
Speaker: Katherine Lucatorto, MSN, RN
Concurrent Sessions
2:15pm – 3:55pm
Block 2: 3:10pm – 3:55pm (.75 contact hours)
(1.5 Contact Hours)
3041: (UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Interprofessional Education as a Framework
for Teaching Interpersonal Communication Skills (APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
Presentation will provide benefits of an interprofessional education learning environment for
undergraduate nursing students. Peplau’s interlocking operations observation,
communication, and recording relevant to the nursing process will be discussed. Teaching
strategies will be described pertinent to an interprofessional education learning environment
and grounded in Peplau’s theory of interpersonal communication.
Speakers: Marian Farrell, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS, BC; Gerianne Barber, NCC, LPC,
CRC; Barbara Buxton, PhD, MS, BS
3042: (GRADUATE EDUCATION TRACK) Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Graduate Training
(APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
This session will review a proposed Psychiatric NP training program. Evidence based
rationale for the proposed training program will be presented. This session is meant to initiate
discussion and serve as a baseline for future program development.
Speaker: Mary Meiselman, MS, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
3043: (RECOVERY TRACK) Mindfulness and Music in the Crisis Stabilization Setting (RN,
APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
This presentation will provide background information on mindfulness practice, and discuss
specific mindfulness techniques that are useful in the crisis stabilization environment. The
unique resource of having peers in recovery attend the group to play their music will be
discussed. A brief demonstration of mindfulness technique itself will be provided with a peer
from the Tunefoolery program.
Speaker: Michael O'Connor, PMHCNS-BC
3044: (OLDER ADULTS TRACK) Nursing Educational Needs for Caring for People with
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) at End of Life (RN, APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
A phenomenological study was conducted to explore and identify nursing educational needs
for caring for people with serious mental illness (SMI) at end-of-life. Themes about
educational needs, attitudes, and difficulties in providing care to this population were
identified from the transcripts of the interviews. Implications for nursing practice, education
and policy will be presented.
Speakers: Betty Morgan, PhD, PMHCNS, BC; Ruth Remington PhD, GNP
3045: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) Behavioral and Physical
Health Integration in the Community Mental Health Center: A Truly Integrated Approach
(RN, APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
Individuals with SMI are expected to live 25 years less than individuals without SMI due (in
part) to the complications of co-morbid physical health conditions. This is concerning with
the already undeserved Medicaid population. This presentation will discuss a community
mental health center’s efforts to integrate physical and behavioral health and select outcomes
(including improved quality of care/some decrease in costs).
Speaker: Joseph Schatz, BSN, RN
3046: (INPATIENT TRACK) Inpatient Panel Presentations (RN, APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
This session will involve three 10-minute presentations by three separate presenters.
Following these presentations, there will be 15 minutes for discussion and/or questions.
Development of Combined Assessment of Residential Environments (CARE) profiles –
Psychiatric Inpatient Version
This presentation focuses on the development of an instrument which gauges the extent
inpatient nursing staff has created a recovery-oriented environment; a culture that imbues
hope, self-direction, and empowerment. Detailed will be how an item pool and
preliminary form of the tool was derived from the literature and patient/staff interviews.
Speakers: Kathleen Delaney PhD, PMH-NP, FAAN; Mary Johnson, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Relationship-centered care: An overused term?
Relationship-centered care is at the heart of psychiatric nursing practice. This paper will
present an historical overview of relationship-centered care and the context within which
relationship-centered care emerged. An analysis of how the concept has changed over
time, the impact of relationship-centered care on outcomes, and future directions for
relationship centered care will also be discussed.
Speaker: Mary Johnson, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Patient Safety Performance in Mental Health
Settings using a Patient Safety Performance Dashboard
Patients receiving mental health treatment are at risk of patient safety incidents that are
uniquely or strongly associated with mental health settings as well as adverse events that
occur in general medical settings. This presentation will describe the development and
use of a Patient Safety Performance Dashboard to measure, monitor and manage patient
safety in mental health contexts.
Speaker: Nicole Kirwan, RN, BSCN, MN, CPMHN(C)
3047: (PRACTICE TRACK) Theoretical Concepts to Treat Individuals with Eating Disorders:
An Integrative Approach (RN, APRN)
3:10pm – 3:55pm
Research indicates that eating disorders are one of the least likely psychological disorders to
receive adequate treatment. It is imperative for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse to be
aware of recent literature related to current and new therapy techniques. This presentation
will discuss evidence based integration of the most commonly used therapy modalities for
eating disorders.
Speaker: Kristen Vandenberg, DNP, FNP-BC, FPMHNP-BC
Interactive Panels
1.5 Contact Hours
4:15pm – 5:45pm
3051: Forensic Psychiatric Nurses Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
4:15pm – 5:45pm
Violence and crime are major issues. Psychiatric nurses are poised to meet forensic/medicolegal challenges by interfacing psychiatric nursing and the criminal justice system. The
purpose of the Interactive panel is to focus on three key issues of great relevance to practicing
forensic psychiatric nursing, forensic interviewing, evaluation, and documentation; court
testimony and appearing as an expert witness; and forensic consultation.
Speakers: Angela Amar, PhD, RN; Paul T. Clements, PhD, APRN-BC, CGS, DF-IAFN
3052: Educational Strategies for Addressing PMH Nursing Workforce Issues (Education
Council Interactive Panel) (RN, APRN)
4:15pm – 5:45pm
This interactive panel will present actions taken by the Council over the year to address
strategic plans developed by each of the subcommittees. Education Council Steering
Committee members will engage the audience in discussion about current and future
educational opportunities to address the PMH workforce and practice issues.
Speakers: Merrie J. Kaas, DNSc, RN, PMHCNS-BC
3053: Institute for Mental Health Advocacy 3rd Annual Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
4:15pm – 5:45pm
The profession of psychiatric nursing in the United States is making its presence known in a
formal and collective way through APNA’s Institute for Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA).
This session will begin with a report by the chairs, followed by a panel presentation exploring
the Institute’s mission and prioritized activities for 2012, and input will be sought from the
audience.
Speakers: Margaret Halter, PhD, PMHCNS; Christine Tebaldi, MSN, PMHNP-BC
3054: Administrative Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
4:15pm – 5:45pm
The administrative council panel will discuss with the participants the work on the staffing
position paper and the mentor program.
Speakers: Avni Cirpili, RN, MSN, NEA-BC; Anne Kelly, RN
3055: Tobacco Dependence Council: Update and Future Directions (RN, APRN)
4:15pm – 5:45pm
In this interactive panel, we will present the results and implications of the recent APNA
member survey in which we reassess nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and clinical behaviors
with respect to tobacco dependence interventions. Comparison of these findings with those of
a 2007 baseline survey will be discussed. Future directions of the council’s work will be
examined.
Speakers: Daryl Sharp, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, NPP; Susan Blaakman, MS, RN, NPP-BC
California Dreamin’ – A Reception on Adventure Lawn
6:15pm – 10:00pm
Come and enjoy an evening reception under the stars on the Disneyland® Adventure Lawn, with
entertainment provided by the band “Open Wide”. Composed of dental professionals from
Orange County, CA, “Open Wide” performs a wide variety of music spanning five decades.
A reception buffet will include selections of both hot and cold sumptuous delights. So polish up
your dancing shoes for an evening of fun, networking, and celebrating 25 years of APNA!
Saturday, October 22
4000: General Session
1.0 Contact Hours
State of the Science of Schizophrenia – What We Know and What We Don’t
7:00am – 8:00am
Much has been learned about this multi-faceted neurobiological disorder-however, there
is much that is yet to be discovered. This presentation will include the 22 known facts
that surround etiology, pharmacology, pathology, and behavior. Discussion will also
include agreements and disagreements related to theoretical perspectives surrounding
treatment.
Speaker: Mary D. Moller, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN
4001: Keynote Presentation
1.0 Contact Hours
8:15am – 9:15am
The Future of Nursing: Are The Stars Aligning?
Momentous changes for nursing are in the works. From the Institute of Medicine report to
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to the APRN Consensus Model, nursing is
at the Center of what promises to be exciting times. Join Catherine Dower as she explores
what these changes—overlaid on developments in clinical practices, delivery models,
demography and technology—might mean for nurses generally and for psychiatric mental
health nurses in particular.
Keynote Speaker: Catherine Dower, JD
Annual Awards Presentation
Award for Excellence in Leadership - Advanced: Lisabeth Johnston, PhD, APRN, CS
Award for Innovation - Individual: Michael Terry, DNP, FNP, PMHNP
Concurrent Sessions
9:30am – 12:05pm
Block 1: 9:30am – 10:15am (.75 contact hours)
2.25 Contact Hours
4011: (FORENSIC TRACK) Complex Trauma and Complex PTSD in Female Veterans (RN,
APRN)
9:30am – 10:15am
This presentation will describe the lifetime trauma exposures experienced by female Veterans
who experienced military sexual trauma (MST). A profile of the mental and physical health
status of this sample will be provided and the relationships between lifetime trauma exposure
and PTSD, depression symptoms, physical health and social functioning will be presented.
Implications for psychiatric/mental health nursing will be discussed.
Speaker: Ursula Kelly, PhD, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
4012: (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TRACK) Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Role in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Evaluation in the Emergency Department: DAWNing of a New Day (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 10:15am
A psychiatric advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in the ED is prepared to provide a
rapid and comprehensive assessment of persons in need of substance abuse evaluation. A
plan for rapid evaluation is presented. Clinical features of acute intoxication and withdrawal;
CAGE, MAST, TWEAK, dual diagnosis, and laboratory tests are reviewed; and treatment
and referral recommendations are provided.
Speakers: Vanessa Genung PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, LCSW-ACP, LMFT, LCDC; Gina White
MSN, RN; Vicki Moceo MSN, RN-BC
4013: (RECOVERY TRACK) Sensory Interventions: Integrating Recovery Principles in Acute
Care Psychiatric Settings (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 10:15am
Exploring the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders provides the basis for effective use of
sensory interventions. This presentation will examine the frequency of sensory deficits,
utilization of sensory modalities and the potential for reduction of anxiety and agitation.
Nurses in acute psychiatric settings can make use of these interventions as a basis for
developing recovery-based practice.
Speakers: Mary Ann Nihart, MA, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC; Lincoln Warner, BSN
4014: (CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRACK) Exposure to Violence as a Determinant of Health Risk
Behaviors in Adolescence (APRN)
9:30am – 10:15am
The presentation will examine adolescent health risk behavior and social factors influencing
the development of health risk behavior. Focus on exposure to violence in a rural adolescent
population and the impact on health risk behaviors. The need of further research in health risk
behavior development is discussed.
Speaker: Kimberly Hemphill, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
4015: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) Depression, Cancer TherapyRelated Symptoms, and Self-Care Among Mexican American Adults (RN)
9:30am – 10:15am
This presentation underscores the importance of integrated mental health-oncology care in
meeting the needs of Hispanic adults undergoing cancer treatment. Pilot study findings on
associations among depression symptoms, other cancer therapy-related symptoms, and selfcare strategies utilized by patients are described. Emphasizes Nursing's contributions to
addressing Hispanic health disparities especially related to the health burden associated with
co-existing depression and cancer.
Speaker: Leticia Lantican, PhD, RN
4016: (MILITARY TRACK) PTSD Related Sleep Disturbances: Non-pharmacologic and
Pharmacologic Interventions (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 10:15am
Difficulty falling or staying asleep and/or recurrent distressing dreams of the traumatic event
are core symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Insomnia Related to PTSD.
This presentation will provide a brief general review of the neurophysiology of sleep
disturbances, nightmares, sleep avoidance, and PTSD. An evolving case study will describe
sleep disturbance symptoms/behaviors, non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions
and outcomes
Speakers: Laura Rodgers, PhD, PMHNP; Barbara Limandri DNSc, APRN
4017: (RESEARCH TRACK) Nurse Interaction with Individuals with Schizophrenia: The
Acute Phase Experience (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 10:15am
Clients with schizophrenia have difficulty with social relationships, including connection
with psychiatric nurses. This presentation will report on a qualitative study which focused on
the verbal and nonverbal communication between nurses and clients in the acute phase of
their illness. Review of the narratives and themes which emerged from the data can have
implications for nursing practice, policy, and education.
Speaker: Karen Pounds, PhD, APRN, BC
Concurrent Sessions
9:30am – 12:05pm
Block 2: 10:25am – 11:10am (.75 contact hours)
(2.25 Contact Hours)
4021: (FORENSIC TRACK) Mental Illness and Problematic Sexual Behaviors: A Challenge We
Must Face (RN, APRN)
10:25am – 11:10am
This presentation will provide background information and clarifications about the Mentally
Ill with Problematic Sexual Behavior (MI/PSB) as a sub-group of sex offenders. Information
will be shared about the most recent research on the topic as well as the recent development
of a residential program for MI/PSB individuals. Areas in which more research is needed will
also be identified.
Speaker: Marco Belluardo-Crosby, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
4022: (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TRACK) Programming Model for the Emergency
Department (RN)
10:25am – 11:10am
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce brief programming modules that can be
implemented in the Emergency Department for patients who are awaiting placement for
psychiatric care. The presentation will address the lack of resources for nursing staff treating
users of mental health services in the ED. Outcome goals are to reduce patient frustration and
agitation while increasing patient satisfaction, safety and care.
Speakers: Tammi Plantan, MA, RN; Virginia Fox PMHCNS-BC
4023: (RECOVERY TRACK) Optimizing Safety and Quality Outcomes Through PatientCentered Recovery Model Care Interventions in the Acute Psychiatric Milieu (RN, APRN)
10:25am – 11:10am
The need for transformation to a patient-centered philosophy grounded within the recovery
model will be demonstrated via review of patient-centered theory and its application to the
inpatient milieu. The relationship between adoption of a patient-centered recovery model and
subsequent increases in patient satisfaction, reduction in length-of-stay, and reduced restraint
use will be reinforced through the use of charts and graphs.
Speaker: David Karcher, BA, RN-BC
4024: (CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRACK) Kids in Chaos: Navigating Traumatic Grief and
Bereavement with Children Following the Violent Death of a Family Member (RN, APRN)
10:25am – 11:10am
Violent death of a family member, which is typically sudden and unexpected, can create
significant emotional and behavioral deviations for children in the chaotic wake of the loss.
Homicide, suicide, death from intimate partner violence and child abuse are examples of
violent deaths that may confront children.
Speaker: Theresa Fay-Hillier, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
4025: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) Primary Care Behavioral
Health Consultation Services - What it is and How to Make it Happen in Your
Organization (APRN)
10:25am – 11:10am
The need for APRN-PMH providers in primary care settings has never been greater. This
presentation examines how Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultation Services would be
provided by the APRN-PMH, including assessing site readiness, services offered, and the
formative/summative evaluations needed. Finally, its role development and educational
preparation as a new LACE-criteria specialty in primary care will be discussed.
Speaker: Michael Terry, DNP, APRN-PMH/FNP
4026: (MILITARY TRACK) Spiritual Distress as a Component of PTSD (RN, APRN)
10:25am – 11:10am
The return from battle is a slow ascent from hell. Many returning veterans are suffering
spiritual distress as a component of PTSD. There is a need to expand the understanding of the
PTSD by developing language and specific concepts to address the deeper impact of combat
experience on the entire person, including the spirit.
Speaker: Mary Paquette, PhD, APRN-BC
4027: (RESEARCH TRACK) The Seriously Mentally Ill Older Adult: Perceptions of the
Patient-Provider Relationship (RN, APRN)
10:25am – 11:10am
This phenomenological study was conducted with older adults who suffer with serious
mental illness. It was an effort to gain appreciation and understanding of their perceptions
about the relationships they have with their health care providers. By listening and engaging
with this group, health care providers may be able to target intervention and prevention
efforts to decrease morbidity and mortality.
Speaker: Rebecca Schroeder, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Concurrent Sessions
9:30am – 12:05pm
Block 3: 11:20am – 12:05pm (.75 contact hours)
(2.25 Contact Hours)
4031: (FORENSIC TRACK) The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Project in the Honolulu
Police Department, Central Receiving Division Cellblock (APRN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
A collaborative effort between Hawaii’s Adult Mental Health Division, the Honolulu Police
Department and local community hospitals lead to a project to put psychiatric nursing
services in cellblocks. Interventions included mental health screening, medication
management, and linkage with community services. Data collected supports the continuation
of the project, and expansion to include linkage with Court-based clinical services, on-site
pharmacy services.
Speaker: Stacy Kracher, MSN, CNS, APRN, CSAC
4032: (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TRACK) Effective Reduction of Restraint and Seclusion in
the Psychiatric Emergency Department while Maintaining a Safe Milieu (RN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
Efforts to reduce restraint and seclusion use in the Psychiatric Emergency Department were
initiated in 2009. Reduction in restraint and seclusion was achieved using nursing initiated
increased assessment, intervention and partnership with patients. Total restraint and seclusion
data demonstrated a reduction in total use from 392 to 159 hours in a 12- month time frame.
Speakers: Katherine Pontone MSN, BSN, RN; Lisa C Gilley
4033: (RECOVERY TRACK) Implementing a Consumer Participation Program in an Inpatient
Psychiatric Unit: Lessons Learned (RN, APRN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
An inpatient psychiatric unit implemented an innovative program using recovery concepts
and consumers-as-staff-members. While the goals and objectives were laudable, the
outcomes were disappointing. Implementation would have been more successful if the
planners had used Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations Theory. Recommendations from lessons
learned will be discussed.
Speaker: Carol Rogers, PMHCNS-BC, PhD
4034: (CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRACK) ENCOMPASS - An Evidence Based Integrated
Treatment: Preliminary Data from the First Community Implementation Under the
Direction of a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (RN, APRN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
This presentation provides preliminary outcome data for the first cohort of participants in the
Therapeutic Health Services ENCOMPASS Program. ENCOMPASS is a new evidence
based integrated treatment model for youth with co-occurring mental health and substance
use disorders. Use of CBT, MET, Contingency Management, and standardized measures as
well as the challenges in bringing research to practice will be addressed.
Speaker: Susan Caverly, PhD, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC
4035: (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRACK) The Integration of Mental
Health Care into Primary and Specialty Health Care -- (Wanted! Psych Nurses!) (APRN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
Integration has arrived! The integration of mental health care into primary and specialty
healthcare must have Psychiatric Nurses! Learn about these new models of care and the
exciting opportunities psychiatric nurses can have leading and working in Integrated Health
Care practice settings.
Speaker: Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
4036: (MILITARY TRACK) PTSD Case Presentation of an Integrative Model (RN, APRN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
Treatment of PTSD has matured over the years to include many modalities. This case
presentation offers an integrative model including traditional psychoanalytic theory,
psychopharmacology treatment, CBT, EMDR, energy therapy, journaling, and mindfulness.
Several sessions will be described via Power Point with ample time for discussion.
Speaker: Catherine Lavoie, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
4037: (RESEARCH TRACK) The Structure of the Lived Experience of the Expert
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Nurse and Their Meaning of Expertise (RN, APRN)
11:20am – 12:05pm
For over 7 decades, psychiatric mental health nurses have provided specialized care for
patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Their role as brain stimulation experts
has not been described until now. We report national and international perspectives on
nursing expertise and practice patterns and identify how research findings fit within the
current scientific and political environment (i.e., FDA reclassification of ECT).
Speakers: Mary Rosedale, PhD, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC; Gerald Georgette RN, MSN, CCRC
Annual Meeting & Town Hall
12:15pm – 1:30pm