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UWEC CERCA 2026

2:00pm CDT

Caring for a Loved One with Dementia: Exploring Caregiver Quality of Life Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Olivia Witkowski • Kristen Abbott-Anderson Finding Effective Learning Techniques for Nursing Students: A Literature Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jana O'Connell • Charlotte Sortedahl

9:00am CDT

Population Health and Leadership Colloquium Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)

9:05am CDT

Partners in Health and Safety/Compañeros en Salud y Seguridad Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Alana Doherty • Rachel Rasch • Jazmin Rosales-Olivares • McKenna Ross • Melanie Schleis • Dalete Mota • Lisa Schiller

9:25am CDT

Clearing the Air: Reducing Smoking and Vaping on Campus Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Alea Petersen • Annabelle Ziemba • Frank Rorrer • Luke Jansen • Lyla Weiss • Makenzie Schroeder • Mallori Barth • Mary McMahon Bullis

9:45am CDT

Meals that Matter: Supporting Health Through Preparation and Nutrition Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Anna Moen • Emily Bilitz • Evelyn Oldenburg • Isabel Siple • Julianna Kolter • Kari Radichel • Katelyn Sawall • Rachel Zimmer

10:05am CDT

Understanding How Self-Care Can Influence Your Mental Health Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Jenna Brandt • Kaylyn Paduan • Reyna Yardley • Tyler Andress • Cassandra Ndlovu

10:25am CDT

Bridging Gaps: Mental Health, Relationships, and Access to Care Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Amber Westra • Grace Goettl • Jordyn Oie • Katherine Mentel • Peyton Bocik • Preston Carlisle • Wyatt Thorpe • Cassandra Ndlovu

11:00am CDT

Youth Digital Well-being: A Mental Health Initiative Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Aubrie Halder • Grace Liapis • Kaden Cassata • Lucas Flom • Mikayla Miller • Randi Roskams • Cassandra Ndlovu Poster 049: The Use of Wearable Activity Trackers in Adults with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Hannah Berndt • Nathan Jungwirth • Izzy Giesen • Samantha Nelson • Katelyn Leggio Poster 050: Engaging Students in Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abby Weber • Faith Oldenburg • Kirsten Dieckman • Stephanie Hill Poster 070: Successful Strategies to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Refugee Communities: A Scoping Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Sara Multhauf • Mohammad Alasagheirin Poster 071: Caring for a Loved One with Dementia: Exploring Caregiver Quality of Life Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Olivia Witkowski • Kristen Abbott-Anderson

11:20am CDT

Clark County Public Health Raising Awareness Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Cora Burroughs • Ashlyn Grimm • Ashley Martin • Jack Macleod • Karley Michels • Maddie Hulter • Danika Zablocki • Stephany Andres

11:40am CDT

Essentia Health: Using Dashboards to Improve Quality of Care Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Ashley Pape • Bailey Roe • Heather Wasmundt • Kaitlyn Voth • Lydya Miner • Madelyn Hoss • Reagan Zimmerman • Stella Chard • Dalete Mota

12:00pm CDT

Mayo Clinic: Lowering Re-hospitalization Rates in Home Health Clients Davies Center: Woodland Theater (328)Abby Kaiser • Bebe Warling • Beccca Lossman • Ella Rice • Kaylee Gilson • Lilly Briody • Olivia Smith • Jim Kniola

12:59pm CDT

College of Nursing DNP Project and MSN Scholarly Project Presentations Nursing Building

1:00pm CDT

Increasing Advance Directive Completion in Primary Care College of Nursing: N119Gillian Draganowski • Beth Evans • Miriam Sward

1:30pm CDT

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Structured Heart Failure Education in Improving Knowledge and Self-management in Community-dwelling Adults and Caregivers College of Nursing: N119Charissa Hanson • Mohammad Alasagheirin • Katelyn Leggio Increasing Labor and Delivery Nurses' Knowledge on Labor Support: A Quality Improvement Project College of Nursing: N114Morgan Berger • Norah Airth-Kindree • Meg Lagunas

2:00pm CDT

A Multimodal Approach to Increasing PACU Nurse Competence in Postpartum Hemorrhage Response: A Quality Improvement Project College of Nursing: N114Jayme Jefferson • Meg Lagunas • Rachel Pierce Implementation of an Educational Sedation Vacation Program: An Educational Intervention to Improve Nurses' Knowledge College of Nursing: N119Samantha Rebman • Gail Hanson Brenner • Sonja Meiers

2:30pm CDT

Enhancing Emergency Department Splinting Confidence and Knowledge through Patient Care Technician and Nurse Education College of Nursing: N114RaeLene Mattson • Rachel Pierce Informing Curriculum Decisions: A Comparative Analysis of Standardized Nursing Languages in Undergraduate Nursing Education - Enhancing Practice Readiness College of Nursing: N119Shelby Sivertson • Gail Hanson Brenner

3:00pm CDT

Effectiveness of a Family Medicine Advanced Practice Provider-Led Care Team Model in a Family Medicine Department College of Nursing: N114Miranda Rodriguez • Der-Fa Lu • Rachel Pierce Improving Provider and Students' Skills and Confidence in Motivational Interviewing for Substance Use Disorder: A Quality Improvement Project College of Nursing: N119Hannah Sonsalla • Jeanette Olsen • Miriam Sward

3:30pm CDT

Clinical Judgment Models in Nursing: A Literature Review to Support Evidence‑Informed Curriculum Revision College of Nursing: N114Emmalyn Pothen • Meg Lagunas Development of a Medical Terminology Learning Module for Medical Assistant Worksite Training College of Nursing: N119Kim Swiggum • Jeanette Olsen

4:00pm CDT

Enhancing Mass Casualty Preparedness: An Educational Intervention for Emergency Department Staff College of Nursing: N119Brooke Weik • Katelyn Leggio • Marie Walsh Supporting the Transition to Academia: A Theory-Informed Onboarding Model for Nursing and Nursing Assistant Faculty in the Wisconsin Technical College System College of Nursing: N114Amanda Yule • Meg Lagunas

2:00pm CDT

Poster 080: Preliminary Results of a Scoping Review to Map 40 Years of Omaha System Literature Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Allana Mhye Valiente • Amanda Yule • Cooper Priebe • McKenna Ross • Jeanette Olsen Poster 081: Piloting Use of an Artificial Intelligence Tool for Data Extraction in a Large Scoping Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Allana Mhye Valiente • Amanda Yule • Cooper Priebe • McKenna Ross • Jeanette Olsen Poster 095: Finding Effective Learning Techniques for Nursing Students: A Literature Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jana O'Connell • Charlotte Sortedahl

4:30pm CDT

Escape Rooms: Engaging Students in Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Faith Oldenburg • Kirsten Dieckman Preliminary Results of a Scoping Review to Map 40 Years of Omaha System Literature Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Allana Mhye Valiente • Amanda Yule • Cooper Priebe • McKenna Ross • Jeanette Olsen