Nursing Research Day 2023

Featuring Keynote Speaker: Karrie Boss, DNP, RN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, EBP-C, CCRN-K

Karrie Boss is the System Director Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) for Summa Health in Akron, Ohio. In her role, she is responsible for the development, implementation, and sustainment of infrastructural systems and processes related to supporting the clinical staffs’ ability to effectively provide coordinated, evidence-based care. She has more than 20 years of nursing experience with expertise in critical care/intensive care, trauma and emergency nursing, stroke, and evidence-based practice. She holds national certifications as an Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACCNS-AG), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN-K), and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP-C). Karrie is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and worked previously as a critical care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and Primary Stroke Center and Telestroke/Teleneurology programs manager. Karrie received her BSN from The University of Akron in 2001, a Master of Science in Nursing from Kent State University in 2018, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Kent State University in 2023.

Conference Agenda

(All events to be held in the Barrette Business and Community Center)

8:15-8:55 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:55 a.m. Welcome and Prayer

9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote “Evidence-Based Practice: A Strategy for the Future” Karrie Boss DNP, RN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, EBP-C, CCRN-K

10:00-10:25 a.m. Break – Poster Viewing and Vendors

10:25-11:00 a.m. “Self-Doubt in Nursing Students: Is Low Psychological Capital Impacting New Nurse Resilience and Retention?” Presented by Loretta Aller PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE and Lillian Piccolo, pre-licensure BSN student

11:00-11:25 a.m. Break – Poster Viewing and Vendors

11:25 a.m-12:00 p.m. “Exploring Students’ Experiences of Concept-Based Learning in an Asynchronous Online Pharmacology Course: An Interpretive Study” Presented by Janeen S. Kotsch PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE

12:00 -12:30 p.m. Break – Poster Viewing and Vendors/Evaluation

Provided by Walsh University's Byers School of Nursing and co-provided by Phi Eta Chapter of Sigma

Cost: $45 per person with pre-registration, undergraduate student $10.00, graduate student and retiree $20.00. Tuition includes a full breakfast (lunch not included).

Registration Deadline: October 9, 2023

For more information, please contact Sherrie Underwood at 330-490-7243. 

Contact Hours

This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Ohio Nurses Association is an Ohio Board of Nursing approver of nursing continuing education. (OBN-001-91)

Criteria for Successful Completion

Criteria for successful completion includes attendance at the entire event, viewing of all posters, and completion/submission of evaluation form. Please contact Sherrie Underwood at sunderwood@walsh.edu for more information about contact hours.