Radisson Indianapolis Airport

I will be setting out for Tucson Arizona at 6:30 AM Thursday the 19th. I have never visited Tucson so I am excited to see this beautiful city. I am hoping the flights will be uneventful- since I am traveling to Denver 1st( where they just got 14 inches of ...

I did not have the opportunity to blog again before I left Indianapolis; I did get to attend one last session in the morning, It was the Episteme Laureate Presentation. It was given by Dr. Mary Naylor who was the recipient of the Joan K Stout Research Grant. Dr. Taylor is from the University of Pennsylvania and she has been a leader in the field of nursing by developing and implementing the Transitional Care Model primarily for older adults ...

... Life. It was very interesting. I thought about multiple applications and I thought about its usefulness when we're unable to obtain speciality clinical rotations, e.g., pediatrics or OB. <br>At 5 pm, there were regional meetings (we will be in Region 12 once we are chartered) for everyone. Here I was warmly welcomed by the other 34 chapters in our region and I got to brag about our ...

... was reminded of how much people have given of themselves to advance the profession of nursing. I returned from the Headquarter's visit renewed in my purpose to get our Honor Society Chartered! And then.....well I went on to several receptions one of which included a chocolate fountain with fresh fruit.....that and a glass of wine ended my day!

... so much to be pround of and that is the one thing that STTI celebrates. There were over 60 Chapters that received Chapter Key Awards for Outstanding accomplishments within their chapters. There were 28 Chapters who celebrated their 25th Anniversary, four who celebrated their 50th Anniversary (including Georgetown's Tau Chapter) and one Chapter that celebrated a 75th Anniversary. There were six other outstanding Chapter awards and an award for the ...

... was granted. "Coaching in Nursing" was authored and made available as a free download from the STTI site. <br>Goal Two: STTI awarded over $300,000 to 67 nurses in nine countries. Five major grant initiatives were also taken on and obtained. The next International Research Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida; at this conference the Research Hall of Fame will be initiated with awards going to outstanding nursing researchers.<br>Goal Three: STTI is on ...

The Biennial Convention is being held at the Convention Center in Indianapolis. All of the hotels surrounding the Center are connected by an enclosed walkway (very convenient for this often windy city). "Check in" occurred yesterday continuing through today and there is Delegate verification which I also accomplished this morning. Among the 30 ...

Hello, everyone! The plane left Dulles airport 30 minutes late and I arrived in Indianapolis after dark (it was also raining and windy).The trip to the hotel was approximately 30 minutes and I had a late dinner while I reviewed the Delegate packet. It's been 12 years since I attended an STTI Biennial Convention and a few things have changed. The organization has gotten ...

... We went climbing with my parents and their dog, went to the beach, had brunch (I think this is something that occurs in CA more often that other states) with the Shiels/Krenns, took lots of walks, ate lots of Mexican food, and generally had an amazing time. While this travel insanity was ensuring, we were workign to contact the right people in the US to see what we could do with Joyce. We have looked into several ...

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