FONE Research Committee

Research Committee

Welcome to the Research Committee

Purpose Statement

"The purpose of the Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (FONE) Research Committee is to promote research and evidence-based nursing practice, by supporting the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of FONE. To this end, the committee supports FONE members to conduct, utilize and present research and evidence-based practice initiatives that improve nursing practice in the service environments that support excellence in patient care”

Chairperson for 2009

Diane Brady Schwartz, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Membership Categories

Active Member
Those members who are able to participate in 50 % of monthly conference call meetings or will actively participate on a subcommittee of the Research Committee. Current subcommittees include the Website Development subcommittee and the Abstract Review Committee. Others are planned in the coming months.
Informational Member
Those members who are not able to participate as described above but wish to receive information on the Committee’s activities, research and evidence based practice initiatives.

2009 FONE Fall Conference Poster Presenters

From left to right:
Patti Esher, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Irene Beyde, Fawcett Memorial Hospital,
Diane Andrews, University of Central Florida, Kerri Gambrel, Lakeland Regional Medical Center,
Hyacinth Blake, Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Sandra Dodd and Karen Ripper, Martin Memorial Hospital
and Suzanne Crouch, Palm Beach Atlantic University.

2009 Research Committee Membership

Diane Brady Schwartz PhD RN, NEA-BC DC Brady Associates , Chairperson

Diane Andrews, PhD, RN, University of Central Florida,

Daniel Berman Walden University

Carolyn Brown PhD, RN, CL Brown Consultation Services

Patricia Welch Dittman NOVA Southeastern University

Lindell Joseph Florida Hospital

Walter Lupke, RN, MBA, Winter Haven Hospital

Debra Morgan Manatee Memorial Hospita

Jackie Munro Morton Plant Meese Hospital

Jennifer Nooney, PhD, Florida Center for Nursing

Virginia Pesata Shands Hospital @UF

Rose Rivers Ph.D., RN, NEA- BC, DPNAP, Shands Healthcare

Leslie Rogers Manatee Memorial Hospital

Lee Schmidt PhD, RN, Loyola University

Frank Shaffer EdD, RN, FAAN, Cross Country Staffing

Mentorship Program for Poster Development

The FONE Research Committee sponsors a mentorship program for members who are interested in submitting a poster abstract for the annual Spring and Fall Conferences. The purpose of the mentorship program is to provide support to members who may need assistance in developing an abstract, or need guidance from an experienced individual who has successfully presented at our Conferences. Mentors are volunteer FONE members whose abstracts were accepted for presentation in the previous year. Mentors are there to assist you, and to help you to follow the poster abstract submission guidelines.

If you are thinking of submitting an abstract and feel you need support from an FONE colleague, please contact Yvonne Doval at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Note that members of the Research Committee cannot serve as a mentor, as many participate in the poster review and acceptance subcommittee.

Best wishes in submitting your abstracts!
Diane Brady Schwartz PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Chairperson, FONE Research Committee

Poster Development Resources.

The following documents will assist you in your poster development:

pdf How_to_do_an_effective_poster_presentation.pdf

pdf Poster_Preparation.pdf

pdf Reader_friendly_posters.pdf

Staffing Study Results

The FONE Staffing Study Results Presentation and Statewide Discussion Group Summary are available to view online or you can download as a Power Point Presentation for offline viewing. The online presentation is best viewed using Internet Explorer and you may need to allow "Active X" to run if prompted. The presentation can be viewed in Outline Mode which displays a summary of all slides and allows you to self navigate or you can view the presentation as a Slide Show which runs automatically . Please note that the Staffing Study Results Presentation contains a voice narrative. If you would like to view the presentation without sound, view the presentation in Outline Mode or turn off the sound on your computer.

Staffing Study Results Presentation

View Results Presentation Online

Download Staffing Study Results

Statewide Discussion Group Summary

View Summary Presentation Online

Download Summary Presentation

Links to Useful Research Based Practice Sites

Website	Description
National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.ninr.nih.gov/.	Supports basic and clinical research across the life span through the National Institutes of Health
Southern Nursing Research Society http://www.snrs.org/.	Promotes education in research and EBP; provides small grants for studies; focuses on enhancing utilization of research in Southern states
Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library http://www.nursinglibrary.org/portal/main.aspx.	Complimentary Registry of Nursing database of more than 28,000 abstracts and conference abstracts
Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing http://www.nursingsociety.org/.	International organization that promotes education and funding for research and evidence-based practice
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence—based Practice Centers http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epc/	Includes history of the centers and their evidence—based practice reports
Centre for Evidence—Based Medicine http://www.cebm.net/	Oxford Centre for Evidence—Based Medicine. Great educational information and tools.
Critical appraisal and using the literature http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/units/critapp/	Tutorial with working examples
University of Minnesota Evidence Based Nursing http://evidence.ahc.umn.edu/ebn.htm	On line education site for evidence based practice
The Joanna Briggs Institute http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php	The Joanna Briggs Collaboration is an international group of Collaborating Centres coordinated by The Joanna Briggs Institute. These collaborative groups develop, promote and support an evidence-based approach to health care.
National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.ngc.gov/	United States central portal for evidence—based clinical practice guidelines. Offers personal digital assistant downloads and weekly updates via e—mail
What is critical appraisal? http://www.evidence-based-medicine.co.uk/ebmfiles/WhatisCriticalAppraisal.pdf	Nice review of critical appraisal steps
Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) database http://www.tripdatabase.com/	Searches over 75 sites on the web for evidence-based content, including on-line journals
Bandolier http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier.	Free and available. One of the original databases for evidenced-based medicine.
Links to Nursing Workforce Research (Courtesy of the Florida Center for Nursing)
American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/aha/research-and-trends/index.html	AHA is the trade association for U.S. hospitals. They survey hospitals regularly regarding their workforce needs and trends.
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/	BLS is the national entity tasked with collecting data on employment, unemployment, and salary trends. Information on RN, LPN, and CNA employment, salary and occupational outlook can be accessed at national and state levels.
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation – Labor Market Statistics http://www.labormarketinfo.com/index.htm	Labor Market Statistics’ mission is to produce, analyze, and deliver timely and reliable labor statistics to improve economic decision-making.
Florida Center for Nursing http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/	FCN is Florida’s state agency dedicated to research on nurse supply and demand.
Florida Hospital Association http://www.fha.org/allproducts.html	FHA represents Florida hospitals and publishes hospital workforce reports regularly.
Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers http://nursingworkforcecenters.org/	The Forum provides links to nursing workforce centers around the country, where users can access state-specific data on nursing workforce needs and trends.
Health Resources and Services Administration – Bureau of Health Professions – National Center for Health Workforce Analysis http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/	HRSA and its divisions conduct the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses every four years. Projections of workforce shortages are available at national and state levels.
Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics http://www.iconsdata.org/	ICONS promotes the generation and utilization of data, information, and research about nurses, nursing education, and the nursing workforce.

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