Professional Developmentand

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Poster Working Session

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Nurse Residency Program CoordinatorDr. Arika Duchene, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN

Learning Objectives1. Discuss the key elements of an effective poster presentation

2. Complete EBP posters for graduation with individual groups (during working session)

3. Review UCLA’s Center for Nursing Excellence resources aimed at professional growth and development

4. Construct a preliminary nursing career plan by utilizing the Nursing Professional Development Plan worksheet

5. Explore opportunities to present or publish the end-of-program evidence-based project

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Important Dates

• Poster due: September 4th by 1 pm

• September session is graduation• Graduation is: September 20th

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Poster Presentation Tips

• An academic poster is a summary of your research, scholarly, or creative project in a visually engaging way

• It must be academically sound, highlighting the context of your work (through photographs, maps, etc.), your methods, and results (with graphs, charts, photographs, etc.)

• The poster should be able to stand on its own as a clear, logical presentation of your work, without any explanation from you

• To do a poster presentation, you should prepare an “elevator speech” – a one to two-minute summary of your project that you could deliver to anyone during graduation

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Poster Design Tips• Important information should be readable from about 10 feet

away• Catchy Title Title is short and draws interest• Word count of about 300 to 800 words• Text is clear and to the point• Use of bullets (if needed)• Effective use of graphics, color and fonts• Consistent and clean layout• Includes PICOT question with patient outcome

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Examples from Past Nurse Residents

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PDF FilePDF File

EBP Poster Working Session• Divide up into your EBP groups• Use the templates (emailed to you) and work on your

poster

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PICOT QUESTION

Professional Development and

• Overview of UCLA’s Center for Nursing Excellence resources aimed at professional growth and development https://www.uclahealth.org/nursing/

• Professional Development Plan

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Microsoft Word Document

Dissemination of EBP• Don’t let your hard work go un-noticed! You can present or

publish your evidence-based project• Conferences that past Nurse Residents have attended:

• National EBP Conference in IOWA• 4/17/19 to 4/18/19• Abstract call end of August 2018

• Vizient Connections Summit• 3/11/19 to 3/14/19• Abstract call end of Summer 2018

• Association for Nursing Professional Development Conference• 3/31/19 to 4/4/19• Abstract call TBD

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Evidence Based Practice Culture

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References• Northern Arizona University (NAU). (2018). Making an

academic poster presentation. Retrieved from https://nau.edu/undergraduate-research/poster-presentation-tips/

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