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Caring: Reclaiming the Domain of Nursing

Session 1- February 10, 2026, 12-1 pm Caring: Reclaiming the Domain of Nursing Karen Bankston, PhD, MSN, FACHE(R), FAAN Professor, Emerita University of Cincinnati Former Associate Dean for University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Clinical Practice, Partnership and Community Engagement Peggy Chinn, RN, PhD, DSc(Hon), FAAN Professor, Emerita University of Connecticut Dr. Peggy Chinn is Professor Emerita of Nursing at the University of Connecticut , an author, and a nurse theorist. She is the Founding Editor (now Emerita) of Advances in Nursing Science.

Caring in Nursing Education

Rebecca Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN The Lucy Jo Atkinson Perioperative Nursing Professor Dr. Rebecca Patton is Chair, Lucy Jo Atkinson Professorship in Perioperative Nursing and Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and President of ANA-Ohio. Rebecca C. Lee, PhD, MSN, RN, PHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FNAP Associate Professor, Director, RN-to-BSN Online Program College of Nursing , University of Cincinnati Dr. Rebecca C. Lee is an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, where she teaches in the RN-BSN, BSN, and PhD programs and serves as Director of the RN-BSN Online Program.

Caring in a Technological Age

Kathy Oliphant, DNP, RN, CNL, NEA-BC Dr. Kathy Oliphant is an Assistant Professor, Director of Systems Leadership Program at the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing. MinJin Kim, PhD, MSN, RN Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Dr. Minjin Kim is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.

Southern Ohio Northern/Kentucky-Indiana (SONK-I) CONSORTIUM 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Missing Science of Physical Assessment: A Return to the Fundamentals of Nursing Practice March 27, 2026, 9 AM to 3 PM Sharonville Convention Center   Keynote Speaker Dr. Shannan Hamlin , Associate Professor of Nursing, Academic Institute, Director, Center for Nursing Research, Education and Practice, Houston Methodist Call for Podium Abstracts The SONK-I Consortium Committee invites Sigma nurses to submit a podium abstract that reflects the theme of the 2026 SONK-I Consortium Annual Conference. Many family members and healthcare providers are sharing that the importance of laboratory results, scans, early warning systems, and other diagnostic tests has taken preeminence over the physical assessment or physical examination. In fact, the hands-on assessment, although taught, is frequently not performed in the practice setting. The importance and necessity of returning to basics of nursing practice including its relationship to patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes and nursing liability is the theme of this conference. If you have a 20-minute or 50-minute presentation of a completed research study, quality improvement project or EBP project related to this theme, please consider submitting an abstract to Dr. Karen O’Connell at oconnellk@nku.edu . Abstract Guidelines The abstract must be the author or author(s) own work and must address the theme of the conference. Research studies, quality improvement projects, or EBP projects must be completed work. Use Microsoft Word, 12 font, Ariel or Times Roman, 1-inch margins, double-spaced and limited to 500 words (about 1.6 pages). Include the following headings: Title Background Methods Results Summary References (not counted in word limitation) Also include: Author(s) credentials, institution, position, contact information Submission Date: October 1, 2025