28th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH CONFERENCE AWARDS: Sponsored by St. Luke’s Institute of Cancer Research The following awards were presented by: Ms. Ann Broekhoven, CEO, St. Luke’s Hospital Winner Award Julie Jordan O’Brien Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist at Beaumont Hospital Prof. Therese A. Fitzpatrick University of IllinoisChicago and The Optime Group, USA Doris A.P. Corkin Teaching Fellow, Queens University Belfast Philomena Morrow Nursing Lecturer Catherine E. Houghton General & Sick Children’s Nurse, NUI Galway Lesley Rutherford Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Prof. Kyeong-Yae Sohng The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Best Overall Presentation An Exploration of Nursing Documentation for pressure Ulcer Prevention in an Orthopedic and Care for Older Adult Setting Greatest Potential Contribution Optimizing Nursing Human Capital: Applying Mathematical Optimization Modeling to the Deployment of Nursing Staff €1500 Greatest contribution to the body of knowledge Interprofessional Simulated Learning €500 Pushing the boundaries in Nursing & Midwifery Clarifying Case Study Research: Example from Practice Innovation in Healthcare Living With Dying: The Experiences of People with Lung Cancer and Their Families €500 Best Poster presentation (i) Determination of Optimal Needle Length for Gluteal Intramuscular Injections Based on Ultrasonic Imaging and Skinfold Thickness Best Poster presentation (ii) An Exploration of the Levels of Burnout Experienced by Emergency Nurses within the Professional Context of a Major Emergency Department in Ireland Best Student poster - MSc Nursing (Year 2) €500 Nuria O’Mahony Cork University Hospital, Ireland Grace A. Oduwole Total Amount €500 €500 €500 €500 €5000