ANA-NY’s 11th Annual Conference, November 9-11, 2023, at The Turning Stone Resort and Casino 

We invite you to submit your abstracts for posters, podium presentations, and, for the first time this year, tabletop escape room scenarios. This year’s theme is Nurses, Lighting the Way.  

Submissions should fall into one of the following categories: Supportive Work Environment, DEIB, or Health Equity. 

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ABSTRACT FORMATS 

Use one of the following abstract formats: (A) Research; (B) Clinical, Programmatic, or Policy Intervention; (C) Literature Review; (D) Quality Initiative/Evidence-Based Practice Scholarly Project; or (E) Tabletop Escape Room. Please limit the body of your abstract to no more than 300 words (excluding title, authors, acknowledgments, and keywords). 

FORMAT A – Research 

• Background: The study objectives, the hypothesis to be tested, or a description of the problem. 
• Methods: Methods used, or approach taken (e.g., research design, sampling, procedures); 
• Results: Specific results in summarized form (with statistical analysis when appropriate, promises such as ”to be completed” are not acceptable). 
• Conclusions: Description of the main outcomes of the study and their implications, including suggestions for future research. Concluding statements such as ”the results will be discussed” are not acceptable. 

(Grant acknowledgments should appear, but literature references should not appear in abstracts.) 

FORMAT B – Clinical, Programmatic, or Policy Intervention 

• Issue: A concise statement of the issue(s) or problem(s) addressed; 
• Description: A description of the project, experience, education/training, service and/or advocacy; 
• Lessons Learned: A summary of findings/outcomes which are supported by your observations or results (statistical analysis used to support the conclusions, where appropriate, should be included). Concluding statements such as ”the results will be discussed” are not acceptable. 

• Next Steps: Recommendations for future research, clinical or programmatic intervention, or policy change and assessment. 

(Grant acknowledgments should appear, but literature references should not appear in abstracts.) 

FORMAT C – Literature Review 

• Issue: A concise statement of the issue under investigation; 
• Description: Specify the rationale for the literature review, type of analysis of studies, what aspects of the topic were investigated, the types of studies reviewed (with search engine queries and inclusion/exclusion criteria, where appropriate); 

• Results: Specific findings; 
• Conclusions and Recommendations: A summary of findings and lessons learned, suggestions for future research, assessment/management/clinical practice protocols, or policy. 

(Grant acknowledgments should appear, but literature references should not appear in abstracts.) 

FORMAT D – Quality Initiative/Evidence-Based Practice Scholarly Project 

• Background: A description of the problem, clinical question, protocol, or other clinical issue and its significance/impact on clinical practice.
• Purpose: Goal(s)/objective(s) of the project
• Methods: Methods used, or approach taken (e.g., design, sampling, setting, measures, analysis);
• Results: Specific results/findings in summarized form, with statistical analysis when appropriate (Anticipated results are acceptable for doctoral proposals not yet completed). 

• Conclusions/Implications: Description of the main outcomes of the project and their implications for clinical practice (may include project limitations and suggestions for future research, practice, or policy changes). 

(Grant acknowledgments should appear, but literature references should not appear in abstracts.) 

FORMAT E – Tabletop Escape Room 

• Background: A description of the challenge 
• Purpose: Goal(s)/objective(s) of the scenario 
• Methods: Average length of time to complete, optimal number of participants, required props/equipment, amount of space needed 

(Grant acknowledgments should appear, but literature references should not appear in abstracts.) 

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