Welcome to the Theta Kappa Chapter
(incorporated 1997)

Sigma Theta Tau International
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Sigma
Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing,
is dedicated to improving the health of people worldwide
through
increasing the scientific base of nursing practice. Its members are
nursing scholars committed to the pursuit of excellence in clinical practice,
education, research and leadership.The Society believes that broadening
the base of nursing knowledge through knowledge development,
dissemination and use offers great promise for promoting a healthier populace.
To achieve this goal, Sigma Theta Tau International is committed to
furthering the use of nursing research in health care delivery as
well as in public policy. It sustains, supports and interprets nursing's
development and provides vision for the future of the discipline and health
care through its network of worldwide community of nurse scholars. It is a
non-political organization that makes available its diverse resources to all
people and institutions interested in the scientific knowledge base of the
nursing profession.
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President's Update
Theta
Kappa Newsletter (Vol, 23, 2009)
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Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes
Across Adolescence
Lori Keough, MEd, PhD, FNP-BC
Lecturer, Child Nursing
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Learn about Type 1 diabetes self-management behaviors in early, middle, and
late stages of adolescence.
Thursday March 11, 2010
5:30-6:30 pm:
Business Meeting
6:30-7:30 pm:
Program
Saint Anne's Hospital
Nannery Conference Room
134 Clemence Hall
795 Middle Street, Fall River, MA 02721
Enjoy a light supper!
One Nursing Contact Hour
Registration fee:
$15.00 (members or non-members)
$5.00 for undergraduate or graduate students
Please send registration fee by
March 5, 2010 to:
Check payable to Theta Kappa Chapter
Mary-Beth Sosa, MSN, RN, Chapter Treasurer
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Nursing
285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300
(Registration form and directions are attached below!!!)
Saint Anne’s Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
Kathleen Finn, EdD, RN, NEA-BC
Director of Professional Practice, Research & Development
Saint Anne's Hospital
795 Middle Street, Fall River, MA 02721
508-674-5600 x2493
508-578-6257 (page)
508-235-5083 (fax)
Kathleen.L.Finn@caritaschristi.org
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Information
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Research Assistance

Theta Kappa Research Committee:
Guidelines to Evaluate a Quantitative Research Study
Guidelines for Writing an Abstract
Research Grant Proposals:
Agreement Form
Application Form
Research
Proposal Guidelines
Theta Kappa Chapter Leadership
(2009 - 2010)
| President | Jeanne Leffers |
| President-Elect | Marilyn Asselin |
| Vice-President & Program Chair | Kathleen Finn |
| Past President | Christine St. Laurent |
| Secretary | Lisa DeMello |
| Treasurer | MaryBeth Sosa |
| Faculty Counselors | Susan Hunter Revell and Barbara Weatherford |
| Leadership Succession Committee | Anna Strachoff, Chair; Diane Blier and Amy Bruno |
| Governance Committee |
Sonja Stone Peterson, Chair; Carol Billington and Marianne Sullivan |
| Newsletter Editor | Sonja Stone Peterson |
| Research Committee Chair | Janet Kenty |
| Congratulations and thank you to those newly elected officers and a special thank you to all members who participated in the election process. Please keep in mind that the Nominating Committee will be seeking to fill office vacancies again in the Spring of 2010. The Chapter also has a number of standing committees that welcome new participants, and we encourage members to consider contributing to these standing committees. |