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How to Create an Effective Poster Presentation (A Nurse Student?s Guide)

When preparing to present a thesis,  capstone project , or  dissertation , it is best to create an abstract poster. The poster will help you to give potential attendees the information they need to decide if they will attend your presentation.

Nurses, clinicians, and researchers share information on programs they develop or their studies through abstract posters. It aids in sharing clinical wisdom and advancing the knowledge of nursing and other healthcare professionals. Presenting poster abstracts is a common practice in conferences and seminars.

In this post, we will reveal everything you need to know about creating an abstract poster. You should be able to create a brilliant abstract poster when you read this article.

What Is a Poster Abstract?

An abstract poster, aka poster abstract, is essentially an advertisement for a research presentation, and it is prepared by the research author to give potential presentation attendees a glimpse of the research.

A poster abstract is typically 300 words long, and it takes between 30 minutes to 60 minutes. Writing takes longer because it involves summarizing an entire research project into a one-page summary.

A good poster abstract uses a few sentences to capture the essence of a research project perfectly, and it is not and should never be just a basic summary of a research project.

When asked to write a poster abstract for a conference, you will most likely be given some requirements to follow. The requirements will undoubtedly include the format to follow, the word limit, and the deadline to adhere to.

A well-written abstract describes the research questions, PICOT questions, or clinical problems. It also entails the methods used to address the clinical issues and the significance and implications of the results.

Parts of A Poster Abstract

When tasked to write a poster abstract, or if you are doing one for an upcoming nursing or interprofessional conference relevant to your field, you must make sure it includes the following parts:

• Title and Author (s).  This comes in the top section of the poster, and it includes the title and names of the contributing authors. The poster’s title should be the same as the abstract, and it should be clear, concise, and in an easy-to-read font. You should include the credentials and institutional affiliations of the authors and add organizational logos if possible.
• Background:  Your poster abstract should begin by providing the background of your research project, and it should do this by introducing the problem you investigated in your research.
• Methods:  Your abstract poster should have a methods section that explains the ?how? of your project. In this part of your poster, you are supposed to summarize how you did your project. One or two sentences are enough for this part; unnecessary words are unnecessary.
• Results:  The results part of your abstract is perhaps the most important since it is where you highlight your most important findings. Highlight your key findings here without offering any interpretations or explanations. Let those interested in the interpretation and discussion part of your research attend your presentation.
• Conclusion:  This should be the last part of your poster abstract. It should present the reader with a brief overview of the conclusions you made in your research, and it should also mention the implications of your study.
• Future Plans:  This section can include a few sentences of recommendations for some research or plans to follow up on the initiative or program.
• References:  List all your references in alphabetical order.
• Acknowledgments:  Acknowledge any contributors, funding agencies, and institutions.

An abstract for a nursing capstone project will slightly differ. It will have the following sections:

• Purpose and goal statement
• Framework and synthesis of evidence
• Practice recommendations
• Implementation process
• Outcomes measures
• Clinical implications

Check the example below from  The University of Tennessee Knoxville

If you are focusing on a  change project  or a  Quality improvement project , it will include the background;  PICOT question ; literature search, synthesis of findings; recommended changes to practice; evaluation; references; and acknowledgments. See the attached example from the  University of Houston (College of Nursing)

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Creating and Presenting Posters

There are many opportunities to showcase your research work at Vanderbilt and outside Vanderbilt. This area of our website is focusing on showcasing your work via poster presentations. We have listed some resources that will assist you in creating an exceptional poster. Also, we have provided pictures and information about posters that have been presented by nurses from VUMC.If you need further assistance with your poster, contact our office via email at [email protected]

Creating & Presenting a Poster

• Creating a Successful Poster Presentation 2015 (Poster design & presentation tips)
• Ten quick notes for designing good posters
• PowerPoint presentation on creating an effective poster
• Step-by-step poster making tipsArticle on how to create an effective poster (Vickie Miracle)
• Article on how to create an effective poster presentation (Rose O. Sherman)
• Article on the then steps to a successful poster presentation

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• Nursing Research Poster template, 36 x 42 (average size)
• Nursing Research Poster template, 36 x 48 (longer horizontal size)
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• Poster Samples
• VUMC Poster T emplates
• VUMC Poster Printing Service  

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Poster Presentations

Poster presentations are a very valuable and popular part of the education program offered at the annual conference..

At the 2021 Annual (Virtual) conference, nurses earned 2.0 contact hours for viewing the posters online. Poster presentations are freely available to view and/or download to anyone with a American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) account - it's free!

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Here are a few comments from attendees of (past conferences) when asked what they particularly benefited from at the conference:

“Loved, loved, loved the poster session. Many of the posters represented work by staff nurses! Great work goin' g on out there!” “Learned so much from the poster sessions both in presentation ideas and content of presenters. “ “The posters were wonderful and the networking they created was wonderful.” “The presentations and posters were very thought provoking, and relevant to the practice of ambulatory care.” “Really enjoyed the poster presentations. There were several that interested me and were directly related to something my practice is involved with or interested in starting.” “Excellent, loved the poster presentations and the networking.” “I particularly enjoyed the poster presentations! They really showcased the great work being done in ambulatory care.” "Enjoyed the poster sessions, wish I had more time for reviewing and discussing with presenters." “The posters were great.”

This very successful event offers a way for nurses and their facilities to share cutting edge advances and best practices in ambulatory care nursing while educating attendees on their achievements. Conference participants can speak with poster presenters to learn more about their topic.

Powerful posters

Posters are an excellent way to disseminate your work, including research studies and quality improvement and evidence-based practice projects. Presenting a poster at a live or virtual local, regional, or national meeting helps you share information that can be used by your nursing colleagues to enhance their practice. In addition, posters can serve as a starting point for an article.

Like any writing effort, however, it’s important to plan and follow some key tips to ensure your poster stands out in the crowd.

Review guidelines

After your poster abstract is accepted, carefully review the conference’s guidelines, which will include size and how the poster will be displayed (for example, on a table, posted on a corkboard, and/or online). Size truly does matter. You’ll want to consider how text and visuals will fit in the allowed size so that the information can be easily absorbed.

Your organization may have internal resources for creating your poster, but if it doesn’t, don’t worry. Many online resources can help, and some are free to try. You also can turn to resources that outline how to create a poster in PowerPoint or InDesign from schools and hospitals, such as the University of Missouri ( libraryguides.missouri.edu/powerpoint_posters ) and UVA Health System ( guides.hsl.virginia.edu/faq-poster-powerpoint ). In addition, you can use Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint software. Excel is particularly useful for creating data charts.

Find out if your organization has any requirements for poster presentations. For example, the organization may have a logo or template slide for employees to use; the template slide may have colors that match the organization’s logo. More commonly, however, the conference’s organizing body has a template you can use.

Build your poster

Posters should be simple, easy to read, and contain graphics (for example, photos, graphs) to draw participants in. In a study of nurses (Siedlecki, 2015), esthetics—such as colors, font size, and layout symmetry—had the most influence on whether a conference participant would view a poster.

Sherman suggests that when creating a poster, it’s best to first make a rough layout on graph paper or with a computer software program to get an idea where to place the title, text, and any graphics, such as tables or illustrations. Create sections (usually columns) and decide on the headings for each.

Berg and Hicks suggest basing these headings based on the type of content. For example:

• Research: background and problem, purpose, sample, methods, results, conclusions, and implications
• Clinical: background/problem, purpose, summary of what is known, steps in developing the solution or strategy, outcomes, and implications
• Projects: background/problem, purpose, sample and setting, strategies, results, and implications.

However, you don’t need to cover each item as a separate heading because it might get too wordy. Instead, focus on the key points of what you did and your results. Give particular attention to the title, since that’s what participants will scan to decide if they want to read further. Succinctly state what the poster is about and use upper and lower case, rather than all capital letters, which is harder to read.

Edit your text to ensure it’s as concise and clear as possible. Most posters have too much text.

Follow the tips

Here are some other ways to make your poster stand out:

• Use bullet points instead of a lot of solid text.
• Keep a consistent font type throughout. Redulla notes that popular fonts include Times New Roman, Rockwell, Georgia, and Baskerville.
• Consider size. Recommendations vary, but Berg and Hicks suggest that the title be readable 15 to 20 feet away, with most of the text readable from 5 to 6 feet.
• Use cool colors (blue, green) rather than than warm (red, orange, yellow) ones. Remember that some attendees who are colorblind can’t distinguish between red and green so use caution when creating items such as pie charts with colors for each section of data.
• Consider adding a few images or icons to gain viewers’ attention and highlight key points. Check out online sources such as the Noun Project (thenounproject.com) and Vector Stock (vectorstock.com), but be sure to obtain permission if images have a copyright.
• Don’t over-pack your poster. Long and Beck recommend breaking the poster into 40% graphics, 30% text, and 30% white space, and Rossi and colleagues recommend that you keep the word count to about 150 to 250 words, with no more than two to three graphs. These are simply guidelines, the bottom line is that you don’t want to completely fill the poster with text and images, which will drive readers away, not toward, your poster.
• Include your contact information for those who would like more information. You also may want to create a QR code (qrcode-monkey.com) to make it easy for attendees to obtain a copy of your poster.

Test your poster out with colleagues so you can get feedback about clarity and readability. Redulla created a checklist that you also might find helpful.

Pack and present

When traveling with your poster, avoid checking it with your luggage. It’s better to hand carry on the plane. Allow plenty of time to set up your poster at the conference venue. Take extra pushpins and some tape in case provided supplies aren’t adequate. For eposters, follow submission guidelines.

For onsite conferences, you’ll likely be asked to stand at your poster at certain times to answer questions. Dress professionally and position yourself to the side so you don’t block your poster. Provide a few highlights of your work to those who stop to talk, but don’t immediately inundate them with excessive information. Instead, use open-ended questions to determine the level of detail they’re seeking. Remember to thank them for their interest.

For eposters and virtual conferences, you also may be asked to be available at a set time to answer questions. The same basic rules apply—dress professionally, tailor information to the individual, and end with a thank you. In some cases, you may be asked to provide a short audio clip that describes your poster.

Opportunities…

Posters provide an excellent way not only to build your professional network, but also to begin writing for publication. After you write your poster, you’ll be ready to write a manuscript based on the poster.

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Whether you’re considering your first or your 50 th  publication, want to contribute to your organization’s newsletter, or crave to be a better communicator online and in print, I hope you’ll find what I write helpful. The nurse publishing colleagues I’ve learned from over the years (many of whom are contributors to my book) may not be listed by name, but I’m grateful for their willingness to share. In that spirit, I’m looking forward to sharing with you! If you have feedback, feel free to email me at   [email protected] .

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International Nurses Day 2024 theme announced! Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care

The economic power of care which creates healthy people and societies and drives healthy economies, will be highlighted by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) on International Nurses’ Day (IND) 2024 under the theme: Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care .

International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated on 12 May each year and a theme is chosen by ICN – a federation of more than 130 national nursing associations around the world, representing the over 28 million nurses working worldwide.

ICN President, Dr Pamela Cipriano explained the reasoning behind the chosen theme:

“Despite being the backbone of health care, nursing often faces financial constraints and societal undervaluation. Continuing our overarching theme Our Nurses. Our Future. and the policy actions of the ICN Charter for Change , ICN has chosen to focus IND 2024 on the economic power of care with the aim to reshape perceptions and demonstrate how strategic investment in nursing can bring considerable economic and societal benefits.

We believe now is the time for a shift in perspective. We have seen time and again how financial crises often lead to budgetary restrictions in health care, typically at the expense of nursing services. This reductionist approach overlooks the substantial and often underemphasized economic value that nursing contributes to health care and society as a whole.

Policymakers, health care administrators, and even the general public are often unaware or misinformed about the return on investment that adequate funding in nursing can provide, especially in financially turbulent times such as these. Drawing from the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recognizing the increasing threat to the health of populations around the world due to conflicts, the climate crisis and financial instability, we believe the time is right to advocate for a shift in perspective and policy.”

A special IND report on the economic power of care will be released on 12 May 2024. In the meantime, we encourage nurses, governments, international organizations, influencers and the general public to help us promote the power of nursing by sharing and posting the IND logo, available here , using the hashtags #IND2024 and #OurNursesOurFuture

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Icn reveal international nurses day 2024 theme.

Posted on January 22, 2024 |

The ICN (International Council of Nurses) have announced the theme for International Nurses Day (IND) 2024 – Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care. The theme aims to highlight “economic power of care which creates healthy people and societies and drives healthy economies”.

The annual celebration of nurses, which takes places on 12 May (Florence Nightingale’s birthday) and has a theme elected by the ICN – a coalition of over 130 national nursing associations around the world, representing over 28 million nurses working worldwide.

ICN President, Dr Pamela Cipriano, expressed these thoughts on this year’s theme:

“Despite being the backbone of health care, nursing often faces financial constraints and societal undervaluation.”

She also said: “We believe now is the time for a shift in perspective. We have seen time and again how financial crises often lead to budgetary restrictions in health care, typically at the expense of nursing services. This reductionist approach overlooks the substantial and often underemphasized economic value that nursing contributes to health care and society as a whole.”

Dr Cipriano felt that many people, including policymakers, health care administrators, and the general public are often unaware or misinformed about the benefits of adequate funding in nursing. She indicated that lessons had been learnt following the -19 pandemic and that now is the right time to advocate for a “shift in perspective and policy.”

The INC will release a special report on the economic power of care on 12 May 2024. They also appealed for people to promote the power of nursing by sharing and posting the IND logo (available on their website) using the hashtags #IND2024 and #OurNursesOurFuture