Rachel Patchel to present at National Student Nurses Association annual conference

Rachel Patchel, a nursing student in the class of 2014, wrote an evidence-based practice project abstract titled, “Using Guided Imagery to Improve Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer,” that was accepted for presentation at the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) annual conference on April 9, 2014.  She is passionate about improving health outcomes for patients diagnosed with cancer by implementing evidence-based care.

Patchel’s presentation at NSNA marks her third evidence-based dissemination opportunity.  She presented her project in November 2013 at the "Improving Patient Outcomes Through Evidence-Based Practice" poster presentation in the Department of Nursing.  Her abstract underwent blind peer review and was selected among the top five highest scoring abstracts in her class.  Subsequently, her abstract was submitted and accepted for presentation at the UNE Research Day in December 2013.