Baylor School of Nursing Hosts Art Exhibition to Help Family Caregivers

April 22, 2013
LHSON art exhibit

Photo courtesy of Ruby Drye

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DALLAS (April 22, 2013) - Baylor University's Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) will present an art exhibition called "The Life of a Caregiver Portrayed through Photography" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. The free event will take place at LHSON, located at 3700 Worth St. in Dallas.
The lived experiences of family caregivers to older adults will be depicted in photographs at the exhibition, which is the culminating result of a participatory action research study conducted by LHSON faculty, along with undergraduate nursing students and members of the community. The lead authors of the study were Shelby Garner, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E. and Mary Ann Faucher, Ph.D., C.N.M.
"The purpose of the study is to illuminate the challenges and supports experienced by family caregivers of the older adult," Garner said. "Participants in the study took photographs, wrote narratives about their experiences, and identified themes among the group. This type of methodology is called a Photovoice Study. VOICE stands for 'Voicing Our Individual and Collective Experiences.'
"Community stakeholders, those who are interested in advocacy, including policymakers, are invited to attend the art exhibit. Identification of challenges and support systems will help advocates and policymakers increase community support systems," said Garner.
This study was approved by the Baylor University Institutional Review Board and funded by the Office of the Vice-Provost and the university's Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement Grant.
An RSVP is appreciated for this event and can be sent to Shelby_Garner@baylor.edu. For further information about Baylor University's Louise Herrington School of Nursing, click here.

by Brent Salter, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805

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ABOUT LOUISE HERRINGTON SCHOOL OF NURSING
The Baylor Louise Herrington School of Nursing was established in 1909 as a diploma program within Baylor Hospital in Dallas, which is now Baylor University Medical Center, and in 1950 became one of the six degree-granting schools of Baylor University. The first Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees were awarded in 1954, establishing the school as one of the oldest baccalaureate nursing programs in the United States. In 1999, the School was renamed the Louise Herrington School of Nursing after Louise Herrington Ornelas, a 1992 Baylor Alumna Honoris Causa, made a $13 million endowment gift to the school. The School of Nursing offers a bachelor of science in nursing degree and a master of science in nursing degrees in advanced neonatal nursing, nursing administration and management, and family nurse practitioner programs, which are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The School also offers a nurse midwifery doctorate in nursing practice.