AANN Annual Conference: Uniting Expertise, Elevating Care 2026

This research explores the meaning of lambing as lived within the nursing situation between nurse and a person with a neurological condition. It uncovers lambing not merely as tenderness or affection, but as a culturally resonant quality of caring that nurtures kaginhawahan, the optimum human condition among Filipinos

This study evaluates blood pressure differences between survivors and non-survivors following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Blood pressure is a critical physiological parameter after SAH, as both hypertension and hypotension can influence outcomes through risks of rebleeding, cerebral ischemia, and secondary brain injury. By comparing blood pressure profiles between survivors and non-survivors, the study aims to identify patterns that may guide clinical monitoring, risk stratification, and therapeutic interventions to improve survival and recovery

This presentation explores the evolving role of neuropalliative nursing in integrating neurological care with palliative principles in resource-limited settings. Drawing on clinical experience and emerging evidence, it will highlight common symptom burdens in neurological conditions and describe the multimodal care strategies adopted in our setting, including inpatient, home-based, and telehealth approaches. The focus will be on practical, context-specific nursing care models to improve quality of life for patients and families facing complex neurological illnesses.

This presentation will explained why caregivers struggle with providing emotional support to people with dementia and why pharmacological treatments are dominant in the response to behavioral and psychological symptoms of people with dementia (BPSD). Need-based care is an evidence-based approach to respond in an appropriate way to those BPSD. Besides the feasibility and effectiveness of need-based care, in which non-pharmacological interventions are used to regulate emotions of people with dementia, some of the essential conditions for implementation will be highlighted. The presentation is a summary of a decade of research on quality of care for people with dementia.

My research highlights a modified Delphi approach to exploring the possibility of selecting a post stroke dysphagia screening (PSDS) tool. In this study, local clinicians (nurses, physicians, advance practice providers, therapists and nutritionists) with 5+ years experience providing stroke care in a developing country settings rigorously assess the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of using the two PSDS tools at their hospital. Participants provided insights in three phases: first via a pre-workshop survey, second via a workshop discussion within each clinician group, third via a post-workshop survey.

The purpose of this repeated measures mixed methods study was to examine factors affecting functional improvement among survivors of stroke during the initial months of recovery. This pilot study provides insight into the experiences of survivors of stroke during rehabilitation and recovery. The results of this study indicate a need for additional support for survivors of stroke after discharge from the rehabilitation unit.

In low-resource hospitals, neurological assessment of neurocritical patients has a crucial impact, but often faces significant limitations. Limited access to technology, a shortage of specialized personnel, and a lack of advanced monitoring resources directly impact the ability to detect and treat neurological changes in a timely manner, which can lead to worse patient outcomes.