Poster Abstracts

2027 NNEC Poster Submissions are now open!

Submissions are due Monday, November 16, 2026.

Submit your Abstract

Conference Objectives

  • Uncover systemic barriers to authentic, patient-centered, ethical care.
  • Illuminate stakeholder perspectives on ethical care challenges.
  • Champion an innovation that strengthens human connection and promotes ethical care environments.
  • Reimagine an interdisciplinary pathway for authentic connection and caring practices.
  • Analyze ethical care strategies for AI and emerging technologies.

Submission Requirements

  • Title of poster
  • Abstract: Background, intervention, outcomes, implications for practice, and conclusion. If presenting a research project, please include methodology, analysis, and impact (see below for specific outline structure)
  • Category:
    • Empirical research relevant to ethics and clinical practice
    • Intervention to promote ethical practice in nursing care
    • Strategy for ethics education
    • Evidence-based practice relevant to ethics and clinical practice
    • Promoting ethics and professionalism in clinical practice
  • 500 word limit
  • Submit by midnight PST on Monday, November 16, 2026.

Getting Started

Think about how the NNEC theme of embracing humanity in healthcare is reflected in the work that you do. Here are a few examples:

  • multidisciplinary collaboration
  • establishing moral community
  • effective communication
  • ethical climate
  • ethical concerns for immigrants and the undocumented
  • leadership and institutional ethics
  • healthy equity and environmental justice
  • addressing hope in health care professionals
  • the use of narrative in healthcare
  • healthcare worker mental health
  • healthy workplace environments
  • programs and/or interventions that promote moral agency
  • moral distress assessment and interventions
  • informed consent/assent
  • ethical challenges in organ procurement/transplantation
  • inviting community engagement in healthcare ethics
  • AI ethical concerns with its expansion and integration into healthcare

Review the conference objectives listed under “submission requirements” above to determine which best align with your poster topic (you may choose more than one). Once you’ve identified the relevant objective(s) and topic, you can begin developing a title and drafting your abstract within the 500-word limit using the following general outline as your abstract:

  1. Background (why it matters)
  2. Intervention (what you did)
  3. Implications/Objectives (what you set out to do)
  4. Results/Findings (what you learned)
  5. Conclusion/Impact (why it matters to others)
  6. For a Research Project, add:
    • Methods (how you did it)
    • Analysis (how you reviewed the results)

Use this outline as your abstract, then carefully review your submission for clarity, completeness, and adherence to the word limit before submitting. Click here to download the abstract template Word doc.

Submit your Abstract

Submission notes:

We understand that there are often multiple contributors to a poster abstract submission. Please choose a lead author under which to submit the abstract with the understanding that co-authors will be included on the poster, invited and encouraged to attend the conference, and have their names included on the poster abstract listing in conference materials. Please list any co-authors (up to 4) on the submission form. Communication regarding poster abstract reviews and conference information will be sent to the identified lead author. They should then share or forward that communication to other authors.

When preparing your 500-word poster abstract, we recommend drafting your abstract in a Word document first to ensure you meet the 500-word limit. Once finalized, copy and paste your abstract into the submission form.

Please do not include any identifiers (who/where) in the poster abstract, as we use blind peer review of the submissions.

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