The purposes of this conference were: (1) to present research representing a variety of topics and study designs; (2) to disseminate findings of nursing research; and (3) to stimulate the use of research and theory as a basis for clinical, educational, and administrative practice. The keynote address and two invited presentations are presented in full: "Fulfilling Nursing's Potential through Research" (Schlotfeldt); "Feasibility of Generating Researchable Problems in Nursing Practice, Education, and Administration" (Huckabay); and "Minorities in Nursing Research" (Richards). Abstracts are provided for other conference presentations including: "The Case for Philosophical Inquiry in Nursing" (Allen); "Non Empirical Research in Nursing" (Fowler); "Faculty Report on the Organization and Structure of the Clinical Laboratory Experiences of Senior Students in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs" (Makarem); "Effects of Teaching Critical Elements of Psychomotor Skills to Baccalaureate Nursing Students" (Paulfrey); "Persistence among Registered Nurse Students in a Baccalaureate Program" (Dehn); "Is There a Difference in Clinical Performance between Graduates of R.N. Programs?" (Jacobsen-Webb); "Needs Assessment of Registered Nurse Students in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program" (Rabago); "Family Systems Functioning and Family Physical Health Practices" (Phipps); "The Stability of Cognitive Functioning in the Institutionalized Elderly" (Ivan); "Social Support and Self-Care Health Practices in the Independent Elderly" (Redelfs); "Adolescent Hypertension and Associated Cardiac Risk Factors" (Ellis); "The Effect of Blood Volume Status on Pulmonary Artery Pressures" (Schwartz-Lookinland, Shoemaker); "The Effects of Relaxation on Anxiety and Classroom Behavior in School Children" (Rector); "Multidimensional Stress Management in Nursing Education" (Russler); "Stress Management among Filipino Nurse Executives" (Flores); "Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership: Implications for Nursing" (Ivan); "Coping Behaviors and Social Support among Women Caregivers of Frail Elderly in the Home" (Coleman); "Social Support and Maternal Perceptions in Primigravidas" (Hughes); "Nursing Intervention in the Maternal Perception of the Premature Infant" (Brownell); and "A One Year Mortality Study of the Most Critically-Ill Children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit" (Medicus). (YLB)