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Understanding the undergraduate experience of the baccalaureate nursing student with English as an additional language
Disparities exist in healthcare related to language barriers and lack of cultural understanding between caregivers and recipients. Increasing the linguistic and cultural diversity of caregivers may decrease the healthcare ... -
The significance of continuing education on the intention of advanced practice registered nurses to report child maltreatment
The Centers for Disease Control have recognized child maltreatment as a national epidemic that calls for healthcare providers to focus on early identification and prevention of violence against children. Even though society ... -
Exploring resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care from a nurse leader perspective
Purpose: Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) is one of the most common forms of violence in long-term care (LTC) and can have devastating physical, emotional and psychological consequences. Incidents of RRA remain ... -
Unmet needs in adolescents and young adults with cancer: A mixed-method study using social media
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and compare the unmet needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer by age and gender. Methods: This is a mixed-methods study to analyze textual data from blog ... -
Sex, drugs, and religion: A multi-ethnic analysis of health behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of childbearing women
Maternal health behaviors such as substance use and sexual promiscuity can put the health of mothers and their offspring at risk. Sociodemographic factors such as low socioeconomic status are also found to correlate with ... -
Experiencing narrative pedagogy
The role of the nurse has changed dramatically in the past twenty years with increasing complexity of patient care and a rapidly changing health care environment. In addition to the challenges noted regarding patient care, ... -
BE RESILIENT: Examining the relationship between staff nurse incivility and undergraduate nursing students' sense of belonging to the nursing profession
Background: Sense of belonging is essential for nursing students to develop and grow within the nursing profession. Unfortunately, incivility threatens the sense of belonging in nursing students. Purpose: The purpose of ... -
Preparing for the final journey: Advance care planning and end-of-life care from a global nursing perspective
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2021-11-30)Limited decision-making capacity in end-of-life patients affects their abilities to express their preferences in medical decisions. Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of communication that enables individuals to ...
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