Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Beta"
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The meaning of stressful life experiences as described by nine to eleven-year-old children: A phenomenological study
The preponderance of literature regarding stress and children has been based on adults' perceptions of how children view stressful life experiences. A qualitative study using the phenomenological method was conducted to ... -
Nursing workforce development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A global advocacy action plan
The global population is estimated to be 9.7 billion by 20505. Of the top ten countries with the largest expected population growth, five are in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, ... -
Online faculty mentoring and transition balance in family nurse practitioner students
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of online faculty mentoring on Registered Nurse (RN) to Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) role transition balance during graduate education. Making the transition from RN ... -
Promotion of perioperative normothermia in patients undergoing general anesthesia
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a common but preventable condition experienced during the perioperative continuum. This phenomenon can ... -
Quality of life: The dyad of caregivers and lung transplant candidates
Informal caregivers are essential members of the healthcare team providing care, valued at over $250 billion each year, to millions of individuals who require assistance with health and daily care. It is important to examine ... -
Regular sport activity is positively associated with biopsychosocial outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease
(2017-07-11)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore whether adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) engaged in regular sport, and to examine whether participating in sport activities on a regular basis was ... -
The relationship among maternal characteristics, maternal dietary self-regulation, and the dietary intake and body weight status of two to five-year-old children
Background: Eating preferences and practices are established early in life, yet we have little knowledge about how mothers make food decisions on behalf of their children. These decisions, however, lay the foundation for ... -
A salutogenic framework to understand disparity in breast cancer screening behavior in African American women
African American women (AAW) have a higher breast cancer mortality rate and a lower survival rate than any other racial or ethnic group. Research has demonstrated that limited access to care reduces mammography screening ... -
Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and family caregiver outcomes
(2018-06-22)This abstract is part of a larger symposium on Omics and the Nursing Process. The serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and relationship with family caregivers of persons with chronic conditions will be presented with ... -
Shattering the glass ceiling for a junior nurse leader
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: In academia, junior faculty have more experience in following their seasoned colleagues than leading change in nursing education ... -
Stress, coping and well-being in Lebanese entering college students
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: A theoretical framework for adolescent coping has been developed but not tested in contexts of high uncertainty. This study aimed to test the applicability of the ... -
Symptom clusters in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Comparison of person-centered and variable-centered cluster analyses
(2018-06-07)The objective of this study was to identify symptom clusters and compare cluster results in a cohort of 474 patients with acute coronary syndrome using two variable-centered and three person-centered analytic approaches. ... -
When to sim? Increasing knowledge gains for procedural skills training in nurse anesthesia education
This research study examined the influences of varying pedagogies on a nurse anesthesia resident's decision-making processes without the confounding factor of previous exposure to the diagnostic skill.