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Getting published
The editors of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship and Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, both well-published nurse researchers, will present this session on getting published. The presentation will cover tips for planning ... -
Getting published: Tips, traps, and strategies
(2017-10-13)The Editor of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Publisher at Sigma Theta Tau International, and Senior Editor of the Health Sciences division at John Wiley & Sons present this session on getting published. The ... -
Impact of comfort management on narcotic use in the cardiopulmonary surgical ICU
Patients may experience acute pain after cardiopulmonary surgery. Narcotic pain relievers may reduce pain, yet many patients still complained of discomfort at the project site despite the medications provided to reduce it. ... -
Improving Nursing Students Knowledge and Skills in Caring for Patients Experiencing IPV
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue associated with numerous negative health outcomes. Numerous organizations including the American Nurses ... -
Influenza virus: The evolution of a deadly virus in our world
(2017-06-22)Despite significant advances in health care today and the fact that influenza illness is a preventable disease, Influenza virus continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Influenza continues ... -
Initiation of a standardized substance use screening tool among pregnant women at a community clinic
Nationally, a majority of prenatal patients (70%) are screened for substance use, yet the rates in Massachusetts are unknown. This project aimed to provide a standardized means to screen all prenatal patients for substance ... -
It takes a village…One leader's journey of developing confidence through enhanced team building
(2017-10-17)The growth of personal confidence can be difficult for novice faculty as they transition into leadership roles. The 20-month journey through Sigma Theta Tau's Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy provided opportunities for the ... -
"It was a light coming through": African-American nurses' perceptions of a collaborative nursing leadership program
(2018-05-30)A diverse nursing workforce is important for quality care patient care and reducing healthcare disparities. The results of a study that examined the experiences of African American nurses who participated in a collaborative ... -
Just because the hood raised you, doesn't mean you have to raise the hood: A content analysis of urban lit
(2015-01-15)Sesssion presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Background/Purpose: Evidence has shown that media, including print media, can influence adolescents attitudes, beliefs and behaviors culminating in risk behaviors that can ... -
"Making the best of a bad situation": Nursing best practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Discover how clinical nurses advocated for resources to help them provide high quality nursing care during the unprecedented cascade of change imposed by COVID-19. Using a bell-shaped curve to illustrate effectiveness, ... -
Nudge Theory use to decrease obesity and prevent stroke
Nudge Theory is a useful tool for improving health care for children with emphasize on decreasing obesity which is a major risk factor in childhood stroke prevention. Nudge theory was created by Nobel prize winning ... -
Nurse and patient perceptions of the Pre-Admission Nursing Practice Model: Linking theory to practice
The Pre-Admission Nursing Practice Model (PNPM) was developed to change the delivery of nursing care to patients preparing for surgery. The generation of the PNPM was guided by nursing knowledge, specifically Rogerian ... -
Nurse home visits promoted maternal-infant interaction and decreased depression symptom severity for mothers with postpartum depression
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Postpartum depression (PPD) interferes with mothers' ability to promote optimal infant development via interaction. Research to mitigate these effects is limited. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy ... -
The Nurse Scientist in a Practice Organization
(2017-07-27)This educational activity will describe the role of the nurse scientist in creating a spirit of inquiry, designing clinical meaningful projects to answer research questions with nurses, testing interventions to improve ... -
Patient decision-making regarding life-sustaining treatment for end-stage renal disease
Despite growing involvement of patients in treatment decisions for serious illness, little is yet known about the actual process that they use to make such choices. Most decision research has relied on hypothetical decision ... -
The perceived level of self-efficacy of direct care staff who complete person-centered care dementia training in long-term care setting
Education that enables direct care workers to provide person-centered care approaches to older adults with dementia is necessary to optimize quality of life and reduce unnecessary antipsychotic medication use in long-term ... -
Planning an efficacy study of a web-based yoga intervention based on feasibility findings
(2017-07-24)Purpose: It is well known that the end of active cancer treatment (surgery, +/- chemotherapy, +/- radiation) is a very stressful time during which survivors report many physical and psychological concerns. In one study ... -
Playing God: A phenomenological study of women's decision-making regarding selective reduction of higher order multiple pregnancies
The purpose of this study was to explore women's experiences regarding their decisions to undergo or forgo selective reduction of their higher order multiple pregnancies. The purposive sample consisted of seven women who ... -
Predictors of work engagement among doctorally-prepared nursing faculty
(2018-03-15)The shortage of nursing faculty has prompted research to look at ways we can recruit and retain nursing faculty members and concepts such as the work engagement are one such way we can do so. The research aims to evaluate ... -
Preparing nursing students as leaders for social change
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016: Nurse educators are in a unique position to prepare graduates who can lead the social change required to eliminate structural and social determinants that are barriers to ...