Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Xi"
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Living with lung cancer: Receptivity and preferences for risk-reducing behavior change among African-American families
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: Evidence exists that the diagnosis of a serious disease such as cancer provides substantial motivation for some patients to stop smoking and embrace risk-reducing ... -
Lung cancer stigma among African American survivors of lung cancer in South Carolina
This mixed method study examined lung cancer stigma, depressive symptoms, and global health among African American lung cancer survivors. The Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale was evaluated for readability and convergent ... -
Midwifery Paradox in the US: Nurturing Others, But Not Always Each Other
Bullying behavior and its effects on the lives of nurses has been studied for decades. No US studies included bullying behavior among the profession of certified nurse-midwives, certified midwives, and midwife students. ... -
The navegantes para la salud primary care access and navigation intervention: Role conceptualization, implementation, and assessment
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Timely and appropriate access to primary care is essential to both the maintenance and improvement of population health. In the United States, federally qualified ... -
Non-traditional community partnerships for recruiting Hispanic research participants
(2017-07-27)Improved access to culturally and linguistically tailored health information through technology enhances healthcare access and outcomes for Hispanic immigrants. However, little is known about technology usage patterns for ... -
Nurse practitioner knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding lung cancer screening in the United States
(2017-07-26)Lung cancer screening has been shown to reduce lung cancer related mortality by 20%. While screening can save lives, little is known about how it is perceived by primary care nurse practitioners. This mixed methods study ... -
Nurses have to "run the gauntlet": Achieving healthy eating while working in hospitals
Targeting improved dietary behaviors in nurses starts with exploring and understanding the unique challenges that nurses face due to shift work and the hospital setting. Through qualitative inquiry, nurses revealed the the ... -
Outcomes of an evidence-based practice transformation across the USAF nursing enterprise
(2017-07-28)A new paradigm in healthcare is required that includes research,evidence-based practice and quality improvement to create, translate, and implement best practices to achieve high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.The USAF ... -
Partnering With Students to Enhance the Pipeline of Future Nursing Researchers
(2017-07-27)Research is an integral part of nursing practice, yet undergraduate nursing and high school students considering a career in nursing rarely have exposure to nursing research. This session describes the formation, implementation, ... -
Psychiatric simulation: Improve outcomes and maintain course enrollment
(2018-03-26)Nursing programs struggle to secure clinical sites for mental health (MH) nursing courses. The purpose of this educational project, PsychSim, was to explore outcomes related to transitions from traditional MH clinicals in ... -
The relationship between Magnet® hospitals and nurse-driven patient outcomes
(2017-07-19)Purpose: Magnet® hospitals were established as a standardized program in 1990 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center to allow hospitals to be designated as excellent places for nurses to practice. Hospitals with ... -
The relationship of self-efficacy, social support, self-esteem, and hope with sex related health promotion behaviors in HIV-infected and uninfected women
The Sex Related Health Promotion Behaviors Model (SRHPBM), suggesting a positive relationship between self-efficacy, social support, self esteem, hope, and sex related health promotion behaviors, was used in this descriptive ... -
Responding to a community-partner identified knowledge gap
(2017-07-27)Novel partners with specific expertise facilitate the identification of previously unknown knowledge gaps and the process of conducting research. This session describes the findings of a website review on fire safety ... -
The Role of International Connections in Leadership Development
This presentation will describe one chapter's experience in connecting with nurses in other countries and bolstered by a leadership mentoring program that eventually led to an ongoing international experience. The resultant ... -
Simulation-based interprofessional education in a rural setting: Development and evaluation of a "remote-in" telehealth scenario
(2018-06-07)Complex healthcare now requires a collaborative team approach to patient care. Simulation-based interprofessional education (IPE) is challenging to implement especially on a rural campus. A simulation-based IPE approach ... -
State of the evidence, making sense of the data: Culturally competent nursing practices in Pennsylvania
(2017-07-25)This presentation will discuss the findings of a statewide Survey of Registered Nurses across the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. It will describe participants’ demographics in relation to the ... -
Stressors, academic performance, and learned resourcefulness in baccalaureate nursing students
Despite extensive research establishing that stress affects problem-solving ability and coping, and leads to decreased learning, academic performance, and retention in nursing students, a paucity of research explores ... -
Sustaining Connections Through Exchange Programs
This session will describe the development of an academic exchange for Nurse Practitioner students. The program was developed with an emphasis on experiencing culture, healthcare practices, and academic programs. Sustaining ... -
A synthesis of perspectives on nurses supporting survivors of child sexual abuse
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: The 49th World Health Assembly (Resolution WHA49.25) declared violence a public health problem in 1996 calling for a public health approach grounded in science to prevent ...