Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Chi at-Large"
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The Impact of Collaborative Testing on Content Retention in Baccalaureate Nursing Students
(2017-10-11)Collaborative testing could revolutionize nursing education by promoting genuine learning in nursing students, and foster characteristics of an effective nurse, such as communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. This ... -
Incivility and Xenophobia Among Nurse Educators in Botswana
The presentation highlights the intervention used to mitigate the causes and consequences of incivility and xenophobia among nurse educators with the view to promote greater professionalism. -
Influencing Policy Through Generation of Research, Application of Knowledge and the Use of Social Networks
(2016-07-18)Opening plenary presented on Thursday, 21, July 2016.This paper will start by reviewing a number of recent publications that provide significant opportunities for the nursing profession to conduct new research and influence ... -
An Inquiry Into the Support Needs of Women Treated With Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer
(2018-06-14)The study was conducted to explore the support needs of women treated for cervical cancer at an Academic hospital . Twenty-two qualitative interviews yielded three themes which are needs pertaining to information about ... -
Integrating Virtual Simulation into the Curriculum: An Exploratory Study
(2017-07-25)The focus of this paper is to discuss findings of an exploratory study on how faculty used and integrated virtual simulation in nursing curricula. Results were incorporated into the development of curriculum implementation ... -
Interprofessional education and team-based learning in a research methods course
(2017-06-16)Purpose: Interprofessional education (IPE) assists in developing the workforce of the future in response to the need for “better patient/client care, improved health outcomes, and for achieving more efficient ... -
Knowledge deficit on diet and footcare for diabetics in Trinidad
Internationally, Trinidad and Tobago ranked among the countries with the most prevalent number of cases of diabetes a chronic and potentially life-threatening disease. While effective self-management is fundamental to ... -
Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of the healthcare team involved in stem cell transplantation
A study was done to see if nurses who are practicing in stem cell transplantation units, have knowledge and what their perceptions are about the treatment options available. -
New male contraception: College students' attitudes and perceived behaviors related to non-hormonal injectable gel
(2017-07-10)Purpose: At present, people assigned male at birth have extremely limited means by which to control their reproductive health. While medical advancements have yielded numerous modern contraceptives, nurses still have few ... -
Operationalizing nursing education research
(2014-05-13)Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014: The depth and breadth of a nurse's understanding within the context of care is vitally important to achieving successful patient outcomes. Nursing education is calling for ... -
Pathways to Healing: Perceived Changes in Quality-of-Life Related to Participation in Complementary Services
This presentation will explore a model for creating a healing center within a community by describing the development, structure, and outcomes of a Healing Center called Pathways. An evaluative research project will be ... -
Perception and acceptance of hospital meals among inpatients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
(2017-06-19)Purpose: Hospital food and nutrition services play an important role in patient recovery and well-being. It can also influence patients’ satisfaction with their overall hospital experience. Previous studies showed ... -
Postmortem Lessons: A Community-Based Model for Averting Maternal Mortality and Newborn Death in Ethiopia
(2017-09-18)Participants should expect to benefit from the new model developed for reducing maternal mortality and newborn death in Ethiopia. This may help participants to contribute positively in achieving sustainable development ... -
Preparing Nurse Educators to Evaluate Novice Nurse Competency: Collaborative Research Findings
(2017-10-06)This presentation presents the results of a 3-year collaborative national research project that identified guidelines for best practices when designing and implementing high stakes simulation testing, selecting tools, and ... -
Researching Participants With Power and Privilege: The Triumphs and Tribulations of "Studying Up"
The abstract describes how challenging is to research participants with power and privilege and how best to maintain focus of the study and smooth collaboration. -
Retention Rate of New Graduate Nurses: The Creation and Implementation of an Electronic Survey Questionnaire
(2017-10-11)The significance of this quality improvement project is to identify key factors that contribute to the decreased retention rate of a Central Florida hospital's newly hired GNs the first year of hire. -
A shared mental model for high-stakes simulation evaluation in nursing education
(2018-03-23)This presentation describes strategies used to create a shared mental model to enhance reliability in simulation evaluation. A nationwide, experimental study tested the effectiveness of a faculty training intervention in ... -
Spirituality and spiritual care, the view of key stakeholders: A Nigeria case study
(2017-09-20)In Nigeria, meeting spiritual needs of the patients as a component of holistic nursing care is underutilized. The aim of this study was to explore the extent to which stakeholders understand the concept of spiritual care ... -
Teaching students and nurses evidence-based recommendations for culturally sensitive perinatal care of Somali immigrant women
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016: Nursing education should provide students and nurses with knowledge to meet the current healthcare needs of all groups within society, including immigrant populations. Research ... -
Translating learning outcomes to enhance teaching and curricula
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016: Recent healthcare reform is striving to improve the quality and safety of care and improve patient outcomes; care coordination may contribute significantly to achieving these ...
