Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Gamma Eta"
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The Global Leadership Mentoring Community: Expanding and focusing in cohort two
The Global Leadership Mentoring Community was formed in 2015 as a Sigma Community of Interest. This paper introduces how the second cohort demonstrated global leadership mentoring processes and outcomes. The Community ... -
Global Leadership Mentoring Community: Future perspectives
(2017-10-06)Benefits of this first experience with an online global leadership mentoring community have been realized by mentor-mentee pairs but along the way many lessons were learned. Future plans are to revise the model to address ... -
Global Leadership Mentoring Community: Introduction and formation
(2017-10-06)The Global Leadership Mentoring Community was begun during the 2015-2017 Biennium as an STTI online community of interest. The purpose was to facilitate leadership development for global nursing. Twelve mentor-mentee pairs ... -
Guidelines for Development and Implementation of the DNP Scholarly Project
(2018-03-12)Guidelines for development, implementation, and dissemination of the DNP scholarly project are presented. The DNP Essentials, recommendations of the DNP Task Force, and SQUIRE 2.0 are utilized to design detailed rubrics ... -
Identifying and addressing barriers in type 2 diabetes: A three-step telemedicine approach
The purpose of this project is to help patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes adapt and manage their diabetes. This will be accomplished through telemedicine support calls offered between scheduled office exams to offer ... -
Identifying coping mechanisms for veterans suffering moral injury: Using the Roy Adaptation Model
Suicide among United States military personnel has doubled since 2002, and in 2008, the military suicide rate topped the general population rate for the first time in history. Realizing the enormity of the problem, Congress ... -
Impact of technology on nurse-patient interactions: A skill-based method for improvement
Use of technology at the bedside is having an impact on nurse-patient interactions and patient satisfaction. A skill-based approach developed with effective communication as a driving force, may be a practical tool for ... -
Impact of transitional care interventions
Heart failure is a public health problem that continues to increase health care costs in the United States and is the leading cause of readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries. In the U. S., approximately 25% of patients ... -
Implementation and evaluation of a compact CKD reference guide for primary care providers
The purpose of this project was to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a compact, user-friendly reference guide on renal function guidelines for use by nurse practitioners in a primary care clinic with the goals ... -
Implementation of an evidence-based protocol for the diagnosis of asthma
Reversible airflow limitation demonstrated by spirometry is the evidence-based standard of asthma diagnosis. Lack of clinician adherence to evidence-based evaluation and diagnosis of asthma poses a significant challenge ... -
Improving nurse-patient communication to impact patient satisfaction
Poor communication among nurses and patients has been confirmed by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys. Often, patients feel left out of decisions and information related ... -
Improving the timeliness of retinal exams
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a deterioration of the retina due to damage caused by diabetes. This condition can cause vision distortion and blindness. Screenings for this condition are an important part of regular diabetes ... -
Increase colorectal cancer screening rates in a federally qualified health center in Alabama
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported as the fourth primary cause of cancer deaths in the world, with an estimated 700,000 deaths annually. CRC is the second leading cause of cancer deaths of all cancers in men and ... -
Influencing today's nursing students for practice tomorrow: Integrating simulated electronic documentation
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Statement of the Problem: Federal directives, nursing and nursing education associations, as well as accrediting bodies emphasize the importance of integrating health information ... -
Influencing today's psychiatric mental health nursing students for practice tomorrow
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Purpose: The presentation is to provide a resource to enhance psychiatric mental health (PMH) nursing students' learning in electronic documentation ... -
Keeping heart failure patients in the "Loop": Creating a sustainable program
The purpose of this project is to increase engagement of the GetWell Loop (GWL) allowing HF patients to have confidence that their decision making is correct for their overall health. Through increasing engagement in the ... -
The lived experience of chronic pain in nurse educators
Pain is associated with a wide range of disease and injury, and is sometimes the disease itself. Millions suffer from chronic pain every year and the effects of pain lead to tremendous costs for healthcare, rehabilitation, ... -
Modified early warning score tool kit: Multi-disciplinary implications for practice
US incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest exceeded over 200,000 events in 2016 with survival rates of less than 25%. As much as 66% of in-hospital cardiac arrests are determined to be preventable with early warning signs ... -
Pain in African Americans: Optimizing pain management in the African American patient population using a health policy development study method
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to optimize pain management in the African American patient population using a health policy development study method. -
Partnering with community health workers and faith-based organizations to provide hypertension management in Haiti
(2017-07-24)Purpose: The purpose of the program was for U.S. based healthcare providers to manage Haitian patients’ hypertension through bimonthly clinics and community health workers to monitor blood pressures weekly. Approximately ...