Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Psi at-Large"
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Family Situations and Sleep Disturbance of Chinese Elderly in Taiwan
(2017-07-26)This qualitative study mainly explored how family situations affect sleep appraisals by 50 Chinese elderly in Taiwan (mean age = 76.3 ± 11). Family situations, such as living status, caregiving roles, and family relationship, ... -
Fatigue and co-occurring symptoms in women with irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common bowel disorders. It is characterized by symptoms of abdominal discomfort or pain that are associated with changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea or constipation. ... -
Fatigue and co-occurring symptoms in women with irritable bowel syndrome
(2017-04-17)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common bowel disorders. It is characterized by symptoms of abdominal discomfort or pain that are associated with changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea or constipation. ... -
Finding my niche through fellowship in STTI's Gerontological Nursing Leadership Academy
(2017-10-16)Leadership skills are developed via examination of self using the Kouzes-Posner practice model (Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, Encourage the Heart) in three domains: ... -
The health beliefs of Papua New Guinea nursing students
The present study was conducted to determine if a Western theoretical model, developed to explain the abstract structure of health beliefs, would provide appropriate guidelines to construct an instrument to assess health ... -
Health services utilization of conditional cash transfer beneficiaries: A module on self-efficacy
(2017-09-22)This study explored the extent of utilization of health services that are conditioned on the release of cash incentives to households enrolled in the conditional cash transfer program. It identified factors that modifies ... -
Health status, health behavior, multidimensional health locus-of-control and factors in the development of personal control in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
This study was designed to expand understanding of perceived personal control, its relationship to perceived health and health behavior, and the development of personal control in the individual with rheumatoid arthritis. ... -
How older adults perceive the terminology "allow natural death": A qualitative dissertation
In the older adult population, people do not consistently die where or in a manner they envision, and the words used when discussing end-of-life (EOL) preferences can influence how one dies. One of the terms most used to ... -
The Impact of the Supernumerary Clinical Nurse Educator on Graduate Nurse Patient Outcomes
(2017-09-29)The supernumerary clinical nurse educator role is pivotal to graduate nurses' successful transition to practice, clinical confidence and positive patient outcomes. The educator provides an influential presence, resource ... -
The incidence of stoma and peristomal complications during the first three months after stoma creation
Stoma and peristomal complications comprise a variety of conditions that vary in frequency, severity, and importance to individuals who have colostomies, ileostomies, or urinary stomas. Differences in study methodology and ... -
The influence of clinical nurse educator leadership on graduate registered nurses' first year of nursing
(2017-10-16)To distinguish the clinical leadership style of the supernumerary clinical nurse educator, the graduate nurse transition to practice year was used as the lens through which leadership was evaluated. The results suggest ... -
Intrapreneurial Nurse Managers: Transforming Workplaces
(2017-09-22)This paper presents findings from a recent study on nurse managers that identified the innovators and creators of workplace teams are intrapreneurs capable of transforming workplaces. -
The Jacki Jacket after mastectomy with reconstruction: A randomized pilot study
(Springer, 2019-10-14)Background. Breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy with reconstruction (TM+R) often experience post-operative discomfort from surgical drains. Despite a variety of garment options for use in the post-operative period, ... -
Leading the way, influencing policy, implementing evidence-based practices: Best brains exchange to eliminate poverty
The Best Brains Exchange (BBE) an intentional strategy, was chosen to create a multi-partner collaboration at transforming culture and influencing large scale change. The role of nurse leaders in activating knowledge ... -
Managing my pregnancy: A grounded theory of pregnancy and childbearing beliefs and practices of women of Mexican descent
Examples of pregnancy-specific health beliefs and practices of Hispanic women are found in the medical literature, but the findings regarding the beliefs and practices are often outdated, limited, mostly curative in nature, ... -
Meta-analysis of the effects of early mobilization on mechanically ventilated patients
(2017-09-18)So far, there is no meta-analysis for early mobilization intervention of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU setting has done. This provided the statistic synthesis for this intervention. This meta-analysis highlight ... -
Nurse Faculty Enhancing Best Practices in the Clinical Setting
(2018-03-12)Nursing students are expected to learn and provide evidence based care, they need to be guided by clinicians who believe in and implement EBP. Faculty must play a significant role in nursing practice by collaborating with ... -
Nursing effects in policy-making
Nursing effects in policy-making is a qualitative interview study about the effects of nursing as a professional entity in the policy-making process. The framework of the study included exploration of a perceived problem ... -
Nursing leadership influence on male graduate nurses retention experiences explored in the professional practice environment
(2017-06-06)To investigate the lived experience of the graduate registered nurses who are male with view of understanding how these newly registered nurses transition into the professional-practice environment and ultimately the nursing ... -
Nursing partnership to enhance oncology nurse expertise and capacity in Kampala, Uganda
Understanding international nursing collaboration is vital to enhance nurse workforce capacity and improving outcomes for cancer patients in Uganda. Does consideration of nurse role and working conditions through visit and ...