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E-cigarettes as a harm reduction strategy for cigarette smokers
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Cigarette smoking carries a high risk for many health problems. Indeed, tobacco cigarette smoking has been classified by the World Health Organization as a disease in itself. ... -
E-cigarettes: Effective smoking cessation aids?
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: The purpose of this review was to determine whether e-cigarettes are a safe and effective tool for promoting smoking cessation. Despite their increased popularity as smoking ... -
An e-health self-management program for patients with total hip replacement: Construction, implementation, and longitudinal effects
Total hip replacement(THR) has general prevalence and sizable economic costs which causes it to have a substantial burden both in terms of health and economics worldwide. There is no clear evidence for the effectiveness ... -
E-learning in tertiary-level nursing education in Germany and the role of the nurse educator
(2017-07-14)Purpose: Experts in Germany’s healthcare sector predict a rising need for at least 10% of the nursing workforce to be academically trained. In light of increasing occupational demands, some even anticipate a ... -
E-Learning Modules: Promoting Success for Prenursing Students
(2018-03-14)To be successful in nursing courses, students must possess and routinely practice a wide range of self-regulated learning skills. E-learning modules were created to equip prenursing students with evidence-based techniques ... -
E-mentoring: A new model of mentoring to support healthy nurse work environments
(2013-05-13)Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013: The purpose of this presentation is to present a new model of nurse mentoring that can meet the needs of a multigenerational workforce, working in fast-paced and highly ... -
E-Portfolios: A Model for Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Outcomes
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013: In nursing education the use of portfolios has long been documented, primarily as a means of narrative reflection of student clinical experiences (Peacock, Murray, & Scott, ... -
E-wound care specialist
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Wound assessment and care is a highly specialized area of medicine; specialized training is needed to provide the tools to assess, treat, and document complicated wounds. Yet, ... -
Early Alzheimer's Intervention: A Holistic Approach to Care
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Early Alzheimer's disease intervention reveals that maintaining cognitive function can be supported and maintained for longer periods when a holistic approach of mind-body-spirit centered care for both care ... -
Early childhood development home visitation program in the Dominican Republic
(2017-10-05)Description of ongoing processes of developing, implementing, and evaluating an early childhood development home visitation program in Restauracion, Dominican Republic, and an analysis of the challenges, limitations, and ... -
Early detection and management of delirium through routine nurse screening on older adult hospitalized patients
(2016-10-20)Nurses play a crucial role in implementing care designed to reduce delirium’s duration and severity. Unmanaged delirium in the older adult patient population can result in prolonged hospitalization, profound decline ... -
Early detection of postpartum depression: Evidence based risk assessment guidelines
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Early detection of postpartum depression (PPD) is vital in improving maternal and newborn health. PPD affects 10-20% of the postpartum women (Caple & Schub, 2011). This ... -
Early detection of stage I pressure ulcers identifying non-blanchable erythema using electric impedance
(2017-06-05)Purpose: Early detection and identification of pressure ulcers is very important for the well being of patients as well as for controlling medical expenses. Under Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers guidelines, either ... -
Early evidence-based practice (EBP): Florence Nightingale and the pavilion-style hospital
(2017-10-09)While many nurses see EBP as a new approach to improve patient outcomes utilizing systematic research, one example of this method of research and application was first presented by Florence Nightingale in the 1850's and ... -
Early extubation after cardiac surgery: An evidence-based, nurse-driven protocol
Following the steps of evidence-based practice, implementation of a sustainable nurse-driven protocol in post-operative cardiac surgery patients is described including patient, nurse and system outcomes. -
Early integration of gerontologic didactic and clinical experiences: Changing nursing students' attitudes, interest, and knowledge
Nurse educators across the globe are challenged to assist students to value gerontological nursing. This study will explore whether a nursing course with integrated gerontological content and innovative clinical strategies ... -
Early intervention for asthma exacerbation in school-age children
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: To prevent school age (Hereafter known as students) children from having chronic and troublesome symptoms. To maintain student's lung function as close to normal as ... -
Early life adversity is associated with biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in women veterans
(2018-05-29)Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with inflammatory related disease, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our study demonstrates that women veterans report high levels of childhood maltreatment as compared to ... -
Early mobility intervention for hip fracture patients
Problem: When geriatric patients are immobilized or placed on bedrest, loss of function and decreased activity levels are common. Prolonged immobility is associated with a decline in muscle strength and mass, as well as ... -
Early mobilization of intensive care unit patients
Early mobilization of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients is shown to be safe and effective in improving patient outcomes. Our clinical action team set forward to devise a protocol to increase the incidence of early ...
