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"Staying Connected" Increases Scholarly Productivity
(2013-12-19)Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013: A major concern in nursing and higher education is for faculty to continue their scholarly work. This is important from two perspectives: 1) The dissemination of knowledge ... -
Steal tour time back utilizing lean methodology
(2017-10-16)Learn how to use Lean Methodology to streamline your daily work. Participants will see how one team effectively removed non valuable and duplicative work and refocused their time on their front line staff, team development ... -
A step forward: Implementation of hourly rounding, step tracking, staff perceptions of barriers, and solutions
(2017-09-26)This session will discuss a Midwest community hospital's journey to determine nursing staff perceptions of barriers and solutions to hourly rounding; while also discussing implementation of an electronic hourly rounding ... -
Step into wellness: A nurse practitioner-directed interprofessional intervention for underserved populations
(2017-06-21)Guided by the social-ecological framework, the purpose of this project was to initiate nurse practitioner-led interventions to support accountable care and improve nutrition and physical activity health outcomes in a diverse ... -
Step it up: How unit-based nurse practitioners can improve professionalism and quality of care
(2013-12-19)Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013: Improvement of quality of care and professionalism of nurses are key factors in impacting the delivery of care to patients in the hospital. This presentation will provide ... -
Stepping on: An evidence-based falls prevention program for homebound seniors
Stepping on is a program that empowers older adults to carry out health behaviors that reduce the risk of falls. It is a community workshop offered once a week for seven weeks teaching older adultsâ balance exercises, ... -
Stepping stones to leadership
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020-09-23)We need nurses to accept the call to leadership to achieve Sigma’s mission of improving the health of all people. Nurses function as leaders daily by inspiring, educating, and advocating for patients, families, ... -
Stepping strong to control blood pressure, weight, and fatigue
(2012-01-04)One of three U. S. adults has high blood pressure. It is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke contributing to 326,000 deaths in 2006 and costing $76.6 billion in health care services, medications, and missed ... -
Steps to transforming clinical education with on-campus clinical simulation: The experience of one BSN program
(2017-10-02)This session focuses on steps taken by a BSN program to transition 30% of agency-based clinical experiences to campus-based simulated clinical experiences. The aims of the project, supporting research, resources, clinical ... -
Steps toward change to promote child health advocacy: A service learning experience
As effective patient advocates, nurses possess necessary skills for successful political activism, but many are unsure of how to get involved in policy. In this presentation, participants will learn how to inspire students ... -
The Stewpot Experiences: Connections between humanitarian and mental health for homeless
Homeless population have greater chances suffering from and live with mental illnesses. Nursing students were arranged to interact with homeless population in a church affiliated agency within psychiatric/mental health ... -
Stigma in mental health: A concept analysis
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: People with mental health disorders endure stigma. Negative labeling and stereotyping of clients diagnosed with chronic physical and mental health conditionshas grown ... -
Stigma in sickle cell disease scale development: A pilot study in adults and family/caregivers in the U.S. and Nigeria
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: Individuals with chronic genetic conditions experience personal and family stigma throughout their lives. Stigma associated with genetically inherited conditions is ... -
Stigmatization experiences of HIV infected women: A focused ethnography
Few studies address the multiplicity of psychological, social, and cultural influences on women's behavior as a result of their HIV infection. The purpose of this study was to analyze: (a) women's experiences of living ... -
Stone soup: A second helping, developing the inclusive, comprehensive, local to global trauma system
(2017-10-16)Injuries occur and have been identified as a priority Global Public Health Concern, yet the coordinated "Grassroots to Global" trauma systems have not yet been sufficiently developed or put in place. Disparities continue ... -
The STOP Study: Sanitize to omit pathogens
Improper stethoscope hygiene can greatly contribute to the spread of hospital acquired infections (Gazibara, Radovanovic, Maric, Rancic, Kisic-Tepavcevic, & Pekmezovic, 2015). This study aims to investigate if nursing ... -
Stop the bleed - Collaborative initiative improving bystander response to trauma
Purpose: After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed policy to increase survival from active shooter events. Termed the Hartford Consensus, the policy advances a bleeding control ... -
Storied experiences of managing polypharmacy in primary care
(2016-03-21)Polypharmacy is a global epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies polypharmacy, the irrational use of medications as a major global problem resulting in wasting of scarce resources and widespread health ... -
Stories of bereaved parents: The use of religion/spirituality to cope with their infant's/child's death
(2017-09-20)Death of an infant/child is a devastating experience for families. There is evidence that religious/spiritual practices may promote effective coping. Describing the stories of how bereaved parents used religious/spiritual ... -
Stories that Inspire: Engaging Learners Through Storytelling
(2017-11-30)In our continuously changing world of healthcare delivery, acute care nurses are required to learn new things daily. They are told these new required learnings will enhance their practice and foster their ability to provide ...
