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Health literacy preparation of BSN students: A basic qualitative study
Understanding the complexity of multiple health conditions, treatment options, and medications requires a high level of health literacy. Yet, 88% of Americans have some deficiency in health literacy. The nursing literature ... -
Health literacy-based heart failure self-care intervention (H2Lit)
The purpose of the project was to develop the web-based H2Lit intervention and test the usability of the H2Lit intervention using an iterative user-centered approach. -
Health literacy: The knowledge and experiences of senior level baccalaureate nursing students
The purpose of this study was to assess the health literacy knowledge and experiences of senior level baccalaureate nursing students enrolled at state universities in Louisiana. Three hundred and sixty-one students from ... -
Health Locus of Control and Learned Helplessness in Cardiac Pacemaker Recipients
Having lost control of heart rate and rhythm, pacemaker recipients depend on battery-driven mechanical devices for life support. They rely on health professionals for complex care. This loss of control and dependence may ... -
The Health of Nurses Related to the Future of Healthcare
Joint Commission, OSHA, and the ANA issued warnings regarding concerns of the health of nurses related to patient outcomes. Recent studies indicate physical and mental demands of Healthcare threaten losing its most valuable ... -
Health perspectives and lifestyle issues of first-year nursing students: As revealed through a seminar in health self-management
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The leading causes of mortality in Japan are related to lifestyle diseases. One need only consider the top three causes of death: cancer, cardiac disease, and cerebrovascular ... -
Health Policy Institute (HPI): Capitol Hill experiential learning to gain political astuteness
(2018-03-15)The Health Policy Institute provides an immersive experience working and living on Capitol Hill. DNP student participants’ self-reflections indicate an increase in political astuteness. -
Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes, experiences, confidence, and behaviors regarding advance directives
(2017-07-19)Purpose: Advance directives (ADs) are one of the few means for people to indicate their end-of-life treatment decision preference. The purpose of this study was to determine the ADs compaction knowledge, attitudes, ... -
Health professions students' experiences with identity-based patient bias: A cross-sectional study
Clinical experiences for students in health professions provide an opportunity for students to master skills, interact with patients, and collaborate with other healthcare providers. However, students can experience ... -
Health promoting behaviors among RN to BSN students at two public universities
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Background: Healthcare reform has refocused attention on health promotion. Most research in this area has focused on clients. Nurses and nursing students, who are responsible ... -
Health promoting knowledge and behaviors among African-American girls
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: African Americans are at greater risk for morbidities and subsequent premature mortality than whites, despite efforts to reduce disease burden (Arias, Anderson, Kung, ... -
Health promotion and health risk assessment of professional truck drivers in the Southwest
(2012-01-04)Purpose: To determine health risks and health promoting behaviors of men who are professional truck drivers. This population is at high risk for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, sexually transmitted diseases, obesity, ... -
Health promotion and nursing in Cuba
(2017-09-15)The purpose is to provide information regarding the organization and functioning of the Cuban health care system. We will examine how nurses are educated and practice. We will discuss our preconceived ideas about health ... -
Health promotion behaviors and primary care knowledge in nurses
Nurses work high-stress jobs and are at high risk of burnout. Burnout in addition to working odd hours can result in poor health outcomes. Little is known about nurse’s personal health behaviors. The goal of this ... -
Health promotion for rural pregnant and new mothers using social media
To improve obstetric outcomes, fundamental support to receive more frequent prenatal care is needed as well as modification of lifestyle risk factors. Facebook, a social media platform, provided health promotion educational ... -
Health promotion in the context of workplace bullying
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: Workplace bullying is prevalent abuse consisting of offensive behaviours humiliating or intimidating others at work (Carbo and Hughes, 2010). Incidence rates vary ... -
Health promotion lifestyle program in improving health for subjects with high-risk of mental illness
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Background and Aims: The health promotion and illness prevention is a major issue in World Health Organization and the major policy in Taiwan. Early ... -
Health related quality of life in adolescent and young adult retinoblastoma survivors
Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common malignant intraocular tumor occurring in childhood. While survival rates in the United States (U.S.) are high, children are left with the impact of treatment including enucleation, ... -
Health risks for nurses working night shift
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Aim and Purpose: To identify health risks and strategies to reduce health risks for nurse night shift workers through a review of articles published during the last 10 ... -
Health sector solutions to address climate change
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020)Webinar Details: Sigma’s Climate and Health Webinar Series with the ANHE (Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments) Moderator: Anabell Castro Thompson, MSN, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FA Episode Details: See details ...