Browsing by Author "Dunn, Dorothy J."
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Breathing techniques associated with improved health outcomes
Rickard, Kathleen Benjamin; Dunn, Dorothy J.; Brouch, Virginia M. (6/29/2015)Purpose: To determine if there is evidence to support teaching purposeful breathing techniques to patients for the improvement of health outcomes. Method: A comprehensive search of literature between 2009 and the ... -
Guiding North America Region 2 members into the 43rd Biennium
Dunn, Dorothy J. (2015-01-15)Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and Wednesday, September 24, 2014: The 42nd Biennial Convention meeting of Region 2 members was a transition point when the past met present. The regional coordinator ... -
Impact of teaching breathing techniques on patient health outcomes: A systematic review
Rickard, Kathleen Benjamin; Reich, Jennifer; Dunn, Dorothy J. (2014-05-01)The United States has some of the most expensive health care world wide, with an increase in chronic illness, poorer outcomes, and fragmentation of care. Patients seek integrative or alternative methods of care in ... -
Implementation of rheumatoid arthritis assessment tool: A quality improvement project
Mooroian-Pennington, Christina; Dunn, Dorothy J. (2016-10-07)Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis is a common inflammatory arthritis resulting in joint destruction that leads to physical and functional disability. This condition is characterized by variable disease activity ... -
The lived experience of global interprofessional compassionate caring in Guatemala
Argent, Autumn L.; Dunn, Dorothy J. (2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this project is to describe the experiences of participants in an interprofessional study abroad global healthcare program. A phenomenological research ... -
Toward a nursing theory of compassion energy
Dunn, Dorothy J. (2017-10-25)To care compassionately is thought to be inherent in nursing practice. There is an energy field experienced as vigor that is created within patient suffering and nurse's compassion. Nurses who self-generate vigor as ... -
Will a self-compassion intervention improve rural caregivers of persons with early-stage dementia quality of life?
Dunn, Dorothy J.; McCarthy, Michael J.; Garcia, Yolanda E.This descriptive quantitative intervention study is to determine if there is a relationship between self-compassion, increase in caregiver knowledge of dementia care, and improvement of quality of life. Rural caregivers ...