Browsing by Author "Larson, Elaine L."
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Assessing the impact of research offices in schools of nursing
Kulage, Kristine M.; Larson, Elaine L.This presentation describes the components and services of a research office which supports scholarly and research endeavors in a school of nursing and recommends strategies to evaluate the impact and outcomes of its activities. -
The attitudes of registered nurses toward devaluation and discrimination of people with mental illness
de Jacq, Krystyna; Norful, Allison A.; Larson, Elaine L.People with mental illness identified healthcare providers' negative attitudes as one of the barriers toward health seeking for mental illness. Since there was no recent study exploring U.S. nurses' attitudes toward people ... -
Bridging the academic practice divide to improve nursing care and knowledge
Cato, Kenrick; Cohen, Bevin; Sun, Carolyn; Hessels, Amanda; Larson, Elaine L.The aim of this study is to describe and evaluate our project to bridge the academic practice divide, on increasing nurse-led clinical research. With a number of process measures program usage and satisfaction exceeded ... -
Building a sustainable clinical nursing and midwifery research network to improve health outcomes in Southern and Eastern African countries
Dohrn, Jennifer; Klopper, Hester C.; Larson, Elaine L.; Omoni, Grace M.; Malata, Address; Ferng, Yu-hui; Sun, Carolyn; Cato, Kenrick (2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Worldwide, nurses comprise the largest proportion of health care professionals and are the backbone of health care systems. To address the large global health disparities ... -
Building regional sustainable nursing and midwifery research networks to improve health outcomes
Kelly, Ana Maria; Dohrn, Jennifer; Larson, Elaine L. (2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: With the global demand for nurses and midwives with expanded scopes of practice to provide primary care as the key to achieving Universal Health Coverage, there is ... -
Chronic health conditions and behaviors among persons entering maximum security prison
Larson, Elaine L.; Apa, Zoltan L.; Bai, Jennifer; Befus, Montina B.; Lowy, Franklin D.; Mukherjee, Dhritiman (2014-11-17)Purpose: To describe health conditions and risk behaviors among persons entering maximum security prison in New York State. Methods: Between January 2011 and March 2013 as part of a study to assess the prevalence of ... -
Electronic monitoring of hand hygiene: Challenges and methods
Larson, Elaine L.; Cohen, Bevin; Saiman, Lisa; Murray, Meghan; Conway, Laurie; Alper, Paul (2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: Because hand hygiene (HH) is one of the primary strategies to prevent infection transmission, many facilities are now monitoring staff HH behavior using direct observation. ... -
Jointly appointed nurse scientists: Bridging the gap between academic and practice settings
Cohen, Bevin; Sun, Carolyn; Hessels, Amanda; Carter, Eileen; Cato, Kenrick; Bick, Irene; Larson, Elaine L.This session will discuss the development and implementation of partnerships between a school of nursing and local hospitals through jointly appointed nurse scientists. The discussion will focus on activities to support ... -
Mental health stigma theoretical framework: Analysis and evaluation
de Jacq, Krystyna; Norful, Allison A.; Larson, Elaine L.The Modified Labeling Theory can inform nursing education and guide nursing practice. Having insight into processes that might lead to stigmatizing attitudes toward people with mental illness can help nurses provide ... -
Nurses as leaders in disaster preparedness and response: A call to action
Veenema, Tener Goodwin; Griffin, Anne R.; Gable, Alicia R.; MacIntyre, Linda M.; Larson, Elaine L.; Lavin, Roberta Proffitt; Couig, Mary Pat; Walsh, John J.; Simons, Nadine; Dobalian, Aram (2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: This project was an exploratory qualitative study to systematically identify relevant themes in the practice of disaster nursing. The aims of the project were to engage ...