Browsing by Author Affiliations "Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA"
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An academic-practice collaboration to improve a critical care work environment
A state university collaborated with an ICU to understand and reduce nurse turnover. Establishing and sustaining a healthy work environment must become a priority for nurse administers and managers due to the nursing ... -
Caring for Veterans in Rural Communities: Personal and Patient Safety Considerations
This presentation discusses qualitative research study results of rural home care and hospice nurses. Nurses shared numerous experiences describing elevated personal safety concerns, as well as patient firearm safety while ... -
COVID-19: An emergency transition within nursing education
Faculty and students in higher-level education deserve a safe and healthily work environment. The onset of COVID-19 prompted nursing faculty to immediately develop a plan to implement alternative learning and teaching ... -
Implementing a school-based health education program to combat trending health disparities in the rural community
The goal of this presentation is to disseminate specific health education strategies designed to reduce health disparities in rural Alabama. We implemented a twelve-week school-based health education program in the school ... -
Improving health and achieving optimal outcomes for veterans with insomnia and sleep disturbances
Insomnia is associated with depression, suicidal thoughts and chronic conditions. Unique cultural contexts of insomnia in Veterans -- particularly those with a history of TBI or PTSD are discussed. Veteran's perception of ... -
An interpretive phenomenological analysis of prelicensure nursing students’ perceptions of their learning environment
(2018-03-28)This presentation describes the findings from an interpretive phenomenological study of prelicensure nursing students' experiences of learning in a BSN program. Findings described inviting and disinviting characteristics ... -
Optimizing patient outcomes through interprofessional disaster training
This large-scale, interprofessional simulation experience provided a safe environment for students to learn to effectively collaborate and communicate with other members of a multidisciplinary team in a disaster or high-stress ... -
Piloting a school-based health-education curriculum in a rural community to promote healthy behavior
(2017-10-05)The ABC Pilot Project partners with schools to initiate health education training. The goal of this health-education curriculum is to develop sustainable healthy behaviors, promote wellness and prevent disease. This project ... -
Preparing tomorrow's leaders to bring about positive change for healthcare and the nursing profession
(2017-09-29)This poster presentation will discuss the current literature related to the nursing profession's involvement in health policy, outline Kotter's eight-step process for leading change, and discuss implementation of this model ... -
School nurse perceptions of child asthma management: Collaboration through research supporting community-accessible care
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of school nurses on managing asthma in the school setting. This study was a collaboration among a USA state coalition members from clinical practice, academia, and ... -
Teaching undergraduate nursing students leadership skills through simulation and inpatient leadership clinical
(2018-03-28)As professional nursing practice has become increasingly complex, it is well know that leadership skill among nursing is essential to meet practice demands as well as ensure delivery of quality nursing care. Nurse educators ... -
TigerCHAT: Impacting child mental health with an innovative school-based health education program
The TigerCHAT Project is a health-education curriculum is to develop sustainable healthy behaviors, promote wellness, and prevent disease. We completed this initiative with over 450 5th and 6th grade schoolchildren, and ... -
Transforming student outcomes through curricular support and teaching practices
Affording nursing students with essential knowledge to ensure first time NCLEX-RN success is a significant challenge as well as responsibility of nurse educators. Inherent in this challenge, is facilitating student learning ... -
Triangulating childhood asthma management: A partnership between the community, family, and provider
We aim to address the collaborative approach with community partnership in the southeastern US for childhood asthma management that facilitated rapid dissemination of evidence-based practices from researcher to provider ... -
Triangulating childhood asthma management: A partnership between the community, family, and provider
(2017-09-26)To discuss lessons learned from building a collaborative effort (coalition) and disseminate research initiatives focused on enhancing family education and community health using an integrated network with an in-home asthma ... -
Using seminars in health professional programs to promote positive relationships among interprofessional teams
The purpose of this presentation is to describe the implementation of innovative seminars for nursing, social work, and pharmacy students concentrated on ethics, roles/responsibilities, communication, and teamwork. These ... -
Utilizing animal assisted therapy to sponsor support and morale for night shift workers
With close to 25% of healthcare workers working non-standard hours, organizations are in a position to create meaningful healthy work environments for their staff to increase morale, health, and support. Animal assisted ...
