Browsing by Author Affiliations "Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA"
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Attitudes and perceptions of emergency department nurses toward attempted suicide: A systematic review
Emergency department nurses' attitudes may play a significant role in the outcomes of patients who have attempted suicide. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify these attitudes and potential influencing ... -
Children oral symptoms: The beneficial role of the oral microbiota and oral health behaviors
The participants will expect to learn knowledge on what helps alleviate children oral health symptoms by implementing oral health behavior interventions that target oral microbiota. -
Facilitating problem solving and critical thinking using a comprehensive pedagogical approach
(2017-10-13)Promoting development of critical thinking and problem solving skills in nursing students is imperative to prepare them for complex health environments. Researching pedagogical approaches that facilitate this development ... -
Factors associated with senior-level students' integration of course content in online discussion
(2017-09-26)Skillful integration of information is essential in decision making; it may be influenced positively by familiarity with information sources or negatively by selective exposure behaviors. Within online discussions we ... -
Factors influencing gastrointestinal microbiota during pregnancy
(2017-10-24)We present evidence related to factors that influence the structure, and subsequently function, of gastrointestinal(GI) microbiota in the general and pregnant population. Clinicians can benefit from understanding the ... -
Finding balance: Quasi-experimental evaluation of trading final semester undergraduate acute-care hours for leadership clinical activities
New nurses need to possess leadership capacity and clinical competence. Addressing existing gaps, an undergraduate leadership clinical was adjusted, increasing leadership activities and fewer acute care hours. Comparisons ... -
Implementing a structured nurse-to-nurse communication strategy: A practice change pilot
An evidence-based handoff process was piloted on two nursing units at a 221-bed hospital in the Midwest. The pilot consisted of nurses using a structured and standardized report process (SBAR) supported with use of a SBAR ... -
Linking tooth brushing behavior in children and oral microbiota
The participants will discover the relationship between the oral microbiota of children and toothbrushing behavior. -
Teaching student nurses about the lived experience of homeless people through a photovoice intervention
Nursing educators are instrumental in conveying the need for respectful advocacy for the homeless to their students. This study tests a Photovoice intervention to teach nursing students about homelessness, thereby enhancing ...