Browsing by Author Affiliations "University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA"
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Developing the evidence for airway management of critically ill ventilated patients
(2017-07-27)This program describes a trajectory of research to build the evidence for best practices for airway management in critically-ill ventilated patients. Discussion will focus on practices including suctioning and management ... -
Different perspectives in cancer education: Nurses and patients
Oncology nurses and patients often have different perspectives about cancer-related side effects and education given to manage those side effects. This presentation will describe two perspectives related to nausea and ... -
Exercise habits for veterans
The purpose of the study was to pilot test the innovative VetPA4Life physical activity (PA) habit formation program for Veterans. The objectives of the study were to determine the feasibility for recruitment and retention ... -
Health-related quality of life of parental caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder
The purpose of this presentation is to delineate the state of the science of health-related QOL of parents of individuals with ASD and discuss implications for future research, clinical practice, and policy. -
Horizontal and workplace violence in healthcare organizations
Nurses and healthcare employees worldwide are dealing with an increase in the rate of horizontal violence in all environments of healthcare. Horizontal violence is a repetitive act of violence that affects the entire ... -
Low SES women's perceptions of health, community needs, and educational engagement
This presentation describes low SES women's perceptions of their health and health needs of other women in their community. Participants contributed suggestions to help other women actively engage in healthy behaviors. ... -
Pressure injuries in the intensive care unit: A challenging call
(2017-10-05)The abstract outlines a project to identify and document the incidence and prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in an ICU, explore the assessment and documentation process of pressure injuries in the ICU, and ... -
Social determinants of caregiver health
A systematic review was performed analyzing 11 articles and found that low income and female gender are social determinants of health that contribute to lower quality of life in caregivers. -
Why is it so hard? Promoting open conversations between parents and adolescents
(2018-06-18)Communication about healthy sexual decision-making between parents and adolescents can be challenging. Findings from two studies will provide insight and encouragement for "Healthy Sex Chats".