Browsing by Author Affiliations "University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA"
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Awareness of obesity bias: A qualitative approach to educating women's health nurse practitioner students
Obesity bias and stigma among healthcare providers impact patients′ willingness to seek treatment and preventive care. This project focused on NP students′ attitudes and perceptions toward obesity bias based ... -
Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment
History of sexual violence is a pertinent concern when providing comprehensive nursing care. One in three women and one in four men experience sexual violence within their lifetime, leading to a host of adverse health ... -
Care for the caregiver: Implementation of a peer support program
During this poster presentation, attendees will learn about the implementation and current outcome data of a peer support program within a pilot setting, with the intent for system-wide implementation in a large, academic ... -
Concussion awareness: Is your child ready to play?
The learner will: 1. Understand how concussions impact youth 2. Discover how Concussion Awareness Programs help children, parents, coaches and providers realize when a player is ready to play. 3. Determine how nurses and ... -
Connecting emotional health, hope, and healthy habits in undergraduate nursing students
This study investigated emotional health and health habits of undergraduate nursing students at a university in the Southeastern U.S. Healthy habits had significant positive associations with health-specific hope and ... -
Effects of an educational intervention on baccalaureate nursing students' knowledge and attitude in providing breastfeeding support to mothers
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Breastfeeding provides many health benefits for both mother and baby, and mothers need support and encouragement in order to have breastfeeding success. The breastfeeding ... -
Focus on the freshman fifteen
College freshmen are at high risk for weight gain, especially students originating from the Deep South U.S., where obesity and related chronic diseases are high. This exploratory study analyzed detailed information from ... -
Go to bed, sleepyhead! Evaluating sleep in Black children at risk for obesity
Because Black children living in low-socioeconomic areas have a higher risk for obesity and for insufficient sleep than other children and because insufficient sleep is a risk-factor for obesity, this study investigated ... -
Identifying unmet mental health and emotional palliative care needs in patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
This is an exploratory descriptive study of emotional and mental health palliative care needs in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Results from 120 free-texted responses thematic analyzed indicate EDS patients ... -
Impact of prior intensive care unit (ICU) experience on ICU patients' family members' psychological distress
(2017-07-24)Purpose: Psychological distress including anxiety, depression, and stress in family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a well-documented phenomenon across a wide variety of countries including, but not limited ... -
Implementation of an interprofessional evidence-based practice council to enhance patient outcomes and empower frontline staff
Through an academic-practice partnership, faculty and staff implemented an Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Council (IEBPC) to foster a healthy work environment that supports excellence in patient care. The goal ... -
Influencing frontline nurses through an academic-practice partnership to drive a PCU quality improvement initiative
(2017-09-25)This session will demonstrate the benefits of an academic practice partnership in mentoring and enabling front line staff to innovate improvements in patient care. This session will review a nursing-created re-evaluation ... -
Passing NCLEX: What courses and tools matter most to students
Our project focused on determining what courses/tools are most influential in the successful pass rate of NCLEX for BSN nursing students. We performed a retrospective look at student performance over 2 years to gain ... -
Professional nursing values: A comparison of populations
(2017-10-02)Participants will learn the value nursing students and the community place on professional values and health care policy. Information will help educators, clinicians and administrators understand areas of focus needed in ... -
Satisfaction with daily life, BMI, perception of weight, and nutritional intake in undergraduate nursing students
Researchers conducting this study found that nursing students had an increased likelihood of a higher level of satisfaction with daily life when they self-reported healthy eating, drinking fewer energy drinks or alcohol ...