Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Beta"
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Compare Nurse Engagement Level with Clinical Ladder Level and Perception of Managerial Support
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Friday, March 17, 2017: Purpose: To identify the work engagement level of nurses at a Midwestern academic medical center and determine whether a clinical ladder tool and perception of managerial support ... -
Depression and Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Women with Type 2 Diabetes
(2017-07-26)Presentation will address the evidence regarding the role that vitamin D may play in depression and its symptoms, in addition to its impact on glycemic control. Finally, an ongoing randomized clinical trial examining varying ... -
Development and evaluation of a lactation rotation for a pediatric residency program
Learn about the development and evaluation of a mandatory Lactation Rotation for a pediatric residency program at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Discover how an innovative, comprehensive educational lactation program, ... -
Development and testing of a measure of patient satisfaction with nursing care
The purpose of this research was to test an empirically derived measure of patient satisfaction with nursing care. Existing measures of this important phenomenon lack adequate validity and a strong theoretical base. A ... -
Differences in satisfaction of nurses related to career track choice
Master's-prepared nurses from clinical settings across a Midwest state were surveyed to determine factors that signified career choice satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Evaluation and comparison of demographic data and ... -
Early life adversity is associated with biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in women veterans
(2018-05-29)Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with inflammatory related disease, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our study demonstrates that women veterans report high levels of childhood maltreatment as compared to ... -
The effectiveness of an interprofessional ambulatory care health system redesign on patient outcomes
This study aim was to determine if a nurse-led, interprofessional, collaborative, care coordinated primary care model (ICCCM) in a high need geographical area affected patient engagement, health care utilization and clinical ... -
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Inflammation and Fatigue in Patients With Cancer
(2018-06-22)In this abstract, we present preliminary data from a research project related to epigenetic modifications as the use of omics in cancer symptom assessment, diagnosis, and potentially intervention. -
Ethnic Differences in Vitamin D Levels and Comorbid Conditions in Low Income Childbearing Women
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with many chronic health conditions such as osteoporosis, hypertension, and diabetes. Persons who are obese have low vitamin D levels. Low ... -
Exploring the e-patient phenomenon in nursing
(2012-9-12)The availability of health information on the Internet has changed the knowledge power structure between patients and their health care providers. This new phenomenon of patients well informed by electronic information is ... -
Gatekeeping access to emergency departments: A survey of HMO policies
The purpose of this study is: (1) to determine if the practice of "gatekeeping" to control access to emergency departments by clients is a prevalent practice in nationwide Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs}; (2) to ... -
Human Milk Feeding and Severity of Illness in Critically Ill Children With Respiratory Failure
(2017-10-23)The relationship between human milk feeding and severity of illness in critically ill children with respiratory failure will be explored during this presentation. A novel conceptual map will be presented describing ... -
Impact of maternal childhood adversity on the psycho-neuroendocrine-inflammatory profile during pregnancy
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Pregnancy is accompanied by a multitude of physical and psychological changes. Adaptation to these changes through reduced anxiety ... -
Influence of maternal childhood adversity on the psycho-neuroendocrine-inflammatory profile during pregnancy
(2015-08-03)Exposure to excessive stress either before or during pregnancy can disrupt neuroendocrine-immune processes required for successful pregnancy outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship ... -
Innovations in the Care of Cancer Survivors and their Families
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Background: Today cancer is considered a "Chronic Health Condition" with over 12 million survivors. While most survivors will be treated within their local communities, there ... -
Leveraging metabolomics to advance nursing assessment, diagnosis, and intervention exemplar: Chronic stress and birth outcomes
(2018-06-22)In this presentation, we will review the emerging technology of metabolomics, describing what it is and its implications for nursing science. Within the exemplar of chronic prenatal stress exposure and birth outcomes, we ... -
Lost in translation: Infusing Ignatian Pedagogy in on-line pre-licensure nursing education
This project seeks to integrate the Ignatian Pedagogy Paradigm (IPP) into online teaching in a hybrid environment in a pre-licensure nursing program. The aim was to find ways in which teaching in theory, simulation and ... -
The meaning of stressful life experiences as described by nine to eleven-year-old children: A phenomenological study
The preponderance of literature regarding stress and children has been based on adults' perceptions of how children view stressful life experiences. A qualitative study using the phenomenological method was conducted to ... -
Online faculty mentoring and transition balance in family nurse practitioner students
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of online faculty mentoring on Registered Nurse (RN) to Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) role transition balance during graduate education. Making the transition from RN ... -
Promotion of perioperative normothermia in patients undergoing general anesthesia
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a common but preventable condition experienced during the perioperative continuum. This phenomenon can ...
