Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Kappa at-Large"
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Accentuating the “I’s” and eliminating the “D’s”: Inducements and discouragements for students transitioning from associate degree to baccalaureate degree nursing programs: A national review
(2016-04-14)To improve the health-care system, we must address the current shortage of highly qualified nurses; to address this shortage of highly qualified nurses, we must elevate more nurses to the baccalaureate level of education ... -
Bridge the Diversity Gap by Collaborating, Mentoring, and Coaching
(2018-03-19)In order to bridge the gap between our rapidly growing diverse patient population and diverse nursing workforce, innovative strategies must be employed. Effective mentoring, coaching, and collaboration are key strategies ... -
Burnout and intent to leave among mid-level academic nurse leaders: An unfolding crisis
(2017-07-12)Purpose: Much attention has been focused, appropriately, on nursing faculty shortages. Another growing international concern, however, is the critical shortage of mid-level academic nurse leaders such as associate and ... -
Connecting nursing education across clinical environments
(2017-10-10)Nurse educators can use several strategies to address the perceived versus actual gap between on-campus learning lab and off-campus clinical practice. This presentation will provide Nursing educators with actual strategies ... -
Dashboards and Data: Supporting Strategy through Transparency of Metrics
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: The Triple Aim was developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and encompasses three aims in improving healthcare performance: 1) improving the patient ... -
Data Acquisition Collaboration for Nursing-Cost Study Using
(2017-07-17)Purpose: Use of big data to generate nursing science is sparking much discussion among nursing scholars (Harper & Parkerson, 2015; Clancy & Gelinas, 2016). Defining the value of nursing through analysis of big data is a ... -
Democratizing data access via web-based portals
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: A collaborative Nursing Education Research Network provides a mechanism for gathering, storing, and using large a large data set on nursing education. Making this data (raw ... -
Developing an evidence-based caring science course
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of this project was to explore teaching strategies designed to create authentic presence and engage students in online learning through integration of a ... -
Developing Systems to Improve Hypertension Monitoring at a Primary Care Clinic
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Scope and Significance: Primary care clinics are responsible for evaluation of patients with hypertension (HTN) and reporting care to effectively treat this disease. Despite ... -
Dilution of IV Push Medications: Challenging Tradition
Participants will learn of a practice change effort on an adult medical-surgical unit that challenged traditional nursing beliefs around IV push medication administration. Participants will review current evidence that ... -
EBP in Action: Ensuring Best Practice is Standard Practice
(2017-07-26)This symposium describes the innovative work of a nationally recognized university-based EBP program in advancing EBP through a collaborative relationship with a large, Magnet designated Pediatric Health System to create ... -
Effects of instructor immediacy and online course design in student satisfaction and successful course completion
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Background: The withdrawal and failure rates for online classes and student satisfaction of online courses are identified as problems. Aim and Objectives: The aim was to investigate ... -
Elements of a decision support system for chief nurse executives
The objective of this nursing informatics research was to identify data elements for a decision support system (DSS). The specific purposes were to (a) prioritize issues for strategic planning decisions that are expected ... -
Engagement of clinical teaching faculty in scholarship of teaching and learning: What really occurred
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Historically, the engagement of Clinical Teaching Track Faculty (CTTF) in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) has not ... -
English version of the Evidence-Based Practice Competence Questionnaire: Validity assessment among nursing students
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (validities) and the ease of use of instruments among nursing students. In this study, the EBP-COQ tool was translated and validated into North American ... -
Establishing partnerships to implement a disaster nursing training program for an international audience
The project objective was to provide broad exposure to disaster topics to an international audience with a goal toward fostering novice nurses participation and leadership in preparedness, response, and recovery efforts ... -
An evidence-based intervention to improve vaccination rates for seasonal influenza among registered nurses
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Seasonal influenza continues to cause the hospitalizations and deaths of tens of thousands every year in the U.S. (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 2008). Vaccination ... -
Evidence-based practice preparation in nursing education: Recent BSN graduates and their experience with applying evidence-based practice
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the level of knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) among registered nurses (RNs) who have joined the profession within the last 5 years. The Promoting Action ... -
[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] High reliability organizations (2nd ed.)
This item record pertains to an excerpt from High Reliability Organizations, Second Edition, which is provided free of charge by the publisher. About this book: High Reliability Organizations: A Healthcare Handbook for ... -
The experience of hope for adults with cystic fibrosis
In this highly technical biomedical era, advances in diagnosis and aggressive treatments have altered the survival age for many chronically ill people. What is the meaning of hope to people who have lived beyond their ...
