Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Rho"
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Acupressure for cancer related fatigue: Empowering nurses in symptom management
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: The purpose of this presentation is to describe the results and nursing implications of the pilot study titled "Use of the Seva Stress Release ... -
Bouncing back: A peer-to-peer mentoring program promoting resiliency among entry level nursing students
Transition into a nursing program requires resiliency to quickly adjust to a new level of academic rigor, higher expectations, and novel experiences. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a collaborative ... -
CPAP Nonadherence Issues in a Small Sample of Men With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: Introduction: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence is poor among those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially middle-aged and older men. Untreated ... -
The development and psychometric analysis of an instrument to measure a woman's experience of childbirth
This paper describes the development and testing of the Women's Experience in Childbirth Survey (WECS). Although many qualitative and quantitative studies of the childbirth experience have been published, there is no ... -
Development of academic and non-profit organization partnership: Creating international clinical experience for nurse practitioner students
(2018-03-22)This session will describe the development, piloting, barriers, and factors for success of an innovative partnership between a school of nursing and a non-profit organization. This partnership resulted in development of a ... -
Examining Readmission Policies: Academic Performance After Readmission to Nursing School
(2018-03-23)The presenters will describe factors related to academic performance of students readmitted after dismissal and evaluate factors predicting program completion rates in relation to readmission policies. Attendees will be ... -
Experience of parents caring for a child with an acquired disability
The purpose of this study was to (1) gather empirical evidence about the concept of transforming loss, and (2) use the evidence to offer guidance for nursing practice on how to assist families who are navigating these ... -
Graduate nurses' perceptions of the refugee crisis: A high-impact practice
(2017-10-13)The purpose of this mixed methods pilot study was to increase graduate nurses' understanding about the human experience and complex ethical issues of migration surrounding the refugee crisis by attending a high impact ... -
Identifying Exercise Barriers for Nurses Working in Sedentary Work Roles
(2017-07-07)More and more nurses and nurse educators are working in sedentary work roles that require them to be sedentary for long periods of time. Typically nurses working in sedentary roles know intellectually they need ... -
Identifying factors associated with nursing faculty well-being and resilience during a global pandemic
This session will detail a study that examined the relationship between quality of life, resilience, and work-related factors among nursing faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Impact of category of appraisal on diabetes self-management
(2015-10-02)Subject Population: A convenience sample of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus will be recruited from a primary care clinic in north central West Virginia. Participants must be between the ages of 20 and 64, read and ... -
Impact of evidence-based educational guidelines to increase nurse educator's physical activity at work and home
More and more nurse educators are working in sedentary roles and not getting the required amount of physical activity needed to prevent disabling or chronic disease. The focus of this educational activity is to share ... -
Interprofessional Collaboration to Advance Nursing Education and Research
(2018-06-22)A model of interprofessional education and research developed in a non-health science center setting with nursing perspective exemplars will be presented. The model was developed by a new college comprised of three schools: ... -
Investigating the knowledge and teaching practices of novice clinical nursing educators
The purpose of this on-going research study is to investigate the unique teaching practices, grounding experiences, and sources of knowledge used by clinical experts with no formal graduate preparation in education who ... -
Lived experiences of male nursing students with caring
Fifteen male nursing students from four baccalaureate nursing schools in West Virginia participated in this phenomenological study. The phenomena of interest was the lived experiences of male student nurses related to ... -
Loneliness, quality of life, and health-related hardiness among older HIV+/AIDS farmers in China
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Purpose and Backgrounds: This study investigates loneliness, quality of life, and health-related hardiness among 64 HIV+ older (49 - 67) farmers in Hubei, China. HIV infection ... -
Measuring Harm in Hospitalized Children via a Trigger Tool
(2017-06-29)Purpose: To use the Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) tool to detect adverse events in a pediatric inpatient setting of an academic medical center children’s hospital and compare to internal incident ... -
Nurse Residency and Interprofessional Collaboration: Inspiring Novice Nurses in Professional Development
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Nurse Residency Programs promote nursing professional development through interprofessional collaboration shadowing experiences. Interprofessional ... -
Nurse residents as change agents for wellness in the workplce
Research has shown that individuals who work in the medical field have compassion fatigue and burnout. Some healthcare workers leave jobs, commit suicide or have increased patient errors related to compassion ... -
Resilience: The Answer to Motivation in Nursing Student Success
(2017-10-10)The relationship between resilience and student success in undergraduate nursing students was investigated. A self-paced reflective journal to improve resilience was offered to student participants. Effective strategies ...
