Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Tau"
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Bedrest quality improvement project for outpatient diagnostic cardiac catheterizations
A three-month quality improvement project evaluated a new bedrest practice for transfemoral diagnostic cardiac catheterizations using 4, 5, and 6-French sheaths with manual removal. The new bedrest practice reduced the ... -
Building a Program of Research
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: As a doctoral student or junior faculty member, you will be challenged to develop a program of research that can be sustained over a period of time and that captures your energy ... -
Clinical nurses' and nurse leaders' perspectives of healthy work environments and staffing: A pilot study
This qualitative study aimed to understand about nurses' perspectives of a healthy work environment (HWE) and staffing using American Association of Critical Care Nurses' Standards of a HWE. The overarching theme of a HWE ... -
A comparison of competence of DNP- and PhD-prepared nursing faculty in academic teaching roles
This study examined the construct of competence among DNP-prepared nurse educators. Participants rated their ability to perform the behaviors associated with the NLN Core Competencies for Nurse Educators (NLN, 2012) using ... -
Connectedness and Peer Mentoring in a Second Degree Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: Background: In accelerated programs, students are typically overwhelmed by the knowledge and skills that must be mastered in a short period of time. ... -
Contribution of Short-Term Medical Mission (STMMs) to City of Canaan, Haiti: Clinic of Hope
Participants will be able to understand the importance of short term medical mission on health and well being of the recipient country. The community needs assessment was completed by implementing a Community needs assessment ... -
Cultural Hair Practice and Physical Inactivity Among Urban African-American Adolescent Girls in the U.S
(2016-07-19)Session presented on Monday, July 25, 2016: Purpose: Minority children in the United States (U.S.) are disproportionately affected by overweight and obesity. According to the Youth at Risk of Decreased Physical Activity ... -
"Daughters Will Not Listen": A Qualitative Study of Pakistani Parenting Practices
(2017-09-19)Participants will learn about traditional immigrant Pakistani mothers parenting practices and how these practices are shaped by the challenges of raising daughters in the United States. -
Decision-making between nurse-midwives and clients regarding the formulation of a birth plan
This descriptive qualitative study examined the interaction between nurse-midwives and clients during prenatal visits in the third trimester as they formulated a birth plan. The study was concerned with decision-making and ... -
Electronic health record instruction in first-semester nursing students: A comparative study
The use of health information technology has been shown to have positive effects on patient outcomes and provider efficiency. New nurses make more than half of the 7 million lifethreatening medication errors that occur ... -
End-of-life care competencies among critical care nurses
This presentation will share the results of a needs assessment study to evaluate the status and the need for End of Life Care Competencies among critical care nurses. Coping mechanisms utilized by the participants will ... -
Evaluation of transitional care through home care services and teaching/learning processes for heart failure patients to decrease 30-day hospital readmissions
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: To evaluate if the use of transitional care services through home care services reduced hospital readmissions as compared to self-care at home for heart failure patients. ... -
Factors associated with peer violence among elementary, middle and high school students
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among perceived school climate, self-reported psychosomatic symptoms, visits to the school nurse for reported psychosomatic symptoms and reports of bullying behaviors ... -
Future Time Perspective and Asthma Self-Management in Adolescents: A Scoping Review
(2017-09-26)This project demonstrates how the scoping review (SR) methodology of Colquhoun et al was used to explore the relationship between future time perspective and asthma self-management in adolescents. The SR revealed that there ... -
Global Leadership Development: Education is the Key to Success
(2017-10-06)New models for practice and education will drive the future of global leadership development. Principles will include engagement, transparency and relationship-based risk and innovation. Our speaker will address how and ... -
Growing our own: Mentoring talented and diverse students toward a career in nursing education and clinical leadership
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: The Center for Urban Youth and Families (CUYF) aims to address health disparities through interdisciplinary research. We believe that an inter-professional research center ... -
Health Locus of Control and Learned Helplessness in Cardiac Pacemaker Recipients
Having lost control of heart rate and rhythm, pacemaker recipients depend on battery-driven mechanical devices for life support. They rely on health professionals for complex care. This loss of control and dependence may ... -
The Impact of Gut Microbiota Changes Among Colon Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Prospective Study
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of whether changes in the human microbiome can be correlated with changes in human health including clinical outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and diet tolerance. -
Implementation and evaluation of a plan to support new graduates' entry into practice during COVID-19
New graduates joining organizations in 2020 during COVID-19 present with unprecedented needs. As a result, they require customized onboarding. One health care system implemented a multi-faceted action plan and built feedback ... -
Improving asthma outcomes with a community-based asthma specialty clinic
This presentation will describe a novel nurse-developed program designed to improve asthma outcomes in urban children. Program barriers and facilitators will be also be discussed.
