Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Beta Beta (Houston)"
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An accent modification intervention for nursing and allied health students
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: The Texas Medical Center (TMC) in the United States (US), the largest medical center in the world, has a healthcare workforce of individuals from over 150 countries. ... -
Advance practice nursing (APN) students use of standardized testing
(2017-09-25)Graduate APN faculty use Standardized Testing to assess students' potential for certification examination success, to identify concepts needing remediation, and to identify strengths and weaknesses within the APN curriculum. ... -
Advance practice registered nurses' (APRNs') clinical practice strategies to deter antibiotic overuse
(2017-07-17)Purpose: Despite evidence that unnecessary antibiotic therapy for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) increases risk of adverse drug events, increases antibiotic-resistant bacteria and healthcare costs, ... -
Amputees' perceptions of what nurses should know about mirror interventions
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Purpose: Approximately two million people in the United States are living with the loss of a limb. Researchers have demonstrated that a visible disfigurement such as an ... -
Barriers and facilitators related to enrollment into health insurance programs
This evaluative study uses focus groups to increase understanding of how families eligible for Medicaid and/or CHIP successfully enroll or do not enroll in health insurance programs, and how they maintain or do not maintain ... -
Beta Beta Houston Partnership With Wreaths Across America Houston
To honor our veterans the Beta Beta Houston chapter has partnered with Wreaths Across America Houston. This service opportunity allowed Beta Beta Houston to place 737 wreaths at the Houston National Cemetery and to generate ... -
Blood transfusion education in medical-surgical acute care hospitals in the U.S
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to report on the state of the science of hospital-based blood transfusion education of nursing staff in medical-surgical acute ... -
Breaking bad news: Confronting interdisciplinary bias
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: A critical component of safe patient care in today's health care system is effective teamwork. Teams composed of members from various health care disciplines depend ... -
Causation and confounding factors for 30-day readmission of kidney transplant patients: A descriptive study
(2017-07-19)According to a recent study analyzing six years of national kidney transplant data, 31% of patients hospitalized for a kidney transplant required hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge (6). This study analyzed ... -
Chronic disease burden and the impact on nursing practice in South Texas
(2017-07-19)Purpose: Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in the United States, with 45% of the population having at least one chronic disease.1 Americans aged 65+ with one or more chronic disease has risen from 86.9% ... -
Clinical Guideline Development: Students Putting the Process into Practice
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: The 2014 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF) Core Competencies, expects faculty to impart Scientific Foundation Competencies to our students in ... -
Creating a nursing scholarship strategic vision to transform nursing practice
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Nurse leaders at our academic safety net healthcare system have long been resolute in promoting an environment where high quality, patient-centered, fiscally ... -
Deployment of clinical grant to enhance influenza vaccination among spinal-cord injury outpatient veterans
(2017-07-24)Background: A top priority of the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Public Health Office, Goals for 2014-15 VHA Influenza Vaccination Program was to; “promote seasonal influenza vaccination to ... -
Designing a video for online dissemination of emotionally sensitive health information
(2017-09-20)Technological advances and the accessibility of digital media provide expanded opportunities for the dissemination of health related education. In this presentation, we discuss the technical process and the art of creating ... -
Developing and implementing policies for the HESI exit exam: A qualitative study
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: This phenomenological study will describe practices used by Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs to create and implement ... -
Differences between Chinese and American women and their experience of stress urinary incontinence in pregnancy
(2017-07-06)The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of severity of stress urinary incontinence during pregnancy, its prevalence and associated risk factors, acceptance of treatment options and its effect on quality of life. -
Diffusion of global nursing scholarship in low- and middle-income countries
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: The purpose of this presentation is to propose a strategy to make nursing scholarship globally relevant in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The presentation ... -
Does the use of case studies impact scores on specialty exams for undergraduate nursing students?
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction: Whether used for readiness or high stakes testing, standardized exams provide valuable outcomes data on the effectiveness of nursing curricula. Many undergraduate ... -
Economics and intimate partner violence: Reducing risk through economic solvency
(2017-06-21)Purpose: Poverty is one of the most consistent risk factors for intimate partner violence. However, little is known about the economic state at which women are no longer at risk for intimate partner violence due to their ... -
Educating nursing students to recognize and report negative behavior in the clinical setting: A feasibility study
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: While the clinical rotation provides an essential venue for socialization into the role of the professional nurse, socialization into a culture of abuse also begins at ...