Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Beta Upsilon"
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Assessing Healthy Work Environment: A Rapid Assessment Tool
(2013-05-13)Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013: Abstract: A 12-item instrument based on the standards for a healthy work environment developed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses was used to assess nurses' ... -
Assessing Interprofessional Competencies in an Asynchronous, Online Environment: A Roadmap to Success
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Development of the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) in ... -
Benchmarking Nurse Sensitive Quality Patient Outcomes Across the Continuum of Care
The impact health care delivery changes have on nursing and subsequently on the health of individuals, families, and the community are unknown to the nursing profession as well as the public. Delineation of patient outcomes ... -
Building a Center for Nursing Excellence Using a Role-Based Model for Accountability and Outcomes
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: The impetus to create the Center for Nursing Excellence in a southwest region hospital system coincided with new nursing leadership and a newly merged health network comprised ... -
Building a social identity: Peer-to-Peer sexual harassment in adolescents
Peer-to-peer sexual harassment is pervasive in secondary schools and is responsible for a number of health effects such as sleeplessness, loss of self-esteem and depression, as well as other negative educational and social ... -
Comparison of three teaching methods on four-through-seven year old children's understanding of the lungs in relation to a peak flow meter in the management of asthma: A pilot study
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of three teaching methods on 4-through-7-year-old children's understanding of the lungs in relation to a peak flow meter in the management of asthma. Nineteen children, ... -
Cultural Relevance of the Healthy Choices Intervention Program
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Background: The burden of obesity and its health consequences disproportionately affects Hispanic children and families. In Arizona, nearly 18% of the state's children and ... -
The Development of New Evidence-Based Practice Competencies for Practicing Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: Research supports that evidence-based practice (EBP) promotes high value healthcare, including enhancing the quality and reliability of healthcare, improving health ... -
Differences in BMI, Self-Concept and Perceived Difficulty in Leading a Healthy Lifestyle Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Teens
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: Overweight/obesity is a major public health problem in adolescence. The prevalence of overweight/obesity is even higher in minority populations. Understanding differences ... -
Evidence of Cognitive-Behavioral Skill Use after a Physical and Mental Health Promotion Intervention (COPE for TEEN)
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: COPE (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment) Healthy Lifestyles TEEN (Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition), a cognitive-behavioral skills building ... -
The Experience of Families When a Child is Diagnosed with Cancer with a Favorable Diagnosis
The major objective of this longitudinal, descriptive study was to describe the family transition to living with childhood cancer, from the family's point of view, when a child is diagnosed with cancer with a favorable ... -
Facilitating Intent to Vaccinate, Knowledge, and Change in Vaccine Belief
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: The first vaccine was released over 200 years ago and has forever changed the world we live in today (Stern & Markel, 2005). With the help of ... -
Food Insecurity, Early Childhood Feeding, and Weight Outcomes in Hispanic Children and Their Mothers
(2017-07-27)Food insecurity means that one lacks reliable access to food that is nutritious and affordable. It has deleterious outcomes for children's growth and is associated with both underweight and overweight among vulnerable ... -
Getting published
The editors of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship and Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, both well-published nurse researchers, will present this session on getting published. The presentation will cover tips for planning ... -
The Impact of Feeding and Parenting Guidance on the Prevention of Child Obesity
(2017-07-21)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test an intervention, guided by public health nursing practice and delivered by community health workers, to prevent the development of obesity in infants and young children who ... -
Improving Population Health through Interprofessional Leadership: The Case for a Professional Practice Model
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: A professional practice model is foundational to the development of a results-oriented clinical enterprise (O'Rourke & White, 2011). This model draws attention to the need ... -
Informing an mHealth Intervention to Improve the HIV Care Continuum in South Africa
(2018-06-11)Discuss the multi-level barriers impacting the HIV care continuum and the potential use of an mHealth intervention to improve initiation and retention in HIV treatment in South Africa. -
Mentorship Matters: Understanding the Impact of Mentorship for Advanced Practice Providers
Advanced practice providers report a lack of onboarding and professional support which leads to job dissatisfaction, high turnover rates, and gaps in patient care; wasting billions of healthcare dollars. This doctoral ... -
Overweight and Obesity in Young Children: A Critical Period for Intervention
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Background and Significance: While there has been a surge in prevalence rates of overweight and obese children over the last three decades; recent epidemiological data suggest ... -
Perceived Quality of Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment: Response Shift
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Response shift refers to when individuals alter their internal standards in adjusting to changing circumstances such as illness. This shift can occur in persons with cancer who may perceive quality of life differently ...
