Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Delta Omega"
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Addressing the opioid treatment gap with an interprofessional team approach
Opioid overdose has seen a steady increase in every age group in the US, despite the attention given by national initiatives and public awareness confirming the need for effective training protocols. We will describe our ... -
Changing Registered Nurses' Attitudes Regarding Delirium Assessment in a Military Community Hospital
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the attitudes of registered nurses to the application of a standardized delirium assessment tool in a rural community ... -
Changing Teamwork Attitudes With Interprofessional Education (IPE): A Comparative Study
(2018-03-22)This session will describe an innovative research design comparing different time delivery of interprofessional education for the purpose of developing teamwork and collaborative competencies, with measures of team-level ... -
A Comparison of Two Gastric Feeding Approaches in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients
More than 30% of children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) are malnourished and are at risk to develop new or worsened malnutrition during their hospitalization. Delivery of enteral nutrition (EN) during ... -
Developing and Testing the Effectiveness of the Mesko-Eliades Pain Area Locator Tool to Assess Pain Location In Children
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Before surgery, many patients cite postoperative pain as their utmost conceRNNevertheless, studies indicate almost half of postoperative patients report inadequate pain ... -
Equipping for Leadership: A Key Mentoring Practice
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Purpose: Previous studies examining predictors of mentoring benefits among pediatric staff nurse protegees representing healthcare organizations across 26 states demonstrated ... -
Exploration of Poster Characteristics and their Influence on Knowledge Transfer
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Dissemination of research evidence from the investigator to the user (clinical nurses) has traditionally been facilitated through publications and research conferences. ... -
Identifying factors associated with horizontal violence among registered nurses
The purpose of this study was to examine what factors contribute to the occurrence of horizontal violence (HV) perceived by nurses in a hospital setting. By identifying what factors contribute to HV, strategies to combat ... -
Improving Stroke Transitions of Care Through APN-Led Shared Medical Appointments
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Great strides have been made in the treatment of acute stroke, with thrombolysis and interventional treatments decreasing stroke mortality and morbidity. In addition, ... -
Kangaroo Mother Care Effect on Crying Time during Clustered Painful Procedures in Full Term Neonates
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Full term neonates face many painful procedures shortly after birth. Repeated unrelieved procedural pain is related to detrimental physiologic and behavioral ... -
Mentoring Practices that Predict Mentoring Benefits in a Magnet Hospital
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Although literature uniformly states the goal of mentoring is professional development of the protege, the specific practices predicting mentoring benefits are not ... -
Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review: Mindfulness Intervention for Informal Cancer Caregivers
(2017-09-19)Cancer caregivers experience increased psychological distress, decreased QOL, and increased risks of medical illness and death. Studies have suggested that mindfulness interventions decrease psychological distress and ... -
Mini-Mindfulness Intervention for Caregivers of Individual With Cancer
(2017-10-05)Mindfulness decreases psychological distress and improves QOL in many people. Little is known regarding the effects of mindfulness interventions on cancer caregivers. Findings may suggest the incorporation of mindfulness ... -
Mission Possible: Using Kotter's Change Model to Drive Sustainable Change, a Case Study
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The presentation demonstrated the benefits of utilizing John Kotter's Change Theory when implementing a multi-modal hand hygiene initiative in a community hospital. The ... -
Mouth matters
(2018-01-05)Introduction: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and periodontal disease (PD) are both diseases of inflammation identified by redness and swelling. Most periodontitis cases among children and adolescents occur as a ... -
A New Way to Look at the Professional Practice Environment
The presenter explores a new way to look at the professional practice environment where nursing and medical care is delivered. She believes that relationships drive the culture of the practice environment; and that a ... -
A Poverty Simulation for Heath Care Professions Students
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Purpose: Research was conducted to evaluate whether a poverty simulation presented for health care professions students effected a change in attitudes toward those living in ... -
The Research Active Clinical Nurse: Against all Odds
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: Purpose: Evidence-based nursing practice is dependent upon the clinical nurses' ability to both use existing knowledge and generate new knowledge specific to the issues clinical ... -
Resilience and Connectedness in Graduate Psychiatric Nursing Students: Influence of a Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP)
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Resilience and connectedness in graduate psychiatric nursing students: Influence of a Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP). Purpose: A pilot ... -
Sharing Ongoing Success: Strategies for Submitting a Chapter Key Award Application
(2016-09-26)Chapters throughout the world struggle with developing a strategic plan and aligning activities with the chapter key award criteria. Receiving the key award is an acknowledgement of chapter excellence, and this presentation ...
