Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Delta Omicron"
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An action research study on mandatory wellness debriefing for acute care registered nurses
This work focuses on the exploration of using mandatory debriefing in a professional clinical environment for the strategic purpose of personal well-being, coping, and stress management. Audience members will gain insight ... -
Community-coalition based wellness efforts: Evaluation of policy, systems, and environmental changes through an academic-community partnership
(2018-06-18)Formalized wellness efforts by community-based coalitions can provide support for policy, systems and environmental changes which support healthy lifestyles across a variety of community settings. The impact goes beyond ... -
Educating next generation nursing leaders and enhancing education-practice partnerships: The role of quality improvement projects
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: The healthcare crisis in the United States requires new approaches and continuous improvement. Nursing has the unique opportunity to champion ... -
Enhancing cultural competence and global awareness for baccalaureate nursing students: An interdisciplinary service learning approach to safe water in a developing country
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Introduction: In recent years there have been multiple calls to action for nursing students to gain a global health perspective in an effort to increase cultural competence ... -
Enhancing leadership characteristics in baccalaureate nursing students
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: Recent baccalaureate graduates are expected to quickly assume clinical leadership roles. This project reports the results of an innovative elective leadership course ... -
Enhancing mental health competencies in advanced practice nursing graduates
(2017-07-25)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to assess the impact of a curricular enhancement of mental health content to Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner students. The project goal was to demonstrate the ... -
Evaluation of an email-mediated county extension-delivered walking intervention
(2017-07-06)Purpose: Even though promotion of physical activity (PA) has been a public health priority for decades, key U.S. public health agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routinely collect data ... -
[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] The influence of psychological trauma in nursing
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)This item record pertains to materials from The Influence of Psychological Trauma in Nursing, which are provided free of charge by the publisher. About this book: As nurses know firsthand, the impact of psychological ... -
An exploratory, qualitative study of perceptions of a hospital-based animal-assisted intervention program
(2017-09-22)The purpose of this qualitative pilot study was to contribute to the body of knowledge surrounding the experiences and perceptions of hospital staff who have participated in a hospital-based animal assisted intervention program. -
Exploring Nurses' Perceptions of Dignity During End-of-Life Care
(2017-10-25)Qualitative grounded theory study was to understand nurses' perceptions of care that supports patients' dignity during hospitalization at the end of life, and to propose a theoretical foundation consistent with these ... -
High-functioning autistic spectrum disorder: A conceptual model of health
To explore two widely used health behavior models, the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Reasoned Action when applied to the population of adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. A second aim is to present ... -
Impact of the geriatric medication game on nursing students empathy and attitudes toward older adults
(2012-9-12)Purpose: It is estimated that in 2050 nearly two billion people worldwide will be 60 years or older, and nurses must be well-prepared to improve and address their health-related needs. However, it may be difficult for ... -
Implementation and sustainability of quality improvement (QI) in home and community-based service (HCBS) settings
(2017-07-17)The objective of this study was to explore HCBS providers’ perspectives of organizational readiness for QI in regards to motivation, structure, capabilities and QI experiences early in the project implementation ... -
Implementing health promotion for people with disabilities: Process evaluation of a pilot HealthMatters Program©
(2018-03-26)HealthMatters is an evidence based health promotion program for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). This project is an evaluation of a pilot HealthMatters program to address the disparity that ... -
Innovative, international, and interprofessional: Nursing and engineering technology students creating new patient safety technology
(2017-07-10)Background: The role of the professional nurse is undergoing a rapid paradigm shift, with leadership and problem solving becoming cornerstones of nursing practice and key to their role as a member of the interprofessional ... -
An integrative review of nurse-delivered physical activity interventions in primary care
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Promotion of physical activity (PA) has been a public health priority for decades (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Participation in regular PA ... -
Needs assessment/gap analysis for newly created PhD nursing program
This presentation is an overview of Dr. Ahmed's larger academy project of the same name. To cap off the end of a Sigma Academy cohort, Academy scholars and other Sigma academy participants were charged with sharing their ... -
Nurse as patient: Individual and system implications
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2022-08-25)In this one-hour webinar, participants will be encouraged to consider nurses as individuals in need of care and comfort. Individual/nurse and system-level implications will be discussed, especially as we examine healthcare ... -
Nurses crossing disciplines and borders: A participatory research approach to global water challenges
(2017-07-19)Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to: 1) describe an ongoing project to provide access to safe water and improved sanitation and hygiene for rural, underserved areas of the Dominican Republic, and 2) delineate ... -
Positive or negative: How affect influences physical activity behavior in adults
Physical activity is known to influence affect. The degree to which positive/negative affect influences physical activity is less understood. This integrated review looks at how individual level positive or negative affect ...