Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Eta Rho"
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Concept analysis: Intoxication
Using Walker and Avant's method, a concept analysis on intoxication was performed. The uses of concept, definitions, defining attributes, antecedent, consequences, and empirical referents is described. Model and other cases ... -
Evaluating the impact of a mindfulness intervention on mindful attention and awareness resilience to stress, and perceived stress in newly licensed nurses in a nurse residency program
Background: A career in the healthcare profession of nursing provokes significant stress in newly licensed nurses. Previous studies suggested that mindful practice enhanced well-being by bringing awareness to thinking and ... -
Evaluation of the College Student Mentoring Scale (CSMS) for associate degree nursing students
Mentoring has been identified as a key program support to facilitate student success. An ongoing limitation of the mentoring research in nursing education is how mentoring is defined and conceptualized. The aim of this ... -
An evidence-based walking program to increase physical activity and healthy outcomes for employees
(2017-10-09)Implementation and evaluation of an eight-week evidence employee walking program utilizing pedometers, one on one weekly check-ins with the nurse, goal setting and caring. Employee participation consisted of pre and post ... -
A global healthcare exchange: Building relationships to advance nursing excellence in education and practice
(2017-10-16)Authentic leadership skills were instrumental in building a relationship between a nursing program in an under resourced country, a Midwest university, and a global health business. Opportunities for faculty and students ... -
Leadership successes continue to advance nursing excellence across the globe
Authentic leadership skills continue to drive the relationships between a nursing program in a developing country, a midwest university and a global health business. Face to face connections with a global partner have ... -
Leadership: Critical in the accreditation process
Leadership skills from three overlapping models were instrumental in assessing and developing an evaluation plan for accreditation. Gaps exist in the knowledge and location of the appropriate evidence required for program ... -
The lived experience of breast cancer-related lymphedema in African American women
African American patients have been reported as having a greater number of aggressive cancer treatments compared to Caucasians (McWayne & Heiney, 2005; Meeske et al., 2009; Ridner & Dietrich, 2008), and have higher ... -
Mentoring as it relates to persistence in associate degree and baccalaureate degree nursing students
(2017-10-24)Researchers in nursing education have the opportunity to build mentoring programs based on evidence of how nursing students perceive and experience mentoring and persistence. The more evidence-based strategies used to ... -
Mentoring as it relates to persistence in associate degree nursing students
Students who are preparing to become registered nurses are more likely to attend community colleges due to the unequal distribution of financial resources to educational systems that have evolved from the impact of ... -
Nurses' Influence on Nutrition-Based Recovery in Substance Use Disorders
(2017-10-10)This educational activity is a literature review about how nurses can have an impact on individual's recovery from substance use disorders by the use of nutrition. The impact can be completed through a variety of approaches, ... -
Nursing faculty shortages: Perspectives from deans and directors of BSN programs
This study examined the shortage of nurse faculty in one Midwestern state. The purpose of the study was to identify facilitators and barriers to recruiting and retaining nurse faculty. Case studies were conducted, with the ... -
Nursing Students' Perceptions and Beliefs About Immunizations
(2018-07-03)Immunizations have changed the face of health care, yet vaccine hesitancy is rising. Nurses have great influence over vaccine decisions. Nursing students' perceptions and beliefs about immunizations and the diseases they ... -
Utilizing a team-based approach to improve hypertension management in a medical home practice
Hypertension is one of the leading causes of heart disease in the United States. Currently, there are about 80 million Americans who have a diagnosis of hypertension. As the rates of patients diagnosed with hypertension ... -
Vitamin D and immunity: Walking on sunshine, does it make us feel good?
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Vitamin D has long been known to have an active role in innate and adaptive immunity in humans. Historically vitamin D has been found ...
