Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Gamma Kappa"
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Academic integrity: It's more than not cheating
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015, Sunday and November 8, 2015: The introduction of the internet and web-based resources have made it easier to cheat and easier to get caught. As a result many programs and ... -
Benefits and challenges of MS leadership/administration students in practicums where employed
(2017-09-28)The purpose of this presentation is to describe the experiences of Nursing Leadership/Administration graduate students who choose to do their clinical practicums in their places of employment. Benefits and challenges will ... -
The centers for medicare and medicaid services' nonpayment policy and nursing sensitive patient outcomes in the U.S. hospitals
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new policy for Medicare in 2008 to reduce preventable adverse outcomes in hospitals. The new CMS ... -
Challenges to coordinating clinical outreach to improve both interprofessional practice initiatives and global health
Challenges and barriers exist when coordinating clinical outreach experiences to improve bot interprofessional practice and global health. Global health care requires professionals to be diverse and work in an interdisciplinary ... -
Dedicated education units and traditional units: A comparison of learning outcomes
(2018-03-22)This study compares the learning outcomes of groups of students completing a clinical practice course on either a Dedicated Education Unit or a Traditional Unit. -
Development and testing of a cognitive task complexity model
The purposes of this study were (a) to develop a model of cognitive task complexity and (b) to test the extent to which four content characteristics in the model represent the complexity of decision-making tasks in the ... -
Development of model using sociocognitive variables to explain self-care in women with type 2 diabetes
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Sociocognitive variables of self-efficacy, social support, outcome expectancies, and barriers to self-care were used to examine self-care practices in adult women with Type 2 diabetes. Two instruments to assess ... -
Effective interventions for postpartum depression amongst adolescents: A systematic review
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Untreated postpartum depression (PPD) places adolescents at risk for chronic depression, poor parenting, and suicide. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine ... -
Fluoride varnish application by nurse practitioners during global missions: A sustainable means to promote health
Oral health disparities plague individuals all around the world. Educating nurse practitioner students on oral systemic health and training them on the application of inexpensive and time efficient fluoride varnish is a ... -
Guiding the process of dying: The personal impact on nurses
(2017-10-23)The purpose of this qualitative descriptive analysis was to explore the personal impact on nurses of caring for dying patients and their strategies for self-support and development of competence. Nurses experienced moral ... -
Implementing compassionate care interventions in an urban primary care setting
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: The development of Compassionate Care interventions for primary care is an overarching series of interventions and education aimed at enhancing culturally appropriate care to ... -
Integrating alcohol-use-related content in nursing curricula
(2017-07-27)There is a strong evidence base for alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). Nurses are in key roles to deliver these clinical strategies. However, there is little content addressing the ... -
Learning to do data science healthcare research
Data science describes the process of asking questions, analyzing, and manipulating large data sets in the search for patterns and knowledge by using diverse mathematical models and methods (Sullivan, 2018). With the great ... -
A meeting of hearts and minds: A critical reflection on expanding global partnerships
The aim of this presentation is to engage in a critical reflective dialogue regarding the evolution of an international partnership in order to illuminate a process for building, enhancing and sustaining global partnerships ... -
Nutritional intervention effectiveness in oncology patients receiving active anti-cancer treatment: A systematic review
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: This systematic review seeks to determine if an individual or combination nutritional intervention (education and/or supplementation) would significantly impact weight ... -
Promoting Mobility in the ICU: An Interprofessional Educational Initiative
Nursing and physical therapy students participated in an IPE activity regarding mobility of critically ill patients. Outcomes related to the roles and responsibilities of both professions in regards to patient mobilization ... -
Promoting wellness and mindfulness for nurses
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: This presentation will share the design, implementation and evaluation of a series on wellness and mindfulness for nurses. Nurses often state they are too busy to take a break ... -
Providing future nurses with experiential learning opportunities in global nursing: The Belize experience
(2017-07-18)Nursing is becoming more global every day; from the patients we care for, the patients families that we provide support, to the medical providers we work with, and the types of diseases and diagnoses we are treating. As ... -
Searching for Clinical Guidelines, Algorithms, and Mixed Methods Studies: What's Wrong with PICO?
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background Information: The Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome (PICO) format has often been promoted in nursing as the best method to formulate a clinical question ... -
Sex Will Make Your Fingers Grow Thin and Then You Die': The Interplay of Culture, Myths, and Taboos on African Immigrant Mothers' Perception of Reproductive Health Education with Their Daughters Aged 10-14 Years
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: The purpose of this presentation is to examine the convergence of culture, myth, and taboo about reproductive health issues to which ...