Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Gamma Nu"
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Accelerated baccalaureate nursing students: Perceptions of success
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Although there are a number of anecdotal reports on demographic characteristics and academic success of accelerated nursing students, few empirical studies have been undertaken to examine these students' success, ... -
Adolescent mother's experience of parenting one year after delivery
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this research is to describe the lived experience of parenting for adolescent mothers one year after the birth of their child. Methods: This is a ... -
Breast Cancer Global Research: Coping, Social Support and Health of Women With Breast Cancer
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: Breast cancer is a stressful experience for women worldwide. National and international studies report poor quality of life, increased emotional distress among women ... -
A comparative study of cultural competence curricula in baccalaureate nursing programs
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: Three different forms of cultural competence curricula are found in baccalaureate nursing programs: those with a nursing culture course, those with a non-nursing ... -
A comparative study of cultural competence curricula in baccalaureate nursing programs
(2013-05-13)Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013: Background & Purpose of the Study: Although cultural competence education has been mandated in baccalaureate nursing education, there are currently three different forms ... -
Connecting Clinical to the Classroom: Creating an Electronic Student Constructed Study Guide
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: The clinical nursing instructor must guide the learning. In the clinical arena it is essential for the clinical nursing instructor to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge. ... -
Correlates of Student Challenges in Achieving Successful Outcomes
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: Background/Purpose: Studies have identified factors related to success in nursing licensure examinations for senior Nursing students. However, none ... -
Dress for success: Increasing self-efficacy baccalaureate nursing students
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: My research focused on the impact, if any, on novice nursing students' perception of their self-efficacy when the intervention of requiring ... -
Exploring the relationships between and among registered nurses' spiritual well-being, spiritual care perspectives, and their provision of spiritual care in acute care settings
Despite acknowledgment that spiritual care is an essential aspect of holistic nursing care, nurses often feel ill-prepared for, uncomfortable with, and uncertain about providing spiritual care. Studies have indicated that ... -
Feeding Practices and Beliefs of Hispanic Mothers of Preschool Age Children
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore maternal feeding practices and beliefs of Hispanic mothers of preschool-age children. A convenience sample of 6 mothers were interviewed. Overall, mothers who perceived ... -
A Global Health Internship for BSN Students
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this project wa to implement a project to advance the global perspective for nursing education and reseearch. Methods: International partnership exchange opportunities were made availabele to ... -
A Global Perspective: Meaning, Coping, and Health of Younger and Older Women with Breast Cancer
(2017-07-13)Breast cancer is a major global public health issue. It is the most common disease in women worldwide and the leading cause of death in females including women in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (Brunello et al., 2008; ... -
The Home Birth Summits: Finding Common Ground to Transform Policy and Practice
(2017-07-26)The Home Birth Summits in the U.S. included all home-birth stakeholders to achieve the goal of finding common ground. The nine common ground statements that resulted have begun a transformation of policy and practice. This ... -
The impact of job satisfaction, stress and career needs on Navy nurses intent to stay on active duty
The nursing profession is experiencing a shortage of registered nurses that is only expected to escalate. The Navy Nurse Corps (NC) takes the shortage seriously and would like to prevent a shortage from occurring in the ... -
Infant massage and rates of maternal postpartum depression in mothers of preterm infants
(2017-10-09)The purpose of this educational activity is to describe the relationship between a maternally delivered infant massage program and the rates of maternal depression in mothers of preterm infants. -
Insight to Obese Female Pelvic Examination via Special Device
(2017-10-09)Data reported that doctors were able to obtain a pap smear with no difficulty and doctors are no longer reluctant to a pelvic exam on obese patients. The study demonstrated improved healthcare provider's self-reported easy ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Preeclampsia Among First-Generation Nigerian Women in the United States
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: Although numerous studies have documented the need for early recognition and treatment of preeclampsia to attain a good prognosis, first-generation Nigerian women ... -
Mentoring New PhD Students into the Professorial Role
(2012-9-12)Traditional PhD programs have as their goal to prepare researchers. While this outcome is paramount for success as a nursing professor; newly graduated PhD nurses without previous teaching experience often embark on tenure ... -
Nurse Educators' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Horizontal Violence Measured Through Dimensions of Oppression
(2018-03-22)This presentation describes the results of research utilizing a newly developed and validated instrument, the NEKAP-HV©, which measures nurse educators’ knowledge, attitudes and practice of horizontal violence through ... -
Parenting behaviors, perceived competence, and exercise of girls in middle childhood
Parental socialization patterns (permissiveness, authoritarianism, authoritativeness), parental exercise, and perceived competence influence children's vigorous physical activity according to sport socialization theory. ...
