Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Gamma Phi"
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Adult daughters' relationships with their institutionalized mothers
A qualitative research design using grounded theory methodology was used to study adult daughters' relationships during the transitional period following their mothers' institutionalization in a nursing home. The central ... -
Advancing Nursing Migration Research: Observations and Opportunities
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: The purposes of this umbrella review were to identify the state of nursing research focused on the experiences of nurses who migrate globally and identify implications ... -
Assessing implementation fidelity use in adults with intellectual disability and their residential care staff
This abstract discusses the assessment of implementation fidelity using a checklist adapted from Breitenstein's (2008) Fidelity Checklist. Adherence and competence of the facilitators are evaluated through the STEPS and ... -
Capturing faculty practice data: Examining the interdisciplinary student opportunities in a multi-site faculty practice setting
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Since the 1980s, the Rush University College of Nursing Office of Faculty Practice has maintained multiple Chicagoland community partnerships ... -
Cardiovascular knowledge, beliefs and healthcare practices of the Amish in Northern Indiana
Background. The Amish are a conservative ethno-religious Christian subculture who are doubling in number every 14 years. There are now more than 249,000 located in 28 states and Ontario, Canada. To our knowledge, no previous ... -
Challenges and opportunities in conducting international research study: Family-witnessed resuscitation in two European countries
(2017-07-10)Background: Conducting international nursing research has been recognized to be crucial in advancing professional healthcare practice (Opollo et al. 2014). Besides providing opportunities for building cultural competences ... -
Correlates of Lifestyle Physical Activity in Older Latinos
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Aims: The purpose of this secondary analysis is to identify the background (demographics, acculturation, environment, current health, and light physical activity [PA]) and ... -
Creating a strong and healthy work environment during a pandemic through shared governance
Importance of shared governance presence with rounding to ensure a healthy work environment during a pandemic. The President of the shared governance counsel implemented weekly rounding in an effort to engage with the ... -
Development and Testing of the Nurse Manager EBP Competency Scale
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: BACKGROUND: Nurse managers are ideally situated within an organization to influence implementation and use of evidence-based practices (EBP) (Birken, Lee, & Weiner, 2012; ... -
Distributive Justice and Social Policy: A Case Study
This research focused on explicating the conceptions of just distribution of resources underlying one example of health policy. The policy used as a case study was federal funding of home health care under Medicare, during ... -
Educating nursing students as change agents: A case study
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: In 1996, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Public Health proposed a model of engagement and collaboration of public health, community, and hospital partnerships to improve ... -
Empowering young adults: The adolescent insight development model
Quality of life and ease of reintegration into the family and the community are particularly important for the adolescent or young adult with mental illness. Such rehabilitation has long been focused on empowerment, partly ... -
Enhancing Board Leadership for Success
(2012-11-29)Session presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012: Understanding the chapter board structure is critical for a chapter. How can your chapter implement additional committees and initiatives to enhance this basic structure? ... -
Fall reduction in the emergency department using a fall prevention bundle
A successful reduction in patient falls was achieved the ED through a fall prevention bundle composed of improved fall-risk screening, multifactorial interventions, and staff education. High rates of fall risk screening ... -
Gaining a voice: A study of the breastfeeding experiences of a select group of educated, low-income, minority women supported by peer counselors
This grounded theory study describes the experiences of a small select group of educated, low-income, culturally diverse women who were supported by peer counselors/breastfeeding advocates in their communities as they ... -
Gamma-O-Ramma: A Chapter Engagement Strategy to Disseminate Scholarship
The Gamma Phi chapter provides a regular, ongoing opportunity for nurses, faculty, and students to present their work. These monthly "Gamma-O-Ramma educational sessions have been an effective way to engage members, promote ... -
Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing & Midwifery (GAPFON): Recommendations, strategies, and outcomes
(2016-09-20)In 2015 and 2016, the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) convened seven regional meetings of the Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing & Midwifery (GAPFON) in Southeast Asia/Pacific ... -
Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing (GAPFON): Recommendations, strategies and outcomes
(2016-07-21)Special Session presented on Friday, 22 July 2016: The purpose of The Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing (GAPFON) is to advance nursing's voice and vision in the context of global health by engaging nurses to ... -
Global leadership: Expanding Your influence
(2016-09-18)The idea of nurses performing extraordinary feats is not unheard of. Nurses are many things, to many different people. They provide care to all. They speak up for their patients and their profession. They are as diverse ... -
Goal setting using motivational interviewing in a high-risk care-managed patient population
(2017-10-26)Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in patient goal setting in a Medicaid population should be well documented by Care Managers. The advantages of Motivational Interviewing within this high-risk cohort are discussed. ...
