Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Iota Sigma"
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American Red Cross simulation and student nurse disaster preparedness
(2017-07-24)Background: Disasters, natural and man-made, are increasing world-wide. Student nurses are an under-utilized resource in disaster response. As pre-professionals with some training, they have the ability to increase ... -
Assessing core competencies of senior nursing students and faculty as input to Philippine competency-based education
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Nursing competency is necessary for patient safety. With global nursing shortage and high demand for Filipino nurses, there was increase in nursing schools and enrolments since 1998. This has implications on nursing ... -
Assessment of community health by neighborhood and church collaboration
Using Ryan's (2009) Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change, this collaboratively conducted (neighborhood/church/university ) community-based participatory action research assessed San Bernardino, California residents' ... -
Back to the blackboard? Personal technology use and knowledge acquisition
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background/Problem: Students in face-to-face classrooms (F2F) are using multiple technologies, communicating on social media, and surfing the web while listening to the ... -
Brief mindfulness meditation to reduce stress among nurses: Evidence-based practice
Brief mindfulness meditation can play a key role in creating healthier work environments in the hospital setting. A daily brief intervention is an effective, inexpensive, and time efficient method to reduce stress and ... -
Community-based health programs: Struggles for health, education, and social care
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: This presentation aims to share lessons and insights, pieces of evidence on what works and what does not work in community health development work. For almost four decades, I ... -
Community-based wellness center: Getting people to move
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to increase the physical activity in low income Hispanic men and women in a community center. With the increase in obesity rates, physical activity plays a central role in overall ... -
A composite cognition instrument for nursing care of combat casualties
In the course of caring for military and civilian combat casualties, military nurses must make rapid, accurate decisions. When developing methods to teach nurses essential content for combat casualty care, it is important ... -
The Dauntless Nurse: Communication Confidence Builder
(2017-07-27)Assertive communication is a vital skill nurses must possess. Without these skills, nurses doubt themselves, putting both themselves and their patients in danger. This presentation will focus on knowledge and skills to ... -
Development and testing of an explanatory model of registered nurse empowerment
Recent innovations in patient care delivery and nursing governance require an empowered workforce. However, little is known about what combination of organizational, leadership, and personal characteristics maximize the ... -
Effects of exercise on physiologic and psychologic outcomes in patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis: A quasi-experimental study in Lebanon
End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a public health problem that is expected to continue to rise and has overwhelming effects on individuals’ psychological, physical, and emotional wellbeing. Treatment options include ... -
Efficacy of a collaborative, spiritual care educational intervention to enhance nurses' spiritual care attitudes
Patients' spiritual needs can be addressed by nurses; however, spiritual-care provision barriers include nurses' spiritual-care attitudes. The abstract describes the efficacy of a hospital nurse researcher/university faculty ... -
Epigenetic risk factors in women with breast cancer: A family case-control study
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The purpose is to disseminate the current scientific evidence, including meta-analyses and a pilot prospective family-based case-control study on genome health on ... -
Epigenetics for breast cancer prevention: A family case-control study
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy and second leading cause of cancer death among women. Epidemiological studies have documented that environmental ... -
Establishing international research collaborations: A cross cultural perspective
(2017-07-27)The presentation will focus on a research collaboration between a university School of Nursing in Rio de Janeiro and a university School of Nursing in California, United States. the experience and insights of establishing ... -
Evaluation of a Government Deployment Project for Unemployed Nurses as Input to Policy and Programmatic Directions
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: At the peak of nurse unemployment in 2011 with the US and global financial crisis, the Philippine Department of Health organized a training-cum-deployment project for ... -
Exploratory Study on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing the Culture of Huddling in Ambulatory Care
(2017-07-28)The main purpose of this study was to follow- up and measure if huddles were actually being conducted in the ambulatory clinics post didactic education to the nursing staff. The findings revealed that the participants felt ... -
An exploratory study to shape a disaster nurse practitioner scope of practice
The impact and devastation from national disasters pose imminent risk to large populations. If trained in disaster response and following evidence-based practice standards, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) could be prepared to ... -
Exploring higher rates of breastfeeding among civilian military wives: A mixed methods study
Background: As compared to the U.S. general postpartum population, civilian military wives (CMWs) encounter unique challenges that can impede their ability to breastfeed, including geographic replacement and physical and ... -
Faculty Perceptions of Simulation in the Early Entry Master's Program
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purposes of this study were to identify faculty perceptions of simulation and to measure changes in specific student behaviors after simulation. Background and significance: Simulation use has increased in ...
