Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Kappa Epsilon at-Large"
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Assessing Clinical Judgment Behaviors and Self-Reflection Using the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric
(2018-03-22)Research consistently demonstrates that new graduates are often not sufficiently competent to recognize and intervene appropriately in unfolding situations (Thiesen & Sandow, 2013). The Laseter Clinical Judgement Rubric ... -
Assessment of nursing students’ knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention regarding blood administration using high-fidelity simulation
The purpose of this study was to measure knowledge acquisition and retention among nursing students participating in a blood administration simulation. Knowledge acquisition was measured with a pre-test prior to the ... -
Choices related to maximizing quality of life at end of life
Humans, including those residing in the United States, can live in denial of their own mortality. Because of this, futile care is sometimes provided, often at great monetary expense and for little or no return in terms of ... -
Co-development and strengthening of a new curriculum, global collaboration between a low- and high-resource countries
This session presents on the collaborative project between a new undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing program in a low resource country, Nigeria and an accredited undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing program in a high-resource ... -
Contraceptive use among low-income and ethnic minority women living in three urban underserved neighborhoods
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014: Purpose: Ineffective and non'use of contraceptives have been associated with increased risk of unplanned pregnancy in the United States. Unplanned pregnancy rates and their ... -
Deciding to engage in advance care planning: A comparison of participants' experiences
Advance care planning (ACP) is a dynamic decision-making process that assists people to construct and communicate their preferences for end of life care. Two decades of research have shown that when preferences are not ... -
Family health in the families of the young chronically mentally ill
Although the family plays a major role in the care of young adults with serious and persistent mental illness, there has been limited research on the impact of these ongoing caregiving responsibilities on the health of the ... -
Implementation of an Electronic Handover Tool: Learning From Program Evaluation
(2018-06-19)This session will describe key learning from the implementation of an electronic tool to support bedside communication handover. Program evaluation and quality improvement methods will summarize strengths and opportunities ... -
Leading the Transformation to an EBP Organization with Planned, Strategic Integration of 3 Critical Resources; People, Processes and Technology
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Today's healthcare environment is increasingly complex and ever changing. Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been identified as a critical requirement to achieve the Triple Aim ... -
Nurse educators' perceptions about the culture of nursing and how they bring students into that culture: A focused ethnography
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to discover nurse educators’ perceptions about the culture of nursing and how they bring students into that culture. Background: Although the extant literature addresses the ... -
Nursing research and responsible partnership in the global setting
The ethics of international research and the importance of cultural competency have been discussed in nursing literature, but this endeavor takes a step towards deeper understanding of the responsibility of high-resource ... -
Nursing students' perceptions and attitudes towards evidence-based practice, research and graduate education in nursing
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: Part of the roles of nurses identified in 'The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health' report released in 2010 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Robert ... -
Nursing teamwork in health system hospitals: A multisite longitudinal study
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Teamwork among nursing staff members - licensed and unlicensed - is essential to create a strong and dependable workplace. Relationship-Based ... -
Overcoming Barriers to Diabetes in Homeless Adults Through the Environmental Barriers to Adherence Scale (EBAS)
Homeless persons have diabetes rates similar to the general population, however are more likely to face barriers. This quality improvement project identified barriers to diabetes care in homeless individuals through the ... -
A pain & pain management course enhanced by liberal arts content
Background: Pain affects millions and is associated with negative outcomes. Educating baccalaureate students from a variety of majors regarding pain will place persons in society that are familiar with the complex, ... -
Pain Reassessment in the Emergency Department
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Abstract: Purpose and Background: Inadequate management of pain in the emergency department is a significant problem resulting in decreased patient satisfaction as well ... -
Preterm birth and continuation of child's follow-up care after hospital discharge
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Purpose: The complications of preterm birth is enormous on the child such that non-use or inadequate use of recommended follow-up during the immediate first year of life ... -
Promotion of healthy nutrition knowledge through a girls' health camp
Two one-week health camps with a well-focused nutrition sessions to promote the culture of health among 89 young girls aged 9-15 years was effective in increasing the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of the girls who ... -
The relationship between the birth of a preterm infant and the vulnerable child syndrome using Lessick's Vulnerability Model as a theoretical framework
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the birth of a preterm infant and the vulnerable child syndrome. The theoretical framework for the study was Lessick's Vulnerability Model for Nursing ... -
A review of reasons for women's contraceptive switching and discontinuation
(2017-09-29)More than half of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, and many of these are associated with contraceptive non-use. This session presents 20 reasons that women reported for switching or discontinuing contraceptives. ...
