Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Kappa Theta"
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Behind closed curtains on eighteen wheels: The risk factors and consequences of intimate partner violence in female long-haul truck drivers
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Intimate partner violence affects more than 1.3 million women in the United States (US) each year and 50% of all female homicides ... -
Caregiver strain: Assessment of stress and needs for caseworkers and paraprofessionals serving international refugees
(2017-09-18)Increasing numbers of international refugees are being resettled in the U.S. Caregivers (caseworkers and paraprofessionals) are responsible for assisting these refugees in obtaining services related to education, healthcare, ... -
Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies: Implications for school nurses
With more children using complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies (CAI), it is imperative that school nurses are equipped to assist children in the school setting. This study indicated that school nurses felt ... -
Conceptualization of factors that have meaning for newly licensed registered nurses completing nurse residency programs in acute care settings
Nurse residency programs (NRPs) have been identified as a means to promote transitioning of new nurses into the professional nursing role. Questions have arisen related to which elements within those programs are most ... -
Concerns of baccalaureate educators in Kentucky regarding community-based nursing education
This descriptive study utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the stages of concern of baccalaureate nurse educators concerning community-based nursing as a curriculum innovation. Concerns theory and ... -
The effect of mirthful laughter on stress and natural killer cell cytotoxicity
A survey of local cancer patients revealed that humor was a frequently used complementary therapy which helped them cope with stress. Introductory research has suggested that humor can decrease the perception of stress and ... -
An exploration of patient bathing practices and bath basin use in Kentucky healthcare facilities
(2017-09-21)It is economically advantageous for facilities to identify and prevent hospital acquired infections since these costs are not reimbursed. Little is known about the potential sources of infection from personal patient items ... -
A Formative Program Evaluation of Electronic Clinical Tracking System Documentation to Meet National Core Competencies
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Electronic clinical tracking systems are used in many educational institutions of higher learning to document advanced practice registered nursing students' clinical experiences. ... -
Impact of a Pandemic on Nurse Intention to Stay or Leave Nursing
A survey examining employment intentions was completed by 850 nurses, which resulted in 25% of respondents indicating that they are likely/extremely likely to leave their current nursing position. This late breaking research ... -
Improving occupational skin disease knowledge and prevention for cosmetology students
(2017-09-25)Cosmetologists frequently develop occupational skin disease related to workplace exposures. The results of this study suggest use of an educational intervention can increase knowledge of occupational skin disease and use ... -
Is sitting time associated with increased health risks in nurses?
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Sitting time (ST) has increased substantially in the last 50 years and is an emerging health risk. There is evidence that prolonged ST is a risk factor for ... -
Joining Forces: Improving Behavioral Health in the Emergency Department
Emergency Departments (ED) are increasingly deluged with people suffering from psychiatric/mental health and substance abuse problems. Inability to properly care for these patients threatens safety and achievement of high ... -
Logistic regression of admissions data to identify predictors of success in a BSN program
(2016-09-16)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Retrospective analysis demonstrated that use of this model would have eliminated 38.75% of the students who were ultimately not successful in the nursing program, while ... -
Meaningful factors in nurse transition for newly licensed registered nurses in acute care settings
(2018-04-03)This qualitative, multi-site study is an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' narratives describing factors that the participants found meaningful to nurse transition in Nurse ... -
Nurse manager leadership behavior and staff nurse job satisfaction
(2013-05-13)Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013: Transformational leadership behaviors of nurse managers are related to staff nurse job satisfaction. Transformational leaders foster open communication horizontally and ... -
Poverty simulation: A teaching tool for undergraduate nursing students
(2017-09-15)Advocacy for vulnerable populations is considered an essential aspect of professional nursing practice (AACN, 2008). Negative attitudes towards those living in poverty interferes with providing high quality, unbiased care ... -
Project EMPOWER: An interdisciplinary project
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: The purpose of this presentation is to describe an interprofessional project that brought together Social Work, Nursing and Counseling. Project EMPOWER was a grant funded ... -
Simulated clinical experience: An investigation of emotion understanding and management
Many investigators have documented that lack of emotional intelligence (EI) in professional nursing correlates with patient dissatisfaction, negative patient outcomes, and litigation. However, much less information is ...