Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Lambda"
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Assessing Effectiveness of a Mentorship Intervention Addressing Perinatal Depression in Rwanda
Perinatal depression is the most prevalent mental disorder during pregnancy and one year postnatal and is associated with risks faced by mothers and their infants. In Rwanda,perinatal depression is high. Our study will ... -
Baccalaureate nursing students' self-care beliefs and practices prior to graduation
Participants will be able to understand self-care beliefs and practices for baccalaureate nursing students with identification of barriers, definitions, preferred activities, its impact on academic performance, and the ... -
Between this world and the next: The lived experience of having a life-threatening illness
Wonderings about hospice patients' experience of dying evolved into the question, “What is it like to have a life-threatening illness?” That question guided this interpretive phenomenological inquiry. Phenomenology ... -
The Changing Role of the Chief Nursing Executive in an Enculturated Evidenced-Based Practice Environment
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: This presentation will discuss the transitions that the most senior nurse leader, Chief Nursing Executive (CNE) must make in his/her role to sustain the EBP culture and ... -
Condom use among urban African American adolescent females
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the most common global health problems, having a profound impact on sexual and reproductive health worldwide. The CDC estimates that approximately 20 million ... -
Couplet Care: From the Start, Never Apart
A single staged newborn admission will carve the imprint for success in sustaining couplet care from birth to discharge. This model is an efficient process that fosters teamwork and leads to improved patient satisfaction. ... -
Creating an Environment Where EBP Is Reality: Engagement and Critical Contributions of the Nurse Executive
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: There are critical components of an organizational culture that must be embraced and imbedded in order for EBP to become a reality. These components must be actualized ... -
Demonstrating the return on investment for nursing: Elevating nursing practice through engagement
(2018-06-18)Nursing engagement and impact is determined by nurses and organizational context. Our approach to nursing engagement adopted a strengths based approach and included an intentional focus on organizational leaders. This ... -
Effective treatments for opioid use disorder: A systematic review
(2018-06-14)Opioid use disorder is reaching a crisis point globally with many individuals severely impacted. Evidence illustrates that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is effective in helping individuals overcome opioid use disorder. ... -
Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Palliative Care for Registered Nurses in Lebanon
Purpose: Assess effectiveness of educational intervention, adapted from End of Life Care Curriculum for nurses. Method: Quasi experimental pre-post-test. Assessment: 34 multiple choice questions. Results: Mean pretest score ... -
Effects of analgesics and virtual reality therapy on patients' pain and anxiety in changing dressing
(2018-07-03)There was used composite approach to pain control in deep skin damage patients, but still more than 50% patients complain that pain control is unsatisfactory. The result showed that combine use of analgesics and VR therapy ... -
Effects of Tai Chi on balance: A population-based meta-analysis
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: Purpose: The aim of this study was to systematically review and analyze the effects of Tai Chi on balance in older adults. Methods: The literature was searched for randomized ... -
Evaluation of an alternative prenatal care visit schedule for low-risk pregnant women
While the current prenatal visit schedule is widely accepted as providing the highest quality prenatal care and followed by health care practitioners in this country and abroad, it is not based on sound scientific evidence. ... -
Examining the role of social context in nurses' pain assessment practice with postoperative clients
Pain is a significant symptom in the postoperative period. Inadequately managed pain has been associated with additional postoperative complications and prolonged hospitalization, yet empirical data demonstrate that nurses ... -
Factors that affect adequate analgesia in African Americans with cancer pain
Statement of the Problem: Receiving adequate analgesia has been shown to be problematic for African Americans with cancer pain. The vast majority of studies only simply highlights the existing disparities between African ... -
Faculty development for simulation-based education: Different evidence-informed approaches
This session reports on an integrative review to appraise faculty development for educators using simulation-based education, with a focus on the topics that comprise formal training, the structure of training programs and ... -
Governance: The role of nursing in sustaining global health
This session explores the concept of governance and highlights professional practice model components. Care delivery models give nurses responsibility for provision of patient care, yet they are often without voice. Selected ... -
The influence of transcultural nursing course on multicultural caring competence in Taiwanese nursing students
The target audience of this presentation is nursing educators who are interested in evidence-based course design, especially for transcultural nursing course. The audience will learn the effect of transcultural nursing ... -
Innovative collaboration in the investigation of psychological distress and personality characteristics in nursing students
These results indicate a significantly higher level of distress among students than in the literature. There were several specific symptom domains where we see particular difficulties -- anxiety is a big one, but surprisingly, ... -
Innovative use of electronic tablets for newly diagnosed cancer patient education
(2017-06-13)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the use of an electronic tablet as a tool to provide coaching to newly diagnosed cancer patients for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) maintenance to minimize ...
