Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Lambda Pi at-Large"
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Acknowledging and enabling point-of-care leadership: A key to clinical nursing excellence
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Point-of-care nurses who have opportunities to engage in and be acknowledged for their leadership behaviours find it a source of inspiration, motivation, and' confidence building. ... -
Adopting a high performance management system utilizing a lean visual management tool to sustain improvements
(2017-07-25)After the implementation of a LEAN Daily Continuous Improvement Program (DCIP) in a Large Pediatric ambulatory portfolio the momentum for process improvement accelerated and great successes were achieved. However, after a ... -
Advance care planning in advanced heart failure: A relational exploration of autonomy
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of understanding and sharing personal values and goals to ensure people with serious illnesses receive healthcare and treatment that is consistent with their goals and preferences. ... -
Challenges with Nurse Licensing and Mobility
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Objectives: Considerable literature exists on the immigration of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in other countries, but little information exists to guide the ... -
Classroom activities that promote transformational leadership in nursing students
Transformational leadership skills are essential for safe healthcare practice. Assessment of healthcare students’ degree of transformational leadership skills before graduation is important when developing future ... -
Collaborative practice by nurse practitioners and physicians in long-term care homes: A mixed methods study
Purpose. To understand how nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians (MDs) collaborate with one another to provide resident care in Ontario long-term care homes (LTCHs). Methods. A sequential two-phase, mixed methods design ... -
Colorectal cancer prevention in Chinese immigrant women: An educational program
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purposes: (a) to educate Chinese immigrant women about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening services provided by the Canadian health care system and (b) to advance those women's ... -
A comparison of traditional and non-traditional pre-entry pathways on academic outcomes for practical nursing students
Students enter nursing programs through a variety of methods. The traditional entry method still exists; however, non-traditional pre-entry pathways are increasing. Little is known about how these students perform once ... -
Congruency between parents' actual and desired participation in the care of their hospitalized child
Parents' participation in the care of their hospitalized child is an integral part of pediatric nursing practice and is considered to be beneficial for children and parents. However, parents may not discuss their participation ... -
Describing the contribution and value of public health nurses to health system outcomes
(2017-07-27)The purpose of this study is to begin to describe the value of Public Health Nurses (PHNs) to health system outcomes. Thirty PHNs working in a full range of public health programs and services will be interviewed to begin ... -
Design and development of a virtual game as pre-simulation preparation for 4th year BScN students
The design, development and implementation of a serious virtual game about urosepsis in the elderly is discussed. The virtual game preparation was part of a research project on the use of a serious simulation game versus ... -
Development of client care needs assessment tool to support workforce transformation in mental health
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of our research was to develop a evidenced-based methodology that could be applied to define how clinical services were staffed to deliver care of the highest ... -
Engaging youth in mental health promotion: Mental health and addictions champions
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Nurses working in public health settings face the challenge of leading effective, collaborative comprehensive approaches to youth mental health promotion amongst key stakeholders ... -
Enhancing clinical outcomes by scaling up evidence-based practices: A global collaboration
This presentation will contribute to an overall dialogue related to scaling up evidence-based practices and will engage the audience in a unique opportunity for discussion regarding enhancing professional nursing practice ... -
Enhancing Gerontology Content in Canadian Nursing Education Through Knowledge Translation
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: In Canada there is an urgent need to enhance gerontological content in entry to practice nursing education. This study examined the immediate and one year outcomes ... -
Enhancing practice and education: A scoping review to develop forensic mental health nursing competencies
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is developing forensic mental health (FMH) nursing competencies. The goal of this project, via a scoping review method inclusive of expert consultation, is to support FMH ... -
Evaluating the Use of C-HOBIC and the C-HOBIC Transition Synoptic Report
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Evaluating the Use of C-HOBIC and the C-HOBIC Transition Synoptic Report. Purpose/Objective Electronic health records (EHRs) offer the opportunity to improve patient outcomes ... -
Evaluating use of a mobile classroom response system in the classroom and the simulation lab
(2018-03-29)This presentation describes a descriptive mixed methods study that evaluated instructor and learner perspectives of feasibility, benefits and limitations of using a mobile classroom response system (CRS) in the classroom ... -
An evidence-based approach to successful practice change, the Toolkit: Implementation of best practice guidelines
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: An evidence-based practice program, funded by a provincial government and led by a professional nursing association in Canada, has a mandate to develop, disseminate, and support ... -
[Excerpt from] Transforming nursing through knowledge: Best practice for guideline development implementation science, and evaluation
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2018)This item record pertains to an excerpt from Transforming Nursing Through Knowledge, which is provided free of charge by the publisher. About this book: From conceptual and programmatic underpinnings to lived experiences ...
