Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Nu Eta"
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The critical factors influencing the attitudes and behaviors of nurses caring for patients with substance use disorders
Background: Nursing is known to be an ethical and caring practice discipline, yet there is some evidence that nurses may have negative attitudes and behaviors towards persons with substance use disorders. Few nurses realize ... -
Driving Patient Outcomes through Clinical Decision Support Systems and Nurse-Directed Protocols
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Nurse-directed catheter removal protocols (NDCRPs) are a recommended strategy to promote prompt removal of unnecessary urinary catheters, thus reducing patient ... -
Educating critical care nurses on moral distress: Building a sustainable solution through online continuing education
(2018-03-12)Moral distress has been shown to be a leading factor in nurse resignations and poor patient outcomes. Adapting the 4A's strategy to an online learning management system to educate nurses on identifying and managing moral ... -
The emerging role of the patient blood management nurse
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Traditionally nurses in medical institutions have been responsible for the basic tasks related to blood transfusion including monitoring, safety and ... -
Examining the effects of a standardized patient simulation experience on decision making, self efficacy and critical thinking
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a standardized patient simulation experience on decision making, self efficacy and critical thinking. Standardized ... -
Examining the perceptions of postoperative vital signs practices
The nursing staff council at an urban magnet hospital began questioning why postoperative vital signs were done at the current frequency. This session will present the evidence-based practice project that was completed to ... -
Exploration of the impact of screening on the outcomes of bipolar disorders: A mixed methods study
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a chronic mental health illness that impacts all aspects of an individual's life and ability to function. The World Health Organization ranks BPD as ... -
Facilitative interventions for nurse leaders that enculturate evidence-based practice
(2017-10-24)A gap in nurse leaders' knowledge exists regarding correlation of safe, quality care with evidence-based practice (EBP), resulting in fiscal detriment, decreased quality outcomes, and staff retention and empowerment issues. ... -
Implementing care coordination and transition management in a critical care telemetry unit
(2017-07-13)This session will present the process for the implementation of care coordination and transition management in a critical care telemetry unit in one urban community hospital. Care Coordination and Transition Management is ... -
Improving clinical competence and skills acquisition by student nurses: Bridging the preparation to practice gap
(2018-03-15)The objective is to improve patient care and reduce medical errors by improving the preparation of nursing students for their role in the clinical setting by formalizing the process of skills acquisition and to foster ... -
Incorporating a collaborative perioperative training program in undergraduate nursing education
(2017-07-27)This session presents a Collaborative Perioperative Training Program between an undergraduate nursing program and a hospital Perioperative Services Department. This program has been effective in introducing nursing students ... -
Incorporating Safety Challenges in Undergraduate Nursing Simulation Experiences
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how safety challenges can be incorporated in simulation experiences. The presentation will include simulation case ... -
Legislation addressing minimum registered nurse staffing deficiencies in healthcare settings
(2017-10-06)Legislation in New Jersey (along with the need for legislation nationwide) providing adequate nurse staffing is discussed. Also poor patient outcomes as related to inadequate nurse staffing is discussed. -
New Jersey-Bermuda Perianesthesia Nursing Collaborative
(2017-07-26)This session will present the New Jersey-Bermuda Perianesthesia Nursing Collaborative, a professional specialty nursing collaboration between perianesthesia nurses in New Jersey and in Bermuda. Collaboration initiation and ... -
Reducing Sepsis Mortality: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Leveraging Technology to Empower Nurses
(2017-10-06)Sepsis is a global health phenomenon: it does not discriminate! It is a complex inflammatory process that can outfox the most expert clinicians. Find out how to tame sepsis by leveraging technology to empower nurses to ... -
The relationships of nurses' critical thinking ability and patients' self-disclosure to accuracy in nursing assessment of depression in elderly medical patients
This study investigated the relationships of nurses' critical thinking ability and patients' self-disclosure to accuracy in nursing assessment of depression in elderly medical patients. The sample consisted of 120 female ... -
Simulated role-play to improve attitudes and empathy toward older adults in accelerated nursing students
This pre- and post-test intervention study aimed to: 1) examine the effectiveness of two educational modalities, a case study and simulated role-playing scenarios, on improving attitudes and empathy towards older adults; ... -
Surgical Skeletal Pin Site Infection Control: Translating Evidence, Implementing Change
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Poster Presentation EBP Initiative Surgical Skeletal Pin Site Infection Control: Translating Evidence - Implementing Change: In an attempt to describe the process to translate ... -
Validating nursing students’ self-efficacy ratings and urinary catheterization skills using simulation and iPad video debriefing
The aim of this study was to validate the level of understanding of senior-level nursing students of their self-efficacy by completing the Clinical Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES), deliberate practice in the skills ...
