Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Omicron Omicron at-Large"
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Changing Southern African nurses' roles in antibiotic stewardship: An innovative pedagogical approach
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to describe the roles nurses can play in antimicrobial stewardship, lessons learned in the creation of health-related e-learning ... -
Designing and Developing a Mobile App: An Interprofessional Collaboration
To describe the collaboration process between two team members in their work on designing and developing this mobile app. We discuss the barriers to the collaboration as well as the partners' plans to overcome them. -
Direct care RN perceptions of the healthy work environment
(2013-05-13)Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013: The purpose of the qualitative mixed method study was to understand the perceptions of direct care registered nurses (RNs) regarding their work environment. Patricia Benner ... -
Evaluating a peer education HIV/AIDS program at a higher education institution in South Africa
(2017-09-20)To gain an understanding of how to empower peer educators at higher education institutions regarding taking responsibility for their own sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention. Communication should be strengthened for an effective ... -
Fundamental requirements for integration of HIV/AIDS competencies into pre-service nursing program in South Africa
(2017-10-02)Fighting the HIV epidemic includes equipping nurses in their training. This involves ensuring integration of HIV and AIDS related competencies into the curriculum. The implementation of such integration relies of a number ... -
Healthcare provider attitudes and beliefs toward family-witnessed resuscitation in Saudi Arabia
(2017-07-06)Purpose: Healthcare provider attitudes and beliefs towards family witnessed resuscitation (FWR) have been studied extensively in Western cultures1-6. However, the literature shows little evidence of similar studies ... -
Impact of nursing interventions on perioperative throughput: A review of the patient undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the ambulatory surgery setting versus acute care setting
Opportunities for increased efficiencies can be evaluated by assessing current processes and examining the components of each step to identify adjustments for improvements within a hospital's perioperative department. ... -
Nursing Empowered Leaders: A Study Describing Who We Are and Who We Want To Be
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Sunday, March 19, 2017: Numerous articles have been written describing the disconnect between the perceived image of nursing and the unfavorable, inaccurate, stereotypical representations of nursing ... -
Outcomes of children prenatally exposed to opioids around the world: A systematic review
Illicit use of opioids is becoming a global health concern, especially amongst users of childbearing age. In this session, long-term developmental outcomes of children around the world prenatally exposed to opioids will ... -
Professional coaching: A successful strategy for supporting and developing nurse managers for the future
(2017-09-28)The purpose of this presentation is to discuss findings from a qualitative investigation that explored the perceptions of professional coaches regarding mid-level nurse managers and the manager role. Coaches' support and ... -
Teaching the MDGs: The role of the nurse in multidsciplinary project based instruction
(2013-12-19)Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013: Promoted by the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight quantitative metrics to be achieved by 2015 with the ultimate purpose of reducing global ... -
Understanding the experiences of mothers with preterm babies admitted in a public hospital
(2017-09-29)Preterm delivery is a stressful and life threatening situation to both mothers and pre-term babies. This stress renders mothers unable to carry out their expectations such as caring for their preterm babies. Caring for the ... -
Usability and acceptability of a mobile app for emergency room providers: A mixed-methods study
We designed and developed a mobile application for rapid decision-making and guidance for health care providers of child sex-abuse victims, especially those working in emergency rooms. This study provides a preliminary ... -
Using an instructional design model to develop a framework to guide leadership in nursing education
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Leaders are accountable for the performance of their direct reports and thus responsible for providing a framework by which to evaluate staff ...