Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Omicron Upsilon"
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BIPOC students' experiences with social justice content in the classroom
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) students who engage with anti-racist and social justice content in their classrooms. A secondary aim was to center ... -
Child and youth obesity screening and referral
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: This practice improvement project (PIP) is a doctoral scholarship project that aims to implement a systematic process to screen and refer obese children and youth age 3 through ... -
Dedicated education units: Evaluation of innovative clinical learning environments for undergraduate nursing students
(2017-10-23)1. Describe dedicated education units 2. Understand differences in student learning outcomes when students placed in acute care versus long term care clinical sites for the same course 3. Identify future recommendations -
Down home: An ethnography about community process and health of older persons in a rural setting
The purpose of this study was to understand how rural-dwelling elderly people describe their health and to gain an understanding of rural community processes as they relate to the health of older residents. Although community ... -
The effects of a diabetes support group among underserved: A feasibility study
(2016-03-21)Background: Diabetes is a global health care problem with increasing number in all countries. Particularly, underserved diverse individuals in the United States are among the hardest hit by diabetes, having higher rates ... -
Evidence-based practice, drug policy, and the promotion of harm reduction in nursing and society
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Along with significant morbidity and mortality, the drug epidemic and drug war have brought widespread incarceration, hospitalization, and numerous other individual, family, ... -
Oral sexual activity and the associated health disparities in college aged females in the United States: A systematic review
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Purpose: To explore the current level of understanding about oral sexual activity and the risk for sexually transmitted infections in the female ... -
Participatory arts-based pedagogy in baccalaureate nursing education
To determine the impact of Arts-Based Pedagogy (ABP) on current and future clinical skills, nursing students completed arts-based assignments. ABP is a teaching methodology integrating art and a subject matter to impact ... -
Participatory visual thinking strategies in baccalaureate nursing education: Impact of using art to define family
(2018-06-07)To determine the impact Visual Thinking Strategies on defining family, baccalaureate nursing students completed an assignment creating a visual representation of family. Over half of students reported that VTS augmented ... -
Promoting ecological behavior in nurses through action research
The study sought to promote ecological behavior in nurses through action research. Research addressing specific ecological behaviors by nurses is limited. Aims included (1) Involve nurses in research using Community ... -
Public policy regarding infant mortality: Rhetorical criticism of the mass media
Nurses interested in impacting the formation of policy must understand the multiple factors which influence the process. Mass communication is one important factor because it influences the creation and transmission of ... -
Teaching professional accountability in nursing: A phenomenological investigation of faculty experiences
Professional nursing organizations and nursing education credentialing agencies describe accountability as an essential attribute underpinning professional practice. Although accountability is foundational to nursing ... -
Translating Leadership and Mindfulness Research Into a Nurse Faculty Residency Program
The purpose of this project was to create an evidence-based Nurse Faculty Residency Program to support a healthy work environment for faculty. Leveraging existing leadership and mindfulness research, NFRP was designed to ... -
The unique power of mindfulness on blood pressure and stress reduction in a priest community
Hypertension is a leading risk factor of global mortality. A local priest community identified elevated blood pressure as a concern, and mindfulness practice was taught and implemented as an evidence-based method of blood ... -
The vital practitioner: An interprofessional evidence-based framework for understanding, mitigating, and treating compassion fatigue
Presentation of an innovative interprofessional evidence-based framework for understanding, mitigating, and treating compassion fatigue for nurses. This is the first phase in a multi-phased project with the main goal of ... -
Workplace related quality of life: Effect of available recreation facilities on physical activity and nutrition
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Physical inactivity, the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, is a pandemic and necessitates global action in the public health arena in many intersecting sectors ...