Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Phi"
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Advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) student traineeship: Collaborative strategies for increasing rural/underserved primary care
(2018-06-14)This presentation will review the components and results of an innovative longitudinal clinical immersion experience for advanced practice registered nursing students that is designed to address a pervasive and persistent ... -
Advancing the Voice of Nursing Through Leadership: The Current State of the Evidence Base
Key themes related to leadership in nursing and nursing education in the current, evidence-based literature will be explored in the context of nursing education, nursing practice, and health care delivery and policy. ... -
The Behaviors of Nurses Who Immunize Children
This study examined the behaviors of nurses who immunize children as a factor affecting immunization coverage for prevention of VPDs. Ajzen's (1985) theory of planned behavior was used to construct an instrument called the ... -
Best practices in a faculty-led study abroad course
This presentation includes a description of the authors' application of best practices in service learning with guided reflection strategies to promote cultural learning in a faculty-led study abroad course. Examples of ... -
The closing composition: End-of-life communication strategies
(2017-06-14)Background: Globally, palliative care at end-of-life (EOL) is indicated for over 19 million adults (Connor & Bermedo, 2014). Palliative and EOL care encompasses physical, psychosocial, and spiritual changes which ... -
Collaborating with rural practice partners to address the need for registered nurses in primary care
Registered nurses (RNs) are being underutilized in the primary care setting and are seldomly practicing to the full scope of their license. Innovative ideas for using RNs in primary care are presented based on collaboration ... -
Contextual basis for a new educational intervention on living kidney donation and transplant for American Indians
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: American Indians disproportionately experience numerous chronic health conditions that contribute to renal disease and failure. Prior to this study, there were no known ... -
Cultural relevancy of palliative and end-of-life care: Conversations with Indigenous elders
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Purpose: Access to palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care is severely limited for South Dakota (SD) Native American/American Indians [NA/AI] (Isaacson et al., 2014), which is ... -
Delivering primary healthcare to refugees in New Zealand: A critical interpretive synthesis
Providing responsive primary health care (PHC) to refugees is a pressing issue in New Zealand (NZ) and internationally. Evidence on best practice PHC for refugees is limited. We reviewed NZ refugee health literature/policies ... -
Design and Testing of New Education on Living Kidney Donation and Transplantation for Native Americans
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: Native Americans disproportionately experience chronic health conditions that contribute to renal disease. Prior to this research, there were no known empirically ... -
Effect of sedative music and scheduled rest on anxiety, pain, and myocardial oxygen demand during chair rest in adult postoperative open-heart patients
Open-heart surgery patients in ICU report anxiety and pain with chair rest despite administration of opioid analgesics. In addition, chair rest increases myocardial oxygen demand (MVO2). Non-pharmacological, complementary ... -
Effectiveness of cultural competency training of registered nurses
In culturally diverse health care, cultural competence is the foundation for quality healthcare, as it improves health outcomes and increase client satisfaction. Cultural Competency Training (CCT) is proven to be a practical ... -
Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Revised Universal Design in Healthcare Education Instrument
(2018-05-30)The presentation will discuss the revised Universal Design in Healthcare Education instrument measuring healthcare educators' perceptions towards inclusive teaching methods based in universal design (UD) and findings from ... -
The experiences and expressions of compassion among critical care nurses
Background: Compassion is a core attribute of nursing practice and is associated with improved patient satisfaction and outcomes. For the last several decades, nurse researchers have been focused on the concept of compassion ... -
Fostering leadership skills of family nurse practitioner students through the use of peer mentoring
Leadership and mentoring are integral components of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) role. There is a lack of opportunities for APRN students to acquire and demonstrate these skills. Peer mentoring of APRN ... -
Gerontological Nursing Leadership Journey: Passion for Advancing Professionalism, Excellence, and Transitional Care for Older Adults
(2017-10-16)The purpose of this poster is to convey the leadership development journey of a GNLA Cohort V Fellow. The experience consists of three comprehensive domains: Individual Leadership Development (ILDP), Advancing Practice ... -
Growing and developing behind the red line: Two innovation solutions for perioperative nurses
The unique skills of perioperative nurses can cause burnout and frustration because of high levels of stress in the OR. This presentation will share innovative advancement opportunities, such as an OR specific clinical ... -
Implementation of survivorship care plans in an oncology clinic
(2018-06-19)A survivorship care plan is a tool that communicates information to the veteran, who is the patient, the primary care provider, and oncology health care provider. This information includes diagnosis, staging, type of ... -
Implementing AACN healthy work environment standards in a critical care unit
Assessment of the healthy work environment of a critical care unit in an academic center. The AACN healthy work environment assessment tool was administered. Based upon the findings of the assessment tool, the AACN healthy ... -
Incorporating telehealth in advanced practice registered nurse curriculum to impact rural and frontier population health
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase Family Nurse Practitioner student knowledge on the utilization of telehealth modalities to impact rural and frontier population ...
