Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Phi Alpha"
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Advanced practice nurse (APN) intensivists: A model for generating potential revenues and cost-effective healthcare delivery in the ICU
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Intensive Care Units (ICUs) account for over 10 percent of all US hospital beds, have over 4.4 million patient admissions yearly, ... -
Chronic Disease Outcomes Triad Model
The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the inter-relational and interactional relationship of the triadic sequelae (physical sequelae, mental/emotional sequelae, and social sequelae) as predictors of negative ... -
Community engagement to explore mothering and infant feeding practices among Black women living with HIV
(2017-10-25)The paper presents the process of community engagement employed in a three-country community-based participatory research investigating the infant feeding practices of women living with HIV. -
Community engagement: Implementation of an innovative interprofessional curriculum for community assessment and practice for master's education
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to describe the implementation of an innovative inter-professional curriculum for community assessment and practice for master's ... -
Community-based intervention to promote breast cancer screening, awareness, knowledge and motivation among homeless women
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: A national efforts is underway to detect breast cancer in its early stages which is very necessary to reduce breast cancer-associated mortality (National Cancer Institute, ... -
Concerns, coping, and quality of life of Mexican American breast cancer survivors
Coping is a challenge for breast cancer survivors and may result in a poor quality of life (QOL). The primary purpose of this mixed method study was to examine the effects of acculturation, optimism, and breast cancer ... -
Effects of sociocultural factors on infant feeding with Black African immigrant mothers living With HIV
(2017-09-28)US and Canadian Black African Immigrant mothers are disproportionately affected by HIV compared with mothers of other races. It is recommended to exclusively formula feed their infants. However, infant feeding practices ... -
Engaging Clinical Partners Utilizing Nursing Students as Change Agents for Integrating IOM's Quality and Safety Competencies
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Abstract: The purpose of this presentation is to impart 3 methods to engage nursing schools' clinical partners in utilizing students as change agents to improve quality and ... -
Good for nurses, good for patients: Creating a healthy work environment
Learn how an organization implemented an evidence based 4 phase strategy approach to eliminating incivility and bullying by cultivating a healthier workforce environment. Positive outcomes of this intervention include ... -
Implementation of an innovative interprofessional global health curriculum for doctoral education
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of the presentation is to describe the implementation of an innovative inter-profession global health curriculum for doctoral education; and to discuss ... -
Innovative Community Placements: Enhancing Students Experiences With Diverse Population
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Background: The recent focus on community and population based health care in nurse education means that effective clinical experiences within the community are an essential ... -
Mexican-American breast cancer survivors' challenges with health care disparities: A mixed method study
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: Coping is a challenge for breast cancer survivors and may result in a poor quality of life (QOL) even more than five years after completion of treatment. The primary ... -
Parents/caregiver's health, stress, and perceived caregiver burden in the difficult first 3 months after their infant/child with special health care needs is discharged home
The purpose of this exploratory study with three time points will examine the physical health, mental health, stress using biomarker levels (salivary cortisol), and perceived caregiver burden of Hispanic, Black, and White ... -
The quest for treatment: Cancer patients' experience of Phase I clinical trials
Phase I clinical trials of new anticancer drugs and therapies, while critical to the development of new treatment, rarely benefit participants directly. Despite the potential risks and unknown benefits, however, many ... -
Supporting graduate nurses' transition to practice: Outcomes of a pilot resiliency training program
Graduate nurses face with the rigors of transitioning from the classroom to professional practice. As part of a Nurse Residency Program (NRP), resiliency training was incorporated into the existing curriculum with the hopes ... -
Trick or treat? The systemic effect of diabetes cause by oral disease
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2022-11-30)The goal of this presentation is to educate nurses and nursing professionals on the significance of preventive oral healthcare behaviors that contribute to reducing the incidence of oral disease as the causal factor of ... -
Using a collaborative center for integrative reviews and evidence summaries to narrow the education-practice-research gap
The overarching purpose of this dissertation project was to design a collaborative center for integrative reviews and evidence summaries (CCIRES) to advance the state of the art and science of nursing knowledge and narrow ... -
The Value of Fracture Liaison Services: A Focus Group Study
(2017-07-03)Purpose: Economic analysts have predicted that worldwide aged 65 years and older will increase to more than 1.3 billion by 2040. The growing aging population carries a high prevalence of osteoporosis and a high incidence ... -
Vulnerable captivity and the meaning of the experience of antepartum bed rest: Beyond postpartum
A phenomenological study was done to extract the meaning mothers ascribe to their hospitalized antepartum bed rest experiences. Fifteen semi structured interviews were done with seven themes emerging. The overarching theme ...
