Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Theta Epsilon"
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Adolescent success promotion: Can timelines help?
(2017-07-18)Purpose: Career development is an important task that occurs during high school and is associated with positive post-graduation adjustment. Many adolescents have hopes of completing high school and college, living independently ... -
Awareness of increased risk for heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) earlier and at a more accelerated rate compared to women without SLE. Many women with SLE are unaware of their increased risk despite years ... -
Bringing baccalaureate nursing and health sciences students together for oral health IPE in simulation lab
(2017-10-12)Historically baccalaureate health science students do not participate in interprofessional education (IPE) and simulated learning activities. Student's understanding of the different but interrelated roles of nursing and ... -
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS) With Frontline Nursing to Improve Withdrawal Management
The opioid crisis has shown evidence worldwide. There was no protocol to detect opioid withdrawal at this organization. The purpose of this project was to develop a nursing-driven opioid withdrawal management protocol using ... -
Developing the evidence for airway management of critically ill ventilated patients
(2017-07-27)This program describes a trajectory of research to build the evidence for best practices for airway management in critically-ill ventilated patients. Discussion will focus on practices including suctioning and management ... -
Development of a practice change model to incorporate tradition-based nursing practices
(2017-06-06)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing the use of tradition-based practices and create a model of de-implementation processes to facilitate adoption of evidence-based practice in the critical ... -
Different perspectives in cancer education: Nurses and patients
Oncology nurses and patients often have different perspectives about cancer-related side effects and education given to manage those side effects. This presentation will describe two perspectives related to nausea and ... -
Health-related quality of life of parental caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder
The purpose of this presentation is to delineate the state of the science of health-related QOL of parents of individuals with ASD and discuss implications for future research, clinical practice, and policy. -
Horizontal and workplace violence in healthcare organizations
Nurses and healthcare employees worldwide are dealing with an increase in the rate of horizontal violence in all environments of healthcare. Horizontal violence is a repetitive act of violence that affects the entire ... -
The impact of barcode medication administration workarounds on medication safety
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Barcode medication administration (BCMA) is designed to intercept medication errors that may occur during the administration stage of the medication process. BCMA is an advanced ... -
An Implementation Project to Improve Provider Recommendation of Immunizations in Adult Patients Receiving Biologic Agents as a Treatment for Psoriasis
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Psoriasis is the most prevalent autoimmune disorder in the United States, affecting approximately 7.5 million individuals. Patients with psoriasis may suffer from painful ... -
Influence of work environment on the ability of critical care nurses to provide efficacious care
It can no longer be ignored, the findings support the proposition that the importance of nurses' relationships in the work environment needs to be recognized. The nurse "relational competence" needs to be further assessed ... -
Longitudinal study of stress and social support in married Arab immigrant women
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: Arab immigrant women are at risk for depression (Aroian, Uddin, & Ullah, 2015; Hassouneh & Kulwicki, 2007; Jamil et al., 2008) and knowledge of risk factors ... -
Low SES women's perceptions of health, community needs, and educational engagement
This presentation describes low SES women's perceptions of their health and health needs of other women in their community. Participants contributed suggestions to help other women actively engage in healthy behaviors. ... -
Nurse coaching and power as knowing participation in change in the process of health patterning
The purpose was to study the results Professional Certified Nurse Coaches (PCNCs) potentially have in mutually patterning the human energy field toward a higher wave frequency pattern of power as measured by the power as ... -
Nurse Entrepreneurship: Where Nursing Research Meets Opportunity
(2017-07-26)Nurses are the source of many revolutionary innovations. All too often, non-nurses reap the profits from nursing innovation. The session is for nurses and nurse researchers interested in exploring commercializing their ... -
Nursing students' attitudes toward complementary and alternative therapies for stress relief
(2017-07-18)Student nurses’ experience of stress while enrolled in educational programs is well-documented in the global literature (Cleary, Horsfall, Baines & Happell, 2012; Fornes-Vive, Garcia-Banda, Frias-Navarro & ... -
Pressure injuries in the intensive care unit: A challenging call
(2017-10-05)The abstract outlines a project to identify and document the incidence and prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in an ICU, explore the assessment and documentation process of pressure injuries in the ICU, and ... -
Prevalence and predictors of intimate partner violence in Mexican and non-Mexican Hispanic women from SEPA
(2017-07-06)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine prevalence and difference of intimate partner violence (IPV) between Mexican and non-Mexican Hispanic women residing in the United States. In addition, this study investigated ... -
Social determinants of caregiver health
A systematic review was performed analyzing 11 articles and found that low income and female gender are social determinants of health that contribute to lower quality of life in caregivers.
