Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Upsilon Zeta"
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A Basic Science Pre-Test to Assess Academic Risk of First Year Nursing Students
(2018-04-02)This presentation describes development and use of a 25-item objective test on basic science topics intended to assess academic risk of incoming first year nursing students. Administered to three classes of baccalaureate ... -
Diabetes Educators as Transitional Coaches After Hospital Discharge: Impact on Readmission and Glucose Control
(2017-10-23)This poster summarizes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a quality improvement project to improve the care of patients living with diabetes. An innovative approach to combining the roles of diabetes educator ... -
The evaluation of service-learning as an innovative strategy to enhance BSN students' transcultural self-efficacy
Leaders in nursing education have been challenged to make curricula changes to prepare students to provide culturally competent nursing care. The need to prepare culturally competent nurses has become even more critical ... -
Leading Change in Admission and Progression Requirements to Promote Retention in a Pre-Licensure BSN Program
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: This change project was implemented as part of the Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (ENFLA) by Deborah A. Greenawald (Scholar), in ... -
Nursing Facility Staff Education to Decrease Hospital Readmissions Due to Sepsis: A Pilot Test
Sepsis readmissions have a great financial and personal consequence for those who have survived sepsis. Sepsis survivors often require more assistance and often need post-acute care in nursing facilities. Nursing facilities ... -
Patients' Perceptions of Hope and Hope-Engendering Nurse Interventions
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Abstract: Hope is a basic human need and has the ability to restore health. Hope enhances quality of life, promotes health and healing, and has been shown necessary for recovery. ... -
The perceptions of advocacy behaviors in end-of-life nursing care among novice, experienced and expert nurses
Nurses have difficulty describing the steps of advocacy to guide practice. In order to improve the status of end-of-life care, nurse educators need to be cognizant of the advocate role in nursing practice. The purpose of ... -
The Role of Culture in Primiparous Puerto Rican Women's Postpartum Infant and Self-Care
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: Hispanics are a population at risk for health disparities with women receiving fewer preventive services, experiencing a higher incidence of postpartum complications, ... -
A stress reduction project for registered nurses using lavender essential oil aromatherapy personal inhalers
By improving healthy work environments with authentic leadership, leaders can help to mitigate stress as the need for self-care is evident with increased burnout and turnover of nurses. The project focused on the use of ... -
Transformational teams: Examining the relationship of nursing teamwork to patient outcomes
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Over one decade ago, a landmark study in healthcare identified the need for the healthcare industry to address a widespread problem of preventable ... -
Understanding reflection from the perspective of baccalaureate nursing students
Across the nation, nurse educators are seeking to meet the needs of students with diverse learning characteristics within increasingly complex academic and clinical environments. One teaching-learning strategy that has ...
