Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Xi"
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Advance Care Planning in a Dementia Specialty Practice
(2018-06-28)Participants attending this session will learn about a project aimed to enhance the rate of advance care planning (ACP) conversations in a dementia specialty practice by increasing physician knowledge, skill and confidence ... -
Advancing Advanced Practice Nurses in Illinois: Challenges in the Land of the American Medical Association
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: This presentation will utilize the case study of the Illinois House Bill 421 (2015) which introduced the legislated changes entailed in eliminating the requirement of nurses ... -
Asian-American midlife women's physical activity and sleep related symptoms
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015: Background: Physical activities have been reported to improve the sleep quality of midlife women, a group frequently experiencing sleep-related symptoms commonly associated ... -
Beyond prognosis communication: Exploring the existential dimensions of palliative care conversations with adults with advanced cancer
Communication about prognosis is integral to effective palliative care. However, prognosis communication often entails considering mortality, which can trigger existential questions. We understand very little about how ... -
A Bundled Approach to Improve Handoff Education in Prelicensure Nursing Students
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Background: Inadequate handoff education in prelicensure nursing programs may pose a significant latent safety risk (Avallone & Weideman, 2015). Nearly 88% of novice nurse ... -
Checking the pulse of cultural competency: A comparison of PA magnet and non-magnet facilities
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Background: Cultural competency has the potential to mitigate healthcare disparities and improve outcomes through increased access and full engagement of patients and families ... -
Clinical Inquiry: Igniting and Leading Nursing Research
Clinical Inquiry: Igniting and Leading Nursing Research Engaging staff nurses and leading them to explore clinical inquiry is important to both the patient and family's journey. The focus of this presentation is to show ... -
Comparison of Nurse versus Ordering Provider Perceived Barriers to Anthropometry Measurements in Critically Ill Children
(2013-12-19)Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013: Methods: IRB-approved online survey using six intraprofessional list serves. Characteristics of the care environment, provider, and perceived barriers to anthropometric ... -
CONNECTS: Simulation as an instrument
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Using simulation in nursing education has become a common teaching/learning milieu that most educational and healthcare entities have subscribed to in providing training and ... -
COVID-19 resource: What are our professional and ethical obligations to patients and ourselves?
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020)Webinar Details: The COVID-19 pandemic has created many ethical issues and challenges for nurses and others on the front lines of care. Clinicians are working under extreme circumstances, and in some instances, without the ... -
Cracking the Code: Attributes of Effective Leaders in Challenging Times
(2016-09-20)Escalating patient and family needs, community imperatives, intra-professional dynamics, economic and marketplace challenges and regulatory and compliance scrutiny continue to cause an inordinate amount of stress and burnout ... -
Early patient mobilization in the neurological intensive care unit
Early patient mobilization has been associated with positive patient outcomes. Using evidence-based mobilization interventions, nurses can standardize interdisciplinary care delivered to the neuroscience patient population ... -
Education Through Virtual Methodologies: An Innovative Way to Increase Staff Compliance and Engagement
This Performance Improvement Project shows how the use of virtual methodologies such as a monthly education page increase staff engagement and compliance in completing required education topics. The problem was first ... -
The effect of teaching and mentoring doctoral students on their work-life balance
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Purpose and Significance: Work-life balance (WLB), which refers to one's ability to achieve and maintain a 'balance' or equilibrium between one's paid work and life outside ... -
Effects of a reminiscence learning experience on registered nurses' attitudes toward and empathy with older adults
Negative attitudes toward older adults are endemic to the nursing profession, as well as society in general. With older adults accounting for an ever increasing proportion of health care services, it is imperative that ... -
Effects of a virtual community of practice on self-efficacy of new nurse leaders
Self-efficacy is not assured when assuming new roles, especially in large organizations. This exploratory study used a virtual Community of Practice to assess its effects on the self-efficacy of nurses in a new organization role. -
Embedding Electronic Medication Management Systems Into Practice: Identifying Barriers to Implementation Using a Theoretical Approach
Interventions to improve patient safety, including the integration of technology in clinical practice, require healthcare professionals to change their behavior. This study reports a validated theoretically informed approach ... -
Enabling solutions: PACERS Toolkit tackles the wicked problems of bullying in healthcare
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Background: Historically, strategies to eliminate bullying and create respectful, civil, supportive, and safe environments have largely centered on individuals, while ignoring ... -
Ethical issues experienced by primary care nurse practitioners caring for vulnerable patients in nursing centers
Primary care nurse practitioners (NPs), working in nursing centers, frequently care for vulnerable patients who are at increased risk for poor health outcomes and diminished quality of life. Risk and marginalization compound ... -
The etiology and experience of falls: Community-dwelling older adults' perspectives
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Background: Community-dwelling older adults' falls represent a significant public health problem, and prevention is an important step to reducing healthcare costs and improving ...
