Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Zeta"
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Adding an Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment of Nursing Staff to the Caring Science Research Trajectory in a Mid-Size Hospital in Wyoming, USA
(2012-9-12)Four hundred nurses in a large community hospital in Casper, Wyoming, USA have been involved in the implementation of a Caring Science program since 2005. This research trajectory of Caring Science that is using a ... -
Competency-Based Public Health Clinical Educational Strategies
(2012-9-12)Challenges facing nursing educators and public health agencies in preparing a public health nursing workforce for the 21st century include a lack of clinical sites, competition between schools of nursing for public health ... -
Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Protocol on Generalized Anxiety Disorder
An evidence-based protocol, including the combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) bibliotherapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication, was implemented among adults diagnosed with generalized ... -
The Experience of Chief Nurses in Military Operations Other Than War
The purpose of this research was to describe the experience of chief nurses in military operations other than war. The study is significant to the profession because nurses will continue to provide care in humanitarian ... -
Exploring risk behaviors in Ugandan adolescents living in rural fishing communities
The purpose of this study is to explore risk behaviors in adolescents living in four Ugandan fishing communities/villages as a foundation for developing future interventions and programs to reduce risk behaviors and HIV/AIDs ... -
Exploring the Perceptions of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Mexican-American Women With Type II Diabetes
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Latinos are twice as likely than non-Latinos to have diabetes and two out of three people with diabetes die of heart disease or stroke. The ... -
Factors Related to Mexican-American Workers' Use of Hearing Protection
Significant numbers of Mexican Americans work in jobs where they are exposed to harmful noise, therefore they are vulnerable to noise-induced hearing loss. Use of hearing protection is often the only way to prevent exposure ... -
Implementation of an Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Council to Enhance Patient Outcomes and Empower Frontline Staff
Through an academic-practice partnership, faculty and staff implemented an Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Council (IEBPC) to foster a healthy work environment that supports excellence in patient care. The goal ... -
Improving Interdisciplinary Relationships in Primary Care With the Implementation of TeamSTEPPS
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Healthcare organizations face many diverse challenges, perhaps one of the most problematic of these is the lack of interdisciplinary collaboration plaguing healthcare. This ... -
Knowledge Surveys in Nursing Education: Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Their Knowledge and Clinical Skill Abilities
(2018-03-15)Pre- and post-knowledge surveys (KS) related to end-of-life care were developed for pre-licensure nursing students. This experimental design study evaluated whether or not the use of knowledge surveys increased knowledge ... -
A Multistudy Validation of an Instrument for Nurse Job Satisfaction
(2015-12-07)Objective: This study aims to validate an instrument of nurse job satisfaction, the Healthcare Environment Survey (HES), across settings and time through an organizational change. Methods: This is a retrospective study ... -
Nurse Job Satisfaction Research: A Literature Review, 2006–2011
(2015-10-26)Abstract Objective: This literature review aims to evaluate the state of nurse job satisfaction research by identifying the instruments and scientific rigor used to measure the latent construct of nurse job satisfaction ... -
Nurse-Led Patient-Centered Advance Care Planning: A Pilot Study
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Background/Significance: Advance care planning (ACP) is necessary for aligning patients' treatment preferences with healthcare they receive when they are unable to speak for ... -
Nurses' Organizational Trust and Intention to Continue Working at Hospitals in Turkey
(2017-10-23)Nurses had a higher than average level of trust in their managers and coworkers and they trusted more in their coworkers and managers than in their institutions. Additionally, it should be concluded that nurse managers had ... -
Nurses' Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture and the Transformational Leadership Practices of Unit Charge Nurses
(2017-09-22)Unit charge nurses' leadership scores were high; however, percentage of their positive responses to patient safety culture items was low. Additionally, there was a moderately positive correlation between transformational ... -
Opioid Alternative Medications: CRNA Beliefs, Opinions, and Practices
Opioid alternative administration can treat analgesia and limit opioid administration. The purpose of this study was to examine and describe CRNAs' beliefs, opinions, and practices on administering opioid medications versus ... -
Predictors of Stress and Strain in Hispanic Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to build on findings from the descriptive parent study, Caregiving in the U.S. 2015, by using a multivariate analysis to identify the caregiver, care recipient, and work-related factors reported ... -
Relationship Between HCAHPS Scores (Patient Experience) and Watson’s Theory of Caring
(2016-11-10)The HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) Survey measures patient experience. It is an important survey because some of the hospitals’ payment is dependent on the scores. It was desired ... -
The Salutogenic Effects of Prayer and Meditation on Health Perception, Behavior, and Outcomes
(2018-06-20)Modern science, presently acknowledges that spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation influences and increases the health of humanity (Puchalski, 2001). Provision of holistic nursing could change the response to ... -
School-located influenza vaccination program effectiveness: An observational, descriptive case study.
(2016-06-08)Abstract Introduction: Children have the highest influenza infection rates of all population groups. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends annual universal influenza vaccination of all ...