Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Zeta Gamma"
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The Agile Process: A Multidiscipline Team Method of Course Development
(2018-03-28)Course development is an involved process, especially in a virtual environment. Adopting the Agile Process,for software development allowed us to create a multidisciplinary team that enabled us to review, revise, and ... -
Associations between emotional distress and coronary heart disease: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey 2008-2009
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Background: Studies investigating psychological factors have shown that negative emotions independently influence coronary heart disease (CHD) outcomes, contribute to decreased ... -
Awareness of obesity bias: A qualitative approach to educating women's health nurse practitioner students
Obesity bias and stigma among healthcare providers impact patients′ willingness to seek treatment and preventive care. This project focused on NP students′ attitudes and perceptions toward obesity bias based ... -
Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment
History of sexual violence is a pertinent concern when providing comprehensive nursing care. One in three women and one in four men experience sexual violence within their lifetime, leading to a host of adverse health ... -
Care for the caregiver: Implementation of a peer support program
During this poster presentation, attendees will learn about the implementation and current outcome data of a peer support program within a pilot setting, with the intent for system-wide implementation in a large, academic ... -
Concussion awareness: Is your child ready to play?
The learner will: 1. Understand how concussions impact youth 2. Discover how Concussion Awareness Programs help children, parents, coaches and providers realize when a player is ready to play. 3. Determine how nurses and ... -
An evaluation of the 5 A's Model used in behavioral counseling of obese patients in a primary care setting
Purpose: To implement an intensive counseling method using the 5 A’s model for obese adults to aid in weight loss. Design: A quality improvement project was implemented within an inner-city primary care clinic in ... -
Focus on the freshman fifteen
College freshmen are at high risk for weight gain, especially students originating from the Deep South U.S., where obesity and related chronic diseases are high. This exploratory study analyzed detailed information from ... -
Forensic psychiatric nursing: Promoting collaboration between psychiatric mental health nursing and forensic psychiatry
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Literature has substantiated that lack of collaboration in the health care system compromises quality of care that results in increased human ... -
Go to bed, sleepyhead! Evaluating sleep in Black children at risk for obesity
Because Black children living in low-socioeconomic areas have a higher risk for obesity and for insufficient sleep than other children and because insufficient sleep is a risk-factor for obesity, this study investigated ... -
The health-related quality of life of adults with Down syndrome
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and factors associated with the HRQOL of adults with Down syndrome (DS) as reported by adults with DS and their caregivers. The ... -
Identifying unmet mental health and emotional palliative care needs in patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
This is an exploratory descriptive study of emotional and mental health palliative care needs in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Results from 120 free-texted responses thematic analyzed indicate EDS patients ... -
Impact of prior intensive care unit (ICU) experience on ICU patients' family members' psychological distress
(2017-07-24)Purpose: Psychological distress including anxiety, depression, and stress in family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a well-documented phenomenon across a wide variety of countries including, but not limited ... -
Implementing a depression screening and referral program in an African American church community
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to launch a depression screening and stigma reduction program in a nondenominational church that serves mainly African Americans. Potential links between stigma, ... -
The influence of behavioral cues on immunization practices of elders
A quasi-experimental intervention study was designed to compare the influence of behavioral cues on immunization practices of elders. Elders also were surveyed to determine immunization practices related to influenza and ... -
Influencing frontline nurses through an academic-practice partnership to drive a PCU quality improvement initiative
(2017-09-25)This session will demonstrate the benefits of an academic practice partnership in mentoring and enabling front line staff to innovate improvements in patient care. This session will review a nursing-created re-evaluation ... -
Initiation of a HIV screening protocol and pathway in the emergency department: A quality improvement initiative
(11/9/2017)There is currently a nationwide campaign to address human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and treatment. The emergency department (ED) is a significant venue in the HIV prevention and treatment campaign. The quality ... -
Introducing a global leadership mentoring STTI online community
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Aim: Nurturing future global leaders in nursing requires engagement with colleagues from other countries and contexts. It requires a deliberate and longitudinal leadership ... -
Leadership Academy at Baptist Health, Corbin, KY
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Professor Warren G. Bennis said: "Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right." A recent needs assessment at our small community ... -
A nurse practitioner driven, split-flow emergency department intake system
(9/21/2017)As hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United States face an increased patient volume, challenges emerge to provide effective patient care. This quality improvement project addresses the gaps in ED patient ...