Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Zeta Mu at-Large"
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Adult postoperative open-heart patients: Anemia and 30-day hospital readmission
Background/Rationale. In 2013 alone, more than 4% (3.9 million) of patients discharged from a hospital were readmitted. Anemia following a surgical procedure is associated with early hospital readmission. Purpose/Aims. ... -
Antecedents of three-year-old child health status
This study sought to assess a set of factors that were proposed to influence child health status at 3 years of age. The sample $(N=4940)$ was drawn from the 1988 National Maternal Infant Health Survey and the 1991 Longitudinal ... -
The association of kangaroo mother care, energy conservation, procedural pain, and bonding in preterm neonates
(2017-07-21)Purpose: To examine the association of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on energy utilization and procedural pain as evidenced by altered biochemical markers of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation, (hypoxanthine (Hx), ... -
Baccalaureate reentry students: Effects of professional support on role conflict and role transition
An increasing number of registered nurses and other health care providers are entering upper division academic nursing programs to obtain the baccalaureate nursing degree. A path analytic model was developed to examine the ... -
Contextual factors influencing the acute care registered nurse's response to clinical alarms
Nurses are faced with a multitude of clinical alarms on a daily basis. There is an inherent expectation that upon hearing an alarm the nurse will immediately respond to assess the situation and initiate appropriate action ... -
Cultural competence: Gaps in knowledge of navy healthcare personnel during global health engagement missions
(2017-07-27)Military medical personnel assigned to United States (US) Naval hospital ships perform global health engagement missions worldwide. This abstract will highlight the need for targeted in depth cultural education to enhance ... -
Developing telehealth-focused advanced practice nurse educational partnerships
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction/Background: As technology has grown exponentially in healthcare, nurse educators must prepare Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ... -
Digging for Dinosaurs' Contest: A Novel Strategy to Engage Nurses in Questioning Practice
(2012-9-12)Purpose The "Digging for Dinosaurs" contest and educational sessions are a catalyst intended to engage nurses in questioning their practice in a non-threatening and fun manner. The "Digging for Dinosaurs" contest was ... -
Dyspnea among patients with advanced lung cancer: A concept analysis
(2018-06-11)Dyspnea is a symptom that is usually under-diagnosed and inadequately managed due to lack of recognition or availability of interventions. The impact of dyspnea management on the quality of life in advanced lung cancer ... -
The effect of interpersonal relatedness on partner abuse as mediated by hopelessness and depression in African-American males
Research on partner abuse has generated controversy regarding contributing factors. One problem is studies have not included significant numbers of African-American males. This study examined the effect of interpersonal ... -
Ensuring licensure and accreditation for the school of nursing: The role of clinical faculty
(Sigma Theta Tau InternationalQuality and Safety Education for Nurses, 2020-08-28)This webinar is designed as an introduction for clinical faculty to the processes that are generally followed to ensure licensing and accreditation of Schools of Nursing. The focus will be on the elements most related to ... -
Evaluation of an academic-service partnership using Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Model
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Thursday, July 23, 2015: Purpose/Background: The benefits of faculty embedded in community hospitals has been previously described including knowledge sharing, enhancing lifelong learning, and ... -
The experience of decision-making among telephone advice/triage nurses
The role of the telephone advice/triage nurse is both complex and demanding. All decisions are made while assessing patients without seeing or touching patients. In addition, the role is often developed to decrease health ... -
Factors related to self-care agency and self-care practices of obese adolescents
Identification of factors that influence obese adolescents' health behaviors is necessary if obese adolescents are to benefit from therapeutic interventions. The purpose of this descriptive-correlational study was to ... -
A frontline approach to investigating nurses' handover: A focus on content and structure
(2017-07-27)Learn how clinical nurses used a phased approach to investigate nursing handover content and structure at shift change. This presentation will highlight the research journey to discover what nurses’ handwrite on ... -
The Impact of Changes to Public Charge Determination for Immigrant Families in the United States
Proposed changes to U.S. public charge policies may impact over 19 million children from immigrant families. U.S Census data will be analyzed to estimate the number of 1) U.S. born children who may dis-enroll from public ... -
Improving maternal child health using mhealth technology in a middle-income country with community health care workers
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: For this pilot project our team trained eight community health care workers (CHW) to monitor pregnant third trimester women for complications of pregnancy by evaluating ... -
The innovative patient-centered case study model: CBV protocol for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of individuals undergoing bone marrow transplant and to explore the lived experience of caregivers of patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. -
Interprofessional Collaboration: Nurses and Physicians Continue to View Collaboration Differently
(2017-07-25)Purpose: Interprofessional collaboration fosters quality and safety clinical outcomes and is a requisite element in our complex healthcare delivery environment. Yet, as noted by The Joint Commission (2009), the relationship ... -
Journey to elevate professionalism: Leveraging staff engagement to design and deliver education
In the midst of high-turnover and ever increasing patient acuity, a team of staff registered nurses developed and implemented a multi-modal education plan for their unit. Their outcomes included improved clinical knowledge ...
