Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Zeta Sigma"
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Barriers and promoters for nurses' participation in cancer treatment decision making process and patient satisfaction with treatment decision
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: To examine the barriers and promoters for nurses' participation during cancer treatment decision making (TDM) process and to describe the nurse and nurse practitioner's ... -
Collaboration with Special Olympics: Graduate nursing program successful clinical experience
(2017-07-27)The need to obtain clinical residency have become increasingly competitive. DNP educators have found collaborating and developing clinical partnerships has become a success for both university and vulnerable patients. The ... -
Common Adverse Effects of Novel Therapies for Multiple Myeloma (MM) and Their Self-Management Strategies
(2017-07-28)MM has undergone a surge in novel therapies to treat the disease over the past decade. It is vital to educate patients on the common adverse effects of these new treatments, as well as the self-management strategies that ... -
Development and testing of cancer treatment shared decision-making scale for nurses (SDMS-N)
(2017-06-21)Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) has emerged as the preferred model for decision-making in treatment decisions for cancer patients. Patient outcomes are maximized when this model is used since the patient is ... -
Harm reduction in nursing practice: Compassionate care for persons with addiction
(2017-06-22)Substance abuse and overdose deaths are increasing at profound rates in the United States. Nurses and clinicians must evaluate their response to this growing epidemic. Harm Reduction is an alternative therapy for rehabilitation ... -
Identifying Acute Cardiac Deterioration in a Critical Care Setting and Establishing a New Recognition Protocol
(2017-07-20)Background: The early detection of clinical signs indicating cardiac deterioration can reduce the risk of adverse outcomes (Jones et al., 2013). Worsening physiological symptoms can easily go overlooked or unmanaged, if ... -
The impact of burnout on doctorate nursing faculty's intent to leave their academic position
(2017-07-18)Purpose: The demands placed on nursing educators puts them at high risk for burnout, leading to decreased job satisfaction and increased intent to leave their faculty positions. Despite the fact that nursing faculty ... -
The meaning of grieving for families living with AIDS
The purpose of this nursing study, guided by Parse's human becoming theory, was to investigate the meaning of grieving for families living with AIDS. Parse's research methodology was used to uncover the meaning of grieving ... -
Psychological and psychosocial deficits among pediatric survivors of hematological neoplasms and their risk factors
(2017-07-28)Advances in cancer treatments have led to a greater survival rate of patients with pediatric hematological cancers. The goal of this integrative literature review was to identify the post therapeutic psychological and ... -
WIC Professionals’ Adaptations in Clinical Practice to Better Assess and Address Household Food Insecurity
Examining determinants of poor maternal health should be considered a keystone factor in improving overall population health. This integrative literature review reviews how perinatal depression and food insecurity, two ...
