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Academic success factors influencing linguistically diverse and native English speaking associate degree nursing students
To address the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations, nursing educators should evaluate educational preparedness and identify which factors influence a successive academic trajectory in nursing school. A prospective ... -
Accessing prenatal and perinatal health care services: Experiences of first generation Latina immigrants in a rural west Tennessee county
Between 1990 and 2000, there was a substantial immigration of people of Latino heritage to the United States. Tennessee, with an increase in Latino residents of 278.2%, had the fourth largest percentage Latino population ... -
Acculturation and health status among Hispanic American elders
Hispanic Americans are at risk for health-related problems. Disparities in diseases such as diabetes and obesity, access to health services and health insurance have placed Hispanic Americans at a disadvantage. Sociocultural ... -
Acculturative stress, psychological flexibility, and cardiovascular health behaviors among second generation Arab Americans in the greater Washington DC region
Arab Americans are under-represented in cardiovascular (CV) research, but recent evidence reveals they are at disproportionate risk for poor CV health behaviors when compared to the overall United States of America population. ... -
Admission criteria as predictors of success in a family nurse practitioner program
Background & Significance: Nurse practitioner (NP) jobs are expected to increase by 31% over the next ten years. To fill these positions, educational programs are increasing their enrollments to produce more graduates. ... -
Adult patients’ experience using patient portal: The impact of perceived usability on portal use behavior
Background: Patient portals (PPs) are a robust tool that can engage patients into their care. PPs can be especially helpful for older adults who have complex healthcare conditions. Usability of PPs is a major influencing ... -
An analysis of cultural values, religiosity and family member's caregiving on the positive appraisal of caring for the elderly
The stress and burden experienced by the family caregiver during the caregiving experience has been widely researched and established among the literature. Limited research exists on the impact of cultural values, religiosity ... -
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 ... -
Approaches to studying and study tactics of baccalaureate nursing students
This research was designed to describe study approaches and study tactics used by baccalaureate nursing students. Previous inquiry indicates that students will take a Deep, Strategic, or Surface approach to studying and ... -
Assessing perceptions of student engagement and teaching effectiveness in a concept-based nursing curriculum
Educators are continuously searching for ways to increase teaching effectiveness and improve student outcomes for nursing programs across the country. Educational research historically has focused on student engagement and ... -
Associate degree nurses caring behaviors during high-fidelity simulation: A basic qualitative study
Despite validation of the importance of caring behaviors in nursing, questions remain about how to teach these behaviors Teaching and evaluating caring behaviors with nursing education programs are challenging due to the ... -
Attitude of inclusion of families in care and professional category of nurses
The participation of the family in nursing care is influenced by the behaviors and attitudes of Nurses about the importance of including families in nursing care. Being the attitudes, organized expressions of feelings, ... -
Attitudes toward plagiarism in online RN to BSN students
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Purpose: Plagiarism, an increasingly common occurrence in diverse academic settings, violates codes of honor, obstructs intellectual honesty, impedes students' academic ... -
Attitudinal barriers to cancer pain management in Iceland
Attitudes about pain among patients, their family members and the lay-public can be barriers to cancer pain management. The aim of this dissertation was to evaluate attitudinal barriers to cancer-pain management in the ... -
Awareness of increased risk for heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) earlier and at a more accelerated rate compared to women without SLE. Many women with SLE are unaware of their increased risk despite years ... -
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 ... -
Best teaching practices for providing culturally sensitive and inclusive nursing education: Nurse educators' perspectives
This paper explored problem-based learning and cultural diversity, critical thinking and clinical judgment and cultural diversity, and nurse educators’ perceptions of implementing culturally diverse and inclusive nursing ... -
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 ... -
Blood sample hemolysis prevention: Certified emergency nurses know the answer
Blood sample hemolysis rates in Emergency Departments exceed nationally established benchmarks resulting in patient discomfort, added costs, longer waits, and delayed clinical decision making. Best practices for blood ... -
Breastfeeding education in university nursing programs
Past goals, future goals, and current statistics regarding breastfeeding rates in the United States support the need for university programs to address the topic of breastfeeding education. Currently, exclusive breastfeeding ...
