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Labor and delivery nurses' experiences of trauma in the workplace
Results from a multimethod study describe how labor and delivery nurses define traumatic event experiences, how these experiences align with the Second Victim Recovery Trajectory, and if current organizational support ... -
Labor pain as a new nursing diagnosis: Conceptual and content validation
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: Labor pain has different clinical evidence of the Acute Pain nursing diagnosis . Our objectives were to build the concept labor pain and to develop the content ... -
Labor progressive environment: An evidence-based approach to primary vaginal delivery
The rate of medically unnecessary primary cesarean sections is a growing epidemic in the United States with no measurable improvement in maternal/newborn outcomes. Implementation of a labor progressive environment that ... -
Ladder to success for EBP
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: Evidence-based practice (EBP), crucial to all healthcare disciplines today, is an essential element in any nursing curriculum. It is critical that the foundation be laid early ... -
Laidback Leadership: Technologies to Make Your Life Easier
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: STTI offers many tools to save you time in your chapter leader role. This session will tour these technologies and offer tips to make your life easier. This session is not ... -
Language concordance in diabetes self-management care: From observation to intervention
Language concordance can positively impact health outcomes for Spanish speaking patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We describe the development of a course in medical Spanish predicated on the discourse model of the ... -
Last request
A photograph capturing the pure joy of a hospice patient's last request to enjoy the sunshine. Photography helped this certified hospice nurse through her mother's journey with cancer and subsequent passing. -
The last ten years: Nurse practitioners in the Southern United States employed in medically underserved areas
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background & Significance: Collectively, the U.S. Southern states are some of the poorest, most rural, and socioeconomically deprived regions ... -
Late Ultrasound (Greater Than 20 weeks) vs. Last Menstrual Period to Date Pregnancy in Hispanic Women
(2017-09-29)This presentation will include a review of the current evidence on the use of ultrasound measurements in pregnancy dating. Then, new research on pregnancy dating in Hispanic women will be presented. Finally, recommendations ... -
Latent class analysis of lymphedema symptoms and phenotypic characterization
(2018-06-21)Latent class analysis is able to identify three distinct lymphedema symptom classes with lower, moderate and severe symptom class. Identification of symptom classes is a priority to predict high-risk populations for ... -
Latent heterogeneity in short-term trajectories of sleep disturbance in family caregivers
(2018-06-29)Sleep quality of family caregivers is a dynamic process and changes over time. However, little is known about the information on the factors that predict longitudinal sleep patterns of caregivers. By using growth mixture ... -
Lateral Violence: Lived Experiences of the Psychiatric Nurse
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Lateral violence is a matter of interest and cause for alarm among nurses. The literature review, sparse and with few empirical studies, generalizes lateral violence across the ... -
Launch of an Interdisciplinary Poverty Simulation
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Poverty is a significant issue in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2013 poverty rate was 14.5%, with a ... -
Launching policy to protect students from bullying in an urban population
Prior to 2007, bullying in 42 urban schools was rampant. In sample school, around 1,200 students got bullied per school-year. Root cause analysis was done and evidence-based interventions were conducted from 2007 to 2013. ... -
Lavender essential oil to promote sleep for people with mood disorders: A qualitative study
This qualitative exploratory case study examines perceptions and experiences of patients diagnosed with mood disorders on the use of a complementary form of treatment for insomnia, specifically aromatherapy with lavender ... -
A lawyer's innovation in healthcare using the nursing process
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2023-08-10)In this webinar, you will learn how a nurse-attorney has been using the nursing process to address legal issues in healthcare, leading to the creation of a novel program that is transforming how a healthcare system effectively ... -
Laying the foundation: Partnering to build research infrastructure in the clinical setting
Presenters from two separate hospitals will discuss the origin and initial outcomes of collaborative service-academic partnerships to overcome barriers to conducting nursing research in clinical settings. Early impact ... -
Lead: Empowering Clinical Leaders at the Bedside
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: The LEAD Program, Leadership Education and Development was designed to transform care at the bedside by empowering clinical nurses and assistant ... -
Leader co-mentorship: A journey toward purpose and excellence
Co-mentoring in leader dyads institute mutually beneficial learning relationships. This leader dyad leveraged co-mentoring to increase first year nurse retention by 47% and reduce patient harm by 60% while enhancing purpose ... -
A leader's challenge: Using e-learning/flipped classroom instructional techniques to build graduate nursing student leadership skills
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Background: Healthcare organizations need employees with leadership skills who can successfully navigate politically delicate situations, determine alternatives, prioritize ...
