Browsing Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma) by Author Affiliations "Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA"
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Developing and testing the effectiveness of the Mesko-Eliades Pain Area Locator Tool to assess pain location in children
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Before surgery, many patients cite postoperative pain as their utmost conceRNNevertheless, studies indicate almost half of postoperative patients report inadequate pain ... -
Equipping for leadership: A Key mentoring practice
(2015-01-15)Previous studies examining predictors of mentoring benefits among pediatric staff nurse protegees representing healthcare organizations across 26 states demonstrated that protegee perception of quality was the single best ... -
Innovation is hot: Use of a skin patch device to obtain temperature measurements
(2017-10-25)Numerous devices are available to measure body temperature. An innovative, thin, disposable, flexible, battery-powered temperature skin patch that continuously measures and transmits skin temperature to a smart device was ... -
Mentoring practices that predict mentoring benefits in a Magnet hospital
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Although literature uniformly states the goal of mentoring is professional development of the protege, the specific practices predicting mentoring benefits are not ... -
Non-pharmacologic interventions for the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a significant, growing problem. Non-pharmacological care for infants experiencing withdrawal is not well studied in the literature. A prospective quality improvement project was conducted ... -
Strategies that work: Recognition of chapter excellence through the Chapter Key Award
Since it was established in 1991, the Chapter Key Award acknowledges Chapter excellence. This poster provides attendees with a toolbox of ideas, used by a chapter that has received 13 Key Awards, to develop, implement and ...