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The application of a Spiral Curriculum Model in nurse anesthesia curricula
The Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs mandates that anesthesia programs transition from the master's degree to a practice doctorate degree for entry into practice by the year 2025. This ... -
Are our babies cold? Using unit-based research to promote adoption of an EBP practice change
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: The purpose of this presentation is to share the experience of one maternal-child unit as it transitioned skin to skin care from the post-operative anesthesia unit (PACU) to ... -
Building regional sustainable nursing and midwifery research networks to improve health outcomes
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: With the global demand for nurses and midwives with expanded scopes of practice to provide primary care as the key to achieving Universal Health Coverage, there is ... -
Changing the skin care protocol for external beam radiation
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Radiation induced skin reaction effects 85% of patients receiving radiation therapy (Glover and Harmer, 2014). Current medical and nursing literature identifies that there is ... -
Daily challenges for teen moms: Strategies to enhance infant-centered feeding to reduce infant obesity risk
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Purpose: Rapid weight gain in the first six months of life is associated with a sharply increased risk of obesity later in life and subsequent ... -
Education strategies to promote interprofessional team collaboration skills for health professions students: Efficacy and impact
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016: The evolving health care environment is placing greater emphasis on providing efficient, high quality care and holding health professions education accountable for training ... -
Enhancing Patient Safety and Professional Communication: Integration of Teamstepps Concepts in the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: This descriptive study involves the use of the principles of TeamSTEPPS® as a new and innovative method for teaching professional communication and ... -
Exploring nurse educators' perceptions of the subcultures within nursing as a means to bridge the practice-education gap: Findings from an ethnographic study
(2014-05-13)Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014: Nurse Educators function at the intersection of three subcultures within nursing: academia, service (practice) and organizational cultures. Each of these subcultures has unique ... -
Improving hope in hopeless patients with ischemic heart disease
(2018-05-30)This pilot study is the first of its kind to describe state and trait hope in hopeless patients with ischemic heart disease. A significant improvement in state hope in patients who received an emotional support intervention ... -
Influence of Comorbidities on Symptom Severity in Cancer Patients
(2017-07-28)This work examines the impact of comorbidities on the symptom burden of cancer patients prescribed oral oncolytic agents (OOA). With the increasing prescriptions of OOAs and the continued prevalence of chronic conditions, ... -
Influencing health through IPE: Perspectives on RN-to-BSN education
(2017-09-18)RN to BSN students offer unique perspectives on how interprofessional education intersects with their learning needs, and in turn, how they implement interprofessional collaboration and communication in practice as a means ... -
A leadership journey: Growth and development of a CNS doctor of nursing practice program
Sigma's Emerging Educational Administrator Institute provided the administrative skills and formal mentorship to facilitate the development of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The ... -
Moving towards universal health coverage: Advanced practice nursing competencies in Latin American and Caribbean countries
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: In response to the United Nations' call for increased human resources for health to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the nursing ... -
A multi-methods study of the perceived value and outcomes of nurse educator certification
Educators may use the results from this study to guide certification decisions, improve marketability, and recognition of expertise in the academic role. Administrators may use the results to design strategies to support ... -
Oral anticancer agents: Presenting new challenges for family caregivers of patients with cancer
Attendees will learn the current state of the science on the new challenges that family caregivers face when patients are prescribed oral anticancer agents (OAA). Strategies for clinicians to support these family caregivers ... -
Proper screening and diagnosing of diabetic kidney disease: A quality improvement initiative in primary care setting for the underinsured
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Will implementation of a quality improvement process in a primary care clinic for the underinsured improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic kidney disease? ... -
A simulated multi-patient medication administration experience: Evaluating senior level nursing students' proficiency
(2016-03-29)Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: A high fidelity simulation with three acutely ill standardized patients was used to replicate a typical nursing assignment on a medical surgical ... -
Social support and self-management behaviors among emerging adults with inflammatory bowel disease
(2018-07-03)Self-management of chronic conditions is increasingly critical as individuals spend less time in healthcare systems and must learn how to manage their disease (through behaviors such as medication adherence and diet ... -
Tools for teen moms: An intervention to reduce infant obesity
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Rapid weight gain in the first six months of life is associated with a sharply increased risk of obesity later in life and subsequent health consequences. Unhealthy ... -
Women's reproductive knowledge and their ability to teach their daughters about reproductive changes
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Purpose: Life span approach to promoting reproductive health requires initiating reproductive education early, during the pre-pubertal and early adolescent period. Mothers ...