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Advocating and Sustaining Lifelong Learning Through a Center of Excellence Approach

Boswell, Carol; Cannon, Sharon (2017-10-16)

A school of nursing in Texas conceived the Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice to address strategies to bridge gaps, establish relationships to address workforce needs, and support connectiveness between different ...

Team Assist: Implementation of an Admission, Discharge, Transfer Team

Gonzales, Minerva; Boswell, Carol; Rumbaugh, Carey (2017-10-06)

As patients are frequently admitted and discharged, nursing staff experience increased workload that can lead to burnout, decreased quality, and employee turnover. The purpose of this session is to describe the process ...

Embracing Inquisitive Thinking by Front-Line Staff

Powers, Rebekah; Boswell, Carol (2017-10-10)

Front-line nursing staff were challenged to engage in the process of inquisitive thinking. By fostering innovative ways to think, nurses became further enmeshed in evidence-based practice and collaborative scholarship. ...

Effectiveness of Cell Phones with Digital Picture Capability and MyPyramid Tracker for Measurement of Fruit/Vegetable Consumption

Long, JoAnn D.; Shriver, Brent; Culpepper, Dean; Littlefield, Laurel; Boswell, Carol; Kuenzi, Gina; Rogers, Toby; Estep, Gary (2012-01-04)

(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose:�Inadequate fruit/vegetable intake is linked to the leading causes of global mortality and rise in obesity (World Health Organization, 2009). Traditional dietary assessment methods have ...

Nursing Leadership in Rural Settings: Challenges and Strategies

Boswell, Carol; Gonzales, Minerva; Marquez, Jessica (2017-10-24)

Rural Chief Nursing Officers (CNO) encounter many challenges as a result of their proximity to other agencies. This qualitative study investigated strategies and opportunities to facilitate their growth and development. ...

An Academic Shared Governance Model for Leadership in an Academic Setting

Francis-Johnson, Patricia G.; Bridges, Ruth Ann; Boswell, Carol (2016-03-21)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: A West Texas university school of nursing (SON) has experienced tremendous growth over the past 14 years in three strategic areas - student enrollment, geographic locations, ...

Bridging the Practice/Research Chasm

Powers, Rebekah; Boswell, Carol (2016-03-21)

Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: The literature repeatedly affirms that the time period for translating research findings into the practice arena requires approximately 17 years. Recent studies have identified ...

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Training: Your Role as a Nursing Leader

Tully, Jessica; Boswell, Carol (2017-06-05)

In today's society, people are living longer. Despite aging and health issues, many American adults do not have Advance Directives (ADs). Statistics show that only 18%-36% of the U.S. population has completed an AD (Pecanac, ...

Attempting Shared Governance Within a School of Nursing

Opton, Laura L.; Boswell, Carol; Owen, Donna C. (2017-06-05)

Purpose: The governance structure of schools of nursing has the capability to augment the work environment for both faculty and staff. The pressure and intricacy of the multifaceted academic milieu have been postulated ...

Effects of Recording Food Intake Using Cell Phone Camera Pictures on Calorie Intake and Food Choice in College Students

Doumit, Rita; Long, JoAnn D.; Zeeni, Nadine; Boswell, Carol; Song, Huaxin (2016-03-17)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: Recording food intake may contribute to weight loss by promoting changes in eating behavior. The current spread of mobile phone embedded cameras offers new opportunities ...