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Effectiveness of Cell Phones with Digital Picture Capability and MyPyramid Tracker for Measurement of Fruit/Vegetable Consumption
(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 ...
Reliability Testing of a Modified Early Warning Scoring (MEWS)
(2013-10-22)
Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: Research was guided by Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Transforming Care at the Bedside framework. Evidence suggests clinical signs of patient deterioration ...
Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to Healthy Eating Among Community Gardeners
(2013-10-22)
Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013: Purpose: Insufficient fruit/vegetable intake (FVI) is among the ten leading risk factors for global mortality and is linked to the rising incidence of obesity worldwide (World ...
Student Learning Outcomes and Global Trips: Insight into Cultural Awareness and Personal Growth
(2013-10-22)
Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: Understanding global culture has become an expectation in nursing education world-wide and Leininger's Culture Care Theory is a framework for global culture. Educational ...
Usability and Acceptability Testing of a Modified Early Warning Scoring (MEWS) Tool Using Simulation
(2013-10-22)
Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: Anticipating barriers when introducing a new form to nurses for incorporation into their daily routine, Kurt Lewin's action research model for change was used as a ...
Outcomes of an Evidence-Based Research (EBR) Tool to Teach Online Research and Critical Thinking Skills
(2014-11-17)
Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: Advances in global technologies have changed how students access evidence-based information. Research suggests nursing students overestimate their ability to accurately ...
Diet, Encoded Memory, Visual Cues, Obesity, and Neuroimaging: The Role of
(2014-11-17)
Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: According to the World Health Organization, 35.8 million people are obese world-wide. The obesogenic factors contributing to this global problem are thought to reflect ...
Acute Care Nurses Answer a Clinical Question Alongside Academic and Hospital Nurse Leaders Through Partnership
At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to discuss direct care nurse confidence in research proficiency resulting from facilitative learning and role-modeling by RA faculty in order to increase participant ...
Academic and Acute Care Institutions Partner to Impact Nursing Practice Through Increasing Translational Research Capacity
At the conclusion of this session the participants will be able to identify impact of partnership between academic and hospital nurses on research capacity to improve translational research proficiency at the point of care ...
Brokers of Change: Outcomes of a Shared Governance Model of Leadership in Academia
(2012-9-12)
Purpose: There is an international shortage of nurses. Data support faculty nearing retirement age will affect the supply of educators needed to teach the next generation. Evidence from academia suggests that program ...