The Colorado Nurses Association identified the need to promote nurse participation in health policy, legislative activism, and professional membership. A review of literature reiterates the relevance of advocacy and social ...

This poster will highlight the findings of an integrative literature review which examined the degree to which published research has explored healthcare provider barriers to HIV/AIDS screening among older African Americans.

African-American women have a stigma associated with mental illness causing them to avoid seeking treatment. My evidence-based research focuses on African-American women's beliefs about depression, barriers to treatment, ...

Advancements in cancer treatment have increased the number of childhood cancer survivors significantly. However, due to treatment late effects, survivors experience wide range of psychosocial sequelae. This integrative ...

The purpose of this review is to examine the scientific literature reporting the effectiveness of mentoring as a tool for enhancing nursing attitudes and acceptance of evidence based practice in nursing clinical practice.

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a complex disease with genomic and environmental components. Personalized nutrition based on individual risk factors and nutrigenomic principles has great potential for reducing incidence of T2DM. ...

Despite CDC recommendations, adolescent uptake of cancer-preventing HPV vaccine remains suboptimal. Research suggests that provider's recommendations are able to increase vaccination rates. The project proposal will provide ...

Intimate partner violence is a prevalent issue and when it occurs during pregnancy it has effects beyond the mother to the child. This study quantitatively and qualitatively examines the results of the DOVE intervention ...

The Maya population in Guatemala experience disproportionate negative health outcomes. In-depth interviews were conducted with Mayan families to ascertain their understanding of health and illness. Findings will inform ...

The goal of this presentation is to improve participants' understanding of attentional fatigue in breast cancer survivors (BCS). At the end, participants' will understand its importance, identify demographic and medical ...