The purpose of this presentation was to share the experience of a Sigma Theta Tau International member integrating a Haiti service learning component into a nursing school curriculum.

This qualitative research study was recently conducted at a Midwestern university in the United States to gain knowledge of student perceptions regarding autopsy viewing. Little research has been performed regarding student ...

This descriptive longitudinal study describes how BSN students develop beliefs about caring in nursing across the academic program. Findings will provide faculty with insights about effective ways to teach caring science.

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: This presentation is based partly on an elective course taken at York College in the Department of Nursing during the summer of 2014. This course ...

To identify negative attitudes and anxiety levels towards aging and their relationship with socio-demographic variables and co-existence with the elderly, this, for the increment on the geriatric population.

Researchers in nursing education have the opportunity to build mentoring programs based on evidence of how nursing students perceive and experience mentoring and persistence. The more evidence-based strategies used to ...

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Information technology (IT) and mobile devices have become a part of most everyone's daily lives both personally and professionally. IT and ...

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: An elective course was developed incorporating the Student Learning Outcomes; which included the need to advocate for health policies that address ...

This activity will provide an understanding of the negative attitudes and erroneous beliefs regarding the obese individual in undergraduate nursing students and how these attitudes and beliefs may affect nursing care. This ...

Although active in the promotion of health and wellness in a variety of settings, nurses may offer limited support in disaster preparedness. Few examples exist demonstrating these activities within local communities. This ...