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Publishing: A Career Road for You?
(2017-10-09)
This session is designed for all nurses (academics, administrators or those involved in clinical practice) who are interested in becoming involved in publication. Additionally, there will be a discussion of how much time ...
Heart Checks: A profile of the college-aged population
(2017-10-09)
This presentation describes the health, the health behaviors, and the biometric data from a sample of college aged students who participated in campus-wide cardiovascular screenings.
The current state of evidence-based practice in nurses across the United States
(2012-01-04)
Background/Significance: Although multiple studies have supported that evidence-based practice (EBP) improves the quality of healthcare, enhances patient outcomes, reduces the geographic variation in care and decreases ...
Getting published in nursing journals: Strategies for success
(2013-12-19)
Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013 and repeated on Tuesday, November 19, 2013:
This session will be participatory and enable those attending to ask specific questions of the editors of Worldviews on ...
Evidence-Based Leaders and Leadership
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Today's healthcare environment is increasingly complex and ever changing. Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been identified as a critical requirement to achieve the Triple Aim ...
Evidence to support adolescents as healthy lifestyle behavior change agents for their families
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015:
Background: There are numerous studies in the literature that support the key role of parents in facilitating healthy lifestyle behavior change in their children and families. ...
Scientific exploration into Pokémon GO©: A detailed examination of family experiences and motivations for use
(2017-10-25)
The purpose of this project is to provide an overview of the Pokemon GO user-experience from a family perspective and to gain insight into theory, motivation, and the potential utility of augmented reality as an mHealth ...
Million Hearts; An evidence-based method for improving population health
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Purpose: Million Hearts is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017, empower and educate Americans to make healthy choices, and to target ...
The short-term effects of a wellness on-boarding program with health sciences students on depression, anxiety, healthy lifestyle beliefs and healthy lifestyle behaviors
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:
Background: First year health sciences students are subject to high stress levels as they enter their professional programs. Although these academic programs prepare students ...
Publishing Roles: A Career Road for You
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Purpose: There are many benefits to pursuing a career path in the publishing world, including opportunities to keep abreast of the latest knowledge, research, developments ...