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Advocating and sustaining lifelong learning through a center of excellence approach
(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 ...
Effectiveness of cell phones with digital picture capability and MyPyramid Tracker for measurement of fruit/vegetable consumption
(2012-01-04)
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 limited sensitivity in ...
Team assist: Implementation of an admission, discharge, transfer team
(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 ...
Nursing leadership in rural settings: Challenges and strategies
(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
(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, ...
Attempting shared governance within a school of nursing
(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 as ...
Advance care planning (ACP) training: Your role as a nursing leader
(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, ...
Registered nurses breaking into the political arena: A qualitative study
(2016-03-17)
Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:
Purpose: The necessity for nurses to cultivate confidence for becoming an active member of a board or seeking election to goveRNg boards dictates that skills, attitudes and ...
Eating behavior in college-students: TFEQ R-18 and qualitative perceptions of cell-phone use for recording diet
(2016-07-13)
Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016:
Purpose: Worldwide, an estimated 600 million adults are obese and 1.9 billion are overweight (World Health Organization, 2014). The etiology of obesity and overweight is ...
Holistic nursing care: Provision of spirituality with patients
(2013-10-22)
Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:
Purpose: Spirituality care for patients is paramount for optimal wellness and health promotion. Nurses believe they are inadequately prepared to provide spiritual care to their ...