Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma): Recent submissions
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Power Distance in Healthcare: Learning from Aviation to Decrease Power Distance and Improve Healthcare Culture
Professional cultural norms such as Power Distance Index (PDI) can affect the professional environment, safety culture, and team members wellbeing. To optimize a positive environment we should determine methods to decrease ... -
Clinical Pharmacogenetics From a Nursing Perspective: Personalizing Drug Therapy
Precision medicine is the approach to patient care that is focused on finding the most appropriate medication based on the interplay between genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors to improve patient outcomes. With ... -
Embedding Electronic Medication Management Systems Into Practice: Identifying Barriers to Implementation Using a Theoretical Approach
Interventions to improve patient safety, including the integration of technology in clinical practice, require healthcare professionals to change their behavior. This study reports a validated theoretically informed approach ... -
Identifying Barriers for Nephrology Nurses in Discussing Advance Care Planning (ACP) With CKD Patients
If health professionals (HPs) can initiate advance care planning (ACP) with patients and assist them in signing advance directives (AD), patients may avoid facing medical futility. However, the overall rate of AD completion ... -
Challenges in Advanced Care Planning in Primary Care: A Systematic Review
The greatest obstacle to Advance Care Planning (ACP) is initiating the difficult conversation about death and planning for the end that is culturally sensitive and patient-centered. Poor end-of-life communication skills, ... -
Bedouin Physicians' and Nurses' Views on Nursing as a Profession, Israel Perspective
This study examines the Bedouin physicians' and nurses' views on nursing as a profession and its relationship to the working environment characteristics represented by team working, autonomy, authority and involvement in ... -
Using a Psychometric Instrument to Identify Core Nursing Values: Implications for Selection and Recruitment
Queen's University Belfast's School of Nursing and Midwifery has revised its current selection process and introduced a new values-based approach to its recruitment procedure to ensure an increased focus on personal ... -
Framework for Provision of Essential Medicine for the District Health Services
There IS no standardised framework for provision of essential medicines for the South African District Health Services. Based on site visits conducted and action research findings a proposed Framework covering the selection, ... -
Haiti National School of Nursing: 100 Years of Nursing Education
The purpose of the activity is to describe a brief history of educating Haitian nurses at the government school in Port-au-Prince and provide results of an evaluation of alumni gathered at the 100th anniversary celebration. -
Perceptions and Cultural Competence of Nursing Students Who Study Abroad: Do Outcomes Outlast the Experience?
This longitudinal, mixed methods study assessed the cultural competence and perceptions of 40 nursing students who attended a study abroad experience in one of four countries to determine changes in cultural competence ... -
Perceptions of Nurse Practitioner Students on the Delivery of Culturally Congruent Care to Mexican Immigrants
This exploratory descriptive study investigates nurse practitioner students' perceptions of culture and its role in the delivery of culturally congruent care to vulnerable Mexican immigrants residing in rural communities ... -
Decoding Code OB: Interprofessional Approach to OB Training Can Improve Communication and Patient Outcomes
Maternal outcomes are a growing concern for hospitals across the nation. The post-partum patient experiencing medical complications requires complex interprofessional team involvement. At an urban, tertiary academic medical ... -
Ethno-Racial Context of HIV: Building Capacity for Health Equity and HIV Response in ACB People
Racial disparities in HIV/AIDS prevalence is common and varies across countries. There is no single response to halt HIV. Closing ethno-racial health inequities gap is important. HIV combination prevention strategy is an ... -
HIV/STI and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention for Latinos
The purpose of this study is to assess risk factors and to identify prevention strategies for Latino men and women between 18 and 50 years old in the U.S. This presentation is aimed at professionals interested in HIV ... -
Nurse Caregiving Activities' Influence on Preterm Infant Physiologic Status and Length of Bundled Care Events
Caregiving activities included in bundled care events (BCE) is dictated by preterm infants' treatment needs, but understanding when to include optional stress provoking interventions is essential to minimize stress. This ... -
Influence of Work Environment on the Ability of Critical Care Nurses to Provide Efficacious Care
It can no longer be ignored, the findings support the proposition that the importance of nurses' relationships in the work environment needs to be recognized. The nurse "relational competence" needs to be further assessed ... -
The Gap between Nurses' Personal Values and Their Implementation on Burnout in the Workplace
Any gaps between personal values, and their application at work, are a source of internal conflicts that can affect the extent of burnout.Institutions should recognize the negative impact and should aim to reduce them. -
Veterans Experiences of Learning and Knowledge Transfer in Baccalaureate Nursing Education
Understanding the veteran experience of knowledge transfer from a military culture to baccalaureate education may assist in recruitment, retention, and successful outcomes. Data obtained from 11 veterans are presented to ... -
Facilitating Veteran Learning in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Education: The Faculty Perspective
Many veterans are using GI Bill benefits to pursue nursing degrees. Significant differences between prior military training and higher education may impact retention and successful degree completion. Strategies nurse faculty ... -
Human Trafficking Victims: Identification, Assessment, and Intervention in South Texas Emergency Departments
This descriptive research study describes the current strategies employed to identify and assess human trafficking victims in the Emergency Departments of South Texas. Interventions planned and employed for human trafficking ...