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Safe and sound: A longitudinal study of the sffects of a Sigma Theta Tau International membership-based mentoring program on job satisfaction and intention-to-stay in new BSN-prepared nurses
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Mentoring programs extending past two years are uncommon, and yet the stressors of nursing still result in significant turn over during this period of time. The impact ... -
Safe implementation of a hyperglycemic crises protocol by utilizing a conversion table
(2018-06-26)Hyperglycemic crises are medical emergencies associated with increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. The development of a conversion table, versus nursing estimation, for insulin titration was adopted to assure ... -
Safe Practice Environments: Nurses' Perceptions of Stressors and Solutions
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Nursing units include teams working to provide safe patient care. Without true partnerships, care is compromised due to decreased quality in communication and teamwork. Stressors impact the nursing practice ... -
Safe sleep advice to safe sleep action: Pilot of the Pepi-Pod Program in indigenous communities
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Background: Sharing sleep spaces with babies is a common infant care practice in Australia [1], and the cultural norm in many Indigenous communities [2]. While forms of co-sleeping ... -
Safety culture: Medication adverse event tracking at a pediatric oncology hospital in Guatemala
(2017-07-03)Purpose: The ECHO Project: Educacion de Cuidados Intensivos en un Hospital de Oncologia is a multidisciplinary educational collaborative between the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital ... -
Safety of medication administration in the home: Should we double check?
(2012-9-12)Purpose: With increasing pressures on hospitals, home care by visiting nurses presents a viable option for care delivery. Nurses routinely provide complex interventions at home that previously were only available in a ... -
Safety role transition: Building competency through preceptorship
The nurse preceptors are functioning in many roles to deliver a high quality of care and to ensure that the preceptees are competent. Understanding this phenomenon will help nurses in developing and preserving the safety ... -
Sailing through Ethnographic Data Collection on a Hospital Ship
This is a reflection on the experiences of data collection by the researcher positioned as a participant observer whilst conducting an ethnographic study of nurses volunteering in an international humanitarian context on ... -
Saliva-extracted DNA is a noninvasive sampling technique for examining OPRM1 gene methylation in preterm infants
Mitigating pain in early life may prevent epigenetic changes that increase an individual’s susceptibility for developing chronic pain. Adverse effects and the quality of the DNA collected challenge the suitability ... -
The salutogenic effects of prayer and meditation on health perception, behavior, and outcomes
(2018-06-20)Modern science, presently acknowledges that spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation influences and increases the health of humanity (Puchalski, 2001). Provision of holistic nursing could change the response to ... -
Satisfaction with daily life, BMI, perception of weight, and nutritional intake in undergraduate nursing students
Researchers conducting this study found that nursing students had an increased likelihood of a higher level of satisfaction with daily life when they self-reported healthy eating, drinking fewer energy drinks or alcohol ... -
Scholarly project dissemination to enhance evidence-based practice attitudes for future advanced practice nurses
(2018-06-21)This presentation will discuss the value in utilizing innovative electronic poster presentations for scholarly project dissemination. The addition of peer and faculty review with a detailed rubric aligned with program ... -
School nurse perceptions of child asthma management: Collaboration through research supporting community-accessible care
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of school nurses on managing asthma in the school setting. This study was a collaboration among a USA state coalition members from clinical practice, academia, and ... -
School-Based Preventive Health: Telehealth Ready Certified Screeners
Collaboration between a school of nursing and a school district was undertaken to meet state mandated health screenings for 27 schools and 7,000 school children. BSN and MSN nursing students were certified as screeners, ... -
Schoolchildren's experience of myopic prevention and progression: A qualitative study
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: Previous studies about myopia have focused on prevalence and risk factors of myopia and the researchers have found these matters to be more severe among children in ... -
A scoping review of regulation and pre-licensure education of registered nurses
International, English-language literature reporting outcomes of regulation of pre-licensure RN education was examined, mapped, and summarized to elucidate available evidence regarding the outcomes of such regulation. Five ... -
Scottish adolescents' sexual experiences and risk behaviors: Understanding for evidence-based intervention tailoring
(2018-06-01)Despite high rates of unplanned pregnancy and other negative sexual outcomes, detailed descriptions of Scottish adolescents sexual behaviors and risk reduction strategies are limited.We conducted in-depth focus groups with ... -
Screen use and health habits of youth
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Adulthood health habits among individuals develop in our youth. What are the influences that create our health habits such as eating healthy foods, engaging in exercise ... -
Screening for anxiety in the birth center setting: A quality improvement project
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Postpartum anxiety (PPA) is a common, yet frequently overlooked, health concern for millions of women. Affecting nearly one-third of postpartum women, ... -
Screening for behavioral health conditions in an international clinical placement
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Background: This clinical project describes a mental health screening initiative conducted by nurse practitioner students in a pediatric clinic located ...