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Of Kangaroos, Koalas, and Platypi
()Australia has a relatively short European history with nursing coming to the colony in the 1800s. Since then the profession has gradually developed and changed in response to the environment within which nursing is practiced. ... -
Advancing Nursing and Midwifery Through Innovation and Leadership
()Advancing nursing and midwifery through innovation and leadership is critical to moving our profession forward, as well as increasing our ability to better address global health. This presentation will provide principles, ... -
Developing Change Agents in an Ever-Evolving Healthcare Delivery System
()The changing demands of our complex healthcare environment require the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise to assure quality patient outcomes. This presentation will describe how DNP nurse leaders ... -
Information Literacy: A Prerequisite to Evidence-Based Nursing
(2011-10-17)Purpose: Information literacy is an ambiguous term that many professionals in various fields, including nursing, have attempted to define. It is emphasized as a skill nurses should have yet it has not been conceptualized ... -
Telephone Support for First-Time Breastfeeding Mothers: Building a Foundation for Healthier Tomorrows
(2011-10-17)Objective: To assess the effect of post-discharge telephone breastfeeding support on reducing the risk of early weaning from mother's stated goal. Literature Review- Data Sources: Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group ... -
Differences in Mastery and Self-Esteem in Culturally Diverse Adolescent Females
(2011-10-17)Purpose: Mastery, a global sense of control over one's life, and self-esteem, the value placed on oneself, are psychological characteristics associated with numerous health-enhancing behaviors. Developing interventions to ... -
Standardize Predictive Testing: Practices, Policies, and NCLEX-RN Outcomes
(2012-9-12)Purpose: A major indicator of nursing programs' effectiveness is the pass rate on national licensure examinations among first-time candidates. Twenty years of evidence supports use of standardized examinations for ... -
Nurse Practitioners Reshaping Health Care: From Roots to Shoots
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this historical case study is to describe the development of the first nurse practitioner programs in Massachusetts, analyzing the socio-historical context and factors that contributed to the ... -
Impact of the Geriatric Medication Game on Nursing Students Empathy and Attitudes toward Older Adults
(2012-9-12)Purpose: It is estimated that in 2050 nearly two billion people worldwide will be 60 years or older, and nurses must be well-prepared to improve and address their health-related needs. However, it may be difficult for ... -
Advancing Nursing Education Through Interdisciplinary Learning: Student Quality & Safety Program
(2012-9-12)Nursing competencies have expanded to address the complexities of contemporary healthcare. Patient-centered care and demands for transparent outcomes require nurses to have active roles in Quality Improvement (QI) processes ... -
Overcoming the Tyranny of Distance: An Education Strategy to Assist Guideline Implementation
(2012-9-12)Queensland Health is responsible for the delivery of publicly funded health services within Queensland. Queensland is the second largest state in Australia covering 700,000 square miles (2/12; times the size of Texas, ... -
Educating for Success in Evidence-Based Practice
(2012-9-12)The profession of nursing endorses EBP as a means to ensure high quality care, yet many practicing nurses do not have the necessary tools. Faculty must prepare students to make evidence-based decisions in clinical practice. ... -
Faith-Based Views of Barriers to Recognition and Treatment of Depression
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Studies have shown that spirituality and religion are important to the treatment of depression among African Americans. Spirituality has also been shown to impact the beliefs of the causes of depression and coping ... -
Application of Small Group Workshops and Case Report Discussion for Development in Evidence-Based Practice Education Programs
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Nurses need the access to the literature to integrate evidence-based practice knowledge from the research they read with their professional experiences to achieve best practice for patient's healthcare. Evidence-based ... -
Cultural Pain Relief Measures During Labour and Childbirth and Prophylactic Taboos During the Childbearing Process: A Case for Mozambican Women Living in Swaziland
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The study sought to describe the cultural-pain relief measures during labour and childbirth and prophylactic taboo practices for pain relief by Mozambican women living in Swaziland. Methods: An exploratory, ... -
Perioperative Experience of Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: An Integrative Literature Review
(2012-9-12)Purpose: This integrative literature review explores the evidence of elderly patients' experience undergoing joint replacement surgery Methods: Studies were identified through an extensive electronic search and ... -
Medication Adherence and Health Care Use in People with Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease
(2012-9-12)Purpose: To examine medication adherence and health care use in people with co-existing diabetes, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Methods: Patients aged > 18 years with these comorbid conditions were ... -
Depression, Anxiety, Anger, and Biomarker in Taiwanese People with Heart Failure
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Psychological distresses might be caused by the disease severity in people with heart failure. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between depression, anxiety, anger, and B-type natriuretic ... -
Alleviating Chronic Sleep Debt in Early Adolescents: Can a School-Based Intervention Make a Difference?
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Sleep deprivation, experienced by up to 80% of adolescents, results in varying degrees of daytime sleepiness, negatively impacting health, behavior, emotions, and academic achievement. Underlying causes of ... -
Liaison Nurse Role Development: Intensive Care Unit Discharged Patients Follow up During the First Year of an Acute Care Facility
(2012-9-12)Purpose: To describe liaison nurses (LN) interventions of care provided to intensive care unit (ICU) discharged patients (pts), To identify LN education interventions delivered to ward nursing (WN) staff that was caring ...
