Browsing Sigma International Nursing Research Congress by Research Approach "Quantitative Research"
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Adding up to patient safety: Utilizing simulation as an educational strategy to enhance dosage calculation skills in fundamental level nursing students
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this 2012 study was to determine the effectiveness of implementing Polya's Four Phases of Problem-Solving into simulation in order to evaluate mean ... -
Are there benefits to teaching newly hired nurses self-care techniques in a mandatory workshop format
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to share with conference attendees the innovative and holistic research study that explored whether workshops designed to convey ... -
Assessment of human trafficking awareness
(2017-07-05)Background: Human trafficking is modern day slavery. INTERPOL, the world’s largest police organization reported that human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar enterprise (2016). The Federal Bureau of Investigation ... -
Attitudes of health professions' students toward older adults
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Across the world, the population of older adults is growing exponentially. This growing population will not only tax each socio-economic ... -
Common perinatal mental disorders in Rwanda: A challenge for nursing education and practice
(2016-07-13)Purpose: Common perinatal mental disorders (CPMDs) in women (depression and anxiety) are recognized as a significant public health concern globally but often undiagnosed and thus untreated (WHO, 2008; Rahaman, Fisher, Bower ... -
Comparison of face-to-face and distance learning teaching modalities in delivering therapeutic crisis management skills
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare effectiveness and student satisfaction of distance education versus face-to-face interaction in delivering therapeutic crisis ... -
A description of motivation and medication-taking behaviors toward Sheng-Hwa-Tang
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Sheng-Hwa-Tang is used to cultivate blood, activate circulation, and "clean blood" for post-partum women in Chinese society. Since its frequent use and valued efficacy in Chinese post-partum care, it's hard to ... -
Developing and testing the effectiveness of the Mesko-Eliades Pain Area Locator Tool to assess pain location in children
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Before surgery, many patients cite postoperative pain as their utmost conceRNNevertheless, studies indicate almost half of postoperative patients report inadequate pain ... -
Disaster preparedness of mothers raising preschool children: Lessons from the great East Japan earthquake
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which mothers raising preschool children in disaster areas are prepared for disasters and to identify factors ... -
Do nurses' intrapersonal characteristics influence work performance and caring behaviors?
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: Quality and safety of patient care is non-negotiable in healthcare. international studies recognize the link between nurses' work performance and the educational ... -
Don't drop the ball, make the call
This presentation is a quantitative comparative study between a control group and an intervention group to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive discharge teachings with follow up communication post discharge ... -
Evaluation of students' perceptions compared with baccalaureate program objectives of a peer-tutoring program
(2017-07-24)Purpose: The purpose of this research was to compare and contrast any differences between students’ perception of and actual performance related to program objectives of a pilot peer tutoring program in an undergraduate ... -
Evaluation of the instructional design of high-fidelity simulation by the third year undergraduate nursing students
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Simulation as a learning strategy integrates clinical skills, content knowledge, teamwork, inter-professional communication, physical assessment, nursing therapeutics ... -
Factors influencing chronic mental illness patients' psychological well being and suicidal ideation
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to exam the factors influencing chronic mental illness patients' psychological well-being and suicidal ideation. Methods: There were 59 ... -
Factors related to pediculosis capitis in children at Catholic Elementary School of Oekabiti, Kupang District
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of the study was to analyze the factors (age, knowledge of children , personal hygiene, and resident density in the houses) that influence the occurrence ... -
Factors that influence the development of cultural competence in undergraduate nursing students
(2017-06-06)Purpose: With increasing immigration and expanding globalization in the US, by 2050 minorities will represent half of the total population according to the United States Census Bureau 2010 data. As the US demographic ... -
Fear of cancer recurrence: Experiences and related factors in early stage lung cancer patients
(2017-06-07)Background: In recent years, early lung cancer became the most common cancer in the worldwide and most of them have psychological problems (anxiety and depression). However, few study was discussed about fear of cancer ... -
General systems theory guided evaluation of a remediation policy for students preparing for NCLEX-RN
This ex-post facto quantitative study explored the relationship of GPA, HESI V1 scores, gender, cohort, semester, and hours of remediation on scores of HESI V2. Guided by general systems theory, multiple regression was ... -
Healthcare provider attitudes and beliefs toward family-witnessed resuscitation in Saudi Arabia
(2017-07-06)Purpose: Healthcare provider attitudes and beliefs towards family witnessed resuscitation (FWR) have been studied extensively in Western cultures1-6. However, the literature shows little evidence of similar studies ... -
The impact of accessing health information at the point of care in clinical decision making
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact that accessing health information at the point of care via MCDs had on the clinical ...