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The life-space mobility as an expression of the mode of interdependence of functionality in older adults
(2012-01-04)Purpose: To test the effect of a muscular strength exercise program of muscular strength in older adults based on the Roy's adaptation model as an expression of the mode of interdependence of functionality in older ... -
Global Leadership and Development of the International Family Nursing Association
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: A 25 year STTI member will share her personal leadership development story, reflecting how leadership skills and experiences gained through STTI facilitated her role in the development ... -
Disruptive Behavior: Understanding Factors that Cultivate a Code of Silence
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Healthy practice environments and organizational cultures of shared respect among healthcare providers are prerequisites for patient safety and quality care. There is substantial evidence that ... -
Transitioning from clinician to clinical educator
(2012-01-04)The shortage of educators has had a great impact on the ability of the current educational system to oversee the number of students interested in the profession of nursing. The AACN reports that approximately fifty thousand ... -
An individualized fall prevention program for older adults: Partnerships in practice
(2012-01-04)Purpose: The aim of this research will be to reduce the risk of patient falls during home visits and scheduled assessements for older adults. One of the major concerns in caring for a older adult living in the community ... -
The toxigen initiative: Achieving target oxygen saturations to avoid sequelae in very preterm infants (VPIs)
(2012-01-04)Supplemental oxygen plays a key role in survival of Very Preterm Infants but not without risk. A safe range for oxygen saturation (SPO2) has been suggested, yet infants continue to be exposed to hyperoxia which induces ... -
Promoting the international transfer of nursing knowledge: The early planning stage
(2012-01-04)When meeting a challenge, nursing educators produce innovative ways of transferring knowledge in their home environments. Originality is especially unique when the challenges of providing quality care are examined from a ... -
A retrospective study of a nurse residency program and reports of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover
(2012-01-04)The aging population in the United States and the need for greater access to healthcare due to recent legislative reforms will result in an increased demand for registered nurses. However, meeting this demand will challenge ... -
Community and global initiative: faith-based palliative care initiative
(2012-01-04)Communities of faith are often significantly affected by illness, care giving issues, end of life needs, and grief of their members. Through combined efforts from interdisciplinary health care members and key community ... -
Aging-in-Place in Rural and Urban Communities
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) In Canada, only 7% of older adults over the age of 65 years live in long term care facilities. The majority of seniors manage to live in their own home despite challenges. We have little knowledge, ... -
When paradigms collide: Implications for transforming nursing practice
(2012-01-04)There is compelling evidence to support the link between healthy work environments, quality healthcare outcomes, patient safety, nurse retention and satisfaction in acute practice environments. Additionally, numerous ... -
Nurses' attitudes towards continuing formal education: A comparison by level of education and geography
(2012-01-04)Quality of healthcare is a priority yet registered Nurses (RNs) are the least educated healthcare professional. The IOM report, The Future of Nursing, calls for more Baccalaureate prepared nurses and research has demonstrated ... -
Self Injurious Behavior Among Nursing Students
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) For the past 10 years there has been increasing attention to the phenomenon of self-injury -- the deliberate destruction of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent. Although the professional ... -
Multidisciplinary Leadership Development for All Hazards Preparedness: Building Capacity While Improving Health
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Multidisciplinary Leadership Development for All Hazards Preparedness: Building capacity while improving health Purpose:� The Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD) in the Office of the ... -
Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Undergraduate Nursing Student Academic Satisfaction Scale (UNSASS)
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background and Purpose: To examine the psychometric properties of a newly developed instrument: The Undergraduate Nursing Student Academic Satisfaction Scale (UNSASS). Methods: A self-report ... -
Stepping strong to control blood pressure, weight, and fatigue
(2012-01-04)One of three U. S. adults has high blood pressure. It is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke contributing to 326,000 deaths in 2006 and costing $76.6 billion in health care services, medications, and missed ... -
Building nurses' leadership and research capacity through international mentoring
(2012-01-04)The need to develop sound research to inform health care planning and policy development in health care is well documented. However, not all areas of health care have seen adequate research productivity and there is general ... -
An innovative clinical practicum model: Preceptorship
(2012-01-04)In nursing, the transition from student to newly qualified nurses is recognized as being very stressful. Preceptorship program in senior elective course may meet the needs of senior nursing students by increasing their ... -
Nourishing the valuing of leadership behaviors
(2012-01-04)Returning RN students bring a preconceived idea that learning will focus on enhancement of knowledge regarding intensive or medical/surgical nursing, and may not value leadership and management courses. Working from this ... -
Developing excitement for political activism
(2012-01-04)Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to identify strategies for infusing information related to health care systems and health policy into BSN and MSN curricula. The IOM report specifically calls for nurses to have ...