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HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem
(2001-11-10)AIDS is a leading cause of death in adolescent and young adult populations. Heterosexual transmission of HIV is the fastest growing mode of infection among women, and minority populations are affected disproportionately. ... -
Infant Feeding Decision: What New Mothers Have Told Us
(2007-11-04)Objective: To explore the infant feeding decision of new mothers and elicit their perspective regarding breastfeeding. Design: Descriptive exploratory. Setting: Postpartum units at seven birthing hospitals, including two ... -
Leadership Challenges: Capitalizing on Distance and Diversity
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) This presentation reports on the leadership challenges encountered when nine geographically and experientially diverse nurse leaders formed a team to co-author a manuscript. Using Authentic ... -
Evaluation of the Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Nursing Practice
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: Genomics is redefining the health/illness continuum. Nurses, pivotal providers of quality healthcare services, are essential to applying genomic discoveries to patient care. The Essential ... -
The Woman's Self: A Multigenerational and Transcultural View of Lifespan Development of Women
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Lifespan development in women is a discursive and creative act; a process that engenders interpersonal relationships and reflective narrative stories of changes in the self. Traditional theories ... -
Psychometric Properties of a Mental Health Service Barrier Assessment Tool for Asian-Americans
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Barriers to Mental health service utilization among Asian Americans have been studied with no well tested barrier assessment instrument. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate psychometric ... -
Midterm Check-Up: The Experience of "Being With" or "Isolated From" SImulation in the Lab
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background: Faculty educational responsibility transcends traditional methods of lecture and examination with summative course evaluation. Educational constructs should incorporate formative ... -
My Health Companion©: A Low-Tech Personal Health Record
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: The purpose is to report the evaluation of a low-tech personal health record, My Health Companion (MHC), designed to assist in tracking, maintaining, and appropriately communicating ... -
Variables Associated with the Response of Health Care Professionals to a Public Health Event (PHE)
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Whether or not healthcare professionals respond to a public health event (PHE) is a vital concern for a community. Although response rates, abilities and willingness to respond have been the ... -
Student and Registered Nursing Staff's Perceptions of 12-Hour Clinical Rotations in an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) With today's increase in student enrollment in baccalaureate nursing education, it is more challenging to secure quality clinical placements with optimal learning experiences. Some clinical ... -
Effectiveness of Cell Phones with Digital Picture Capability and MyPyramid Tracker for Measurement of Fruit/Vegetable Consumption
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose:�Inadequate fruit/vegetable intake is linked to the leading causes of global mortality and rise in obesity (World Health Organization, 2009). Traditional dietary assessment methods have ... -
Moral Distress in Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses Who Care for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Moral distress has been defined as being the painful psychological disequilibrium that results from recognizing the appropriate action, yet not taking it because of some obstacle or constraint. ... -
Nursing Student Outcomes of Distance Education: What is the Evidence?
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Distance education has received wide attention in the nursing literature over the past decade as an alternative to the traditional classroom. It seems to offer great potential as a distinctive ... -
Global Collaboration in Bolivia Promotes Advancement of Oncology Nursing
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Significance & Background: In South America, Bolivia is the poorest country. Over 45% of the new cases and 37% of cancer-related deaths are related to cervical and breast cancer. Major health ... -
Promoting Individuals and Family Health During Retirement
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) BACKGROUND: "Moving into retirement" is one of transition life moments that have to be adequately prepared (Meleis, 2010). Studying the impact of this transition on the lives of individuals and ... -
The World-Wide Evidence-Based Practice Agenda: Proof, Power, Prestige and Cash
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) This session explores the unspoken reality in health care- that evidence based practice is not necessarily true or ethical. Creation and application�of evidence must be based on nursing's primary ... -
The Power of Nurse Preceptors to Influence Practice Related to Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background: The Joint Commission issued a National Patient Safety Goal for prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... -
Physical Health of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Live Longer and Stay Healthier?
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background: Physical health of older adults is the major concern in health promotion of this age group. Having better comprehension about older adults' physical health can better design activities ... -
Community Acquired MRSA: Evidence-Based Protocol for the Emergency Department
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Educational meetings with nurse practitioner and physician assistant providers were conducted in a hospital emergency department (ED) to increase provider knowledge of the evidence-based (EB) ... -
Developing Leadership Capacity for Nursing Practice in Liberia
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: The country of Liberia is just rebuilding the healthcare infrastructure after 20 years of civil war. Although many countries have invested a great deal of funding and personnel into ...
