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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 ... -
A Comparison of COPD Patients' Quality of Life Using the Harmonica as a Means of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) In the absence of sufficient research, pulmonary rehabilitation programs have instituted harmonica playing with their Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. The purpose of this ... -
Registered Nurses and Influenza Vaccination: Changing Mindsets and Improving Compliance to Foster Global Health
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend that all healthcare workers (HCW) receive influenza vaccination annually and consider ... -
Continuous Versus Intermittent Nasogastric Feeding for Patients on Mechanical Ventilation: Impacts on Gastric Emptying and Pulmonary Aspiration-A Comprehensive Systematic Review
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Every 100 patients receiving mechanical ventilation, 6-25 of them will acquire ventilator associated pneumonia. Nasogastric tube (NG) feeding is usually administered to patients on ventilator ... -
Implementation Experiences of a Evidence-Based Program to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior Among Mexican Adolescents
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) BACKGROUND: Reports estimate that 31% to 68% of Mexican teenagers have had sex and 72% never used a condom. Moreover, few evidence based HIV/AIDS prevention programs for adolescents have been ... -
Evaluation of the Supportive Needs of Adolescents During Childbirth (SNAC©) Intervention
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Research of interventions that assist adolescent mothers to have positive experiences during childbirth and initiating breastfeeding is lacking although breastfeeding provides health benefits ... -
Robot Faculty Extender Program Implications for Global Clinical Education
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Experienced nursing faculty are in short supply worldwide and although distance learning technologies clearnly enable aging faculty from around the globe to deliver high quality content, teaching, ... -
Stress Vulnerability and Burnout in Nurses Working in Prison
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Often mistaken for stress, burnout is an inadequate response to chronic occupational stress that can affect the quality of life of an individual or organization. Nurses performing their duties ... -
International Nursing Leadership Development: A Shared Service Learning Partnership
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: This abstract describes a nursing educational program using service-learning presentations for international leadership development. Practicing nurses and students from three university ... -
Creating a Culture of Belongingness: A Script for Nurse Satisfaction and Nurse Leader Development
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) The purpose of this qualitative study, from a phenomenological approach, was to explore nurses' understanding of belongingness and the influence this knowledge could have for nurse leaders on ... -
A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Perceptions and Lived Experiences of First-Time Breastfeeding Mothers
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Breastfeeding is the optimal and most complete form of nutrition for infants and has been associated with numerous infant and maternal health benefits (American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP], 2005; ... -
Interprofessional Collaboration and the New Graduate Nurse: Are We Expecting Too Much?
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is currently touted as one mechanism for enhancing the delivery of Canadian healthcare and the overall health of its population. Within both acute care and ... -
Developing Future Leaders through Electronic Mentoring Program
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Developing Future Leaders through Electronic Mentoring Program : Purpose: One of the issues with Kappa Tau Chapter is retaining new inductees after the first year of membership.�Kappa Tau addressed ... -
Factors Affecting Caring Efficacy and Job Satisfaction in Australian Registered Nurses
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Aim : The purpose of this study is to identify relationships between socio-demographic factors, caring efficacy and job satisfaction in Australian registered nurses. METHODS : A cross-sectional ... -
Promoting Functional Health Literacy of Village Health Volunteers by ADRA Training Model
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) In recent years, Thai people have suffered from preventable diseases such as accident, drugs abuse, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and HIV-AIDS, all of which are increasing rapidly. ... -
An Evidence-Based Practice Project to Improve Securement and Visualization of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in Pediatric Patients
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Problem: Securement and visualization of peripheral intravenous catheter sites (PIV) is a common problem for pediatric nurses worldwide because infiltration of IV fluid can lead to serious ... -
Leading the Change Process: Designing an Innovative Upper Division BSN Curriculum
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Addressing the work of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Dr. Patricia Benner and the Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in Nursing Initiative to transform nursing education, ... -
Good Work in Nursing: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions Using Interviews of United States BSN Graduates upon Entry into Practice
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Powerful market forces have been competing with the values and ideologies of the nursing profession. Efforts to reduce the nursing shortage through identification of issues that affect retention ... -
Spirituality, Religiosity, Depression and Anxiety in Opioid Addiction
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background and Significance: The United Nations General Assembly relates concern about substance abuse around the world. Substance abuse often leads to addiction, and is damaging to the health ...
