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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 ... -
Community and Global Initiative: Faith-Based Palliative Care Initiative
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
When Paradigms Collide: Implications for Transforming Nursing Practice
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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. ... -
Nurses' Attitudes towards Continuing Formal Education: A Comparison by Level of Education and Geography
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
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, ... -
Adolescent Perspective of Family Functioning When Living with a Sibling with Autism
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: Autism is on the rise at an alarming rate affecting all races and impacting all members of a family including siblings. The purpose of this study was to examine family functioning from ... -
Decreasing the Risk for Severe Hyperbilirubinemia in Newborns
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Objective: To determine if educational interventions with medical providers in combination with a management tool to facilitate clinical guideline implementation would 1) increase compliance ... -
Chief Quality Officer Rounds: Charting a New Course for Performance Improvement
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Reimbursement changes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and value based purchasing systems have made performance improvement more crucial then ever. A voluminous amount of data ... -
Integrated Community Education Model: Breast Health Awareness to Impact Late Stage Breast Cancer
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) The purpose of the study was to generate and test an integrated community education model in a medically underserved area that has evidence of significantly higher mortality rates from breast ... -
An Individualized Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults: Partnerships in Practice
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
Transitioning from Clinician to Clinical Educator
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
The Toxigen Initiative: Achieving Target Oxygen Saturations to Avoid Sequelae in Very Preterm Infants (VPIs)
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
Promoting the International Transfer of Nursing Knowledge: The Early Planning Stage
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
A Retrospective Study of a Nurse Residency Program and Reports of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Turnover
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) 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 ... -
Evaluation of Video Teleconferencing Technology to Provide Chronic Disease Self-Management Access for Rural Veterans
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) A study was undertaken to evaluate the use of video teleconference technology (VTEL) for delivery of patient self-management education and preventative care services to reduce stroke risk factors ... -
Translational Research at the Bedside - Testing Psychometrics Nausea and Vomiting Scales
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Problem: Community hospital data collection�requires participation of RNs at the bedside. Formal education is essential. RNs learn the purpose of study, data tools instruction, with due diligence ... -
Filipina Mothers' Perceptions about Childbirth With a Traditional Birth Attendant
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the Philippines has not dropped significantly since the 5th Millennium Development Goal of WHO in 2000 (Ericta, 2007). High MMRs in developing countries were ... -
Filipino Professional Birth Attendants' Perceptions about Maternal Services and Childbirth at Home
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) The Department of Health-Republic of the Philippines (DHRP; 1999) reported prenatal care by a professional birth attendant (physician, nurse, or midwife) reduced risks during childbirth. One ... -
The Assistant Manager as a Leader for Community Health Nursing in Pakistan
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: There are few leadership roles in community health nursing in Pakistan. However, leadership is essential if the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be realized. ...
