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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 ... -
Succession Planning for Chief Nursing Officers in Acute Care Medical Centers in California
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Succession planning for CNE positions is a critical nursing leadership issue. Nursing is at the crossroads in the midst of a nursing shortage due to the rapid changes such as nursing retirement ... -
The Experience of Transition to Adulthood for Youth with a Neurological Condition
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Background. The lifespan of young adults with neurological conditions such as spina bifida (SB) has increased as a result of effective health management in developed countries. As young adults ... -
Factors affecting nurse migration for nursing leaders to consider to improve nurse retention
(2012-01-04)Purpose: Migration of nurses continues to concern global nursing leaders in this time of nursing shortage (Kingma, 2008). The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing nurse migration in a sample of Canadian ... -
Executive Function and Dual Task Performance of Gait in Mexican Elders
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Objective: To describe the relationship between executive function and gait velocity under three walking conditions: usual gait, simple dual task and complex dual task of Mexican elders. Methods: ... -
Lifelong Learning of Professional Nurses
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) The purposes of this research were to study the lifelong learning and to examine the relationships between variables such as working position, achievement motive, perceived organizational support ... -
Midterm check-up: The experience of "being with" or "isolated from" simulation in the lab
(2012-01-04)Background: Faculty educational responsibility transcends traditional methods of lecture and examination with summative course evaluation. Educational constructs should incorporate formative evaluation to allow responsive ... -
Forging the pathway to collaborative scholarship among nursing PhD and DNP students
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: In support of intra-disciplinary scholarship and emerging pathways for doctoral study in nursing, our PhD and DNP faculty and doctoral students embarked on the journey of shared learning ... -
Nurse leaders create structural empowerment for the Electronic Age
(2012-01-04)Purpose: Global efforts are underway to implement health information technology (HIT) to enhance patient safety and improve patient care quality. The purpose of this presentation is to share how nurse leaders at a large ... -
Evidence-based practice educational programs and patient safety related to falls
(2012-01-04)Safety should be a top priority for health care providers and falls are frequently viewed as a primary safety concern. The National Patient Safety Goals require that facilities be aware of each patient's risk for falls and ... -
The world-wide evidence-based practice agenda: Proof, power, prestige and cash
(2012-01-04)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 ethics as described in the ... -
Prenatal fatigue and quality of life of pregnant women over 26 weeks of gestation
(2012-01-04)Pregnant women have high rate of experiencing fatigue, which may impact women's quality of life (QoL). The purposes of his study were to examine relationship between fatigue and QoL (general, physical, mental, and social ... -
Caring in Nursing Practice: A Concept that Transcends Gender
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Nurses who are male represent approximately six percent of the nursing workforce in the United States. This minority representation begins in nursing education programs and extends into practice. ... -
National standardize specialty exams improve predictive exit exam scores and NCLEX-RN® Success
(2012-01-04)Purpose: Nurse Educators search for strategies to identify at-risk students early in the educational process with the intention of identifying knowledge gaps and providing remediation to improve student success on the ... -
Leadership challenges: Capitalizing on distance and diversity
(2012-01-04)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 Leadership Theory as a framework, ... -
Physical health of community-dwelling older adults: Live longer and stay healthier?
(2012-01-04)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 to maintain and promote ... -
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 ... -
Outcomes of evidence-based practice education in bedside nurses: A qualitative study
(2012-01-04)Practicing nurses today are expected to incorporate best evidence in their care. Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become recognized as the gold standard of care, prompting many healthcare organizations to invest resources ... -
Moral distress in neonatal intensive care nurses who care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome
(2012-01-04)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. Neonatal intensive care unit ...
