Browsing Sigma Biennial Convention by Research Approach "Quantitative Research"
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Exploring attitudes of acceptance of males in nursing: A pilot study
(2017-10-19)Lack of growth in the number of males in the nursing profession is an important issue to address. This quantitative, descriptive, correlational study will compare male and female nurses' attitudes of acceptance of male ... -
Exploring cervical cancer treatments, coping and women's sexual self-concept after cervical cancer
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Background: There is a long history of physical, psychological and sexual sequalae and stress associated with cervical cancer and treatment. The disease is stressful and it ... -
Generating gratitude in the workplace to improve faculty job satisfaction
This was a quantitative study utilizing a convenience sample of faculty at one school of nursing. Multiple gratitude interventions were implemented throughout the year and a pre and post survey administered to measure ... -
Identifying motivation toward healthy behavior in overweight and obese pregnant women
A mixed methods research study designed to identify motivation toward healthy diet and exercise behaviors in overweight and obese pregnant women, the discussion will revolve around results obtained through completed ... -
Incivility in the workplace: Implications for nursing education
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015: Students in RN-BS nursing degree programs face barriers to successful completion of their programs of study such as memories of incivility within their pre-licensure nursing ... -
Innovation is hot: Use of a skin patch device to obtain temperature measurements
(2017-10-25)Numerous devices are available to measure body temperature. An innovative, thin, disposable, flexible, battery-powered temperature skin patch that continuously measures and transmits skin temperature to a smart device was ... -
The last ten years: Nurse practitioners in the Southern United States employed in medically underserved areas
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background & Significance: Collectively, the U.S. Southern states are some of the poorest, most rural, and socioeconomically deprived regions ... -
Learned hopelessness factor for depression and functional death in elderly
(2016-03-21)Background: The learned hopelessness produces negative encouragement for individuals that can take them to lose their motivation, hope to reach goals and give up to the future. The ideas of hopelessness in the elderly ... -
Neonatal epinephrine: Reducing calculation errors
(2013-12-19)Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013: Background: Epinephrine calculation errors during neonatal resuscitation of low birth weight and very low birth weight babies can significantly affect outcomes in terms ... -
Nurses' Perceptions of High-Alert Medication Safety: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
High-alert medication (HAM) error incidence ranges from 14-28%. In this qualitative descriptive study, nurses were interviewed about HAM practices. Three themes contributed to HAM safety: Culture of Safety, Collaboration, ... -
Safety climate: Perception of professionals in an emergency unit
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction: The emergency medical services, characterized as challenging and dynamic environments, are considered particularly prone to adverse ... -
Stroke in young adults: Risk factors in relation to gender and race
(2017-10-05)Stroke is the third cause of mortality in U.S. and a major cause of morbidity and years of productive life lost when it occurs in younger people. This study compares the relationship between hypertension, hyperlipidemia, ... -
Topical therapy for chronic wounds: Contributions of a distance learning module for the knowledge of nursing students
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Assistance for people with chronic wounds is directly related to nursing professionals and, in recent decades, it has been a ... -
Using self-efficacy and transformative learning theories to examine interprofessional collaborative practice at end-of-life in the ICU between nurses and physicians
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: Research has documented that the health care system provides inadequate care for the dying patient at end of life (Papadimos et ...