Open Dissemination Materials - Groups and Individuals
This community houses resource papers, research, educational and evidence-based practice materials from individuals and non-Sigma nursing organizations and nursing-related groups. “Groups” may be from any professional setting where nurses* or nursing students* work or learn, such as schools of nursing, hospitals, other clinical settings, national/international nursing organizations, professional groups/consortia, or health-related businesses.
Participants are assigned their own collections after meeting criteria listed on the Group Participant Policies page.
Materials do not undergo peer review upon submission, acceptance, and posting to this repository. Refer to the Review Type and Acquisition Type listed in each item record to determine the vetting standard that has been applied.
*Nurses must hold degrees BSN and above from accredited programs. Retired nurses are still eligible to submit.
Copyright remains vested in the authors (individual and corporate) unless otherwise noted in an individual item record.
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Vitamin D Clinical Relevance in the Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury Among the Military Population
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) still remains a difficult disorder to treat. TBI has been associated to chronic neuroinflammation and a high risk for neurodegenerative disorders. Since 2001 between ten to twenty ... -
Vaginitis, Female Sexual Dysfunction, and Sexual Distress
Purpose/Aim: The purpose of this doctoral project is to examine the relationship between vaginitis (BV and VVC), FSD, and sexual distress level on non-pregnant, sexually active women aged 18 to 44 using validated self-report ... -
Promoting the Use of Aromatherapy to Decrease Anxiety and Patient Perception of Pain During a Gynecologic Procedure: An Integrative Therapy Quality Improvement Intervention
Purpose: To implement a system for clinic staff and providers to promote, support, and document the use of lavender aromatherapy to reduce anxiety and pain perception as an option for patients experiencing an intrauterine ... -
Depression Screening in Antepartum Females
Problem Statement: Perinatal mood disorders, including depression, affects one in five pregnant or postpartum females. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the US Preventative Task Force (USPTF) ... -
Non-Delayed Access: Establishing a Same Day Walk-in Contraception Clinic for Active Duty Women and Military Spouses
Purpose: The overall goal of the quality improvement initiative is to explore the feasibility of removing access barriers for contraception in active duty service members and their beneficiaries in an Army gynecology clinic. ... -
CLOSING the Gap: Establishing A Women's Preventive Health Care Visit
Purpose: Trends in women’s access to primary care and gynecological services across the age spectrum has been inconsistent and lacking in preventive focus. This project investigates the use of regular patient questionnaires ... -
A Walking Plan for Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Feasibility Study
Purpose: To determine the feasibility of a structured walking plan among pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) within a maternal fetal medicine practice. Summary: Physical activity in ... -
Initiative to Improve Osteoporosis Management by Adapting the Fracture Liaison Service for Outpatient Use
Purpose: To evaluate whether the implementation of the IOF Best Practice Framework in an outpatient women’s health clinic results in improved identification and management of post- menopausal women at risk of an osteoporotic ... -
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Augmented Clinical Experience: A Progam Evaluation
Purpose: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Augmented Clinical Experience (ACE) Program is a novel program that provides an enhanced clinical experience during the course of nurse practitioner (NP) education. ... -
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Identification of Oral Disease and Dental Care in Pregnancy
Purpose: Oral health is an important part of overall health, and oral disease has been associated with poor perinatal outcomes. While it is widely recognized that oral healthcare is safe and important during pregnancy, ... -
NPWH position statement: Eliminating preventable maternal deaths
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports coordinated and collaborative efforts at federal, state, local, and professional organization levels to eliminate preventable maternal deaths. ... -
NPWH position statement: Expanding access to hormonal contraception
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the right of each individual or couple who desire to use contraception to be able to do so. Barriers to obtaining and successfully using ... -
It’s time for results! Preventing bullying in our workplace
As the issue of incivility, lateral and horizontal violence, and bullying continue in nursing, strategies are needed to address and eliminate hostile work environments. Educational activities not only raise awareness of ... -
Systematic review of kangaroo care
This paper explores the research surrounding kangaroo care, also known as kangaroo mother care (KMC) or skin to skin contact (SSC). Kangaroo care consists of prolonged skin to skin contact, and usually breastfeeding if ... -
Post-stroke depression screening and interventions
Post-stroke depression (PSD) is the most commonly seen neuropsychiatric condition in stroke patients’ population. Depressive symptoms in addition to the stroke symptoms, patients may have negative outcome with increased ... -
Implementing a depression screening and referral program in an African American church community
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to launch a depression screening and stigma reduction program in a nondenominational church that serves mainly African Americans. Potential links between stigma, ... -
Validation of a pictorial nausea assessment scale in pediatric patients with an oncology diagnosis
Background: Children who have been diagnosed with cancer often receive emetogenic chemotherapy as part of their treatment protocol. Baxter and colleagues (2011) developed a pictorial scale to assess nausea in children; The ... -
Adolescent vaping and education: Does it make a difference?
E-cigarette use and vaping has increased dramatically in the U.S. since 2011 among high school students and is a serious public health concern. Nicotine is an addictive substance and nicotine may harm teen brain development. ... -
Effectiveness of PictureRxTM on perceived medication adherence in the independently living older adult
Background: Medication adherence refers to the concept that at least 80% of a prescribed medication therapy including dosage, frequency, and duration of treatment is followed (World Health Organization, 2017). Failure to ... -
Advance directive protocol in the primary care setting
Background and Review of Literature: Advance directives (AD) are documents that offer patients a way to avoid unwanted care in the event of a serious illness or incapacity. Studies demonstrate the care patients receive ...
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