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.
Collections in this community
Recent Submissions
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Imogene M. King, RN, EdD, FAAN: Nurse Theorist and Nursing Leader
This presentation gives historical background of King's work and its relevance to nursing process and nursing outcomes -
Killeen Theory of Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care
King’s interacting systems framework guided the development of the Killeen theory of patient satisfaction. This theory of patient satisfaction, in turn, guided the development of an instrument, the KKPSN (the Killeen-King ... -
Preoperative Pre-warming versus No Preoperative Pre-warming and Intraoperative Hypothermia: An Evidence-Based Practice Analysis
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia occurs in approximately 50% to 70%1 of all surgical patients, and is a risk for anyone undergoing general or neuraxial anesthesia, yet it can be prevented. Hypothermia is defined as a ... -
Magnesium Sulfate in Relation to Preeclamptic Postpartum Mothers
Magnesium sulfate is often used from the onset of labor and during the postpartum period to stabilize maternal blood pressure. Because little is known about magnesium sulfate, there is a concern that allowing mothers to ... -
Improving Quality of Life: Efficacy of Pregabalin and Gabapentin in the Fibromyalgia Patient
Background and Review of Literature: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disease that is characterized by widespread pain and several associated symptoms such as non-restorative sleep, fatigue, poor physical condition, impaired ... -
Resilience: An Essential Skill in Critical Care Nursing
Background and Review of Literature: Burnout syndrome has been a struggle for critical care nurses for decades. Burnout syndrome causes significant mental stress, job dissatisfaction, depersonalization, and reduced personal ... -
Sleep Hygiene Education for Rural Adults
This is a DNP Capstone paper. This DNP project examined what effect a community based sleep hygiene education program had on the quantity and quality of sleep in rural adults. Participants received a 45 minute oral ... -
Sigma's Henderson Repository: Innovation and Impact Through Open Dissemination
Presentation Overview: What is it? Who does it serve? What materials are accepted? What is open dissemination? Does the repository offer a publication option? A word about prior publication Benefits to individual ... -
It's Time for a Solution! Overcoming Incivility in our Workplace
Presentation file to be uploaded at a later date.As the issue of incivility, lateral and horizontal violence, and bullying continue in nursing, strategies are needed to address and eliminate hostile work environments. ... -
A Faith-Based Education Program to Reduce Stigma Associated with HIV/AIDS Among the African-Born Population
Background and Review of Literature: Faith-based organizations are important institutions with the potential to increase the reach of HIV knowledge and address HIV-related stigma in the African-born population. This ... -
A Need for Nurses
Nurse residency programs were designed with the intent of assisting nurses with the transition into a new area of practice. These programs are common in acute care settings; however, implementation has been slow to move ... -
Investigating Chemobrain onset: A pilot study exploring the severity and onset of cognitive impairment
Background: Chemotherapy related changes in cognition fall into a cluster of symptoms commonly referred to as chemobrain. To date, nursing literature on the progression of chemobrain and tools used to describe this progression ... -
This is My Story: Using Patient Personalization Posters to Improve Nurses' Caring Behaviors
The critical care environment renders patients unable to share the kind of personal information that illuminates their story outside of the intensive care unit. Therefore, learning about the individuality of this patient ... -
Implementation & Evaluation of Safe Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Primary Care
Uptake of evidence-based guidelines varies among primary care providers when treating chronic non-cancer pain patients in managed primary care settings. This project aimed to determine the feasibility and compliance of the ... -
The Impact of Simulation on Knowledge Gain Regarding Diabetic Patient Care
Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a high-fidelity simulation experience on traditional pre-licensure nursing students’ knowledge and performance related to the care of the diabetic patient. ... -
Palliative Care: Improving Eligible Patient Identification to Encourage Early Intervention
Palliative care (PC) encompasses a holistic way of caring for patients and families with chronic disease or life-limiting illness through optimal symptom management. Individuals in need of PC has reached 20 million annually ... -
Purposeful Rounding for Fall Prevention in the Nursing Home Setting
Falls among nursing home residents is a frequent and recurring issue. Falls are major cause of injuries, hospitalizations, and death among nursing home population, as well as increased healthcare cost. The purpose of this ... -
Does a Perioperative Decision Aid Tool Help Increase Patient and Staff Engagement?
Does a perioperative decision aid tool help increase patient and nursing staff engagement? Background: Rapid reductions in healthcare reimbursement caused by the value-based care movement have healthcare organizations ... -
Depression Screening to Improve Early Detection, Referral, and Treatment of Depression in Patients with Diabetes
Comorbid depression is common among adults with diabetes and is associated with negative impacts on quality of life, health outcomes, and mortality rates. As of 2015, it was estimated that 415 million people were living ... -
My Research is Completed...Now What?
Presentation Outline: Define methods and components of dissemination, including poster presentation, podium presentation and publishing Identify key elements in the publishing process
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