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.
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Enhancing Faculty Skills: An Innovative Strategy to Improve Teaching Practices
According to AACN's report on 2016-2017 Salaries of Instructional and Administrative Nursing Faculty, the average ages of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty holding the ranks of professor, associate professor, and assistant ... -
Nutrition for nurses: In times of stress and quarantine
This presentation focuses on nurses' nutrition and sustaining a health diet and lifestyle during stressful times and social isolation while maintaining high standards of patient care. A streamable video is available within ... -
Nurse leader mentoring to fuel co-creation
This presentation examines the current need for mentoring of nurse leaders. Approaches to enhance the mentoring role and ways to support co-creation are discussed. The presentation slides and abstract information including ... -
Building wellness cultures to promote optimal health and well-being in nurses: Evidence-based strategies that work!
This presentation is speaks to the importance of the health and well-being of nurses. The slide deck used in this presentation is attached to this record as a PDF file. The video stream of the entire presentation is ... -
Nursing students’ perceptions of student-to-faculty and faculty-to-student incivility in the online learning environment
Throughout this research, incivility in nursing education has been examined, with a specific focus on the online environment. Incivility in nursing education has been widely researched in the traditional classroom, but ... -
Improving patient satisfaction in the medical-surgical setting
Practice Problem: Patients’ experiences at hospitals are multidimensional, and their satisfaction with the service is linked to the quality of patient care provided. In evaluating the quality of care of a hospital, the ... -
Evaluation of communication and teamwork implementing TeamSTEPPS for a medical-surgical unit
An assessment of a medical-surgical unit established that there were poor communication and teamwork practices. Consequently, an evidence-based practice change was implemented in which TeamSTEPPS 2.0 was utilized to address ... -
Reducing parental concern for vaccine-associated pain in infants
Vaccines are the most common source of iatrogenic pain in infants and studies have shown that parental concern for this pain contributes to vaccine hesitancy. Addressing these concerns can encourage parents to consent to ... -
ELNEC final hours of life supplemental materials
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Nurses new to caring for patients who are actively dying during the COVID-19 pandemic may need educational support to be aware of the signs and symptoms during final hours of life. Physical, psychological, social and ... -
Caring for older adults in long-term care during the pandemic for licensed and unlicensed nursing staff
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Licensed and unlicensed nursing staff in long-term care settings are trying to provide the best care possible for older adults during the coronavirus pandemic. This resource offers staff the Center for Disease Control (CDC) ... -
ELNEC COVID-19 meditation/mindfulness information
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Nurses are facing a great deal of stress caring for patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Meditation and mindfulness practices can help alleviate stress. This infographic outlines a number of helpful apps that can ... -
Creating joy & resilience in times of uncertainty
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Caring for older adults in long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic is extremely challenging. Staff in long-term care are facing fears associated with the pandemic spread, grief associated with patient ... -
ELNEC- COVID-19 communication resource guide: An APRN telephone death notification to family tool
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are having to notify family members of patients with COVID-19 about the patient's death by telephone. This can be quite difficult if the APRN is not comfortable making the call. ... -
ELNEC final hours: Adapted for COVID-19 crisis
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)The coronavirus pandemic has made care of patients and their families during the final hours of life uniquely challenging. Families are often not able to be with their loved ones during the end of their lives. Nurses are ... -
ELNEC COVID-19 communication resource guide: Supporting a new graduate nurse colleague
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Transition from student to clinical practice as a new registered nurse can be overwhelming. The coronavirus pandemic has compounded the usual stressors and puts new graduates at high risk for stress, compassion fatigue and ... -
Exercise & spiritual practice for stress reduction, health and well-being
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Nurses caring for patients with serious illness must take care of themselves in order to be able to care for others. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged nurses in ways they have never faced before. Taking care of oneself ... -
COVID-19: Loss, grief and bereavement information
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)Patient deaths from COVID-19 have been very difficult for families who are unable to be with loved ones during their dying process and at the time of death. Nurses at the bedside are providing support and fostering hope ... -
The expert role of the DNP prepared nurse impacting healthcare systems: Bench to bedside, classroom to boardroom
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) prepared nurses are uniquely positioned to meet the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) call to nursing for increased involvement and action in improving our healthcare system. The DNP is a ... -
Undergraduate nursing students’ attitudes regarding poverty and the poor
Poverty can be a difficult topic to discuss, much less experience. Poverty USA reported that 38.1 individuals lived in poverty in the United States in 2019, effecting 1 in 6 children. Nurses are faced and will continue ... -
Influencing undergraduate nursing student attitudes on older adults
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine baccalaureate nursing student attitudes toward older adults and whether gerontological nursing education affects those attitudes. As the number of older adults increases, ...
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