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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Reducing perceived stress, burnout, and improving joy in work for nurse leaders: A wellness initiative
Stress and burnout in the nursing profession present challenges for organizations despite attempts to improve overall wellness. Literature suggests that mindfulness-based interventions are an effective way to address ... -
Socialization of men into nursing
Background: As of 2004, there were more than 2.9 million Registered Nurses (RNs) in the United States. More than 2.4 million RNs are employed in nursing. Male nurses account for 5.7% of all nurses, up from 5.4% in ... -
Incorporating Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies into clinical education
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a project in the United States that addresses the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to continuously improve the quality ... -
Nurses’ attitude and perceived barriers towards error reporting in health care: An integrative review
Aim: To examine nurses’ attitudes and their perceived barriers towards error reporting. Background: Error reporting is an important step to enforce quality and safety of healthcare, yet studies revealed that nurses do not ... -
Antibiotic stewardship through implementation of screening tool in primary care
Background: After assessing the need for antibiotic stewardship in a primary care office in Greenacres, Florida, using the McIsaac score tool and the Appropriate Antibiotic Use Self-Efficacy Scale (AAUSES), it was determined ... -
Walt Whitman: Civil War nurse
Walt Whitman’s life as a nurse during the Civil War is largely ignored in the nursing literature. His service to wounded and dying soldiers, as well as his poetry about the horrors of war, deserves recognition. The ... -
Utilizing home health service to decrease rehospitalizations
Rehospitalizations is a national problem and is not safe for the frail elderly who have ongoing management of multiple chronic conditions. To address rehospitalization rates that were above the state and national average, ... -
Men nurses in the American Journal of Nursing: The first 100 years
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has been published continuously since 1900. As such, it provides a unique opportunity to analyze the social issues that have surrounded nursing as well as the professional issues that ... -
Current perspectives on the Gestalt of nursing curricula
This research study aimed to investigate the current gestalt of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) curricula in the United States. Presently there is an emphasis in nursing education on the practice–education gap in ... -
The Relationships Among Moral Distress, Self-Transcendence and Professional Autonomy in Nurses Provided Care for Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment in Acute Care Hospitals.
Purpose: to examine the relationships among moral distress, self-transcendence and professional autonomy in nurses who provided care to elderly patients with cognitive impairment in acute care hospitals based on the ... -
Nursing education and nursing practice in the United States
Nursing education and nursing practice in the United States is described in depth, including the number of licensed nurses and the types of educational preparation. Hospital based diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate ... -
“I was working in the hospital as an orderly” the oral histories of the Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Nursing graduates
Aim of Study: The Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, founded in 1898, was the fifth all male nursing school in the United States. By the time it closed in 1969 a total of 779 lay and religious men ... -
Say “NO” to nosocomials: Clostridium difficile
For acutely hospitalized patients, the concurrent use of probiotics of various strains may decrease the incidence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) cases compared to antibiotic administration alone. P – Patients receiving ... -
Impact of animal facilitated therapy on inpatient outcomes
The use of Animal Facilitated Therapy (AFT) in an inpatient setting improves overall patient outcomes. P- Inpatient stress, Anxiety, Rehabilitation I- Animal Facilitated Therapy C- The use of Animal Facilitated Therapy ... -
Fish skin for wound healing
For patients with impaired wound healing, the use of fish skin grafting may provide a faster and higher quality healing than standard dressing care. P-Patients with impaired wound healing. I-Application of fish skin ... -
NPO length prior to surgery
What is the effect of NPO length of duration prior to surgery on gastrointestinal motility and patient satisfaction post op? P-Post Operative Population I-Shorter NPO times C-NPO of 8hrs vs NPO of O-Greater patient ... -
Efficacy of massage in the chronic pain population
How effectively is massage therapy used for chronic pain control in comparison to pharmacological measures? P- Pain control for individuals with chronic pain I- Message Therapy C- Pharmacological use O- Improved pain ... -
Becoming a nurse: Continuing the story of the Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Nursing graduates
The Alexian Brothers Hospital (ABH) School of Nursing in Chicago, founded in 1898, was the fifth all male nursing school in the United States. Research Question: The aim of this study is to present the oral histories ... -
Lessons from the field: Strategies to Recruit Men in Theory-Based Quliatative Research
Theory -based qualitative research has made significant progress in providing insight into the experiences of many genders, especially for women and those that identify as LGBTQ+, allowing the profession of nursing to ... -
Obstetrical nursing clinical experiences at an all male nursing school in the 1950s
In 1956, the Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Nursing (ABHSoN), an all-male school housed in an all-male hospital, received a letter from a graduate stating that he was denied reciprocity in the State of Michigan for a ...
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