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Energy through motion: An evidence-based exercise
(Oncology Nursing Society, 1/11/2017)Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a result of cancer and cancer treatment. CRF can be debilitating for patients during and after treatment. Evidence supports activity as effective for reducing cancer related fatigue. An ... -
Lessons in leadership: Martha Norton Hill
(Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 10/11/2007)Lessons in Leadership: The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series embodies Betty Irene Moore's vision and hope for nurses to lead within their teams, organizations and communities, with the ultimate goal of improving the experience ... -
Re-designing an undergraduate capstone course: Connecting through online discussion
(10/11/2016)An online community was created to support a cohort of undergraduate nursing students in their final capstone course positioned in different cities acrosst he country. It was developed to facilitate collaborative learnign ... -
The use of chocolate chip cookies to introduce nursing research concepts
(10/11/2016)Nursing faculty are challenged to provide baccalaureate nursing students with a basic understanding of the important concepts, as well as fostering an appreciation for nursing research that will ultimately be integrated ... -
Validating nursing diagnosis: Impaired physical mobility
(10/2/2015)Validation studies are important for advancing evidence based nursing practice. In our study, we validated defining characteristics of NANDA nursing diagnosis of Impaired Physical Mobility in Total knee replacement patients. ... -
A descriptive study to asses the perception and practice of selected contraceptive methods among target population in select areas of Mumbai
(10/2/2015)OBJECTIVES: To assess the perception of the target population regarding the selected contraceptive methods. To analyse the practises of the target population regarding the use of contraceptive methods in them. To ... -
Obesity in America
(10/22/2015)During recent years, tremendous efforts have been made to combat the issue of obesity. Health care professionals warned of the danger of obesity and its negative effects on the individuals’ health. Policy makers ... -
Lessons in Leadership: Peter Buerhaus
(Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 10/23/2009)Lessons in Leadership: The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series embodies Betty Irene Moore's vision and hope for nurses to lead within their teams, organizations and communities, with the ultimate goal of improving the experience ... -
A study to assess the knowledge and the practices adopted by the mothers for their babies vaccinated with BCG in selected areas in Mumbai
(10/26/2015)Background of the study: Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem despite the fact that the causative organism was discovered more than 100 years ago and highly effective drugs and vaccine (BCG) ... -
HIV risk reduction behaviors in adolescent females; The influence of mastery and self-esteem
(10/27/2011)Purpose. The purpose of the study was to test the moderator effect of mastery on the relationship between self-esteem and HIV risk reduction behaviors. Aims. The aims of this study were to: 1) examine the relationships ... -
Improved HCAHP Scores and a DEU Culture of Excellence
(10/5/2015)Two city hospitals launched Dedicated Education Units (DEUs) in collaboration with a Midwest state university. The culture of excellence created by the academic practice partnership produced an improvement in patient ... -
Lessons in Leadership: Beverly Malone
(Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 10/8/2008)Lessons in Leadership: The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series embodies Betty Irene Moore's vision and hope for nurses to lead within their teams, organizations and communities, with the ultimate goal of improving the experience ... -
Treatment trials - The need for an end-of-life policy
(10/9/2015)Currently, there is an epidemic of elders in nursing homes with swallowing difficulties, Alzheimer’s, and other maladies, which cause diminished decision-making capacity and initiate the discussion of whether to ... -
Interprofessional simulation: TeamSTEPPS and cardiac arrest simulation
(11/12/2015)Quality and Safety Education for Nurses and the Institute of Medicine recomment interprofessional education to foster open communication, encourage mutual respect, and support joint decision making among health ... -
Promoting self-care for nursing students
(11/12/2015)Taking care of oneself should be a lifelong habit. Nursing students often put aside their own self-care to focus on the rigors of academia. Students describe experiencing both academic and clinical stressors. ... -
Moral regret - The experience of breaches of a nursing ideal
(11/24/2015)Recently, Johnstone and Hutchinson (2015) called for abandoning the construct of “moral distress”. For various reasons, they believe that too much attention is paid to it in the nursing literature, that the ... -
Validating the Saligan Fatigue Inventory (SalFI)
(11/30/2017)Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a very distressing symptom reported by oncology patients. Currently, CRF is measured by self-report instruments. Although clinician-administered questionnaires are more sensitive ... -
Experiencing moral uncertainty in practice
(11/4/2015)Within the past thirty years, ethical questions have come to the forefront of nursing practice. Books on the subject of nursing ethics attest to the fact that nursing ethics as a subject distinct from medical ethics ... -
Initiation of a HIV screening protocol and pathway in the emergency department: A quality improvement initiative
(11/9/2017)There is currently a nationwide campaign to address human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and treatment. The emergency department (ED) is a significant venue in the HIV prevention and treatment campaign. The quality ... -
Epilepsy: A case study
(12/11/2017)This presents an analysis of a case of Right Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in terms of possible etiology, pathophysiology, drug analysis and nursing care