• Energy through motion: An evidence-based exercise 

      Heuther, Katie; Abbott, Linda; Cullen, Laura; Cullen, Liz; Gaarde, Ami (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 

      Hill, Martha Norton (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 

      Swart, Ruth (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 

      Bylaska-Davies, Paula; White, Bonnie (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 

      Bhopalbade, Mrunal; Bande, Anita; Roy, Jisha; Patel, Ayeshabi; Gaonkar, Suchita; Wakshe, Anita (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 

      Elia, Clifford; Samuel, Johnscy; Kasekar, Pratidnya; Joseph, Rachel; Raju, Reshma (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 

      Boualaoui, Ihsane (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 

      Buerhaus, Peter (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 

      Antony, Ancy; Shajan, Mini; Reji, Jancy; Kale, Sadhana; Kadam, Sareeta; Aher, Ghanashyam (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 

      Long-Middleton, Ellen R. (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 

      Seibert, Susan A.; Stroud, Angela; Cassel, Lillybeth; Huebner, Cara (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 

      Malone, Beverly (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 

      Wurzbach, Mary Ellen (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 

      Thomas, Pamela; Kinner, Tracy; Ostendorf, Marilyn; Arvin, Mary Kay; Schmuck, Heather; Delp, Jody; Titzer, Jennifer; Phy, Wes; Peak, Kathy (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 

      Bonhotal, Susan; Seibert, Susan A.; Hall, Melissa A. (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 

      Wurzbach, Mary Ellen (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) 

      Dickinson, Kristin; Albrecht, Tara Angela; Wilson, Christina M.; Raheem, Sumiyya; Zhang, Xuemin; Saligan, Leorey N. (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 

      Wurzbach, Mary Ellen (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 

      Davis, Kristina Anne (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 

      Martinez, Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. (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

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