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The caregiving practices of Korean-American families: A descriptive study using an ethnographic approach
This ethnographic study examined caregiving practices of Korean-American families, using interpretive approach and analysis. The findings were categorized into caregiving as burden, stress, career, and cultural caregiving. ... -
Objective physical activity and sleep characteristics measurements using a triaxial accelerometer in eight year olds
Background. Secular trends demonstrate that young children are less active and sleep less. Inequity in an individual's energy balance is known to have poor health outcomes. Academic achievement, academic behavior, and ... -
Predictors and correlates of fatigue in people living with HIV/AIDS
The purposes of this study were to: describe the intensity of fatigue by selected person, environment, and health/illness variables in (n = 372) men and women with HIV/AIDS; to explore the potential confounding effects ... -
Mechanisms of pain following thermal injury
Thermal injury induces a profound inflammatory response, which is manifested locally and systemically. Pain is an integral part of this response. However, little is known about the mechanisms of burn injury pain. Clinically, ... -
A comparison of nurse sensitive outcomes of an acute care for the elderly (ACE) unit and a regular inpatient medical unit
Hospitalized older adults may experience a decline in functional status from their preadmission baseline, over the course of a hospital stay, and often improve little by the time of discharge, regardless of the admitting ... -
Nurse educators' lived experiences with student incivility
Incivility is currently a topic of concern in nursing and higher education. There is a serious and growing concern on college campuses across the United States as many forms of incivility are occurring, ranging from offensive ... -
A descriptive study examining the correlation of emotional intelligence and leadership styles to conflict management styles of nursing school administrators
The study aimed to identify whether a correlation existed among academic nurse administrators emotional intelligence, leadership styles, and conflict management styles. There has been extensive research on emotional ... -
Relationship between horizontal violence among registered nurses and falls
Background: Horizontal violence is a manifestation of oppressed group behavior leading to low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness among nurses. Horizontal violence leads to the creation of a hostile, unsafe work ... -
Workplace violence prevention training: A cross-sectional study of home healthcare workers
Introduction: HHCWs are at increased risk for WPV due to working alone in unsupervised, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous work environments. Similar to healthcare workers employed in institutionalized settings, HHCWs ... -
A comparison of perceptions of incivility among nursing students and faculty in pre-licensure nursing programs
This study used a mixed method approach to examine the frequency and types of perceived and experienced uncivil behaviors among nursing students and faculty. The Incivility in Nursing (INE) Survey that was developed by ... -
It's more than nursing: The experience of psychological safety of pre-licensure nursing students who identify as Black, indigenous, and people of color
The healthcare environment mandates its staff are able to communicate freely and openly to provide high quality patient care leading to positive patient outcomes. As the largest healthcare profession and those who are at ... -
Undergraduate nursing student experiences with faculty bullying
Incivility and bullying in nursing education has become an area of increased interest. Incivility literature has focused primarily on student-to-faculty incivility. Less focus has been placed on faculty-to-student bullying. ... -
The relationship among perfectionism, perceived stress, and coping in baccalaureate nursing students
Perfectionism in nursing students is an understudied problem that may affect student and workforce success. Perfectionism has been linked to increased stress and less effective coping styles, as well as depression, anxiety ... -
Impact of food distribution sites in rural neighborhoods at risk for food insecurity in San Bernardino County
Problem and significance. Food security is an important element in the lifespan of individuals, and access to healthy food is important to the quality of life in communities. The significance of food insecurity is reflective ... -
The influence of practice experiences on feelings of role proficiency in emergency nurse practitioners: A phenomenological study
The evolution of this research emerged from experiences in the researcher’s clinical practice as a nurse practitioner in a variety of urgent care facilities, and the personal queries raised regarding the consistency ... -
Improving depression screening in rural transitional care facility
Mental health screening may facilitate possible identification of depression and referrals to mental health care. At the project site, depression screening were not standardized or implemented standardly. The purpose of ... -
Prevalence of abuse and risk factors of homicide in elder women
A criterion-referenced measurement framework was used to determine the prevalence, frequency, severity, and perpetrator of abuse in elder women, define the characteristics of the elder women who were identified as abused/not ... -
An exploratory study to shape a disaster nurse practitioner scope of practice
The impact and devastation from national disasters pose imminent risk to large populations. If trained in disaster response and following evidence-based practice standards, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) could be prepared to ... -
Neonatal abstinence syndrome, increasing surveillance in newborns
The purpose of this project was to improve nursing staff’s knowledge of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, identifiable risk factors, how to screen for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and how to report positive findings ... -
Improving recognition of depression among the older adult population
Depression is a common mental health disorder faced by older adults that can go undetected and untreated. It was determined that the project site was not using a screening tool for depression among their patient population ...
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