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Safe opioid prescribing through proper screening
It is known in today’s healthcare that opioid abuse is on the rise in the United States. The project site noted aberrant behaviors and the seeking of narcotics from certain clients in the occupational health clinic. The ... -
A salutogenic framework to understand disparity in breast cancer screening behavior in African American women
African American women (AAW) have a higher breast cancer mortality rate and a lower survival rate than any other racial or ethnic group. Research has demonstrated that limited access to care reduces mammography screening ... -
Salvaging self: A grounded theory study of pregnancy on crack cocaine
To explore the experiences and concerns of pregnant women who use crack cocaine, 60 pregnant and postpartum women who had used crack cocaine an average of at least once weekly during pregnancy were recruited in a West Coast ... -
Saudi adults in vaso-occlusive crisis accessing healthcare for pain management: A phenomenological inquiry
Background: Vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) require frequent utilization of healthcare services by adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). This increases the likelihood of poor care and healthcare disparities. The experiences ... -
Saving face: Expressing and negotiating vulnerability in culturally mis-matched home care nurse-patient dyads
Communication is the medium through which nursing is practiced. Despite the centrality of communication to nursing, there is limited knowledge about how vulnerability is manifested through language. This study ... -
A screening tool to identify patients at high risk for perioperative neuropathy
Purpose: This project aimed to evaluate anesthesia provider attitudes surrounding the clinical topic of perioperative peripheral nerve injury. Additionally, the project sought to introduce anesthesia providers to a novel ... -
Secondary Analysis of Caregiver Pain Management Issues During Telehospice Versus In-person Interventions
Most hospice care in the US is provided in the home by lay family caregivers. These caregivers suffer physically, psychologically, emotionally, and socially from the burden of caring. The most often identified area of ... -
A secondary analysis of mammography and pap screening among women with diabetes
Using a national database for secondary analysis, the purpose of this investigation was to determine if women with diabetes have different patterns of screening for breast and cervical cancer than women of the general ... -
Seeking life balance: The perceptions of health of Cambodian women in resettlement
This grounded theory study was an inquiry into the perceptions of health of Cambodian women in resettlement and the conditions that influenced their perceptions. Few studies of Cambodian women who escaped political conflict ... -
Selected African American first-time teenage mothers' perceptions of nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period
Nurse caring behaviors are essential to improving health outcomes. However, there has been little research conducted that has investigated nurse caring behaviors during the postpartum period, particularly behaviors directed ... -
Selected factors affecting nurse-perceived reciprocity in nurse-patient relationships
This exploratory study examined factors affecting nurse-perceived reciprocity in nurse-patient relationships of practicing public health nurses. The hypothesis was that there is a positive relationship between selected ... -
Self efficacy, self reliance, adherence to self care, and glycemic control among Cherokee with type 2 diabetes
Background: Type 2 diabetes is responsible for disability and shortened life span among Native Americans. Adherence to recommendations for diet, exercise and medication is essential to optimizing outcomes. Few studies of ... -
Self-care agency and self-care practice of adult African Americans with type 2 diabetes
The purpose of the study was to identify and examine the concepts of self-care agency and self-care practice of African American adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, living in the local community. The research questions ... -
Self-care agency and wellness behaviors of baccalaureate nursing students
The importance of nursing students developing their own self-care agency and wellness behaviors prior to caring for clients has been emphasized. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between self-care ... -
Self-care management of African American men with type 2 diabetes
African American men are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes and have a 3 times higher rate of 3 serious complications of diabetes, including blindness, amputations, and end-stage renal disease, compared to other ... -
Self-care practices among undergraduate university students
(1/26/2015)Although many factors affect an individual’s health status, self-care is paramount. Further investigation of factors that influence self-care practices is key to enhancing illness and injury prevention and health ... -
Self-concept cognitive perception and adherence to recommended health regimes in adults with heart failure
This study used Roy's Self-concept Mode Theory to examine the relationships between components of self-concept including body sensation, body image, self-consistency, self-ideal, and moral-ethical-spiritual self and adherence ... -
Self-directed simulation: Examining self-efficacy in nursing students using innovative video strategies
Psychomotor nursing skills are a fundamental part of curricula for all schools of nursing no matter the degree level of the program. Demands placed on schools to produce a generalist nurse with the ability to safely practice ... -
Self-efficacy for childbirth: A qualitative study of pregnant women planning homebirth
The purpose of this research was to identify recurring themes in the lives of pregnant women with self-efficacy for childbirth, and to propose relationships between these recurring themes and the development of self-efficacy ... -
Self-efficacy, knowledge, and social support on self-care among senior Korean immigrants with diabetes
Diabetes is a prevalent chronic disease that significantly affects morbidity and mortality among senior people. There are diverse ethnic populations in the United States, and Korean immigrants are one of the minority ...
