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Health literacy competencies for registered nurses: An E-Delphi study
(2017-08-03)
In the United States, only 12% of adults possess proficient health literacy skills. Individuals with low health literacy skills experience poorer health outcomes. Failure of registered nurses to consider health ...
The lived experience of registered nurses caring for patient living with HIV/AIDS in Broward County, Florida: A phenomenological inquiry
(2017-05-19)
Vulnerability, opportunistic infections, and infection-related illnesses, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIF), progressively overwhelms the human immune system resulting in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
Information literacy competencies of registered nurses at magnet hospitals
(2017-03-01)
More patients are turning to the Internet as as source of health information. Nurses occupy the frontline of healthcare and must have information literacy (IL) competencies to ...
The hidden morbidity of cancer: An exploratory study of burden in caregivers of cancer patients with brain metastases
(2017-01-27)
Caregiving is a highly individualized experience. While numerous papers have been published on caregiver burden in the context of a variety of diagnoses and conditions, this paper presents the unique features of ...
Nurses' perceptions of the image of the profession of nursing
(2017-02-22)
The purpose of this study was to understand the evolution of nurses’ perceived image of nursing from the time nurses begin their career and through various phases of nursing experience. The image of nursing as perceived ...
Student engagement in nursing school: A secondary analysis of the National Survey of Student Engagement data
(2017-04-13)
Student engagement has received considerable attention in higher education research because of the link between increased student knowledge, greater student satisfaction with educational experience, and increased student ...
The impact of first-line nurse managers leadership development training program on workgroup climate and performance
(2017-08-03)
The uncertainty in the health care industry, particularly in nursing, makes the next millennium an important time for nurses to develop leadership skills. One of the greatest challenges faced in the nursing profession is ...
A comparative study of pain intensity, information seeking, and adjustment to prostate cancer in Japanese American and European American men
(2017-03-01)
Adjustment to illness is a multi-dimensional and difficult process for many patients facing a life-threatening illness, such as prostate cancer. Adjustment encompasses changes in social interactions, physical limitations ...
Exploring nurse's feelings on floating: A phenomenological study
(2017-04-13)
The purpose of the current study was to explore nurses’ lived experiences floating in an acute health care facility within a large southern city of the United States. Husserl’s transcendental approach assisted ...
Combating childhood obesity with provider education: A quantitative study
(2017-01-23)
The study included an educational program to providers and nurse practitioner students in order to evaluate whether an increase in knowledge and accuracy occurred based on knowledge of evidenced-based responses ...