28th International Nursing Research Congress 2017 Conference Proceedings

Abstract

<p>The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) conducted its 28th International Nursing Research Congress in Dublin, Ireland, 27-31 July 2017. Nearly 1400 nurses from around the world gathered at the congress, which had as its theme "Influencing Global Health Through the Advancement of Nursing Scholarship."</p> <p>Program objectives of the 28th International Nursing Research Congress included:</p> <ul> <li>Promote the transformation of knowledge and practice to advance global health and nursing.</li> <li>Exchange ideas and solutions that promote the integration of technology into evidence-based nursing practice.</li> <li>Discuss research strategies to promote evidence-based teaching and learning that influences interprofessional environments.</li> </ul> <p>These conference proceedings are a collection of abstracts submitted by the authors and presented at the research congress. To promptly disseminate the information and ideas, participants submitted descriptive information and abstracts of between 300 and 1500 words. Each oral and poster presentation abstract was peer-reviewed in a double-blind process in which three scholars used specific scoring criteria to judge the abstracts in accordance with the requirements of STTI's Guidelines for Electronic Abstract Submission</p> <p>The opinions, advice, and information contained in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of STTI or its members. The enhanced abstracts provided in these proceedings were taken directly from authors' submissions, without alteration. While all due care was taken in the compilation of these proceedings, STTI does not warrant that the information is free from errors or omission, or accept and liability in relation to the quality, accuracy, and currency of the information.</p> <p><strong>Format for Citing Papers</strong></p> <div style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em;">Author. (Year). Title of paper. In <em>Title of conference proceedings</em> (page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher.</div> <p>Example:</p> <div style="padding-left: 4em; text-indent: -4em;">Smith, C. C. (2015). Nursing Research and Global Impact. In <em>Engaging Colleagues: Improving Global Health Outcomes: Proceedings of the 25th International Nursing Research Congress</em> (pp. xxx-xxx). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.</div>