Sigma Academies, Past
This community houses the poster and slide presentations of scholars from retired Sigma academies. Each academy has its own collection.
These academies supported all nurses in a variety of career stages and focus areas. Each 12-month program was built around an evidence-based curriculum and all academies featured a blended learning experience using web-based courses and an in-person intensive session spanning 2.5 days.
To learn more about current Sigma's academies, please click here.
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Implementing an evidence-based fetal monitoring practice using a transformational leadership model
Implementing evidence-based practice requires professional clinical competence, institutional support, leadership skills, and a value for patient preferences. Leadership has been identified as a crucial component for ... -
Promoting nursing honors education sustainability through best practices
This poster describes leadership strategies employed by a Scholar participating in the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (ENFLA) to address these challenges. The nursing ... -
Using ultrasound guided PIV insertion in the pediatric population
Intravenous therapy is a frequently used medical intervention. There is evidence that ultrasound guided PIV (USGPIV) placement in children reduces the number of attempts to successful cannulation. This study implemented ... -
Breast milk bistro: Giving moms and babies a great start!
A breastfeeding support group was organized to determine the effects of the group on the impact of knowledge, confidence and skill of moms that attended the group through pre and post attendance surveys. In loving memory ... -
Improving maternal outcomes by implementing a maternal warning tool for early recognition of OB hemorrhage
Despite the many research studies on maternal morbidity and mortality, women in the United States are being impacted by Postpartum Hemorrhage. Do nurses recognize and respond to maternal hemorrhage sooner when using a ... -
Standardized care for substance addicted pregnant women increases nurse comfort level
Pregnancy provides the necessity for substance addicted women to seek healthcare, allowing a unique opportunity for healthcare providers to have open communication and offer resources for recovery. Increase nurse comfort ... -
Facilitating support for parents of children who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes
This project was aimed at increasing support for parents of newly diagnosed children with diabetes. To meet this goal, the project was divided into two objectives - improve outreach, education, and support to parents and ... -
Improving continuity of care/interconception planning for women during the post-natal period via telephonic case management
Chronic maternal conditions, lack of interconception planning and maternal support during the post-natal period is lacking in the United States system of healthcare. Managed Care Organizations could help bridge this gap ... -
Strategic pathway to milk depots in Hawaiʻi
Interested in helping to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in your community? Thinking about having a donor human milk bank in your area? Come learn how Hawaiʻi planned and implemented donor human ... -
The role of an obstetric navigator in supporting the pregnant adolescent
Adverse neonatal outcomes are more likely in adolescent pregnancies. This project demonstrates the role of an obstetrical navigator in the care team of pregnant adolescents in improving neonatal outcomes. -
Keeping mothers safe: Strategic planning for the transition of maternity services to a pediatric hospital
Change is hard. Transitioning maternity services from an adult to a free-standing pediatric hospital heightens fear around whether child-bearing women, a vulnerable population, will be safe. A change readiness assessment ... -
Development of a postpartum preeclampsia video to promote patient education
Women's postpartum health has had increasingly poor outcomes. Antepartum and intrapartum care has continued to be a focus of improve yet postpartum follow up care continues be an area for improvement. The aims of this ... -
Insitu simulation of obstetrical emergencies: An interprofessional approach
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to engage an interprofessional team to implement an insitu simulation program on a Maternal Service unit using the foundation of an established program to improve comfort ... -
Initiation of a standardized substance use screening tool among pregnant women at a community clinic
Nationally, a majority of prenatal patients (70%) are screened for substance use, yet the rates in Massachusetts are unknown. This project aimed to provide a standardized means to screen all prenatal patients for substance ... -
Development of an innovative educational model for the tube-fed child
In order to provide consistent education with tube fed children, a class was created which offers families the ability to learn through hands on tools in a structured environment. This will increase families' confidence ... -
A transformational experience
The poster presentation will highlight and present the transformational leadership journey that was facilitated by the mentors and faculty during the Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy experience. -
Building a curricular structure to cultivate nurse leaders dedicated to providing care to vulnerable individuals
The purpose of this leadership project is to create a purposeful and sustainable program in the Mount Saint Mary's University (MSMU) nursing curriculum linking the Roy Adaptation Model to the care of vulnerable populations. -
The effect of a study abroad experience on interprofessional and cultural competencies
The purpose of this project was to measure the effect of a Costa Rica Study Abroad experience on interprofessional and cultural competencies of BSN Nursing and Occupational Therapy students. Students participated in a 10 ... -
How to support culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nursing students
This poster describes the development and implementation of a program of support for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) students in an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing (ABSN) program. -
Creating the California International Nurse Remediation Program
The International Nurse Remediation Program provides a pathway for nurses who have been educated as nurses outside of the United States and were deemed to have education deficiencies in maternal nursing. A pilot program ...
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