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Critical care registered nurses' perceptions of nurse-to-nurse incivility and professional comportment
This cross-sectional descriptive study was designed to examine critical care registered nurses’ perceptions of nurse-to-nurse incivility and professional comportment, and the extent to which education, nurses’ ... -
A Magnet system implementation of the Hester Davis Fall Reduction Program
A Magnet-recognized academic hospital system experienced an increase in patient falls and patient falls with injury after transitioning to a new electronic health record. The purpose of the project was to evaluate the ... -
Factors affecting the success and persistence of pre-nursing students
This article-based dissertation consists of two manuscripts related to factors affecting the success and persistence of pre-nursing students. The first manuscript was a matched cohort study that compared selected academic ... -
Meanings of pregnancy and motherhood among out-of-home pregnant adolescents
The purpose of this study was to explore influential life experiences, environmental contexts, and meanings attributed to pregnancy and motherhood by a purposive sample of out-of-home pregnant adolescent women in Seattle ... -
The concept of home care nursing workload: Analysis and significance
The concept of home care nursing workload has not been widely studied and no evidence was found that an analysis of the concept had been undertaken. Consequently, there was a knowledge gap regarding the definition and ... -
Lifestyle medicine for the advanced practice nurse
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2023-09-20)During this presentation, the advanced practice nurse will be introduced to the six pillars of lifestyle medicine including the scientific evidence to support the utilization of these pillars in the prevention, treatment, ... -
A focused ethnographic study of nurses' role in the Early Mobilization Program in the pediatric intensive care unit
Early Mobilization (EM) in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) is safe and feasible, but there are issues preventing the adoption of EM into clinical practice. The objective of this study was to describe the patient ... -
Impact of Delirium Observation Screening Scale on identifying delirium in hospice patients
Delirium in the elderly can impact health outcomes, making it essential for healthcare workers to identify and manage delirium early. At the project site, there was no evidence based approach to the early identification ... -
Assessment of the cultural competence, dementia attitude, and Alzheimer's disease knowledge among tertiary healthcare providers
Alzheimer’s disease has made a significant impact on healthcare delivery in the acute care facilities. Tertiary healthcare providers are challenged by the needs of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease ... -
Nursing workforce development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A global advocacy action plan
The global population is estimated to be 9.7 billion by 20505. Of the top ten countries with the largest expected population growth, five are in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, ... -
Cultural competence in nursing school curricula
The purpose of this study was to determine the benefit of both classroom instruction and an immersive clinical experience for the development of cultural competence skills among student nurses. The 3-D Model for Culturally ... -
Learning science: Physical and life sciences in curricula across U.S. schools of nursing
Nursing educators are being challenged to provide curriculum that meets the changing healthcare environment and demand for creative, innovative nurses to assist in transforming healthcare into the future (Benner, Sutphen, ... -
The resilient study: A retrospective, descriptive correlational investigation of rate and correlates of oral endocrine therapy adherence in older women with breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent and costly cancer among females. About 80% of breast cancer patients take oral endocrine therapy (OET), such as anastrozole, letrozole, tamoxifen, and exmestane. These medications increase ... -
Nurse coaching and power as knowing participation in change in the process of health patterning
The purpose was to study the results Professional Certified Nurse Coaches (PCNCs) potentially have in mutually patterning the human energy field toward a higher wave frequency pattern of power as measured by the power as ... -
Exploring relationships between psychological capital and perceived stress among newly graduated nurses
Stress among the newly graduated nurses has been linked to physical and emotional distress, high turnover rates, and the quality of patient care. Psychological capital is a positive state of mind that consists of four ... -
Healthcare needs and factors related to non-use/underutilization of Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) health services entitlements by post 9/11 women veterans
Women are the fastest growing population in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), but only in recent history. U.S. military shift to an All-Volunteer Force (AVF) in 1973 resulted in a dramatic spike in women serving in ... -
The lived experience of older Nepalese women with urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) poses a significant challenge for women across different cultures, as their diverse perceptions of UI impact their decision-making and choices, which are influenced by personal beliefs and ... -
It is what it is...Enduring the never-ending: The lived experiences of parenting adult children with developmental/intellectual disabilities
The parental home is the predominant place of residence for adults with developmental disabilities/ intellectual disabilities (DD/ID) (Heller et al., 2007). More than 75% of the adult population with DD/ID, living in the ... -
Feasibility of a telehealth-delivered breathing intervention for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a debilitating chronic lung disease that affects approximately 100,000 individuals in the United States (US), with 30,000 to 40,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Dyspnea is experienced ... -
The nursing process and allegations of malpractice against perinatal registered nurses in Florida
The nursing process as a foundation of professional nursing practice organizes care around the components of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation as required for professional registered nurses ...