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Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Project In Nursing Faculty And Senior Nursing Students In Western Kentucky, Kristin Reid
Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Project In Nursing Faculty And Senior Nursing Students In Western Kentucky, Kristin Reid
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PURPOSE: Human trafficking is an ongoing public health issue on a global and local platform. The care of victims is unique and multifaceted, with various physical and mental health care needs recognized. Human trafficking victims are often difficult to identify, as there have been reports that up to 88% of human trafficking survivors described encounters with healthcare professionals while they were being trafficked yet none were identified as victims (Office of Trafficking in Persons, 2017). This information places the healthcare provider at the forefront for advocating human trafficking victim identification and post identification care. The purpose of this project was …
Tne Effect Of In Our Own Voice On Stigma In Bsn Students, Stephanie Steele
Tne Effect Of In Our Own Voice On Stigma In Bsn Students, Stephanie Steele
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Stigma regarding mental illness is common throughout the world, and can lead to social isolation, low self-esteem, loss of income and employment, deterioration of life quality, impeded access to medical care, and a shorter lifespan for people diagnosed with a mental illness (Cleary, Deacon, Jackson, Andrew, & Chan, 2012; Corrigan et al., 2013). The purpose of this DNP project was to provide an evidence-based intervention called In Our Own Voice (IOOV) to first semester sophomore nursing students and assess its impact on their perceptions of mental illness stigma. Alterations in stigma were assessed through the Attribution Questionnaire-27 administered to students …