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Registered Nurses’ Images Of Nursing During A Pandemic, Abigail Slaktowski
Registered Nurses’ Images Of Nursing During A Pandemic, Abigail Slaktowski
Honors Projects
The purpose of this research study was to discover any new or transformed images of nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The research question was “What are Registered Nurses’ images of nursing while working during a pandemic?” Registered nurses submitted an image and a brief narrative of the image through REDCap ©, a secure database, describing how the image and culture of nursing is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Leininger’s Four Phases of Data Analysis (1991), the five submitted photos and narratives were analyzed. Data analysis revealed fourteen categories, then five patterns, then two final themes: …
Faces Of Aces For Nursing Education, Kelsey Bredeweg, Angela Raterink
Faces Of Aces For Nursing Education, Kelsey Bredeweg, Angela Raterink
Honors Projects
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur in childhood. They include children experiencing violence, abuse, neglect, or witnessing violence in the home. ACEs also incorporate environmental factors that threaten a child's stability and safety, such as having family members struggle with substance abuse, mental health, or instability due to parental separation or absent family members. There is significant evidence that ACEs are related to negative health outcomes in adulthood including chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse. ACEs are common and experienced by many. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 6 adults …
Compassion Fatigue In Nursing: How Can It Be Prevented?, Megan J. Vlahos
Compassion Fatigue In Nursing: How Can It Be Prevented?, Megan J. Vlahos
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A literature review paper that discusses the prevalence of compassion fatigue among acute care nurses and interventions that can be implemented to prevent it from occurring.