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Asthma, Kayla Phipps

Student Brochures

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Life With Alzheimer's Disease, Sarah Houtz

Student Brochures

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Skin Cancer: Be Kind To The Skin You Are In, Sara Beth Stevens

Student Brochures

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Southern Living: Type 2 Diabetes, Annie Doster

Student Brochures

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Dangerous Waters: An Exploration Of Bathing Procedures Used In Kentucky’S Acute And Long Term Care, Lisbeth P. Sturgeon, Dawn M. Garrett Wright, Lorraine B. Bormann Phd, Rn, Mha, Cphq, Sonya House, M. Susan Jones, Grace Lartey

Nursing Faculty Publications

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Loma Linda Nurse - Vol. 24, No. 01, Loma Linda University School Of Nursing

Loma Linda Nurse

Contents

2 | From the dean

3 | Table of contents International service

4 | Saving mothers’ lives: changing midwifery education in Africa At a glance

6 | By the numbers: LLU School of Nursing Academics

7 | School of Nursing receives $2 million HRSA grant

8 | Changes in DNP program provide greater flexibility and speed

8 |Catering to working nurses, RN-to-BSN program goes completely online

9 | Students experience poverty through simulation

10 | Pool of nurse scientists to grow as BS-to-PhD program launches in 2017

Research

10 | Easing grief in India: Dr. Lisa Roberts pilots intervention …

The Lived Experience Of Fathers With Advanced Cancer, Maria Mowassee

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Historically, fathers have been neglected as a research population in the nursing and oncology literature. This was in relation to their role being viewed as a disciplinarian and breadwinner instead of a nurturer. Fast-forward to modern day society, their role has evolved into a more involved parent that is necessary for their child’s development and well-being. The literature has also evolved and in recent years, this population has been gaining recognition and it is of great importance to understand their role, perception, and concerns as it pertains to being involved fathers. Therefore, when considering fathers with advanced cancer when death …

Improvement Of Outcome And Assessment Information Set (Oasis) Documentation In Home Care To Boost Medicare Star Rating, Jennifer Kernohan

Master's Projects and Capstones

The aim of this CNL Internship Project is to improve the admission and discharge assessments of a home care agency in order to boost agency’s star ratings. The project is being carried out within a home care agency in Northern California. The multidisciplinary team provides services in the patients’ place of residence, an ever-changing setting. The project follows a train-the trainer approach beginning with self-paced learning of the OASIS format. The trainee will conduct an admission, also known as start of care (SOC), assessment followed by trainer critique and advisement. Establishing a rapport early will aid the assessment process. Face-to-face …

Improving Unit Dynamics: Incorporating Lead Nurse Program On A Medical-Surgical Unit, Kara Mace

Master's Projects and Capstones

Clinical nursing leadership is now recognized as a key professional competency that will assure quality patient care and efficient work processes. The medical-surgical unit (MSU) at VA Mather has had high turnover rates and low staff satisfaction surveys for the past two years, which has led to a decline in staff morale. Lead nurses are in key positions to develop their unit staff, promote leadership development, and they are encouraged to act as role models in their practice. Change is difficult; therefore, the application of essential leadership skills is a necessary accompaniment to a change strategy in order to produce …

Standardized Blood Transfusion Documentation, Kelly A. Hill

Master's Projects and Capstones

The aim of this project was to improve nurse satisfaction through the use of a standardized blood administration documentation template. The goal was to reduce the time that nurses spend charting by offering a structured documentation template and to ensure that the procedure is correctly recorded in the patient’s electronic record. The leadership theme that supported this project is Information Manager, as the clinical nurse leader (CNL) uses information systems and technology at the point of care to improve health care outcomes. The selected microsystem is a medical/surgical/telemetry unit, which has 38 beds with 38 registered nurses (RNs). When surveyed, …

Issues In Patient Information Transmission: Standardizing Home Health Admission, Philippa Thomas

Master's Projects and Capstones

When 84 patients, current and former, complained about lack of information during the intake process within five months period, a uniform "Patient Screening Tool" (Appendix L) was developed to improve the admissions process to this home health agency. Intake staff is responsible for receiving accurate information from the referral sources, confirming qualifications to receive services, and initiating education about services to the patient. While the population served has a wide range in age, diagnoses, discharge settings and cultures, the majority are over 65, frail, homebound and are returning home after hospital, SNF or rehabilitation settings.

Data were collected through evidence …

Advanced Practice Nursing In Latin America And The Caribbean: Regulation, Education And Practice, Keri Elizabeth Zug, Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani, Joyce Pulcini, Alessandra Bassalobre Garcia, Francisca Aguirre-Boza, Jeongyoung Park

Nursing Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVE: to identify the current state of advanced practice nursing regulation, education and practice in Latin America and the Caribbean and the perception of nursing leaders in the region toward an advanced practice nursing role in primary health care to support Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage initiatives.

METHOD: a descriptive cross-sectional design utilizing a web-based survey of 173 nursing leaders about their perceptions of the state of nursing practice and potential development of advanced practice nursing in their countries, including definition, work environment, regulation, education, nursing practice, nursing culture, and perceived receptiveness to an expanded role in …

Nursing Knowledge And Perceived Comfort Level In Acute Infusion Reactions From Antineoplastic Agents, Andrea L. Maiorini

Andrea Maiorini

To Foster A Culture Of Curiosity: A Hermeneutic Study Of The Experienced Nurse Educator And Student Intellectual Curiosity In The Online Learning Environment, Bedelia H. Russell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Skills of inquiry are essential outcomes from a baccalaureate nursing education. Students who demonstrate intellectual curiosity can develop effective skills of inquiry. Nurse educators must place emphasis on teaching and learning strategies which engage student intellectual curiosity. However, the concept of intellectual curiosity is not well-studied across multiple contexts of teaching and learning environments within nursing education. In addition, there is little known about the experienced nurse educator and the meaning of student intellectual curiosity across multiple teaching and learning environments. With the increased emphasis on online teaching and learning in nursing education as a solution for expanding student access …

Factors Associated With Self-Care Behavior In Persons With Heart Failure., Mohammed Munther Al-Hammouri

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Heart failure is a serious illness that mostly affects the elderly. It is characterized by progressive deterioration of the heart muscle and affects the quality of life of those living with it. The progression of the illness has been shown to be slower with appropriate self-care. Several studies examined predictors of self-care extensively. The results were inconsistent and usually explained a small fraction of the variance in self-care in persons with heart failure, and they usually overlooked some potential predictors that could be related to self-care in person with heart failure. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to …

Comparative Look At The Depression Treatment Modalities Of Cognitive, Teresa M. Page

Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects

This integrative review provides a comparative view of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy (PCT) as treatment modalities for adult depression. The foci of this integrative review are to examine research articles on CBT and PCT to determine which therapy, monotherapy or combination therapy, provide a higher level of therapy for depression. The metrics utilized are depression symptom remission, response to therapy, recovery from depression, and quality of life. Individual preference and response to treatment vary. This makes the reader more aware that specific populations may be more receptive to one therapy instead of the other.

Perceptions Of Renal Disease Risk Among African Americans: A Review Of The Literature, Casey L. Migliore, Julie Barroso, Allison Vorderstrasse

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

African Americans are disproportionately at risk for renal disease, especially those with type 2 diabetes (McDonough et al., 2011). Despite this disease disparity, the literature lacks research on renal disease awareness and risk perceptions among African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, a literature review guided by the Common Sense Model was conducted to review and synthesize the literature on African Americans’ awareness of renal disease and existing risk perceptions, capturing sociocultural factors in the African American community that could influence the development of those risk perceptions. The literature identified an overall lack of knowledge about renal disease risk factors, …

Nursing Informatics Research And Emerging Trends In 2015, Jane M. Carrington, Victoria Tiase, Nicolette Estrada, Kimberly D. Shea, Katherine M. Dudding, Brooke A. Finley, Christine Nibbelink, Ryan Jay Rasmussen, Monte L. Roberts

Faculty Publications

This article presents the annual project where we search the literature to learn the advances made in nursing informatics research. The Nursing Informatics Year in Review project originated with the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)-Nursing Informatics Work Group (NIWG) as a regular presentation at the AMIA-NIWG Sunday meeting. This article reports on the findings from project year four, 2015, that was presented at the AMIA-NIWG meeting in San Francisco, CA, in November 2015. As with prior years of this project, we have read articles that have contributed to further development of the science. This article presents the results from our …

Vaccination Perceptions Of Urban School Employees, Janelle L. B. Macintosh, Karlen E. Luthy, Katreena C. Merrill, Renea L. Beckstrand, Lacey M. Eden, Emily L. Wright

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to explore public school employee perceptions regarding vaccinations. Employees from 1 urban school district in Utah responded to the School Employees' Perception of Immunizations Questionnaire. Lack of perceived efficacy was the most common explanation for lack of seasonal influenza vaccine. Being unsure of need was the most common reason participants were unvaccinated for measles, mumps, and rubella. The most common reason for rejecting a mandatory vaccine policy was a perceived violation of personal freedoms. Nurse practitioners can positively influence the health of public school employees by ensuring they are properly vaccinated.

The Tree Of Life Model Of Faith-Based Living: A Practice Model For Faith Community Nursing, Marcus M. Gaut

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

The advancement of nursing practice is supported by a plethora of theories, conceptual models, and theoretical frameworks. Additionally, the complexity of nursing and the profession’s ability to respond to diverse manifestations of patient or client response to illness manifests in a number of specialty areas of practice. Faith Community Nursing is a specialty area of nursing practice that appears to lack a specific conceptual model upon which to support the faith-based practice of Faith Community Nurses. The Tree of Life Model of Faith-Based Living, an adaptation of the Activities of Living Model, supports the faith-based practice of Faith Community Nurses …