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The Theory Of Psychological Ownership: Measurement And Uses In Nurse Work Environment Research, Lori M. Schirle

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Research suggests nurse work environment is a critical component of good nursing care leading to better job satisfaction, lower burnout, less turnover, and improved patient morbidity and mortality (Kutney-Lee et al., 2015). Work structures and processes that increase control, empowerment, autonomy, decision making, good working relations, and supportive leadership are identified as crucial to these outcomes (Aiken et al., 2012). As pervasive as these concepts are in nursing research, recent systematic reviews find inconclusive effects of nurse work environment on both patient and nurse outcomes (Bae, 2011; Dariel, Petit, & Regnaux, 2015; Lu, Barriball, Zhang, & While, 2012). Critical analysis …

Improve Competency With Evidence-Based Immunization Practice Education, Pamela K. Strohfus

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Aim: To improve competency of health care personnel and increase vaccine effectiveness and medical office immunization rates, an evidence-based immunization educational program was implemented and analyzed. The goals of the program were to develop fiscal responsibility of resources, improve internal processes, enhance learning and education, and increase patient safety through effective vaccination.

Background:

Vaccines may be compromised partly due to educational deficits of inter professional healthcare personnel in vaccine administration and storage (Nikula, Nohynek, Puukka, & Leino-Kilpi, 2011; Yeung, Goodman, & Fedorak, 2012). These knowledge deficits could further compromise vaccine efficacy decreasing immunization rates among populations (McCollister & Valbona, 2011). …

Improved Adherence Status In Patients With Hypertension: A Community-Based Intervention, Thitipong Tankumpuan, Sakuntala Anuruang, Debra Jackson, Louise D. Hickman, Michelle Digiacomo, Patricia Mary Davidson

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Purpose: Although high quality treatment and modern hypertension clinical practice guidelines have been developed worldwide, the outcomes of hypertension patients in Thailand are not optimal. Previous hypertension management interventions mostly focused on knowledge improvement with a short time follow-up of outcome. Moreover, the accessibility to advanced treatment is limited to metropolitan areas and for high socioeconomic status patients. Ignoring characteristics such as social determinants of health may cause the failure of the previous intervention. Implementing person-centered and integrated health services model (PC-IHS) such as community-based intervention is challenging for health care providers in Thailand to improve the hypertension management. The …

Factors Influencing The Grief, Depression, And Quality Of Life In Taiwanese Women With Perinatal Loss, Ya-Ling Yang

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Purpose: Chinese culturally bound taboos against talking about perinatal loss related issues. The experience of pregnancy loss can be devastating and potentially traumatizing for women emotional and psychological health regardless of what kind indications for the perinatal loss and selective termination. However, maternal postpartum care still less concerning provide supportive bereaved care for parents. How to solve this clinical dilemma and to establish an appropriate compassionate bereavement support challenges care-givers in perinatal medicine.

The main purpose of this study were to explore the experience in Taiwanese women with perinatal loss due to non-elective indications (such as IUFD, spontaneous abortion and …

Partnering With Community Health Workers And Faith-Based Organizations To Provide Hypertension Management In Haiti, Cynthia G. Cortes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The purpose of the program was for U.S. based healthcare providers to manage Haitian patients" hypertension through bimonthly clinics and community health workers to monitor blood pressures weekly. Approximately 27% of Haitian adults have raised blood pressures; cardiovascular diseases account for 24% of the total deaths in Haiti and stroke is the leading cause of death (WHO,2012). Community health workers (CHW) have been effective globally in multiple education activities. In Haiti, CHW have been instrumental in providing education on cholera prevention and control (CDC, n.d.) as well as education and preventive services to people with HIV.

Methods: Potential health …

A Model-Based Ergonomic Risk Management Program To Reduce The Musculoskeletal Symptoms Of Icu Nurses, Duygu Sezgin, Melek Nihal Esin

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Purpose: Nursing profession is identified as having the highest risk in terms of ergonomic risk. Nurses stand for long hours, do pushing, pulling, elevating movements, as a result of which, musculoskeletal disorders may easily develop (Rasmussen et al. 2013, Sezgin and Esin 2015). The prevalence of the musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) of nurses working in the clinical settings is found to be between 69.55-88.2% in the literature (Samaei et al. 2015, Barkhordari et al. 2015, Ganiyu et al 2015). Having MSS decreases work performance, and increases work absenteeism, this affects patient care negatively and increases the illness costs (Lee et al. …

An Integrated Model Of Learning And Role Development In Nursing Education, Monika Schuler

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Purpose:

With a view towards understanding how students develop new knowledge and practices that facilitate role development in the clinical and simulation settings, the purpose of this project was to examine the process by which new knowledge is absorbed and processed leading to perspective transformations and ultimately role development.

In considering how students learn, constructivist pedagogy involves active learning where students have an opportunity to challenge previous thoughts on content and try out different aspects of their future role with guidance (Handwerker, 2012). This active learning helps a student develop metacognition and an ability to transfer knowledge and skills to …

Relieving Pain And Anxiety Via Sensory Modification, Christi M. Turnage

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Purpose: The purpose of this review was to evaluate literature related to the efficacy of sensory modification in relieving pain and anxiety and promoting comfort during medical procedures and hospital stays as an alternative to pharmacological management. Methods:Â A single researcher conducted individual searches using OVID, CINAHL/EBSCO, and PubMed. Several keyword combinations were used, but those yielding usable results were procedure, noise, ICU, light, surgery, pain, and anxiety reduction. Inclusion criteria included English language, human subjects, free full text, clinical trial, and date range including only those articles published within the last five years. After application of criteria, 15 …

Nuts And Bolts Of Nursing Study Abroad: Logistics And Funding, Sondra Heaston, Gaye L. Ray

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Purpose: There is little doubt that nursing specific study abroad experiential learning facilitates the development of cultural humility and enhances cultural awareness. A well planned study abroad should be a life changing experience for participants adding richness to their education and future careers ¹. However, there are logistical and funding issues that serve as hurdles to the development of study abroad programs and student ability to participate². This presentation will share insights and suggestions to address the hurdles encountered when planning and conducting nursing specific semester abroad programs.

Methods:Â A baccalaureate pre-licensure program at a large university …

The Relationship Between Marginalization And Mental Health Symptoms In Abused Women, Anne Floyd Koci, Judith M. Mcfarlane, John A. Maddoux

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Background: Globally intimate partner violence (IPV) affects 1 in 3 women (WHO, 2013). One important factor that may be associated with the increased vulnerability to abuse is marginality which brings about social isolation as well as psychological isolation of individuals. This isolation has negative consequences for emotional health (Koci, 2012; Symes, McFarlane, Nava, Gilroy, Maddoux, 2013) Anxiety, depression and PTSD are adverse mental health symptoms that increase the risk for suicide. The World Health Organization"s Sustainable Development Goal 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and to reduce premature mortality from suicide.

Purpose: …

Planning An Efficacy Study Of A Web-Based Yoga Intervention Based On Feasibility Findings, Jane M. Flanagan

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Purpose: It is well known that the end of active cancer treatment (surgery, +/- chemotherapy, +/- radiation) is a very stressful time during which survivors report many physical and psychological concerns. In one study conducted with breast cancer survivors at the end of active treatment, participants reported that they felt abandoned and that they were on their own to manage care; however, they also reported not wanting to return to the hospital for care from providers. These women did report that they would like to be able to access information via the Internet. (xxx, xxx, Habin & Cashavelly, 2012). Further …

Using Debriefing For Meaningful Learning To Foster Clinical Reasoning And Transform Nursing Practice, Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In this interactive session, nursing researchers will present findings from their work on prebriefing and debriefing applicable to simulation and clinical settings in academe and practice. Speakers will engage the audience in a discussion of ways to translate these findings into strategies that can transform nursing knowledge, education and practice. Abstract Text: Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory, quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test study was to discover the effect of the use of the Debriefing for Meaningful Learning (DML) method of debriefing on the development of clinical reasoning in traditional prelicensure nursing students in a BSN program in the United States. Debriefing has …

Outcomes Of A Global Health Nursing Course: Does The End Justify The Means?, Sheri P. Palmer, Stacie Hunsaker

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

A study abroad program for nursing students can be expensive and time-intensive. Nursing faculty share the results from research that demonstrates global health experience can positively influence their future nursing practice and cultural competence.

Impressions Of Uses For Visual Thinking Strategies Among Doctorate Of Nursing Practice Leadership Students, Meg Moorman, Desiree Hensel

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Purpose: Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a structured art viewing technique that can help students develop aesthetic understanding and critical thinking skills (Housen, 2002). VTS integrates many techniques to build cognition including fact-finding, questioning, speculating, and personal association (Yenawine, 1997). Originally used with children, there is now a growing recognition that VTS holds value in higher education (Moorman, & Hensel, 2016). In the field of Nursing, undergraduate students have reported that VTS helps create a safe learning environment and helps the see things differently. (Moorman, 2015). Other undergraduate students have reported that VTS helped them gain observational, cognitive, interpersonal, and …

Right Time In Medication Administration: A Multifaceted Concept, Juliana J. Brixey, William Scott Erdley

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Purpose: The medication administration process is a five-step procedure entailing prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administering, and monitoring. Medication administration involves giving a pharmacological agent, such as a drug, to a patient or client. Within medication administration the patient expects the right medication, in the right dose, to be at the right time, and by the right route. ‘Right time", which is clearly identified as an important component of the medication administration process, should therefore be clearly defined as well achievable. ‘Right time" also implies a measurable period of time. The literature does not clearly define ‘right time" instead defining through linking …

Improving Care Coordination: Impact Of A Doctorate Of Nursing Practice Prepared Clinical Nurse Specialist, Deborah Francis

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Transformations in healthcare have challenged organizations to control costs while continuing to provide high quality care. Simultaneously, patients continue to present with higher acuities and increased complexity of healthcare needs. These organizational challenges have provided an opportunity for the doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) prepared advance practice nurse to utilize the core competencies outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to improve quality of patient care (AACN, 2006).

Consistent with the 2010 Institute of Medicine Report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,we identified opportunities for improvements in the coordination of care (Institute of Medicine. …

Preparing Nursing Students For International Learning Experiences, Karen Miller Lundberg, Cheryl Ann Corbett, Debra Edmunds

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Faculty at a western United States university found it essential for student nurses participating in a clinical international experience to complete a preparatory course prior to in-country experience. Students prepared by learning about travel expectations, culture and people, course requirements and personal perceptions. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the significance of cultural preparation before travel, and describe a cultural preparatory course.

Methods: Students selected to participate in an international experience are required to complete a one-credit cultural preparatory class. The course is taught the semester before student travel. Course outcomes include assisting students to understand their …

Preconception Health Planning: Improving Outcomes, Julie A. Fitzgerald

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Current data suggests that lack of engagement in preconception health planning is a global problem and new approaches are needed to prevent preterm births and improve pregnancy outcomes. Many pregnant women make lifestyle changes during pregnancy to promote their health and the health of the fetus. Studies note that pre-conceptual health of both the mother and father influence pregnancy outcomes (Ding, Li, Xie & Yang, 2015; Moss & Harris, 2015). The CDC and Workgroup of the National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (Frayne, Verbiest., Chelmow,, Clarke, Dunlop, Hosmer, & ... Stuebe 2015) identified the need for preconception health …

Impact Of Prior Intensive Care Unit (Icu) Experience On Icu Patients' Family Members' Psychological Distress, Chrystal L. Lewis, Jessica Z. Taylor

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Purpose: Psychological distress including anxiety, depression, and stress in family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a well-documented phenomenon across a wide variety of countries including, but not limited to, Brazil, Italy, China, Greece, France, and the United States(Chiang et al., 2016; Davidson, Jones, & Bienvenu, 2012; Fumis, Ranzani, Faria, & Schettino, 2015; Konstanti, Gouva, Dragioti, Nakos, & Koulouras, 2016; Mistraletti et al., 2016; Pochard et al., 2001) . A real clinical example of the impact a family member"s psychological distress has for nursing occurs with the comprehension of simple concepts, such as that of time. In one …

Six Continents: One Undergraduate Public And Global Health Nursing Course, Leslie W. Miles, Scott K. Summers

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With globalization, the demand for culturally competent nurses who are prepared to provide quality care from a cultural point of view has increased. (Kokko, 2011). Research has shown a deficit of culturally sensitive care leads to "nurses [that] may have ethnocentric and stereotyped attitudes toward patients" (Kokko, 2011, p. 674). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2008) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice identified global health as an essential core knowledge area for nurses.

This presentation will highlight and discuss our challenges and successes with a variety of clinical sites meeting course outcomes over the years of …

The Nurse Practitioner Clinical Ladder Program: A Journey To Professional Nursing Excellence, Lisa M. Paplanus, Patricia Bartley-Daniele, Patricia D. Chibbaro

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Quality Nurse Practitioner (NP) care delivery is associated with teambuilding, leadership, communication, clinical knowledge and skills, evidence-based practice, and quality outcome achievement (Cronenwett, 2012; Elliot, 2016). Yet, organizational structures and processes fostering continuous NP practice development have been infrequent (Elliot, Begley, Sheaf, & Higgins, 2016; Porter-O'Grady, 2011). In response to an organizational NP job satisfaction survey, the Nurse Practitioner Clinical Ladder (NPCL) program was developed to enhance professional excellence at a university affiliated medical center in the United States (Misener & Cox, 2001). Senior nursing leadership and administrative support were critical to the NPCL program development. The purpose is to …

The Doctor Of Nursing Practice: Reflections On The Past And Visions For The Future, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

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The rapid expansion of DNP programs in the United States has resulted in great variability in curriculum and the final DNP project. However, the principles upon which the DNP was endorsed by the American Colleges of Nursing remain unchanged and include: (1) advanced competencies for increasingly complex clinical, faculty and leadership roles; (2) enhanced knowledge to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes; (3) advanced leadership skills; (4) parity with other health professionals; (5) increased faculty for clinical instruction; (6) improved image (AACN, 2004, p.7). As outlined by the DNP Essentials document, the objective of the DNP is not to conduct …

Deployment Of Clinical Grant To Enhance Influenza Vaccination Among Spinal-Cord Injury Outpatient Veterans, Huberta-Corazon (Bette) Thiam Cozart

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Background: A top priority of the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Public Health Office, Goals for 2014-15 VHA Influenza Vaccination Program was to; "promote seasonal influenza vaccination to all Veteran patients" per Center of Disease Control (CDC) recommendation that, "all persons aged 6 months and older are recommended for annual vaccination". Latest VHA Influenza Surveillance Data Report (2014) cites heightened influenza cases in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with "nearly one-third" of veterans being tested for influenza were found to be positive. Thus, to enhance influenza vaccination amongst Spinal Cord Injury Veterans considered as vulnerable population due to the …

Nursing Students' Evaluation Of Support Offered By Preceptors, Lizemari Hugo

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Nursing students perceive clinical facilities as complex and challenging. Students need support from preceptors to overcome these challenges. Nursing education institutions need to monitor and equip preceptors so that they can better offer quality support to students while integrating theory and practice.

Advancing The Practice Of Nursing Through Specialty Fellowship Development, Kelly Keefe Marcoux, Shayleigh K. Dickson, Cathleen A. Cahill, Christopher Haines

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In the United States, Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists. This presentation will focus primarily on nurse practitioner APNs. Upon graduation from a master"s or doctoral program in nursing, APNs are eligible for national certification and state licensure in one of six population foci. APNs are fully prepared to practice in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory settings upon graduation; however, for APNs who choose to further specialize their practice within one of these population foci, options for post-graduate training are limited. Historically, fellowship training has been utilized by physicians to …

Advancing Nursing Education: Bsn Completion Messaging Materials For Associate Degree Nursing (Adn) Faculty, Linda E. Moody

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Problem: The IOM"s Future of Nursing report calls for increasing the proportion of baccalaureate-prepared nurses to 80% by 2020. There is supports for nurses" to pursue education beyond an associate"s degree. Many initiatives have been implemented to encourage academic progression toward BSN. To increase the proportion of BSN-prepared RNs, additional options need to be considered. The support and message that ADN faculty provide to ADN students is crucial for students to recognize and understand the benefits, opportunities, and importance of continuing their nursing education.

Project Aim: To develop resources that ADN faculty can use to advise and encourage ADN students …

Simulation Pre-Briefing: Supporting Competency And Judgment Development In Nursing Learning, Karin Page-Cutrara

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Purpose: The purpose of this experimental study was to describe a newly developed model-based, structured prebriefing intervention and its effect on nursing students’ competency performance, clinical judgment, and their perceived prebriefing experience, and to describe its application to teaching practice. Prebriefing begins the simulation process and introduces the participants to the simulation, learning experience (Chamberlain, 2015; Rudolph, Raemer, & Simon, 2014). However, little nursing education research is available on this activity, and how it relates to the development of nursing knowledge and practice. Reflection theory and concept mapping underpinned the development of a model on which this intervention was based, …

Developing A Creative Collaboration To Promote Interprofessional Education For Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Tauna Fleming Gulley

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In November 2012, the School of Nursing and the XXX College of Osteopathic Medicine at XXXX created a workgroup aimed at structuring interprofessional learning activities for students. Since that time, the interprofessional education (IPE) initiative has expanded to include the disciplines of optometry and social work at the University of XXX, the XX College of Pharmacy in XXX and the school of nursing from XXX .

The aim of this presentation is to describe how a small university in the central Appalachian region of the United States developed a creative collaboration among various disciplines to promote interprofessional educational experiences for …

A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program For Youth Who Engage In Domestic Violence Against Their Parents, Anthony J. Roberson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this oral presentation is to present the specifics and the results of an evidence-based, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy intervention program developed for youth who engage in domestic violence against family members, and their parents.

Preventing Heart Failure Readmissions By Using A Risk-Stratification Tool, Anna Dermenchyan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To implement strategies to improve care and patients" experience and reduce readmissions for heart failure (HF) patients, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center accepted an invitation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to join the Patient Navigator Program (PNP). The goal for the program is for hospitals to establish a patient-centered focus that involves making hospitalization less stressful for patients by providing evidence-based quality improvement strategies. At the initiation of the program (Spring 2014), UCLA utilized a validated risk model, LACE index, to identify patients who are at high risk of readmissions before discharge. This tool has been used …