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Exploring The Knowledge, Beliefs, And Attitudes Of Undergraduate Student Nurses Toward Homeless People, Wendy M. Woith, Kim Schafer Astroth, Cindy H. Kerber, Sheryl Henry Jenkins

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: Civility is a crucial element in therapeutic communication and healthy patient relationships; conversely, incivility can negatively influence healthcare environments and patient care (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008; The Joint Commission, 2008). Vulnerable populations, especially homeless people, may be particularly at risk for experiencing uncivil behavior from nurses (Irestig, Burstrom, Wessel, & Lynoe, 2010). Several studies have demonstrated that homeless people believe they are treated with disrespect (Cocozza Martins, 2008) and lack of compassion by nurses (Irestig, 2010, Nickasch & Marnocha, 2009), which constitutes a barrier …

Quality Of Life In Adolescents And Very Young Adults With Cancer: State Of The Science, Sureeporn Suwannaosod, Ratchneewan Ross

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The current literature review discusses the dimensions of QOL and its influencing factors in adolescents and very young adults diagnosed with cancer using Ferrans and colleagues' (2005) Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) model as the guiding theoretical framework. HRQOL comprises three dimensions: characteristics of the individual, characteristics of the environment, and the individual's biological function.

Relationship Between Japanese Nursing Faculty Activities For Prevention Nursing Student's Medical Accident And Their Attributes, Wakako Sadahiro, Naomi Funashima

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to clarify the relationship between the quality of nursing faculty activities for the prevention of nursing student's medical accidents and their personal attributes in Japan. Conceptual Framework: The Conceptual Framework is based on a literature review for the prevention of nursing student's medical accidents during the nursing clinical practicum. It included 25 attributes of the nursing faculty as independent variables, and the quality of faculty's teaching activity for the prevention of medical accidents as the dependent variable.

Methods: Instrument: The Teaching …

Efficacy Of Low Microbial Diet In Immunocompromised Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Patients, Maria Christina M. Fernandez, Tara Coghlin Dickson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016:

A Low Microbial Diet has been introduced to patients who are immunocompromised in an effort to reduce the risk of sepsis. There has been a continued discrepancy among Medical Institutions in practicing the use of Low Microbial Diets also known as Neutropenic Diet. It is a controversy because every hospital delivers care differently guided by their individual research and belief. Although this dietary practice seems reasonable and prudent, there is still a lack in evidence and literature to support the practice making it weak and questionable. The purpose …

Equitable Obstetrical Care For The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Community, Chinazo E. Echezona-Johnson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Research has indicated that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) patients are not always satisfied with their health-care experiences due to the limited training received by the nursing professionals caring for them. The purpose of this study, using critical-theory principles, was to examine how the LGBT population was represented and portrayed in mainstream obstetrical-nursing courses, curricula, textbook, and syllabi. The guiding research question was based on the exploration of how nursing schools in a metropolitan city incorporate LGBT health-care topics in their obstetrical-nursing education. A qualitative, intrinsic case …

Team Resource Management Strategy On Reducing Unplanned Extubation Events Rate Of Endotracheal Tube, Ciao-An Cheng, Shu-Chen Liao, Chia-Lo Tsao, Hsuan-Hen Hsieh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reduce the rate of unplanned endotracheal tube removal in ICU. In order to learn about the process of team resources management mode and how to plan decrease the the rate of unplanned endotracheal tube removal in order to protect patient's safety.

Methods: After cause analyzing from the 20 cases who were suffered unplanned endotracheal tube removal in ICU in 2011. The team resources management mode was utilized to build up certain interventions in order to improve this situation, such as …

Cost Analysis Of Maternaly Waiting Homes In Rural Liberia, Julie Marie Buser, Jody R. Lori, Michelle Munro-Kramer, Katelyn Pitcher

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Background/context of paper: Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality remains a great concern in low resource settings. Liberia has a Maternal mortality ratio of 1,072 deaths per 100,000 live births, ranking them in the top ten for Maternal mortality in the world. Liberia also has a high neonatal mortality ratio of 26 deaths per 1,000 live births. Maternaly waiting homes (MWHs) are residential dwellings located near health facilities where women stay to await delivery and receive immediate postpartum services. They have been used in a variety of settings …

Student-Friendly Health Information Portals, Shannon Lee Woods

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Studies show that health information portals that include online information and interventions are successful at increasing health promotion and disease prevention activities among university students. A literature search finds the major themes related to the use of online resources are internet use, importance to user, access motivates action, interactive components, and the internet/portal as an adjunct to other healthcare resources (Cugelman, Thelwall, & Dawes, 2011; Davies, Morriss, & Glazebrook, 2014; Fraeyman, Van Royen, Vriesacker, De Mey, & Van Hal, 2012; Kattelmann et al., 2014; Lau et al., 2012; …

United States, Africa, Caribbean Collaboration: Strengths And Opportunities For Global Cancer Research, Joann S. Oliver, Camille Ragin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016:

World-wide there is a disproportionate burden of cancer among populations of African ancestry. Cancer in the United States continues to be a major public health issue. President Obama has declared cancer to be a major priority. While cancer is a major health issue in the U.S. there is evidence of significant disparities among African Americans. Additionally, developing nations in Africa and the Caribbean continue to face this public health challenge despite current efforts and advances in health policy, research and advocacy. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that …

Screening For Behavioral Health Conditions In An International Clinical Placement, Mikki Meadows-Oliver

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016:

Background: This clinical project describes a mental health screening initiative conducted by nurse practitioner students in a pediatric clinic located in an elementary school in Managua, Nicaragua. Pediatric and family nurse practitioner students from the United States spend one week in Nicaragua each year in this school setting conducting well-child visits. The previous year during the clinic, a needs assessment was conducted and parents and teachers noted that the behavioral health of the school children was a concern. To address this unmet need, it was decided that behavioral …

Preventing Drug Abuse And Violence/Bullying In Urban And Rural Secondary Schools In Southern Nigeria, Patience E. Samson-Akpan, Mildred E. John, Lucas Olusegun Ogunjimi, Clement Abiodun Ajibola

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: Drug abuse is a global issue and has serious public health implications (Adamu and Lawal, 2013). Globalization rides on the crest of technological and information revolution which has numerous advantages. This revolution also brings about some disadvantages especially in youths, who tend to watch films on crime and violence, with resultant violent behaviours like bullying and conflict. These violent behaviours are rampant in secondary schools and result in injuries and death. Violent behaviours can also be exhibited by the teachers which can be imitated by the students. …

Delta Theta Builds A Consortium To Engage Other Chapters In Global Health Activities, Ellen L. Palmer, Becky M. Baird, Jennifer J. Gray, Jackie L. Michael

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

The Delta Theta Chapter at the University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation has built a consortium of chapters that have engaged in global health activities since 1999. Six chapters in the North Texas area first collaborated together to sponsor a project in India under the leadership of Delta Theta. Consortium projects have taken place in two other countries, Uganda and Haiti. The consortium's strategic plan is to be involved internationally with nursing education projects. This abstract highlights the consortium's past, present and future …

Adverse Health Outcomes And Health Concerns Among Survivors Of Various Childhood Cancers: Perspectives From Mothers, Li-Min Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: (1) Estimate incidence of adverse health events, (2) Examine differences in adverse health events among childhood cancer survivors, and (3) Understand the concerns of mothers after their child has completed cancer treatment.

Methods: A descriptive, mixed methods survey was used.

Results: Data were collected by a well-trained research assistant between September 2011 and February 2013 at two medical hospitals in Taiwan. Four instruments were used in this study. A total of 201 potential participants were recruited from pediatric hematology and oncology clinics. Inclusion criteria were a willingness …

Reduction Of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Rate In Medical Center In Taiwan, Ya-Yun Liu, Shu-Chen Liao, Li-Gin Lin, Pei-Yi Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: We designed a project to reduce the CRBSI rate below 4.0% in our intensive care unit, further enhance the quality of care of critically ill patients.

Methods: Improvement plans from June 2013 thru December 2104, causes of infection included health care workers inadequate CRBSI prevention practices, dressing sterilization step is incorrect, needle puncture site was easy to oozing and implantation and dressing materials without homogenization and dispersed. Improvement plans included providing in-service education, establishing standard procedures of central venous catheter insertion and dressing, used chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges, added …

Displacement, Migration, And Transition: Development Of A Post-Resettlement Assessment Instrument, Olivia Catolico

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: This presentation highlights the ongoing development of a post-resettlement assessment instrument that encompasses the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural dimensions of assessment and needed care. The researcher: (1) identifies the healthcare needs of diverse persons who have experienced significant displacement and life transitions in the process of resettlement; and (2) recommends the use of culturally sensitive assessment strategies in health promotion and disease prevention in the care of diverse persons. Certain groups continue to experience poorer health and disparities in care despite years of resettlement in the U.S. …

Alcohol And Binge Drinking Behaviors Among College Students, Theresa A. Kessler, Christine P. Kurtz, Taylor J. Thompson, Jessica Mueller

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: In 2002, The Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism identified drinking on college campuses as a unique culture and changing that culture was a top priority. Unfortunately, some drinking behaviors among these young adults have continue or increased (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2012). Within the drinking culture, binge drinking has emerged as a growing problem that has dangerous consequences. Binge drinking has been correlated with high-risk behaviors, such as unsafe sex, sexual assault, injuries, and even death …

The Relationship Between The Means Of Communication And A Self-Help Group For Laryngectomized Patients, Yoko Ishibashi, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Kumiko Kotake, Ichiro Kai, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Kaori Haba, Aya Takahashi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The aim of this research is to examine the means of communication used by laryngectomy patients by clarifying how their admission to a patients' association affects their means of communication.

Methods: Subjects were 43 patients who underwent laryngectomy in three university hospitals in Fukuoka Prefecture which agreed to cooperate in our research. Self-administered questionnaires were handed directly to or mailed to patients before discharge from hospital and mailed to them three, six, and twelve months after discharge from hospital. We checked subjects' age, sex, employment status, family …

Moving Towards Universal Health Coverage: Advanced Practice Nursing Competencies In Latin American And Caribbean Countries, Ana Maria Kelly, Jennifer Dohrn, Judy Honig, Susan Doyle-Lindrud

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: In response to the United Nations' call for increased human resources for health to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the nursing profession needs to educate more nurses with expanded scopes of practice in primary care. As frontline providers, nurses will have greater impact on health outcomes and reducing global disparities with advanced practice nurses ready to serve communities' needs at a higher level. In 2013, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) issued a resolution, Human Resources for Health: Increasing access to qualified health care workers …

From Boots To Bedside, Audrey P. Miller, Valerie J. Diaz, Mohamed D. Keita

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Background: The United States (US) will face a nursing shortage. Contributing factors such as an aging nursing workforce, and the increase in access to healthcare will significantly impact the nursing profession. The nursing shortage in the US is a growing problem, as it is expected to reach 260,000 registered nurses by 2025. California and Florida will experience the most significant shortages, yielding 109,779 and 128,364 registered nurse jobs, respectively. The supply of nurses will be inadequate to address the corresponding demand, despite a projected national growth in career …

Using Q Methodology To Evaluate Curricular Outcomes In A Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Desiree Hensel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: Attainment of learning outcomes in our program, like many programs, has been measured on Likert-scales as self-perception and preceptors' ratings. This information often lacks the depth to be used in meaningful ways for program improvement. The National League for Nursing has made examination of innovative program evaluation models a research priority. Accordingly, we trialed using Q methodology as part of our evaluation process. Q methodology is a research method that correlates participant profiles to each other to find groups with shared viewpoints and has the potential to …

The Employment Status Of Total Laryngectomy Patients In Japan And Its Association With Their Qol, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Kumiko Kotake, Kaori Haba, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Ichiro Kai, Aya Takahashi, Yoko Ishibashi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether those who underwent total laryngectomy are working or not from before surgery to 12 months after discharge from hospital for clarifying its association with their QOL and the change of their QOL.

Methods: Sixty-four patients who underwent total laryngectomy in 3 hospitals in the Kyushu area agreed to participate in the research. Subjects were 26 patients who completed all questionnaire items before surgery and 3, 6, 12 months after discharge from hospital. They were asked about age, sex, …

A Structured And Collaborative Clinical Teaching Training Program For Nursing Preceptors In Uganda, Hajat Safinah Museene, Pat M. Mayers

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Nursing as a practice is an outcome of clinical teaching and learning which is facilitated by preceptors. During the process of providing clinical services to patients, nurses precept nursing students (service and education). In Uganda, there is no formal training program for nursing preceptors which equip them to conduct clinical teaching. However, it is an occupational requirement that preceptors teach nursing students allocated to their wards to perform nursing skills. The only tutor training college in the country does not offer preceptor training programmes. The college trains very …

An Interprofessional End-Of-Life Simulation Using A Movie/Discussion Format, Mary Val Palumbo, Patricia A. Prelock, Nancy P. Lemieux, Deborah A. O'Rouke, Jean Beatson, Vicki Hart, Kelly A. Melekis, Christina S. Melvin, Mary Alice Favro

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The interprofessional team's role in end of life care provides a unique opportunity for an educational simulation. Novel ways to teach this content to a large number of students were needed. This research evaluated a palliative care interprofessional educational activity for healthcare students from six disciplines using an in-person movie/discussion format.

Methods: Healthcare provider assessment visits and a death scene were pilot tested in actual simulations using twenty four students with standardized patients portraying a patient with ALS and his husband. Scripts were written from recordings of …

Experiences Of Learner Nurses, Nurse Educationalists And, Professional Nurses Regarding Professionalism An Undergraduate Nursing Programme, Portia B. Bimray

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: TITLE: Experiences of Learner Nurses, Nurse Educationalists and Professional Nurses Regarding Professionalism an Undergraduate Nursing Programme. ABSTRACT: Background: The current health care environment requires professional nurses to be capable of managing complex professional issues. For this reason awareness have been raised amongst learner nurses, nurse educators, clinical facilitators and professional nurses of the need for strong professional values which is vital in the preparation of nurses to manage patient care in a capable and professional manner. The values of professionalism are implicit in the scientific knowledge and practical …

The Effect Of The Program Which Improves Self-Acceptance In The Person With Mental Illness, Hiromi Sugawara, Chizuru Mori

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Background: In psychiatric rehabilitation, it is important that persons with mental illness understand themselves and rebuild their lives (Deegan1998, Anthony 1993). To achieve this goal, the approach which is focus on recovery model is useful. According to perspective of recovery, person could look at themselves beyond their illness deeply and realize their possibility, therefore they could be release from Illness and Disability, and finally they could get their well-being (Charles & Richard 2014). Deegan (1998) described that Recovery refers to the lived or real life experience of persons …

Assessment Of Family Levels Of Functioning Among Civil Servants In Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Abimbola Oluwatosin, Olubunmi Kayode

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Introduction: The family is a social institution responsible for child upbringing, emotional and economic support for its members. Industrialization has however gone a long way in undermining the traditional structure of the family bringing about lack of role identity of men, changing role in women, peer group and mass media influence on children. All these according to Adebayo and Ogunleye (2010) have resulted in serious family conflicts and dysfunction. A dimension of the dysfunction of the family brought about by industrialization has reduced family cohesion, flexibility, communication patterns …

Using Cognitive Rehearsal To Address Incivility In Nursing Education, Jennette S. Logan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016:

Background/Significance: Nurse-to-nurse incivility is a global issue and is considered by working nurses to be the most common and most disturbing type of workplace aggression (Vessey, Demarco, & Difazio, 2010; Almost, Doran, McGilliss Hall, & Spence Laschinger, 2010). Incivility is a term used to describe rude, disruptive, intimidating, and undesirable behaviors that are directed toward another person (Stokowski, 2011). Similar terms that related to uncivil behavior include lateral violence, horizontal violence and bullying. Despite the professional expectation that nurses should show caring behavior towards patients and co-workers, uncivil …

Assessment Of Clinical Decision-Making Models And Skills In Nursing New Graduates In A Mexican University, Laura Moran, Yarisbeth Quezada Ramirez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Clinical decision-making (CDM) is a complex process involving information processing, evaluation of evidence, and application of relevant knowledge to select nursing interventions that provide safe and high quality care, and reduce the risk of patient harm (Standing, 2007). A variety of analytical and intuitive conceptual models have been used to describe the CDM process focusing on critical thinking skills, reflection, clinical judgment, and problem solving (Tiffen, Corbridgen, Slimer, 2014). CDM skills are developed in new nursing graduates as they face challenges in responding to challenging patient health problems, …

The Effects Of Transtheoretical Model-Based Interventions On Smoking Cessation In Taiwan: A Longitudinal Study, Su-Er Guo, Yin-Hui Chang, Chiung-Hui Fu, Mei-Hsiu Hsu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The adverse effects of cigarette smoking have caused a noticeable increase in smoking-related diseases and death globally. The purpose of this study is to assist smokers in smoking cessation with interventions based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) and to evaluate the effects of TTM-based interventions on knowledge about the hazardous effects of smoking, attitude toward smoking, and movement through stages of change.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental longitudinal study, a structured questionnaire was administered pre-intervention (pretest, Time 1), post-intervention (3 months, Time2), and at follow-up (6 months, Time …

Fostering An International Research Collaborative Through Stti, Joann D. Long, Rita Doumit

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: Technological advances are making possible international collaborations designed to promote the health of the world's people. The vision of Sigma Theta Tau international (STTI) is to create a community of nurses worldwide who improve the health of people through dedication to nursing knowledge, scholarship, and service. An objective of the 24th STTI Nursing Research Congress held in Prague, Czech Republic, in July 2013 was to explore opportunities for international collaboration in nursing. In this forum, two nursing scholars: one from Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon, and …