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A Model To Assist Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners To Facilitate Self-Empowerment Of Women Living With Bpd, Nompumelelo Ntshingila, Annie Temane, Marie Poggenpoel, Chris P. H. Myburgh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterised by a pervasive instability in emotions, interpersonal relationships and identity as well as a severe and harmful dysregulated behaviour. A model was developed to assist psychiatric nurse practitioners to facilitate self-empowerment of women living with borderline personality disorder. The purpose of the model was to serve as a frame of reference for psychiatric nurse practitioners to facilitate self-empowerment of women living with borderline personality disorder. The assumptions of the model were based on the Theory of Health Promotion in Nursing and Constructivist …

Reducing Time On The Ventilator Using The Abcdef Bundle, Annette Haynes, Mary E. Lough, Julie A. Shinn

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Teamwork is essential to improve patient care outcomes. This presentation will focus on a multidisciplinary initiative involving an internationally recognized bundle of interventions that reduce time on the ventilator for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The evidence-based bundle components target: Airway, Breathing, Coordination, Delirium, Exercise/Early mobility and Family involvement (ABCDEF). Airway strategies include a change to sub-glottic endotracheal tubes that reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Breathing strategies include reducing levels of sedation and scheduled spontaneous breathing trials to improve time to extubation. Coordination is by the bedside …

Understanding Ethical Issues Of Research Participation From The Perspective Of Participating Children And Adolescents, Stacey Crane, Marion E. Broome

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Background: The past twenty years have seen distinct shifts in the way the participation of children and adolescents in research is viewed. This has been emphasized by the growing pediatric research enterprise. Additional information on children's and adolescents' experiences during research participation is needed to better inform researchers on the ethical conduct of research with this vulnerable population.

Aims: The objective of this analysis was to examine ethical issues in research with children and adolescents from their perspective as participants, including: assent, parental consent, risk perception, impact of …

Minority College Students' Hpv Knowledge, Awareness, And Vaccination History, Kayla Nicole Mathis-Gamble, Patricia R. Messmer, Eric Fenkl, Sandra "Sande" Gracia Jones

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Human Pepilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI), and can cause cervical, anal and oropharyngeal cancer. There are several approved vaccinations to protect against HPV infection, a quadrivalent, bivalent, and 9-valent respectively. It is estimated that 79 million individuals are infected with human Pepilloma virus (HPV), while 20 million more Americans become infected each year (CDC, 2014 & CDC, 2012). HPV is yearly responsible for 26,000 new cancers (about 17,000 in women and 9,000 in men) yearly (CDC, 2013). Although HPV vaccination is recommended, …

Implementation Of Infection Control Bundle In A Freestanding Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Kim Schober

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: The CDC reported 721,800 Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) in United States hospitals for 2013. The report goes on to state over half of the reported infections developed outside of the intensive units ("Data and Statistics HAI CDC," 2015). The primary source of admission to rehabilitation facilities is acute care hospitals where patients have a high rate of skin colonization of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) that could lead to the development of infection during rehabilitation treatment. Increased time on isolation during rehabilitation been shown to have adverse effects …

Monitoring And Assessment Of Critically Ill Patients' Nutritional Support By Nurses In East London Hospitals, Nomaxabiso Mildred Mooi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Introduction: Critical illness places tremendous stress on the body, leading to a series of metabolic changes and resultant malnutrition, complications ensue, with morbidity and mortality rates increase (Sanchez Alvarez, Zabarte Martinez de Aguirre & Bordeje Laguna, 2011). Optimum nutrition support has been found to be crucial in counteracting the accelerated metabolism as well as prevention and management of malnutrition caused by critical illness (Ramakrishnan, Daphnee & Ranagnathan, 2014). Different types of feeds and methods of feeding are available, none of which have been proved to be superior. Recent studies strongly suggest that patients …

Effectiveness Of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy On The Incidence Of Tuberuculosi In People Living With Hiv In Rwanda, Marie Claire Uwamahoro

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of primary Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) on the incidence of active Tuberculosis (TB), in adult People Living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (PLHIV) in selected districts of Rwanda. Specifically the study was intended to (1) compare the incidence of active TB among adult PLHIV who took Isoniazid Preventive Therapy with those who did not take Isoniazid Preventive Therapy, (2) To identify the socio-demographic and clinical factors contributing to active tuberculosis in PLHIV on Isoniazid Preventive Therapy and (3) To compare the time of …

A Theoretical Conceptualisation Of Nursing Practice As A Reflexive Complex System, Lauralie Richard, Sylvie Gendron

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016:

Purpose: Nursing practice is fundamental to the discipline of nursing. Documenting nursing practice through empirical research is critical to support evidence-based practice, but it is not sufficient on its own to fully contribute to its development. It is of utmost importance to establish the conceptual basis of nursing practice in order to situate the findings derived from empirical research within the field of nursing disciplinary knowledge. Here we present how a study documenting a primary care nursing practice with vulnerable populations was used to inform the development of a theory of nursing practice. …

Dog Tags: Homeless Veterans And Their Pets/Animal Companions, Susan K. Lee, Pamela Willson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: Overall, military veterans, who are at increased risk for homelessness and are over-represented when it come to the general population, comprise 10% of the United States (US) population. However, they account for 16% of the homeless adult population. Typically, homeless veterans served during the Vietnam era and are older and disabled, reporting a myriad of health concerns, including physical and psychological problems, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcohol or drug dependencies. There are many challenges that affect physical, mental, and emotional health status and quality of life, such as separation from or …

An Accent Modification Intervention For Nursing And Allied Health Students, Wyona M. Freysteinson, Sandra Kay Cesario, Lenora Mcwilliams, Ainslie Nibert, Paula Clutter, Jinlan Du, Marilyn M. Goff, Hanna A. Belay, Joshua David Adams, Rachelle Nurse

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016:

Purpose: The Texas Medical Center (TMC) in the United States (US), the largest medical center in the world, has a healthcare workforce of individuals from over 150 countries. There are students enrolled in a health sciences university in the TMC who have language patterns and in particular foreign or regional accents that may be barriers to language that is intelligible to listeners in this given language community. These communication problems may lead to speakers needing to repeat themselves in order to be understood, speakers avoiding social interactions, and frustration for both the speaker …

Sensor Generated Health Data For Behavior Change In Nurse Coaching: A Case Study, Sarina Fazio, Madan Dharmar, Sheridan Miyamoto, Heather M. Young

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: This work presents a case study describing outcomes of two participants who engaged in a nurse coaching intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, wireless wearable sensors and patient generated health data (PGHD) in an effort to improve their health and physical fitness. In response to the growing burden of chronic disease, health coaching interventions targeting lifestyle management have become widely adopted among health systems and organizations. Motivational interviewing, a patient centered health coaching approach, has been shown to be effective in improving a number of health behaviors such as physical activity, nutritional …

Lessons From The Homeless: Impact Of Civil And Uncivil Interactions With Nurses In The U.S., Sheryl Henry Jenkins, Wendy M. Woith, Kim Schafer Astroth, Cindy H. Kerber

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: The health of homeless people is poorer than that of the population in general (Bernstein, Meurer, Plumb, & Jackson, 2015; Lebrun-Harris et al., 2013; Seiler & Moss, 2012). This is true in the United States and across the world (Daiski, 2007; Irestig, Burstrom, Wessel, & Lynoe, 2010). Mortality rates for the chronically homeless are higher than expected (Hwang et al., 2010); on average, they live only 42 - 52 years (Bernstein et al., 2015). Factors leading to increased morbidity and mortality include lack of insurance, poor nutrition, violence, and inadequate living conditions …

Professional Development Support: What The Supported Newly Qualified Professional Nurses Have To Say?, Memme Girly Makua

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Background: Newly qualified professional nurses, like other health professionals in South Africa, have an obligation to serve the remunerated community service in designated public health institutions for one year before obtaining final registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC). The objectives of community service, amongst others, are (1) to service public health institutions, especially in the rural areas with human resources and (2) to give the newly qualified health professionals an opportunity to enhance their clinical skills. They have to be guided and supported by those that …

An Evaluation Of Perceived Quality Of Care Between Insured And Uninsured Patients In Ghana's Hospitals, Aaron Asibi Abuosi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The introduction of social health insurance in Ghana in 2003 has resulted in tremendous increase in utilization of health services. However, concerns are being raised by various stakeholders about the quality of patient care. Some of the concerns include long waiting times, verbal abuse of patients by health care providers, poor physical examination by doctors and discrimination against insured patients. The study compares perceptions of quality of care between insured and uninsured out-patients in Ghana's hospitals to establish whether both categories of patients are treated equally (fairly) or indeed, insured patients are …

Hardwiring Standardized Nursing Bedside Handoff To Improve Patient Safety And Satisfaction, Nicole M. Lincoln

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this presentation is to share one urban academic medical centers experience implementing a standardized approach to bedside nursing handoff. To demonstrate the process utilized to create an innovative electronic handoff tool. To explore how to effectively hardwire these processes, and ultimately increase patient safety and satisfaction outcomes.

Best Clinical Nursing Education Practices In Sub-Saharan Africa: An Integrative Literature Review, Christmal Jonah Kpodo, Catherine Hilary Thurling, Susan Jennifer Armstrong

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate available evidence on clinical nursing education practices in Sub-Saharan Africa and to describe the best clinical nursing education practices in Sub-Saharan Africa to inform practice in the sub region.

Methods: Ganong (1987) framework of integrated literature review was used to review articles published from January 2004 to May 2015 in Science Direct, EBSCO host, PubMed, Wiley Online Library and Google Scholar. Articles were included if they were published in English, on clinical nursing education practices, on pre-registration nursing education and on Sub-Saharan Africa. Author …

Where Have All The Clients Gone? To Jails And Prisons. When Will We Ever Learn?, Valerie N. Markley

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: More than 10 million people are imprisoned worldwide. Although the total number with serious mental illness (SMI) is unknown, in the United States about 804,000 people with SMI are jailed each year and 72% of this population have a co-occurring substance use disorder (Steadman, Osher, Robbins, Case, & Smith, 2009; Osterweil, 2011). Ten times more mentally ill Americans are in prisons and jails than in state hospitals. In 2012 as estimated 356,268 inmates with SMI were in prisons and jails and only 35,000 SMI were in state psychiatric hospitals (Lewis, 2014). A substantial …

Perspectives On Doctoral Education, Lisa Wright Eichelberger, Rebecca Wheeler

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 25, 2016:

Purpose: Georgia's action coalition, the Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition (GNLC) plans to increase the number of nurses with doctorates in keeping with the IOM Future of Nursing recommendations (2010). To understand more about this population and obtain data that will help faculty and administrators design programs and offerings to encourage more nurses to enroll in doctoral work as well as develop effective retention strategies and on time graduation dates, the GNLC surveyed current and recent students in Georgia-based doctoral programs in 2014. The purpose of this presentation is to share the findings about …

Longitudinal Study Of Stress And Social Support In Married Arab Immigrant Women, Karen Aroian, Nizam Uddin, Hazhar Bibas

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: Arab immigrant women are at risk for depression (Aroian, Uddin, & Ullah, 2015; Hassouneh & Kulwicki, 2007; Jamil et al., 2008) and knowledge of risk factors assist with identifying targets of intervention. In a previous study, we used cross-sectional data to investigate the relationship between socio-demographic risk, two classes of stress (i.e., immigration demands and daily hassles), three sources of social support (i.e., husband, family, and friends), and depression in Arab immigrant women in the U.S. (Authors, 2015). Since stress and social support are mutable and change with acculturation to the resettlement …

Transportation Of Children In Ground Ambulances: Professionals' Knowledge And Safety Measures, Maria Lurdes Lomba, Silvia Faria

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016:

Background: The transport of children in ground ambulances is a rarely studied topic worldwide. The ambulance vehicle is a unique and complex environment with particular challenges for the safe, correct and effective transportation of patients. Unlike the well developed and readily available guidelines on the safe transportation of a child in motor vehicles, there is a lack on consistent specifications for transporting children in ambulances. Nurses are called daily to transfer children to hospitals or other care centers, so safe transport practices should be a major concern.

Purpose: to know which are the …

Workplace Related Quality Of Life: Effect Of Available Recreation Facilities On Physical Activity And Nutrition, Amber Vermeesch, Kala Ann Mayer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: Physical inactivity, the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, is a pandemic and necessitates global action in the public health arena in many intersecting sectors (Kohl et al., 2012). Physical inactivity increases risk of non-communicable diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes) and was linked to 9% (5.3 million) of deaths from premature mortality worldwide in 2008 (Lee, Shiroma, Lobelo, Puska, Blair, Katzmarzyk, & Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group, 2012). In a review of US adults' health behavior, 2008-2010, less than 53.9% of adults met the 2008 federal guidelines for …

Multiple Ways Of Knowing And Multiculturalism In Psychiatric Nursing: A Case Study In Nursing College,Thailand, Somporn Sitthisongkram, Waraporn Wanchaitanawong

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 25, 2016:

In the past, reductionism was a framework that nurses used to take care of patients. This framework focused on the part of the body that had a problem, so it did not cover the whole person. Because there has been a paradigm shift in nursing practice, nurses now have a new holistic framework to take care of patients, which is called holism. This framework includes physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects, which are the opposite of reductionism. A philosophical tension may occur because the two perspectives have different views. Boromarajonani College of Nursing, …

Indwelling Catheter Care: Areas For Improvement, Monina Gesmundo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

What areas of indwelling catheter care experience of perioperative nurses in a tertiary public hospital require improvement in the light of existing evidence-based guidelines?

Barriers To Mosquito Net Use In An Underserved, Vulnerable Population In Uganda, Africa, Cheryl Wallin, Charlotte D. Barry, Shirley Countryman Gordon

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: The Purpose is to describe the findings of a pilot study that examined mosquito net use among an underserved population in Uganda, Africa. The participants were living in a community of persons who had Hanson?s Disease or other stigmatizing health issues and were atat risk for contracting the disease. Background & Significance: The World Health Organization (WHO) ranked the east African country of Uganda highest in the world for malaria transmission (World Health Organization, 2013).? Sleeping under mosquito nets effectively prevents malaria and the use of mosquito nets are a common component …

Experiences Of Family Members Of Dying Patients Receiving Palliative Sedation, Freda Dekeyser Ganz, Olga Tursunov

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The suffering of a dying patient sometimes includes 'refractory symptoms'. These symptoms are defined as severe symptoms, both physical and psychological, that cannot be treated for long periods, or their treatment leads to uncontrollable side effects 1, 2. Palliative care is meant to improve the quality of life of all patients and their families, including dying patients, and to relieve their suffering 3. The recommended treatment for a dying patient suffering from 'refractory symptoms' is palliative sedation 4. Family members remain with the patient in his last days, are involved and are …

Effects Of Partner Violence On Mental Health And Hiv Disease Progression In Women In Baltimore, Jocelyn Anderson, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Nancy E. Glass

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 25, 2016:

Purpose: Recently a great deal of national attention has been given to the overlapping issues of intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV. The examination of this intersection has focused primarily on the increased risk of HIV acquisition in women who have experienced violence. The effects of IPV as a chronic stressor on the physical and mental health of women living with HIV has had limited examination in the research literature. To examine the prevalence of IPV and its associations with treatment markers and adherence to clinic visits in an urban clinic.

Methods: Survey …

Developing A Clinical Leadership Competency Assessment Tool For Registered Nurses, Thailand, Treeyaphan Supamanee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Background: Thai nursing and midwifery council stated that leadership is one of core competencies required of registered nurses. All clinical nurses have primarily responsibility for coordinating and providing patient care which need to be good clinical leaders. The majority of leadership skills are developed through training the nurses over time in order to gain their abilities to inspire, encourage, and empower to provide quality nursing care. To identify clinical leadership competency among nurses, it is needed to use the reliable assessment tool. However, there is no existing assessment tools appropriate for Thai registered …

Assessment Of Quality Care Of Elderly In Igando Ikotun Lcda Of Lagos State, Nigeria, Ogechi Helen Abazie, Ayodele Idowu Folorunsho Lawal, Olufunke G. Folorunsho

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to assess quality of care received by the elderly in Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Nigeria.

Methods: A simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the respondent, thus giving all the eligible elders an equal chance of being part of the study. The formula n/ (1+n/N) was used to calculate the sample size, where n = population of the elderly in the Igando Ikotun LCDA, N = population of elderly in Alimosho Local Government Area, i.e. 175/(1+175/3850) = 120. respondents. Permission to …

Development, Implementation, And Dissemination Of The Nurse-Administered Tobacco Tactics Intervention, Sonia A. Duffy

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will discuss the development, efficacy and effectiveness testing, and dissemination of the Tobacco Tactics intervention highlighting concepts that can be applied to developing, testing, and disseminating other nursing interventions.

Rutgers Global Nursing Research Collaborative: Building Capacity Through Training, Mentoring, And Multi-Site Collaborative Research, Suzanne Willard, William L. Holzemer, Anne Marie Linn

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016:

Background: While 90% of healthcare worldwide is delivered by nurses (ICN, 2012), research for and by nurses is limited (Sun & Larsen, 2015). Nurse scientists in low and middle income countries face distinct challenges in conducting research, and many lack the training, support and collaborative partners needed for successful research (LeBaron et al., 2015). The purpose of the Rutgers Global Nursing Research Collaborative, which launched its inaugural workshop in September 2015, is to create opportunities for collaboration, mentoring and capacity building for our global nursing workforce.

Methods: Drawing on the strength and connections …