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The Reflective Approach Of Lonergan's Philosophy To Maternal Newborn Nursing, Josephine Mary Devito

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

This activity provided undergraduate nursing students with the opportunity to enhance critical thinking for Jewish Mothers in the post-partum setting following the birth of their newborn. This was a reflective approach which involved understanding meanings, insights, and judgment, as it related to the generalized empirical method. Students were provided with information on the generalized empirical method prior to participating in this class activity. For this activity, nursing students were given an article to read from a peer reviewed nursing journal on the maternity care for Orthodox Jewish Couples. …

An Academic Practice Partnership In South Florida: Satisfaction Of Nurses Who Participated, Beatrice Sikah

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

The purpose of this scholarly research project was to evaluate the satisfaction level of nurses who attended the BHSF Inc, and Barry University's Scholars Program.

Critical Thinking Instruction And Technology-Enhanced Learning From The Student Perspective, Ruth Swart

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: A mixed methods research study examining critical thinking development within technology-enhanced learning environments was implemented with undergraduate nursing students. Critical thinking and informational and communication technology literacy are important assets for students graduating from today's educational settings to competently and efficiently perform in the professional arena (Roschelle, Bakia, Toyama, & Patton, 2011). The capability to think critically is essential in the complex, fast-paced health care settings where patient situations are diverse, complicated and rapidly changing (Romeo, 2013). A blended learning approach, encompassing two technology-enhanced learning environments, was structured …

Development And Evaluation Of An Adolescent And Young Adult Healthcare Transition Program, Leslie A. Phillips

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

The purpose of the practice improvement project is to develop an adolescent, young adult healthcare transition (AYAHT) program, develop training modules on the AYAHT program for clinic staff and conduct and evaluates the initial education on the AYAHT program for the clinic staff. The AYAHT program promotes transition for the AYA (14-21) with special healthcare needs followed in the outpatient pediatric rehabilitation department of a national pediatric health system. The significance and anticipated outcomes of this project are that AYA and their caregivers are provided a program to …

Discussion Board Assignments: Student Reflections From An Online Msn Program, Tracia M. Forman

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

This qualitative study about what students perceive to be worthwhile aspects of discussion board assignments, in an online course, is meant to increase nurse educator understanding of this teaching tool.

Developing Clinical Reasoning In Undergraduate Nursing Students: Strategies To Promote Success, Elizabeth K. Herron

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

Participants will be able to identify key learner centered methods, strategies, and attitudes that support and promote the development of clinical reasoning in pre-licensure nursing students.

Effect And Success, Keondra Rustan

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: The growth of technology and increase in the human lifespan has greatly changed the way nursing care is delivered. As such, nursing education should change as well. The goal of any higher learning institution should be to promote the graduation of practice ready nurse. To achieve this goal the facility to focus on recruiting and retaining competent faculty. Many faculty start their teaching careers with little to no training and often experienced faculty members' teaching techniques become outdated due to a lack of professional development and continual training …

Improving Safety Attitudes In New Graduate Registered Nurses, Park Balevre

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: This presentation explains an evidence translation project designed to improve the attitudes of new graduate registered nurses (NGRN) toward patient safety practices and their accountability for it. Evidence supports that safety is driven by organizational culture, which is determined by individuals, especially nurses, who support it through knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) that create safety focused professional identities, prevent practice breakdowns, and instill clinical competencies that transform safety theory into safety practice. This project incorporates this evidence by inculcating attitudinal values during the NGRNs' initial residency period at …

Nursing Graduates On Quality Of Education And Readiness For Clinical Practice, Virginia L. Jones

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016: There is an increasing use of distance learning (DL) being utilized for nursing education. Accelerated second-degree Bachelor of Science in nursing (ASDBSN) programs have increased rapidly from 31 in 1990 to 230 in 2013 with 33 more programs in the planning stages according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2013). There are currently three identified online pre-licensure, ASDBSN programs. There are research studies focusing on graduates from this type of nursing program using the traditional format, which is the face-to-face college experience, but a lack of …

Caring For Vulnerable Populations: Perspectives Of Interprofessional Graduate Students, Patricia Moyle Wright

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

The purpose of this focus group study was to explore graduate students' clinical experiences with vulnerable populations, perceived barriers to care, and ethical issues related to caring for disenfranchised groups. Participant responses offer a first-hand description of students' preparation for work with vulnerable population and the interdisciplinary team.

A Comprehensive Literature Review On Unfolding Case Studies In Nursing Education, Jeny Joy

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

Present generation students do not prefer traditional teaching methods. Students recognize the need to be engaged in discussions to learn. Unfolding case study being one of the innovative teaching strategies can be incorporated into the nursing classrooms to bridge the theory clinical gap. With the help of unfolding case study the nursing instructor is able to bring a near real patient to the classroom enabling students to connect the relationship between different concepts. Incorporation of unfolding case studies in nursing classrooms improves the critical thinking skills and clinical …

A Guided Research Experience: Application Of The Research Process In Bsn Honors Program, Christina N. Desormeaux, Anitra C. Frederick

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

The purpose of this project was to create a general and structured curriculum for the BSN IS Honors Program.

Protocol Of Care For Early Detection And Prevention Of Pressure Ulcer Among Critically Ill Patients, Hend Mohamed Elazazy, Gehan Abdel-Hakeem Younes

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

Pressure ulcers (PU) are a common problem across all health care settings and the incidence is one of the quality signs of health centers. Critically ill patients are at a high risk for pressure ulcer than are patients in general care areas. The protocol of nursing care provides the intensive care unit (ICU) staff with a decision-making structure that allows immediate response to patients identified as at high risk for pressure ulcers. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of protocol of nursing care for early detection and …

Is A Flipped Classroom An Effective Educational Method To Meet Nursing Students' Learning Needs?, Daniel Keith Best, Jessica L. Naber

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

In recent years there has been an outcry for educational reform on many levels from grade school to Doctoral Programs. The goal is for pupils to not only regurgitate information but to truly learn material; this is extremely crucial in science and healthcare related fields. In 2001, the institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, described the current healthcare workforce as inadequately prepared to meet the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse patient population. Due to the constantly changing environment in healthcare, nurses must be …

A Comparison Of Nursing Educational Practices Related To Medication Dosage Calculation With Practice Expectations, Donna Crawford

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

Accurate calculation of dosages and safe administration of medications in the clinical setting are essential skills for registered nurses (Coyne, Needham, & Rands, 2013; Jukes & Gilchrist, 2005; McMullan, Jones, & Lea, 2010). Nurse educators need to ensure that appropriate educational preparation is provided in order to ensure that student nurses become safe practitioners. The landmark study conducted by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM; 2000) To Err is Human: Building a Safer Healthcare System brought to light the serious problem of medication errors. In the years following this publication …

Creating A Family-Focused Curriculum Grounded In The Science Of Nursing And Nursing Education, Colleen Royle, Norma Krumwiede

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

Introduction: A nurse educator must draw from the science of the discipline, as well as the science that informs nursing education, to transform nursing practice from an individual to family-focused care (Denham, Eggenberger, Young, Krumwiede, 2016; Institute of Medicine, 2010; Young, 2008). When undergraduate nursing education integrates family-focused nursing practice approaches, nursing students learn to Think Family in all care settings. Research findings suggest this paradigm has potential to improve health outcomes of individuals, families, and communities (Chesla, 2010). Even though evidence supports this approach, few nursing programs have formally incorporated family-focused nursing …

The Global Health Service Partnership: An Academic-Clinical Partnership To Build Nursing Capacity In Sub-Saharan Africa, Eileen M. Stuart-Shor, Julie Anathan, Linda Jacobsen, Laura Foradori, Elizabeth Cunningham

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

In 83 countries in the world there is a severe shortage of nurses to care for the world's most vulnerable populations, a situation made worse by the dire shortage of nursing faculty. The proposed model seeks to strengthen nursing education/delivery by working with partner countries to meet their long-term health care human resource needs.

Integrating Research And Collaborative Learning Across The Bsn Curriculum, Mary Terwilliger, Robin Bilan

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016: According to Sarver, Cichra, and Kline (2015), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended that 80 percent of nurses should have a Bachelor's degree by 2020. After research of current nursing programs in the area, the faculty at Clarion University of Pennsylvania developed a traditional four year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN4Y) program. This program was intended to prepare students to assume the role of the professional nurse; one that is prepared to provide direct and indirect care to diverse individuals, families, and communities through evidence-based practice that is safe and competent. In …

An Analysis Of Peer Teaching Between Adult Health And Nursing Assessment Students, Kayla E. Hancock, Jessica L. Naber, Summer Cross, Tonia L. Mailow

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

Peer-teaching is an educational strategy that has recently been incorporated into a local School of Nursing curriculum. The Adult Health II nursing students taught basic nursing skills to Nursing Assessment students, and a survey was anonymously completed by student participants. The survey results were then used to analyze the successes and shortcomings of peer-teaching through comparison to findings from similar research projects.

Outcomes Following Introduction Of An Interprofessional Dedicated Education Unit With Nursing, Medicine And Pharmacy, Rosalie O. Mainous, Cheryl Waker, Deborah Ulrich

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

The complex process of bringing four diverse partners together to form a DEU with an interprofessional curriculum is described. Better outcomes are assumed with new transformative models and we have tested student perception and satisfaction with interprofessional education at the conclusion of the educational experience.

Nursing Graduate Perceptions Of Clinical Simulation Experiences, Cynthia L. Cummings, Linda K. Connelly

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

This presentation will highlight the results of a year-long survey with recent nursing graduates from a baccalaureate program. The survey consisted of 5 key questions based on clinical simulation activities and workplace readiness. The graduates had all participated in some form of simulation exercises during their time in the program. The questions focused on what simulation scenarios were the most helpful, what experiences had the greatest chance of error, what equipment familiarity was most important for student success, and did the graduate feel prepared for the nursing workplace? Seventy three graduates from 2011-2014 …

Nursing Students Learning To Provide End-Of-Life Care Through Simulation, Rita W. Ferguson, Patricia Cosby

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

Nurses experience end-of-life occurrences regardless of their practice area. The end-of-life situation may be a result of a terminal illness or may transpire unexpectedly. Death does not respect age limits. Therefore, nurses are to be prepared to provide end-of-life care and comfort in all practice settings. However, nurses expressed receiving little or no education related to death and dying during their nursing pre-licensure education. Individuals who did remember receiving end-of-life care education while in nursing school commented the learning focus was task oriented such as post-mortem care. Opportunities for a clinical experience working …

Family Nursing Research: A Call For Nursing Education To Strengthen The Family Focus, Sandra Eggenberger, Kristen Abbott-Anderson, Kelly Krumwiede, Norma Krumwiede, Patricia K. Young, Colleen Royle, Marilyn A. Swan, Stacey Ann Van Gelderen

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

Background: A family member's illness has an impact on the health of the family and reciprocally, the family influences health outcomes of an individual (Chesla, 2010; Wright & Leahey, 2013). Evidence indicates that family nursing practice has potential to improve family coping with acute illness (Sveinbjarnardottir, Svavarsdottir, & Wright, 2013), chronic illness and mental health outcomes (Kelo, Eriksson, & Eriksson, 2013; Marshall, Bell, & Moules, 2010) and quality of care (Aitkin, Schorr, & Kleinpell, 2013). Nurses are in pivotal positions to implement interventions that provide support and help families care for their family …

Translating Learning Outcomes To Enhance Teaching And Curricula, Ann Holland

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

Recent healthcare reform is striving to improve the quality and safety of care and improve patient outcomes; care coordination may contribute significantly to achieving these goals. Nurse educators work diligently to prepare students for the current and future demands of professional practice. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report (2010), baccalaureate-nursing education must increase its emphasis on the professional nursing role of care coordination in order to meet changing health care needs. This includes the ability to practice to the full scope of professional education and licensure in community …

Nursing Faculty Perceptions Of Student Evaluations, Grading Practices, And Administrative Performance Reviews, Debbie Marie Beck

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

A review of findings from a qualitative research study will be presented outlining nursing faculty experiences with student end of course evaluations, grading practices, promotions, and offering of teaching contracts. Associated implications related to student incivility, grade inflation, and administrative review of faculty performance will be explored.

Methods For The Development And Validation Of New Assessment Instruments, Francisco A. Jimenez, A. J. Kleinheksel

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

Intorduction: Clinical reasoning is the non-linear analytical process of making decisions for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of problems facing a particular patient (Forsberg, Georg, Ziegert, & Fors, 2011; Shellenbarger & Robb, 2015). Nursing faculty often use virtual patients to assess their students' clinical reasoning abilities. Cook and Triola (2009) identified clinical reasoning as the only valid learning objective for a virtual patient simulation, yet they also found that most assessment instruments within virtual patient programs employed an algorithmic approach, scoring the completeness of information elicited, instead of the cognitive process of clinical …

Rn's Attribute Developing Nursing Competencies To Participation In An International Clinical Experience As A Student, Sherylyn M. Watson

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

Institute of Medicine (2003, 2010) identified five core nursing competencies that are essential for registered nurses to function in today's healthcare. One specifically is to function as an effective member in an interprofessional team through interprofessional collaboration and teamwork. Nursing education is called to identify effective teaching-learning strategies on how to educate pre-licensure nursing students to develop the interprofessional competency. In response to the need to discover evidence-based pedagogical strategies, one underdeveloped but popular trend in nursing education was participation in international clinical experiences during short, week-long immersion programs. International clinical experiences traditionally …

Predicting Nclex Failures: Standardized Content Mastery Assessments As A Catalyst For Improving Pass Rates, Deanna Jan Emory

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing reports the passing percentage of first-attempt, US educated, baccalaureate degree candidates taking NCLEX-RN in 2014 at 84.93%, continuing the downward trend from recent years with reports of 85.18% in 2013 and 91.66% in 2012 (www.ncsbn.org/exam-statistics-and-publications.htm). Many pre-licensure programs of nursing adopt commercially available NCLEX readiness assessment packages to assist faculty and students to achieve success on the first-attempt at licensure. The literature supports high levels of accuracy in predicting success on NCLEX-RN using comprehensive end-of-program exit exams in a variety of sample populations (Emory, 2013, …

Designing An Innovative Curricular Module To Teach Patient-Centered Care Coordination, Kathleen Tilton

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016:

It is crucial that nursing students learn the evolving role of the nurse as care coordinator. Participating in clinical experiences outside of the acute setting is beneficial in helping students expand their knowledge; however, it may be difficult for students to transfer this knowledge to other settings. Creating a clinical module that includes a variety of experiences and assignments focused on providing care in non-acute settings affords the opportunity for the transfer and application of this knowledge. This presentation will discuss the design and operationalization of a Patient-Centered Care Coordination (PCCC) module, including …

Evaluating The Dynamic Combination Of Simulation And Cognitive Rehearsal To Foster Civility And Transform Practice, Cynthia M. Clark

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Friday, April 8, 2016:

This session highlights an innovative, learning initiative blending simulation and cognitively-rehearsed scripts to foster civility and transform nursing practice. Combining a simulated Problem-Based Learning scenario and 'scripting' using Cognitive Rehearsal was an effective strategy to prepare students to recognize and address incivility and effect positive change in the practice setting.