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Addressing The Burden Of Burn Injury Utilizing A Comprehensive Holistic Innovative Approach, Jamie M. Heffernan, Odette Y. Comeau

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Background: 'I woke up and all I could see was smoke. I could hardly breathe. Then it dawned on me- the house was on fire. All I could think about is..Lord, please get my wife and kids out of this house alive.' Most of us will thankfully never experience the life-changing events of a buRNurvivor, their families, and loved ones. In a matter of seconds, lives are tragically lost or irrevocably changed. BuRNnjuries are quoted as one of the worst traumatic injuries. They are painful, costly, disfiguring, may worsen over time, require extensive …

The Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy: Sustainability In Influence And Impact, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Karen Reynolds, Meredeth Rowe, Claudia Jean Beverly, Catherine Roscoe-Herbert

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

The Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA) is designed to prepare and position a global cadre of nurse leaders to transform relevant practice and policy for older adults. The academy provides an intentional personal and professional development experience for Fellows who are mid-career geriatric nurse leaders. A behavioral leadership development philosophy is employed as the foundation of the design of all academy relationships, curriculum activities, faculty modeling, and reflective exercises. Currently conducting the fourth cohort of the international academy, the GNLA Fellows have achieved significant outcomes within three domains: individual leadership development; advancement of …

New Start: A Family-Based Educational Program For A Predominantly Hispanic Pediatric Practice, Traci R. Bramlett

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: The New Start program was developed to address needs related to childhood obesity in an outpatient pediatric clinic located in Northwest Georgia. The pediatric clinic services over 9,000 clients. Approximately 82% of the clients are of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and the overweight/obesity rate is 44%. The purpose of the project was to design and implement the New Start family-based educational program in an outpatient pediatric clinic. Objectives of the project were to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, short-term effectiveness, sustainability, and ongoing costs of the program.

Methods: The family-based educational program utilized …

Effect Of A Multidisciplinary Intervention To Reduce Rates Of Overweight And Obesity In School-Aged Children Of Tabasco, Mexico, Valentina Rivas-Acuna, Maria Isabel Avalos Garcia, Renan Garcia-Falconi, Amalia Martinez Serrano, Oswaldo Ceballos Gurrola

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: To assess the effect of a multidisciplinary intervention to reduce rates of overweight and obesity in school-aged children of Tabasco, Mexico.

Methods: A quasi-experimental design was performed with pre-test and post-test measurements. The population was represented by school-aged children with overweight and obesity and their mothers. The sample size was determined by an unrestricted random sampling using a significance level of .05 and a power of .90 and large effect size, the sample was 39 subjects. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0, the data was compared with the pre and post …

Health Status Perceptions And Literacy Among Low-Income Mexican-Americans In Texas-Mexico Border Colonias, Eloisa G. Tamez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine one or more characteristics of low income Mexican American residents in the South Texas-Mexico border region. Therefore, low income Mexican Americans (N=175) residing in South Texas-Mexico Border colonias were sought to participate in a study to determine the following broad predisposing factors: health history, health beliefs, health literacy, perceived health status and nutrition knowledge. The health history of the participants included the following components: anthropometric measurements (perceived and actual), a determination of their body mass index (BMI), skin fold measurements, an index of the …

The Relationship Of Pituitary Hormonal Deficiencies To The Perception Of Life Function Impairment In Patients With Pituitary Tumors And Diseases, Christine G. Yedinak

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: Decline in quality of life (QOL) and functional impairments have been reported in patients treated for non-secretory and hypersecretory pituitary tumors and diseases. Most QOL and functional evaluations have been performed post treatment and it remains unclear if the presence of pituitary deficiencies or other pre intervention factors related to the presence of a pituitary tumor impact QOL or if lower QOL may be independent of tumor related factors. The purpose of this this study was to investigate the relationship of biochemical pituitary hormonal deficiencies to the perception of QOL, life function …

The Etemic Perspective: A New Way Of Understanding Vulnerability Of A Gypsy/Travelling Community, Vanessa Heaslip

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: People can experience feeling vulnerable whenever their health or usual function is compromised and can increase when they enter unfamiliar surroundings, situations or relationships. One's experience of vulnerability can also be heightened through interaction between the individual and the society within which they live. As such, vulnerability is a dynamic concept that crosses the interface between the self and the social world. It is therefore a key concept for professional nursing practice; however this complex, elusive phenomenon is ill defined within the literature. Within studies of vulnerability it is the existential (lived) …

Building Capacity For Nurse Leadership In Effective Patient Safety And Quality Improvement Initiatives: Multi-Level, Local To Global Strategies, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Kelly T. Gleason, Lori Paine, Melinda D. Sawyer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Multiple forces, including healthcare reform, demographic trends, and technological advances, are driving an unprecedented rise in the need for competent nurse leaders. In parallel, there is increased scrutiny on factors contributing to the safety and quality of care. Despite massive financial expenditures, many healthcare systems fail to deliver reliable, safe and high quality healthcare. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) established a platform to escalate focus on patient safety and quality in the US over a decade ago. Nevertheless, healthcare remains fragmented and inconsistent in meeting measures of excellence. Maintaining consistently high levels of …

Sigma Theta Tau International Global Initiatives, Cynthia Vlasich

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

The history of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) is varied and rich. It includes a deliberate decision to become international, including global expansion, which was formalized at the 1985 Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, when the House of Delegates voted to add 'International' to Sigma Theta Tau's name. The international work of STTI undertaken since that time has led to the current Global Initiatives department. Focusing on the past five years, STTI has made great strides in its global advancement. For example, STTI has its first president, elected by the full House of Delegates, …

Elastic Band Exercises Improved Sleep Quality And Depression Of Nursing Home Older Adults In Wheelchairs, Kuei-Min Chen, Chun-Huw Li, Hsin-Ting Huang, Yin-Yin Cheng

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: Sleep disturbances and depression are costly and potentially disabling conditions affecting a considerable proportion of older adults. Physical activity is associated with decreased state of depression and enhanced sleep quality of older adults. This study aimed to test the effectiveness of six months of elastic band exercises on sleep quality and depression of nursing home older adults in wheelchairs.

Methods: A cluster randomized control trial was used. 127 older adults from 10 nursing homes participated voluntarily, and 114 of them completed the study. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups based on …

Sociocultural Factors As Explanatory Of Depressive Symptom Development In Latino Adolescents, Cara C. Young

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Latino adolescents consistently report the highest levels of depressive symptoms and disorders when compared to non-Hispanic White, African American and Asian American adolescents (Stein et al., 2010). Suicide, the most devastating outcome of depression, is the third leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24, and Latina adolescents attempt suicide significantly more that their non-Hispanic peers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). Despite these well documented disparities, relatively little research has evaluated why Hispanic adolescents appear to be at greatest risk for depressive symptoms. Currently in the United States, 1 in 5 youth under the age of 18 …

Adolescent Alcohol And Drug Abuse Among Adolescents: Attitudes, Behaviors And Associated Factors In Mopani District, Limpopo, South Africa, Patrone Rebecca Risenga

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors regarding alcohol and other drug abuse among adolescents and associated factors in Mopani district, Limpopo of South Africa.

Methods: A cross-sectional, explorative, descriptive research design was applied. Random sampling was applied to collect data from different areas of greater Giyani. Study participants were engaged on interviews using questionnaires. A total of 111 questionnaire samples were collected to assess the prevalence of alcohol, drugs and substance abuse. Data was analysed by entering it into Microsoft excel spread sheets, categorized and summarized.

Results: Males …

Empowering Female Immigrant Nurses To Care For Their Own Mental Health, Joy Penman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: The recruitment and development of the immigrant workforce is indicated as a strategy to overcome workforce shortages in aged care in Australia. However, the employment experience of immigrant workers in aged care (consisting mostly of female nurses) have had problems, especially in regional Australia. Some report isolating, negative and unsatisfying work experiences. To improve these experiences, it was proposed that an eductional resource manual be developed and a series of educational workshops on caring for one's own mental health be conducted in workplaces. In preparing the educational resource and workshops, a reference …

Use Of The Spiritual Development Framework In Conducting Spirituality And Health Research With Adolescents, Dora L. Clayton-Jones, Kristin Haglund

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to provide researchers and clinicians with an example of the application of the Spiritual Development Framework (SDF) 1, 5 in a study regarding spirituality and religiosity (S/R) among adolescents. The current study examined S/R in adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Spirituality is considered a universal phenomenon, but research addressing the S/R needs of adolescents in the context of health and illness is limited. In addition, there is a paucity in the literature addressing methods for conducting research in spirituality, religion, and health with teens. Spirituality …

Patient Falls: Improving Patient Safety, Continuing Challenge, Carol Boswell, Jessica Tully

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: Although the previous Patient Fall Prevention program required adult inpatients be assessed using the Hendrich II Fall Risk Assessment tool on admission and each shift, challenges to identify high risk patients persisted. A revised Patient Fall Prevention program mandated adult inpatients be assessed using three different aspects of fall potential assessment on admission and each shift. Scoring levels were determined within the program.

Methods: A retrospective chart review non-experimental design was implemented to validate the assessment program. A random selection of completed charts was used for the study: pre-program implementation (N= 90) …

Enhancing Clinical Experience Through Experiential Learning, Penelope Pattalitan, Pasquale Iemma

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Introduction: Our academic institution aims to graduate caring, compassionate, and competent nurses of the future. The faculty and the administrative team foster supportive environment to assist the students to achieve success. The team effort of the committed faculties, professional tutors, clinical coordinators, administrative team, and leaders are crucial to the academic success of the students. The goal to achieve the highest passing rate is imperative. Bringing passionate and caring nurses of the future is the utmost priority of the campus. The competitiveness of the job placement after graduation poses a challenge to the …

Content Specific Simulation-Supported Learning And High-Stakes Exams: Longitudinal Outcomes, Haley P. Strickland, Alice L. March

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The use of human patient simulation in nursing curriculum has intensified over the last several years. As more schools of nursing begin and/or continue to implement the use of human patient simulation objective evaluation tools must be created and utilized to measure learning outcomes. The benefits of human patient simulation have been demonstrated in the nursing students' ability to improve skill acquisition, knowledge attainment, critical thinking skills, and development of clinical judgment. Although the many benefits of human patient simulation have been thoroughly examined, the relationship between specific human patient simulated clinical …

Evaluation Of An Academic-Service Partnership Using Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Model, Laurie Ecoff, Jaynelle F. Stichler

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 23, 2015:

Purpose/Background: The benefits of faculty embedded in community hospitals has been previously described including knowledge sharing, enhancing lifelong learning, and potentiating the professional practice of clinical nurses . The most successful academic/service partnerships include synergistic relationships with reciprocal exchanges of knowledge and competencies where faculty partners assist clinicians in developing research protocol to address clinical questions and EBP projects for real situations occurring in the hospital setting . The American Association of Colleges of Nursing and American Organization of Nurse Executives have recognized the importance of academic/service partnerships and have developed guidelines for …

Promoting Resilience In Families Of Children With Autism And Insomnia Through Social Support, Cristine A. Roberts

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session present on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have co-occurring health conditions including sleep disorders. Sleep problems in children can have a profound effect on the entire family. While most of the current research on ASD has focused on the children's issues, it is equally critical to understand the families' issues of adapting and dealing with stress induced by the sleep problems. Very little is currently known on how resilience is achieved and maintained among families. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation provides the conceptual model for this study. Resilience …

Effects Of Tai Chi On Balance: A Population-Based Meta-Analysis, Rhayun Song, Sukhee Ahn, Heeyoung So, Eun-Hyun Lee, Moonkyung Park

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to systematically review and analyze the effects of Tai Chi on balance in older adults.

Methods: The literature was searched for randomized clinical trials on the effects of Tai Chi on balance, as evaluated by direct, static, dynamic, and mixed measures. The effect sizes (ESs) on balance were calculated, using the standardized mean difference (d) and 95% CI.

Results: Thirty-four studies were included. The overall ES of Tai Chi on static balance was medium at 3 months (ES=0.73) and small (ES=0.33) at 6 months for those …

Predicting Variability In Hiv-Related Behavior In Sexually Active Adolescent Girls: A Test Of The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model, Dianne Morrison-Beedy

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Globally, more than 90% of all adolescent and adult HIV infections are transmitted heterosexually. In the United States, approximately 25% of all new HIV diagnoses are in adolescents and young adults (ages 13-24) and this is one of the few age groups in which the HIV infection rates have not decreased. Females are disproportionately impacted by sexual risk behaviors and studies comparing males and females identify disparate factors influencing these behaviors. Research indicates that theoretically-driven, gender tailored interventions can be a more effective approach in HIV prevention. The purpose of this study …

Elderly Diabetic Patients' Attitudes And Beliefs About Health And Illness, Imatullah Akyar, Hatice Agrali

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Importance: For effective management of diabetes, it is important and crucial to understand the beliefs of older diabetic patients in relation to differences in living with the disease and facing the related problems.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the attitudes and beliefs about illness and health of older diabetic patients.

Methods: This study was conducted as a descriptive study. Sample was calculated with power analysis (%90 power, 5% level of significance and 0.40 effect size) and included 70 diabetes patients aged 65 and older. Data was collected with Socio-Demographic …

Engaging Youth In Mental Health Promotion: Mental Health And Addictions Champions, Heather Mcconnell, Sabrina Merali, Irmajean Bajnok, Kyle Dieleman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Nurses working in public health settings face the challenge of leading effective, collaborative comprehensive approaches to youth mental health promotion amongst key stakeholders in the health, education and youth social service sectors. To assist in meeting this challenge, a professional nursing association in Ontario (Canada) partnered with six public health units, twelve school boards and provincial youth based organizations to develop a peer-based youth mental health initiative. The Youth Mental Health and Addiction Champion (YMHAC) Project, funded through the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Healthy Community Fund, aims to improve …

Developing And Implementing Policies For The Hesi Exit Exam: A Qualitative Study, Karen Stonecypher, Pamela Willson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: This phenomenological study will describe practices used by Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs to create and implement policies and remediation practices regarding the use of the Elsevier HESI Exit Examination (E2).

Methods: Purposive and snowball sampling was used to recruit a specific population of educators. Elsevier provided a database of over 600 nursing programs that used the E2 from 9/1/2009 to 8/31/2010 for initial recruitment. Snowball sampling was used to recruit additional participants from ADN and BSN programs. The final sample was comprised of 15 …

Assessing Undergraduate Student Readiness For Evidence-Based Practice, Sharon Stahl Wexler, Esma Paljevic, Marie-Claire Roberts, Lin J. Drury, Martha Greenberg

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: To measure EBP competencies and knowledge of students in the EBP/Research course in all three of our undergraduate curricula.

Methods: Over the past four years we reengineered EBP throughout the undergraduate program (traditional four year, accelerated BSN, and BSN completion) using the AACN Baccalaureate Essentials as our roadmap. Student and faculty feedback was positive, work products were excellent; however there was no objective measure of student outcomes. A search was conducted to locate an evidence-based instrument to measure EBP competencies. The ACE Evidence Based Readiness Inventory (ACE-ERI) is an online instrument that …

Nurse's Turnover In Acute Clinical Setting, Shoshy Goldberg, Hana Kerzman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: To describe the causes of nurses' resignation, and to compare the demographic, professional and attitudinal characteristics of nurses that resign with those of nurses that choose to remain in two major hospitals in Israel.

Methods: A matched case control study conducted among 100 resigning nurses and 200 remaining nurses (matching by age, gender and department). Exit interviews to obtain data on reasons for resignation, job satisfaction, buRNt, perception of quality of patient care and perception of professional autonomy. A retrospective study to compare demographic and professional characteristics of entire nursing staff (n=1897) …

Self-Esteem, Locus Of Control And First-Time Pass On The Nclex-Rn For Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Pamella Ivey Chavis

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive, and correlational research design was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, locus of control, and first-time pass on NCLEX-RN of nursing students graduating in the classes of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 enrolled in baccalaureate programs at two HBCUs in the southeastern region of the United States.

Methods: The study used a quantitative descriptive correlational design to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, locus of control, and first-time pass on NCLEX-RN among nursing students graduating in the classes of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 enrolled in baccalaureate programs at two HBCUs …

Employment Implications For Nurses Going Through Peer Assistance Programs For Substance Abuse, Mercy Ngosa Mumba

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation will be to highlight the lived experiences and employment implications experienced by chemically impaired nurses who are going through peer assistance programs.

Methods: This was a qualitative research study that focused on the lived experiences and employment implications of nurses participating in a peer assistance program for substance abuse. A convenience sample was used in this research study. Inclusion criteria were as follows: 1) an active member of the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN). 2) able to read and write English proficiently. 3) at least …

The Helpful And Hindering Actions Of Others As Women Recover From Postpartum Depression, Pamela Williams

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: This study was conducted to describe and understand the experience of recovery in women who have recovered from PPD. Many women, as many as 15% or more in some studies, experience a perinatal mood disorder of varying severity. Understanding the experiences of women who recover from PPD may shed light on the behaviors, feelings of thoughts associated with the recovery timeframe. This presentation will focus on the facilitators and barriers to recovery from PPD as leaRN by listening to women describe their experience of recovery.

Methods: Naturalistic inquiry paradigm with qualitative descriptive …

Children Sleeping Habits In Preschool Age, Their Behavior During The Wake Up Night And Strategies Adopted By Parents, Jorge Manuel Apostolo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: Nevertheless we can identify more and more sleep problems in childhood, associated with unhealthy habits. According to National Sleep Foundation, in 2004, surveys conducted by the NSF (1999-2004) revealed 69 percent of children experience one or more sleep problems a few nights or more during a week. The preschoolers most often stall about going to bed at bedtime (52%), resist going to bed at bedtime (30%), seem sleepy or overtired during the day (26%), snore (19%) and/or have difficulty waking in the morning (19%) at least a few days or nights a …