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The Effect Of Temporal Discounting On Exercise Behavior In Elders, Linda M. Tate

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: As people age, they become more susceptible to disease and disability. Elders are at risk of developing morbidities related to risk factors like injury, social isolation and multiple health disorders. A healthy lifestyle can delay or prevent elders from developing both disease and disability. Despite the known benefits of exercise, nearly 85% of elders fail to achieve the recommended amount of physical exercise prescribed by the CDC. Many researchers have speculated that temporal discounting underlies several socially important human behaviors such as addiction, obesity and unsafe sex. However, exercise or lack of exercise had not been adequately investigated from …

The Importance Of Spiritual Approach In Health Promotion And Disease Prevention: Systematic Review, Serife Zehra Akar, Hatice Bebis, Hatice Sutcu Cicek

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: Spirituality has been known as an important component of holistic patient care and also is a complex and subjective concept that can be applied in health promotion and disease prevention. Spirituality is the core of a human being and is usually conceptualized as a 'higher' experience or a transcendence of oneself. World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board recommendation to add a spiritual dimension to the definition of health, spirituality is now taken into consideration as a component of quality of life. Recognition of the need to care for the whole person is …

Exploring Knowledge And Attitudes About Older Adults In Advanced Practice Nursing Education, Beverley E. Blair Brown

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: Knowledge about normal aging, and conditions common to older adults, is often both lacking and not seen as interesting or compelling. In addition, attitudes about older adults, whether the result of inherent age bias or real experience, may impede their quality of care as well as quality of life. This ongoing study explores the relationship between required gerontology curriculum content and measures of knowledge and attitudes about aging in advanced practice nursing students.

Methods: Standardized measures (Facts on Aging Quiz; Attitudes Toward Old People Scale) and a demographic questionnaire, are conducted pre- …

Integrating Healthy People 2020 Into A Health Assessment Course, Patricia Keresztes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Health assessment is one of the first nursing courses offered in the curriculum. With the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a significant focus will be put on patients' self-management of their health and disease. It is important that nursing students early in the curriculum learn how to assess health promotion and disease prevention and focus on health issues that are prevalent in this country. In my Health Assessment course I developed a writing assignment that introduces the students to Healthy People 2020. This assignment helps students begin to identify …

Effectiveness Of Home Nursing Intervention In Healing Diabetic Foot In Older Adults Compared To Treated In Hospital, Jose Rebolloso, Maria Magdalena Delabra-Salinas, Daniel Sifuentes-Leura, Sandra Cecilia Esparza-Gonzalez, Raul Adrian Castillo Vargas

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of a nursing intervention in training diabetic foot's elderly patient in comparison with the hospital cares.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a quantitative longitudinal prospective design. The sampling will be randomly with a sample size of 30 diabetic foot's elderly patients for the experimental group, calculating a 95% acceptance and 5% error. The nursing outcomes will be compared with a control group for identifying the differences between both groups. The intervention will take place at a government Hospital of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.

Results: The aim is to demonstrate …

Use Of Collaborative Reflective Teams For Practice Discussing Sexual Issues With Patients, Barbara Couden Hernandez, Donna R. Trimm, Lana Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Nursing education programs typically teach therapeutic communication skills across the nursing curriculum. However, there are few forums in which nursing students can receive feedback regarding the helpfulness and appropriateness of their interactions with patients around sensitive issues such as spirituality, sexuality, or end of life concerns. Many nurses learn these skills through listening to more experienced coworkers hold such conversations with patients. These conversations tend to be anxiety producing and create a sense of vulnerability within the nurse. Simulation provides an excellent venue for practicing these conversations. However, typical simulation debriefing practices tend …

Exploration Of Poster Characteristics And Their Influence On Knowledge Transfer, Sandra L. Siedlecki

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this presentation is to share with the audience findings from a exploratory research study that examined the impact of specific poster variables on decisions to view a poster and the ability of the poster to transfer knowledge from researcher to attendee at a conference.

Perception Of U.S. Latino Adolescent Immigrants Of Their Family And Community Environment, Brittany N. Gannon, Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Latinos are of the fastest growing minority populations in the U.S., with increasing trends of migration to rural communities. Latinos living in rural communities face specific challenges, such as isolation, poor mental health and limited access to health resources. Latino adolescents experience many psychosocial stressors and social isolation that negatively impact their mental wellbeing. The purpose of this study is to examine rural Latino adolescents' perception of their family and community environment and the relation to their overall wellbeing.

Methods: This is an ongoing secondary qualitative analysis of a larger mixed-method study. …

Health Promoting Knowledge And Behaviors Among African-American Girls, Robin Bartlett, Amber Johnson, Imani Randolph, Thomas P. Mccoy

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: African Americans are at greater risk for morbidities and subsequent premature mortality than whites, despite efforts to reduce disease burden (Arias, Anderson, Kung, Murphy, & Kochanek, 2003). African-American women have the highest rates of obesity and overweight than any other group (OMH, 2012). Overweight is associated with heart disease, cancer and stroke, which are three leading causes of death among African American adults (CDC, 2013). Similarly, African-American adolescent girls have higher rates of obesity than adolescent girls of any other racial group in the United States (Ogden, Carroll, Kit & Flegal, 2014). …

Evaluating Safe Clinical Performance In Nursing Education, Kathie Ingram, Suzanne Robben Brown

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Nursing, historically, has been interested in safe patient care in the clinical and educational settings. Previous studies show that 1 in 10 patients experience an adverse event due to medical error. Clinical policies and work place training are not sufficient to prevent errors. It is essential that nursing curriculums at all levels explicitly include safety discussion throughout the curriculum and that nursing students be assessed in the clinical setting for safety-related behaviors and attitudes. Assessment of such behaviors and attitudes requires a consistent approach with a valid instrument. Currently, no universally-accepted, standardized assessment …

Safe And Sound: A Longitudinal Study Of The Sffects Of A Sigma Theta Tau International Membership-Based Mentoring Program On Job Satisfaction And Intention-To-Stay In New Bsn-Prepared Nurses, Catriona Anne Booker, Andrea D. Sehmel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Mentoring programs extending past two years are uncommon, and yet the stressors of nursing still result in significant turn over during this period of time. The impact of membership in the nursing society Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) has not been studied regarding new graduate nurses' transition to practice. This study proposes analysis of the impact of a two-year mentorship, with the additional supports available through STTI membership, and the opportunity of quarterly socialization with participant peers.

Methods: Proposed is a nonprobability sample, mixed-method, longitudinal pilot research study, which aims to evaluate …

Development Of A Suicidal Recovery Instrument To Assess Suicidal Individuals' Recovery Condition, Fan-Ko Sun, Chun-Ying Chiang, Ruey-Hsia Wang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of a suicidal recovery instrument to assess suicidal individuals' recovery condition.

Methods: Four professionals in this area, and 10 patients who recovered from suicide attempts screened the suicidal recovery instrument to establish content validity. A pilot study was conducted comprising patients who recovered from suicide attempts (n=84) to test the instrument for reliability. Internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability (two tests over a one-month interval) were used to determine the reliability of the instrument.

Results: The average age of the …

Risk Factors Associated With The Development Of Hypertension In Children, Marilyn J. Lotas

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

The School of Nursing BSN Program at Case Western Reserve University has a 12 year long partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District through which students provide selected health services to the school district children. One of those services is the completion of state mandated district wide health screening. Over the past four years over 8500 5th grade students have been screened for height, weight, BMI and blood pressure. Findings include: 43% of children are in the overweight or obese categories using the CDC standard and, over 200 children have been identified with …

Walk This Way: Graduating Associate Degree Nurses Utilizing An Innovative Academic/Practice Partnership For A High School Dual Enrollment Program, Cynthia Lopez Rivas, Lisa J. Woodward, Eliza Alvarado

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

The global nursing shortage continues to strain healthcare, especially in economically disadvantaged areas. Recruitment in these areas is difficult despite local colleges being at capacity enrollment for nursing programs leaving a discrepancy between the supply and the demand for quality nurses. To further exacerbate the problem, intelligent and capable high school students may not be able to attend college to eaRN nursing degree due to socioeconomic factors such as a lack of access to funds and demands to help support the immediate family. A review of the literature reveals very few attempts at …

Homeless Peoples' Description Of Civil And Uncivil Healthcare Interactions, Sheryl D. Jenkins, Wendy M. Woith, Cindy H. Kerber, Kim Schafer Astroth

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this on-going study is to explore homeless people's perceptions of their interactions with nurses and gain an understanding of the impact of civility and incivility on their health outcomes. 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). The Joint Commission (2008) has recommended implementation of strategies to manage incivility in health care. Civility, which involves mutual respect, faiRNs, caring, and relationship building, is foundational …

Job Stress, And Burn Out In Relation To Physical And Mental Health Of Nurses In Southern Taiwan, Yueh-Li Yu, Yao-Mei Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the job stress and burn out in relation to physical and mental health of nurses in the medical center and the regional hospital, as well as influence of job stress and burn out degree to physical and mental health.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the medical center and the regional hospital in southern Taiwan using a convenience sample of 472 nurses. Data was collected in a structured questionnaire that included: a demographic inventory(personal and work-related characteristics), Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) questionnaire, Copenhagen Burn …

Changes In The Participation Status Of Laryngectomized Patients In A Self-Help Group During The First Year After Hospital Discharge, Kaori Haba, Kumiko Kotake, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Aya Takahashi, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Ichiro Kai

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: To elucidate the participation of laryngectomized patients in a self-help group during the first year after hospital discharge.

Methods: Twenty-four patients (20 men [83%] and 4 women [17%]) aged 61 (range, 54'76) years who underwent total laryngectomy for cancer in or near the larynx and consented to participate in the study responded to a questionnaire survey regarding registration and participation in a self-help group . The questionnaire was administered before and 3, 6, and 12 months after hospital discharge. Survey items were basic attributes (age at surgery and sex), self-help group registration …

Child And Youth Obesity Screening And Referral, Sarah M. Wight, Isabel Toledo-Silvestre

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

This practice improvement project (PIP) is a doctoral scholarship project that aims to implement a systematic process to screen and refer obese children and youth age 3 through 17 using the pediatric team at a county community health clinic of the Northwest in a pilot project. If the implementation of this practice change is considered feasible and sustainable, this practice change would also be implemented in the other five teams of the clinic and potentially in the other five clinics of this county's health department. This clinic currently does not have a systematic …

Influencing Today's Nursing Students For Practice Tomorrow: Integrating Simulated Electronic Documentation, Stephanie T. Wynn

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Statement of the Problem: Federal directives, nursing and nursing education associations, as well as accrediting bodies emphasize the importance of integrating health information technology and electronic health care record (EHR) into nursing practice. Additionally, information management and the application of technology in patient care is a required competency of baccalaureate nursing graduates. Content needed in the curriculum to meet this requirement includes the utilization of EHRs, decision support tools, and databases in the health care system. Key professional nursing associations, as well as a national nursing informatics coalition, have created policy statements that …

Patient Medication Education: Its Impact On The Discharged Medical/Surgical Patient, Cathleen D. Butenewicz

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Acute care settings have an issue with readmission rates evidenced by the increasing frequency of their discharged patients returning as readmissions within a short time frame. A large contributor of these patients returning is due to their lack of medication understanding according to the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (2009). The issue of lack of, or limited, medication understanding has been on a steady incline as our population ages and with more patients being on a variety of medications upon discharge from the acute care setting. This widespread concern has caught the …

Incorporating Ipad Clinical Site Visits In A Family Nurse Practitioner Program In A Regional University Located In A Rural Community, Cheryl K. Giefer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Background Information: The setting for this project is a regional university in a rural Midwestern United States community. The School of Nursing prepares Family Nurse Practitioner students for advanced practice in primary care settings. The clinical sites utilized for the primary care courses include 30 Family Practice clinics in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Through the use of "Face Time", iPads were utilized to communicate with the students and their preceptors in the rural setting and serve to provide faculty another method of a clinical site visit.

Programs and Practices: The School of …

Improving Immunization Rates: The Impact Of Evidence And Personal Practice, Rebecca Culver Clark

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to identify the impact of individual RN provider behavior on pneumococcal immunization rates of an at-risk adult population seen in ambulatory presurgical testing setting. This project builds upon a previous study that investigated the effect of staff and patient education, coupled with monthly feedback to the staff, on pneumococcal immunization rates for eligible patients. Following completion of the original project, the immunization rate for 12 months increased from 29% to 47% of eligible patients, a statistically significant finding. However, the goal for that project was to …

Tools For Teen Moms: An Intervention To Reduce Infant Obesity, Mildred A. Horodynski, Kami Silk, Gary Hsieh, Alice Hoffman, Mackenzie Robson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Rapid weight gain in the first six months of life is associated with a sharply increased risk of obesity later in life and subsequent health consequences. Unhealthy mother-infant feeding practices contribute to rapid/excessive infant weight gain Lower-income, adolescent, first-time mothers are also less likely to engage in infant-centered feeding (shared regulation of feeding within the mother-infant dyad) characterized by Maternal responsiveness (positive Maternal recognition and responses to infant cues), positive feeding styles (Maternal guided approach to infant feeding), and healthy feeding practices as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Infant-centered feeding …

Transitioning Novice Nurse Practitioners Into Practice Through A Blended Mentoring Program, Trisha L. Wendling

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

The role of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) has grown tremendously within the past 15 years. Continued growth is expected as APRNfill the gap in patient care responsibilities as a result of the reduction in resident physician work hours. Years of research have demonstrated the difficulty novice APRNexperience as they transition from RNo APRNSupport for the novice APRNhas been found to be a facilitating factor in the transition; however, there is no consensus in the literature as to what type of support is most beneficial. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests a …

Exploration Of Swedish Nurses' Perception Of Nursing In Sweden, Kailee E. Carlson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: According to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, there is a shortage of nurses in Sweden. The number of patients assigned to each nurse has increased due to the shortage. Studies have noted that the increased patient load has impacted Swedish nurses ability to spend quality time with each patient. The purpose of this study was to explore Swedish nurses' perception of nursing in Sweden. Methods: van Manen's phenomenological approach was used as a design for the basis of this study. Following IRB approval, narrative data was collected by interviewing …

Health Literacy Assessment Of University Employees With The Newest Vital Sign (Nvs), Joyce I. Karl, Jodi Mcdaniel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Background/Problem: Health literacy has been defined as the ability to obtain, process, communicate, and understand basic health information and services in order to make appropriate health decisions. Research has consistently shown dire consequences for individuals and society if health literacy is not achieved. Over twenty years of research shows that health information is presented in a way that is not usable by most Americans. Almost 9 out of 10 adults have difficulty using routinely available health information from our health care systems, media, retailers, and community agencies. Health literacy is a stronger predictor …

Leaving Academia: Work Experiences And Career Decisions Of Former Nurse Faculty, Carie Denise Hancock

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: Faculty shortages are a primary obstacle to increasing the supply of potential nurses. Research indicates that few academically qualified nurses are choosing to work in faculty jobs. Among nurse faculty, reported tuRNer intention rates are high. Faculty departures for non-academic positions contribute to the growing shortage. There is no published literature about the experiences of former nurse faculty, or the factors that influenced departure decisions. The purpose of this research is to understand the faculty work experience and identify career decision factors from the perspective of former nurse faculty. There are three …

Development And Pilot Testing Of A Social Media-Based Educational Sexual Health Intervention, Monica Lee, Krista L. Jones, Martha Dewey Bergren, Kelly Bojan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

The purpose of this project was to develop and determine the impact of a social media educational intervention on sexual health among 18-24 year olds residing in a Midwestern metropolitan city, as compared to self-exploration of educational resources delivered via a website. This evidence-based pilot project utilized pre- and post-test data for outcome measures. Forty-six participants were recruited, 23 randomized to 'like' a Facebook fan page (intervention) and 23 directed to view a website (control) containing links to educational material regarding sexually transmitted infections/human immunodeficiency virus (STI/HIV). The website did not change throughout …

Resiliency Promotion Programs For School-Aged Children Of Military Members, Katherine-Marie Von Brincken Conover

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: Resiliency promotion programs are created with the intention of increasing participant's ability to overcome challenges. School-aged children are an ideal developmental group to provide resiliency education. Stressors such as parental absence, frequent relocations, and inconsistent adults in children's lives can negatively affect the ability of children to succeed in adulthood. In this comprehensive exam, resiliency promotion programs are reviewed and evaluated for efficacy.

Methods: Declerq et al.'s six-step, population-based needs assessment, as modified by Morgan and Bibb (2011), was utilized for this comprehensive exam. PubMed and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied …

Association Between Treatment-Related Symptoms And Quality Of Life Among A Sample Of Patients With Breast Cancer, Ching-Fen Tsai, Chien-Liang Liu, Yuan-Mei Liao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: Patients with breast cancer receiving disease related treatments might trigger early onset of menopause and lead to early exposure of menopause related symptoms. Healthcare professionals need to pay attention to symptoms experienced by patients with breast cancer and provide adequate management because unrelieved symptoms can lead to serious consequences. The objectives of this study were to (a) investigate treatment-related symptoms among patients with breast cancer, and (b) explore association between treatment-related symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQL) among patients with breast cancer.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. In …