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Partnership-Based Health Care: Applying Principles Of Caring To Entire System, Suzanne S. Prevost

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Suzanne Prevost, Chair of the Leadership Succession Committee will discuss opportunities for serving as a volunteer leader in the Honor Society. Open positions and position descriptions will be identified during this session as well as qualifications and time commitment required.

Post Mortem Nursing Care Effectiveness As Perceived By U.S. Hospital Staff Nurses, Mikel W. Hand

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore postmortem nursing care from the perspective of the hospital staff nurse. The objectives were to describe phenomenon of postmortem nursing care from the perspective of the hospital staff nurse, explore perceptions concerning how the care provided either helps or hinders the achievement of a desired cosmetic result of the deceased with further body preparation, and to gain insight into common nursing care practices and recommendations concerning the improvement of care.

Methods: Approval to conduct the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of …

Development Of Fast Track System For Severe Trauma Patients Using Six Sigma Technique, Jiin Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Today's business requires innovative management in order to obtain excellent results and to fulfill the diverse needs of customers in a highly competitive industry. So, the goal of this study was to develop of a fast track system for severe trauma patients by using 6 Sigma.

Methods: The sample for this study consisted of all trauma patients who visited to emergency medical unit(EMC) of general hospital located in Gyunggi Province. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, ANOVA and capability test. For data analysis, the SPSS/PC 12.0 program and Minitab …

Barriers And Facilitators To Utilizing Nursing Research, Jessie M. Colin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: Nursing research has been shown to improve patient outcomes and decrease length of hospital stays. The purpose of this research is to: 1) explore nurses perceptions of the barriers of research utilization; 2) explore nurses perceptions of the facilitators of research utilization; and 3) determine if there is a significant difference among the nurses perceptions of barriers and facilitators in utilizing nursing research within a multi-hospital system. Methods: This research project is a non-experimental descriptive study, involving a multi-hospital system (5) in a South Florida. Upon approval from the International Review Board …

Development Of Educational Program For Vietnamese Nurses Using Addie Model, Sunjoo Kang, In-Sook Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014:

Purpose: This study is to develop the educational program for nurses working at the hospitals in the central region of Vietnam. The central region is a well-known place for former Vietnam war battlefield and is the least developed area. There are many nurses who are in need of continuing education for their competency maintaining and improvement in central regional hospitals in Vietnam. In this research, 6 hospitals and 488 nurses were selected in a provincial hospital. Less than 10 percentage of total nurses has bachelor degree and remainders have associate bachelor degree. In …

Nurses' Perceptions Of Ethical Issues In An Academic Hospital Setting, Linda E. Jensen, Christine Swanson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: Today's healthcare organizations are becoming increasingly accountable for the many ethical issues and challenges that have arisen as a result of corporate management, technological advances, reproduction issues, genetic healthcare, and the demands of cost containment affecting the delivery of safe and effective cares (Cooper, 2002). With such changes and challenges in the healthcare system, studies have found that the once traditional ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice provided by today's healthcare professionals are being severely tested (Cooper, 2002, p. 331). In addition, despite the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization …

Nurses And Tobacco Control: An Intersection Of Research And Health Care Policy, Linda Patti Sarna

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will highlight the evolution and intersection of an international program of research in lung cancer and tobacco control as model for changing nursing practice and health care policy. Dr. Sarna's initial program of research focused on the quality of life and symptoms experienced by patients with lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Dr. Sarna was one of the first to publish about the quality of life concerns experienced by women with lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. since the mid 1980's, and about issues faced by lung cancer …

Meta-Analyses Of Epigenetics Risk Factors For Heart Disease Prevention: Nos3 Human Gene Variations Across Different Race-Ethnicity Groups, Nien-Tzu Chang, Lisa Delacruz, Shyang-Yun Pamela K. Shiao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to disseminate current evidence on population genome health, through meta-analyses of epigenetic risk factors, for heart disease prevention. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the major leading cause of deaths worldwide. Epidemiological studies have revealed the association between nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) gene mutation variations with increased risks of IHD in various populations in the world. NOS3 is a gene affects metabolism in the urea cycle of the methylation pathways, critical for preventing systematic inflammation as an epigenetics risk factor for heart health.

Methods: Literature searches, …

Partnerships In Global Health: Nursing Assessments With School-Age Children In Belize To Promote Healthy Living, Mary Lou De Natale, Enna Edouard Trevathan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: School age children across the world represent the future, thus their growth and development are a prime concern of all societies (World Health Organization, 2013). One way to address this need is to educate children regarding their own health and wellness, which proved to be beneficial for a community in Belize, Central America. This program provided a partnership for nurses and nursing students with children/adolescents as they learned about how to perform their own health assessments. Physical assessments and nutrition education for over 700 school-age children/adolescents were provided. Children and adolescents, as active …

Evaluation Of The Master Instructor Concept In An Accelerated Baccalaureate Program, Stephanie Black, Terry A. Throckmorton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014: Based on the concepts presented in Ken Bain's book What the Best College Teachers Do; A Master Level Instructor demonstrates and provides an authentic learning environment that will challenge and support students as they strive to understand and apply complex concepts in simulated and live clinical situations. The best instructors assist their students learn through mechanisms that affect a sustained, substantial and positive impact on how students think. The expectations of a Master Level Instructor at Chamberlain College of Nursing include: 1. Creates a natural critical learning environment (Facilitation; Active Learning), Assigns challenging …

Sleep And Adolescent Obesity: Results From The Creating Opportunities For Personal Empowerment (Cope) Randomized Controlled Trial, Diana L. Jacobson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to report baseline findings related to sleep, gender, weight and mood in adolescents participating in the NIH funded, COPE healthy lifestyles intervention which was delivered by trained health teachers in high schools in a large, southwest metropolitan area.

Methods: Several analyses were conducted on this large sample of 14-17 year old adolescents including: (1) chi square (2) t-tests, (3) frequencies, and (4) Pearson's correlations. Comparisons were conducted between males/females and overweight/non-overweight participants.

Results: There were 779 teens in this study. The majority of adolescents were Hispanic …

Back To School: An Educational Collaboration And Tool For School Nurses And Their Patients With Chronic Headache And School Absence, Lori A. Lazdowsky, Elyse D. Mahoney, Karen J. Kaczynski, Alyssa A. Lebel, Alessandra J. Caruso, Ashley M. Mccarthy, Rupa Gambhir, Laura Simons, Victoria E. Karian

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to develop an effective teaching tool to facilitate communication among medical providers, students and families, and school administration on how to best meet the complex needs of students with chronic pediatric headache as they transition back to school after an extended medical absence. In recent decades, the number of children with chronic illnesses transitioning back to school has increased (Kliebenstein & Broome, 2000). Though medical professionals provide much of the necessary physical and psychological care to facilitate school reentry, the process may be delayed for several …

Parents Reactions To Multi-Disciplinary Perinatal Palliative Care During Pregnancy With A Lethal Fetal Diagnosis, Denise Cote-Arsenault

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: Some parents learn through prenatal testing that their wished-for child has abnormalities that are incompatible with life. Their fetal diagnoses launch them into appointments with sonographers, obstetricians, genetic counselors, perinatologists, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, bereavement nurses, perinatal palliative care programs, hospice, and neonatologists. The purpose of this presentation is to describe parents' reactions to interactions with care providers from multi-disciplines during such pregnancies and to make recommendations of useful interaction styles to care providers.

Methods: Naturalistic, longitudinal. Inclusion criteria: currently pregnant mothers and their willing partners who intend to continue their pregnancy, are …

Leadership Is Key To High-Performance Amidst Inevitable Trends Of Diversity, Rita K. Adeniran

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Technology, generational divides, and differing personal values are some of the factors that contribute to the inevitable diversity trends witnessed in today's evolving healthcare system. Regardless of these diversities, leaders have the responsibility of creating environments that optimize team performance while enhancing patient outcomes, safety and quality of care. Gracious space, cultural and confident humility are strategies that have been found to be effective for leaders to understand, support and manage diversity in ways that foster high-performance. These strategies help teams to span boundaries, mitigate tension, foster creativity, innovation, and high-performance by setting …

Improving Health Outcomes For Surgical Patient In Nicaragua: Empowering Nurses Participating In A Multidisciplinary Cleft Lip And Palate Team Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Solutions, Teresa A. Pfaff, Maria Julia Perez, Anina Terry, Carmen Maria Urruita Gomez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented in Saturday, July 26, 2014:

In Nicaragua, the increase in those suffering from the congenital malformation of cleft lip and palate has bee seen across a diverse range of socio-economic levels. Although the World Health Organization estimates that cleft lip, with or without palate involvement, affects almost 1 in every 600 newborns worldwide, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health has not updated statistical data of the percentage of children with this congenital malformation. These children encounter challenges with maternal and familial acceptance, in addition to multiple surgeries and visits to healthcare providers required in the first few years of …

Bullying And Its Prevention Among A National Sample Of Israeli Icu Nurses, Freda Dekeyser Ganz

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of bullying as well as what measures were taken to prevent it, as perceived by a national sample of Israeli ICU nurses. Background: 'Bullying refers to repeated, offensive, abusive, intimidating, or insulting behaviors; abuse of power; or unfair sanctions that make recipients feel humiliated, vulnerable, or threatened, thus creating stress and undermining their self-confidence (Embree, & White, 2010; Hutchinson, Wilkes, Jackson & Vickers, 2010; Murray, 2009; Rowell, 2005; Yildrim & Yildrim, 2007).' This phenomenon has been shown to be widespread within nursing …

Factors Influencing Nursing Assessment Practices, Carol L. Reid

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Changing acuity of hospitalised patients means sicker patients with more complex needs are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill during their stay. Frontline registered nurses (RNs) play an essential role in detecting patients at risk of clinical deterioration through ongoing assessment and timely, appropriate action in response to changing health status. Government agencies worldwide have developed guidelines for recognition of and response to acute clinical deterioration. Nevertheless, clinical deterioration continues when it may have been prevented. Little research has examined factors related to registered nurses' use of assessment skills. The purpose …

Illness Representations And Self-Care Behavior Of Patients With Heart Failure, Jen-Chen Tsai, Pei-Shan Tsai, Yen-Ting Wang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the relationship between illness representations and self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure and to identify important factors related to illness representations and self-care behaviors among these patients.

Methods: This study was conducted based on the self-regulation model. Patients with heart failure were recruited from a medical center in northern Taiwan. A descriptive correlational research design was used. Three questionnaires were administered to the study participants, including the illness representations questionnaire-revised (IPQ-R), the heart failure symptoms experience questionnaire, and the self-care behaviors questionnaires. Data …

Innovative Community Placements: Enhancing Students Experiences With Diverse Population, Ruth Trudgeon, Ivy Tuason, Stephanie Cornett

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: The recent focus on community and population based health care in nurse education means that effective clinical experiences within the community are an essential component of the nursing program. However, two factors have made this harder to do over the last decade as student nurse enrollment has increased annually but at the same time budget cuts have led to reductions in many traditional community health services. Therefore more students are competing for a limited number of spots in traditional community sites such as clinics, public health agencies and schools. This has led to a trend of implementing innovative community …

Hiv Pilot Program For Chinese College Students: Differences By Gender, Teresa D. Serratt

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Nearly 10 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease annually. [1]. Young people are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and account for 40% of all new adult HIV infections in the world (UNAIDS, 2012b). Condom use has been identified as an effective means of preventing sexually transmitted diseases, however male and female Chinese college students may respond differently to educational interventions aimed at increasing condom use. [2] Chinese students account for 30% of all international students attending U.S. colleges and universities, but there …

Effects Of Self-Regulated Exercise Maintenance Program (Sr-Emp) On Cognitive And Behavioral Changes And Musculoskeletal Health Of Elderly Women With Osteoporosis, Mijeong Park, Sue Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: As Korea becomes an ageing society rapidly, geriatric diseases recently increased in the South Korean society. Especially, over the past decade, osteoporosis has drastically increased in the elderly women in their sixties and seventies (Ministry of Health and Welfare), so active social, economic and scientific attention should be paid. The osteoporosis is a disease which enhances a risk of fracture by weakening bone strength through bone mass reduction, bone tissue atrophy, and fine structure damage (Kotz, Deleger, Cohen, Kamigaki, & Kurata, 2004). The disease is treated by means of exercise, intake of …

Relationship Between Social Desirability And Perception Of Physical Restraint Use Among Japanese Nurses, Kyoko Shida, Makiko Muya

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: In Japan, the aging society has been growing rapidly. In 2055, it is estimated the aging ratio would be 40.5%. The issues of aging society are proposed from several domains of quality of life. The increase of elderly patients and the shortage of care providers are also big issues. Additionally, ethical consideration for patients has been more and more paid attention under the precarious balance. Many nurses experience ethical dilemma toward elderly care, especially, the use of physical restraint for cognitive impairment. Ethical decision to use of physical restraint is entrusted to …

Clinical Nursing Practice Guideline: Oral Care For Patients With An Artificial Airway Intubation, Nongnapas Phanjam, Suthathip Kasedluksame, Thanat Rudyung

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Patients with an artificial airway intubation cannot be cleaned orally manually. Complications with the mouth can be caused easily, especially regarding the high risk of pneumonia. Evidence-based practice (EBP) provides nurses with a method of using critically-appraised and scientifically-proven evidence for delivering quality oral care. The primary purpose of this updated guideline was to improve the oral assessment and care for patients with an artificial airway intubation.

Methods: The method of this EBP guideline was as follows: 1) the PICO format for finding specific questions; P (Populations) - adult patients, critical-ill patients, …

Development Of Assessment Sheet Of Older Adults Who Relocate To A Recovery Phase Rehabilitation Ward, Misa Komatsu, Shizuka Otsuka, Akiko Hamahata, Megumi Nakamura

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: In current healthcare in Japan, hospitalized patients have more serious conditions and hospital stays are becoming shorter. Older adults with health problems who cannot live independently at home usually decide to relocate to a recovery phase rehabilitation ward. For older adults relocation to a recovery phase rehabilitation ward is a life event that requires adaptation to new living circumstances. The purpose of this study was to develop an assessment sheet for use during relocation to a recovery phase rehabilitation ward in Japan, based on a conceptual model that views relocation from the …

Influences Of Women's Childbirth Experiences Related To Husband's Supports For During Childbirth And Attitudes Toward Husband's Childbirth Presence, Yu-Jin Lee, Sun-Hee Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relations among husband's supports during childbirth, attitudes toward husband's childbirth presence, and the childbirth experiences in women.

Methods: The study was conducted at five women's hospital in the D city of Korea. The participants in this study were 178 women who were within 2 days after normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. Data were collected from September 1st to September 30th, 2013 using a structured questionnaire. Collected data were analysed by t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression using IBM SPSS/WIN …

Diet, Encoded Memory, Visual Cues, Obesity, And Neuroimaging: The Role Of Affective Response In Eating Behavior, Joann D. Long, Ngozi Anyanwu, Carol Boswell, Sara L. Dodd, Toby Rogers, Martin Binks

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: According to the World Health Organization, 35.8 million people are obese world-wide. The obesogenic factors contributing to this global problem are thought to reflect a complex interrelationship between social, physiological, and environmental factors. Behaviorally focused interventions focused on healthy eating, portion size, and public health strategies to increase fruit and vegetable intake have reported modest success in addressing the obesity epidemic. Appreciating how individuals differ in response to environmental eating conditions remains enigmatic. Recent advances in neuroimaging have opened the possibility of a new frontier by understanding the neural responses to food …

A Systematic Review On Problem-Solving Training For Community Schizophrenia Patients, Kuen-Tai Lee, Jiin-Ru Rong, Su-Ping Hsu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Background and Purposes: Problem-solving skill training is an important therapy to promote the psychological functioning for schizophrenia patients, and it affects the ability of the patient to live independently in society as well. In recent years, a number of studies emphasis has been placed on the problem-solving skill of schizophrenia patients. However, inconsistency is still present with regards to the result of using such therapeutic training on schizophrenia patients. Moreover, for fit the cognitive function impairment of schizophrenia patients, the design of these problem-solving interventions comes with various new concepts and features. Nevertheless, …

Faculty And Organizational Characteristics Associated With Informatics/Health Information Technology Adoption In Dnp Programs, Cathy R. Fulton, Julie Meek

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Nursing informatics/Health information technology are key components of graduate nursing education and an accreditation requirement, yet little is known about the extent to which Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curricula include these content domains. The purpose of this descriptive study was to elicit perceptions of DNP program directors relative to: 1) whether and how the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN's) Essential IV standard has been met in their DNP programs; 2) whether the Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform Initiative Foundation's Phase II competencies have been integrated in their programs; and …

Imrt-Induced Acute Fatigue In Patients With Head And Neck Cancer: A Prospective Study, Canhua Xiao, Kristin Higgins, Deborah Bruner, Jonathan Beitler, Luke Ong, Andrew H. Miller

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Fatigue profoundly impacts a cancer patient's quality of life, 1 treatment adherence, 2 and health care utilization. 3'Pre or post radiotherapy (RT) fatigue is a prognostic factor for pathologic tumor response 4 and survival. 5,6' Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), who are usually treated with RT because of the structural complexity and functional importance of cancer sites, have particularly high rates of fatigue during treatment. 7 Most recent research on Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), a commonly used new radiotherapy that targets tumors with higher doses while avoiding normal structures, has …

Effectiveness Of A Trans-Theoretical Model-Based Stage-Matched Intervention To Promote Lifestyle Modification Among Chronic Kidney Disease In Taiwan, Miaofen Yen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global public health issue. To following a healthy lifestyle is good for people with CKD. Therefore, lifestyle modification has been promoted for the control of various chronic disease included CKD. The Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM) has become increasingly influential as a framework for understanding health-related behaviors and directing targeted interventions to promote health behavior. The study apply the transtheoretical model (TTM) to assess the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification consultation program on subjects with stage 1 to 3 CKD at baseline, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and …