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Factors Influencing Retention Of Students In An Rn-To-Bsn Program, Brelinda Kaye Kern

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

The purpose of this study was to describe factors that restricted or promoted retention among RN-to-BSN students and examine if there was a difference in the measure of these factors between a group of senior students who were retained and a group of junior students who were at risk for attrition with the overall goal to provide guidance for strategies to facilitate nursing student retention.

Student Perceptions, Experiences And Outcomes In Two Studies Of Precepted And Traditional Clinical Learning Environments, Susan M. Hendricks, Debbie Demeester, Linda Wallace

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

As health care increases in complexity, clinical learning continues remains a critical issue in nursing education. This session compares the findings from two similar studies undertaken at two Midwestern public universities with comparable curricula, each with a different precepted clinical model. Both studies considered student perceptions of learning facilitation, practice opportunities with skills, and learning outcomes in the related didactic coursework among students in the precepted and traditional model groups. The first study considered a precepted clinical learning model in which students were placed in a single health care system and worked with …

My Patient Died: A National Study Of Nursing Students' Perceptions After Experiencing A Patient Death, Barbara A. Heise, Renea Beckstrand, Debra Wing

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

Death is an emotionally charged and high stress situation for everyone. The majority of nurses will experience the death of a patient. Nursing students also encounter death and dying while in their clinical settings. Debriefing after high fidelity simulations of patient demise occurs routinely and are efficacious. Yet, pilot study data (N=33) revealed that in real-life clinical settings nursing students often do not receive debriefing despite students classifying the experience as traumatic. The purpose of this national study was to determine the following: 1) the prevalence of a patient death during a student's …

Evaluation Of An Objective Based Formative Clinical Evaluation Tool, Janie Best, Annette Hines

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014: The co-investigators, as nurse educators, identified a problem with the current formative evaluation tool that was used in a beginning clinical course in a baccalaureate nursing program. Specifically, the students and faculty reported that the tool was a cumbersome list of expected behaviors and did not facilitate documentation of student learning in the clinical setting. Also, when using the current tool, students' reflection on the clinical experience was minimal. As students enter the clinical setting, it is important that they receive clear feedback and guidance regarding their clinical competence. Students need well-defined expectations …

Transition To Academic Nurse Educator: How Does Readiness, Confidence, And Number Of Children Impact Career Change?, Robin S. Goodrich

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

The nursing faculty shortage dictates the need to recruit and retain excellence in the academic nurse educator role. This study investigated the relationships among academic nurse educator's levels of readiness, confidence, personal control, support, perceived independence, general self-esteem, level of locus of control in the work settings, and demographic information. This research applies the theory of Experiencing Transitions (Meleis, Sawyer, Im, Messias, & Schumacher 2000) as it relates to nurses' transition to academic nurse educator. A convenience sample of registered nurses in the United States who hold current full-time employment at an accredited …

The Perception Of Staff Nurses On The Clinical Experience Of The Bsn Student Before And After The Implementation Of A Dedicated Education Unit, Avril Keldo, Cheryl F. Saffer

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the views of staff nurses on BSN student nurse experiences before and after the implementation of a Dedicated Education Unit (DEU). There is limited literature on the perceptions of nursing staff on the student learning experience and outcomes of several studies present differing results.

A Nursing Specific Undergraduate Student Satisfaction Survey Across A Canadian Collaborative Nursing Program, Laurie Freeman-Gibb, Janet E. Raiger, Linda J. O'Halloran, Susan M. Fox-Wasylyshyn, Beverley L. Jones

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014:

Accurate measurement of university student satisfaction has been associated with later professional attitudes, career commitment, and retention. Universities need to become more competitive business-like service industries focusing on meeting or exceeding the needs of their students while competing for scarce resources and establishing lasting relationships with alumni. Assessment of student satisfaction in nursing is complex in that we must assess both in-class theory courses and clinical practice. As educators of future professional nurses it behooves us to do a comprehensive assessment of how our students view our programs and curriculum, as it may …

Preparation To Provide Spiritual Care: A Qualitative Study Of Recent Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates, Cheryl B. Crotser, Susanne M. Mohnkern

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

Holistic assessment including the spiritual needs of patients is a standard of practice for RNs. There is a paucity of research on preparing nurses for their role in the spiritual realm. This study was conducted to understand experiences of recent graduates of a baccalaureate nursing program in learning to assess spiritual care needs, provide spiritual support and perceptions of their preparation for this role.

Creating And Sustaining Education And Practice Synergy On A Dedicated Education Unit, Debbie Demeester

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014:

The Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) clinical education model has the potential to increase pre-licensure nursing program capacity, ensure stable clinical placement sites, blend faculty teaching expertise with staff nurse practice proficiency, and provide students with an authentic learning environment. This presentation will describe themes that emerged from a phenomenological study of the lived experience of nursing faculty on a DEU. This inquiry was guided by the approach of Max van Manen and the interview transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's method. The participants were full-time faculty members from seven schools of nursing in four …

Factors That Contribute To A Successful Nursing Student's Decision To Withdraw From A Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Program Before Graduation, Shelly R. Randall

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014:

There is an extreme shortage of registered nurses in the United States (U.S.). This shortage is projected to grow to 260,000 RNs by the year 2025 (AACN, 2010a). In order to meet the current and future health care needs of the population of the U.S., nursing schools would have to graduate at least 30,000 registered nurses annually. According to the AACN, this calls for a 30% increase in the current number of nursing students graduating from Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs (2010a). The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover …

Student Engagement With Web 2.0 Technology, Charlotte A. Seckman

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014: The use of Web 2.0 for educational programs in nursing and healthcare is expanding. The term Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of internet-based services that is 'writable and interactive' with an emphasis on collaboration and sharing. The true power of Web 2.0 is the ability to harness the collective intelligence and knowledge of students using a variety of electronic media. Social writing tools such as blogs, Wikis and online journaling are very popular and may provide a new way for students and faculty to interact. Despite the advantages of this technology, …

Dedicated Education Units: Partnerships That Promote Nursing Leadership Development, Lee A. Galuska

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014: Recent recommendations for the development of nurse leaders at every level require that we examine how leadership competencies are most effectively developed in nurses. Strategies for developing leadership skills in the baccalaureate nursing student include a strong academic foundation and the opportunity to apply classroom learning in the clinical setting. The dedicated education unit (DEU) model, an academic-service partnership designed to more effectively prepare nursing students to transition into practice, has the potential for enhancing leadership competency development. A mixed methods study was conducted to explore the relationship between clinical experience in a …

Perception Of Student Nurses' Bullying Behaviors And Coping Strategies Used In Clinical Settings, Reem Mabrouk Abd El Rahman

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Saturday, April 5, 2014:

Purpose: to explore bullying behaviors experienced by Damanhour nursing students in clinical nursing education, and to evaluate resources used to cope with these bullying behaviors.

Methods: A comparative descriptive study design was adopted to carry out this study, at Faculty of Nursing in Damanhour. Total sample was all nursing students enrolled at the Faculty of Nursing - University of Damanhour at the academic year 2012-2013, (N=709). Two tools were used to collect the necessary data, consisted of three parts: Bullying Student Nurse Questionnaire; Brief COPE Inventory; and a demographic sheet. Data were analyzed …

The Experiences Of Nurses Returning To School For The Baccalaureate: A Metasynthesis, Linda M. Perfetto

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014

Aim/Purpose: This metasynthesis assists the interpretation of qualitative research performed to explore the experience of registered nurses who return to school to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Understanding these experiences can assist achievement of the national goal of 80% BSN by 2020.

Background: As few as 21% of all RNs prepared at the associate or diploma level go on to earn a baccalaureate degree (DHHS, 2010) and experts believe that enhanced academic/clinical partnerships can result in improvement (Niederhauser, et al., 2010; Tanner, 2010).

Methods: The method of Noblit and Hare (1998) was followed to …

Assessment Of Nursing Faculty Development Needs: An Evidence-Based Approach, Margaret Joyce Reilly

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

As the largest public university in the country, the City University of New York graduates over 1000 nurses each year and is the largest supplier of registered nurses in the New York metropolitan area. This culturally diverse pool of qualified nurses is educated to provide quality health care to the broad spectrum of the population. Comprised of twelve schools of nursing spanning the range from LPN to PhD, CUNY nursing schools employ over 400 nursing faculty both full time and adjunct. Like many nursing programs across the country, it is experiencing a nursing …

Impacting Student Success: The Importance Of Gender Diversity Within Nursing Education, Barbara Ellen Le Blanc

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

There are factors that affect the nursing profession's ability to recruit, retain and successfully graduate male nurses, including lack of acknowledgement of the diverse needs of men, particularly in the education system. There are often limited opportunities for mentorship, sexism on the part of some educators and lack of acknowledgment of the differences between males and females. The male nursing student is often exposed to only a feminine gendered construct of the nurse, incorporating stereotypical behaviours and responses equated with the (feminine) nursing ideal. This descriptive phenomenological study examines the lived experience of …

Active Teaching Strategies For A Sense Of Salience: End-Of-Life Communication, Mary Lou Kopp

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

The problem addressed was twofold: First, passive lecture prevents transfer to situational decision-making, or a sense of salience (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day, 2010). Nursing education pedagogy is in need of revision. Many nurse educators teach from tacit, or experience in how they were originally taught. Nurse educators must prioritize utilization of educational science. Active teaching models are meant to encourage a sense of salience by integrating theory and practice (Benner et al., 2010). However, the inconsistent nature of active learning definitions prevents generalization of research findings. Fink (2013) provided a structured definition …

The Relationship Between Nursing Students' Perceived Sense Of Belongingness And Their Willingness To Self-Report Medications Errors In The Clinical Practice Setting: A Feasibility Study, Anda Botezatu

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

Medication errors threaten the physical and emotional well-being of the Canadian population (Mayo & Duncan, 2004). There is a paucity of published studies examining medication errors in the nursing student population. The purpose of this pilot study was determining the feasibility of conducting a larger scale study examining the relationship between nursing students' perceived sense of belongingness and their willingness to self-report medication errors in the clinical practice setting. Thirty fourth year nursing students completed the study instruments. The study's conceptual framework guided the development of objectives and interpretation of results. Overall, there …

Faculty Perceptions Of Nurse Educator Certification, Tammy Diane Barbãƒâ©

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:

Certification is designed to protect the public, recognize and encourage professional achievement, and enhance professionalism. While certification of nurses in areas of clinical specialty has existed for almost 40 years, certification of nurse educators is less than a decade old. While clinical certification of nurses has been linked to improved patient outcomes, it is unknown whether nurse educator certification leads to better student and faculty outcomes. A pilot study was conducted to investigate perceptions regarding nurse educator certification among nursing faculty and to adapt an existing survey tool (Perceived Value of Certification Tool) …

Are We Having Fun Yet?: Instructional Delivery Methods That Enhance Online Student Satisfaction, Jill M. Price

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 5, 2014:

The study determined the relationship between six instructional delivery methods in the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (DELES) and the satisfaction levels of registered nurses enrolled in online bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree completion programs. The DELES was e-mailed to 6,733 RNs enrolled in an online RN-BSN program headquartered in the Midwest of the United States. The sample size was n = 1,161. The DELES instrument contained 5-point Likert scale questions consisting of seven scales. Six of the scales represented the instructional delivery methods of instructor support, student interaction and collaboration, …

Baby Doll Therapy In Dementia Patients, Barbara A. Braden

Dissertations

Dementia is a condition exhibited by emotional and physical states such as anxiety, agitation, sleeplessness, inability to care for oneself, wandering, defiant and sometimes violent behavior, and other unsafe actions. Chemical restraints are often used to control agitated behaviors, but are not always effective and produce untoward effects. A review of the literature for alternative therapies to chemical restraints indicated that doll therapy has provided purposeful activity that can help dementia residents feel useful. In most instances they are less agitated, sleep better, relate to others better, and have an over-all positive affect improvement (Baumann, 1990, Higging, 2010, & James, …

Essential Skills For Evidence-Based Practice: Appraising Qualitative Research, Jeanne T. Grace

Individual Articles

Research from qualitative traditions is often ignored as a resource for evidence-based practice. Findings from qualitative research, however, are of particular benefit to generalist nurses. Human responses to health concerns are at the core of nursing practice, and these responses are often identified through qualitative inquiry. Qualitative findings tend to be accessible and suitable for personal, rather than institutional, application to practice. This article reviews the differences between quantitative and qualitative research and suggests a model for critiquing and applying qualitative research in practice. Instructions for a brief appraisal process are provided in both English and Thai.

New Nurses' Hopes And Expectations Transitioning Into Practice Phase Two, Linda Gwinn, Angie Marks, Renee Hoeksel

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

This qualitative study examines the lived experiences of graduating associate degree nurses transitioning into practice.

Giving Back To Move Forward, Suzanne S. Prevost

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Presented Wednesday, 20 November 2013, during the House of Delegates Session

This was Dr. Prevost's keynote speech as president of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau 2011-2013. It discusses an attitude of gratitude, legacy building, collaboration, responding to vulnerable populations, and embracing technology.

Stti Presidential Call To Action: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead Globally, Hester C. Klopper

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Presented Wednesday, 20 November 2013, during the House of Delegates Session

This presidential call-to-action contains three principles: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, and Lead Globally. It discusses four themes: (1) Servant Leadership, (2) Connectedness, (3) Transformation, and (4) Gratitude.

Rnao's 70 Per Cent Full-Time Employment For Nurses Survey: Hospital And Long-Term Care Sectors, Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario, 70% Full-Time Nursing Employment Working Group Joint Provincial Nursing Committee

General Submissions: Nursing as Profession

The 70 per cent Full-Time Employment for Nurses Survey was initiated by the 70% Full-Time Nursing Employment Working Group (FTNEWG), a working group of the Joint Provincial Nursing Committee (JPNC). RNAO led the project, which was implemented in July 2012 and targeted all employers of nurses in the hospital and long-term care (LTC) sectors. The findings of the report are relevant to nursing human resource (HR policy), and are targeted at government, employers, nursing associations and the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Visionary Leadership: Charting A Course For The Health System And Nursing In Ontario, Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario

General Submissions: Nursing as Profession

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) believes it's important to look down the road, today, and begin planning the future of our health system. By doing so, we can reach our destination with a clear sense of what we want, and how we get there. The work of registered nurses (RN) and nurse practitioners (NP) is central to our health system. The role they play is critical to creating a system that is person-centred, timely, effective, and efficient. That's why Ontario's nurses have developed a vision - a bold vision - to ensure Ontarians are served by a system …

Enhancing Community Care For Ontarians (Ecco) 2.0, Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario

General Submissions: Community and Population-based Materials

In October 2012, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) issued Enhancing Community Care for Ontarians (ECCO), a bold model for health system transformation. Subject to significant praise, debate and discussion, this model generated timely and important dialogue on how to make the system more integrated and person-centred, while ensuring the ongoing sustainability of a publicly-funded and not-for-profit delivery model. Today, more than ever, we believe the dialogue must continue in a transparent way that is open to the public. To this end, RNAO is issuing ECCO 2.0.

Junk Food, Rita Lakhani, Namrata Patil, Juby Jincy, Merlin Beulah, Savita Kambayat, Pankaj Bhadarge

General Submissions: Community and Population-based Materials

A descriptive study on the habit of consumption of junk food amongst urban adolescence in selected colleges of Mumbai.

Using An Epidemiological Approach To Critically Analyze A Population Health Problem - Al Hamsa Prison, Libya, Anthony Gomez

General Submissions: Community and Population-based Materials

Population health as defined by Nash, Reifsnyder, Fabius & Pracilio (2011) is the "distribution of health outcomes within a population, the health determinants that influence distribution, and the policies and interventions that impact the determinants" (p. xxxv). Studying a health problem that affects the population would always lead to a better healthcare delivery system, promoting health services that are accessible, affordable, available, and acceptable.