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Promoting Student Leadership: Implementing A Quality Improvement And Ebp Project To Address Clinical Problems, Kristy S. Chunta, Michele A. Gerwick, Benjamin Martin

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

This poster presentation will share a quality improvement and evidence-based practice project that senior nursing students completed in a nursing management/leadership clinical course.

Preparing Students As Nurse Leaders To Act With Conviction For Social Justice, Christine Deidre Beck

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

The Social Policy Statement of the American Nurse Association's Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements (American Nurses Association, 2015) purports that in order to effectively address health care needs, the nurse must be responsible for shaping health care policy and must collaborate with other health professionals at the community, national and international levels. Rather than assisting in the maintenance of broken health care system that is illness-oriented, nurses should be educated and have experential opportunities to assume leadership in creating partnerships and collaborations for social change. In addition, nurses can create new health …

Pregnancy And Alcohol: The Need For Alcohol-Screening And Brief Intervention In Women Of Childbearing Age, Brayden N. Kameg, Ann M. Mitchell, Irene Kane, Kathryn Puskar, Holly Hagle, Dawn Lindsay

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) consists of a wide variety of physical, behavioral, and cognitive dysfunctions resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure. Developmental and cognitive defects affect approximately 3 in every 1,000 live births; this not only creates turmoil for individuals and families involved, but also results in an economic burden to the U.S., evidenced by the fact that FASD-related healthcare costs are approximately $5.4 billion annually. Because prenatal alcohol consumption is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and disabilities, it is crucial that nurses who frequently encounter women of childbearing age are …

Perinatal Ptsd: A Concept Analysis, Julie A. Vignato

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: Aim: To report an analysis of the concept of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the perinatal population. Background: The prevalence of PTSD in the perinatal period is rising with 9% of the U.S. perinatal population diagnosed with the disorder and an additional 18% being at risk for the condition. Left untreated, adverse maternal child outcomes result in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Design: Concept Analysis. Data Sources: The databases of CINAHL, Medline, PsychInfo, Academic Search Premier, and PsychINFO for articles published between 2004 and 2014, written in English, and using the terms …

Perceived Benefits And Challenges Reported By Early Career Graduates In Providing Family-Focused Nursing Care, Marilyn A. Swan, Kristen Abbott-Anderson, Sandra Eggenberger

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Family nursing science identifies illness as affecting an individual family member, and the family unit (Wright & Bell, 2009; Wright & Leahey, 2013). Evidence also indicates the significance of the family to health outcomes (Chesla, 2010). Research describes the benefits of family-focused nursing care during illness experiences with improved outcomes in chronic illness, mental health and family coping (Kelo, Eriksson, & Eriksson, 2013; Svavarsdottir, Tryggvadottir, & Sigurdardottir, 2012; Sveinbjamardottir, Svavarsdottir, & Wright, 2013). In fact, family scholars (Wright & Leahey, 2013, p. 1) assert that nurses have a moral and ethical obligation to …

Peer-Mentorship For Clinical Leadership, Lynn H. Buckalew

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Nurse educators are challenged to find methods that promote clinical leadership and collaboration in the rapidly changing health care arena. In an effort to provide senior level nursing student's opportunities to function in a leadership role, a peer-mentoring program is being implemented. Hunt and Ellison (2010) define peer mentoring as a relationship between people with varying levels of expertise. Currently, a peer-mentoring project is being implemented to assist the senior level student with leadership in the areas of communication, collaboration, and coordination of patient care. Senior level students have been paired with first …

Peer Counselors To Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate And Duration In Mauritania: A Pilot Project, Danielle Rebecca Johnson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

The purpose of this pilot project was to implement a peer counselor intervention in Mauritania where infant mortality is high and exclusive breastfeeding rates are low. The goal of the project was to observe whether there was an improvement in the rate and duration of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers who participated in the project.

Patient Perceptions Of Factors That Influence Self-Management Of Heart Failure, Ludmila Santiago-Rotchford

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

The aim of this pilot study was to identify which symptoms or severity of symptoms influence choices to adhere to or modify treatments in patients with moderate to severe heart failure.

Parental Human Papillomavirus Knowledge And Intentions To Vaccinate Their Daughters, Lisa Nicole Mansfield, Elijah O .. Onsomu, Elizabeth Merwin, Alfreda Harper-Harrison

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: INTRODUCTION: The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes 66 percent of cervical cancers. Although vaccination during adolescence can prevent HPV-associated cervical cancers before sexual debut, less than half of adolescent girls are vaccinated. This study examined the association between HPV knowledge and parental intentions to have their daughters vaccinated against HPV. METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional, national dataset for 2006-2007 from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) was used, after adjusting weights to account for nonindependence within the primary sampling unit. The subanalysis used data from parents who reported having a female child aged >18 …

Oncology Nurses' Knowledge And Perceptions Regarding Music Therapy Effectiveness For Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms In Adults, Hannah M. Samley, Jane M. Fall-Dickson, Eshetu Tefera

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: Background: Music therapy has shown efficacy for management of cancer treatment-related symptoms in the adult oncology treatment setting1-4; thus, oncology nurses need adequate knowledge regarding this intervention for symptom management. The purpose of this study was to explore oncology nurses' knowledge level and perceptions regarding efficacy of music therapy for cancer treatment-related symptoms in adult oncology patients. Methods: This descriptive, exploratory study used a survey design. The research electronic survey was sent via Survey Monkey by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Marketing Department to a random sample of 1,000 active ONS members who …

Nursing Leadership In Native American Health, Jennifer L. Allis Vazquez

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Native American populations are plagued with health disparities. The Pine Ridge Reservation, situated in the southwest corner of South Dakota, is noted to be one of the poorest counties in the country. Statistics about the health of Pine Ridge residents provided by The American Indian Humanitarian Foundation ('AIHF') indicate that 97% of residents living on the Reservation live below the poverty line with an average household per capita income of less than $6,000. There is an 85% or higher unemployment rate (AIHF, 2015). The average life expectancy on the reservation is between 45 …

Nursing Workload And Its Relationship To Patient Care Error In The Paediatric Critical Care Setting, Ruth M. Trinier

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Patient care error, a leading cause of death and disability in the critical care setting, contributes to suffering of the patient and family; can precipitate an emotional crisis for health care staff; and creates an increased financial burden to the health care system. Nurses, who provide the majority of direct patient care in the hospital setting, have reported a perception that increased workload contributes to many of these errors. Nursing practice, which requires complex knowledge work and vigilant patient assessment to promote best outcomes, may be compromised by time and manpower constraints. To …

Nursing Huddle In Academia Improving Teamwork And Communication, Anne Mcgrorty, Rita Ann Laske

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Teamwork is an essential component of successful organizations. Productive teams communicate effectively; they involve participants in the work of the team and the organization. Consequently, members feel connected with the mission and vision and with the plans of their units or departments. In 2011 the Institute of Medicine's report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change Advancing Health, recommended research on teamwork (IOM, 2008). In addition, the Institute of Healthcare Improvement suggested that Huddles are essential to teambuilding and interdisciplinary development (IHI, 2011). In an effort to develop teams and improve communication, organizations have …

Nursing Academic Leadership, Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future: A Systematic Review, Shelley Johnson, E. Renee Cantwell, Patricia Wagner

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

The shortage of qualified nursing faculty, a dearth in top nursing academic leaders is real and threatens the growth and stability of nursing education. This poster presentation educates nurses about the need for strong nursing academic leaders and highlights the requirements, benefits, and path to position attainment.

Nurses' Knowledge Of Alcohol-Interactive Medications, Kyle Serafico, Carolyn M. Jarvis

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

In the United States, 56.9% of people ages 18 years or over consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in the past month; 24.7% of people in the same age group reported binge drinking in the past month; 6.8% of people in the same age group reported having an alcohol use disorder in the past year. Also, approximately 59% of adults take prescription medications, many of which are considered alcohol-interactive (AI); AI medications are those that interact negatively with alcoholic beverages, resulting in alcohol related adverse drug reactions (ADRs). An estimated 41.5% of current …

Nurse Opinion Helps Shape Peer Review, Patricia C. Demellopine

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The direct care nurse aims to provide the highest standard of patient care, using evidence-based practice delivered in the safest manner. To achieve the highest standards nurses must routinely evaluate their own performance and participate in substantive peer review1. Peer review is an organized effort and principled approach in which the quality and safety of nursing care is assessed in comparison to established standards, and non-biased feedback is provided 3,4. Nurses are responsible for developing criteria for evaluation of practice and for using those criteria in both peer and self-assessments. Nurses also have …

Managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery, Ryan L. Dobbs

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Nurses and providers must advocate stronger for prescribed treatment and provide written education about potential symptoms and limitations following diagnosis of TBI. To ensure this education is provided and proper assessment is being obtained, a longitudinal assessment tool has been created to allow follow up with patients throughout their recovery.

Long-Term Opiate Cessation: The Nurse's Role As Patient Advocate, Sheryl Linn Lambert, Ericka J. Sanner-Stiehr

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Opioid addiction is a national epidemic with overdoses accounting for more than 28,000 deaths among young adults each year. In 2011 alone, over 488,000 ED visits were the result of opioid analgesic use. Many of these deaths can be prevented with medication therapy cessation programs and psychological interventions. The purpose of this project was to identify common barriers found in patients seeking opiate cessation and the nurse's role in helping to assist with the recovery efforts. A literature review was performed searching PubMed, CINAHL, and MEDLINE databases using key words: addict*, medication*, nursing, …

Long-Term Care Buyout: Leadership Styles Through The Transition, Traci L. Sicurella

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Change of ownership in a Long Term Care Facility can be a difficult situation. With a strong Nurse Leader in charge, this transition can be buffered by the use of different leadership styles for each situation promoting achievement of goals which benefits all involved.

Leaving A Legacy: The Omicron Delta Presidential Stole, Antoinette M. Dziedzic, Marilyn D. Klakovich

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Leading a chapter board as president is a major responsibility that requires a personal investment in terms of time, intellectual resources, and emotional responsiveness. Omicron Delta is a large, diverse chapter with members and chapter leaders in distant geographic regions. We value the leaders who accept the challenge to lead our chapter, and who go on to be past presidents who stay actively involved in service activities, mentoring future leaders and leading other initiatives on behalf of our members. To recognize these leaders, Omicron Delta created a presidential stole that is a leadership …

Leadership, Scholarship, And Service: Examining Historical Vision As A Path To Future Nursing Excellence, Sara Beth Adams, Karen Bertram

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: The creation of innovation often stems from bending current conceptions. In 1922, nursing bore a resemblance to a group of skilled workers caring for the hygiene needs and comfort of patients rather than intelligent, decision-making, innovative leaders. The founders of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) had a different vision of nursing. This vision has served nursing for just under a century. Since the genesis of STTI, the organization has worked to improve the nursing leadership skills, nursing science, global minded-ness and an appreciation for civic responsibility. Through the use of grant monies, workshops, …

Leadership Literacy: Strategies For Leadership To Support Bringing Evidence To The Bedside, Shunta' D. Fletcher

Leadership Connection

Nurse leaders will have the opportunity to learn the art of supporting and mentoring evidence-based practice translation for increasing quality care in nursing for better patient outcomes.

Leadership And Its Effects On Rn Recruitment And Retention: A Case Study, Tanya Marie Benjamin-Wilson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Leadership can have an effect on the RN recruitment and retention efforts of healthcare facilities. Poor leadership can severely affect the amount of staff nurses available to provide care to individuals at the bedside. Evidence-based strategies to improve RN recruitment and retention are available to help facilities manage nursing staff turnover.

Leadership Academy At Baptist Health, Corbin, Ky, Sandra Lynn Myers

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Professor Warren G. Bennis said: "Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right." A recent needs assessment at our small community hospital resulted in an overwhelming request for leadership training. Mid-level managers are often placed in a position of leadership without ever completing any formal training or given access to helpful tools. The Baptist Health Corbin 'Leadership Academy' was developed in response to the initial needs assessment and was geared toward those mid-level managers who were new to leading. The initial request was for basic leadership …

Integration Of Intentional Research Assignments Into Select Nursing Courses, Kimberly D. Brown, Cynthia A. Goodrich

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Current undergraduate nursing education literature reveals that achieving student buy-in to the relevance of evidence-based practice (EBP) and application of research to everyday nursing practice is a challenge. One possible contributing factor could be the level of emphasis placed on evidence-based practice and research throughout undergraduate nursing curricula. A comparison of degree completion plans demonstrates a varied approach to the threading of research concepts in traditional undergraduate nursing programs. Students may display the natural tendency to not retain certain skills if these skills are not reinforced across time with practice opportunities built in …

Integration Of Evidence-Based Practice In Undergraduate Nursing Education Across Australian Universities: A Grounded Theory Study, Gulzar Malik, Lisa Mckenna, Debra Griffiths

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: ABSTRACT Background: Considering the growing need to adopt an evidence-based practice (EBP) approach in response to increasing complexities in healthcare, nurses must be adequately prepared in their undergraduate degrees to implement EBP in clinical practice. However, there is a plethora of studies reporting that nurses' educational preparation for embracing EBP is consistently inadequate (Malik, McKenna & Plummer, 2015; Eizenberg, 2010). EBP adoption by graduating nurses depends on the degree to which it is emphasised by academics and the extent to which it is integrated into course content and outcomes (Melnyk & Fineout- Overholt, …

Initiating The Process Of Professional Identity Formation In The Leadership Course, Judith Ann Young, Elizabeth A. Ferguson, Debra Sipes-Fears

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Institutes of higher learning have responded to the challenge to better prepare nurse graduates with the needed skills to meet demands of 21st century practice through curriculum reform. One learning outcome for a baccalaureate program is to facilitate the formation of professional identity and the demonstratration of professionalism in attitudes and behaviors. Professional identity relates to one's self concept, how one views the nursing role, and responsibilities to self, society, patients, families and others. Self-awareness is important in order to articulate the role of nursing to the public. Professional image influences our speech, …

Influence Of Shared Governance On The Level Of Engagement, Satisfaction, And Turnover Intention Among Nurses, Nouf Aldhafeeri, Sitah Alshutwi

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Increased engagement of registered nurses through different professional practice models such as shared governance has been proposed as a necessity to improve quality patient care, contain costs, increase nurses satisfaction and retain qualified nurses. Employee engagement was found to be significantly associated with high job performance and a lower absenteeism rate in many healthcare organizations. Furthermore, increased nurses engagement was linked to reduced turnover rate and increased job satisfaction among nurses. Shared governance is one strategy that could be used to enhance nurses' engagement and satisfaction in the workplace and was recognized by …

Improving Time To Discharge For Patients Going Home, Roberta Schultz Tremper, Vanessa Martinez, Negar Johnson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Patient flow in hospitals is a multidisciplinary, complex process. Efficient flow of patients is important as hospitals struggle with decreasing revenue and increasing capacity. Patient throughput, particularly timely patient discharges, is an on-going challenge for many organizations. Hospital leadership must set the importance of patient flow with all clinical and non-clinical members of the patient care team. Specific, measureable and attainable goals are an important first step. The ability to collect meaningful data is crucial to achieving targets and tracking progress. Identifying and addressing barriers identified by the team is a required leadership …

Improving The Diagnosis And Management Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Through The Implementation Of The Gad-7, Dana Laurae Roloff

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Anxiety disorders affect millions of American adults in any given year, causing feelings of fearfulness and uncertainty. Individuals suffering from anxiety often have difficulty controlling personal feelings, which may negatively affect relationships and daily activities. Anxiety can be divided into a variety of different disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia. In the clinic setting, diagnosing any type of anxiety disorder can be challenging and can present differently in every person. Often times, screening for anxiety symptoms and measuring the severity of …