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Culturally Diverse End-Of-Life Simulation And Perceptions In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Jodi Kay Olson, Mary Pesch, Julie Keller-Dornbusch

Biennial Convention (CONV)

End-of-life (EOL) patient care is a challenging reality that nearly all nurses will face during their careers. Preparing nursing students for these situations can alleviate anxieties related to patient death (Venkatasalu et al., 2015). Simulation-based learning is an effective approach for teaching complex scenarios like EOL care (Cannity et al., 2021), with numerous studies highlighting improved confidence and competence in students who participate in EOL simulations (Gillan et al., 2014; Tamaki et al., 2019; Venkatasalu et al., 2015; Lewis et al., 2016; Jablonski et al., 2020). However, the lack of cross-cultural variations in death and dying highlights the need for …

Conversations Had At Trying Times (Chatt): Development & Testing Of An Advance Care Planning Simulation, Amisha Parekh De Campos

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation will describe a simulation study in advance care planning called Conversations Had at Trying Times (CHATT). This two-phase study consists of simulation development, through standardized guidelines, and simulation testing among registered nurses. The simulation outcomes focus on empowering RNs to have patient-centered conversations in a safe environment.

Nurse And Patient Spiritual Care Perspectives Compared: A Cross-National Collaboration, Pamela H. Cone, Tove Giske

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Findings from a two-phased mixed-method 2014 study done in Norway on nurse and patient perspectives about spiritual care were compared for commonalities and differences. Nurses and patients have similar comfort levels with many deeply personal questions, but some surprises reveal opposing views. Nurses need a better understanding of patient perspectives.

Creating Opportunities For Research Collaboration, Megan E. Pfitzinger Lippe, Polly M. Mazanec, Andra Davis

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation will describe how nurse educators and researchers from across the country collaborated to explore implementation and outcomes of incorporating the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Undergraduate (ELNEC-UG) online modules into their respective programs.

Efficacy Of A Collaborative, Spiritual Care Educational Intervention To Enhance Nurses' Spiritual Care Attitudes, Cheryl A. Westlake, Jane Pfeiffer

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Patients' spiritual needs can be addressed by nurses; however, spiritual-care provision barriers include nurses' spiritual-care attitudes. The abstract describes the efficacy of a hospital nurse researcher/university faculty member-provided two-hour/spiritual-care intervention using values clarification/spiritual timeline exercises, and content regarding spirituality/spiritual needs/spiritual-care interventions with case study application to enhance nurses' spiritual-care attitudes.

A European, Collaborative Standard For Spiritual Care Competences For Undergraduate Nursing/Midwifery Education, Tove Giske, Wilfred Mcsherry, Pamela H. Cone

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Participants will learn about the process and products of European co-production of four spiritual care competences for nursing education, a matrix explaining key factors in spiritual care education to enhance spiritual care competencies and examples of educational tools.

Threading Elnec Undergraduate Modules Across Existing Nursing Courses, Andra Davis, Megan E. Pfitzinger Lippe, Casey Shillam

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation will discuss diverse approaches at three universities to incorporate ELNEC-Undergraduate (ELNEC-UG) modules across multiple courses throughout a program of study. These exemplars reflect innovative approaches to integrate the new palliative care prelicensure education without creating major curricular changes.

Integrating Elnec Undergraduate Into A Singular Nursing Course, Nanci Mcleskey, Toni L. Glover, Megan E. Pfitzinger Lippe

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation will discuss innovative approaches utilized by faculty at two universities to integrate End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Undergraduate online modules into nursing curricula as independent palliative care courses.

Barriers And Facilitators To Elnec Undergraduate Integration Into Nursing Curricula, Megan E. Pfitzinger Lippe, Andra Davis, Nanci Mcleskey, Toni L. Glover, Casey Shillam, Polly M. Mazanec

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation will explore challenges to ELNEC Undergraduate module integration experienced by educators across the country. Successful strategies and solutions to overcoming barriers will be presented.

Assessment Of Community Health By Neighborhood And Church Collaboration, Jane Pfeiffer, Cheryl A. Westlake

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Using Ryan's (2009) Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change, this collaboratively conducted (neighborhood/church/university ) community-based participatory action research assessed San Bernardino, California residents' individual physical/mental/social/spiritual health and their relationships as perceptions of community health. Findings support the need for nursing and faith-based institutions to collaborate in support of community health.

The Direct Impact Of A Nurse Residency Program And Palliative Care And Research Fellowships, Rita M. Linus, Barbara A. Wadsworth

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A review of the structure and outcomes of a formalized Nurse Residency Program, Palliative Care and Nursing Research Fellowships will be shared while aligning each program with the organization's mission and strategic plan.

Applying Predictive Analytics At The Bedside To Reduce Mortality And Facilitate Transitions Of Care, Christine A. Sullivan, Janice E. Marlett

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Recognizing early changes in a patient's condition is essential to saving lives. This large urban facility successfully reduced mortality, increased situational awareness, and supported appropriate transitions of care. Utilizing a validated predictive analytics tool, nurses and providers identify patient decline earlier and intervene to reduce cardiac arrest outside the ICU.

Nurse's Comfort In Palliative Care: A National Survey, Amisha Parekh De Campos, Kyounghae Kim

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A cross-sectional survey of nurses in the United States showed comfort in caring for palliative and hospice care patients required at least five years of experience. Even after five years, opportunity existed to increase comfort levels. Training registered nurses in advance care planning should be a priority in patient care.

Qualitative Exploration Of Undergraduate Nursing Student Perceptions Of End-Of-Life Care Of Families Of Dying Patients, Penny A. Alt-Gehrman

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Nurses spend the most time with dying patients and their families. Nursing school is an optimal place to provide this information, which is not well-developed. The purpose is to examine nursing students need to feel confident and competent in their ability to provide care to family of dying patients.

Student Characteristics To Assess In End-Of-Life Education Research, Megan E. Pfitzinger Lippe, Patricia A. Carter

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This poster will present the findings of a literature review identifying characteristics of student samples to measure when conducting research in end-of-life nursing education. Gaps in the extant literature will also be discussed.

Nurses And Spiritual Care: A Willingness To Go There, Brandon Michael Varilek, Shannon O'Connell-Persaud, Jessica Lee Stadick, Mary J. Isaacson, Mary Elizabeth Minton

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this presentation is to share the qualitative findings specific to a nursing perspective on spiritual care based on a multi-method study conducted to explore nurse comfort with communication regarding palliative and end-of-life care. The study was guided by the COMFORT Communication Model.

Cultural Relevancy Of Palliative And End-Of-Life Care: Conversations With Indigenous Elders, Mary J. Isaacson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Purpose: Access to palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care is severely limited for South Dakota (SD) Native American/American Indians [NA/AI] (Isaacson et al., 2014), which is of significant concern given their high morbidity and mortality rates (SD Vital Statistics Report, 2012). Palliative care professionals and NA/AI healthcare providers identify funding, infrastructure, and misperceptions specific to the NA/AI population and palliative/EOL care as barriers to access (Isaacson et al., 2014). Addressing these barriers and feasibility concerns must occur by bringing together key individuals and include persons receptive to the voices and concerns of NA/AIs residing …

Creating A Legacy Through Nursing Leadership, Innovation, And Global Connectivity, Shannon K. Lizer, Asako T. Katsumata, Gordana Dermody, Elizabeth M. Carson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Background: "Nurse leaders face a crucial need to understand and take initiative in responding to this radically changing world" (McElmurry, Kim, & Al Gasseer, 2000). It is often a challenge for nurse leaders to develop a diverse world view without interacting with nurse leaders in a global context (Nichols, Shaffer, & Porter, 2011). Objectives: The Global Nursing Initiative aims: a) to make contributions to the advancement of nursing leadership, clinical practice, and nursing education in Japan; b) to establish an international collaboration between Saint Anthony College of Nursing (SACN) and Japanese higher education …

A Retrospective Study Exploring Nursing Sensitive Interventions For Patients On A Skilled Nursing Unit In A Rural Midwest Hospital, Carol-Ann Moseley

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Purpose and Research Questions: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of nursing interventions on a skilled nursing unit (SNU) when a change in patient health status was identified. Patient characteristics were correlated with specific variables such as Rothman Index (RI) scores and 30-day readmission status. Nurses could then implement specific individualized interventions to improve patient outcomes. The study questions were: a) What are the characteristics of our SNU patients? and b) Can use of the RI discharge score alert the nurse to the need for increased interventions to lower …

Reiki: A Complementary, Biofield Therapy For Management Of Postoperative Pain, Robin Toms

Biennial Convention (CONV)

There is increasing interest in complementary and alternative therapies that do not rely on expensive, invasive technology, and are holistic in focus. Such therapies could improve pain management in the poorest of countries globally. Research has shown the benefits of combining conventional, Western, pain management with CAM (Olson, 2003; Gillespie, 2007; Olson, 2003; Vitale, 2006 ;). Reiki, a complementary therapy, is a form of energy therapy in which the focus of the practitioner, with or without light touch, is believed to access universal energy sources that can assist in balancing the biofield and strengthening the body's ability to heal itself …