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Gender-Related Barriers And Image In Nursing: Predictors Of Caring Behaviour Among Male Nursing Students, Hsiang-Chu Pai, Chao-An Hung, Pei-Ling Wu Nov 2018

Gender-Related Barriers And Image In Nursing: Predictors Of Caring Behaviour Among Male Nursing Students, Hsiang-Chu Pai, Chao-An Hung, Pei-Ling Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

1. The learner will be able to understanding the relationships among nursing students' perceived nursing image, caring behaviours, and gender-friendly barriers. 2. The learner will be able to understanding whether gender-friendly barriers affect nursing image and caring behaviour among male nursing students.


Exploring The Related Factors Of Spiritual Well-Being In The Parents Of Children With Critical Illness, Li-Chi Huang, Wei Chia Chen Nov 2018

Exploring The Related Factors Of Spiritual Well-Being In The Parents Of Children With Critical Illness, Li-Chi Huang, Wei Chia Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Understanding the related factors of spiritual well-being in the parents of children with critical illness would brought better care in clinical practice. The results suggest that the spiritual well- being related educational program need to be increased in critical care.


Empowering The Oppressed: Factors Related To The Advanced Education Of Nurses, Mary Helen Durland, Ehrin Irvin, Rebecca Brown, Kristy Henegar, Diana Morrison, David Alex Snyder, Kate Rocklein Kemplin Nov 2018

Empowering The Oppressed: Factors Related To The Advanced Education Of Nurses, Mary Helen Durland, Ehrin Irvin, Rebecca Brown, Kristy Henegar, Diana Morrison, David Alex Snyder, Kate Rocklein Kemplin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

There are many factors that influence a registered nurse's decision to return to school once in the workforce. Our study examines the roles of institutions, culture of nursing, and nurses' intrinsic factors in the motivation to pursue further education in nursing.


Managing Students In Crisis: Implementation Of A Crisis Intervention Project In A School Of Nursing, Carleen Graham, Joana Velasquez Nov 2018

Managing Students In Crisis: Implementation Of A Crisis Intervention Project In A School Of Nursing, Carleen Graham, Joana Velasquez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The authors describe the development and implementation of a crisis intervention program in a school of nursing. The project is intended to create and train a team of faculty and staff to recognize and respond to students experiencing symptoms of behavioral health problems and/or who may be in crisis.


Does Increasing Simulation Training In An Undergraduate Nursing Reproductive Health Curriculum Affect Students' Learning?, Carrie Holschuh Nov 2018

Does Increasing Simulation Training In An Undergraduate Nursing Reproductive Health Curriculum Affect Students' Learning?, Carrie Holschuh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The goal of this mixed-methods study was to determine if increasing the proportion of clinical learning being conducted in a clinical simulation training laboratory (as opposed to in a real-life clinical setting such as a hospital) affects undergraduate nursing students' learning in a reproductive health course.


Developing Change Agents In An Ever-Evolving Healthcare Delivery System, Dale Beatty Nov 2018

Developing Change Agents In An Ever-Evolving Healthcare Delivery System, Dale Beatty

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The changing demands of our complex healthcare environment require the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise to assure quality patient outcomes. This presentation will describe how DNP nurse leaders are leveraging nursing scholarship through evidence-based practice, quality improvement, system redesign, and translational research.


Advancing Nursing And Midwifery Through Innovation And Leadership, Patricia E. Thompson Nov 2018

Advancing Nursing And Midwifery Through Innovation And Leadership, Patricia E. Thompson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Advancing nursing and midwifery through innovation and leadership is critical to moving our profession forward, as well as increasing our ability to better address global health. This presentation will provide principles, strategies, and practical applications focused on how each of us can demonstrate innovation and strengthen leadership to create solutions rather than barriers. The relationship between innovation, leadership, and change will also be examined. Examples are incorporated related to how innovated advances in technology have changed our lives and our health and what the future holds. Emphasis will be placed on the power of vision, purpose, and passion.


Of Kangaroos, Koalas, And Platypi, Debra Thoms Nov 2018

Of Kangaroos, Koalas, And Platypi, Debra Thoms

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Australia has a relatively short European history with nursing coming to the colony in the 1800s. Since then the profession has gradually developed and changed in response to the environment within which nursing is practiced. Australia has some challenges associated with its geography and relative isolation from the world. This presentation will consider the developments in nursing over its history in Australia, the role of leaders in those developments and the lessons that can be learned. Within this context consideration of the development of nursing and midwifery research and the impact on changes in the profession will be covered. The …


Discharge Medication Education Tool To Improve Patient Retention And Adherence, Stephanie R. Wooten, Kristen Nall Jul 2018

Discharge Medication Education Tool To Improve Patient Retention And Adherence, Stephanie R. Wooten, Kristen Nall

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The aim of this project is to test the effectiveness of a discharge medication education tool and teaching method on patient medication adherence, retention, and understanding of inpatient discharge medications. To verify the use of a tool that can be used universally for discharge patient medication education.


Evaluation Of Contraceptive Use Among Women Of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria, Onyinye Lois Chimodo Jul 2018

Evaluation Of Contraceptive Use Among Women Of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria, Onyinye Lois Chimodo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Family Planning is one of the effective measures to reduce Maternal and Child morbidity and mortality in the developing world. This work looks at level of awareness of contraceptives of women, which contraceptive they use most, at what parity they consider contraception and factors that affect uptake of contraceptive methods.


Spirituality In Nursing: Faculty-Student Collaboration, Ma Vanessa S. Mabazza, Manju N. Daniel Jul 2018

Spirituality In Nursing: Faculty-Student Collaboration, Ma Vanessa S. Mabazza, Manju N. Daniel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Recognizing that nursing students face challenging, life-and-death situations in the clinical settings, it is important for faculty and nursing students to collaborate to identify ways to address spirituality in order to promote holistic concept in nursing. The Nurses Christian Fellowship group has been identified as a support group.


Cultural Stressors Described By Latina Young Women Living In A Tumultuous Sociopolitical Climate, Allison Mccord Stafford, Silvia M. Bigatti, Claire Draucker Jul 2018

Cultural Stressors Described By Latina Young Women Living In A Tumultuous Sociopolitical Climate, Allison Mccord Stafford, Silvia M. Bigatti, Claire Draucker

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This poster describes the results of a qualitative study exploring the common stressors experienced by contemporary Latina young women living in the United States during a tumultuous sociopolitical climate.


Aligning An Online Educational Activity With Qsen Competencies To Bridge The Leadership Practice Gap, Sarah E. Abel, Matthew S. Howard, Elizabeth A. Madigan Jul 2018

Aligning An Online Educational Activity With Qsen Competencies To Bridge The Leadership Practice Gap, Sarah E. Abel, Matthew S. Howard, Elizabeth A. Madigan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) developed an online Nurse Manager Certificate Program (NMCP) that aligned the QSEN competencies and The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Nurse Manager Competencies. This process allowed for a bridge between academic program curriculum and the practice setting.


Increasing Awareness: Does Early Childhood Drug Education Provide Diversion From Using Drugs And/Or Alcohol?, Megan Bailey, Shelby Wasson, Brilynn Roberts, Toni Morris, Deborah Sue Judge Jul 2018

Increasing Awareness: Does Early Childhood Drug Education Provide Diversion From Using Drugs And/Or Alcohol?, Megan Bailey, Shelby Wasson, Brilynn Roberts, Toni Morris, Deborah Sue Judge

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In the U.S., nearly 2,200 youth (ages 12 - 17) abuse prescription painkillers each day with illegal drug use being the second leading cause of accidental death for this age group. Research supports school-based education as an intervention to discourage substance abuse however evidence-based content and standardization is lacking.


Acculturation Of Healthy, College-Educated, Female, Diaspora Immigrants From Five English-Speaking Countries Including Australia, Cheryl Zlotnick, Laura Dryjanska Jul 2018

Acculturation Of Healthy, College-Educated, Female, Diaspora Immigrants From Five English-Speaking Countries Including Australia, Cheryl Zlotnick, Laura Dryjanska

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This cross-sectional study compared acculturation in healthy, college-educated women from English-Speaking Countries (i.e., Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States). It found no differences by country of origin in the level of acculturation measured by self-identity, having met expectations and language proficiency.


A Relativist Conceptual Model For Assessing Multiple Stakeholders Perceived Needs, Matthew D. Ankers Jul 2018

A Relativist Conceptual Model For Assessing Multiple Stakeholders Perceived Needs, Matthew D. Ankers

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The poster presents a conceptual model for assessing need in multiple stakeholder groups. The model adopts a relativists position by identifying distinct stakeholder groups and investigates their shared reality through survey or interviews. Once assessed, the conceptual model can determine where views meet, diverge and be negotiated between groups.


Predictors Affecting Therapeutic Adherence In The Hypertensive Afro-Caribbean Populations In South Florida, Jamelah A. Morton, Claudette Rose Chin Jul 2018

Predictors Affecting Therapeutic Adherence In The Hypertensive Afro-Caribbean Populations In South Florida, Jamelah A. Morton, Claudette Rose Chin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This is a predictive qualitative study aimed at evaluating the predictors of adherence in hypertensive management among the Afro-Caribbean population residing in South Florida. It may present a broader understanding of factors that influence adherence to treatment of hypertension and may provide future assessments of treatment adherence among this population.


How Effective Is Intravenous Ketamine Compared To No Medication/Placebo In Reducing Suicidal Ideations In Adults?, Elena Kirilova Taneva-Cholakova Jul 2018

How Effective Is Intravenous Ketamine Compared To No Medication/Placebo In Reducing Suicidal Ideations In Adults?, Elena Kirilova Taneva-Cholakova

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Suicide is a major public health problem with limited pharmacological options to treat acute risk. Every 40 seconds someone in the world commits suicide, WHO says. Lately, the dissociative anaesthetic Ketamine, has been studied as a potential short-acting treatment for suicidal ideations. Although promising, the available literature is still inconclusive.


Nursing Students' Perceptions And Beliefs About Immunizations, Kathryn Lucette Wilson, Jennifer Sjostedt Avery Jul 2018

Nursing Students' Perceptions And Beliefs About Immunizations, Kathryn Lucette Wilson, Jennifer Sjostedt Avery

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Immunizations have changed the face of health care, yet vaccine hesitancy is rising. Nurses have great influence over vaccine decisions. Nursing students' perceptions and beliefs about immunizations and the diseases they aim to prevent were explored. Results contribute to known beliefs and can contribute to improvements in nursing education.


Integrative Review Of Cyber Dating Abuse In College Students, Linden Wu, Elizabeth A. Schlenk, Jocelyn Anderson, Elizabeth Miller, Mary Lou Klem Jul 2018

Integrative Review Of Cyber Dating Abuse In College Students, Linden Wu, Elizabeth A. Schlenk, Jocelyn Anderson, Elizabeth Miller, Mary Lou Klem

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Cyber dating abuse (CDA) is a complex dating abuse nexus including, but not limited to stalking, sexual harassment, psychological harm, or emotional harm perpetrated via technology. Up to 74.1% of college students report CDA. Participants will be able to describe the current terminologies, theories, and measures regarding CDA.


Chronic Disease Prevention: African Americans Who Live In Food Desert Using Access, Training, Education (Ate), Regina Leonard Jul 2018

Chronic Disease Prevention: African Americans Who Live In Food Desert Using Access, Training, Education (Ate), Regina Leonard

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

A discussion on the behavioral intervention which set out to modify diets and educate on preventable chronic diseases for the low-income African Americans who reside Washington, DC's largest food desert.


Improving International Educated Nurse's Nclex-Rn First-Attempt Pass Rates, Confidence, And Clinical Judgment, Michele Steinbeck Jul 2018

Improving International Educated Nurse's Nclex-Rn First-Attempt Pass Rates, Confidence, And Clinical Judgment, Michele Steinbeck

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of the research study is to describe the impact of implementing a 12-week online NCLEX online preparation guided by a master or doctoral prepared ATI nurse educator coach. The goal is to improve clinical judgment, confidence levels, and first-time pass rates for IEN.


The Nurse Leadership Academy Experience: Taking Nursing Leadership To The Next Level!, Karen M. Beranek Jul 2018

The Nurse Leadership Academy Experience: Taking Nursing Leadership To The Next Level!, Karen M. Beranek

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will focus on the MCHNLA, describing objectives, design, and benefits derived from participation in the Academy. Graduates cite many examples of how this experience translated to increased leadership effectiveness, positive organizational changes, career advancements, and improved patient care.


Effects Of Analgesics And Virtual Reality Therapy On Patients' Pain And Anxiety In Changing Dressing, Yi-Kang Wan, Chen-Xi Lin, Jen-Jiuan Liaw Jul 2018

Effects Of Analgesics And Virtual Reality Therapy On Patients' Pain And Anxiety In Changing Dressing, Yi-Kang Wan, Chen-Xi Lin, Jen-Jiuan Liaw

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

There was used composite approach to pain control in deep skin damage patients, but still more than 50% patients complain that pain control is unsatisfactory. The result showed that combine use of analgesics and VR therapy is more effective than use analgesics only on pain relieving during wound dressings change.


Transition Success Of Nurses From Clinical Settings To The Academy: An Integrative Review, Lore Dionne Candelaria Jul 2018

Transition Success Of Nurses From Clinical Settings To The Academy: An Integrative Review, Lore Dionne Candelaria

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This review has identified a need for programs that move beyond orientation and include intensive on-boarding to support the successful transition of nurse clinicians to the academy.


Case Management For Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure And Diabetes: Integrated Case Management Model Evaluation, Khalilah M. Mccants Jul 2018

Case Management For Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure And Diabetes: Integrated Case Management Model Evaluation, Khalilah M. Mccants

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Integrated Case Management Model versus treatment as usual (TAU) for patients diagnosed with heart failure and diabetes. Does implementation of the Integrated Case Management Model reduce unplanned 30-day readmissions for diabetic patients with heart failure compared to treatment as usual (TAU)?


According To Nanda Diagnosis And Nic, Administration Nursing Care Of Patient With Congenital Esophageal Atresia, Aylin Akca Sumengen Jul 2018

According To Nanda Diagnosis And Nic, Administration Nursing Care Of Patient With Congenital Esophageal Atresia, Aylin Akca Sumengen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In this study, given a 5 month 27 day old nursing care patient with esophageal atresia, laryngeal cleft, and congenital tracheobronchomalacia, for whom a nursing care was planned and applied based on NANDA nursing diagnoses, NIC nursing initiatives and NOC results during their intensive care unit stay.


Psychometric Testing Of A New Instrument To Measure Writing Self-Efficacy: A Proposed Mixed-Methods Delphi Study, Kim M. Mitchell, Diana E. Mcmillan, Michelle M. Lobchuk, Nathan C. Nickel Jul 2018

Psychometric Testing Of A New Instrument To Measure Writing Self-Efficacy: A Proposed Mixed-Methods Delphi Study, Kim M. Mitchell, Diana E. Mcmillan, Michelle M. Lobchuk, Nathan C. Nickel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This poster will describe a proposed research study to develop and test a new instrument to measure writing self-efficacy for its factor structure, reliability and validity. The method proposed is a mixed-method Delphi approach.


Expert Nursing Care: Perinatal Palliative Care During Labour, Delivery, And The Recovery Period, Chloe L. Shindruk, Genevieve Thompson, Susan Mcclement, Christina West, Mike Harlos Jul 2018

Expert Nursing Care: Perinatal Palliative Care During Labour, Delivery, And The Recovery Period, Chloe L. Shindruk, Genevieve Thompson, Susan Mcclement, Christina West, Mike Harlos

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Some infants are expected to be born still or only to live for minutes to hours after birth. This presentation will provide a description of a qualitative research study investigating the expert nursing care of families who experience perinatal loss and receive perinatal palliative care during labour, delivery, and recovery.


Needs' Assessment Of Self-Management With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kang-Hua Chen, Nien-Chen Yao Jul 2018

Needs' Assessment Of Self-Management With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kang-Hua Chen, Nien-Chen Yao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

We expect the findings of this study will draw attendees' attention to the needs and influential factors of self-management for patients with COPD, as well as helping healthcare professionals understand the importance of educating family members and discussing the benefits of self-management.