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Change In Caregiving Activities In Preterm Infants Over The First 14 Days Of Life, Debra H. Brandon, Ashlee Vance Jul 2017

Change In Caregiving Activities In Preterm Infants Over The First 14 Days Of Life, Debra H. Brandon, Ashlee Vance

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

High-risk term and preterm infants are most vulnerable to an altered microbiome due to the atypical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) environment. This study described the frequency and changes in caregiving activities that have the potential to alter the development of the skin, gut, and pulmonary microbiome.


A Description Of Work Processes Used By Clinical Nurse Specialists (Cns) To Improve Patient Outcomes, Janet S. Fulton, Ann M. Mayo, Jane A. Walker, Linda Diann Urden Jul 2017

A Description Of Work Processes Used By Clinical Nurse Specialists (Cns) To Improve Patient Outcomes, Janet S. Fulton, Ann M. Mayo, Jane A. Walker, Linda Diann Urden

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study identified processes used by CNs working in different settings to improve clinical outcomes. Findings demonstrated that CNS practice is situational and contextual; processes used to gain trust, solve problems, and communicate with other disciplines, when done well, are highly effective and often invisible.


Human Factors Engineering In Healthcare, Priyadarshini Pennathur Jul 2017

Human Factors Engineering In Healthcare, Priyadarshini Pennathur

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Health care work systems are complex, Human factors engineering is a scientific discipline concerned with matching people’s capabilities and limitations to design through application of scientific principles and methods. Human factors principles must be considered and used in health care systems around the world.


Nurse Entrepreneurship: Where Nursing Research Meets Opportunity, Kenneth W. Dion Jul 2017

Nurse Entrepreneurship: Where Nursing Research Meets Opportunity, Kenneth W. Dion

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Nurses are the source of many revolutionary innovations. All too often, non-nurses reap the profits from nursing innovation. The session is for nurses and nurse researchers interested in exploring commercializing their efforts. Many of the topics covered in this session are transferable to the research grant application process.


Tribal College Students' Access To And Use Of Mobile Communication And Technology For Health Information, Jo Ann Walsh Dotson, Lonnie A. Nelson Jul 2017

Tribal College Students' Access To And Use Of Mobile Communication And Technology For Health Information, Jo Ann Walsh Dotson, Lonnie A. Nelson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Cellphones and personal computers have become popular mechanisms for delivering and monitoring health information and education, including the delivery of tobacco-cessation education and support. This study documented the availability and use of mobile communication and technology by tribal college students in Montana.


Exploring Faculty-Student Relationships And Their Implications For Persistence In African American Senior Nursing Students, Yolanda M. Nelson Jul 2017

Exploring Faculty-Student Relationships And Their Implications For Persistence In African American Senior Nursing Students, Yolanda M. Nelson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Factors contribute to low academic achievement and frustration among African American students, which, in turn, negatively affect their persistence (Simmons, 2010). A phenomenological approach was utilized to explore African American female nursing students' perceptions of faculty-student relationships and their implications for persistence.


Using Storytelling To Teach Sbar As A Crucial Conversation Skill To Improve Patient Safety, Gwen D. Sherwood, Jen-Huei (Vicky) Yeh Jul 2017

Using Storytelling To Teach Sbar As A Crucial Conversation Skill To Improve Patient Safety, Gwen D. Sherwood, Jen-Huei (Vicky) Yeh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Health professionals must use critical language in communicating across the healthcare team to improve outcomes. This session will report learner outcomes from developing ISBAR communication from a clinical story to simulate a real-time communication with another provider, assess their effectiveness using a rubric, and complete a short survey.


Quality Of Care At Primary Healthcare Facilities: Perceptions Of Tuberculosis And Hiv Co-Infected Patients, Deliwe Rene Phetlhu, Siphokazi Mngcozelo, Million S. Bimerew, Joliana Selma Phillips Jul 2017

Quality Of Care At Primary Healthcare Facilities: Perceptions Of Tuberculosis And Hiv Co-Infected Patients, Deliwe Rene Phetlhu, Siphokazi Mngcozelo, Million S. Bimerew, Joliana Selma Phillips

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Providing quality health services is of utmost importance in improving South Africa"s poor health outcomes in addition to restoring patient and staff confidence in the healthcare system. Therefore, understanding how the clients perceive the services they receive is critical for nurses" planning, organizing, and implementing nursing processes.


Incorporating Wellness Into Nursing Education, Kate E. Gawlik Jul 2017

Incorporating Wellness Into Nursing Education, Kate E. Gawlik

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Current nursing pedagogy lacks integration of student wellness and self- care. This presentation will discuss innovative ways to incorporate wellness and self-care into nursing education as well as discuss the central role of nursing leadership in population health promotion and chronic disease prevention.


Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy Sustainable Advancements In Nursing Education - Part 2: Leadership Mentoring, Outcomes & Impact, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Jodie C. Gary, Larry Z. Slater, Carolyn Hart, Jackie L. Michael, Barbara J. Patterson Jul 2017

Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy Sustainable Advancements In Nursing Education - Part 2: Leadership Mentoring, Outcomes & Impact, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Jodie C. Gary, Larry Z. Slater, Carolyn Hart, Jackie L. Michael, Barbara J. Patterson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Developing effective and successful leaders in nursing education requires intentionally guided self-awareness and behavioral change. The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy provides an intense personal and professional development experience designed to foster career success, promote nurse faculty retention, and cultivate high-performing supportive work environments in academe.


Social Networking For Improved Maternal Child Health In Rural Settings, Autumn L. Argent, Erika Ruth Gavenus Jul 2017

Social Networking For Improved Maternal Child Health In Rural Settings, Autumn L. Argent, Erika Ruth Gavenus

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will cover key qualitative aspects of developing a social networking nutrition program for the improvement of maternal child health outcomes in rural and remote settings.


Parental Readiness For Infant Safe-Sleep Interventions, Kimberly T. Hodges Jul 2017

Parental Readiness For Infant Safe-Sleep Interventions, Kimberly T. Hodges

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Readiness to execute infant safe-sleep behaviors during the first year of life impacts infant mortality rates. This study found that beliefs regarding infant safety and improved health for the infant, influence of the mother"s significant other, and ability to limit caregivers in the first year of life supported parental readiness.


Impact Of Social Support And Stress On Blood Pressure Among West African Immigrants, Ruth-Alma N. Turkson-Ocran, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Ozioma A. Amadi Jul 2017

Impact Of Social Support And Stress On Blood Pressure Among West African Immigrants, Ruth-Alma N. Turkson-Ocran, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Ozioma A. Amadi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Cardiovascular health may be influenced by stress and social support. However, this relationship has not been examined in African immigrants to the United States. The relationship between perceived stress, social support. and mean systolic blood pressure was examined in a sample of West African immigrants living in Atlanta, Georgia.


Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Practice Checklist To Reduce 30-Day Readmission For Patients With Heart Failure, Susan Giscombe, Diana Lyn Baptiste, Melissa Jones Holley Jul 2017

Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Practice Checklist To Reduce 30-Day Readmission For Patients With Heart Failure, Susan Giscombe, Diana Lyn Baptiste, Melissa Jones Holley

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Readmissions for patients with heart failure are an ongoing concern for hospitals, healthcare policymakers, patients, and families. Clinicians must provide care that is safe and focuses on quality. This presentation will discuss an evidence-based discharge checklist used to reduce 30-day readmissions for patients with heart failure.


New Jersey-Bermuda Perianesthesia Nursing Collaborative, Linda Wilson, Helen S. Kane Jul 2017

New Jersey-Bermuda Perianesthesia Nursing Collaborative, Linda Wilson, Helen S. Kane

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This session will present the New Jersey-Bermuda Perianesthesia Nursing Collaborative, a professional specialty nursing collaboration between perianesthesia nurses in New Jersey and in Bermuda. Collaboration initiation and ongoing activities will be presented along with challenges and successes of the program.


The Home Birth Summits: Finding Common Ground To Transform Policy And Practice, Judith A. Lothian Jul 2017

The Home Birth Summits: Finding Common Ground To Transform Policy And Practice, Judith A. Lothian

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The Home Birth Summits in the U.S. included all home-birth stakeholders to achieve the goal of finding common ground. The nine common ground statements that resulted have begun a transformation of policy and practice. This session will discuss the process of finding common ground and the outcomes that were achieved.


Findings From The Building Healthy Academic Communities Million Hearts Challenge Program, Megan E. Amaya Jul 2017

Findings From The Building Healthy Academic Communities Million Hearts Challenge Program, Megan E. Amaya

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Cardiovascular disease (CV) is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. The Million Hearts initiative emphasizes evidence-based interventions and education to increase healthy lifestyles to reduce morbidity and mortality. This study investigates the relationships of online, educational modules on participant health outcomes, behaviors and stress.


"Patient-Reported Outcome Measures" Enhance The Nursing Process And Patient-Centered Care In Heart Failure, Marguerite M. Russo Jul 2017

"Patient-Reported Outcome Measures" Enhance The Nursing Process And Patient-Centered Care In Heart Failure, Marguerite M. Russo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

"Patient-reported outcome measures" contribute unique findings to inform the nursing process and patient-centered heart failure treatment. Care quality opportunities identified in this sample included multidimensional symptom management, functional support, disease and treatment education, and advance care planning, all components of primary palliative care.


Cultural Humility And Nursing Education For Study Abroad Nursing Students, Dalit Wilhelm, Cheryl Zlotnick Jul 2017

Cultural Humility And Nursing Education For Study Abroad Nursing Students, Dalit Wilhelm, Cheryl Zlotnick

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Ethnocentrism influences our learning. Educators are challenged to address the lack of cultural humility in study abroad nursing students by finding methods to help them acclimate, learn, and function in practice. This project describes a program designed to support the evolution of students' understanding and relating to a different culture.


Disclosure Of Mental Health Symptoms: A Concept Analysis, Tamar U. Rodney Jul 2017

Disclosure Of Mental Health Symptoms: A Concept Analysis, Tamar U. Rodney

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The concept of disclosure have been defined to capture "a telling of the unknown". However the disclosure of feelings, emotions and concerns during a mental health interview captures new meaning because of the potential impact of having shared that information with a nurse.


Nurse Practitioner Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Regarding Lung Cancer Screening In The United States, Karen Kane Mcdonnell, Amy C. Dievendorf, Jan M. Eberth, Erica Sercy, Deborah Warden, Lauren Blew Jul 2017

Nurse Practitioner Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Regarding Lung Cancer Screening In The United States, Karen Kane Mcdonnell, Amy C. Dievendorf, Jan M. Eberth, Erica Sercy, Deborah Warden, Lauren Blew

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Lung cancer screening has been shown to reduce lung cancer related mortality by 20%. While screening can save lives, little is known about how it is perceived by primary care nurse practitioners. This mixed methods study will examine knowledge, attitudes and practices to reveal screening barriers among nurse practitioners.


Ihuman Project: Implementation And Evaluation Of Cloud-Based, Virtual-Patient, Case-Based Simulation, Elaine D. Kauschinger Jul 2017

Ihuman Project: Implementation And Evaluation Of Cloud-Based, Virtual-Patient, Case-Based Simulation, Elaine D. Kauschinger

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Research findings from a Duke University School of Nursing pilot project that incorporated a cloud-based, virtual-patient simulation learning platform, i-Human Patients (IHP), in two graduate advanced pathophysiology courses will be presented. Student survey results of experiences with IHP will also be discussed.


Barriers And Facilitators Of Couples' Hiv Testing And Counseling: Providers' Perceptions From An Hiv Epicenter, Natalie M. Leblanc Jul 2017

Barriers And Facilitators Of Couples' Hiv Testing And Counseling: Providers' Perceptions From An Hiv Epicenter, Natalie M. Leblanc

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will describe and synthesize findings from a study among U.S. healthcare providers (N=22) on the perceived barriers to and facilitators of couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC) in a U.S.-based clinical setting. Providers will offer their perspectives and recommendations for implementation.


Depression And Vitamin D3 Supplementation In Women With Type 2 Diabetes, Sue M. Penckofer Jul 2017

Depression And Vitamin D3 Supplementation In Women With Type 2 Diabetes, Sue M. Penckofer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Presentation will address the evidence regarding the role that vitamin D may play in depression and its symptoms, in addition to its impact on glycemic control. Finally, an ongoing randomized clinical trial examining varying doses of vitamin D for treatment of women with both of these conditions will be discussed.


Impact Of Health Literacy On Clinical Trial Enrollment For Breast Cancer Patients, Jessica Keim-Malpass, Christine Kennedy, Shayna Showalter, Aubrey Doede Jul 2017

Impact Of Health Literacy On Clinical Trial Enrollment For Breast Cancer Patients, Jessica Keim-Malpass, Christine Kennedy, Shayna Showalter, Aubrey Doede

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Health literacy, or the ability to obtain, appraise and integrate health-related knowledge, is recognized by the Institute of Medicine as an integral component of high-quality health care. In adults, limited health literacy can be a critical indicator of adverse health outcomes such as: diminished health-related knowledge, increased measures of morbidity, poor adherence to medication regimens, and high utilization of health care resources. It is estimated that 20 - 36% of all adults in the United States have limited health literacy, and that the prevalence rises to closer to 50% among those who are also from a low income background. …


A Mindfulness-Based Approach To Student Self-Care, Brenda Kucirka Jul 2017

A Mindfulness-Based Approach To Student Self-Care, Brenda Kucirka

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This experimental pilot study explored the effectiveness of an 8 week mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive behavioral intervention in impacting wellbeing among first semester junior nursing students. Findings indicate that MBSR and cognitive behavioral approaches are effective in supporting student wellbeing.


Promoting Healthy Behaviors In Nursing Students, Donna M. Callaghan Jul 2017

Promoting Healthy Behaviors In Nursing Students, Donna M. Callaghan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study investigated the effects of an educational intervention to promote healthy behaviors in nursing students. The findings of this study indicated that an intervention that focused on spiritual growth as the foundation of healthy behaviors resulted in more frequent practice of the healthy behaviors in nursing students.


Assessing Interprofessional Palliative Care Movie Simulation And Debriefing: A Multisite, Multinursing Track Perspective, Mary Val Palumbo, Kathleen Marie-Anne Huun Jul 2017

Assessing Interprofessional Palliative Care Movie Simulation And Debriefing: A Multisite, Multinursing Track Perspective, Mary Val Palumbo, Kathleen Marie-Anne Huun

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

A scripted movie of interprofessional teamwork (palliative care of an ALS patient) can provide simulation experience for various tracks of nursing (traditional BSN, LPN-BSN, and RN-BSN) via face-to-face or online delivery modes. Evidence of student satisfaction, self-confidence in learning, and perceived interprofessional competency can be achieved through this simulation modality.


The Use Of Donabedian Quality Model To Implement Quantification Of Blood Loss: Preventing Maternal Hemorrhage, Deborah Renee Jones Jul 2017

The Use Of Donabedian Quality Model To Implement Quantification Of Blood Loss: Preventing Maternal Hemorrhage, Deborah Renee Jones

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will discuss the significance of the obstetric hemorrhage globally. Secondly, a dialogue will be presented regarding the recognition of and response to an obstetric hemorrhage through simulation and quantification of blood loss by using Donabedian"s Quality Model.


Enhancing Health/Wellness Of Students, Faculty And Staff In Academic Settings: Evidence-Based Strategies For Success, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk Jul 2017

Enhancing Health/Wellness Of Students, Faculty And Staff In Academic Settings: Evidence-Based Strategies For Success, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This symposium will: discuss the state of population health, including nurses" health, and behaviors that prevent chronic conditions; describe innovative strategies to incorporate wellness into academic settings; explore the state of wellness among first year graduate health sciences students, and describe successful educational wellness programs for students, faculty and staff.