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Association Between Age-Related Hearing Loss And Disability In Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Tzu-Chia Lin, Miaofen Yen

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Purpose: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the loss of hearing or proportional to the degree of hearing impairment that gradually occurs as we grow older. ARHL management also consumes an increasing portion of healthcare expenditures given the rising mean age of people. Previous studies have investigated the association of ARHL and disability in older adults, but the results are inconsistent. However, identifying potentially modifiable risk factors such as hearing loss would provide a substantial public health benefit. Therefore, the aim of the study was to comprehensively evaluate the evidence connecting ARHL to disability in older adults.

Methods: Studies were identified …

The Power Over Pain Coaching Intervention Improves Functional Status In African Americans With Cancer Pain, April Vallerand, Susan M. Hasenau, Thomas Templin

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Purpose: Functional status, or the ability to carry out meaningful activities, is affected by pain intensity and the patient"s belief that they can control the pain to an extent that allows them to participate in those activities¹. African Americans have been found to have higher levels of pain, more pain-related distress, and lower functional status than their Caucasian non-ethnic cohorts^2,3,4. Pain-related distress has been shown to mediate the relationship between pain and function^5,6. Although pain-related distress is important and should be assessed in all patients with pain, designing interventions to decrease distress is challenging …

Orthorexia Nervosa And Its Relationship To Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors Among University Students In Southern California, Christine B. Costa, Kholoud Hardan-Khalil

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This study explores the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa and the relationship between obsessive-compulsive behaviors and orthorexia nervosa (ON) behaviors among female and male university students, a nonclinical population.

Development Trajectory Of A Fall Detection Device Involving Community-Dwelling Older People, Friederike J. S. Thilo, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Ruud J. G. Halfens, Sabine Hahn

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore and consider the needs, requirements, feasibility and usability aspects of daily life from the perspective of community-dwelling older people, by involving them interactively in the development of a wearable fall detection sensor, including its smartphone application.

Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was chosen. Community-dwelling older people, 75 years and older, were involved in two stages of device development using the theoretical framework of Shah et al. (2009). They were involved in the device design and mock-up evaluation stage and in the real field prototype testing stage of the fall detection device. …

Mental Injury: Exploring The Factors Related To Abusive Behavior Among Health Professionals, Leah Adeline Phillips

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Purpose: In Canada, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) are a self - regulated profession; they are accountable to the public, the profession, to other members of the healthcare team, and to their employers. LPNs work as part of health care teams that include Registered Nurses, Physicians, Allied Health Professionals, and unregulated care providers.

"Mental injury (or mental suffering) is harm to a person(s) for which some other person(s) is held responsible in whole or in part. It can take the form of either mental distress or mental illness. Mental injury results from negligent, reckless or intentional acts, or omissions" (Samra, 2009). …

Determining The Level Of Engagement In The Ohio State University Wellness Innovator Program, Megan E. Amaya

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Background: A wellness champion team is an essential component of a worksite wellness program initiative. The role of the wellness champion team is to communicate, participate in, motivate colleagues, and support the worksite wellness program. Champions are often the "voice of the employee" for wellness offering considerations. However, very little is known about the impact and level of participant engagement of these teams. Developed 4 years ago under the direction of the University Chief Wellness Officer, the wellness team at a large academic institution in the United States includes 500 faculty/staff members who are Wellness Innovators from across the …

Green Care As Psychosocial Intervention For Depressive Symptoms: What Might Be The Active Ingredients?, Rebecca Elizabeth Salomon, Alison Duncan Salomon, Linda S. Beeber

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Background: Green care is an umbrella term for psychosocial interventions that integrate biotic and abiotic elements of nature to promote an individual"s health and well-being (Haubenhofer, Elings, Hassink, & Hine, 2010). Green care interventions include animal assisted therapy, therapeutic horticulture, care farming, and others (Sempik, Hine, & Wilcox, 2010). A variety of green care interventions are used in countries such as Finland, Norway, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, indicating its capacity for cultural diversity and sensitivity (Annerstedt & Währborg, 2011; Haubenhofer et al., 2010). Some green care therapies, such as community gardening, can be used as …

Fact-Finding Survey Of Defecation Behavior In Young Japanese Adults, Megumi Katayama, Yoko Aso, Aki Ibe, Osamu Katayama, Hiroko Matsuzawa

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The postures that individuals adopt when independently performing defecation behavior, and behaviors that have been devised to facilitate defecation remain unclear. The purpose of this survey was to clarify the state of defecation behavior and coping behavior for constipation in young adults.

Does A Culturally Infused High-Fidelity Human Simulation (Hfhs) Scenario Accurately Depict The Culture?, Ruth E. Irwin

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Purpose: The United States (U.S.) is rapidly becoming a multi-cultural, pluralistic society. The U.S. Census current U. S. Census (2010) reported that 72% of the US population origins were from White European ancestry, 14% from African ancestry, 17.3 % from Hispanic Ancestry, 4.8% from Asian Ancestry and 0.9% Native American ancestry. The U.S. Census (2010) projects for the year 2020, 53% will be from White European decent and there will be a threefold increase in the Hispanic American and Asian American population. Providing culturally competent care in the 21^st century is critical to excellent patient outcomes.This study sought to …

Measuring The Effect Of A Nurse Residency Program On Person-Organizational Enculturation, Laurie Ecoff, Kim Reina Failla, Jaynelle F. Stichler

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Purpose: This completed study describes the effects of a structured Nurse Residency Program featuring reflective learning on nurses" organizational enculturation from Year 1 (Y1) to Year 2 (Y2).

It has been reported that 6% of new graduate nurses leave the profession within their first year of practice because of job dissatisfaction, poor transition from the student role to the work environment, poor social integration within the work unit, concerns about their competency levels, and poor coping and self-efficacy (Kramer, Halfer, Maguire & Schmalenberg, 2012). Nurse Residency Programs (NRPs) have been viewed as an effective way to prepared and new nurse …

What Do Nursing Students Know About The Homeless And Their Care Experiences? A Qualitative Study, Kim Schafer Astroth, Cindy H. Kerber, Sheryl Henry Jenkins, Wendy M. Woith

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Purpose: The purposes of this qualitative study were to: a) explore the attitudes and knowledge of nursing students regarding the homeless, b) describe their experiences with the homeless, c) examine their perceptions of nursing care of the homeless, and d) identify possible strategies for teaching nursing students about care of the homeless. Vulnerable populations, especially homeless people, may be particularly at risk for experiencing uncivil behavior from nurses. Studies have demonstrated that homeless people believe they are not treated as well as others when seeking healthcare; they have reported experiencing incivility and lack of compassion by nurses. These nursing behaviors …

Making A Mentoring Match: Advancing The Profession Trough Communication, Matthew S. Howard, Margarett Alexandre, Robin Bartlett, Mary Lou Bond, Patricia Mary Davidson, Kathleen Flores Eviza, Geralyn M. Frandsen, Carole Marie Kulik, Claudia Kam Yuk Lai, Lois Sarah Marshall, Karen H. Morin, Larry Z. Slater, Mary G. Heitschmidt

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Purpose:

The purpose of this project was to use technology to provide an avenue for nurses from different geographical backgrounds to stay connected and provide support in a way that has not been done before. A new web-based technology has allowed experienced nurses to connect and mentor or coach new nurses to support their transition into their current practice.

Relevance/ Significance:

Globally, the populations of the world are experiencing poor access to care, insufficient resources, and nursing shortages of overwhelming proportion. The integration of best available evidence is associated with improved patient outcomes, reduced treatment costs and need for clinical …

Teaching To Develop A View Of Life And Death In Nursing Students, Chiaki Otsuka, Mari Hirota, Sachiko Teraoka, Misae Ito

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Purpose: As Japanese society increasingly ages, in 2025 it is estimated that deaths will reach a yearly figure of 1,600,000. Against this background, the Japanese Ministry of Science and Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has established as goals for students graduating from college nursing programs that they should have the ability to relieve and reduce suffering at the end of life, respect, support and be able to offer advice to the dying on an individual basis. This paper clarifies an educational project seeking to develop a view of life and death and foster the ability to support and care …

An Emergency Department Nurse-Led Educational Intervention Of Bystander Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation In The Homeless Community, Caroline Warren, Diana Lyn Baptiste

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Purpose: An estimated 360,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OCHAs) occur each year in the United States. Individuals living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods and members of the homeless population are at a higher risk for death due to cardiovascular complications. Homeless individuals experience cardiovascular deaths at a higher rate due to inequities related to a lack of access to preventative and routine health care. According the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, there are 7,856 individuals who are without homes in Maryland. Of the individuals experiencing homelessness in Maryland, 22% are considered habitually homeless and demonstrate a high burden of disease …

Using Team Stepps To Improve Teamwork And Collaboration In The Emergency Department, Melissa A. Pollard, Elizabeth Cummings

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This session will address an education initiative to promote the adoption of Team STEPPS tools in our emergency department. The goal of this project was to create a healthy work environment that embraces Team STEPPS tools in day to day work flow. Our Emergency Department underwent an unprecedented turn-over in staff, including a new contracted team of Emergency providers, resulting in many changes in work flow, throughput and communication. The retirement of the longtime nurse manager also prompted changes in management structure, with additional senior nurse turnover. With the many changes, it was noted that collaboration and communication among staff …

The Association Of Health Literacy, Understanding Of Health Information, And Food Choice In Female Caregivers, Sukhee Ahn, Jiwon Oh, Jisoon Kim, Seyeon Park, Hyeji Yoo

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Purpose: Female caregivers play an important role to take care of their family health and food choice when one of family members is sick. Caregivers with inadequate health literacy skills have been shown to have poorer understanding of anticipatory guidance such as healthy food choice. Little is known about the relationships among health literacy, understanding of health information, and food choice in female caregivers at hospitals. This study was to explore the relationships among health literacy, understanding of health information, and food choice in female caregivers of adult patients in Korea.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional survey design, 217 female caregivers …

The Association Of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, Procedural Pain, And Bonding In Preterm Neonates, Dorothy Evadne Forde, Danilo Boskovic, Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, Danilyn Mag-Akat Angeles, Douglas D. Deming, Raylene Phillips

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Purpose: To examine the association of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on energy utilization and procedural pain as evidenced by altered biochemical markers of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation, (hypoxanthine (Hx), xanthine (Xa), and uric acid (UA) and oxidative stress (allantoin).

Background: Premature infants admitted to the NICU are at a high risk of suffering the consequences of early maternal separation due to their physiological and metabolic immaturity. Bonding processes of mother and infant may also be at risk from early maternal separation. Consequently, infants become vulnerable to a myriad of internal and external events that increase energy loss. Three …

Making Your Research More Robust With Implementation Science, Linda Costa, Marianne Weiss, Kathleen L. Bobay, Ronda Hughes, Susan A. Nuccio, Sarah J. Bahr, Danielle M. Siclovan

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Purpose: Implementation science is the study of methods, interventions, and variables that promote uptake and use of research and other evidence-based practices by organization with the goal of improving health care quality. This study applies the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and its constructs to describe the implementation experiences of 34 Magnet hospitals in the United States and Saudi Arabia participating in the Readiness Evaluation and Discharge Intervention (READI) Study. The READI study seeks to implement discharge readiness as a standard of nursing practice. The study has three phases: Phase 1 nurses perspective of discharge readiness, Phase 2 patient …

Experiences Of Women With Physical Disabilities Related To Pregnancy, Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Monika Mitra, Lisa I. Iezzoni, Linda Long-Bellil, Lauren D. Smith

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Purpose: The purpose of this IRB-approved study was to explore the pregnancy-related experiences of women with physical disabilities by obtaining their descriptions and perceptions of their experiences during the perinatal period as well as their recommendations for obstetric clinicians to improve perinatal care of women with physical disabilities. This study is significant because generations of women with disabilities have experienced barriers to health care, including in accessible offices, problematic interactions with health care providers and negative responses related to pregnancy and childbearing from health care professionals and others (Iezzoni, wint, Smeltzer & Ecker, 2015; Mitra, Long-Bellil, Smeltzer, & Iezzoni, 2015). …

Lessons Learned In Creating Evidence-Based Electronic Oncology Care Plans, Meghan Coleman, Karen J. Hammelef

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The delivery of patient-facing treatment summaries and symptom management care plans has been an important step forward in the provision of evidence-based, patient-centered cancer care. This has also been accelerated by the Institute of Medicine"s recommendation to address the quality chasm in oncology care. Studies of the use of evidence-based electronic care plans in the cancer population have demonstrated an improvement in the overall patient care experience, decreased negative outcomes, and enhanced physician/patient communication. Electronic delivery of these plans can streamline the documentation process, provide an overview of the patient"s care in one concise document, and enhance provider and patient …

Psychometric Properties Of The Problem-Solving Inventory In Caregivers Of Persons With Memory Loss, Meihua Ji, Susan M. Sereika, Jeffrey M. Rohay, Judith A. Erlen

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (reliability, factor structure and validity) of the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) among informal caregivers of community-dwelling persons with memory loss.

De-Stigmatization Of Mental Illness And Addiction Requires Increased Content In Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Globally, Arlene E. Kent-Wilkinson, Leigh Blaney, Marlee Groening, Elaine E. Santa Mina, Carmen Rodrigue, Carmen Hust

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Problem: In 2017, stigma towards persons with mental health conditions and addiction still occurs around the world, unconfined by demographics or national boundaries. Societal stigma towards persons with mental health conditions and addiction remains an overwhelming barrier to safe, comprehensive mental health assessment and care. Issue of project: Canadian undergraduate nursing curricula contains limited mental health and addiction content in some nursing education programs. Furthermore, nurse educators may perpetuate societal stigma if their programs do not expose students enough to persons and families experiencing mental health conditions and addictions. Brief description/ Background: Mental health conditions and addictions persist as serious …

Quality Enhancement Plan: Interprofessional Educational Program To Improve Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy In Scholarly Written Communication, Jeanette Lee Plodek, Lela Hobby-Burns, Linda C. Tibbits, Rustian C. Phelps

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Introduction: Effective communication is essential in business and academia for professional success. RN-BSN students struggle with scholarly composition as a result of limited formal writing opportunities during their prior studies. A collaborative interprofessional education effort is described to improve students" professional writing skills.

Methods: After assessing observational qualitative data from Nursing, English and Writing Lab faculty, two (2) online, 7-week, asynchronous, 1-credit hour courses were developed and implemented. Both courses are instructed by English or Writing Lab faculty. To promote content alignment Nursing faculty are ‘guest instructors" in the course.

The first course is co-requisite with the introductory course in …

Identifying Acute Cardiac Deterioration In A Critical Care Setting And Establishing A New Recognition Protocol, Sarah A. Power

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Background: The early detection of clinical signs indicating cardiac deterioration can reduce the risk of adverse outcomes (Jones et al., 2013). Worsening physiological symptoms can easily go overlooked or unmanaged, if professionals are not educated properly. When these symptoms are not addressed, patients can experience treatment delays and mortality (Preece et al., 2012). The early detection of cardiac deterioration"s clinical signs can reduce the risk worsening condition, or death. Defining a unit protocol for nurses would allow a systematic way to evaluate patients and their health status.

Objectives: The purpose of an integrative literature review was to identify signs and …

Helping Relationships Intervention Enhances Health-Promoting Lifestyle And Quality Of Life, Miaofen Yen, Shu-Mei Chao

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Purpose: This study examined the effects of a targeted helping relationships strategies improved quality of life, health-promoting lifestyle behaviors, renal protection knowledge, and physical indicators of patients with early CKD.Helping relationships from significant others, including understanding, caring and coach to assist people to act and maintain health promotion, which is a positive behavior to prevent disease or solve health problems for increasing health and approach to wellness. The trans-theoretical model (TTM) has become increasingly influential as a framework for understanding health-related behavior and directing efforts in health promotion. Whether helping relationships from significant others of TTM are effectively associated with …

Need For Mental Health And Addiction Curriculum In Undergraduate Nursing Education In Canada And Globally, Arlene E. Kent-Wilkinson, Leigh Blaney, Marlee Groening, Elaine E. Santa Mina, Carmen Rodrigue, Carmen Hust

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Purpose: Mental health and addiction conditions persist in 2017 as serious health concerns that affect the lives of one in every five Canadians and their families. Nurses, as the largest group of health care providers are significant stakeholders in meeting the mental health and addiction care needs of citizens globally. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of inclusion of mental health and addiction content in the curricula of all undergraduate nursing programs, addressing the need for entry-to-practice competencies; and, discussing the responsibility of nursing education and professional associations.

Need/Issue: The complexity of concurrent disorders supports the …

The Opportunity For The Clinical Nurse Leader Role In Transitional Care Leadership, Pamela Kohlbry, Joann Daugherty, Joy A. Gorzeman, Joseph A. Parker

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The purpose of this presentation is to describe the opportunity for leadership of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) in transitional care. Leadership in transitional care is often missing resulting in any number of healthcare challenges related to errors and quality. For example, fragmentation and specialization result in problems in patient safety, medication administration, patient education, patient follow up, and gaps in communication. Typically, it is the chronically ill with the highest potential for frequent hospital visits due to the complexity of their healthcare illnesses. These hospital visits increase when there is miscommunication, breakdown in follow up, and/or lack of patient …

The Antimicrobial Effects Of Water-Soluble Essential Oils In The Nursing Practice, Yuka Saeki, Kimiko Akamatsu

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Purpose: Essential oils have been widely applied for a variety of purposes. Essential oils often have antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties^1-3). When essential oils are applied as spray in daily life with the intention of removing microorganisms, they have to be dissolved in alcohol at first followed by water. In this case, it can’t be clear if antimicrobial effect could be caused by essential oils or alcohol. Therefore, this study was designed to clarify the antimcrobial effect of water-soluble essential oils dissolved with an emulsifier and investigate an application in nursing practice.

Methods:  Antimicrobial effect …

Psychological Distress Among Adolescents In Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, And Sri Lanka, Heeyoung Lee, Eun Young Lee

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The purpose of this study was to explore psychological distress and examine the relationship between distress and individual, family, and school factors among adolescents in Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Intervention strategies to promote mental health among adolescents will be discussed.

Peruvian, Spanish, And American Nursing Faculty Attitudes To Caring For People Living With Hiv/Aids, Juan M. Leyva-Moral, Patrick Albert Palmieri, David Morina-Soler, Sandra Kay Cesario, Maria Feijoo-Cid, Patricia Noemi Piscoya-Angeles, Nataly Julissa Membrillo-Pillpe, Joan Elaine Edwards

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Introduction: Nurses acquire knowledge from biological, psychological and social sciences, with a special emphasis in the human sciences resulting in the ontological conception of caring. At the same time, nurses have their own personal beliefs, attitudes, and experiences which can impact their perceptions about patients as well as the way they care for them. Importantly, some perceptions about patients result in negative caring behaviors that produce stigmatization, solace, and hopelessness among others. If these perceptions are identified early, preventive and transformative interventions can be implemented to improve patient care and quality of life. The literature provides evidence that fears and …