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Factors Influencing Obesity Among Preschoolers: Multi Level Approach, So Hyun Park

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: The increase in childhood obesity is a major public health concern due to its negative effect on children's health outcomes. According to recent studies, childhood obesity is determined through the complex interactions among family, environment, and social behaviors. Therefore, multiple ecological approaches have been recommended to prevent and control childhood obesity. These have been shown to be efficacious in the literature. The purpose of this study is to examine the contributing factors for early childhood obesity within a multi-level context, including child and family, childcare setting, and …

Barriers To Pediatric And Youth Tuberculosis Treatment Initiation In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Brittney Jayne Sullivan, Bahar Emily Esmaili, Coleen Cunningham

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: Timely initiation and correct treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are critical to reduce disease transmission and improve patient outcomes. Barriers to treatment initiation exist at the patient- and system-level for adults and children; however, barriers to treatment initiation in younger individuals are less understood. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine patient- and system-level barriers to treatment initiation for pediatric and youth diagnosed with TB in sub-Saharan Africa through systematic review of the literature.

Methods: This review was conducted in October 2015 in accordance with the …

The Perception Of Mothers Regarding Intrapartum Care Services In The Limpopo Province, Kgadi Ruth Mosehle, Mmapheko Doriccah Peu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

The perceptions of mothers regarding intrapartum care services in the Limpopo Province, South Africa Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of mothers regarding intrapartum care services in the Limpopo Province. Methods: Qualitative research method was used in this study. An exploratory, descriptive and contextual design was conducted to explore and describe the perceptions of mothers regarding intrapartum care services in the Limpopo Province. Population were mothers who gave birth normally and were attending postpartum care. The study was conducted in primary …

Processes Of Managing Medications In Selected Health Facilities In Country X, Wananani B. Tshiamo, Mabedi Kgositau, Esther I. Ntsayagae, Motshedisi Boitumelo Sabone, Thuso David, Joyce Kgatlwane

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to share preliminary findings on the processes of medication management. The presentation highlights the role played by each cadre of health care providers at each stage of medication management and structures and processes in place for preventing and managing medication errors.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional mixed- methods design was used. The study was conducted in urban, peri-urban and rural health facilities in country X. The selected health facilities were a mix of referral, district and primary hospitals as well as clinics …

The Emerging Role Of The Patient Blood Management Nurse, Maryann O'Brien

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016:

Traditionally nurses in medical institutions have been responsible for the basic tasks related to blood transfusion including monitoring, safety and documentation. The practice of transfusion and nursing roles associated with administration and documentation of transfusions have been changing, becoming more complex over the past 20 years. Mounting evidence shows significant potential for adverse events and complications associated with blood transfusion. Evidence of the clinical and economic disadvantages of blood transfusion have prompted recommendations for restriction of transfusions and movement toward alternatives including optimization of the patient's own blood. …

Pressure Ulcer Management In Older Population, Fatos Korkmaz

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The aim of this study is to increase the awareness of health care proffessionals but especially nurses' about the pressure ulcer management in older population.

Methods: This study is a literature review.

Results: Wound care but especially pressure ulcer care is a crucial in caring for older population. It is important to prevent the occurance of pressure ulcer because they cause prolong the length of stay at hospital, increase health care costs, increase susceptibility to secondary infections, increase mortality rates and decrease quality of life. According to …

Development And Validation Of A Workplace Social Capital Questionnaire For Nurses (Wscq-N), Emily Alicia Read, Heather K. S. Laschinger, Carol A. Wong, Roberta Fida, Joan Finegan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new questionnaire to measure nurses' workplace social capital based on Nahapiet and Ghoshal's (1998) theory of social capital within organizations.

Methods: The measurement model for the new questionnaire was developed based on Nahapiet and Ghoshal's (1998) theoretical framework. A hierarchical factor structure was proposed with a first-order social capital factor consisting of 3 second-order factors (structural, relational, and cognitive social capital), each with 3 third-order factors (for a total of 9 subscales). Structural social capital consisted …

Changing The Social Norm: Effectiveness Of Smoking Bans, Isabelle F. Mccormack

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016:

Purpose: Nurses have a responsibility to promote health and prevent illness within their communities by helping to change the social norm of cigarette use. On July 1, 2015, Eastern Michigan University implemented a policy to make its campus tobacco-free, joining colleges across the United States. Currently, there are at least 1,475 U.S. colleges and universities that are 100% smoke-free campuses (American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, 2016). Social policies against cigarette use have become more prevalent in recent years, including university campuses, hospital campuses, restaurants, and requiring mandatory tobacco-screenings for …

Risk-Taking Behaviors That Place Women At Risk For Hiv Across Cultures, Beverly Mae Fray

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

The purposeof this poster presentation is to raise awareness among conference attendees that culture intersects with sexual practices all over the world, regardless of language. Second, it attempts to demonstrate that in the majority of cultures across the globe, gender, socioeconomic power dynamics, and social hierarchical structures invariably place women at higher risk for HIV and other STIs when compared to men. Culture and Risk-taking Behaviors among Women: A thorough review of the nursing, public health, anthropology and psychology literature revealed that culture plays a significant and complex …

Conceptualizing Cultural Weaving To Decrease Health Disparities: What Are Culture Characteristics Of A Community Organization?, Jo A. Dowell

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Cultural weaving is a phenomenon that has drawn researchers to explore the significance of beliefs and values on eliminating health disparities among diverse populations. Cultural weaving involves parents having access to values and beliefs that are passed from one generation to another. This also includes the extended family members' availability to share those strong values and beliefs that serve as a foundation for management of their children's needs. Cultural weaving also has been defined as the integration of culturally competent organizations which provides pathways toward assessable health care. …

Exploring Professional Socialization Of Doctoral Education, Claudette Rose Chin, Jessie M. Colin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of this study was two fold: (1) to explore the outcome of a professional socialization plan for PhD nursing students as they journey through the program and (2) to foster successful completion in the doctoral PhD program. The mission of a doctoral nursing program is to prepare future nurse scientists with advanced knowledge in nursing education, practice, research, health and public policy and provide scholarly activities that will create leaders in the discipline of nursing. Professional Socialization is a learning process where individuals of a …

Online Teaching Of Undergraduate Student Nurses: An Integrated Review, Elsie Sophia Janse Van Rensburg

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Students are demanding accessibility and affordability of education (Fees must fall campaign 2015). Limited resources and shortages of nurse educators reshapes the landscape of education to utilise resources more effectively. Globalization and the technological explosion lead to the restructuring of programmes. Generation Y students apply for the undergraduate nursing programmes. Generation Y has a collaborative learning style based on social networking and digital connectivity (Tsang 2011). As the global demand for well-trained nurses increases, it opens a window of opportunity for nurses to emigrate. Developed countries are technologically …

Mastery Of Leadership Competencies: Leader Led Learning Or Mentorship?, Savathri Peters

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: The objectives of this study were to identify leadership competencies required by health services leaders and determine the role of mentorship in leadership development. Methods: A quantitative approach using an exploratory and descriptive design was used in this study. The concepts leadership, management, leadership development, mentorship and mentorship models were explored through the literature review. A number of studies, internationally and locally, reinforced the significance of mentorship in the preparation of health care professionals for leadership positions. Models of mentorship were analysed and the common threads, that ran through all models, that …

The Effectiveness Of Facilitated Web-Mediated Postpartum Depression Education And Postpartum Discharge Instructions, Yvette Rolle

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Postpartum depression is a mental health mood disorder characterized by sadness and despair in patients within twelve months following birth. At the microsystem level of care prior to the discharge of the postpartum patient, comprehensive education or screening for depressive symptoms is uncommon (Leahy-Warren, McCarthy, & Corcoran, 2012; Marsh, J. (2013). As a result, patients and relatives do not receive the education required for early depression symptom recognition. Consequently, depressive signs or symptoms often progressed in the postpartum patient without being identified, reported or treated (Abram & Curran, 2009). This background information influenced the framing of the following PICOT question: …

Np-Led Transitional Care Medical House Call Visits Reduce Er/Hospital Unplanned Readmissions Of Homebound Seniors, Ron Billano Ordona

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016:

Subject Population: Elderly Medicare beneficiaries who are homebound enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner (NP)-led Transitional Care Medical House Call Program receiving a medical visit in their own homes or communities within seven days of discharge from hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) who are under home care.

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to show the results of a 90-day pilot study on the effect of a Nurse Practitioner transitional care medical house visit within seven days of discharge from the hospital of skilled nursing facility to unplanned Emergency Room (ER) visits …

Understanding And Promoting Safer Sex Behavior: The Power Of Story, Technology & Other Observations, Anne E. Norris

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016:

Low income adolescents and adults in the U.S. continue to experience health disparities in the area of sexual and reproductive health. For nearly 30 years, Dr. Norris has studied sexual behavior among adolescents and young adults. This work has consistently been conducted in an interdisciplinary context. The impetus for this work was an undergraduate nursing student clinical experience in which she saw the potential power of one adolescent's personal story for impacting sexual risk behavior. During her dissertation and under the guidance of her nursing and psychology mentors, she conceptualized her clinical experience …

Umbilical Cord Care Practices In The Volta Region Of Ghana: A Cross Sectional Study, Jerry John Nutor, Gerald Kayingo, Janice F. Bell, Jill G. Joseph, Jaime C. Slaughter-Acey

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016:

Purpose: In developing countries such as Ghana, care of the umbilical cord is a major concern because it is one of the leading sources of neonatal sepsis (Black et al., 2010). Most women and sometimes healthcare workers including Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) lack the necessary knowledge and skills to care for the umbilical cords of the new newborns (Asif Padiyath, Bhat, & Ekambaram, 2010). Few studies across developing countries show that various substances including cow dung, mustard oil, ash, mud, breast milk, saliva, water, ash, mud, rat feces, turmeric, oil and shea butter …

Supportive Hand Feeding In Dementia: Establishing Evidence For Three Hand Feeding Techniques, Melissa K. Batchelor-Murphy, Elaine Amella, Ruth A. Anderson, Eleanor S. Mcconnell, Connie Bales, Tracey L. Yap, Susan M. Kennerly, Susan G. Silva, Angel Barnes, Cornelia K. Beck, Cathleen Colon-Emeric

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: Providing nutritional support has been a cornerstone of nursing practice since its inception. Nightengale, 1859. Many things have changed since 1859: life expectancy has increased, and rates of dementia have increased exponentially. Although times have changed, nursing's responsibility for basic nursing care has never been more important for persons with dementia (residents) in the nursing home (NH) setting. The establishment of an evidence-base for the complex basic care needs of this vulnerable population is critical for eradicating malnutrition. Feeding Assistants, often certified nursing assistants (CNAs), are faced daily with challenging, 'aversive' feeding …

Maximizing Ebp Implementation Success By Integrating Rct Recruitment And Retention Data And Lessons Learned, Dianne Morrison-Beedy

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016:

EBP can benefit from the many lessons leaRN from the RCT. In response to the need across the globe for female-tailored HIV interventions, the Health Improvement Project for Teens (HIPTeens), an evidence-based intervention, was developed and tested. HIPTeens is a sexual risk reduction intervention that is gender-specific and developmentally-and culturally-tailored for girls 15-19 years of age Morrison-Beedy, Jones, & Yinglin et al., 2012. Now recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control as an evidence-based intervention addressing HIV and pregnancy, the next step in …

Facilitators, Barriers, And Predictors Of Hiv Testing Among Hispanic Women, Rosina Cianelli, Natalia Villegas, Oluwamuyiwa Winifred Adebayo, Nilda (Nena) Peragallo Montano

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016:

Background: Globally, HIV/AIDS has been a public health concern for over three decades. Thirty-five million people are currently estimated to be living with HIV in the world; 2.1 million of whom are new infections. In the United States (US), more than 1.2 million people are currently living with HIV; and in Florida, the Miami-Dade County currently has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases. Further, the CDC finds that one in four people living with HIV are women, and these women made up an estimated 20% of all new HIV infections in the country …

Nurses Responding To Patient Symptoms Improving Outcome Trajectory For Headache Patients Treated With Iv-Dhe, Lori A. Lazdowsky

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Chronic pediatric headache is a disabling disorder that at times may require inpatient care (Marmura et al., 2015). Intravenous dihydroergotamine (IV-DHE) has emerged as an effective treatment for chronic headache disorders (Nagy et al., 2011). Positive outcomes were also found in a study examining the efficacy of IV-DHE in pediatric populations (Kabbouche et al., 2009). Throughout our practice offering admissions for IV-DHE to our patients, multiple problems have arisen that we addressed to improve outcomes and patient safety. A selection of these problems and solutions are as follows: (1) Patients were referred for admission without proper testing or a full …

Knowledge And Practice Of Self-Management Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes In Benin City, Nigeria, Juliana Ayafegbeh Afemikhe, Jennifer A. Chipps, Karien Jooste

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presente on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that requires lifelong medical management, health education and self-management. The positive health outcomes of Type 2 diabetes are tied to patients' knowledge of the disease through health education, self-management of the disease and using the health resources of the nations. Through self-management there can be improvement in the glycaemic control and quality of life of patients with Type 2 diabetes. Activities include practices such as dietary modification, performing increased physical activity, feet care, adherence to prescribed drugs, monitoring of blood glucose level, regular clinic visiting, managing …

Collaboration To Improve Regional Clinical Outcomes: Accelerating The Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practice, Susan Mace Weeks

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016:

The implementation of Evidence Based Practice is widely recognized as crucial to improving healthcare practice and outcomes; however, the challenges to achieving care truly based on solid evidence can be daunting. A regional collaboration was formed to accelerate the implementation of evidence based practice across the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area. The initial focus was on the linking of nursing faculty with evidence based practice expertise to hospitals seeking to improve their staff members' use of the principles and processes of evidence based practice. From this initial focus grew an informal group of …

Palliative And Supportive Care In Turkey: Literature Review And Current Status Of Research, Imatullah Akyar

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the current literature on palliative and supportive care in Turkey, discuss current status and future research areas.

Methods: This study was conducted as a literature review. Literature review focused on palliative and supportive care studies done in Turkey. PubMed and Turkish National databases through Turkish Academic Network and Information Center were searched in 12-16 October 2015 with keywords 'Turkey/Turkish', 'palliative care', 'supportive care'. All hits including palliative and supportive care papers from Turkey written either in English or Turkish were included whereas letters to …

Diabetes-Related Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Of Patients With Diabetes In The Free State, South-Africa, Maretha Le Roux, Marianne Reid

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a growing public health problem worldwide (international Diabetes Federation, 2013:11) and is linked to overweight and obesity (Xu et al., 2010:4). Many patients with T2DM in South Africa are overweight or obese due to rapid urbanisation in South Africans over the past 20 years. The urbanisation has resulted in a nutrition transition, characterised by a transition from healthier traditional diets to a more Western unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle. Thus, before considering any intervention it was imperative to assess present diabetes-related knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) …

Exploring The Symptomatology Of Adults With Acute Leukemia, Tara Angela Albrecht

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016:

Advances in treatment of acute leukemia have improved and prolonged survival. However, these treatments are aggressive and associated with significant toxicity, symptoms, and lengthy hospitalizations, which are thought to negatively impact the patients' health-related quality of life. The diagnosis of acute leukemia has far-reaching effects not only on the patient but also their family system. These effects include changes to family roles, schedules, and financial strains are just some of the stressful challenges that the family system may experience. This increased stress for both the patient and the family system is thought to …

Psychological, Physical, And Social Survivorship Needs Of Women Following Mastectomy In The Cape Metropole, Mary Anthea Cohen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: In the researchers' clinical experience perioperative nurses may not understand the psychological, physical and social survivorship needs of women following mastectomy. Breast cancer is the most dreaded and common female malignancy in the world and the leading cause of cancer death among women in developed and economically developing countries. Psychological responses include fears of the future, recurrence of the disease, feelings of loss, concerns about body image and self-concept, which relate to role adjustment and family responses. The researcher, a professional nurse practicing in the operating theatre assisting with breast surgery, identified a need to explore the survivorship needs …

A Systematic Review Of Educational Practices That Improve Clinical Judgment Of Students In Health Sciences, Yvonne Botma, Nora Olivier

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016:

Purpose: Competence is the ability to integrate foundational knowledge from different disciplines during the decision making process and to apply that knowledge and profession specific skills in a real life situation (Nursing Education Stakeholders (NES), 2012). The performance of the person indicates the degree to which the person was able to apply classroom knowledge in the clinical setting (Holton, Chen, & Naquin, 2003). Clinical judgment (functional knowledge) is equivalent to clinical performance as it is the culmination of critical thinking (foundational knowledge) and clinical reasoning (conditional knowledge) (Chang, Chang, Kuo, Yang, & Chou, …

Challenges To Providing Patient-Centered Care For Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (Mdr-Tb) In South Africa, Ana Maria Kelly, Barbara Ann Smith, Jason E. Farley

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is on the rise globally. MDR-TB takes a minimum of 2 years to treat and the treatment regimen produces many adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for further research on the treatment of community-based MDR-TB patients as care is being decentralized to outpatient settings. In the WHO's TB progress report for 2015, they note there is a dearth of literature about anti-TB drug-induced mortality, morbidity and loss in quality of life, particularly in low-resource settings. This study directly addresses this gap …

Nursing Care In Peripheral Intravenous Catheter: Impact On Microbiological Profile, Joao Manuel Graveto, Daniela Vidal Santos, Anabela De Sousa Salgueiro Oliveira, Nadia Osorio

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The peripheral intravenous cannulation is the most common form of administration of intravenous therapy used in hospitals, being nurses the professional responsible for this procedure. Thus, we intend to characterize the nursing care in the handling (insertion, maintenance and removal) of peripheral venous catheters (PIC) and to understand which was the nursing care impact in the microbiological profile in the PIC and in the skin of the patients.

Methods: This is a descriptive - correlational, cross-sectional research of a quantitative study. Data collection was made between September 17 to December 21, 2012, …