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Learning For Practice: A Key To Quality Bsn Curriculum Benchmarks, Evelyn Baxter Chilemba

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The study sought to determine the quality of the KCN BSN curriculum through the analysis of the curriculum benchmarks. The stakeholder observations of and concerns about the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) graduate nurses' low levels of clinical performance in practice settings reflects on the quality of curriculum benchmarks. Thus, may be the BSN curriculum bench marks fail to inform frameworks for the teaching and learning for practice among the student nurses. Learning for practice is a process that results from deep learning when concrete learning experiences lead to new learning experiences …

Nursing Students' Self Assessment Of Clinical Experiences, Chika Grace Ugochukwu, Anthonia I. Nnabuenyi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: To ascertain nursing students' self assessment of their clinical experiences in order proffer suggestions and recommendations for better supervision and mentoring of students. Method: The study utilized personalized response patteRNhat reveal that nursing students are capable of self reflection, and do contribute appreciably to patient care. The study design was qualitative and each nursing student was required to document their experiences in their own method with no uniformity for all the students. The sample for this study comprised twenty eight (28) nursing students selected from a hospital …

Evaluating Knowledge Of Safe Injection Among Perioperative Nurses In Two Tertiary Hospitals In Lagos, Nigeria, Bilkis Bukola Adeleye, Mariam Balogun, Ibrahim Olayinka Quadri

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: The complex environment of the operating setting provides multiple exposures for health care workers to sustain sharp injuries. These preventable injuries can expose health care workers to the risk of blood borne diseases (Dolan et al, 2010). Nurses are particularly at risk of sustaining these injuries as they provide frontline of care to the patients. Consequently, numerous studies have been conducted on the knowledge of safe injection practices among nurses in Nigeria (Omorogbe et al, 2012 and Onyemocho et al, 2013). However, none of these studies have …

Incorporating Online Education Modules With Community Clinical Experiences To Enhance Cultural Competency Among Student Nurses, Uletha Marie Jones, Khlood Salman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: Cultural competency can be a challenging and overwhelming topic for students to understand. A West Florida Associate Degree Nursing Program currently incorporates cultural competency as part of the program curriculum, but the information included is sporadic or minimal in some courses. Cultural education is included in all stages of human growth and development, from childbirth/childrearing to death and dying. Incorporating online continuing education modules from the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) along with clinical hours in a diverse community setting may assist in solidifying the education …

Experiences Of Nurses And Midwives During The Ebola Outbreak In Liberia, West Africa, Erhuvwukorotu Siemuri Kollie, Betty J. Winslow

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe, analyze, and interpret the experiences of nurses and midwives, including personal, political, institutional, and governmental influences, and perceptions and attitudes towards rendering care to patients during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, West Africa.

Methods: The Grounded Theory method will be used in this study. This study will combine both the Corbin and Strauss (2015) and the Charmaz (2014) methods of analysis, which will result in conceptual ordering. A sample size of 30 nurses and midwives will be used to …

Analysis Of The Quality Of Care For Primary Health Care Users In Ethekwini District, Kwazulu-Natal, Dudu Gloria Sokhela

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: This mixed methods study aimed to assess the functioning and processes of the Fast Queue Service Point in order to analyse the quality of care rendered in primary health care (PHC) facilities in the eThekwini district of the KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. Quality care would be measured through clinical assessments that were required for each health care user. The Fast Queue Service Point provides service in PHC facilities for health care users requiring short consultations, including those with chronic illnesses, well babies and those coming for …

Attitudes Of Health Professions' Students Toward Older Adults, Michele M. Shuman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: Across the world, the population of older adults is growing exponentially. This growing population will not only tax each socio-economic system in which the growth is occurring, but especially the health care systems in each respective country. For many of these older adults, as they live longer, suffer from at least one chronic illness. Older adults occupy more than half the beds in acute care institutions. Their age and health status makes older adults an especially vulnerable population who deserve the most compassionate and competent care possible. …

Effects Of Using Early Bonding And Initial Breastfeeding In Labour Room, Ramathibodi Hospital, Yingkwan Yoorat

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Background: Breast milk is recognized as nutrition for infants with health benefits for both child and mother. Promoting the early initiation of breastfeeding by skin to skin contact between mother and newborn after birth increases the rate and duration of breastfeeding. Therefore, promoting the early initiation of breastfeeding is important. Thus, obstetrician and nurse-midwives need to realize about those obstacles and help a mother to initiate her breastfeeding right away after delivery or within half an hour after dilivery according to the 4th step of successful breastfeeding breastfeeding …

Symptom Differences In Older And Younger Women With Suspected Heart Disease, Holli A. Devon, Larisa A. Burke, Karen Vuckovic, Anne G. Rosenfeld

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: To determine if older (>65y) and younger (<65y) women presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) varied on risk factors, comorbid conditions, and symptoms which have implications for personalized care. Many young women are unaware of their risk for heart disease. Younger women also have increasing rates of comorbid conditions and more symptoms during myocardial infarction (MI). Older women have more risk factors and the average age at MI is 71.8 years.

Methods: Patients admitted to five EDs for evaluation of ACS were enrolled. The 13-item validated ACS Symptom Checklist was administered to measure symptoms on presentation. Comorbid conditions and functional status were measured with the Charlson Comorbidity Index and the Duke Activity Status Index. Logistic regression was used to evaluate symptom differences in older and younger women adjusting for ACS diagnosis, functional status, body mass index (BMI), diabetes and other comorbid conditions.

Results: The mean age of the convenience …

The Hunt For Good Nursing Workforce Data: Lessons Learned, Lisa Wright Eichelberger, Rebecca Wheeler

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: The purpose of presentation is to share Georgia's nursing workforce survey results, identify strategies used to significantly increase response rates, describe lessons learned from the collaboration processes critical to the success in obtaining the statewide workforce data and identify all state, national, legislative, and political agents needed to accomplish the task.

Background and Significance: Nursing workforce supply data are key for any kind of state workforce planning. Georgia, like so many other states, have been challenged to meet the growing health care needs of its citizens and …

1000 Days Engagement Model: Promoting Positive Relational Health For Vulnerable Māori Families In New Zealand, Lauralie Richard

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: Whānau Ora is a cultural praxis promoting Māori (Indigenous people of New Zealand) health and wellbeing for whanau (Māori families). Foundational to recent service delivery reforms, whānau-centered approaches still remain poorly translated into current practice and meaningful ways of engaging with whanau often lack empirical grounds. The 1000 Days Trust is a community-led residential program developed with the collective vision of promoting positive relational health and wellbeing for vulnerable whānau in Southland, New Zealand. Here we present a model of engagement which articulates core principles of how …

Changes In The Participation Status Of Laryngectomized Patients In A Self-Help Group After Hospital Discharge, Kaori Haba, Kumiko Kotake, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Ichiro Kai, Aya Takahashi, Yoko Ishibashi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Objectives: To elucidate the participation of laryngectomized patients in a self-help group during the first year after hospital discharge. Methods: Forty-seven patients (39 men [83.0%] and 8 women [17.0%]) aged 64.2 (range, 46-82) years who underwent total laryngectomy for cancer in or near the larynx and consented to participate in the study responded to a questionnaire survey regarding registration and participation in a self-help group. The questionnaire was administered before and 3, 6, and 12 months after hospital discharge. Survey items were basic attributes (age at surgery and …

Relationship Between Middle School Students' Social Skills And Their Characteristics In Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Tomokazu Sugaya, Chizuru Mori

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Introduction: In child and adolescent psychiatry, children were visited suffering from various difficulties of daily life. 45% of patients came to a child and adolescent psychiatry in Japan because of interpersonal troubles. It indicated nearly half children in child and adolescent psychiatry had interpersonal troubles. Social skills are based on intelligence, personality, language, nonverbal behavior and cognition. These are also used in interpersonal communication. Many patients in child and adolescent psychiatry had interpersonal problems, for that reason, it was considered that those patients had low social skills. It …

"Mozwane" Or "Party In Motion": A Driver For Hiv Infection Among Adolescents In Botswana, Mabel Magowe, Kefalotse Sylvia Dithole, Esther Salang Seloilwe

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Introduction: Adolescents have low rates of HIV infection but are at high risk of adverse sexual health outcomes because of early engagement in unsafe sexual behaviors. The concept of 'Mozwane' or 'party in motion' has been identified by adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana as one of the drivers of adolescent sexuality problems. We explored the concept further to inform a proposed adolescent HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and pregnancy prevention intervention.

Methods: This was part of a larger cross-sectional qualitative study, conducted between December 2011 and January 2012, on …

Perceptions Of Second Year Bridging Students Regarding Mentoring At Private Nursing Colleges In Eastern Cape, Thriscilla Pillay

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Aim of study: The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of second-year Bridging Course Students at Private Nursing Colleges in the Eastern Cape, so as to contribute to strengthening the current teaching and learning strategies. Objective: To determine and describe the perceptions of second-year Bridging Course Student Nurses regarding mentoring by professional nurses at Private Nursing Colleges in Eastern Cape.

Design: Quantitative, descriptive research design Sampling: Non-probability stratified sampling method Method: Simple stratified sampling method.

Results: This study has revealed that mentoring at Private Nursing …

Exploring The Knowledge, Beliefs, And Attitudes Of Undergraduate Student Nurses Toward Homeless People, Wendy M. Woith, Kim Schafer Astroth, Cindy H. Kerber, Sheryl Henry Jenkins

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: Civility is a crucial element in therapeutic communication and healthy patient relationships; conversely, incivility can negatively influence healthcare environments and patient care (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008; The Joint Commission, 2008). Vulnerable populations, especially homeless people, may be particularly at risk for experiencing uncivil behavior from nurses (Irestig, Burstrom, Wessel, & Lynoe, 2010). Several studies have demonstrated that homeless people believe they are treated with disrespect (Cocozza Martins, 2008) and lack of compassion by nurses (Irestig, 2010, Nickasch & Marnocha, 2009), which constitutes a barrier …

Quality Of Life In Adolescents And Very Young Adults With Cancer: State Of The Science, Sureeporn Suwannaosod, Ratchneewan Ross

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The current literature review discusses the dimensions of QOL and its influencing factors in adolescents and very young adults diagnosed with cancer using Ferrans and colleagues' (2005) Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) model as the guiding theoretical framework. HRQOL comprises three dimensions: characteristics of the individual, characteristics of the environment, and the individual's biological function.

Relationship Between Japanese Nursing Faculty Activities For Prevention Nursing Student's Medical Accident And Their Attributes, Wakako Sadahiro, Naomi Funashima

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to clarify the relationship between the quality of nursing faculty activities for the prevention of nursing student's medical accidents and their personal attributes in Japan. Conceptual Framework: The Conceptual Framework is based on a literature review for the prevention of nursing student's medical accidents during the nursing clinical practicum. It included 25 attributes of the nursing faculty as independent variables, and the quality of faculty's teaching activity for the prevention of medical accidents as the dependent variable.

Methods: Instrument: The Teaching …

Efficacy Of Low Microbial Diet In Immunocompromised Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Patients, Maria Christina M. Fernandez, Tara Coghlin Dickson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

A Low Microbial Diet has been introduced to patients who are immunocompromised in an effort to reduce the risk of sepsis. There has been a continued discrepancy among Medical Institutions in practicing the use of Low Microbial Diets also known as Neutropenic Diet. It is a controversy because every hospital delivers care differently guided by their individual research and belief. Although this dietary practice seems reasonable and prudent, there is still a lack in evidence and literature to support the practice making it weak and questionable. The purpose …

Equitable Obstetrical Care For The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Community, Chinazo E. Echezona-Johnson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Research has indicated that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) patients are not always satisfied with their health-care experiences due to the limited training received by the nursing professionals caring for them. The purpose of this study, using critical-theory principles, was to examine how the LGBT population was represented and portrayed in mainstream obstetrical-nursing courses, curricula, textbook, and syllabi. The guiding research question was based on the exploration of how nursing schools in a metropolitan city incorporate LGBT health-care topics in their obstetrical-nursing education. A qualitative, intrinsic case …

Team Resource Management Strategy On Reducing Unplanned Extubation Events Rate Of Endotracheal Tube, Ciao-An Cheng, Shu-Chen Liao, Chia-Lo Tsao, Hsuan-Hen Hsieh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reduce the rate of unplanned endotracheal tube removal in ICU. In order to learn about the process of team resources management mode and how to plan decrease the the rate of unplanned endotracheal tube removal in order to protect patient's safety.

Methods: After cause analyzing from the 20 cases who were suffered unplanned endotracheal tube removal in ICU in 2011. The team resources management mode was utilized to build up certain interventions in order to improve this situation, such as …

Cost Analysis Of Maternaly Waiting Homes In Rural Liberia, Julie Marie Buser, Jody R. Lori, Michelle Munro-Kramer, Katelyn Pitcher

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Background/context of paper: Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality remains a great concern in low resource settings. Liberia has a Maternal mortality ratio of 1,072 deaths per 100,000 live births, ranking them in the top ten for Maternal mortality in the world. Liberia also has a high neonatal mortality ratio of 26 deaths per 1,000 live births. Maternaly waiting homes (MWHs) are residential dwellings located near health facilities where women stay to await delivery and receive immediate postpartum services. They have been used in a variety of settings …

Student-Friendly Health Information Portals, Shannon Lee Woods

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Studies show that health information portals that include online information and interventions are successful at increasing health promotion and disease prevention activities among university students. A literature search finds the major themes related to the use of online resources are internet use, importance to user, access motivates action, interactive components, and the internet/portal as an adjunct to other healthcare resources (Cugelman, Thelwall, & Dawes, 2011; Davies, Morriss, & Glazebrook, 2014; Fraeyman, Van Royen, Vriesacker, De Mey, & Van Hal, 2012; Kattelmann et al., 2014; Lau et al., 2012; …

United States, Africa, Caribbean Collaboration: Strengths And Opportunities For Global Cancer Research, Joann S. Oliver, Camille Ragin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

World-wide there is a disproportionate burden of cancer among populations of African ancestry. Cancer in the United States continues to be a major public health issue. President Obama has declared cancer to be a major priority. While cancer is a major health issue in the U.S. there is evidence of significant disparities among African Americans. Additionally, developing nations in Africa and the Caribbean continue to face this public health challenge despite current efforts and advances in health policy, research and advocacy. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that …

Screening For Behavioral Health Conditions In An International Clinical Placement, Mikki Meadows-Oliver

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Background: This clinical project describes a mental health screening initiative conducted by nurse practitioner students in a pediatric clinic located in an elementary school in Managua, Nicaragua. Pediatric and family nurse practitioner students from the United States spend one week in Nicaragua each year in this school setting conducting well-child visits. The previous year during the clinic, a needs assessment was conducted and parents and teachers noted that the behavioral health of the school children was a concern. To address this unmet need, it was decided that behavioral …

Preventing Drug Abuse And Violence/Bullying In Urban And Rural Secondary Schools In Southern Nigeria, Patience E. Samson-Akpan, Mildred E. John, Lucas Olusegun Ogunjimi, Clement Abiodun Ajibola

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: Drug abuse is a global issue and has serious public health implications (Adamu and Lawal, 2013). Globalization rides on the crest of technological and information revolution which has numerous advantages. This revolution also brings about some disadvantages especially in youths, who tend to watch films on crime and violence, with resultant violent behaviours like bullying and conflict. These violent behaviours are rampant in secondary schools and result in injuries and death. Violent behaviours can also be exhibited by the teachers which can be imitated by the students. …

Delta Theta Builds A Consortium To Engage Other Chapters In Global Health Activities, Ellen L. Palmer, Becky M. Baird, Jennifer J. Gray, Jackie L. Michael

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

The Delta Theta Chapter at the University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation has built a consortium of chapters that have engaged in global health activities since 1999. Six chapters in the North Texas area first collaborated together to sponsor a project in India under the leadership of Delta Theta. Consortium projects have taken place in two other countries, Uganda and Haiti. The consortium's strategic plan is to be involved internationally with nursing education projects. This abstract highlights the consortium's past, present and future …

Adverse Health Outcomes And Health Concerns Among Survivors Of Various Childhood Cancers: Perspectives From Mothers, Li-Min Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: (1) Estimate incidence of adverse health events, (2) Examine differences in adverse health events among childhood cancer survivors, and (3) Understand the concerns of mothers after their child has completed cancer treatment.

Methods: A descriptive, mixed methods survey was used.

Results: Data were collected by a well-trained research assistant between September 2011 and February 2013 at two medical hospitals in Taiwan. Four instruments were used in this study. A total of 201 potential participants were recruited from pediatric hematology and oncology clinics. Inclusion criteria were a willingness …

Reduction Of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Rate In Medical Center In Taiwan, Ya-Yun Liu, Shu-Chen Liao, Li-Gin Lin, Pei-Yi Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

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

Purpose: We designed a project to reduce the CRBSI rate below 4.0% in our intensive care unit, further enhance the quality of care of critically ill patients.

Methods: Improvement plans from June 2013 thru December 2104, causes of infection included health care workers inadequate CRBSI prevention practices, dressing sterilization step is incorrect, needle puncture site was easy to oozing and implantation and dressing materials without homogenization and dispersed. Improvement plans included providing in-service education, establishing standard procedures of central venous catheter insertion and dressing, used chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges, added …

Displacement, Migration, And Transition: Development Of A Post-Resettlement Assessment Instrument, Olivia Catolico

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: This presentation highlights the ongoing development of a post-resettlement assessment instrument that encompasses the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural dimensions of assessment and needed care. The researcher: (1) identifies the healthcare needs of diverse persons who have experienced significant displacement and life transitions in the process of resettlement; and (2) recommends the use of culturally sensitive assessment strategies in health promotion and disease prevention in the care of diverse persons. Certain groups continue to experience poorer health and disparities in care despite years of resettlement in the U.S. …