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Relationship Between Psychological Adjustment And Occupation In Laryngectomized Patients In Japan, Kumiko Kotake, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Ichiro Kai, Kaori Haba, Aya Takahashi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between the psychological adjustment laryngectomized patients and changes in their working situation.

Methods: Subjects were recruited from a population of candidates scheduled to undergo laryngectomy for perilaryngeal cancer at the head and neck wards of a Cancer Hospital and three Fukuoka regional Hospitals, which serve residents of Tokyo and south of Tokyo. A total of 27 participated in the study. Surveys were conducted at four times: before surgery (face-to face), and three months, six months, and a year after discharge (by mail). …

Association Between Treatment-Related Symptoms And Quality Of Life Among A Sample Of Patients With Breast Cancer, Ching-Fen Tsai, Chien-Liang Liu, Yuan-Mei Liao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: Patients with breast cancer receiving disease related treatments might trigger early onset of menopause and lead to early exposure of menopause related symptoms. Healthcare professionals need to pay attention to symptoms experienced by patients with breast cancer and provide adequate management because unrelieved symptoms can lead to serious consequences. The objectives of this study were to (a) investigate treatment-related symptoms among patients with breast cancer, and (b) explore association between treatment-related symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQL) among patients with breast cancer.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. In …

Trust In The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: A Study Of The Relationship Between The Cdc And Adults With Chronic Illness Following The Ebola Crisis, Lindsey N. Horrell, Shawn M. Kneipp

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this study is to measure trust in the CDC amongst a population of lower-wage earning adults participating in a CDC funded study who suffer from one or more chronic health conditions.

Menopausal Dyspareunia And Probiotics: A Future Approach?, Ellen L. Neu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: A pilot study was conducted for the inquiry of vaginal probiotics for menopausal women with self-reported dyspareunia. Methods: Initial menopausal survey tool for assessment of urinary incontinence, dyspareunia and general vasomotor complaints allowed for women with self-reported dyspareunia to be further evaluated. potential candidates where then contacted and offered the opportunity to participate in an open lable study using a vaginal probiotic once per week for 6 weeks. After full disclosure and IRB approved consent was signed, the subjects examined and vaginal ph measurement obtained. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI, 2002) …

Improving Chronic Pain Outcomes With Integrative Nursing Interventions, Angela R. Starkweather

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: Pain is one of the leading causes that individuals seek healthcare, however, clinical outcomes for patients with pain are not ideal. The purpose of this presentation is to describe integrative approaches for pain management, examine the results of a clinical trial that evaluated a non-invasive neuroelectrical stimulation therapy for patients with chronic pain and discuss the delivery of integrative nursing interventions for pain management.

Methods: A double-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a non-invasive neurocutaneous electrical stimulation therapy for patients with chronic pain. Subjective pain ratings, pain sensitivity measured by …

Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy: Mentored Leadership Development In Three Domains, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Carolyn Hart, Laura Cox Dzurec, Steven J. Palazzo, Jodie C. Gary

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

A rigorous international leadership development experience, the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) is designed to facilitate personal leadership development; foster academic career success; promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction; and cultivate high performing, supportive work environments in academe. The NFLA is designed upon a behavioral philosophy of leadership development which is integrated throughout all components of the academy. Developed for aspiring leaders in nursing education, the NFLA employs a triad mentoring structure as the foundation for the Scholars' academy learning milieu. Composed of an experienced Leadership Mentor, an academy Faculty Advisor, and the …

Literature Review Of Modified Early Warning Scoring Tools Including Sepsis Screening Criteria, Jamie K. Roney, Erin Whitley, Jessica Maples, Joann D. Long, Kimberley A. Stunkard

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this comprehensive literature review was to evaluate current published evidence reporting decreased failure to rescue effects from modified early warning scoring (MEWS) system tools in hospitalized adult medical-surgical/telemetry patients from all-cause diagnoses including sepsis. Failure to rescue outcomes defined by researchers were rapid response team (RRT) activation and cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) outside to an intensive care unit (ICU). Severe sepsis exhibits worldwide clinical significance to practitioners and patients due to high associated mortality rates and costs to treat. Merely recording assessment findings may not be enough to identify patients …

Developing And Testing A Patient Centered Pressure Ulcer Prevention Care Bundle, Wendy Chaboyer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

A pressure injury (PI), also known as a pressure ulcer, is an area of localized damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by pressure or shear and/or a combination of these (DeFloor et al., 2005). PI incidence rates are an indicator of quality of nursing care, thus PI Prevention (PIP) is an international priority. Yet, implementation of PIP strategies remains suboptimal in many settings. A care bundle is a structured group of interventions, based on research evidence and/or clinical practice guidelines (CPG), which have been shown to improve patient outcomes. They improve …

Australia's Dementia Research Initiative: The Contribution Of Nursing Science, Elizabeth R. A. Beattie

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Nurse researchers have led the way in care-focused research designed to improve the quality of care and quality of life of people living with dementia in Australia. Using existing dementia specific research and knowledge translation initiatives and collaborative processes a series of studies have been undertaken that have contributed to the evidence base related to a number of pressing issues in dementia care including: quality of life, respite care, transitions in care, perceived stigma of diagnosis, palliative approaches to care and non-pharmacological approaches to behavioural and psychological symptom assessment and management. This presentation …

Effectiveness Of Educational Interventions On The Research Literacy Of Post-Registration Nurses: A Systematic Review, Sonia J. Hines

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: This systematic review aimed to identify the effectiveness of workplace, tertiary-level educational or other interventions designed to improve or increase post-registration nurses' understanding of research literature and ability to critically interact with research literature with the aim of promoting the use of research evidence in practice.

Background: Most nurses will never conduct their own research study; however it is an expectation that they will be able to make sense of a research paper or systematic review and be capable of interpreting the results and implementing practice change in order to participate in …

Investigating Vulnerability For Developing Eating Disorders In A Multi-Confessional Lebanese Sample, Rita Doumit, Georges Khazen, Ioanna Katsounari, Chant Kazandjian, Joann D. Long, Nadine Zeeni

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: The present study aimed to examine the vulnerability to eating disorders (ED) among 949 Lebanese female young adults as well as its association with stress, anxiety, depression, body image dissatisfaction (BID), dysfunctional eating, body mass index, religious affiliation (being Christian, Muslim or Druze), religiosity and activity level.

Methods: A descriptive, correlational cross-sectional design was used. A total of 949 female college students (18-25 year-old) completed a self-reported survey in fall 2013 at the Lebanese American University which accommodates the cultural and religious diversity of the country.

Results: Results showed that anxiety had …

The Lived Experience Of Caregivers Providing Home Care For Terminal Cancer Patients: A Phenomenological Study, Fatima Saleh Mohamed

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore the lived experience of caregivers providing home care for terminal cancer patients with the objectives of documenting their experiences of caring for relatives who are terminally ill with cancer and the needs of home caregiving in Bahrain.

Methods: The study adopted qualitative, Heideggerian, hermeneutic phenomenological design, with a purposive sample of eight family caregivers. Data was collected through one to one, in depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Results: Three main themes emerged; Burdens of Care; Comforts; and Coping. The findings …

Pediatric Palliative Care: A 5-Year Retrospective Chart Review Study, Susan E. Thrane, Scott H. Maurer, Susan M. Cohen, Susan M. Sereika

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to describe a large cohort of pediatric patients receiving palliative care, examine the relationships between selected patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (disease type, age, gender, race, and religion), the outcome of the time elapsed from diagnosis to death, and to compare pain scores before and after referral to palliative care.

Methods: This retrospective chart review study examined patients who were referred to the palliative care team at a southwestern Pennsylvania children's hospital between the ages 2 through 16 years during a five-year period (2009-2013). Inpatient and …

A Phenomenology Of The Lived Experiences Of Bahraini Women Undergoing Breast Cancer-Related Chemotherapy, Shahzalan Ibrahim Fadhul

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: The study aimed to explore women's experiences with breast cancer and chemotherapy Its objectives are,' to: (1) uncover' women's experiences' with breast cancer and chemotherapy; (2)' identify' psychosocial needs of these patients; (3)' examine their quality of life; (4) improve oncology nursing practice.

Methods: Qualitative phenomenological design was used to explore women's experiences with breast cancer and chemotherapy. Open-ended interview questions were used to collect data. Data analysis followed the four-step phenomenological data analysis.

Results: Six major themes emerged from the data, namely: life became dark, always ready to help, closed doors,' …

Mitigating Procedural Pain During Venipuncture In The Pediatric Population: A Randomized Factorial Study, Jessica S. Bahorski, Roxanne P. Hauber

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if a there was a difference in the perceived pain associated with a venipuncture procedure in a group of pediatric patients based on the preparatory intervention used during the procedure and, to determine if age, sex, or race were associated with the effectiveness of the preparatory interventions used.

Methods: A quasi-experimental, 3x4 factorial design was used. Participants were recruited from a not for profit, regional hospital in the southeast United States. Participants were recruited from children between the ages of 18 months and 17 …

Exploration Of The Impact Of Screening On The Outcomes Of Bipolar Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study, Ann Marie Kriebel-Gasparro

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a chronic mental health illness that impacts all aspects of an individual's life and ability to function. The World Health Organization ranks BPD as one of the top ten causes of disability in the world with an incidence as high as 5% in the U.S. The 2000 National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association Survey of individuals with BPD reported that 69% of patients received an initial misdiagnosis, and 33% had a delay in receiving a correct diagnosis of 10 years. It is fatal when untreated in a high proportion of …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Two Teaching Strategies To Improve Nursing Students Knowledge, Skills, And Attitudes In Quality Improvement And Patient Safety, Karen Maxwell

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Since the Institute of Medline Report to Err is Human: Building a Safety Health System (1999), and the establishment of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) (2005), nurse educators have been challenged with discovering effective teaching strategies to infuse the QSEN competencies into the nursing curricula. The Future of Nursing Report (2011) has called for a need to transform nursing education. Nurse educators are being challenged to break away from traditional established patterns of teaching and consider new innovative teaching strategies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness …

And The Evidence Shows Using Specialty Certification From The Joint Commission Improves Quality, Leisha Buller, Lindsey Canon, Ashley Hodo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

The Palliative Care Service (PCS) line at our 731 licensed-bed metropolitan-based facility recently received our first recertification for Advanced Palliative Care (APC) from The Joint Commission (TJC). Initial designation of this specialty certification facilitated the growth of our well-established adult PC program and our newly developed neonatal program (weeCARE). Seemingly counterintuitive, these two diverse populations served by our service by separate interdisciplinary teams (IDT) have become a unified service over the previous 2 years. Quality improvement opportunities were identified and structural homogeneity was achieved through a more stringent implementation of evidence-based guidelines within …

Learning Together While Using The Intravenous Simulator, Lenora Mcwilliams

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Inserting an intravenous catheter is the most challenging and complex skill taught in nursing school. Simulators provide opportunity for students to practice and perfect skills in a safe non-threatening environment while making errors without harm or discomfort to a patient. Haptic IV simulators allow students to practice IV procedures repeatedly on complex patients while developing proficiency and critical learning skills. Cooperative learning is a form of active learning and is defined as the instructional use of small groups of students working together in order to complete a task or goal. In this research project nursing students worked together in …

Associations Between Maternal Depressive Symptoms And Diathesis Factors In Families With Young Children Having Developmental Delay Or Disability, Yui Matsuda, Linda S. Beeber, Yunkyung Chang, Todd A. Schwartz

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: Physical and mental well-being of mothers best supports healthy growth in children. Maternal depressive symptoms are negatively associated with children's physical growth, emotional growth, and even their school performance. Although a young child with a developmental delay (DD)/disability needs mother's close attention and day-to-day support, his/her mother tends to have higher depressive symptoms, which impedes her from providing the best support for her child. Having additional children with DD/disability may be associated with higher Maternal depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between Maternal depressive symptoms and number …

Application Of The Theory Of Planned Behavior To Understand Energy Drink Consumption Behaviors In College Students, Janet Thorlton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: College students consume energy beverages (i.e., energy drinks and energy shots) to fight fatigue, heighten concentration, and promote weight loss, raising conceRNabout adverse stimulant effects experienced with excess caffeine consumption. Since 2007, energy beverage-related emergency department visits increased 74% in those aged 18-25, some with instances of product misuse (e.g., mixing with alcohol and/or other drugs). The purpose of this formative study was to apply the Theory of Planned Behavior better understand behavioral intentions and predictors of energy beverage consumption in college students.

Methods: Using a mixed method study design, a convenience …

Measuring Health In Coffee Farm Workers In Rural Nicaragua: What Matters?, Jessica Alicea-Planas, Philip A. Greiner, Lydia H. Greiner

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: Nicaragua is a country with nearly 6 million inhabitants and is considered the second poorest country in Latin America. In Nicaragua, rural areas contain 45 % of the country's population, yet 65% of the poor and 80% of the extreme poor live in these areas. The average expenditure for the urban poor is 11% below the poverty line, while the rural poor are 37% below. The Nicaraguan poverty profile also demonstrates major regional disparities, with areas like Jinotega (north central area) being disproportionately affected by extreme poverty (World Bank, 2008). Rural poverty …

Limiting The Attributable Mortality Of Healthcare-Associated Infections And Multidrug Resistance In Critically Ill Patients, Stijn I. Blot

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Severe healthcare-associated infections are associated with a poor prognosis for patients cared for in intensive care units. This is partly because most of these patients suffer from high disease severity and acute illness before the onset of infection. Nevertheless, the mortality attributed directly to severe infection or sepsis can also be devastating. Within the context of healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial multidrug resistance boosts the deleterious effect of severe infections. Due to multidrug resistance the empirically initiated ('blind') antimicrobial therapy more often appears to be inappropriate by which the time till effective therapy is prolonged. …

You Would Think Coming Home Is The Easy Part: Cultural Competence For Healthcare Providers In Caring For Veterans And Their Families, Tanya R. Friese

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

The horror of war transcends geography and culture. It is a merciless universal language, spoken and understood by veterans around the world. Military service, whether during war or peace time, fraught with occupational and environmental hazards-can have a negative impact on veterans' physical and mental health. In the United States, there are approximately 23 million living veterans (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). Only 25% seek healthcare through the Veteran's Administration (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2013). Over 17 million are treated by civilian providers. The military has its own unique culture of language, learned …

Text2cope: Correlates Of Healthy Beliefs, Behaviors, And Mobile Messaging In Families With An Overweight Or Obese Preschooler, Lisa K. Militello, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Eric C. Hekler, Leigh Small, Diana L. Jacobson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Maladaptive thinking or faulty cognitive appraisal by parents of overweight/obese (OW/OB) preschoolers can manifest through obesogenic behaviors. The TEXT2COPE program targeted the critical inputs of parental knowledge, attitude, and beliefs towards healthy lifestyle behaviors synergized with mobile technology. Correlations among the study variables (i.e., the intervention, cognitive beliefs, perceived difficulty, healthy lifestyle behaviors) are presented. Purpose: To evaluate the relationship among the study variables (i.e., the intervention, cognitive beliefs, perceived difficulty, healthy lifestyle behaviors). Secondary evaluation was conducted to evaluate the association of text messaging among study variables at posttest. Methods: The pilot …

Nurse Leadership Competency Self-Assessment Study: Identifying Leadership Development Needs For A Healthcare System, Jaynelle F. Stichler, Laurie Ecoff

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: Nurse leaders, regardless of the level of their position, should be competent in: 1) communication and relationship building; 2) knowledge of the healthcare environment; 3) leadership; 4) professionalism; and 5) business skills. Although most leaders are educationally prepared for their roles, many managers and front-line leaders (clinical leads) who interface most with patients, families, physicians and staff are the least prepared for leadership roles. The purpose this study was to measure self-assessed competencies of nurse leaders and use baseline results in designing an educational curriculum to expand knowledge and competence in AONE …

Validating A Measure Of Beliefs In Health Check-Ups Among Chinese Old Adults, Hanzhang Xu, Bei Wu, Wei Pan, Paulin Straughan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Regular health check-ups are crucial in a secondary or tertiary prevention of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.1-3 These diseases could be detected through health check-ups at an early stage, which would be associated with better health outcomes such as fewer symptoms, delayed development of complications, and improved quality of life.4,5 Health check-ups are especially crucial for older adults because of high prevalence of co-occurring health issues and function decline that happen along with the aging process.6 Health beliefs and attitude towards health would have an impact on the performance of …

Educational Activities For Health Care Promoters In Haiti: Insights Gained Over The Years, Ellen L. Palmer, Becky M. Baird

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 23, 2015:

Purpose: For more than fourteen years, several nurse educators from the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area have participated in educational activities for health care promoters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A collaborative effort began with U.S. nurse educators first developing a trust relationship with colleagues at Grace Children's Hospital. Identifying what the educators could accomplish and following through with commitments was key.

Methods: In the beginning, nurse educators did informal walking rounds with nursing management at Grace Children's Hospital. learning needs were identified by management and staff. Nursing leadership requested assistance to develop a program for …

Igniting The Soul Through A Global Service-Learning Experience, Mary Hermann, Barbara Jones

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: How can the pedagogy of engagement in the human condition ignite the soul of a nursing student and foster exploration of issues such as culture, gender, sociopolitical and economic status that underlie quality of life and health disparities? According to Fong (2014) soul-making is the interaction of the intelligence, the human heart and the world. Service learning activities have the capacity to create soul-making experiences that can foster a global identify for students and create opportunities where the merging of intelligence and distressing human conditions can enable the maturation of the heart …

The Nursing Model Of Adult Day Care For Filipino Older Persons, Pearl Ed G. Cuevas

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a model of a nurse-managed adult day care program for Filipino older persons to guide nurses in creating meaningful, focused, and structured activities for them. Participants include Filipino older persons regularly attending at the Manila Department of Social Welfare District V Drop-In Center for Senior Citizens.

Methods: A mixed methods research design was used. Health needs were determined by profiling, assessment of quality of life with the use of the World Health Organization (WHO)-Quality of Life (QOL) tool in ambulatory community-dwelling Filipino older persons, and followed by …