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Lifelong Physical Activity As A Predictor In Exercise Beliefs Among Community-Dwelling Adult Over 55 Years Of Age, Chiung-Fang Ho

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: Previous studies appear to have focused mainly on various predictors that affect exercise behavior rather than exploring people's beliefs on exercise and factors that relate to those beliefs. An increased understanding of exercise beliefs and their related factors may increase people's participation in exercise.

Objective: We aimed to improve our understanding of the factors that influence exercise beliefs because this knowledge could help explain low levels of exercise and aid the design of more effective interventions. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify: (1) the perceived exercise benefits, barriers, and …

From Cbpr To Rct: Lessons Learned Over 10 Years With Interventions In Public Housing, Jeannette Andrews, Martina Mueller, Martha S. Tingen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to describe the lessons learned after 10 years of community engaged tobacco cessation interventions with women in public housing in the Southeastern US. The original academic-community partnership in one Southeastern US metropolitan region identified the health area of interest, assessment of need, and developed an overall plan of action, including a multi-level and ecological based intervention at the neighborhood, peer group, and individual level. Primary outcomes measured were smoking abstinence at 6 and 12 months post intervention. Methods: A community based participatory research (CBPR) approach was …

Exposing Quality Of Life And Deadly Health Disparities: Using Research To Change Health Care Policy, Carol Estwing Ferrans

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

At this meeting in Hong Kong, Dr. Carol Ferrans will be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame of Sigma Theta Tau International. The purpose of this presentation is to trace her research trajectory from its earliest beginnings in quality of life and health disparities, over 30 years, including how she used research findings as a tool to strategically to shape and create changes in healthcare policy and legislation. Since the early 1980s when quality of life was a new concept, she has been an advocate for the voice of the …

The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy: Outcomes From Leadership Development Mentoring In Three Domains, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Pamela Holsclaw Mitchell, Jackie L. Michael

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) is an intense international leadership development experience designed to facilitate personal leadership development, promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction, foster academic career success, and cultivate high performing, supportive work environments in academe. Scholars in the NFLA are selected through a competitive process and work throughout the twenty two month experience within a triad that includes a leadership mentor and faculty advisor. The academy curriculum is built upon the foundation of three domains: individual leadership development, advancing nursing education through leadership of team projects, and the Scholars' expanded …

Best Practice Guidelines For Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Reduce The Rates Of Antibiotic Resistance: A Ce Module For Clinicians, Romina Lo-Montano

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

For the past two decades antibiotic resistance has become a global issue stemming from the overuse of antibiotics. The lack of appropriate management of the client with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) contributes to antibiotic overuse and an increase in antibiotic resistance. Uncomplicated UTI ranks as one of the most frequently treated diagnosis in primary care settings and urgent care clinics. In fact, approximately one in six women will experience an uncomplicated UTI in her lifetime. More than eleven percent of women are diagnosed with uncomplicated UTIs annually and many of these women …

Improving Global Health Outcomes For Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Intervention Programs In The United States, Canada, China And The Philippines, Kathleen A. Sternas, Rosemarie Peterkin, Mary Ann Scharf, Janet Summerly

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The number of teen births remains high. Teenage birth rates are higher in the United States than in Canada and China (Bielski, 2013; McKay, 2012). Teen pregnancy rates are increasing in China and the Philippines (InterAksyon, 2012; Santos, 2012; Wang et al., 2002; Zhang, 2002). Sexual activity in teenagers contributes to teenage pregnancy and health problems (Chen, et al., 2000; Li, et al., 2003; Ma et al., 2006; National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2011; Parish et al., 2003; Zhang et al., 2002). Societal and economic changes, education, media, and …

Promoting And Supporting Breastfeeding: A Local Support Group Perspective, Yu-Chen Huang, Hsien-Hsien Chiang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014:

Purpose: Encouraging breastfeeding is a primary health promotion strategy. Breast-feeding policy helps mothers to extend breastfeeding up to 6 months by local breastfeeding support groups. Through breastfeeding support groups, mothers can continue get information from other experienced mothers and professional health nurses after discharging. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore mother experiences of breastfeeding from women who have breastfed a child in Taiwan's rural area.

Methods: Women were recruited during as peer-support volunteers in Minsyong Township Healthy station, Chiayi County, Taiwan between April 2012 and September 2012. A hermeneutic approach …

Review Of The Predictors Of Medication Non-Adherence And Adherence, Kathy Wheeler

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: This is the second of a three part series on Medication Adherence in which the authors describe the continuum of adherence to non-adherence of medication usage.

Methods: Research articles through Medline and PubMed.

Results: The research review showed medication adherence and non-adherence can be categorized according to the following: patient demographic characteristics, patient psychological and behavioral characteristics, social factors, disease related factors, financial and other health system factors, patient-provider relationships, and treatment related factors.

Conclusion: The implications for advanced practice nurses and other prescribers is that it is important to evaluate the …

Barriers And Facilitators To Utilizing Nursing Research, Jessie M. Colin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: Nursing research has been shown to improve patient outcomes and decrease length of hospital stays. The purpose of this research is to: 1) explore nurses perceptions of the barriers of research utilization; 2) explore nurses perceptions of the facilitators of research utilization; and 3) determine if there is a significant difference among the nurses perceptions of barriers and facilitators in utilizing nursing research within a multi-hospital system. Methods: This research project is a non-experimental descriptive study, involving a multi-hospital system (5) in a South Florida. Upon approval from the International Review Board …

A Correlational Study In Older Adults With Metabolic Syndrome, Yi-Lin Su

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: To investigate the correlated factors of elderly people with metabolic syndrome.

Methods: The method was based on cross-sectional survey and convenient sampling. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire assessing personal information, disease related information, health promotion lifestyle and perceived health status of each respondent. The respondents were selected from elderly people who took a health exam in a regional hospital in Taipei City in 2010 and elderly people who needed to visit the hospital for follow-up assessment or treatment of metabolic syndrome.

Results: Two hundred and twenty questionnaires were distributed, and …

Evaluation Of The Master Instructor Concept In An Accelerated Baccalaureate Program, Stephanie Black, Terry A. Throckmorton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014: Based on the concepts presented in Ken Bain's book What the Best College Teachers Do; A Master Level Instructor demonstrates and provides an authentic learning environment that will challenge and support students as they strive to understand and apply complex concepts in simulated and live clinical situations. The best instructors assist their students learn through mechanisms that affect a sustained, substantial and positive impact on how students think. The expectations of a Master Level Instructor at Chamberlain College of Nursing include: 1. Creates a natural critical learning environment (Facilitation; Active Learning), Assigns challenging …

Sleep And Adolescent Obesity: Results From The Creating Opportunities For Personal Empowerment (Cope) Randomized Controlled Trial, Diana L. Jacobson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to report baseline findings related to sleep, gender, weight and mood in adolescents participating in the NIH funded, COPE healthy lifestyles intervention which was delivered by trained health teachers in high schools in a large, southwest metropolitan area.

Methods: Several analyses were conducted on this large sample of 14-17 year old adolescents including: (1) chi square (2) t-tests, (3) frequencies, and (4) Pearson's correlations. Comparisons were conducted between males/females and overweight/non-overweight participants.

Results: There were 779 teens in this study. The majority of adolescents were Hispanic …

The Risk Demographic Predictors Of Low Health Promotion Lifestyles In Caregivers Of Children With Disabilities, Jen-Kuei Ko, Ying-Hui Lin, Jih-Yuan Chen, Ming-Hong Yen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the risk demographic factors is related to the risk of low Health Promotion Lifestyles scale and subscales scores in caregivers of disabled children. We can early find the groups of risk demographic factors and provide those who have risk factors about the health promotion information and intervention.

Methods: A total of 251 caregivers for health promotion assessment in the department of pediatric psychology and hereditary counseling and a setting of Taiwan muscular dystrophy association at southern Taiwan. Health-promoting lifestyle Scale in Chinese version was …

Navigating Cultural Waters: Experience Of Western Patients Being Cared For By Chinese Nurses In Beijing, Chanell Jan C. Concepcion

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: There is a paucity of studies that examine the nursing care received by patients who are considered 'foreigners' or are non-native to the country where they receive care. As China emerges as a major player in world economy, there is also a rise in the number of foreigners visiting and living in the country in the past decade. In the 2010 census, there are over one million foreign and non-mainland Chinese nationals living in China. About a quarter (23%) is from Western countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and European …

Illness Representations And Self-Care Behavior Of Patients With Heart Failure, Jen-Chen Tsai, Pei-Shan Tsai, Yen-Ting Wang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the relationship between illness representations and self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure and to identify important factors related to illness representations and self-care behaviors among these patients.

Methods: This study was conducted based on the self-regulation model. Patients with heart failure were recruited from a medical center in northern Taiwan. A descriptive correlational research design was used. Three questionnaires were administered to the study participants, including the illness representations questionnaire-revised (IPQ-R), the heart failure symptoms experience questionnaire, and the self-care behaviors questionnaires. Data …

Hiv Pilot Program For Chinese College Students: Differences By Gender, Teresa D. Serratt

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Nearly 10 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease annually. [1]. Young people are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and account for 40% of all new adult HIV infections in the world (UNAIDS, 2012b). Condom use has been identified as an effective means of preventing sexually transmitted diseases, however male and female Chinese college students may respond differently to educational interventions aimed at increasing condom use. [2] Chinese students account for 30% of all international students attending U.S. colleges and universities, but there …

The Changing Role Of The Hospital-Based Clinical Nurse Scientist In An Enculturated Evidence-Based Practice Environment, Esther M. Chipps

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: This presentation will discuss the necessary transitions in the role of the Hospital-Based Clinical Nurse Scientist to work successfully in a fully enculturated evidence-based practice environment. The role of the Hospital-Based Nurse Scientist is relatively new. Nurse Scientists who are employed in hospital- based settings are educated in the traditional research paradigm and many have very limited exposure to evidence-based practice.

Methods: The traditional Nurse Scientist views himself/herself as a research generator 1 and therefore approaches mentorship of clinical staff from this paradigm. The overarching goal of the role has been to …

Motivating Nursing Students To Intervene With Their Psychiatric Clients Who Use Tobacco, Rhonda Garrett Schwindt

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a hybrid, online education program using Self-Determination Theory as a guiding framework, on the autonomous motivation and perceived competence of baccalaureate nursing students (BSN) to intervene with psychiatric clients who are tobacco dependent.

Methods: A one-group, pre-test/post-test study design was employed with a purposive sample of 120 junior BSN students enrolled in a three-credit hour psychiatric/mental health nursing course at a large university-affiliated school of nursing.

Results: The integration of the tobacco education program significantly improved the perceived competence and autonomous …

A Study On Teaching-Learning Methods To Promote Self-Directed Learning For Women's Health Nursing, Jiin Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Goal: It's gradually decreasing to get opportunities of clinical training for nursing students due to decreasing birthrate and patient safety-first policy in hospital. The pursose of this study is to develop Self-directed Teaching-learning methods of liaison between the school and clinical setting for women's health nursing.

Method: The participants were 120 3rd grade nursing students of D college in Daegu city who had studied women's health nursing in 2013. Data were collected from March to June using self-reported questionaires. Instruments were the ability of Self-directed learning(Cho, 2011) and 20-question multiple-choice test. These were …

Using Reflective Writing As A Nursing Intervention: Review Of The Literature, Monica Kennison

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Over twenty years ago in a groundbreaking study, participants who engaged in an expressive writing intervention about emotionally-laden experiences showed positive changes in health outcomes when compared with those in a neutral writing control group. The effects lasted several weeks after the writing intervention concluded. Since then, a number of studies have indicated that written disclosure about stressful experiences improves measures of physical and mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations. For instance, expressive writing has been linked to: fewer physician visits, increases in T-helper cell growth, drops in blood pressure and heart rate, and improvements in mood. Additionally, writing …

Aims Of Utilization Nursing Process Data In Electronic Patient Records, Monika Linhart

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: While the use of nursing classification systems in nursing practice is increasing, there is still unclarity about the variety of aims which could be met by additionally implementing these systems for the nursing process documentation in electronic patient records.

Methods: Therefore, the first presentation will illustrate and discuss a selection of these potential aims, like improving the communication of healthcare professionals with one another, supporting process flows such as the transfer from one institution to another, supporting the performance transparency of nursing and outcome measurement, and last but not least supporting decision-making …

Continuing Education Ensures Competence To Practice And Assures Public Safety, Rachael A. Vernon, Mary Chiarella

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine what evidence exists to support or refute the hypothesis that continuing education ensures continuing competence to practise and assures public safety. The research builds on a previous international study that focused on the development of an international consensus view for the assessment of continuing competence.

Methods: The research has been undertaken using a three stage mixed method evaluation design. Each stage of the research has been completed sequentially. Stage One focuses on a critical analysis of current Case law related to nurse competence notifications. …

Living With End-Stage Renal Disease: Perceived Impact Of Treatment In A Mexican Hemodialysis Clinic, Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, Christian F. Rodriguez-Perez, Karla Susana Vera-Delgado, Carol M. Baldwin, Michael Todd

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) has great impact in patients' health-related quality of life (HR-QOL), which is globally considered as a reliable measure of health outcome. In Mexico, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, the leading cause of ESRD, is 14.4%; it is predicted that 18% of the adult population in Mexico will have type 2 diabetes by 2025. In 2006, Mexico reported the prevalence and incidence rates of ESRD of 510.4 and 345.9 per million population, respectively. The lack of a formal national registry system in Mexico, however, could result in underestimation …

The Impact Of Computerized Clinical Decision Support On Diagnostic Accuracy In Nurse Practitioners, Maryjo Vetter

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Clinical decision support (CDS) at the point of care is an evidence based intervention that has demonstrated incremental positive impact on quality of health care delivery over the past two decades. CDS information technologies help close the gap between healthcare provider knowledge and performance. CDS systems offer the potential to improve overall care safety, foster evidence based practice, optimize cost effectiveness and reimbursement for care, enhance patient education, and meet regulatory reporting requirements. CDS systems have been studied extensively and identified as an evidence based intervention that can positively impact practitioner performance in …

A Life Long Quest In Women's Health Through Internet Research Methodology, Eun-Ok Im

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

This session presents Dr. Im's program of research in women's health and Internet research. Her beginning research question is presented with her former experience in oncology units and women's health. Her history of developing her research program is presented with evolving research questions. Then, her most recently completed study on a Web-based multi-ethnic study on menopausal symptoms among four major ethnic groups of midlife women is presented with implications for future research. The study aimed to explore ethnic differences in menopausal symptom experience among four major ethnic groups in the U.S. (Whites, Hispanics, …

The Historical Research Of Japanese Administrative Policy And Outcome Of Maternal And Child Health Education, Yukari Kawahara, Atsuko Yumoto, Kazuko Yarimizo, Sachiko Tanaka, Keiko Ogawa

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the history of maternal and infant health'in Japan by clarifying the'administrative policies of the Japanese government from 1917 to present and the effect of these policies on the health of mothers and children education.

Methods: The historical research was conducted between August 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with the past government officials responsible for health policies, related organizations, researchers, and specialists and relevant materials from respective institutions and libraries were examined. The research was approved by the ethics …

Exploring Registered Nurses' Attitudes Towards Post Graduate Education In Australia: A Pilot Study, Linda C. Ng, Victoria Kain, Stephanie Fox-Young, Anthony G. Tuckett, Robert M. Eley

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: Nursing education is a dynamic process designed to enable nurses to competently meet the healthcare needs of society. Health system restructuring has been associated with diminishing postgraduate specialist nursing numbers worldwide. The transfer of Australian postgraduate specialty nursing education from hospitals to the tertiary (higher education) sector took place in the late-90s (Chaboyer, Dunn, & Najman, 2000). Postgraduate education in nursing has continued to grow over the years but the benefits to students, employers, patients and overall impact on practice remains unclear (Gijbels et al., 2010; Griscti & Jacono, 2006; Pelletier, Donoghue, …

Collaboration In The Chain Of Stroke Care: Stroke After-Care, A Gap To Be Closed, Bianca Ivonne Buijck

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: In the Rotterdam Stroke Service (RSS), numerous hospitals, nursing homes/rehabilitation centers and a home care organization collaborate to provide the best quality of care for stroke patients in the acute and chronically phase. After a stroke, patients are confronted with physical disabilities and changes in cognition and behavior. In spite, practice based research (RSS, 2010) shows that stroke patients do not receive adequate care and support in the home environment after discharge from the hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation centre. There is a lack of specialized care and support to learn to …

Exploring Patient Assessment Practices In The Acute Hospital Environment: An Ethnography, Sonya R. Osborne

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: In Australia, as in other countries, recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in hospitalised patients has become a national priority. Ward nurses play an essential role in detecting acute care patients at risk of clinical deterioration through attentive surveillance, diligent assessment, and timely intervention. Much attention in the literature has been given to the efferent limb of the clinical deterioration pathway, such as hospitals' implementation of the use of early warning scores, track and trigger systems, and rapid response teams. Yet, unrecognised clinical deterioration continues to be a significant problem. The literature …

Is The Braden Mobility Subscale Alone As Predictive As The Braden Scale?, Siti Zubaidah Mordiffi, Nicole M. Phillips, Bridie Kent, Choon Huat Koh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Pressure injury is known to cause not only debilitating physical effects, but also leads to substantial psychological and financial burdens. Given the importance of this issue, it remains imperative that nurses identify patients that are at risk of developing pressure injury, so that preventive interventions can be initiated early. Risk assessment tools are used to assist nurses in identifying such patients. However, research has suggested that using risk assessment tools may be no more effective in preventing actual pressure injury than clinical judgement. Research has also suggested impaired mobility is a significant …