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The Quest For Excellence In International Nursing Research, Stephanie L. Ferguson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: There are multiple issues facing the 21st century. Challenges in developing countries may lead to obstacles to providing health care. Challenges including poverty, chronic disease, an aging population and an inability to provide or utilize technological innovations provide the ability for nurses to expand their roles as healthcare providers. By assuming leadership roles, expanding nursing education and staying at the forefront of research nurses can advocate for good health, equality and justice.

The Significance Of Walking Speed In Physical Function Among A Group Of Community Dwelling Older Adults, Jie Yu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which the variable walking speed correlated with the modified physical function, which was measured by the combination of balance and sit-to-stand tests.

Methods: The study sample included 70 community living older adults. Subjects were screened for cognitive function with the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) and physical function data were collected using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).

Results: Results of this study showed that there was significant correlation between walking speed and physical function; therefore it was reliable to use …

Educational Scholarships, Eric Chan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: As we move towards the final years for the Millennium Development Gosls (MDGs) the issue of shortage of human resources for health (HRH) remains high on the global agenda. HRH shortage still existed in many countries or different corners of a country which are impacting on the delivert of health care. There are many types and models of educational scholarships being offered by educational institutions, service organizations, local or national health authorities across the globe. Can we see the use of educational scholarships as one of the tools for the HRH retention, capacity …

Researching With Young People As Participants: Issues In Recruitment, Ainsley M. James

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: An essential element of human research is the successful recruitment of participants, because without participants there can be no research. Many researchers appear to be able to recruit participants quickly and without significant issues, while other researchers encounter challenges. When researching the lived experience of young people aged 16-24 years, with type 1 diabetes living in a rural setting, we assumed that gaining ethics approval to interview the 16-18 year old participants would be a challenge. Ethics approval was granted following minimal changes to the application. Participant recruitment however presented a significant …

Consensus On Outcomes For A Standardized Preceptor Training Programme In South Africa, Yvonne Botma

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine what the learning outcomes of a preceptor training programme should be to enable them to support students in various clinical settings.'Methods: The Nominal Group Technique was used to reach consensus among nurse educators. Multiple groups were used to gather data from. One group consisted of nursing deans of schools at universities and the other group consisted of nurse educators from public and private nursing colleges. A brief overview of the need for a standardized training programme was given to both groups by the facilitator. …

Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Knowledge And Training During The Medication Administration Process, Kelly J. Betts

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Medication administration in nursing programs is a key skill that nursing students must master prior to graduating and entering the nursing workforce. Lack of pharmacology knowledge, safety, and skill proficiency is detrimental to the safety and welfare of patients. At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing baccalaureate program nursing students have demonstrated a lack of performance of the medication administration process as evidenced by anecdotal feedback from students and faculty, and post course evaluations. The purpose of this study was to examine nursing students' perceptions of their knowledge, skill …

Critical Factors On Autonomy Reconstruction After Self-Care Dependency, Alice Brito

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To characterize the phenomenon of dependence on self-care at discharge moment and to explore in depth the process of self-care autonomy reconstruction.

Methods: Qualitative study.

Results: During the transition there are factors considered critical to the personal conditions, community resources, the support and the health condition that determines the way of experiencing the transition. Personal condition identified that interfere in the process was awareness, motivation, engagement, self-care attitude, make decisions capacity, understand self-care as situation or condition; meanings attributed to the changes and health status. Support in the process of rebuilding of autonomy is fundamental and may be economic, …

The Red Box Strategy For Contact Precautions, Melissa A. Pollard, Kathleen Wickens

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: This work originated in a small community hospital who committed to achieving Magnet designation. As part of this commitment, an identified need was to develop a means to promote and support nursing research in our organization which did not have any university affiliations. Our Magnet Journey was successful, and this presentation reflects work done by one of our first direct care staff nurses with the support of the nursing research committee. Contact precaution policy requires healthcare personnel to always put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) before entering a contact precaution room. Although …

Computer-Based Training At A Military Medical Center: Understanding Decreased Participation In Training Among Staff And Ways To Improve Completion Rates, Julie A. Lavender

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Military health care facilities make extensive use of computer-based training (CBT) for both clinical and non-clinical staff. Despite evidence identifying various factors that may impact CBT, the problem is unclear as to what factors specifically influence employee participation in computer-based training. The purpose of this mixed method case study was to examine factors that may influence healthcare staff participation in mandatory CBT to provide practical information for hospital educators to design training to improve participation rates. Participants were surveyed to collect quantitative data to measure the relationship of factors that influenced employees' participation …

Knowledge, Attitudes, And Perceptions Of Preeclampsia Among First-Generation Nigerian Women In The United States, Christine Okpomeshine

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Although numerous studies have documented the need for early recognition and treatment of preeclampsia to attain a good prognosis, first-generation Nigerian women living in the United States tend to seek obstetrical care after the first trimester (12 weeks), by which time prompt recognition may be missed. The purpose of this study was to measure the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about preeclampsia and limitations that determine the delay in seeking obstetrical treatment in early pregnancy among first-generation Nigerian women living in the United States.

Methods: This cross-sectional quantitative study consisted of 180 first-generation …

More Than Vital Signs: Reframing Nurses' Recognition And Response To Clinical Deterioration, Sonya R. Osborne

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Clinical deterioration frequently goes unnoticed in hospitalized patients (1). Growing concerns about failure-to-rescue rates have prompted government initiatives and consensus statements designed to improve timely recognition of acutely ill patients in hospital (2, 3, 4). Given that detectable physiological signs often precede deterioration (5), hospitals have implemented early warning systems and rapid response teams to identify and respond to patients at risk of clinical deterioration. Yet, there is insufficient evidence about the effectiveness of these interventions (5, 6). These hospital safety initiatives depend on registered nurses' (RNs) ability to detect patients at risk …

Requirements Of Nursing Classification Systems For An Useful Application In Electronic Data Records, Pia Wieteck

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: In the final presentation, the necessary requirements of nursing classification systems for an useful application in electronic data records will be discussed. The main question will be which abstraction level or granulation is needed for nursing terminologies to enable nursing documentation and all of the before presented aims in an electronic patient record.

Methods: To support the discussion the levels of granulation of a number of nursing diagnoses in different nursing terminologies and the results of a cross-mapping of ENP and NANDA will be presented.

Results: Non-member.

Conclusion: This and the other …

Systematic Evaluation Of The Psychometric Properties Of Pain Assessment Scales For Use In Chinese Children: Where Are We?, Jinbing Bai, Nan Jiang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Many children experience moderate to severe pain during hospitalization. Systematic pain assessment using reliable and valid pain scales is the foundation for adequate pain management in children. The psychometric properties of pain measures used with children in China are still largely unknown relative to their properties when used in children in Western countries. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the psychometric properties of pain assessment scales used in Chinese children.

Methods: We searched Chinese-language databases (e.g., CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and SinoMed) and English-language databases (e.g., PubMed, CINAHL, Health and …

Use Of Caring Theory In Culture And Context In Scotland And Cameroon, John W. Nelson, Relindis Moffor

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: This session includes two sub-sessions regarding how caring science theory was selected and used in two different cultures and context. The first sub-session will review how Swanson's theory of caring was a better fit for the culture of Scotland than was Watson's theory. The second sub-session will review how Watson's theory of caring science was used to assess the farming needs of women living with AIDS a village in Cameroon, Africa The first portion of this session will review how two different theories of caring were tested for the purpose of developing a …

Lifestyle Characteristics Correlated With Daily Life Functions Of Patients With Mental Disorders, Miyuki Saito, Mariko Kato, Tomomi Azuma, Eiko Suzuki, Yukiko Sato

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: It is important for patients with mental disorders to have stable daily life functions. In order to achieve this, institutions, such as psychiatric daycares and small-scale working places for patients with mental disorders, provide daily life support to ambulatory patients. Ambulatory patients receive training for cooking and cleaning in these institutions. However, despite having received such training, ambulatory patients sometimes face difficulties in their actual daily life. The lifestyle characteristics of ambulatory patients are one of the factors that influence their daily life functions. Thus, this study aims at investigating the lifestyle …

Development Of The Japanese Version Of The Teaching Style Assessment Scale, Fumiko Yoshida, Toyoaki Yamauchi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: To develop the Teaching Style Assessment Scale for Japanese nursing educators. To enable nursing educators to analyze their own teaching style. To identify student-centered and/or teacher-centered elements in their individual practice. Methods: The original scale on which this research is based was developed as the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) by Gary J. Conti, EdD, and was itself based on an Adult Learning Model. There was no scale with which to measure a teacher's teaching style in Japan. Therefore, a Japanese version of PALS was necessary, and Dr. Conti granted permission …

Meta-Analyses Of Epigenetics Risk Factors For Lung Cancer Prevention: Mpo And Gstm1 Human Gene Variations Across Different Race-Ethnicity Groups, Po-Jui Yu, Shyang-Yun Pamela K. Shiao, Maria Suarez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to disseminate current evidence on population genome health, through meta-analyses of epigenetic risk factors, for lung cancer (LC) prevention. LC is one of the most common cancers worldwide and has the highest mortality rate among all cancers. Glutathione S-transferase that belongs to the mu class (GSTM1) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) gene polymorphisms have been cumulating in the literature, associating epigenetics factors and LC.

Methods: Literature searches, quality scores for the studies, and inter-rater evaluation on data coding was completed to ensure data accuracy for pooled meta-analyses.

Results: …

Fill In The Blank...The Experience Of A Nurse Educator In Haiti, Louise Aurelien

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The scarcity of qualified nurse educators is a global issue and even more pronounced in developing countries, like Haiti, due to the lack of educational infrastructure. Sponsored by HCR Manor, Care, The Haitian American Nurses Association of Florida (HANA) initiated a Teaching Initiative Project at the Faculte des Sciences Infirmieres de Leogane (FSIL) in Haiti. FSIL recruits nursing students who possess brilliant and hungry minds simply waiting to be stimulated, challenged and engaged. These future nurses are eager for learning opportunities. The purpose of this project was to engage Haitian American nurse …

The Use Of A Death Notification Simulation And Readiness For Interprofessional Learning In Nursing And Social Work Students, Elizabeth Roe, Catherine Macomber, Adrienne A. Galbraith

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Traditionally the emphasis on interprofessional collaboration has been in the practice setting and not during the education of health care professionals. In order for healthcare disciplines to effectively collaborate at the patient's bedside, it is important for healthcare education to allow students to participate in interprofessional learning as part of their educational process. The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in an interprofessional simulation on death notification influences undergraduate nursing and social work students' perception of readiness for interprofessional learning. For the past two years, senior Nursing and Social …

Weight Gain In Breast Cancer Survivors, Su-Ying Yu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Weight gain is a common issue that may lead to poor prognosis or adverse health outcomes in breast cancer (BC) survivors. The aims of this study was to investigate the pattern and degree of weight gain within 2 years after BC diagnosis and to identify its risks.

Methods: The study cohort consisted of 1954 women with stage I-III, primary, operable BC between 2008~2010. Their body weight, body mass index (BMI) were measured before surgery and followed by 1, 3, 5, 12, 24 months after. The analysis of weight gain was also stratified …

A Concept Analysis Of Self-Management Behavior And Its Implications In Research And Policy, Amanda Constance Green

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The concept of self-management behavior (SMB) has been used extensively by professionals from multiple disciplines. Nursing scholars often use the concept with chronic illness and international health organizations, such as the World Health Organization, use the concept for disease management. The purpose of this concept analysis was to create a clarifying theoretical definition of self-management behavior.

Methods: The analysis was conducted conceptually in the context of Orem's Self-care Framework. Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis approach guided the analysis. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using seven relevant academic databases, …

An Investigation Of The Influence Of Fish Oil Supplementation On Il-8: A Possible Protection Against Preeclampsia, Sara Mitchell Edwards

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: Ten million women develop preeclampsia each year around the world. Of those, about 76,000 pregnant women will die from preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders. Further, the annual infant mortality rate from these disorders is estimated to be approximately 500,000. Land-locked or mountainous regions of the globe, and thus with less oily ocean fish available in the diet, tend to have higher rates of preeclampsia. Poor women are also more vulnerable to the disease. A woman is seven times more likely to develop preeclampsia in a developing country than a woman in an …

Building An Integrated System Of Care Across The Extended Care Continuum With The Linct Program (Liaison In Nursing Care Transitions), Dina Lipowich

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Problem: Lack of adequate continuity of care at discharge has been identified as a factor for frequent readmissions from Extended Care Facilities (ECFs). Older adults with chronic conditions hospitalized and subsequently discharged to ECFs represent a particularly vulnerable population. (Jacobs 2011). Review of hospital cases in 2011 revealed that over 20% of patient discharged to ECFs, were readmitted within 30 days. Readmissions from ECFs are a hardship for patients, are costly for institutions, and reflect fragmentation of care across the continuum.

Approach: The LINCT (Liaison In Nursing Care Transitions) Program Initiative is a …

Icu Diary: Supporting The Intensive Care Patients Transition From The Icu, Judy Martin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Critically ill patients have reported psychological problems which have been attributed to distorted perceptions or delusional memories and gaps in their memories of their stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). The integrated practice of keeping an intensive care diary for the critically ill patient originated in the Scandinavian countries. The common theme of this international presentation is the intensive care patient diary. A review of literature indicated the ICU diary provides a timeline of what happened to the patient while they were in the ICU. Research indicated it is not unusual for …

Which Clinical Supervision In Nursing Strategies Nurses Wish To Be Implemented In Their Health Contexts?: Construction And Validation Of An Questionnaire, Ines Alves Da Rocha E Silva Rocha, Regina Maria Pires, Maria Margarida Reis Dos Santos Ferreira

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: This research aims to improve the quality of care through the identification of clinical supervision'in nursing strategies that nurses wish to be more implemented in the supervisory processes in use in the different contexts of health. With this study we intended to achieve the following objectives: build and validate an instrument to assess the frequency in which nurses wish the clinical supervision in nursing strategies were implemented; identify the clinical supervision in nursing strategies nurses wish that were more often implemented in health services and identify the clinical supervision in nursing strategies …

Contraceptive Use Among Low-Income And Ethnic Minority Women Living In Three Urban Underserved Neighborhoods, Adejoke B. Ayoola, Emily Johnson, Gail Landheer Zandee, Kendra Pennings

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014:

Purpose: Ineffective and non'use of contraceptives have been associated with increased risk of unplanned pregnancy in the United States. Unplanned pregnancy rates and their adverse outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm birth are higher among minority and low-income women. Healthy People 2020 established a family planning goal to 'increase the proportion of females at risk of unplanned pregnancy or their partners who used contraception at most recent sexual intercourse' from the current baseline of 83.3% to 91.6%. This study examined the rate of contraceptive use and types of contraception used by …

The Changing Role Of The Administrator Of Nursing Quality, Evidence-Based Practice And Research In An Enculturated Evidence-Based Practice Environment, Jacalyn S. Buck

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: This presentation will discuss the transitions in the role of the senior administrator of nursing quality, EBP and research to work successfully in a fully enculturated evidence-based practice environment.

Methods: This includes the process of identifying and selecting nurse leaders to work in this department who support a comprehensive vision of the EBP culture and are able to sustain the enculturation.

Results: The Administrator must leverage the talents of his/her nurse leaders to balance the quality, EBP and research needs of his/her organization. Furthermore, the Administrator must encourage and support collaboration with …

The Effects Of An Oral Care Program On Oral Health Of Institutionalized Elderly, Chia-Chi Chang, Jih-Hsuan Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Institutionalized elderly overlooked the oral care because of multiple chronic diseases and decline self-care skills, impact the oral health quality of life, oral health status and nutritional status, resulting in oral-related diseases. There are few oral care program interventions. The purpose of this study was to develop an oral care program and to examine the effects of this program among institutionalized elderly.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study. Fifty-five convenience subjects were recruited from two northern long-term care facilities, randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 24) and the control group(n …

Factors Affecting Assessment Of Student Nurses` Clinical Practice: A Phenomenographic Exploration Of The Experiences And Understanding Of Mentors Of A Mental Health Service In England, Peter Thomas Sandy, Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore mentors` experiences and understanding of factors that may affect student nurses` clinical assessments.

Methods: This study utilised a phenomenographic methodology and was conducted in a mental health Trust in England. 30 mentors, all registered mental health nurses, participated in the study. Data were collected using five focus group interviews of six participants each. Data were analysed thematically using Sjostrom and Dahlgren approach to analysis.

Results: There are multiple factors that may affect clinical assessment of student nurses. Examples of these include anxieties of assessment, …

Structuring Caring Science Data For Operations And Outcomes., John W. Nelson, Jacqueline Brown

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

This session includes two sub-sessions regarding how caring science is structured for culture and context. The first portion of the presentation will focus on how caring is structured using frameworks like Relationship Based Care, Planetree, and Caring Behaviors Assurance Strategy (CBAS). The second portion of the presentation will review how the structure of caring was established in 75% of the hospitals in Scotland using CBAS. Structuring data based on a model of care deliver like Relationship Based Care, Caring Behaviors Assurance System, Planetree, or other care delivery systems can assist with data management. …