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Effects Of Advance Care Planning On Knowledge, Behavior And Well Being Of Older People: A Systematic Review Protocol, Mi Fun Ng, Helen Y. L. Chan, Doris Y. P. Leung

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: Advance Care Planning is a process of discussion about an individual's preferences for care in their anticipation of future deterioration. There are different formats and inconsistent approach in implementing Advance Care Planning to older people. The effectiveness of Advance Care Planning intervention will influence on the knowledge, behavior and well- being in older people.

Method of review: Inclusion Criteria

Types of participants: Older people who are age 60 or over, with or without chronic illness, no restriction on any disease groups and health status of participants.

Types of interventions: Advance Care Planning …

Student Remediation In Nursing Programs: The Evidence, The Gaps, And New Directions, Cheryl L. Mee, Barb Schreiner

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Nursing programs and faculty have increased pressure to produce safe nursing practitioners and have turned to a variety of tools to facilitate success in NCLEX licensure exams in the United States. End-of-course and end-of-program standardized testing are tools frequently used to prepare students. Nursing educators use the results of these tests to remediate student knowledge and critical thinking skills. Students also gain additional confidence by reviewing test results and planning further study and preparation. But which strategies are most effective in producing positive outcomes on licensure examinations? This session will explore evidence-based strategies …

Nursing Health Promotion Interventions Needed To Reduce Oral Health Disparities: The Situation In Israel, Cheryl Zlotnick, Shlomo Zusman, Lital Keinan-Boker, Orna Baron Epel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The World Health Organization (WHO) reminds us that Nursing is a holistic discipline that "encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people." 'Yet, despite the well-established link between oral health and cardiovascular disease, nurses rarely consider this important aspect of health care in their disease prevention and health promotion activities. This omission needs to be corrected.'In the quest to reduce …

A Qualitative Study Exploring The Use Of Visual Thinking Strategies With Nursing Students, Meg Moorman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: Nurse educators are called upon to provide creative, innovative experiences for students in order to prepare nurses to work in complex healthcare settings. As part of this preparation, teaching observational and communication skills is critical for nurses and can directly affect patient outcomes. Visual thinking strategies (VTS) are a teaching method that has been studied in primary education to develop communication and observational skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of Visual Thinking Strategies with nursing students. The students also discussed how they used VTS in caring for …

Comparison With The State Level As Well As The Relationship Of Stress, Resilience And Psychological Health Between U.K. And China: A Newest Cross-Sectional Global Study In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Fang Yang, Graeme D. Smith

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: To explore the state level as well as the relationship of stress, resilience, and psychological health in nursing students between UK and China, with the purpose of searching for a strategy to forming an effective way to ease stress and psychological distress in nursing education program and make more healthy for this participates.

Background: Stress and psychological distress in student nurses has been widely demonstrated and present globalization trend including UK and China. Resilience has been described as a personal resource that can influence an individual's ability to cope with the negative …

Improving The Experiences Of Night Shift Nurses In Australian Regional Public Hospitals: An Action Research Project, Idona N. Powell, Greg Fairbrother

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: To develop a participatory plan to improve the working experience of night shift nurses and enhance delivery of patient care in Australian regional acute inpatient facilities.

Methods: A participatory action research approach was utilised to take up the findings of an initiating qualitative research study which explored the expressed needs and experiences of regional Australian night shift nurses. The original research study was conducted by the presenting author in 2011.' A study reference group consisting of night shift clinical nurses and nurse managers took a problem solving approach to working with the …

The Relationship Between Adhd And School Attendance, School Behavior, And School Performance, Nancy M. H. Pontes, Manuel C. F. Pontes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Previous research has shown that Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) is negatively associated with school attendance and school performance, and positively associated with school behavioral problems. However, these studies were conducted with samples drawn from individual schools or school districts. Few studies were conducted with nationally representative samples.'One such study from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) was based on parent report, and did show a positive association between ADHD and missed days of school.'The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between ADHD and school attendance, school behavior, and school …

A Program Of Nursing Clinical Supervision In Primary Healthcare: Strategies To Implement, Regina Maria Pires, Filipe Miguel Soares Pereira

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: In Portugal the discussion and research on clinical supervision in nursing has deepened in the last decade, it being understood that this is a formal process of professional support, facilitating the development of nurse's cognitive, technical, communication, attitudinal and ethical responsibilities and skills through formative, restorative and normative functions, promoting the quality of professional practice. The interest in promoting quality health care in an integrated perspective that takes into account the simultaneous development of organizations, professionals and practices, has led to deeper reflection about clinical supervision and its adoption in clinical practice. …

Global Advisory Panel On The Future Of Nursing, Cathy D. Catrambone, Hester C. Klopper

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

This session will explain the purpose and goals of the recently formed Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing (GAPFON), which was envisioned and facilitated by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). STTI President Hester Klopper and President-elect Cathy Catrambone will explain the need for GAPFON, and how it is positioning itself through global regional meetings to address critical issues for nursing within the context of global health.

The Relationship Of Maternal Bmi And Child Body Size, Home Environment, And Food In Low-Income Minority Women And Children Participating In A Child Obesity Primary And Secondary Prevention Project, Elizabeth Reifsnider

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The primary and secondary obesity prevention projects were developed through community-based participatory research with a local grass-roots organization and the local WIC program. Both programs focused on nutrition guidance to mothers and encouragement of more physical activity with less time devoted to screen viewing (television and computer). The projects are based on the Ecological Model of Growth (EMG).

Methods: The mothers and children were recruited through several WIC clinics within the same county. The instruments used to collect data were based on the EMG and reflected the food environment (24 hour diet …

Effect Of The "Shisei" Meta-Cognition Educational Program Aiming At The Low Back Pain Improvement Of The Female New Face Nurses In Japan, Keiko Takeda, Yoriko Watanabe

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: We examine an effect of the improvement of low back pain of the female nurse by the "SHISEI" Meta-Cognition educational program that we developed.

Methods: The subjects included were 31 female new face nurses with the low back pain in Japan. The purpose of this education program is to enhance awareness of physical and psychosocial factors affecting posture. The educational program is comprised of two elements. In Part 1, we explained it so that nurses could recognize low back pain as biopsychosocial sharp pain syndrome. Then, in Part 2, we introduced a …

Child Sex Trafficking In The Health Care Setting: Recommendations For Practice, Cathy Miller

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

The child sex trafficking (CST) industry can be conceptualized as a broad phenomenon encompassing such human rights violations as survival sex, forced prostitution, debt bondage, child sex tourism and is incorporated under the umbrella of human trafficking. The estimates of CST vary greatly from 600,000 to 2.5 million. This variance can in part be attributed to health care provider lack of education and best practices on the recognition, intervention, and referral of CST survivors. The purpose of this presentation is to provide a foundation for health care providers on the recognition, medical and …

Determining The Needs Of The Family Caregivers At A Research Hospital, Gulsah Kok, Aygul Akyuz, Tulay Basak

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Being ill and hospitalized affect the family caregivers environmental and social lives as well as the patients. These effects were emphasized due to the fact the difficulties experienced in the hospital, their physical, psychological, social needs and expectations from the health care professions. This descriptive study was aimed to evaluate the physical, familial, and social needs of the family caregivers in the process of the hospitilization. Methods: Data was obtained using face to face interviews from the structured questionnaire developed by the researchers. Results: Participants were between the ages of 31-50, and graduated from the university. The participants presented …

The Role Of Culture In Primiparous Puerto Rican Women's Postpartum Infant And Self-Care, Anne M. Fink

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:

Purpose: Hispanics are a population at risk for health disparities with women receiving fewer preventive services, experiencing a higher incidence of postpartum complications, and reporting less satisfaction with the quality of care than non-Hispanic Blacks or Whites. Puerto Ricans are in greater jeopardy of having poor health outcomes than any other Hispanic sub-group yet there have been few studies with this group. With projected Hispanic population growth and increased health care utilization it is imperative to understand the infant care and self-care issues and experiences of primiparous Puerto Rican women in the post-partum …

Younger Workers, Older Leaders: A Qualitative Study Exploring Generational Perceptions Of Leadership In The Nursing Workforce, Cheryl F. Saffer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the views of nursing leadership as perceived through the eyes of the generations in the nursing workforce. One estimate is that within the next twenty years there will be a deficit of over one million Registered Nurses in the United States. The results of the most recent national Health Resources and Administration survey of Registered Nurses, which was conducted in 2008, demonstrated that 27.8% of Registered Nurses who left their current employer did so due to 'lack of good management/leadership (Health Resources …

Gleaning Data From Disaster: A Hospital-Based Data Mining Method To Studying All-Hazard Triage After A Chemical Disaster, Joan Marie Culley, Abbas Tavakoli, Erik R. Svendsen, Jean B. Craig

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: On January 6, 2005, a freight train carrying three tanker cars of liquid chlorine was inadvertently switched onto an industrial spur in central Graniteville, South Carolina. The train then crashed into a parked locomotive and derailed. This caused one of the chlorine tankers to rupture and immediately release ~60 tons of chlorine. Chlorine gas infiltrated the town with a population of 7,000. This research focuses on the victims who received emergency care in South Carolina. The objective of presentation is to describe the methods of evaluating currently available triage models for their …

Using Photovoice To Capture The Meaning Of Gardening And What Motivates Refugees To Participate In Gardening Activities, Ruth B. Grubesic

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: To collect qualitative data, utilizing a technique called PhotoVoice, answering three study questions: Why do you participate in gardening? Does access to fresh produce from the garden affect food choices? How does gardening impact you and your family?

Methods: Fifteen refugee participants (from two refugee communities) agreed to participate. Two training sessions were given: 1. teach participants the Photovoice concept, 2. teach use of the digital camera. Participants spent 4 weeks taking photos aligning to the study questions. Captions were prepared for each selected photo. A photo display with the 5 photos …

Capturing The Changes In The Work Environment Of Nurses: Using Photographic Research Methods From The Field Of Ecological Restoration, Fernanda R. E. Gimenes, Patricia B. Marck, Silvia H. De Bortoli Cassiani

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: To examine whether the photographic research methods from the field of ecological restoration help nursing practitioners of a Brazilian ICU to strengthen the safety of their work environment.

Methods: We used a qualitative approach, using adapted photographic research methods from the field of ecological restoration, which include focus groups, photo walkabout, photo narration and photo elicitation, in iterative phases of data collection and analysis. In Phase 1, semi-structured, tape recorded focus group was conducted to identify issues related to medication safety. In Phase 2, we conducted photo walkabout with an experienced nurse …

Using Appraisal Of Guidelines For Research & Evaluation Ii (Agree Ii) Tool To Evaluate The Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle Practice Guideline, Michelle A. Pinelle, Jamie K. Roney

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Nurses should detail clinical significance of practice guidelines, identify research criteria considered for clinical guideline development, synthesize literature used for the practice guideline's recommendation for use, and summarize results of clinical guideline evaluation including recommendations for clinical implementation and appropriateness for use in practice. The purpose of this research was to appraise guidelines developed by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle (SRB) to treat patients with severe sepsis/septic shock using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) tool.

Methods: The AGREE II tool was used to …

The Research Journey For The Development Of The Hung Postpartum Stress Scale, Chich-Hsiu Hung

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Existing measures of general stress, which have also been used to assess postpartum stress, fail to measure women's specific childbearing stressors during the postpartum period. The purpose of the this study was to evaluate two studies for testing and validating the Hung Postpartum Stress Scale based on an early concept analysis.

Methods: The concept of postpartum stress was analyzed in early stage using a concept analysis strategy proposed by Walker and Avant. Then the first version of the Hung Postpartum Stress Scale was developed with a total of 861 low-risk postpartum women …

Implementation Of An Ebp Protocol To Reduce Use Of Indwelling Urinary Catheters In The Long-Term Care Environment, Phyllis M. Gaspar, Murthy Gokula

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) has been documented between 5-15% in long-term care (LTC) even though the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), requires a valid medical justification for use. A major complication of IUCs is infection, which is a primary cause of hospitalization of patients from LTC facilities. UTIs also contribute to the problems of incontinence, falls and delirium. Purpose of this project was to implement the evidence based FIRM (Foley Insertion, Removal, and Maintenance) Protocol aimed to increase appropriate use of IUCs in LTC thus reducing related infections …

Development And Psychometric Tests Of Cardiac Health Behavior Scale For Adults With Cardiovascular Risks, Hyunkyoung Oh, Sue Ann Moorhead, Sukhee Ahn, Rhayun Song

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: People with cardiovascular risk factors can prevent the progression of the disease and promote their health status by performing appropriate health behaviors. The purpose of this study was to develop a cardiac health behavior scale and validate the psychometrics of this scale for individuals with cardiovascular risks.

Methods: Based on the literature review, a Cardiac Health Behavior Scale (CHB22), a 22-item with a 4-point response format, was developed to represent an individual's likelihood of engaging in five key dimensions of cardiac health behaviors: health responsibility, exercise, diet habits (eating habits and food …

Validation And Psychometrics Of The Therapeutic Self-Care Scale For The Portuguese Population, Ana Filipa Cardoso, Carlos Fontes Ribeiro, Paulo Queiros, Fernando Amaral

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013: Purpose: To translate and validate the therapeutic self-care scale (TSC) for the Portuguese population Methods: A cross-sectional study, in medical and surgical wards in 4 hospitals of the central region of Portugal.The following procedures were taken: authorization for the use of the instrument; panel of experts to assure the existence of a similar concept in Portugal; translation by two bilingual translators; panel of experts to build a consensus translation; back translation of the consensus form; analyses of the back translation by the previous translators; construct validation using factorial analyses after calculation of KMO …

Nursing Staff's Perceptions Of Resident Safety Culture In Long-Term Care Facilities: A Taiwan's Survey, Shu-Yuan Lin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe supervisors', nurses', and nurse assistants' perceptions of resident safety culture in Taiwan's long-term care facilities.

Methods: This one-year study is a cross-sectional survey adopting an island wide random sampling. The scale of resident safety culture-long-term care version (RSC-LTC) was distributed to a total of 306 participants in 30 long-term care facilities. Thirty-four supervisors, 136 nurses and 136 nursing assistants were surveyed.

Results: The percentile of the mean in the RSC-LTC scale was 72 that indicated a moderate degree in staff's perceptions of resident safety …

Self-Management And Self-Management Support On Chronic Low Back Pain Patients In Primary Care, Jennifer Kawi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013:

Purpose: This research study examined self-management (SM), self-management (SMS), and other pain-related variables on chronic low back pain (CLBP) in the primary care setting. Participant perceptions of their SM, SMS, and functional ability were also described. The Chronic Care Model served as the theoretical framework for this research. The World Health Organization described low back pain as the most common cause of disability afflicting large numbers of the population. In effect, SM has been strongly recommended as an essential skill to empower and engage patients to care for themselves appropriately. Worldwide, healthcare professionals …

Point In Time The Fitsteps For Life Exercise Program Improves Quality Of Life Of Persons With Cancer, Barbara K. Haas, Gary Kimmel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013:

Purpose: Exercise has beneficial physical and psychological effects for persons with cancer. The majority of studies have been limited to early stage disease, focused on women with breast cancer, and been conducted over time frames of 6-12 weeks. It is not clear how soon the benefits of exercise are evident or if any benefits experienced can be sustained. The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the effects of a community-based program of exercise on the QOL of persons with cancer over time and (2) establish a point in time that exercise …

Inter-Professional Collaboration: Making A Difference Locally And Globally, Rebecca Lee Meyer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:

The purpose of this project is to explore evidence-based educational strategies used in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum related to international health in order to make a change on the local or global level. The United Nations identified eight areas of health disparities worldwide: poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. Improving educational strategies which target knowledge, skills, and affective learning related to the global burden of disease will increase awareness of universal access to primary healthcare and decrease health disparities. Graduate nursing students are required to examine effectiveness of …

Relevance Of Nursing Clinical Supervision Strategies, Regina Maria Pires, Filipe Miguel Soares Pereira, Maria Margarida Reis Dos Santos Ferreira

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013: Purpose: Nursing clinical supervision (NCS) is understood as a facilitator process of professional development, contributing to the quality of the practice, promoting safety of care and protection of clients in clinical complex situations. In Portugal the discussion and research on the implementation of the NCS in practice has been highlighted in the last decade, increased partnerships between the academic and practice to design programs of NCS and identify the most relevant CS strategies for nurses. Aim of the study: to identify the strategies that nurses consider more relevant in NCS. Methods: We carried …

Good Work In Nursing: A Comparison Of Bsn Graduate Perceptions On Entry Into Practice And One Year Later, Dorette Sugg Welk, M. Christine Alichnie

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Purpose: The purpose of Phase I of this qualitative longitudinal study was to describe the perceptions of new BSN graduates about what constitutes good work in nursing (GWN) as they entered their first professional positions compared to Phase II one-year after the initial employment was underway. Efforts to reduce the nursing shortage through identification of issues that affect retention and avoid "burn-out" of nurses are in order.

Methods: A purposive sample of 12 graduates met criteria as having fewer than three months of experience in the work environment and a recommendation from a …

Women Are Different!: Gender Specific Protocols For Treatment Of Hypertension, Rebecca J. Whiffen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: This study has dual, complementing purposes: first, a comprehensive literature review of reported gender, race, age and menopausal status variables in the treatment of hypertension in women, and second, an evaluation of hypertension treatment for best practices. These data were then compiled and utilized to propose a gender specific protocol for treatment of hypertension.

Method: A retrospective chart review of 100 women with the diagnosis of benign hypertension was performed in a large cardiovascular practice. Patient charts were reviewed to identify the antihypertensive medications currently in use, and the data were compared …