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Benefits Of Art Therapy On Quality Of Life In Middle Aged Women With Gynecological And/Or Breast Cancer, Rylee N. Diehl, Iman Ahmed, Piper S. Bell, Lamya Moore, Giada Anastasi, Constanza Bravo Rodriguez, Taylor Edmondson

OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference

Art therapy involves the use of art representations in clinical and mental health care. Art mediums such as painting, dance, and movement can be interventions for diagnoses such as gynecological or breast cancer (GBC). GBC incidence is highest among women 45-65, and art therapy has shown potential to improve their quality of life (QoL). Art therapy’s impact on QoL is often assessed by measuring physical and mental health, coping and adjustment capabilities, healthcare relationships, and social life. Using the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review was conducted with an initial 181 articles extracted from multiple journals of psychology. A final selection …

People Support What They Help To Create: Improving Clinical Outcomes With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Amy Chastain

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Our NICU started a journey of interdisciplinary collaboration, employee education standardization, patient care standardization, and peer coaching for the patient families. Throughout our journey we have been able to decrease our length of stay from 37.6 days in 2014 to about 16 days in 2018.

Pathways To Healing: Perceived Changes In Quality-Of-Life Related To Participation In Complementary Services, Diana Odland Neal, Mary Buntrock Johnson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation will explore a model for creating a healing center within a community by describing the development, structure, and outcomes of a Healing Center called Pathways. An evaluative research project will be discussed providing evidence for the value of Pathways for participants and providers of complementary services globally.

What’S The Real Bottom-Line? Cultivating Compassion: Leading From The Heart In Memory Care Facilities, Paula Webster Ms., Laurie Smith

Lesley University Community of Scholars Day

The aim of this panel is to present an emerging if not visionary approach to caring for patients with neurodegenerative disorders. We will present the thesis work of Laurie Smith “A New Approach to Dementia Care Including Visual Cues and Person-Centered Activities” and Paula Reardon-Webster “Cultivating Compassion as a Tool for Everyday Leadership”. Using research and personal experience, the presenters will consider the possibilities of applying mindfulness-based leadership to provide compassionate care in memory care settings. This session will appeal to students of compassionate care, creative therapies, and applications of mindfulness practice.

• Laurie Smith’s work says: “Providing quality care for …

Poetry, Paintings, And A Short Story: Humanities Foster Success In Developing Clinical Reasoning Skills, Josette Brodhead, Patricia M. Burke

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This quasi-experimental, nonrandomized pre-/post-test study examined the impact of humanities-based teaching and learning strategies on the development of critical-thinking and clinical-reasoning skills among BSN students enrolled in a maternal/newborn nursing course. Results indicated that the humanities-based approaches significantly impact the development of clinical reasoning skills (p < .05).

Reflective Practice Journaling And Clinical Reasoning: A Qualitative Inquiry Study, Debra Scardaville, Joyce A. Wright

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this presentation is to report the results of an IRB approved qualitative descriptive research study exploring the use of reflective journaling as a pedagogical strategy to evaluate the attainment of clinical reasoning among a targeted population of diverse RN-BSN students in a residency program at a public university in the United States. The following qualitative research question is answered in this presentation: What is the RN-BSN residency students’ experience and perception of evolvement of clinical reasoning and clinical judgment through the process of reflection and reflective journal writing? Purposive sampling of seven RN residency program students were …

Nyar Savannah Program 2011, National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

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