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Implementing Palliative Care Across The Life Span, Leisha Buller

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Saturday, November 16, 2013:

The palliative care service line at our 735 licensed bed facility recently received palliative care (PC) certification through TJC. Moving forward, our newly unified service line quickly learned that 2 diverse PC teams, adult PC and perinatal PC, must form an unlikely partnership. Our overarching goal for seeking certification is to provide patients in need with the augmented care PC services offers. We examined the percentage of deaths in the adult ICUs with and without PC services; examined the percentage of family conferences that established goals, were multidisciplinary, and had both elements; determined …

Developing A Culturally Sensitive Seminar Assessing Attitudes Toward Advance Care Planning In Chinese Americans, Katherine A. Hinderer, Mei Ching Lee

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Purpose: Develop a culturally sensitive advance care planning (ACP) seminar for a community of Chinese Americans (CA). The aim of the study was to examine the relationship of a culturally sensitive ACP seminar and attitudes toward advance directives (AD) in CA. Background: Advance directives are documents that guide end-of-life (EOL) decisions when decision-making capacity is lost. Research about ADs is limited in minority populations. Chinese Americans represent the third largest immigrant group in the United States. Interventions to increase awareness and knowledge of ACP in CA are important in promoting quality EOL care. …

The Global Nurse Executive, Cynthia Vlasich, Connie R. Curran

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

This presentation will discuss the current status regarding nurses in Executive Leadership roles in various healthcare settings, including statustics and demographics. It will discuss the support to assume leadership roles at the board level and in other settings made through the IOM Future of Nursing report, and will identify expectations, as well as skill sets, background, knowledge and abilities required to effectively succeed in Executive Leadership positions.

Unh Hosted National Conference On The Nation’S Debt, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

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Unh Receives $1 Million Gift For Need-Based Scholarships, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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Happy Holidays, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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On A Roll, Suki Casanave

UNH Today Archive

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In Their Own Words, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

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Using Simulation In Novel Ways To Teach Patient Safety (Qsen) And Understand The Student Experience, Susan Lynne Ahrens, Cheryl L. Rockwell, Rachel A. Ramsey

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

This symposium provides a rich description of the ways in which simulation can be understood and applied to solve challenges in clinical education. These presentations are the results of work that was done in a nursing program in the Midwest. The authors of the presentations are all faculty at the University in the Nursing Department and have worked together for three years to understand, develop, and integrate high fidelity clinical simulation with sophomore nursing students. This symposium provides participants with the ways simulation can be applied in education to evaluate learning and solidify …

The Cope On-Line Intervention For Prevention Of Depression And Anxiety In College Freshmen: Implications For Future Research And Clinical Practice, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Despite the high prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in college students, there are few experimental studies that have tested preventive interventions for this high risk population. The purpose of this symposium is to describe the baseline and immediate post-intervention findings from a randomized controlled pilot trial that tested the efficacy of the COPE (Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment) Program, an on-line self-paced 7 session cognitive behavioral skills building intervention, on stress and anxiety/depressive symptoms in college freshmen enrolled in a required one credit survey course during their first semester of college. The second paper will describe the study's post-intervention …

Taking The Road Less Traveled: An Innovative Approach To The Clinical Nurse Leader Role, David H. James, Angela J. Jukkala

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

In response to the growing concern over patient safety, quality, and health care outcomes, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), created the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL). CNL practice involves team development, microsystem assessment, process development, treatment, and ongoing evaluation. Implementing the role at the microsystem level has resulted in role ambiguity, increased cost, and lack of quantifiable measures of influence. By strategizing how to integrate the role in practice, nursing utilized two CNLs in a different manner than what was recommended by the AACN white paper. The purpose …

Leadership As Influence: Reflective Models To Create Work Environments Focused On Quality And Safety, Gwen D. Sherwood

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Nurses must constantly respond to change, in practice, shifting organizational systems, and evolving team relationships. Developing a work place for all to thrive belongs to all and challenges traditional leadership models. Leadership is influence. How we develop, manage, and influence relationships within nursing and inter-professional teams determines our effectiveness, affects satisfaction, and a key factor in quality and safety outcomes. Reflective practice helps advance leadership capacity. This symposium explores three models grounded in reflective practices to facilitate transformation of team members; developing leadership and influence creates the potential to achieve common goals and …

Transforming Education Through Reflection: Pedagogies In Action, Sara Horton-Deutsch

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

The challenges and opportunities in developing nurses for practice have never been greater. New quality and safety science, advances in knowledge and technology, increased patient involvement, market driven health care, and altered care settings where nurses practice mandate transformation in how we educate and prepare students for practice. A new vision for transforming education that prepares nurses with advanced knowledge, judgment, skills and ethical standards calls for teaching approaches that are strong in situated and experiential learning ( Benner et al, 2010). Educational strategies that engage students in deeper understanding of classroom material …

Caring For A Global Society: The Impact Of Latino-American Health Beliefs And Behaviors On Health Outcomes, Safiya George Dalmida, Scott Emory Moore, Constance Sobon Sensor

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

This three-part symposium will provide an overview of migrant Latino/Latina beliefs and practices related to metabolic disorders, birth, and health promotion, in their new environment. The first presentation explores the current status of academic and clinical research regarding Latino Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers, specifically, findings that impact culturally appropriate lifestyle modification, health education, and the nursing management of metabolic disorders. Additionally, this presentation seeks to offer interactive case study examples featuring implementation of culturally appropriate patient education and intervention in this population. The second presentation examines the relationship between acculturation, spiritual/religious and psychosocial …

Patient Safety - The Effect Of Nurse Fatigue On Outcomes, Ann Marie T. Brooks

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

Clear, critical thinking and communication are imperatives in providing quality nursing care. We are challenged more than ever before with the effect of fatigue on outcomes. What is fatigue? It is a factor that has been linked to stress, safety, and performance decrements in numerous work environments. Fatigue is a reality in nursing. Every day, during every shift, nurses experience fatigue of mind, body and spirit. Workload, work hours, work structures and other factors can indirectly or directly cause fatigue within the profession. The public expects, and deserves, professional, caring, competent, and compassionate …

Global Leadership: Building Academic Nursing Scholarship, Education, And Service, Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, Ann E. Kurth

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

This panel session is designed to share experiences and lessons learned in building academic nursing scholarship, education, and service. The symposium will move from the macro to the micro level, beginning with a discussion of the context for academic global nursing within a broad university setting (overview of NYU Global Network University structure). Next will be a presentation of strategies employed to build the Global division within NYU College of Nursing and current results. Finally, two illustrative and informative case example presentations will be given: one on a Ghana diabetes project, and one …

Recasting Assessment To Transform Learning: An Integrated Approach, Kathleen M. Williamson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

This symposium will provide a comprehensive overview of the details of the transformational process of one School of Nursing's journey in refocusing and realigning outcomes to improve student learning and achievement. Presented will be the process faculty underwent in preparing for professional accreditation and developing a more meaningful assessment plan in connecting best practices to curriculum in order to assess student outcomes. The assessment process of how one school of nursing moved from an end of program evaluation to a more comprehensive look at the assessment of student learning, as well as student …

Addressing National Research Priorities In Improvement Science, Kathleen R. Stevens

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Healthcare experts, administrators, researchers, and clinicians across multiple disciplines are developing and testing new strategies to improve the safety and quality of patient care; however, national capacity to study improvement falls well behind the need to discover 'what works'. The study of complex healthcare service delivery and microsystems requires new skills in research methods, new partnerships across academic and clinical traditions, and multi-site research approaches to account for scale-up and spread of tested strategies. This symposium explores nurse-led nationally-funded achievements toward national advancing improvement science. The underlying foundations of the design of the …

Building A Culture Of Safety: Aligning Innovative Leadership Rounding And Staff Driven Hourly Rounding Strategies, Ann Marie T. Brooks

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Patient safety is a priority in healthcare and leaders recognize the importance of patient safety in achieving and sustaining outstanding patient outcomes. Leaders identify patient safety as a strategic and operational priority and commit a substantial investment of resources, time and effort into achievement of goals and outcomes. Findings and recommendations from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Institute of Medicine and The Joint Commission are part of the benchmarking done during environmental assessments that are part of the strategic planning sessions that focus and direct the work of a hospital or health system …

A Toolbox For Perinatal Quality Improvement, Patricia A. Heale

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

The Perinatal Community is a group of member hospitals working together to improve perinatal quality within their institutions under the auspices of the Institute for Health Improvement. This quality improvement program lasts for 36 months and provides mentoring, a toolkit for quality improvement and access to experts from the quality improvement field. The aims of the Perinatal Community are to promote the following evidence-based practices: Oxytocin Checklists, a Postpartum Hemorrhage Protocol and Algorithm, Safety Rounds and Shift Huddles. To achieve these aims a group of staff nurses, members of the leadership team and …

Leadership By Design, Kathleen M. Williamson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on:Monday, November 18, 2013:

This symposium will provide a comprehensive overview of the paradigm shift of the leadership structure at a school of nursing from a traditional bureaucratic leadership model to a matrix leadership organizational structure. Based on the evidence, the matrix model was envisioned to enhance collaboration, communication, and transparency. The development, implementation, and assessment of a matrix leadership organizational structure will be shared. The complexity of how the matrix structure works and supports academic programs and faculty will be described. This presentation will address how the matrix encourages collaboration and provides an opportunity for faculty to …

Open Access: Myths And Misconceptions In Scholarship And Publishing, Kimberly S. Thompson, Renee M. Wilmeth

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Everyone in academe, publishing and research seems to be discussing Open Access, but the more information that becomes available, the more questions academics, scholars, writers, publishers and researchers have. What is green road? Should scholars pay to publish in journals? How does peer review fit in? What about libraries? Copyrights? Hybrid journals and other publishing options? This unique session will provide an overview of open access from STTI's lead informatics/librarian (and designer of the Henderson full-text repository) and STTI's publisher who leads the journal publishing program. The two will describe the current …

The Civility Dialogues: Conversations To Inspire Action, Kathleen T. Heinrich, Cynthia M. Clark, Susan Luparell

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Has a thorny situation at work gotten so troublesome you think about resigning? Does worry about your relationships with colleagues or students keep you up at night, make it hard to get up in the morning, or diminish your desire to go to work? Do you find yourself eating too much and exercising too little? If you wish there was someone wise in the ways of civility to speak with about all this, here's your chance. This special session brings 3 pioneering researchers and thought leaders in the field of civility together …

Mentoring Nurses For Success: A Global View, Susan M. Baxley, Kristina S. Ibitayo, Mary Lou Bond

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Mentoring will be defined in this presentation, including mentoring within educational and healthcare settings, with a global view on mentoring. Discussion of the challenges within the educational system for students at all levels of their education provides thought for mentoring strategies. Practical advice for both mentors and proteges will be presented, on how to maximize their mentoring experiences in today's climate. TIPS will consist of thoughts, ideas, and presenting strategies specific to each mentoring structure. Faculty members can also benefit from mentoring. Understanding the challenges and having TIPS to negotiate the system, …

Using Cross Cultural Communication To Foster Member Engagement, Elizabeth A. Carlson, Nelouise Geyer, Susan A. Walsh, Alyce A. Schultz, Karen V. Lamb, Juana Mercedes Gutierrez Valverde, Jane F. Sumner, Anita Bella Collins

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

The Globalization Task Force seeks to understand issues that may result in members from outside North America not achieving full potential within STTI. The symposium will focus on learning from the members issues, if any, that currently impede full membership, including cultural norms and expectations, and gender concerns. Of particular interest to the Task Force, is engaging non-North American members in society leadership positions. Strategies will include use of the ASKED (Awareness, Skills, Knowledge, Encounters, and Desires) model to frame the discussion; a representative panel will lead the discussions and be followed …

The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy: Celebrating 10 Years Of Improving The Health & Wellbeing Of Mothers & Babies Worldwide, Leeann Taylor, Katheryn B. Arterberry

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Saturday, November 16, 2013:

Through the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International's Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy (MCH NLA), nurses develop personal leadership skills via the creation and implementation of innovative clinical projects in their home communities and clinical agencies which benefit the nursing care of maternal-child clients throughout the health care continuum. This session will offer a synopsis of the MCH NLA goals, objectives, structure, learning activities, and outcomes. In addition, participants who have transitioned from Fellows to Faculty Advisors will feature their personal perspective of the leadership journey.

Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy: Outcomes In Three Domains, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Meg Zomorodi, Carolyn Hart, Lenora M. Marcellus, David Anthony (Tony) Forrester

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013: During this complex period of change in both healthcare and academe, the need to prepare the next generation of leaders in nursing education is imperative. The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) prepares these emerging leaders through a rigorous intentional leadership development experience. The purpose of the program is to: foster academic career success, promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction, promulgate personal leadership development, and cultivate high performing, supportive work environments in academe. The NFLA is designed for aspiring nursing education leaders who have less than four years of experience as full time …

Creating A Male Friendly Nursing Program: A Blueprint For Increasing Gender Diversity, Christopher L. Coleman, Spencer Stubbs

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Given the underrepresentation of men in the nursing profession, it is essential to develop strategies that will provide a pathway of success for men entering the nursing profession. The purpose of this workshop is to describe how a student governance model at the Penn School of Nursing transformed the School of Nursing into an award winning nationally recognized 'Male Friendly Nursing Program'. In 2006, the Male Association of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania (MANUP) student organization was formed to provide resources that resulted in increased enrollment and retention of male nursing students. Since …

The New Global Regions: A Global Leadership Collaboration, Thora B. Hafsteinsdottir-Houten, Claudia Kam Yuk Lai, Debra Jane Anderson, Deliwe Rene Phetlhu

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

The purpose of this session is to share the work of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International's (STTI) new global regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and South America. Since 2011 the chapters outside the US have been networking within the new global regions to support STTI in its vision to become a truly global organization by 2020. The Coordinator of each region tries her best to foster collaborations among the chapters within the region itself. Each region has own path to map in order to achieve STTI's goal …

Using Ethical Debates To Improve Students' Critical Thinking Abilities, Maryann Abendroth, Jeanette Rossetti, Julie Fisher Robertson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Poster presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013, Tuesday, November 19, 2013: Ethical debates can greatly increase student participation in class, enhance their oral and written communication skills and improve their critical thinking. In fact, research supports the need for a variety of teaching styles to be implemented into the classroom environment especially those that promote active learning. Debating is an innovative strategy that requires students to think critically as they weigh different views against evidenced-based practice literature. Classroom debates can encourage beginning nursing students to explore ethical issues upon entering the profession and potentially strengthen their role as patient advocates. …