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Rn-Bs Education: Facilitators And Barriers, Laura Marie Schwarz, Nancyruth Leibold

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Purpose: A strong movement led by agencies invested in nursing and healthcare outcomes exists in the United States to increase the numbers of baccalaureate (BS) and higher degreed nurses and along with it a fervent advocacy for seamless academic progression. Outcomes are found to be more favorable with BS prepared RNs. Yet the current percent of associate degreed (AD) RNs who go on for BS and higher education is relatively low. What encourages some AD RNs to return for BS level education, while many more do not to return? This presentation aims to …

The Relationship Of Co-Morbidities And Self-Efficacy In Regimen Management, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Translation of interventions may be influenced by individual or populations characteristics. In our program project grant we are examining factors which will impact the translation of behavioral interventions. One factor is the complexity of care the patient is managing reflected in the number of co-morbidities the patient has. This presentation examines the relationship of co-morbidities and self-efficacy across four populations and the potential mediating relationship of quality of life, depression, and number of medications prescribed. The sample consisted of 462 persons participating in one of four studies examining behavioral interventions to improve adherence …

Developing Emerging Nurse Scholars Through Nursing Honors Programs, Ellen B. Buckner

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Nursing Honors Programs (NHPs) have recently begun to grow substantially. These are specialized tracks of honors courses, often including a thesis, leading to graduation 'with honors in nursing.' Honors education is expanding globally and nursing education has responded to the call to nurture its novice or newest scholars, even in light of the heavy demands of professional nursing curricula. This symposium begins a dialog on the curriculum, processes, and outcomes of NHPs. Programs may originate at the freshman or departmental level of the major. The significance of faculty mentoring will be discussed. A …

Nurse Educator's Role In Transforming Education Systems For The Future, Diane Mcgovern Billings, Judith A. Halstead

Biennial Convention (CONV)

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

As health care shifts from acute care management to creating a culture of health, from hospital- based to community- based care, and from providing local to global health services, nurse educators must be prepared to transform nursing education systems to prepare graduates for these realities. Transforming education systems will create a need to reconceptualize the role of the nurse educator. This session will discuss the driving forces for change, the educational preparation and retooling required of nurse educators to meet these challenges, and the disruptive leadership needed within nursing education to re-envision …

The Next Revolution In Nursing Informatics, Kathleen A. Mccormick

Biennial Convention (CONV)

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

One of the major forces shaping healthcare and nursing informatics today are big data needs in personalized healthcare, measuring quality and outcomes of care throughout the patient continuum, and the involvement of the consumer in healthcare and information technology. In addition there have been five revolutions in informatics that have impacted nursing IT: 1) the mainframe, 2) the minicomputer, 3) networked personal computers, 4) the world wide web (WWW), and 5) mobile networks. In this session the audience will be challenged with recommendations in nursing policy, education, and consumer involvement to improve …

Stti And The United Nations: Initiatives For Global Health, Tara M. Hulsey, Tanya F. Lott, Debra Jane Anderson, Raissa Lynn Sanchez

Biennial Convention (CONV)

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

This session will provide an overview of the United Nations, STTI activities at the U.N., discuss the millennium develpment goals, and identify ways that chapters and individual members can be involved in U.N. and global health initiatives.

Disaster Response: Global Nursing Leadership In Difficult Times, Karen M. Pehrson, Safiya George Dalmida, K. Joanne Mcglown, Cynthia Vlasich

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This special session provides a unique opportunity for attendees to engage in dialogue and networking with two well-respected global experts in Disaster Nursing, as well as members of the Disaster Nursing Subgroup of the STTI International Service Task Force 2011-2013, and with each other. During this session we will continue the ongoing STTI discussion of Disaster Nursing, with its wide variety of opportunities for nurses. Structures of global and national response, and how nurses can participate, will be explored. The organization of federal response within the United States will be detailed, as will the international opportunities for disaster nursing. Newest …

Patient Safety Symposium: Issues, Analyses, Prevention, Alan Forstater, Marcia Levinson, Jennifer Bellot, Mary Hess, John Spandorfer

Department of Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Abstract Introduction: While learning the basics of patient safety, students can also learn about the contribution members of the various health professions can make to patient safety, which is why we stress the importance of interprofessional interactions in this Introduction to Patient Safety Symposium.

Methods: This 4-hour symposium is designed as an introduction to patient safety presented in a classroom setting, with students seated in groups made up of representatives of each health profession. The course revolves around a case scenario presentation of a hypothetical patient who has had his knee replaced and is the victim of a series of …

And With The Sound The Carols Drowned: Captives In Bleak December, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Christmas was coming, and a knot of officers of the 87th Pennsylvania suddenly found their December a bit brighter. Nine boxes had been sent along to the officers, packed to the brim with, "all kinds of necessaries and delicacies, such as will be conducive to our comfort and health while in our present condition." And the soldiers were pleased.

Any soldier would be pleased to have a pair of warm socks, a stack of stationary or a can of preserved vegetables from home. But these men were doubly pleased.

The letter of gratitude they wrote to the Gettysburg Compiler was …

The Case Against Spanking, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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Network Interdependency Modeling For Risk Assessment On Built Infrastructure Systems, Vhance V. Valencia

Theses and Dissertations

As modern infrastructures become more interconnected, the decision-making process becomes more difficult because of the increased complexity resulting from infrastructure interdependencies. Simulation and network modeling provide a way to understand system behavior as a result of interdependencies. One area within the asset management literature that is not well covered is infrastructure system decay and risks associated with that decay. This research presents an enhanced version of Haimes' input-output inoperability model (IIM) in the analysis of built infrastructure systems. Previous applications of the IIM characterized infrastructure at the national level utilizing large economic databases. This study develops a three-phased approach that …

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Best Wishes for the New Year from the faculty and staff of the College of Education!
• Students Create Curricula for Community Group
• Graduate Class Publishes in Psychology Today Blog
• Students Share edTPA Experience
• SEED Grant Awarded
• COE Graduates Nearly 250 at Fall Commencement

Caricom Nations Intensify Push For Slavery Reparations, Gregory Scruggs

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Teaching The Mdgs: The Role Of The Nurse In Multidsciplinary Project Based Instruction, Daniel B. Oerther, Sarah E. Oerther

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Promoted by the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight quantitative metrics to be achieved by 2015 with the ultimate purpose of reducing global poverty, chronic disease, and stalled development. Over seven years, the authors have partnered with nurses and other professionals to teach the MDGs through project based instruction in the USA, Brazil, Guatemala, India, Kenya, and Tanzania. Project based instruction (also known as project based learning or PBL) uses in-depth, rigorous real world projects to facilitate student learning. Hallmarks of PBL include hands-on design, problem solving, decision making, and …

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.

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Refreshing Information Literacy: Learning From Recent British Information Literacy Models, Justine Martin

Communications in Information Literacy

Models play an important role in helping practitioners implement and promote information literacy. Over time models can lose relevance with the advances in technology, society, and learning theory. Practitioners and scholars often call for adaptations or transformations of these frameworks to articulate the learning needs in information literacy development. This study analyzes four recently published models from the United Kingdom. The initial findings were presented in a report for an ACRL taskforce reviewing the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. This article presents complementary, yet distinct findings from the same dataset that focus on reoccurring themes for information literacy …

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 …

Factors Influencing Failure To Comply With Follow-Up Care For High-Risk Newborns, Jane Mullins-Thompson, Margaret Sharon Harris, Julia Snethen

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Poster presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013, Saturday, November 16, 2013: At a large academic children's hospital in the South over 50% of the NICU babies were not returning Newborn Follow-up clinic for their appointments. Failure to attend follow-up appointments for a high-risk neonate can jeopardize early interventions to promote optimal growth and development. The purpose of this investigation was to examine why NICU babies were not returning to their appointments at the Newborn Follow-up clinic. A retrospective chart review was conducted of NICU patients (N = 527) discharged from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The chart review …

Advancing Million Hearts Tm: Interprofessional Education And Practice Initiatives To Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks And Strokes Across The U.S., Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013: Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality in the United States. In order to raise awareness and provide education as well as resources to prevent morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease, the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Million Hearts TM initiative in 2011 with the goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes over a 5 year time period. This symposium is designed to (1) describe the Million Hearts TM initiative and demonstrate a Million Hearts TM screening, (2) highlight the National Interprofessional Education Consortium to advance …

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 …

Responding To Vulnerable Populations: Asia Region's Responses To The Presidential Call To Action, Claudia Kam Yuk Lai, Alice Yuen Loke

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

This symposium presents three different projects organized by nurse leaders from two different chapters, Pi Iota (Hong Kong) and Tau Nu (Japan). The following vulnerable populations have been targeted: 1) cancer survivors and their families in Hong Kong, 2) orphaned children in Mongolia, and 3) nurses in Japan. Each project is a demonstration of how nurse leaders have responded to the Presidential Call to Action in their own way. The program for cancer survivors and their families is a specially developed program delivered by nurse experts in cancer care. The aim of this …

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 …

Step It Up: How Unit-Based Nurse Practitioners Can Improve Professionalism And Quality Of Care, Cheryl K. Roth

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

Improvement of quality of care and professionalism of nurses are key factors in impacting the delivery of care to patients in the hospital. This presentation will provide information on how an effective Leader-Manager-Nurse Practitioner team can enhance and improve the unit environment. Drawing from the experience of a successful team in a large community High Risk Labor & Delivery setting, the Director of Women's and Newborns Services will discuss the vision and implementation of bringing a unit-based Nurse Practitioner to the unit. The Unit Manager will discuss how the Nurse Practitioner has impacted …

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 …