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Reducing Recidivism Among Youthful Offenders: Evidence-Based Practice Strategies, Kate Shade

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

In the United States, housing youth in prison with an orientation toward punishment is becoming a thing of the past. Instead, the justice system is returning to a rehabilitation model (Mendel, 2010). However, the U.S. continues to incarcerate more youth than any other country in the world (Raphael, 2011). Effective treatment programs are limited in number and are costly. A meta-analysis of interventions for youthful offenders determined that greater than 50% of the juveniles incarcerated in the U.S. return to the justice system as adults (Lipsey, 2009). The purpose of this presentation is …

Daily Eastern News: October 22, 2013, Eastern Illinois University

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Emu Today, October 22, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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The Advocate, October 22, 2013, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

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Quality Of Life In Veterans With Heart Failure, Kimberly F. Holden

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this study focused on the predictive effects of proximity to health care, general health perception, and knowledge of HF on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the veteran population.

Methods: A correlational, cross-sectional survey design using four survey instruments (demographic data, SF-12, Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale, Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index-Cardiac Version-IV). Data obtained was used to test the hypothesis.

Results: The findings showed the HRQOL model was unidirectional and that the only predictive variable on HRQOL was proximity to health care.

Conclusion: Limitations inherent in …

Exploring Of Action Reflection Teaching To Nursing Students' Spiritual Status And Reflection In The Course Of Spiritual Nursing For Elders, Ya Lie Ku, Jen-Kuei Ko, Pi-Yu Lee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore action reflection teaching to nursing students' spiritual status and reflection in the course of spiritual nursing for elders.

Methods: The first period was preparation period for the researcher and two faculties in the long-term care for the elders and three two- years nursing students to construct the process of life-review and reminiscence activities for the elders. The second period was conducting period for the researcher to inspire nursing students reflecting and experiencing the meaning of each unit in the course of spiritual nursing for …

Ethical Knowing In The Classroom And The Care Of Underserved Populations, Marcianna Nosek

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The purspose of this study was to examine how ethical knowing is created in the setting of graduate level nursing education regarding the care of undersered and marginalized populations. Gadamer's writing of phronesis and hermeneutic philosophy provide the philosophical foundation and framework for the study. Specific aims include: to create opportunities for ethical knowing or phronetic experience in the classroom; to bring together two diverse groups with different life experiences and prospectives, i.e., nursing students and formerly incarcerated adults together in a dialectic and dialogic way; to develop new meanings and understandings about ethical knowing or phronesis as it …

Development Of An Evidence-Based Resource Guide For Nurses On Medical Missions In Developing Countries, Natalie Ann Masco

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Background: In 2007, an estimated 1.6 million Americans were sent on international short-term medical missions by more than 40,000 sending entities (churches, agencies, schools, etc.) at a cost of three billion dollars (Tazelaar, 2011). Many arguments about the utility and effectiveness of short-term medical missions exist in the literature. While professionals who take part in the trips do so to help others, without proper preparation and education on medical conditions and cultural needs there is a risk for causing more harm than good. Without training, volunteers will be psychologically and culturally unprepared to …

Explore The Effects Of Social Interactions And Anxiety Symptoms On Quality Of Life In Schizophrenia Patients, Tzu-Ting Wang, Chiu-Yueh Yang, Su-Chen Lo, Chiu-Yi Lin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: This study was to explore the effects of social interaction and anxiety symptoms on quality of life in schizophrenia patients.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional, correlational study. Convenience sample was conducted in northern medical hospitals (excluding the schizophrenia cases treated in acute ward). Qualified subjects were 143 schizophrenia patients. Instruments included four parts: demographic data, Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills Chinese version (ACIS-C), Beck Anxiety Inventory and WHOQOL-Bref. Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills was collected through individual interview or group observation, while the others were collected by self-report. SPSS 17.0 …

Noise Pollution In The Workplace, Juanita Ormilon

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013: An evidence based research project: Noise Pollution in the workplace Purpose: The purpose of this evidence based project is to record and evaluate the noise level in the critical care setting by using a dosimeter to improve health care workers' environment. Background: The effect of noise pollution to patients and healthcare workers has been extensively studied both healthcare and industrial setting. Therefore the PICO question for this particular project is: Does the use of dosimeter as standardized equipment to record and evaluate the noise level in an acute critical care setting will improve …

Severe Mental Illness In Adults And Physical Health Outcomes, Kathryn L. Speeter

Doctoral Projects

Adults with severe mental illness (SMI) experience higher morbidity and mortality rates than the general population due to poor physical health and because physical and psychiatric health are rarely addressed holistically. Two questions were posed for this project: (a) Will the use of a physical health screening tool and development of healthpromotion goals result in a change in healthy lifestyle behaviors for participants? (b) Will case managers see value in the use of the screening tool and health-promotion action plan development and incorporate the tool into their day-to-day work with clients? Fourteen adults with SMI, from a community case management …

Predictors Of Substance Use Among Hispanic Men Residing Along The U.S.-Mexico Border, Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Joseph P. De Santis

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: Hispanic men in the United States experience disproportionate rates of substance use when compared to other ethnic groups. Previous research with the general population of Hispanic men has identified factors such as acculturation, depression, low self-esteem, sexual orientation, discrimination, and poverty that are related to substance use. Despite the body of research on substance use among Hispanic men, few studies to date have focused on Hispanic men residing along the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S.-Mexico border area is a unique environment with a distinctive population at risk for a number of health disparities, …

Adequacy Of Sample Workplace Bullying Policy: Results Of A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review, Laura Cox Dzurec, Shawn M. Fitzgerald, Gail E. Bromley, Timothy W. Meyers, Aryn C. Karpinski

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: Integrated findings from studies of bully, victim, and administrator experiences in regard to workplace bullying (WPB) demonstrate the intricacy of the essential milieu of WPB and highlight complexities of effective intervention. The purpose of this study was to assess congruence between guidelines and obligations stated in workplace bullying policies established in 21 US states, and themes depicting victim experiences emerging from a mixed-methods systematic review of WPB research. The investigators' collective expertise in four disciplines served to strengthen analysis of the research question: How adequate are guidelines and obligations of WPB policies, …

Nurse Likelihood To Report A Medication Error, Francine K. Kingston

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: From a better understanding of factors that contribute to the likelihood of a nurse to report an error, interventions can be identified to help increase reporting in order to learn from error and reduce the possibility of similar error. To learn from the lived experience of the nurse, the research question became, 'What factors contribute to a nurse's likelihood to report an error?' Methods: A qualitative research study was conducted to explore the medication error experience. Structured group interviews were conducted using open-ended questions. A total of 54 registered nurses participated. Results: …

Toward Therapeutics For Symptom Clusters During The Menopausal Transition And Early Postmenopause: A Systematic Review, Nancy Fugate Woods, Annette Thomas, Ellen Sullivan Mitchell, Janet Schnall, Lisa Taylor-Swanson, Rita Ismail, Lori Cray

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Systematically review clinical trials of Traditional East Asian Medicine, herbals, soy and isoflavone preparations, and body-mind therapies for managing symptoms of hot flashes and at least one additional symptom, including mood, sleep, pain, and cognitive symptoms.

Methods: Searched PubMED/Medline, CINAHL Plus, PsycInfo, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, EMBASE, AMED, and Alt-Health Watch for randomized controlled trials reported in English between 2004 and 2012. Of 1193 abstracts identified, 59 trials included data on hot flash and at least one other symptom.

Results: Several trials …

A Synthesis Of Perspectives On Nurses Supporting Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse, Susan M. Poslusny

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

The 49th World Health Assembly (Resolution WHA49.25) declared violence a public health problem in 1996 calling for a public health approach grounded in science to prevent violence in its many forms including self-harm, interpersonal, and collective violence (Krug, Dahlberg et al., 2002). Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the most heinous and socially taboo forms of interpersonal violence globally. The consequences of CSA for adult survivors can include excess morbidity and mortality, psychological trauma, and social disadvantage for the individual with implications for family, community, and society. The estimated lifetime prevalence rate …

Evaluation Of Mass Casualty Incident Education To Guide Disaster Responder Preparedness, Lin-Ti Chang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: Disasters are the ultimate test of health care responders and communities capability to provide care to those in need. Nurses play an essential role in disaster response and are often the single largest group of responders in any major disaster. Educating disaster health care responders on the essential elements of MCI management will improve our response to disasters. Evaluating these education programs for validity and role specific educational strengths and opportunities for improvement will advance the science of disaster response management.

Methods: Data were collected from 70 participants completed a 2-day ADMR …

Guidelines To Manage Aggression And Facilitate The Mental Health Of Educators In The Workplace, Marie Poggenpoel, Chris P. H. Myburgh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: To describe a meta-synthesis of research conducted on educators' lived experience of aggression in the workplace in South Africa and guidelines to manage aggression and facilitate mental health.

Methods: Qualitative phenomenological interviews, observation and fieldnotes were utilised to collect data from purposefully sampled educators. Data were analysed by means of open coding and re-contexualised within the literature. Measures to ensure trustworthiness were applied through implementation of the strategies of credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. Ethical principles were applied throughout the research process namely autonomy, non-maleficience, benificience and justice.

Results: Educators experience aggression …

Adolescent Mother's Experience Of Parenting One Year After Delivery, Josephine Mary Devito

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to describe the lived experience of parenting for adolescent mothers one year after the birth of their child.

Methods: This is a qualitative nursing research study using a phenomenology design. Focus groups, interviews, and follow up questionnaries were used to obtain the data. This study investigated the question, "What is the lived experience of 'being a mother' and a 'parent' for adolesecnt mothers 12 months after the delivery of their child?" A sample of 17 adolescent mothers from a post partum clinic participated and completed the …

Stress, Coping And Well-Being In Lebanese Entering College Students, Rita Doumit

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: A theoretical framework for adolescent coping has been developed but not tested in contexts of high uncertainty. This study aimed to test the applicability of the Seiffge-Krenke model to Lebanese entering college students.

Methods: A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was used to explore the relationships of stress, uncertainty, resilience, religiosity, socioeconomic status, social support to coping and well-being in Lebanese newly admitted college students. A sample of 293 college students enrolled in a private university completed a self-reported survey.

Results: Results indicated that future, school, self, and parents were the most stressful …

Using The Rasch Model For Psychometric Examination Of Food Security And Acculturation Surveys, Jill Francesca Kilanowski

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: Rasch model is used to obtain measurements from two categorical variables to assess the probability of a specified response as a function of person and item parameters. That is the probability of a correct response is a logistic function of the difference between the person and item parameter item. The higher level of a person's ability relative to the difficulty of an item, the higher the probability of a correct response on that item. Rasch models have general applicablity and are used in psychometrics to evaluate theory and technique of measurement. The …

Grandparenthood And Intergenerational Relationships: A Review Of The Literature, Rogerio Clemente Rodrigues, Isabel Mendes, Zaida Azeredo, Rosa Cristina Correia Lopes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Purpose: To review published studies about the role of grandparenthood and the intergenerational relationship in contemporary western society. Methods: As a result of demographic changes, the grandparent/grandchild relationship has the potential for spanning three to four decades of life. As a consequence, grandparenthood and its associated roles and relationships are achieving a growing prominence in contemporary Western society. By this way intergenerational support relationships between grandparents and grandchildren are a reality that can improve the communication among generations. It was realised a literature review using data bases in B-On, Academic Google, and Pub-Med. …

Buddhism And Medical Futility, Desley G. Hegney, Tuck Wai Chan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: Religious faith and medicine combine harmoniously in Buddhist views, each in its own way helping Buddhists enjoy a more fruitful existence. Health care providers need to understand the spiritual needs of patients in order to provide better care, especially for the terminally ill. Methods: Using a recently reported case to guide the reader, this paper examines the issue of medical futility from a Buddhist perspective. Results: Important concepts discussed include compassion, suffering, and the significance of the mind. Compassion from a health professional is essential, and if medical treatment can decrease suffering …

A Global Perspective Of Caring For The Mentally Ill: Empowering Individuals Who Live With Schizophrenia, Judith M. Jarosinski

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013:

Purpose: Despite improved treatment, significant global health disparities exist for those living with schizophrenia. The onset of symptoms, such as halluciantions and delusions, generally predicts worsening psychotic symptomatology. Clients continue to experience repeated relapses and symptom reoccurrence, and increased numbers of clients comprise the homeless population. The purpose of this study was to understand this experience for those living with mental illness, as they live in their communities.

Methods: A qualitative, Heideggerian approach guided data collection and analysis following Diekleman, Allen & Tanner's (1989) method. Twelve individuals with schizophrenia described their experience of …

Nursing Care Guidelines For Adults With Near Death Experiences, Diane K. Corcoran

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are profound psychological events with transcendental elements typically occurring to individuals close to death or in situations of intense physical or emotional danger. NDEs have the potential to transform a person's life and beliefs. Research on NDEs spans about 37 years. NDE research has focused on the NDE elements, veridical content, after-effects, explanatory models, cultural differences, childhood NDEs, and patient care. New perspectives include shared death experiences (SDEs), such as people in the same car accident. NDE researchers are only beginning to address the larger questions of consciousness, the afterlife, the nature of reality. More than 15 …

Experiences Of Sexual Abuse By School Adolescent Girls In Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Adesola Adenike Ogunfowokan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: The Study was designed to assess experiences of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and rape among school adolescent girls in Nigeria. It was also designed to assess who the perpetrators were, settings of the abuse and reactions of the survivors to sexual abuse.

Methods: Semi-Structured Questionnaire developed from review of literatures with reliability co-efficient of 0.7 was used to collect data. The questionnaire contained 23 questions and assessed adolescents' demographics, experiences of childhood sexual abuse, experiences of sexual exploitation, harassment and rape, viz-a-viz who the perpetrators were and the settings for the abuse. …

Health Promotion In The Context Of Workplace Bullying, Judith A. Macintosh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: Workplace bullying is prevalent abuse consisting of offensive behaviours humiliating or intimidating others at work (Carbo and Hughes, 2010). Incidence rates vary with abuse type and measurement methods but rates are increasing and workplace violence is identified as an international problem (World Health Organization, n.d.). We know that workplace bullying has effects on physiological, psychological, social, and economic health (MacIntosh, 2005). Our purpose was to study what is less well-known: how people bullied at work promote health and approach work afterwards.

Methods: We used grounded theory methods of constant comparison, simultaneous data …

Construct Validity Of The Condensed Spiritual Distress Scale: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach, Ya Lie Ku, Chin Tang Tu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013:

Purpose: From 2003-2004, a spiritual framework involving the relationships of 20 cancer patients with themselves, others, God, and their feelings towards death was constructed using a qualitative study. Following the establishment of the four domains, a scale evaluating 30 spiritual distress items was tested on 85 cancer patients between 2004 and 2005. However, a 30-item spiritual distress scale was too long for practical applicability in a cancer unit. The aim of this study was to condense and validate the 30-item spiritual distress scale.

Methods: A quantitative measurement study was to condense and validate …

Selecting The Right Research Instrument: Going Beyond The Title And Reported Psychometrics, Lillie M. Shortridge-Baggett, Carol L. Reid, Mary Courtney

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Purpose: The aims of this presentation are to examine the critical instrumentation and measurement issues in selecting a research instrument for use in research and to apply to two scales used in a recently completed study. Often the title and reported psychometrics are used as the main guide for choosing an instrument for use in a study. Additional criteria will be discussed. Methods: Two instruments used in a recent study in which these presenters were involved as a consultant, supervisor, and investigator will be discussed as exemplars. These instruments, both scales based on …

Nurse Educators Experience And Perspectives Of Incivility Among Nursing Students In A South African College Of Nursing, Hildeguard Jo-Anne Vink, Oluyinka Adejumo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013:

Purpose: Present a synthesis of the experiences of nurse educators with uncivil classroom behaviours of nursing students in a school of nursing.

Methods: A qualitative, descriptive design adopting a phenomenological approach was used in this study. Paricipants were nurse educators purposively sampled for experience and knowledge of phenomenon under study, providing data as individuals in face to face interview till data was saturated. Data analysis was mainly informed by the work of Tesch (1990) and Miles and Huberman (1984). Participation was voluntary, and discussions were confidential, with no names traceable to specific data. …