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Todd Wayne Mulder, Plaintiff/Appellant, Vs. State Of Utah, Defendant/Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Petitioner Todd Wayne Mulder appeals the dismissal of his past-conviction petition. This court has jurisdiction under Utah Code Annotated §78-A-103(2)(j)(West Supp. 2012.)

Correlations Between Psychological Symptoms And Quality Of Life In Resident Elderly: A Regional Hospital In Taiwan, Su-Jung Jr. Liao, Tse Tsung Liu, Jiin-Ru Rong

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: According to the Council for Economic Planning Committee in Taiwan, said the United Nations and our population data and comparison of the data with the U.S. Census Bureau found that Taiwan's population is aging while compared with 193 countries in the United Nations, and our ranked world No. is 48 in 2010(1). At present, Taiwan's population's "aging index" is only 69% (the so-called aging index is defined as the population aged 65 and over accounted for 0 to 14 year-old the proportion of the elderly population is a young population that's 0.6 …

The Practice Of Skill Training For Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Yasuko Koyano

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Introduction: The suicide rate in Japan is 24 per 100,000 population, the highest among the seven most developed countries, and Japan even ranks 9th even among the countries of the world as a whole. In 2010, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare organized a Suicide and depression management project team as an approach to reducing the more than 30,000 suicides that occur in the country annually, and it has vigorously promoted measures to combat suicide. Cases in which patients take excessive amounts of psychotropic drugs prescribed by their physician for the treatment …

Reflecting On International Nursing Programs, Dalit Wilhelm, Cheryl Zlotnick

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: "Nurses shall engage in critical reflection of their own values, beliefs, and cultural heritage '," states the Expert Panel on Global Nursing.'The evidence is clear.'As Leininger argues in her theoretical framework, self-reflection is an integral part of nursing education as it promotes self-awareness and assists us to gain cultural-based knowledge. Culture influences the manner in which we obtain, process, and conceptualize (i.e., epistemic beliefs) new knowledge. This qualitative study explores the written reflections of international students who worked on surgical units, and illustrates the impact that culture has on the patterns, processes …

The Effects Of Psychological Nursing Intervention Program On Psychological Distress And Quality Of Life In Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy, Yeon Hee Kim, Kyung Sook Choi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a psychological nursing intervention program and evaluate the effect on psychological distress and quality of life for women breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods: The research design was pre and post randomized controlled trials. Development of the psychological nursing intervention program proceeded as follows: (1) The program was based on the guideline of psychological intervention proposed by Fawzy (1996), focusing on chemotherapy symptom management education, coping skill for negative emotion while treatment process, and emotional support: body image, self concept, stress coping, expressing fear …

Family Structure; Process Of Family Life, Communication Patterns And Prevalence Of Smoking, Alcohol And Illicit Drug Use Among Primary Children, Yim Wah Mak, Alice Yuen Loke

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: This study examined the family structure; process of family life, communication patterns and patterns of smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use among primary children in a deprived district in Hong Kong. Methods: A two-stage random sample of primary five and six school children aged 10-12 years were recruited from 5 schools in two deprived districts in Hong Kong. Children from the schools were completed structured questionnaires in the classroom. Their family life (structure, parenting patterns and process), communication patterns and practices of health risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use). Results: The prevalence of experimentation with smoking, alcohol …

Engaging Interprofessional Teams: Promoting Community And Global Health Initiatives For Education, Practice, Research And Policy, Quannetta T. Edwards

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Assessing the needs of the community is an important part of healthcare and integral to the development, initiation and evaluation of health education programs, policies and regulations that promote population, community and public health and quality of life. The purpose of this symposium is to describe the integration of community and global health into curriculum for education, practice, research and policy initiatives using an inter-professional collaborative team approach consisting of advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners), public health nurses, physicians, dentists, and public health experts. The program uses a myriad of approaches to provide …

Measurement Of Moral Courage, Georgia A. Dinndorf-Hogenson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Threats to patient safety exist. Nurse appraisals of these threats and the likelihood to act with moral courage have not been documented. This descriptive correlational study examined moral courage response to threats to patient safety. The moral courage model was based on Lazarus and Folkman's theory of stress and coping. The Dillman, Smythe, and Christenson (2009) tailored design method was used to construct the Moral Courage Questionnaire for Nurses (MCQN) instrument. Moral courage frequency and intensity were explored.

Methods: A randomized mail questionnaire distributed to Midwest perioperative registered nurses yielded 50% response …

Empowering Nursing Students At The Faculte Des Sciences Infirmieres De Leogane (Fsil) To Promote Evidence-Based Practice In Haiti, Marie-Carole France

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Nursing research is considered one of the most important courses in nursing curricula to prepare baccalaureate-nursing students for evidence-based practice. The purpose of this project was to evaluate how Haitian nursing students at the Faculte des Sciences Infirmieres de Leogane (FSIL) circumvented their traditional subject-focused approach of learning to a process-driven method using problem-based learning (PBL) to stimulate their cognitive skills in the nursing research course.

Methods: To accomplish this goal, innovative teaching strategies: concept mapping, technology support, clinical case scenario, reflection, and group presentations were implemented in the course to help …

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 …

Exposing Quality Of Life And Deadly Health Disparities: Using Research To Change Health Care Policy, Carol Estwing Ferrans

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

At this meeting in Hong Kong, Dr. Carol Ferrans will be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame of Sigma Theta Tau International. The purpose of this presentation is to trace her research trajectory from its earliest beginnings in quality of life and health disparities, over 30 years, including how she used research findings as a tool to strategically to shape and create changes in healthcare policy and legislation. Since the early 1980s when quality of life was a new concept, she has been an advocate for the voice of the …

Validation And Sensitivity Pictorial Pediatric Symptom Checklist, Elif Ardic, Gul Unsal Barlas, Serap Bulduk

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The purposes of this study are to share the results of PPSC's validity and reliability in Turkish society, introduce the Turkish version of PPSC, which has translations in only 3 different languages (English, Spanish and Filipino) and contribute to other studies carried out in the future, and draw people's attention to the importance of this study by adjoining one more new study to the epidemiological ones which are insufficient about the psycho-social problems of childhood in the world. Methods: This study was carried out methodologically in order to report translation and adaptation of the Pictorial Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC) …

Post Mortem Nursing Care Effectiveness As Perceived By U.S. Hospital Staff Nurses, Mikel W. Hand

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore postmortem nursing care from the perspective of the hospital staff nurse. The objectives were to describe phenomenon of postmortem nursing care from the perspective of the hospital staff nurse, explore perceptions concerning how the care provided either helps or hinders the achievement of a desired cosmetic result of the deceased with further body preparation, and to gain insight into common nursing care practices and recommendations concerning the improvement of care.

Methods: Approval to conduct the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of …

Adapt Or Sink: Exploring The Nurse Educator-Student Relationship In Democratic South Africa, Theresa Sheila Mokoboto-Zwane

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to provide insight into the nurse educator-nursing student relationship by describing their lived experience of interacting with one another in a large nursing college within the context of a new democratic dispensation in South Africa, and to urge policymakers in the nursing education system to introduce policies and programmes that promote adaptation to changes brought about by the socio-economic and political climate. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in a large nursing college in South Africa. Data was collected utilizing in-depth phenomenological interviews which were transcribed …

Evaluation Of The Master Instructor Concept In An Accelerated Baccalaureate Program, Stephanie Black, Terry A. Throckmorton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014: Based on the concepts presented in Ken Bain's book What the Best College Teachers Do; A Master Level Instructor demonstrates and provides an authentic learning environment that will challenge and support students as they strive to understand and apply complex concepts in simulated and live clinical situations. The best instructors assist their students learn through mechanisms that affect a sustained, substantial and positive impact on how students think. The expectations of a Master Level Instructor at Chamberlain College of Nursing include: 1. Creates a natural critical learning environment (Facilitation; Active Learning), Assigns challenging …

Hiv Pilot Program For Chinese College Students: Differences By Gender, Teresa D. Serratt

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Nearly 10 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease annually. [1]. Young people are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and account for 40% of all new adult HIV infections in the world (UNAIDS, 2012b). Condom use has been identified as an effective means of preventing sexually transmitted diseases, however male and female Chinese college students may respond differently to educational interventions aimed at increasing condom use. [2] Chinese students account for 30% of all international students attending U.S. colleges and universities, but there …

Aims Of Utilization Nursing Process Data In Electronic Patient Records, Monika Linhart

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: While the use of nursing classification systems in nursing practice is increasing, there is still unclarity about the variety of aims which could be met by additionally implementing these systems for the nursing process documentation in electronic patient records.

Methods: Therefore, the first presentation will illustrate and discuss a selection of these potential aims, like improving the communication of healthcare professionals with one another, supporting process flows such as the transfer from one institution to another, supporting the performance transparency of nursing and outcome measurement, and last but not least supporting decision-making …

The Historical Research Of Japanese Administrative Policy And Outcome Of Maternal And Child Health Education, Yukari Kawahara, Atsuko Yumoto, Kazuko Yarimizo, Sachiko Tanaka, Keiko Ogawa

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the history of maternal and infant health'in Japan by clarifying the'administrative policies of the Japanese government from 1917 to present and the effect of these policies on the health of mothers and children education.

Methods: The historical research was conducted between August 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with the past government officials responsible for health policies, related organizations, researchers, and specialists and relevant materials from respective institutions and libraries were examined. The research was approved by the ethics …

The Journey Of Fighting Cancer: Chinese Canadians' Experiences, Tsorng-Yeh Lee, F. Beryl Pilkington

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: To understand the experience, informational and psychosocial needs of Chinese immigrants in Canada who are survivors of cancer through focus groups and individual interviews. Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Canada. Most Chinese Canadians are foreign-born, with limited social networks. The language obstacle, cultural adaptations and the Eastern view of health beliefs and practices may act as barriers to both access to and utilization of services. Although the number of Chinese Canadians is growing in Canada, there are very few appropriate culture-sensitive resources available …

Educational Tool To Improve Caregiver Role, Maria Jose Lumini Landeiro, Teresa Martins

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The development of new technologies in the health area is a strategic axis to improve family caregiving role.

Methods: Develop 'Caring for dependent persons' an interactive tool in order to provide information tailored to the needs of family caregivers of dependent patients to complement the given guidance and promote their autonomy. Using an instrument to evalauate this educacional tool through 6 experts in the area of family caregivers.

Results: Quantitative and qualitative study, quasi-experimental field, with two study groups. To be implemented in an Oporto`s hospital. Consisting of three phases: 1. - …

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 …

Is The Braden Mobility Subscale Alone As Predictive As The Braden Scale?, Siti Zubaidah Mordiffi, Nicole M. Phillips, Bridie Kent, Choon Huat Koh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Pressure injury is known to cause not only debilitating physical effects, but also leads to substantial psychological and financial burdens. Given the importance of this issue, it remains imperative that nurses identify patients that are at risk of developing pressure injury, so that preventive interventions can be initiated early. Risk assessment tools are used to assist nurses in identifying such patients. However, research has suggested that using risk assessment tools may be no more effective in preventing actual pressure injury than clinical judgement. Research has also suggested impaired mobility is a significant …

Nurse Teachers' Accounts Of Their Perceptions And Practices Of Written Feedback, Raisa Gul, Sajid Iqbal

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: Written feedback is an important aspect of students' assessment and learning. Although the phenomenon of written feedback has been studied in various countries, most of the studies have focused on students' perceptions or on the analysis of teachers' marked papers. This study aimed to explore the nurse teachers' perceptions of their practices of written feedback. Moreover, the factors that affected teachers' practices of written feedback were also investigated. Methods: A descriptive exploratory design was employed in the study. A purposive sample of 12 teachers from public and private nursing institutions in Karachi, …

A Model Testing On Health Literacy, Knowledge About Vitamin D, And Actual Behavior In Sunlight Exposure, Angela Yee Man Leung

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: To test whether health literacy is associated with actual sunlight exposure behavior, we interviewed 648 Chinese adults aged 65 years or older.

Methods: Using the information-motivation-behavioral skills model and structural equation modeling, we tested how health literacy was associated with the complex relationship among knowledge about vitamin D, attitudes towards sunlight exposure, doctor recommendations regarding sunlight exposure, and actual sunlight exposure behavior. Health literacy was directly associated with sunlight exposure (beta = .20, p < .01). Indirect relationships also existed between knowledge and sunlight exposure through health literacy (beta = .46, p < .001) and between attitudes and sunlight exposure through health literacy (beta = -.12, p < .05).

Results: The model had good fit (chi-square/df = 2.79; RMSEA = .053, p = .346; CFI = .95; …

Collaborating Globally To Transform Haiti's Healthcare, Jacqueline Cassagnol, Odiane Medacier

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Haiti is facing a serious healthcare delivery crisis (Jerome & Ivers, 2010). The Haitian American Nurses Association (HANA) is addressing this issue by collaborating with corporations/organizations in order to initiate projects that will transform Haiti's health care. Two main focuses of HANA have been community health and disaster preparedness in Haiti. The purpose of the Faculte des Sciences Infirmieres de Leogane (FSIL)/Disaster Preparedness and community projects, sponsored by HANA, is to establish sustainable non-governmental policies and procedures for disasters at FSIL and the surrounding community, through Worldwide Community First Responder, Inc (WCFR). …

Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Knowledge And Training During The Medication Administration Process, Kelly J. Betts

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Medication administration in nursing programs is a key skill that nursing students must master prior to graduating and entering the nursing workforce. Lack of pharmacology knowledge, safety, and skill proficiency is detrimental to the safety and welfare of patients. At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing baccalaureate program nursing students have demonstrated a lack of performance of the medication administration process as evidenced by anecdotal feedback from students and faculty, and post course evaluations. The purpose of this study was to examine nursing students' perceptions of their knowledge, skill …

Fill In The Blank...The Experience Of A Nurse Educator In Haiti, Louise Aurelien

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The scarcity of qualified nurse educators is a global issue and even more pronounced in developing countries, like Haiti, due to the lack of educational infrastructure. Sponsored by HCR Manor, Care, The Haitian American Nurses Association of Florida (HANA) initiated a Teaching Initiative Project at the Faculte des Sciences Infirmieres de Leogane (FSIL) in Haiti. FSIL recruits nursing students who possess brilliant and hungry minds simply waiting to be stimulated, challenged and engaged. These future nurses are eager for learning opportunities. The purpose of this project was to engage Haitian American nurse …

An Investigation Of The Influence Of Fish Oil Supplementation On Il-8: A Possible Protection Against Preeclampsia, Sara Mitchell Edwards

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: Ten million women develop preeclampsia each year around the world. Of those, about 76,000 pregnant women will die from preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders. Further, the annual infant mortality rate from these disorders is estimated to be approximately 500,000. Land-locked or mountainous regions of the globe, and thus with less oily ocean fish available in the diet, tend to have higher rates of preeclampsia. Poor women are also more vulnerable to the disease. A woman is seven times more likely to develop preeclampsia in a developing country than a woman in an …

A Concept Analysis Of Self-Management Behavior And Its Implications In Research And Policy, Amanda Constance Green

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The concept of self-management behavior (SMB) has been used extensively by professionals from multiple disciplines. Nursing scholars often use the concept with chronic illness and international health organizations, such as the World Health Organization, use the concept for disease management. The purpose of this concept analysis was to create a clarifying theoretical definition of self-management behavior.

Methods: The analysis was conducted conceptually in the context of Orem's Self-care Framework. Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis approach guided the analysis. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using seven relevant academic databases, …

Implementation Of An Innovative Interprofessional Curriculum For Community Assessment, Practice, And Research For Masters' And Doctoral Education, Quannetta T. Edwards

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Describe the implementation of an innovative inter-professional curriculum for community assessment practice, and research for doctoral education and discuss innovative approaches utilizing vulnerability and community assessment models.

Methods: Descriptive summary of an innovative curriculum designed for doctoral students (i.e. nurses and physicians) using inter-professional collaborative team approach at multi-centers at one large Health Science University (centers in Oregon and California). The program uses a myriad of approaches to provide a thorough assessment of community/populations that includes an analysis of social, epidemiological, behavioral , environmental and predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors that impact …