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Student Remediation In Nursing Programs: The Evidence, The Gaps, And New Directions, Cheryl L. Mee, Barb Schreiner

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Nursing programs and faculty have increased pressure to produce safe nursing practitioners and have turned to a variety of tools to facilitate success in NCLEX licensure exams in the United States. End-of-course and end-of-program standardized testing are tools frequently used to prepare students. Nursing educators use the results of these tests to remediate student knowledge and critical thinking skills. Students also gain additional confidence by reviewing test results and planning further study and preparation. But which strategies are most effective in producing positive outcomes on licensure examinations? This session will explore evidence-based strategies …

Comparison With The State Level As Well As The Relationship Of Stress, Resilience And Psychological Health Between U.K. And China: A Newest Cross-Sectional Global Study In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Fang Yang, Graeme D. Smith

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: To explore the state level as well as the relationship of stress, resilience, and psychological health in nursing students between UK and China, with the purpose of searching for a strategy to forming an effective way to ease stress and psychological distress in nursing education program and make more healthy for this participates.

Background: Stress and psychological distress in student nurses has been widely demonstrated and present globalization trend including UK and China. Resilience has been described as a personal resource that can influence an individual's ability to cope with the negative …

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 …

The Free Press Vol 46 Issue 9, 11-17-2014, Sam Hill

Free Press, The

Admins continue to work on teach-out plan--Chronicling USM’s national media attention--USM combines student services for savings--USM Preservation Fund meets $10,000 goal--Student worries about value of her education--Transfer students unaware of budget crisis

An Inquiry Into The Aviation Management Education Paradigm Shift, Matthew P. Earnhardt, Jason M. Newcomer, Daryl V. Watkins, James W. Marion

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Working adults with four-year degrees from accredited colleges or universities earn, on average, almost three times more than individuals without a degree. This pay gap led Newcomer and his colleagues to study attitudes of aviation and aerospace managers towards education. That study found that managers valued education in new hires, even though they did not deem it critical to their own positions. That finding indicated a potential paradigm shift towards the perceived value of education in the industry.

In the current qualitative, phenomenological research, we interviewed 14 managers from various capacities within the aviation and aerospace industries to determine the …

Effectiveness Of Community-Based Multifaceted Intervention (Stop-Dm) Designed For Korean-Americans With Type 2 Dm, Miyong T. Kim, Kim B. Kim, Hae-Ra Han

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The primary objective of this translational study was to conduct an effectiveness trial of a community-based glucose control intervention program for Korean American immigrants (KAI) with type-2 DM. The self-help intervention program for Korean Americans (SHIP-DM) focuses on the self-help aspect of DM control by empowering patients through enhanced knowledge of DM and diet, utilizing available technology to develop the ability to self-monitor their glucose control status, facilitating better communication with their health care providers, and enhancing health literacy and general problem-solving skills.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious …

Effects Of Telephone-Based Support Group Program For Family Caregivers Of Elders, Eun-Young Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: To develop a telephone-based support group program for family caregivers of elders and to identify its effects on depression, caregiving burden and satisfaction.

Methods: A non-equivalent control pre-post design was used. Participants were recruited from support groups in 3 long-term care agencies and were assigned to the experimental group (n=16) or control group (n=19) receiving usual care. For the experimental group, the telephone-based support group intervention, consisting of self-help group activity in small group, was given for 8 weeks. Outcomes included changes in depression, caregiving burden and satisfaction. Data were analyzed using …

Filling In The Blanks On Reducing Tobacco Product Addictiveness In The Fctc Partial Guidelines For Articles 9 & 10, Eric N. Lindblom

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The existing Partial Guidelines for Implementation of Articles 9 & 10 of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control includes a strategy for regulating tobacco products to reduce their attractiveness, but does not yet provide any guidance for reducing either the toxicity or the addictiveness of tobacco products. Section 1.2.1.2, “Addictiveness (dependence liability),” states only that: “This section has been left blank intentionally to indicate that guidance will be proposed at a later stage.” A related footnote says that the blanks will be filled “as new country experience, and scientific, medical and other evidence become available. . . [and] will …

Who Are The Family Caregivers?: Epidemiologic Research, Maria Joana Campos, Abel Paiva Silva

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: Nowadays, many numbers of family members assume a great responsibility for taking care of a dependent person at home. Taking care of a dependent person is not an easy task; it involves a new kind of skills and knowledge to be prepared for this new role. Oliveira and Colleagues (2011) comparing patients with readmissions in hospital settings, and found less acute diseases (19.8%) and ontological diseases (5.5%), but more infections (44.0%) and exacerbation of chronic diseases (25.3%). These kinds of health problems may be associated with family caregiving skills or lack of …

Special Educators Speak Out On Co-Teaching Knowledge And Skills, Cynthia Shamberger, Kendra Williamson-Henriques, Noran Moffett, Yolanda Brownlee-Williams

Journal of Research Initiatives

This study explored practices and attitudes of special educators from various states around the country regarding what they consider to be the most important elements for effective co-teaching. Results indicated that co-planning, communication skills, and shared instruction were the most critical factors in effective co-teaching. Professional development was found to be the most common way that participants gained co-teaching knowledge and skill. Future implications for research suggest that teacher preparation programs and districts use e-learning to support pre-service and in-service programs and initiatives related to co-teaching.

Future implications for research suggest that teacher preparation programs and districts use e-learning to …

Factor Structure Of Ptsd, And Relation With Gender In Trauma Survivors From India, Ruby Charak, Cherie Armour, Ask Elklit, Disket Angmo, Jon D. Elhai, Hans M. Koot

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

Background: The factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been extensively studied in Western countries. Some studies have assessed its factor structure in Asia (China, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia), but few have directly assessed the factor structure of PTSD in an Indian adult sample. Furthermore, in a largely patriarchal society in India with strong gender roles, it becomes imperative to assess the association between the factors of PTSD and gender.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the factor structure of PTSD in an Indian sample of trauma survivors based on prevailing models of PTSD defined …

College Students' Attitude Toward The Elderly With Dementia In Japan: A Comparison Between Nursing And Non-Nursing Students, Miwako Hoshi, Chizuru Ikeda, Yurie Maeda, Yuri Kondo, Maki Fujimura

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitude of Japanese nursing and non-nursing students toward the elderly with dementia and to investigate the effects of students' varied background data on their attitudes shown. Methods: A total of 214 nursing students (n=137) and non-nursing students (n=77) was recruited to complete a questionnaire from a national university located in Southern Japan using convenience sampling method. The criterion of choosing subjects is the level of their professional nursing knowledge and clinical training experience. Based on their professional nursing knowledge and clinical experience, subjects …

Intention Of Regular Exercise Among Pregnant Women: Theory Of Planned Behavior, Ching-Fang Lee, Fang-Ming Hwang, Fan-Hao Chou, I-Chyun Chiang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The'purpose of this study was to explore the regular exercise behavioral intention on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) among pregnancy women and evaluated the model goodness of fit.

Methods: Using purposive sampling, the researchers invited pregnant women from the obstetrics outpatient clinics of three medical centers in northern Taiwan to participate. The 621 participants had an average age of 31.76, were in at least their 12th week of gestation and were not experiencing any problems with their pregnancy. The self- administered questionnaire asked about participants' age, education, job, family, knowledge pertaining to …

The Effects Of E-Health Management For Weight Control And Metabolic Syndrome Abnormalities In Adolescent Girls, Mei-Chen Su, Lee-Ing Tsao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate among adolescents. Previous studies have shown that lifestyle modification and weight control can improve all of the metabolic risk factors associated with obesity. Adolescent girls are more likely than boys to have sedentary lifestyles, low levels of physical activity, unhealthy weight-control behaviours, and disordered eating behaviours. The purpose of this study investigated the effects of a 6-month health management platform with Internet-based intervention in overweight adolescent girls in Taiwan.

Methods: After IRB approval, a longitudinal approach and repeated testing using a quasi-experimental design to evaluate …

The Self-Concept Of Schizophrenia, Hiromi Sugawara, Chizuru Mori

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: According Self-concept theory, 'Self ' was divided 'I' and 'Me' (James.W1890).'I' is the self who recognized 'Me', 'Me' is the self who is recognized. When we think about and image ourselves, 'I' and 'Me' are distinguished. Therefore, we can be conscious ourselves objectively. Self-concept is said that basic concept structure which supports self-consciousness tacitly (Kajita 1988). It is thought that self-concept is basis of the relationship between 'I' and 'Me'. Self-concept is developed in childhood, and established from adolescence to adulthood (David 1992). Especially, a number of life events occur, people change …

The Discrimination Of Screen Pre-Frailty For Community-Dwelling Elderly People, Shu-Fang Chang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to analyze the risk factors and cut-off point of a short battery of physical performance tests for identifying community-dwelling elderly people with pre-frailty.

Methods: A short battery of physical performance tests was employed at community activity center to assess the following characteristics among elderly people: balance, mobility, and flexibility. Instructions were provided to participants by demonstration.

Results: Logistic regression analysis indicated that four indicators were significantly correlated to pre-frailty, that is, pre-frailty included falls in the previous year (OR = 3.05, 95% CI of OR = …

Evidence Of Culturally-Tailored Diabetes Management Program For Asian-American Immigrant Population: A Systematic Literature Review, Jee Young Joo, Hae-Kyung Lee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Background: In the United States, Asian immigrants' populations are growing rapidly. In addition, Asian immigrants have a higher prevalence of diabetes diagnosis due to change of diet and lifestyle than other ethnicities. Many hospitals and clinics have offered diabetes programs, but care to ethnic minorities still remains inadequate, ineffective, and inaccessible. Language barriers and lack of health care insurance are the main contributing factors for the lack of effective programming. For these populations, a culturally-tailored diabetes intervention is needed. Cultural tailoring is defined as "employing the native language, integrating cultural dietary preferences, encouraging …

Removal Of Mechanical Ventilator On A Patient Of Als, Ying-Chin Lu, Kuan-Ting Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: In this case, the patient with ALS in the final stages had a respiratory problem in our hospital. A tracheal intubation is performed for applying ventilation in the intensive care unit to avoid his respiratory failure. Knowing that although mechanical ventilators can prolong survival, it does not provide life quality and dignity, the patient decided to not have a tracheostomy. He requested for removing ventilation and moved into palliative care unit for ventilation removal the next day. The removal of ventilation and the palliative hospice care during the final stages of ALS …

Enhancing The Volume Of Psychiatric Home Care Service, Yu-Chen Lin, Hsiu-Chu Liu, Kuei-Ching Lin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

The purpose of this presentation is to increase the service volume of psychiatric home care through action research. Our home care service was limited to referral sources and shortage of professionals manpower, the total of service recipients was held at around 600-650 person-times each month over a long period. However, 720 person-times each month of psychiatric home service was applied by our institution. Hence, the action research method was used to explore the factors which may cause low service volume and the way to increase the service volume of psychiatric home care. According …

Development Of Multilingual Educational Materials For Postpartum Health Of Immigrant Women In South Korea, Kyungwon Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: This study was to develop educational materials for health care during postpartum periods in foreign women who immigrated to South Korea. Then, educational materials were to translate into their native languages.

Method: This study was composed of three procedures. First, the contents of materials were made up of result from the survey on health care needs of immigrant women and health staffs of the community health centers and group discussion by experts in women's health. Detailed items of contents were based on Roy's adaptation modes. Second, content validity in educational materials was …

Efficacy Of Mantram Repetition Program On Insomnia In Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Lindsay Cosco Holt, Lin Liu, Jill Bormann, Taylor Andrews, Joseph F. Burkard

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects over seven million (3.5%) of the US adult population, 36% categorized as a severe diagnosis. In 2011, 476,515 veterans were currently seeking treatment for PTSD (http://www.va.gov/opa/issues/ptsd.asp). Statistics show that 87% of veterans with PTSD report sleep disturbances and 52% experience frequent nightmares, making sleep the second most common reason why veterans seek mental health care upon return from deployment (Germain et al., 2006). Poor sleep is related to daytime impairment including greater reaction to stimuli, decreased ability to focus and concentrate, impaired goal achievement, and greater risk …

Musculoskeletal Pain In Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics In Taiwan, Lee-Wen Pai, Li-Li Chen, Shu-Chuan Chang, Chin-Tun Hung, Chen Wei

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate musculoskeletal pain occurring in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics in Taiwan between 2001 and 2010. We hoped to estimate incidence rate and occurring region by the actual medical records. The result was provided the evidence of musculoskeletal pain in type 2 diabetics.

Research Design and Methods: The research data was obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database from 2000 to 2010. This study utilized a retrospective cohort method. We recruited 6,586 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics from 18 to 50 years of …

Improving Neurologic Outcomes Of Cardiac Arrest Patients Through Therapeutic Hypothermia, Alfie Jay C. Ignacio

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Problem/Issue: Post cardiac arrest patients have a high mortality rate and poor neurologic outcomes in spite of standard post resuscitation care and intensive critical care monitoring. Out of 164,000 cardiac arrests occurring in the United States annually, 65-95 % dies. Those that survive suffer adverse health outcomes including physical disabilities, physiologic instability, and systemic complications.

Background: The American Heart Association recommends initiation of therapeutic hypothermia to patients who remain comatose after resuscitation from sudden witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Therapeutic hypothermia is an intervention that cools the post arrest patient to a temperature of …

Hope And Learned Resourcefulness Among Parents Of Disabled Children, Ozlem Aslan, Sekmen Kamile, Mesut Akyol

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The aim of this reseach was to determine the hope and learned resorcefulness levels among parents of disabled children.

Methods: 105 parents of disabled children in a school for disabled children in Ankara were included in the study in March 2003. Herth Hope Scale (HHS) and Rosenbaum's Learned Resourcefulness Scale (RLRS) were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics, Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskall Wallis Variance Analysis, Spearman Correlation were used to analyze tha data in SPSS program. In the resliability analysis, cronbach's alpha was 0.90 for HHS, cronbach's alpha …

Allergen Screening And Telephone Coaching Interventions To Prevent School-Age Children At Risk Of Developing Asthma, Bih-Shya Gau, Yu-Fen Tzeng, Pei-Ching Liu, Yuan-Ju Liao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Asthma is the most common chronic health condition for children globally, and the prevalence is increasing in Taiwan. According to surveys by the Department of Health, Taipei City Government, the prevalence of asthma among first graders was 20.34% and 20.74% in 2007 and 2009 respectively. This project was aimed to have evidence-based intervention program for children at risk of asthma.

Methods: During 2010 to 2012, an action research was conducted to deliver an overall allergen screening for the enrolled first-grade Pepils and to provide telephone coaching interventions for the high-risk group in …

A Nurse-Led, Evidence-Based Stroke Self-Management Program For Community-Residing Stroke Survivors: Development And Design, Hoi Shan Lo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: Stroke recovery is long-term and demanding. It is important to optimise stroke survivors' capability to manage their own health after stroke. Previous systematic reviews showed potential benefits of stroke self-management programs. However some programs were not well designed with a theoretical framework.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to illustrate the design and development of a nurse-led, evidence-based, self-efficacy enhancing stroke self-management program for community-dwelling stroke survivors.

Methods: The development of the program is divided into two phases. Phase I included the conduct of a systematic review to assess the best …

Relationship Of Job Satisfaction And Quality Of Life Among Taiwanese Nurses: A Pilot Study, Chia-Hsin Cheng, Chia-Ju Huang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the relation between job satisfaction and quality of life of nurses in Taiwan. Another objective was to examine the relationship between the demographic characteristics of nurses and their job satisfaction and quality of life.

Methods: The pilot study used a cross-sectional survey design. The purposive sampling method was used to administer questionnaires to informed participants. Thirty-one professional nurses working in medical centers in central and northern Taiwan returned completed questionnaires. Items on the questionnaire fall into three major categories: demographic characteristics, the Chinese …

The Impact Of Yoga Education Among Postmenopausal South Asian Women At Risk For Cardiovascular Disease: A Family Affair, Amandah L. Hoogbruin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of using a random controlled design to measure the effects of a gentle 12 week structured Hatha yoga progam on lipid profile (fasting blood cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides) and blood pressure, as primary outcomes. Other related indices of cardiovascular risk including measures of visceral adiposity (waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, body mass index (BMI)); insulin sensitivity (fasting glucose/insulin); inflammation (C-reactive protein (CRP); sympathetic activity (resting heart rate, heart rate; and perceived stress, mood, and sleep) will be examined …

Differences In Bmi, Self-Concept And Perceived Difficulty In Leading A Healthy Lifestyle Between Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Teens, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Overweight/obesity is a major public health problem in adolescence. The prevalence of overweight/obesity is even higher in minority populations. Understanding differences in key variables that may impact overweight/obesity is important for designing culturally sensitive interventions to address and prevent this problem. Cognitive theory guided the study and contends that how individuals think affects how they feel and how they behave. The sample was comprised of 779 adolescents at 11 high schools in the Southwest United States who were participating in a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of the COPE Healthy …

Age Difference In Adherence To A Renal Therapeutic Regimen: The Perspectives Of Chinese Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, Lai Wah Lam

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have to rely on renal replacement therapy (RRT) to sustain life. Due to global shortage of donor organs (Baid-Agrawal & Frei, 2007), all new patients requiring RRT are prescribed continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in Hong Kong unless this is contraindicated (Li & Szeto 2008). It is generally believed that successful management of ESRD and its related treatment depends on patients; continuous adherence to the four components of the renal therapeutic regimen, which include dietary and fluid restrictions, and medication and dialysis prescriptions (Denhaerynck et …