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Elderly Diabetic Patients' Attitudes And Beliefs About Health And Illness, Imatullah Akyar, Hatice Agrali

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Importance: For effective management of diabetes, it is important and crucial to understand the beliefs of older diabetic patients in relation to differences in living with the disease and facing the related problems.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the attitudes and beliefs about illness and health of older diabetic patients.

Methods: This study was conducted as a descriptive study. Sample was calculated with power analysis (%90 power, 5% level of significance and 0.40 effect size) and included 70 diabetes patients aged 65 and older. Data was collected with Socio-Demographic …

Practice Change For Patients With Nasogastric/Orogastric Enteral Tubes: Safety Improvement Initiative, Sharon Y. Irving, Jacqueline E. Crawford, Elizabeth Goldberg, Anne Mohan, Nancy Ford, Daniela H. Davis

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The safety of bedside insertion for NG/OG tubes has become of increasing concern, particularly in pediatric patients. Serious safety events involving the misplacement of NG/OG enteral tubes prompted a review of our existing practices by a multidisciplinary team. The focus of the review was to assess existing practice and its alignment with the current literature and best evidence on the topic of NG/OG tube placement. The purpose of this project was to 1) educate multidisciplinary patient care staff to the risks associated with NG/OG tube insertion; 2) revise practice to align with …

Interprofessional Team-Based Approach To Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C And Psychiatric Co-Morbidity, Donald Gardenier, Angela Woody, Catherine Amory

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

In this symposium, we will present three case studies of patients treated for chronic hepatitis C while managing their co-morbid psychiatric illness in a primary care-based, interprofessional model. Each of our patient exemplars successfully completed treatment based on individualized care plans developed for them by our team which consists of a nurse practitioner, a social worker, and a patient navigator/care coordinator. Our care plans were based on the overarching goal of achieving a sustained viral response to treatment which included medication management, side effect management, crisis intervention, ongoing care coordination, and support. We …

A Program To Build The Healthy Dietary Habits Of Preschoolers Based On Social Cognitive Theory, Yunhee Shin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop a program to build the healthy dietary habits of preschoolers based on Social Cognitive Theory, and to explore the effects of a theory based, developmentally appropriate program.

Methods: A non-equivalent control group, pretest-posttest design will be used in this study. The independent variable will be a theory based and developmentally appropriate program. The dependent variables will be knowledge and performance related to dietary habits among the preschoolers' parents and the teachers at the day care centers where the participants are enrolled, as well as …

Social Welfare Needs And Utilizations Of Aged Adults In Taiwan, Kuei-Min Chen, Hsiu-Fen Hsieh, Mei-Hui Lin, Yueh-Chin Wang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: Owing to the rapid population aging, increased incidence of chronic diseases, and the changing family structure, the demand for long-term care for older adults continues to escalate sharply. A good policy dedicated to the welfare of older adults improves their quality of life. This study aimed to: 1) explore the current social welfare needs and utilization of aged adults, and 2) compare their differences among age groups, genders, and functional dependency levels.

Methods: Using a stratified random sampling, 384 Taiwanese community-dwelling aged adults were recruited for this survey research. Participants were asked …

Implementing A Nurse-Led Community Care Team In Primary Care, Catherine E. Vanderboom, Diane E. Holland

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Background/Significance: Coordinating patient-centered care in primary care/Health Care Home (HCH) settings requires not only primary care redesign but also realignment between health care delivery systems and community service providers. Few structure and processes exist for collaboration between primary care and community services beyond minimally effective referrals. Developing and implementing community care teams are integral to delivery of comprehensive, well-coordinated care that supports patient self-management of multiple chronic health conditions. Our preliminary work developing a Community Care Team (CCT) resulted in improved outcomes for patients by leveraging three proven approaches that support successful self-management: …

Multi-Disciplinary Approach: Iad Improvement Project, I-Chun Chen, Shiao-Pei Wang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: Incontinence is a common problem for intensive care unit patients. Incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD) is the skin inflammation response after exposure to urine or fecal secretion, which is also a kind of moisture-associated skin damage (MASD). After the occurrence of IAD, local skin prone to infection, such as Epidermis Candidiasis, especially occurred in elderly patients with immune compromised. This unit is a 10-bed emergency ICU, over 50% patients were over 65 years old, most of them have urinary and fecal incontinence problem or with both. A preliminary investigation during May and June …

Talk With Me Baby: Georgia's Language Nutrition Strategy, Ashley Darcy Mahoney

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: An early environment that includes language-rich, adult-child interactions, or language nutrition, is critical for a child's brain development and subsequent educational achievement. Research demonstrates that the strongest predictor of a child's academic success is the quality and quantity of words spoken to a child in the first three years of life, which is directly related to third grade literacy. Children from low-income families hear thirty million words less than peers from more affluent families and currently, only 21% of fourth-grade children from low-income families in Georgia can read at grade level. Talk …

Extending Courtesy To Our Littlest Patients: Interdisciplinary Collaboration To Promote Skin To Skin For Neonatal Comfort, Adria Vincent

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Background: Laboratory services sought collaboration to increase satisfaction in the perception of their courtesy towards the mother/infant population. Press Ganey scores were used to measure this perception.

Case: This project aimed to extend the practice of encouraging skin to skin and breastfeeding to our interdisciplinary colleagues .Our facility was on the Baby-Friendly jouRN (desigation obtained in October, 2014) and had already hardwired skin to skin contact into our standard nursing care. A review of the literature revealed multiple randomized controlled studies and a systematic review that provided evidence that infants who are placed …

Mindfulness-Based Meditations Versus Healthy Living After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Rct To Treat Post-Tbi Depressive Symptoms, Esther Bay

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot intervention study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of our adapted 8-week mindfulness-based group therapy (MBGT) intervention using randomization and a newly developed parallel 'healthy living after traumatic brain injury (HLA-TBI)' group intervention in persons with mild-to-moderate TBI. Our primary outcomeswere TBI and depressive symptoms, psychological functioning, and chronic stress.

Methods: Data were collected at baseline, and 8 and 12 weeks following the intervention.

Results: Results from paired t-test analysis by group revealed that there were significant mean reductions in depressive symptoms, chronic stress, and TBI symptoms …

The Impact Of Clinical Education In Rural Lesotho: Using Primary Health Care Clinical Placements To Enhance Students' Clinical Practice, Semakaleng Hyacinth Phafoli, E. Alice Christensen Majid, Stacie C. Stender

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Primary health care is the main access point for health services in Lesotho; nurses and midwives provide the majority of care at this level. Educational assessments of the nursing and midwifery training programs highlighted gaps in clinical experiences and education of students. The USAID-funded Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) initiated a nursing pre-service education (PSE) program in Lesotho in May 2010 to improve the quality of nurse- and midwife-delivered care. Given the priority of decentralized health care services and the geographic distribution of the people of Lesotho, there is a …

Utilization Of Technology To Improve Geriatric Care In The Emergency Department, Johnanna L. Hernandez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

The use of technology in the emergency department (ED) to improve quality of care of older adult patients in the emergency department (ED) is the focus of this presentation. A comprehensive systematic literature review was completed focusing on polypharmacy issues in the elderly and Beer's list medications. The literature review was used to inform educational sessions and development of educational materials in two urban emergency departments. Particular focus was given to Beer's list medications related to ED presentation, Beer's list medications leading to hospital admission, and Beer's list medications most commonly given while …

Application Of The Theory Of Planned Behavior To Understand Energy Drink Consumption Behaviors In College Students, Janet Thorlton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: College students consume energy beverages (i.e., energy drinks and energy shots) to fight fatigue, heighten concentration, and promote weight loss, raising conceRNabout adverse stimulant effects experienced with excess caffeine consumption. Since 2007, energy beverage-related emergency department visits increased 74% in those aged 18-25, some with instances of product misuse (e.g., mixing with alcohol and/or other drugs). The purpose of this formative study was to apply the Theory of Planned Behavior better understand behavioral intentions and predictors of energy beverage consumption in college students.

Methods: Using a mixed method study design, a convenience …

Text2cope: Correlates Of Healthy Beliefs, Behaviors, And Mobile Messaging In Families With An Overweight Or Obese Preschooler, Lisa K. Militello, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Eric C. Hekler, Leigh Small, Diana L. Jacobson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Maladaptive thinking or faulty cognitive appraisal by parents of overweight/obese (OW/OB) preschoolers can manifest through obesogenic behaviors. The TEXT2COPE program targeted the critical inputs of parental knowledge, attitude, and beliefs towards healthy lifestyle behaviors synergized with mobile technology. Correlations among the study variables (i.e., the intervention, cognitive beliefs, perceived difficulty, healthy lifestyle behaviors) are presented. Purpose: To evaluate the relationship among the study variables (i.e., the intervention, cognitive beliefs, perceived difficulty, healthy lifestyle behaviors). Secondary evaluation was conducted to evaluate the association of text messaging among study variables at posttest. Methods: The pilot …

Effects Of Recording Food Intake Using Cell Phone Camera Pictures On Calorie Intake And Food Choice In College Students, Rita Doumit, Joann D. Long, Nadine Zeeni, Carol Boswell, Huaxin Song

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: Recording food intake may contribute to weight loss by promoting changes in eating behavior. The current spread of mobile phone embedded cameras offers new opportunities for recording food intake. Furthermore, the act of taking pictures of food consumed may further increase chances of achieving dietary goals by enhancing visual consciousness of food choice and portion size. The present study tested the effects of using cell phone pictures to record food intake on the dietary behavior of college students. The study also examined the participants' perceptions about the use of this technology within …

Homeless Peoples' Description Of Civil And Uncivil Healthcare Interactions, Sheryl D. Jenkins, Wendy M. Woith, Cindy H. Kerber, Kim Schafer Astroth

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this on-going study is to explore homeless people's perceptions of their interactions with nurses and gain an understanding of the impact of civility and incivility on their health outcomes. Civility is a crucial element in therapeutic communication and healthy patient relationships; conversely, incivility can negatively influence healthcare environments and patient care (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008; The Joint Commission, 2008). The Joint Commission (2008) has recommended implementation of strategies to manage incivility in health care. Civility, which involves mutual respect, faiRNs, caring, and relationship building, is foundational …

Child And Youth Obesity Screening And Referral, Sarah M. Wight, Isabel Toledo-Silvestre

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

This practice improvement project (PIP) is a doctoral scholarship project that aims to implement a systematic process to screen and refer obese children and youth age 3 through 17 using the pediatric team at a county community health clinic of the Northwest in a pilot project. If the implementation of this practice change is considered feasible and sustainable, this practice change would also be implemented in the other five teams of the clinic and potentially in the other five clinics of this county's health department. This clinic currently does not have a systematic …

Health Literacy Assessment Of University Employees With The Newest Vital Sign (Nvs), Joyce I. Karl, Jodi Mcdaniel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Background/Problem: Health literacy has been defined as the ability to obtain, process, communicate, and understand basic health information and services in order to make appropriate health decisions. Research has consistently shown dire consequences for individuals and society if health literacy is not achieved. Over twenty years of research shows that health information is presented in a way that is not usable by most Americans. Almost 9 out of 10 adults have difficulty using routinely available health information from our health care systems, media, retailers, and community agencies. Health literacy is a stronger predictor …

Developing And Testing A Patient Centered Pressure Ulcer Prevention Care Bundle, Wendy Chaboyer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

A pressure injury (PI), also known as a pressure ulcer, is an area of localized damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by pressure or shear and/or a combination of these (DeFloor et al., 2005). PI incidence rates are an indicator of quality of nursing care, thus PI Prevention (PIP) is an international priority. Yet, implementation of PIP strategies remains suboptimal in many settings. A care bundle is a structured group of interventions, based on research evidence and/or clinical practice guidelines (CPG), which have been shown to improve patient outcomes. They improve …

Efficacy Of Oral Health Promotion In Primary Care Practice, Deborah J. Mattheus

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Poor oral health continues to be a major health concern for children worldwide. Within the United States, dental caries are the most common chronic childhood disease, occurring 5 times more frequently than asthma. Lack of proper oral health assessment and family education early in a child's life increases their risk for developing dental decay resulting in difficulty eating, speech delays, poor school performance and can also negatively affect proper child development of self-esteem and social interaction. A major limitation to decreasing childhood dental disease includes shortages in pediatric dental services and dental providers …

Determination Of The Opinions And Expectations Of Cancer Patients And Families About Home Care, Nuran Tosun, Hatice Sutcu Cicek, Birsen Celik

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: This research was conducted as a descriptive study in order to determine the opinions and expectations of cancer patients and their families about home care.

Methods: This research was conducted in GMMA Medical Oncology and Hematology Department between October 2012 and April 2013. The sample of the study was included total of 200 participants consisting 100 cancer patients and 100 family members of cancer patients who accepted to participate the study. As the data collection tools, form of socio-demographic and medical characteristics of the patient and families, and form of opinions and …

Exploring Symptom Clusters In Individuals Undergoing Surgery For Pancreatic Cancer, Sherry A. Burrell, Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Theresa Pluth Yeo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: The aims of this primary nested, longitudinal, exploratory study were to explore self-reported symptom profiles to identify the presence of and changes in symptom clusters (SCs) and factors that influence the severity of the SCs in individuals with stage II pancreatic cancer (PC) before and at three, six, and nine months after surgery alone or in combination with adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation therapy.

Methods: This primary nested, longitudinal, exploratory study was conducted within an ongoing single center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of ethanol celiac plexis neurolysis versus placebo for pain …

Depression And Quality Of Life Outcomes Of Adolescents Post Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review, Joyce Kelly Graves

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015:

Purpose: This systematic review summarizes the reported changes in depression and quality of life among adolescents post bariatric surgery. Also appraised were the choice of tools to measure depression and quality of life, length of follow-up, plus age and gender trends in bariatric surgery among adolescents.

Methods: Electronic searches in Medline, Cochrane, CINAHL and Web of Science were searched until November, 2014 for trials assessing depression and quality of life in adolescents after bariatric surgery. Grey literature and dissertations were not included.

Results: Ten studies, comprising of 347 subjects with an age range …

Home Health Nurses' Knowledge And Beliefs Regarding Suffering, Artificial Nutrition And Hydration In People With Late Stage Dementia, Lenora W. Smith

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed-method, convergent parallel design study was to identify home health nurses' knowledge and beliefs toward suffering in persons with late-stage dementia and to investigate whether their knowledge and beliefs may have an effect upon their guidance of families of individuals with late-stage dementia.

Methods: A sample (n = 17) of home health nurses were given a questionnaire to complete as particiated in focus group interviews. For the quantitative piece of the study, the questionnaire used was the Knowledge of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in the Terminally Ill (adapted from a Taiwan nurse). Interpretation of the …

The Effects Of Two Different Resistance Training Protocols With Similar Volume On Muscular Strength, Muscle Thickness, And Fat-Free Mass, Cory Worthey

Theses and Dissertations

The manipulation of exercise volume, intensity, and order is associated with producing different musculoskeletal changes. These resistance training program variables affect mechanical tension and metabolic stress associated with resistance training, therefore affecting strength and hypertrophic outcomes. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of two different volume-equated total body exercise protocols over 9 weeks using compound exercises on muscular strength, muscle thickness, and fat-free mass. METHODS: Eight well-trained men were randomly assigned to a hypertrophy-style protocol (HG) performing 3 sets of 10 repetitions with 90 seconds rest between sets (n = 4) or a strength-style protocol …

Parents' Knowledge And Experiences With Preterm And Full Term Infant Care After Hospital Discharge, Forgive Avorgbedor, Diane L. Holditch-Davis, Hannah Anderson Hughes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015;

Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to update the literature on how parents handle infants after hospital discharge and highlight show areas for which the needs of parents are not met through discharge planning, preparation and educational follow-up.

Methods: A limited search of PubMed and CINAHL was performed to identify English language published papers on patients' education on transition from hospital to home on newborn care from 1991 to 2014. Articles were excluded if they were not related to Maternal knowledge and experiences with newborn after discharge from the hospital. We …

The Soil And Plant Biogeochemistry Sampling Design For The National Ecological Observatory Network, Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, Gordon B. Bonan, Gabriel J. Bowen, Benjamin P. Colman, Paul A. Duffy, Christine L. Goodale, Benjamin Z. Houlton, Erika Marin-Spiotta, Kiona Ogle, Scott V. Ollinger, Eldor A. Paul, Peter M. Vitousek, Kathleen C. Weathers, David G. Williams

Faculty Publications

Human impacts on biogeochemical cycles are evident around the world, from changes to forest structure and function due to atmospheric deposition, to eutrophication of surface waters from agricultural effluent, and increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will contribute to understanding human effects on biogeochemical cycles from local to continental scales. The broad NEON biogeochemistry measurement design focuses on measuring atmospheric deposition of reactive mineral compounds and CO2 fluxes, ecosystem carbon (C) and nutrient stocks, and surface water chemistry across 20 eco‐climatic domains within the United States for 30 yr. Herein, we …

Reconstructing Prehistoric Diets Of Desert People Through Dental Calculus, Michael T. Searcy

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In 2014 I was awarded a Mentoring Environment Grant by ORCA to examine microfossils embedded in the dental calculus (tartar) of individuals who were found during excavations in and around the site of Paquimé, which dates to the thirteenth century A.D. This ancient city is located in the Chihuahuan desert in modern-day Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. Over the last two years, I have been able to involve students in the extraction, processing, publishing, and presentation of the results of this analysis. While the research is ongoing, preliminary results have positively identified several fascinating foods that were consumed by the ancient …

The Eastern Echo, March 17, 2016, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease And Its Related Factors Among Women: Korean Nurse's Health Study, Hee Jung Jang, Oksoo Kim, Sue Kim, Hea-Young Lee, Eunyoung Cho, Jung Eun Lee, Heeja Jung, Han-Kyoul Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this research was intented to assess GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) of women working as hospital nurses and to investigate its related factors. Factors were composed of four factors as like demographic characteristic's factors; age, education level, marital status, physiological factors: BMI, sleep disturbance, fatigue, psychological factors; depression, anxiety, and perceived health status factors; smoking status, drinking status, perceived health status.

Methods: Data were collected from July, 2013 to Oct, 2014 by the Korea Nurses' Health Study(KNHS). A total 15,237 data were analyzed using SPSS PC+ win 20.0 according to …