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Staff Perceptions Of Barriers To Mobilization In A Comprehensive Stroke Care Setting, Nozomi Tahara, Mona Bahouth, Gabrielle Steinhorn, Lisa Klein, Sowmya Kumble, Meredith Drake, Elizabeth Zink, Sarah L. Szanton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

When and how to mobilize stroke patients in the early, hospital period remains controversial. We surveyed an interdisciplinary team of stroke providers about their perceptions of early mobilization after stroke. Results suggest uncertainty related to physiological issues such as orthostasis and the deep vein thrombosis (VTE).

Effects Of E-Learning On Nursing Continuing Education Context: Review Of Systematic Reviews, Geneviãƒâ¨Ve Rouleau, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Jose Cote, Julie Payne-Gagnon, Emilie Hudson, Julien Bouix-Picasso, Carl-Ardy Dubois

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

A review of systematic reviews has been conducted to develop a broad picture of the effects of e-learning in a continuing education context on nursing care. The results will be presented.

Precepting In An Emergency Department: Examining Perceived Barriers And Motivators, Amanda E. Ward, Sara A. Mccomb

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Emergency departments are dynamic and fast-paced environments, which may contribute to making the preceptor process difficult. The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover both the barriers and motivators emergency department nurse identify about the nurse preceptor role.

A Human Becoming Living Experience Of Suffering: A Parse Method Study, Teodora Duarte-Quilao, Francoise Maillard Struby

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to to expand nursing knowledge on the living experience of individual's suffering following a typhoon in the Philippines.

Assessing And Correlating Nursing Clinical Decision Making To Nclex-Rn® Outcomes, Susan T. Sanders

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Clinical Decision Making is the foundation of nursing care. This form of judgment consists of 1) recognizing cues 2) generating hypotheses 3) judging hypotheses 4) taking action and 5) evaluating outcomes (Muntean 2015). Determining a student's ability to implement NCJ in the clinical setting is paramount to positive patient outcomes.

Nutrition Literacy As Perceived By Thai Adolescents: A Qualitative Study, Suhong Deesamer, Noppawan Piaseu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This qualitative study research aim to understand nutrition literacy and its components from the Thai adolescents' perspective. Through purposive sampling, the participants included 30 Thai adolescents in secondary school and high school education organized.

Review Of Care Coordination For Heart Failure Patients In Transitional Care: A Complex Systems Perspective, Sijia Wei, Kirsten Corazzini

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study reviews recent transitional care interventions that focused on care coordination for older adults with heart failure transitioning from hospital to the community. It provides insights on how these interventions utilized or improved connectivity and consistency of care delivering by utilizing different care coordination participants and components.

Effect Of Menstruation Self-Management Education Program Among High School Students, Sukhee Ahn, Junghye Min, Min Seon Koh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study examined the effect of menstruation self-management program on menstruation knowledge and perceived performance among high school students. The program was effective in improving their knowledge and perceived performance in manstruation self-management. It would be applicable for school health teachers when planning health education regarding menstruation self-care.

Nurses' Knowledge, Use, And Ratings Of Ebp Implementation Strategies, Sharon J. Tucker, Lynn Gallagher-Ford, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This poster presents findings of a study that examined nurses' and nurse leaders' knowledge, use and ratings of published strategies known to influence successful implementation of evidence-based practices. A national sample from the United States was surveyed using an electronic survey.

The Lived Experience Of Lgbt Older Persons In A Geriatric Home Facility, Pearl Ed G. Cuevas

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Being in your senior years is a challenge for everyone but more so for the lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) community. As nurses it is important to unravel the life stories of LGBT people in a Geriatric home facility to be able to discover their health needs.

Effectiveness Of A Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program With First Year Nurse Anesthesia Residents, Lavonne M. Adams, Monica Jenschke, Trung Nguyen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this study was to determine if QPR gatekeeper training for nurse anesthesia residents can improve self-reported knowledge, competency, and self-efficacy to intervene with suicidal individuals.

Effects Of Geriatric Training Program On Rns' Geriatric Care Competencies In Hospitals, Fang-Ru Yueh, Ying Ju Chang, Fang-Wen Hu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The health problems of hospitalized elderly patients are complicated.However, there is lack of geriatric training program for nurses in hospitals. The study is to develop a geriatric training program and to evaluate the effects of the training program. This study showed geriatric care training program can improve nurses' geriatric care competencies.

Competence In Dementia Care Among Nurses Working In Acute Care Settings, Jing-Jy Wang, Chun-Hui Hsiao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study is a preliminary investigation of competence in dementia care among nurses in South Taiwan. It can be a benchmark for nurse training and education which help nurses achieve effective dementia care and improve the overall quality of care at hospitals.

How Nurse Practitioners Globally Have Addressed The Un's Sustainable Development Goal 3: An Integrative Review, Andrew Scanlon, Judy Honig, Marybeth Duffy

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 SDG3 (Health) is directly linked to Nurse Practitioners work globally. An integrative review of the literature since January 2016 using the keyword nurse practitioner and keywords related directly to each SDG 3 target indicators deemed pertinent by the research group will be conducted.

Preliminary Assessment: Factors Related To Onset Of Chronic Illness In Mexican American Children And Adolescents, Jane Champion, Lynn Rew, Kelsey Bergman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Mexican Americans children and adolescents suffer disproportionately from chronic diseases. Pubertal timing and tempo, may influence the development of these diseases. Understanding biological bases, family and environmental influences for pubertal timing and tempo is essential for healthcare providers to prevent or diagnose and treat these diseases as early as possible.

Emergency Department To Inpatient Unit Handover: A Problems Assessment, Georgia Tobiano, Andrea Marshall, Kim Jenkinson, Christine Ryan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Emergency department to inpatient unit handover is complex and risky for nurses. Researchers identified the most common barriers to effective emergency department to inpatient unit handover including, "knowledge" and "role identity". Identifying barriers with end-users allowed targeted interventions to be developed to improve communication.

Promotion Of Healthy Nutrition Knowledge Through A Girls' Health Camp, Adejoke B. Ayoola, Barbara Bosscher Timmermans, Josephine Granner, Elise Veurink, Donald Bryant, Arlene Hoogewerf

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Two one-week health camps with a well-focused nutrition sessions to promote the culture of health among 89 young girls aged 9-15 years was effective in increasing the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of the girls who attended the camp.

Formulation Of Nursing Process Assessment Tool From Students' Perception As Outcome Of Exploratory Mixed Methods, Jordan Tovera Salvador, Hasan Kamal Al-Omran, Asmaa Abdulhamed Ashmauey, Eman Rashad Mohammed, Lamia Amen Awadh, Ben Ryan Jucay Sauce, Marc Oneel Castillo Alvarez, Ahrjhaynes Balanag Rosario, May Ann Pacatang Schonewille, Kowther Hassan Alelaiw, Muktar Albuhumud, Mohammed Alzaid

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This ongoing research project is an exploratory sequential mixed methods design which aims to formulate a Nursing Process Assessment Tool based from the students" perceptions. This three-phase multi-staged design is currently administered with 3rd and 4th year students.

Energy And Water Assessment And Plausibility Of Reuse Of Spent Caustic Solution In A Midwest Fluid Milk Processing Plant, Carly Rain Adams

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The Food Energy and Water Nexus (FEW Nexus) is the inseparable connection linking these resources. The concept of the FEW Nexus within the food industry addresses the connection of water and energy as key members of food production. The steady increase in population and the increase in food demand are directly related, therefore, the need for water and energy. Immediately taking on this critical challenge will lead to tangible impacts on the water and energy crisis facing the food system. To reduce the distance between process productivity and resource efficiency it must first be determined, within food processing, where water …

Estimating Geographic Patterns Of Ophidism Risk In Ecuador, Carlos Yañez-Arenas, Luis Díaz-Gamboa, Carlos Patrón-Rivero, Kevin López-Reyes, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara

Neotropical Biodiversity

The species richness of venomous snakes in Ecuador (~39 species) is among the highest in the world. However, until now no information exists regarding geographic patterns of ophidism. In this study, we present a detailed spatial snakebite risk map which was built by stacking weighted ecological niche models of the 19 snake species responsible for the majority of Ecuador’s envenomation cases. Our weights were based on the proportion of cases reported for each species on local epidemiological studies. Based on our analyses, we identify 184 densely populated rural communities with high snakebite risk that should be monitored by health organizations. …

Interpretations Of Female Authority In Medieval Literature, Olivia Havlin

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Beginning with Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun in 1269, Medieval authors give allegorical characteristics to women defining what a Medieval woman is, who she should be, and how she should behave. This text becomes a rule book on courtly love and male and female behavior lasting for centuries and is borrowed by authors like Geoffrey Chaucer, who used Romance of the Rose as a reference to question female authority in many of his works. Therefore, it is through an understanding of characters such as the Old Woman from The Romance of the Rose, …

Evaluation Of Hospital Soundscapes To Improve Patient And Staff Experience, Jay Bliefnick

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Hospital soundscapes can be difficult environments to assess acoustically due to the continuous activity within units. Routinely, patients perceive these soundscapes poorly when rating their hospital experience on HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys administered after discharge. In addition, hospital staff can be negatively impacted by the acoustical environments in which they work, affecting both performance and job satisfaction. This doctoral research addressed these issues across three phases by collecting acoustical measurements within three individual hospitals, comparing results with provided patient and staff survey information, and conducting laboratory tests of hospital noise perception. In the first …

The Effect Of Change In Middle School Lunchroom Setting On Student’S Intake Of Broccoli, Mia Wood Angst

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Introduction: Over the past three decades, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents. One possible solution to combating this growing epidemic is by making small changes to prevent obesity during childhood that will influence children to follow a healthy lifestyle into adulthood. The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement aims to increase healthy eating by incorporating low-cost to no-cost alterations to the school lunchroom in an effort to increase consumption of healthier foods by making them more attractive and convenient.

Purpose: This research study assessed broccoli consumption among 6^th – 8^th grade students in a selected …

Office Of Food And Nutrition Security Opens At South Oxford Center, Sarah Sapp

University of Mississippi News

Applied Sciences faculty and student researchers expand food security research

Acoustic Characteristics Of Ghanaian Ewe Accented American English, Prudence Barbara Deladem Mortoti

Student Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the acoustic characteristics that contribute to the perception of foreign-accentedness of English spoken by native Ewe speakers. Forty monosyllabic words spoken by four speakers were rated on accentedness by 109 participants; 51 with exposure to Ghanaian-accented-American English and 58 with none. The ratings and measurements of F1 and F2 values of the vowels were analyzed and compared. The results suggest that the perception of accentedness was influenced by the acoustic properties of vowels. Listeners rated L2 speakers as more accented than they did L1 speakers. Accentedness ratings did not correlate with comprehension of words, and finally, listeners …

Differences In Perceptions Of Singing Voice Quality In Vocal Performance And Communication Disorders Students, Kelsey Faye Joiner

Student Theses and Dissertations

Speech-Language Pathologists are responsible for diagnosing and treating voice disorders in voice professionals, including singers. The aim of the current study was to use the grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, and strain (GRBAS) scale to determine if there is a difference in how vocal music (VM) undergraduate students and Communication Disorders (CD) graduate students perceive singing voice quality. Two groups of participants, made up of 24 CD graduate students and 13 VM students, rated seven voice samples using original GRBAS training and data collection videos and corresponding packets. The groups’ responses were then analyzed. The results showed no significant difference between …

An Examination Of The Impact Of Dialect On First Graders’ Reductions Of Final Consonant Clusters In Spelling, Travis M. Nodine

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare first grade African American English (AAE) and Mainstream American English (MAE) speakers’ spellings of final consonant clusters in Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (CVCC) words. Sixteen first graders participated in the study. The research questions under examination were: (a) Does dialect impact participants when spelling final consonant clusters in CVCC words?, (b) Does cluster type impact spelling final consonant clusters in CVCC words?, and (c) Do spellings differ based on various stimulus presentations? Nonparametric log-linear analyses were used to answer the research questions. For the experimental CVCC words, there was a significant interaction between group, task, …

An Exploration Into Infant Feeding Practices Of Asian Women In The Greater Lowell Area, Carol L. Femia

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this project is to inform stakeholders about infant feeding practices amongst postpartum Cambodian and Vietnamese women who deliver at a large New England Hospital. This study describes current breastfeeding practices amongst these women and identifies any barriers as well as factors that facilitate sustaining breastfeeding.

Topical Analgesics For Preventing Venipuncture Pain In Children, Luis Manuel Cunha, Sr Batalha, Matilde Correia

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Ethyl chloride is a cheap option among several options available to prevent pain in venipuncture. However, its use is controversial. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of five topical analgesics in children. The results showed that all topical analgesics were effective (p <0.001) to prevent pain.

Disease-Related Experiences Of Mothers On Parenting Children With Type 1 Diabetes, Chi-Wen Chang, Yueh-Tao Chiang, Hsing-Yi Yu, Ya-Fen Wang, Fu-Sung Lo, Hui-Hsien Hsieh

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The main purpose of this study is to understand mothers' disease-related parenting experiences for children with type 1 diabetes in Taiwan. The research results including 4 themes: adjustment of external life, spiritual approaches, maintenance of balance, and return to normal life.