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End Of Life In African American Older Adults: An Integrative Literature Review, Karen O. Moss, Karen M. Rose

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

End-of-life care in the United States is described as deficient and fragmented. Minority populations engage in end-of-life planning less frequently than Caucasians. African Americans represent the second largest minority group in the United States with its older adult population projected to increase by 114% by 2030. The Patient-Self Determination Act of 1990 requires Medicare and Medicaid funded healthcare organizations to empower patients to refuse or accept medical care and execute advance directives. The Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments (SUPPORT) confirmed substantial shortcomings of healthcare for seriously …

Efficacy Of A Home-Based Neurocognitive Remediation Program In Adults With Hiv, Shameka C. Humphrey

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

Despite the life-sustaining effects of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART), adults with HIV continue to experience neurocognitive impairments. In fact, over half of adults with HIV experience HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). As neurocognitive impairments continue to emerge among adults with HIV, more private settings such as the home may facilitate greater use of neurocognitive remediation therapies such as speed of processing training to enhance neurocognitive and everyday functioning. The efficacy of a home-based speed of processing training was examined in middle-aged and older adults with HIV (i.e., age 40+).

The Future Of Nursing: The Call For Advanced Degrees, Anne Thomas, Robin Toms, Jane M. Kirkpatrick

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012: The session will discuss the IOM recommendations for nurses to obtain an advanced degree. The presenter will discuss advancing the nursing profession by nurses obtaining higher education.

Awarding Excellence Through Stti, Julie A. Jones, Crystal Slagle

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012: STTI recognizes members' achievements through international awards, grants and more. During this session, you will become familiar with these STTI benefits and learn how to honor members' accomplishments at the local level.

Maternal-Child Health Crisis: Building The Leadership Framework For Effective Global Interventions, Beth Baldwin Tigges, Chun-Mei Li, Shanda Tichelle Harrison

Sigma Global Initiatives

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day, 99% occurring in developing countries. Because quality care can save the lives of women and babies, during this panel presentation Sigma Theta Tau International, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, will discuss the process and project interventions that have reached over 100,000 people through the Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy.

This program is intended to support safe and sustainable communities, ensuring that young nurses are prepared to lead in providing healthy, quality care of women and children and launching interventions …

Behavioral Health Self-Help Interventions Conducted During Chronic Pain Visits In A Primary Care Setting, Bessie Burk

Group: Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, DNP Doctoral Papers

Purpose: This practice implementation assessed the feasibility and impact of implementing behavioral health self-help interventions during chronic pain management visits in a primary care setting.

Data sources: Time series data collection occurred following the implementation of behavioral health interventions utilizing self-help strategies that included the Gate Control theory of pain control and sleep hygiene. Participants received monthly pain management visits conducted by their usual provider and interventions were performed by a single behavioral health specialist for consistency.

Conclusions: Mean pain scores were significantly reduced from 5.93 to 4.29 (p=0.000) on a scale of zero to ten, and improvement was …

Nursing Knowledge And Palliative Care, Kathryn Miller

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Problem: Does education provided to oncology nurses about the ID-PALL screening tool result in increased knowledge on how to assess and identify palliative care needs in patients?

Intervention: This project was designed to educate nurses on palliative care topics and enhance their ability to assess and identify palliative care needs in their patients.

Measures: An online pre-survey and post-survey was used to determine the nurse's knowledge before and after the education was dispersed. The pre-survey was used to identify areas that were lacking and an educational presentation was created based off of this data. The post-survey with the same questions …

Opioid Use Disorder Education For Student Nurse Practitioner, Priscilla L. Hussain

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Expansion of opioid use disorder (OUD) care is direly required of United States, and student nurse practitioners (NPs) are capable of assessing and addressing OUD in their clin- ical settings. However, academic programs for student medical doctors and NPs lack ad- equate training for such large-scale epidemic. This capstone project recruited 7 student NPs to participate in an interactive learning module prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s): “Module 5: Assessing and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder”. Overall, student NPs found the module useful in increasing knowledge and ability to diagnose and treat OUD. It is time academic …

Advance Directive Protocol In The Primary Care Setting, Alexei Boettcher

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Background and Review of Literature: Advance directives (AD) are documents that offer patients a way to avoid unwanted care in the event of a serious illness or incapacity. Studies demonstrate the care patients receive at the end-of-life is not often consistent with their preferences, as a result of suboptimal communication between the patient and provider as well as documentation of health care proxies and treatment preferences (Isaac & Curtis, 2016). The lack of a current formal protocol used by primary care providers regarding ADs, particularly towards the young adult patient population, resulting in insufficient discussions of patients’ wishes regarding end-of-life …

A Need For Nurses, Danielle Krohn, Hilary Applequist

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Nurse residency programs were designed with the intent of assisting nurses with the transition into a new area of practice. These programs are common in acute care settings; however, implementation has been slow to move into long-term care. The purpose of this project was to complete a community needs assessment to determine whether the community nursing home would be interested in implementing a nurse residency program within the next year. The assessment was completed with surveys distributed to various nursing home stakeholders. Survey results concluded that the current nurse orientation process, nurse recruitment, and nurse turnover rates were important items …

Implementing The Phq-2 Depression Scale For Depression On The Mobile Diabetes Unit, Allyson Fortenberry

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Problem: Healthcare is not considered a human right within the United States. The vulnerable and underserved face consistent barriers to healthcare such as racial inequities, geographic location, and lack of access to name a few. Mental health crises have risen ten-fold around the world secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to cultivate a process to identify early signs of depression and promptly initiate referrals within the community. Intervention: The PHQ-2 screening tool was implemented to address the current health needs of an underserved population on the mobile health unit. Individuals served on the mobile health …

Mental Health Technician Program, Jessica Pauley

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

The mental health workforce is struggling to find qualified staff at all levels. Development of a career ladder concept in education and compensation beginning at the entry level could help decrease the needs and increase the mental health workforce.

Problem: The mental health crisis in the United States requires a new approach when considering the educational needs of not only the mental health population but also the mental health workforce.

Interventions: Development of a mental health technician program based on current market and employer needs to increase the education of lay persons being hired into direct care mental health positions. …

Npwh Position Statement: Brain Health Is Women's Health, National Association Of Nurse Practitioners In Women's Health

Group: National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)

The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) supports collaborative action to establish brain health as a crucial aspect of Women's healthcare. A comprehensive approach includes promoting brain health, detecting cognitive impairment (CI) to facilitate accurate diagnosis and early intervention, and identifying and addressing the needs of individuals who are caregivers for loved ones with CI. NPWH believes a need exists for extensive research to better understand modifiable factors that influence brain health, improve one’s ability to make an early diagnosis of CI, establish effective therapies to prevent and treat CI, and support families and caregivers of individuals …

A Multistudy Validation Of An Instrument For Nurse Job Satisfaction, John W. Nelson, Georgia J. Persky, Mary Ann Hozak, Alice Albu, Pamela S. Hinds, Kay Savik

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

This study aims to validate an instrument of nurse job satisfaction, the Healthcare Environment Survey (HES), across settings and time through an organizational change.

Bridging The Protection Gap: Innovative Approaches To Shield Older Adults From Ai-Enhanced Scams, Ld Herrera, London Van Sickle, Ashley L. Podhradsky

Research & Publications

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly gaining popularity as individuals, groups, and organizations discover and apply its expanding capabilities. Generative AI creates or alters various content types including text, image, audio, and video that are realistic and challenging to identify as AI-generated constructs. However, guardrails preventing malicious use of AI are easily bypassed. Numerous indications suggest that scammers are already using AI to enhance already successful scams, improving scam effectiveness, speed and credibility, while reducing detectability of scams that target older adults, who are known to be slow to adopt new technologies. Through hypothetical cases analysis of two leading scams, the …

Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, And Medical Factors Associated With Calculated Free Testosterone Concentrations In Men: Individual Participant Data Meta-Analyses, Nick Narinx, Ross J Marriott, Kevin Murray, Robert J Adams, Christie M Ballantyne, Douglas C Bauer, Shalender Bhasin, Mary L Biggs, Peggy M Cawthon, David J Couper, Adrian S Dobs, Leon Flicker, Graeme J Hankey, Anke Hannemann, Robin Wilkening, Sean A Martin, Alvin M Matsumoto, Claes Ohlsson, Terence W O'Neill, Eric S Orwoll, Molly M Shores, Antje Steveling, Thomas G Travison, Gary A Wittert, Frederick C W Wu, Leen Antonio, Dirk Vanderschueren, Bu B Yeap

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Objective: Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and medical variables influence total testosterone (T) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations. The relationship between these factors and "free" T remains unclear. We examined 21 sociodemographic, lifestyle, and medical predictors influencing calculated free T (cFT) in community-dwelling men across ages.

Design: This is a cross-sectional analysis in 20 631 participants in the Androgens in Men Study.

Methods: Individual participant data (IPD) were provided by 9 cohorts. Total T was determined using mass spectrometry, SHBG using immunoassays, and cFT using the Vermeulen formula. Associations were analyzed using 2-stage random effects IPD meta-analyses.

Results: Cohort median ages ranged …

Practical Strategies For Establishing A Physical Activity Program For Older Aboriginal People - Reflections About Decolonising Practice, Margaret Gidgup, Josephine Umbella, Anne-Marie Hill

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Background
Physical activity (PA) is a vital component of healthy ageing. However, there are few culturally appropriate PA programs available for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The objectives of this review were to i) assist health professionals to gain understanding about working with older Aboriginal people, ii) provide practical strategies that guide a decolonising approach when delivering PA programs.

Methods
A review of PA program delivery was undertaken by two researchers, one of whom was a Noongar Wadjak woman. The researchers conducted a weekly PA program for older Aboriginal people on Noongar Boodja (Country). The researchers took a …

Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice Among Nurses, Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario

General Submissions: Clinical Settings Materials

The purpose of this best practice guideline (BPG) is to strengthen collaborative practice among nurses, because effective collaborative practice is essential for working in health-care organizations.

In this guideline, there is a focus on collaborative practice amongst three types of nursing professionals:

• registered nurse (RN),
• registered practical nurse (RPN)
• nurse practitioner (NP)

The guideline explores what fosters healthy work environments for these groups of nurses (being aware that collaboration must align with the needs of the patient or client).

For more information including supplementary documentation and available translations, visit https://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/intra-professional-collaborative-practice-among-nurses

Social Determinants Of Health And How They Affect A Small Rural Community (Case Study) Eastern Shore Of Maryland, Kristopher S. Durham, Lindsay Gietzen

Pacific Journal of Health

The Eastern Shore of Maryland is rural and is characterized by prevalent poverty, housing instability, lack of access to healthcare, chronic diseases, substance abuse, and issues with transportation to access healthcare services. The same problems exist for the population in Maryland and the United States. Understanding the challenges experienced by rural communities in Maryland is critical to addressing the vulnerable population. This study is an explanatory case study that examines the social determinants of health and how those affect small rural communities on the Eastern Shore of Maryland by examining literature published between 2016 and 2024. The literature reviewed resulted …

Waking Up Before We Die: Aging And Spirituality, Marcelline Hutton

Zea E-Books Collection

In retirement, I have more time for prayer and reflection, to rest in the Lord, and hence to have my spirit renewed. We choose how we interpret our situations. Positive, spiritual aging ideas enhance our sense of well-being. Of course, the loss of loved ones decreases our sense of self-worth at times, but the Spirit can renew us. As Genesis reminds us, God was still working in the lives of Sarah and Abraham in old age, and they can serve as models for us. Indeed, Sarah laughed at the angels and shows us how humor exists even as we age. …

Creation And Implementation Of A Nurse Practitioner Student Escape Room, Sara Arn, Msn, Crnp, Agpcnp-Bc

College of Nursing Posters

Introduction

Educational escape rooms have been gaining popularity in nursing institutions over the past few years. The current literature focuses on the creation, implementation, and benefit of escape rooms for undergraduate nursing students. This poster presentation describes the creation and implementation of an educational escape room targeted to the experiences and skills of advanced practice nursing students enrolled in nurse practitioner programs.

Building Common Understanding: Seeking Consensus And Defining Social Prescribing Across Contexts – A Collective Commentary On A Delphi Study, Caitlin Muhl, Kate Mulligan, Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Marie J. Polley, Gary Bloch, Dominik Alex Nowak, Charlotte Osborn-Forde, Sonia Hsiung, Kheng Hock Lee, Wolfram J. Herrmann, James Robert Baker, Dame Helen Jayne Stokes-Lampard, Sir Sam Everington, Michael Dixon, Isabelle Wachsmuth, Cristiano Figueiredo, Halfdan Thorsø Skjerning, Daniela Rojatz, Yu-Da Chen, Miriam L. Heijnders, Carolyn Wallace, Michelle Howarth, Daisuke Watanabe, Marcello Bertotti, Anu Helena Jansson, Susanna Althini, Felix Holzinger, Darren Glyn Dooler, Siân Brand, Tim James Anfilogoff

Peninsula Medical School

Social prescribing has become a global phenomenon. A Delphi study was recently conducted with 48 social prescribing experts from 26 countries to establish global agreement on the definition of social prescribing. We reflect on the use and utility of the outputs of this work, and where we go from here.

Subjective Well-Being Across The Life Course Among Non-Industrialized Populations, Michael Gurven, Yoann Buoro, Daniel Eid Rodriguez, Katherine Sayre, Benjamin Trumble, Aili Pyhälä, Hillard Kaplan, Arild Angelsen, Jonathan Stieglitz, Victoria Reyes-Garcia

ESI Publications

Subjective well-being (SWB) is often described as being U-shaped over adulthood, declining to a midlife slump and then improving thereafter. Improved SWB in later adulthood has been considered a paradox given age-related declines in health and social losses. While SWB has mostly been studied in high-income countries, it remains largely unexplored in rural subsistence populations lacking formal institutions that reliably promote social welfare. Here, we evaluate the age profile of SWB among three small-scale subsistence societies (n = 468; study 1), forest users from 23 low-income countries (n = 6987; study 2), and Tsimane’ horticulturalists (n = …

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

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Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Anthropology & Aging From The Editor-In-Chief, Manonita Ghosh

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

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Factors Associated With Dementia-Related Stigma In British Adolescents, Esra Hassan, Ben Hicks, Naji Tabet, Nicolas Farina

Peninsula Medical School

Background: Dementia-related stigma is a prominent barrier for people living with dementia, leading to poor well-being and social isolation. Adolescents are an under-researched group in society that may already have experience of dementia and are more susceptible to attitudinal change which makes them ideal targets for anti-stigma initiatives outlined by public health policy. For the development of evidence-based anti-stigma initiatives in adolescents, it is important to understand which socio-demographic groups are most likely to develop stigmatising attitudes and why. This study aims to identify factors of dementia-related stigma in adolescents. Methods: A total of 1,044 adolescents (aged 11–18 years) from …

Book Review Of, Calling Family: Digital Technologies And The Making Of Transnational Care Collectives, Michele Gamburd

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Book Review: Calling Family: Digital Technologies and the Making of Transnational Care Collectives

Nurse Graduates’ Experiences With Pain Science – A Qualitative Study, Rachel Bee, Cynthia Goodrich

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

Background: While the nursing profession has made great strides in pain management over the last 20 years, patients often report being under-assessed and undertreated for pain.

Purpose: The study purpose was to understand the lived experiences of practicing nurses who had completed a baccalaureate-level pain management course during their undergraduate training. The study aims included understanding how pain management skills were implemented in the clinical arena, determining barriers to implementing pain management skills, and identifying opportunities to improve the patient experience regarding pain management.

Design: The researchers implemented a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. Data collection consisted of semi-structured …

Volume 2, Issue 1- Complete Issue

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

No abstract provided.