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Understanding The Lived Experience Of Nursing Practice In Haiti, Lorraine E. Emeghebo, Judith C. James-Borga

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015:

With 80% of its population living below the poverty line, Haiti remains one of the lowest resource countries in the Western hemisphere. Compounding the high morbidly and mortality rates is the shortage of all levels of healthcare personnel including nurses. Most of the health care in Haiti is delivered by Registered Nurses (RN), the overwhelming majority of whom are diploma educated. Research shows that better nursing consistently leads to better outcomes for patients. Increasing the number of nurses with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is central to reducing morbidity and …

Interprofessional Health Education: Preparing For Collaborative Practice, Michele S. Bednarzyk, Kathaleen C. Bloom

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

It is clear to many leading national organizations, such as the Institute of Medicine and other professional groups and accrediting bodies that learning in teams with other health professionals is an important way to improve the health and safety of the population. Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel (2011), identified four Competency Domains for interprofessional collaborative practice: values and ethics, roles and responsibilities, teams and teamwork, and communication. Interprofessional health education (IHE) is an innovative teaching-learning approach in which members of more than one health profession learn interactively to improve collaborative practice. The purpose …

Changing The Behavior Of The Caribbean Immigrants In Toronto, Khelesh Persaud

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Canadian diabetes health education program in changing the behavior of Caribbean immigrants in Toronto with Type 2 diabetes using the health belief model. There is limited information in the literature about this topic. Previous studies conducted on the Caribbean population's Type 2 diabetics did not include sufficient educational information to meet the needs of the Caribbean people to decrease further health complications. This quasiexperimental study built upon existing research that suggested there is an overwhelming desire for culturally-sensitive diabetes self-management education. …

Evaluation Of An Athletics Model To Develop Values For Professional Practice, Amy C. Shay, Karen Beckstedt Montoya

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Purpose: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has identified values and ethics as a competency for interprofessional collaborative practice and the education of baccalaureate nursing students. Yet the abstract nature of values and the lack of emphasis and example in modern culture make professionalism education in nursing very challenging. Students must learn to demonstrate values that are essential for effective coordination of care, improved patient outcomes, and for continued representation as the nation's most trusted profession. This research study, currently in progress, describes an innovative athletics-inspired approach to the professional values …

Using The Tools Of Technology To Increase Access To Doctoral Education: Best Practices In Distance Education, Jeffrey A. Willey, Lisa A. Seldomridge

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:

In response to statewide, regional, and national calls to increase the number of doctoral-prepared nurses by 2020, Salisbury University, a small public university in the mid-Atlantic region, launched its first doctoral program, a post-MS to DNP in Fall 2012 and a post-BS to DNP in Fall 2014. As one of three DNP programs in Maryland and the only DNP in its region, offering the curriculum in a distance-accessible format was essential to its success. While distance education is an increasingly popular option for delivering advanced education to working professionals, the use of technology …

Assessing Interprofessional Competencies In An Asynchronous, Online Environment: A Roadmap To Success, Heidi C. Sanborn

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:

Development of the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) in 2011 has supported faculty as they work to incorporate intperprofessional skills into learning objectives and activities. Yet the majority of advances in competency-based education focus on face-to-face courses and clinical experiences. Developing meaningful interprofessional education activitiesfor on-line programs has been a significant challenge due to lack of research specific to cloud-based, asynchronous education. This presentation will share the results of a program-wide effort to revise learning outcomes and associated learning activities and …

Participating In The Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration Project: The Students' View, Robert Gordon Jr. Hanks, Cheryl D. Loudd

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Background: The Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration Project (GNE) is a new federally funded demonstration project directed at increasing the number of primary care nurse practitioners in concert with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Since this program is new and only recently funded in 2012, there is no published literature about the perceptions of students that participate in the GNE.

Aims: The aim of this study is to explore the student nurse practitioner (NP) perceptions regarding participation in the GNE. Research questions for this study include: 1) what are the students' perceptions of participation in the GNE; 2). what …

Conceptual Understanding: A Concept Analysis, Susan Mills

The Qualitative Report

The term conceptual understanding was analyzed to determine how educators can help students attain understanding in a concept based curriculum. The investigator sought to establish what salient dimensions and conditions supported conceptual understanding. A dimensional analysis of the term conceptual understanding was employed through a review of the literature in mathematics, science, psychology, and nursing education. The salient dimensions of conceptual understanding were identified as: factual and procedural knowledge, connections, transfer, and metacognition. The supporting properties included: meaningful learning activities, memorization, and misconceptions. The results substantiate conceptual understanding as a process. When this process is utilized by nurse educators, students …

Revenue-Based Financial Modeling: A Sustainable Model For Medium-Size, Private, Mission-Based Schools Of Education, Joseph Harbouk

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the implementation and assessment of revenue-based budgeting at a medium-size, private, mission-based graduate school of education (SOE), under the pseudonym Peter Claver University (PCU). Additionally, two other similar schools were included in the study because they used revenue-based budgeting for a period of 10 years or longer and their missions were comparable to that of PCU’s SOE.

A survey and three interviews were conducted with the deans of the three schools and responses were subjected to content analysis and triangulation. Points of consensus between the deans were the following: a strong favor for the revenue-based budgeting model; …

Turnaround Strategies At An Underperforming Urban Elementary School: An Examination Of Stakeholder Perspectives, Angela Watkins Bass

LMU Theses and Dissertations

In August of 2007, Los Angeles Unified School District embarked on a new journey under the leadership of Superintendent David Brewer toward improving the achievement of some of Los Angeles’ lowest performing schools. By establishing a partnership with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, the goal of the improvements was to form a team of talented and experienced educators who would identify schools whose majority of teachers would be willing to be led and supported by these experienced educators under an umbrella organization called the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools in agreement with United Teachers of Los Angeles. The …

Listening To Student Voices: A Critical Study Of Homework, Michael Bates

LMU Theses and Dissertations

In a culture of meritocracy and an increasing emphasis on global competition, student learning has become more fully aligned with a belief in the value and effectiveness of homework. Amidst the incessant drive toward competition and an unrelenting push toward an increasing use of homework as commonplace educational practice, there also exist clarion calls to question, reform, and abolish this practice. From student stress to overarching challenges to the nature of education, there exist unexamined discourses that critically challenge current beliefs in the significance of homework practice in the United States. Through employing discussions of student voice and theoretical lenses …

A Place To Belong: Critical Queer Pedagogy For Social Justice In Catholic Education, Roydavid Villanueva Quinto

LMU Theses and Dissertations

A growing number of gay and lesbian children attend Catholic schools throughout the United States; and an untold number of gay and lesbian children in Catholic schools are experiencing harassment, violence, and prejudice because of their sexual orientation or gender non-conformity. Whether due to their size, strong sense of community, or making special considerations for vulnerable students, Catholic schools seem to be the best equipped to address these issues, but all of the research points to such schools enacting policies of silence and suppression. This study specifically explores why Catholic teachings on sexuality and social justice have may have been …

From Books To Bedside: Bridging The Gap - Hospital Quality & Safety Initiatives, Mary Gipson, Latachia Hunt, Gina Mcginn, Octavia Mercado, Amy Svensson

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Background: Hospitals are the largest employer of new registered nurses (RNs). In fact, most of the 12,000 RNs gained in Florida between 2011 and 2013 were new nurses (Florida Center for Nursing, 2014) with new RN graduates constituting about 10% of most hospital's nursing staff (Nursing Executive Center, 2007). It is imperative that nursing programs prepare their graduates with the education and skills necessary to meet the challenges of caring for patients whose lives may well depend on it. Are new graduates fully prepared to provide safe and effective care? Ninety percent of academic leaders say "yes", while only 10% …

Sustained Clinical Training And Capacity Building Through International Collaboration: The Safe Children Vietnam Project, Jennifer Anne Fraser, Tara J. Flemington

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:

Purpose: Frontline Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) staff are charged with the responsibility of managing injury and trauma presentations and making complex care decisions around the clock. An ongoing international collaboration between Sydney Nursing School at the University of Sydney and Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was initiated in 2013. The purpose was to provide sustained clinical training and build research capacity to improve recognition and response to child injury through maltreatment in the ED. Following initiation of the study and clinical training program implementation, relationships were established with UNICEF …

Fostering The Development Of Intuitive Decision-Making In Nursing: An Evidence-Based Model, Leslie Karns Payne

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Decision-making is a complex process involving interaction between many areas of the brain, and the physiology involved remains poorly understood. However, it is agreed, the making of a sound decision requires the integration of sensory, limbic, and autonomic information and is dependent on memory, patteRNecognition, and cognition (Bechara, Damasio & Damasio, 2000; Segalowitz, 2007). Nursing literature dealing with decision-making demonstrates the need for further empirical study. According to Thompson et al. (2013), the majority of educational interventions geared toward improving decision-making and judgment within nursing did not include decision-making theory as a foundation. …

What Is The Effect On Knowledge, Staff Satisfaction And Competency Of Care After Educating Providers On Emergency Department Triage In An Urban Academic Medical Center?, Shari Torres

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Background. Hospitals in recent years have shown an increase in overcrowding in their emergency departments due to hospital closures, lack of primary care and an aging population. Many patients are not receiving appropriate timely care, which may result in delays in treatment, adverse events, and even death. Triage is defined as the process of sorting and prioritizing patients for care (Moller et al., 2010, p.746) Critical thinking is necessary for the triage or 'sorting' and the identification of the ill patient is an important process to avoid adverse events.

Purpose. The purpose of …

A Statewide Initiative Integrating Quality And Safety Education For Nurses (Qsen) Through Academic/Clinical Partnerships To Improve Health Outcomes €“ The First Year In Review., Theresa M. Chenot, Roberta Christopher

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Background: This project is based on the innovative Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project which was founded in 2005 at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The overall goal of QSEN is to address the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work. Dr. Chenot and Ms. Christopher are the founding members of the Florida QSEN Center; it is the only approved and endorsed QSEN Center in the State of …

Charge Nurse Leadership Academy: Developing Front Line Leaders, Grissel Hernandez, Gisso Oreo, Joanne Meneses, Leean Rodolfich

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations include promoting leadership at the point of care and enhancing competencies at all levels. Charge nurses play a pivotal role in providing leadership, and are vital to the overall improvement of patient outcomes and effective management of the nursing unit. However, the role is wrought with practice inconsistencies across nursing settings, particularly in the areas of healthcare economics/finance, effective communication, conflict management, resource management and self care, Literature review reveals variations in practice due to lack of formalized preparation, training and role clarity. This presentation describes the development, …

Crime On Campus 2015, Tennessee. Bureau Of Investigation.

Crime on Campus

No abstract provided.

Grief & At-Risk Behavior: A Look At The Effectiveness Of Grief Counseling Groups For Adolescents In Public Schools, Kiana Battle

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will explore the affects that grief has on adolescents, including at–risk behaviors, identity confusion, issues of self-worth, and many more. The presentation will illustrate the positive impact that grief counseling groups have among adolescents (with a special focus in the public school environment). Barriers that hinder the effective delivery of group counseling within the public school arena will also be addressed (such barriers are amount of time in the school day, student caseload, and administrative support). This presentation will also address the critical role that school social workers play, in effectively providing group counseling interventions to adolescents who …

Program, Sunlit Festival, 2016, Studio At 620

Program Collection

No abstract provided.

Reliability Assessment Of A Peer Evaluation Instrument In A Team-Based Learning Course, Joy Wahawisan, Miguel Salazar, Robin Walters, Fadi M. Alkhateeb, Omar F. Attarabeen

Pharmacy Practice & Administration

Objective: To evaluate the reliability of a peer evaluation instrument in a longitudinal team-based learning setting.

Methods: Student pharmacists were instructed to evaluate the contributions of their peers. Evaluations were analyzed for the variance of the scores by identifying low, medium, and high scores. Agreement between performance ratings within each group of students was assessed via intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results: We found little variation in the standard deviation (SD) based on the score means among the high, medium, and low scores within each group. The lack of variation in SD of results between groups suggests that …

An Introduction To Emotional Intelligence, Aiden Carthy, Ailish Jameson

Book/Book Chapter

In recent decades, there has been increasing focus on the role of formal education in empowering students’ social and moral development. A wealth of research evidence has shown that helping students to develop their social and emotional competencies can encourage students’ personal growth and can also yield benefits including increased student engagement and decreased levels of drop-out. However, much of what has been previously published in this field has focused on younger students, and there has been a lesser focus on third level students and educators. Therefore, there is a notable need for a single volume that synopsises the research …

Garden-Based Learning In Worcester, Massachusetts: Addressing Science And Health Curriculum Gaps Through Summer Youth Programming, Julia Groenfeldt

Sustainability and Social Justice

This research examines the role of experiential garden-based “food citizenship” education for improving school year health and science curriculum retention and to further influence broader social and environmental awareness. Studies demonstrate the importance of these educational models to teach children the processes of food production to consumption. Through new knowledge on food systems education, children will learn to become more mindful and conscious consumers that will ultimately impact personal health outcomes as well as broader global sustainability. Education is a key component to the emerging alternative food network (AFN) that is challenging the modern agro-industrial food system. This research provides …

The Tanzania Youth Survey Report, Alex Awiti

East Africa Institute

Tanzania is a youthful country. The median age was estimated at about 17 years in 2014, and about 70% of the population is aged between 15 and 35 years3

Tanzania’s youth, defined as individuals between the ages of 18 and 35, will determine and shape the country’s future. With that in mind, the East African Institute of the Aga Khan University commissioned a survey to understand the values, attitudes, concerns and aspirations of this critical segment of the population.

About 1,940 male and female respondents aged 18–35 years were interviewed. The survey revealed important insights, and offers reasons both for …

Hints For Hiring School Counselors: What Does It Mean When An Applicant Graduates From A Cacrep Accredited Program?, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

Dr. Oliver and Dr. Abel explore what it means when an applicant graduates from a CACREP accredited school counseling program.

From Mainstreaming To Marginalization? Idea's De Facto Segregation Consequences And Prospects For Restoring Equity In Special Education, Kerrigan O'Malley

Law Student Publications

As a basic construct for recommending measures to correct the prevailing inequities in special education, this comment examines the de facto segregation impact IDEA stemming from the Supreme Court's interpretive rulings and from the Act's own enforcement norms. The analysis further identifies the equality compromising consequences of specific IDEA provisions and considers prospects for restoring equity to special needs service delivery in these areas, with a particular focus on tuition reimbursement for private school. Respecting the historical alignment of the law of race discrimination in education and the law of disability education rights, the analysis identifies inequities that prevail at …

Virtual Schools In Tennessee, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Office of Research and Education Accountability

No abstract provided.

More Than Constraints: How Low Socio-Economic Parents Make Judgments Concerning Their Children's Schooling, Michelle Heather Lucier

Theses and Dissertations

As school choice opportunities have become more prevalent and information about schools more readily available, there is still a lack of understanding of how parents use information to evaluate schools. The discussion around school judgment-making predominately focuses on whether parents know about school choice and the constraints parents face which limit choice, but I investigate, using 91 interviews of parents living in a low socio-economic community, how parents make judgments and evaluate schools past the discussion of what schools are available to parents and the constraints those parents face. The results of this study are that parents use heuristics—specifically familiarity, …

Contemplative Early Childhood Leadership, Mongkonrat Parks

Student Work

Contemplative preschool has a unique character and background that incorporates contemplative philosophy into early education. Contemplative early childhood leaders have also played a major role in synchronizing contemplative pedagogy with leadership skills in a unique school culture. These leaders have a direct impact on the quality and productivity of the student’s education. Studying the leaders’ professional growth will benefit early childhood educators in understanding contemplative leadership roles in a historical and contextual environment. The purpose of this collective case study is to understand how contemplative school leaders implement contemplative education in their personal and professional lives. This study is an …