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Indicators Of Burden In Conversations Between Family Caregivers, Jia Ning Liu, Jacqueline Eaton

Leadership Connection

This presentation reports outcomes from a secondary analysis to examine the ways in which quantitative indicators of well-being are represented in open-ended conversations between informal family caregivers.

Gamma-O-Ramma: A Chapter Engagement Strategy To Disseminate Scholarship, Jennifer B. Rousseau, Mary C. Zonsius, Ingrid H. Forsberg, Elizabeth A. Carlson

Leadership Connection

The Gamma Phi chapter provides a regular, ongoing opportunity for nurses, faculty, and students to present their work. These monthly "Gamma-O-Ramma educational sessions have been an effective way to engage members, promote leadership, provide opportunities to volunteer, role model presentation skills, disseminate scholarship, while meeting several chapter key award criteria.

Exploring Nursing Home Staff Perceived Barriers To The Use Of Reminiscence Therapy, Brandy L. Brown

Leadership Connection

Antianxiety and hypnotic medications are used commonly in the elderly. Reminiscence therapy (RT) is an effective intervention to decrease anxiety. Barriers to the use of RT are explored. This study identifies barriers to the use of RT within the nursing home setting. Recommendations are developed to address the identified barriers.

Encouraging Meaningful Engagement Of Professionals, Jana J. Zeller, Alicia Arias, Christine Hober, Kathleen R. Ward, Rebecca Sander, Carolyn Insley, Tanya L. Smith, Terry J. Siek, Sarah Green

Leadership Connection

Recruiting and retaining members are not the only important parts of a chapter's success. Engaging members in professional and valuable programs that foster educational tools that will help members in their practice are also successful tools that keep members active within a chapter.

Distance-Technology Delivered Grief Support Program: Perceived Quality And Satisfaction Of Training Provided To Social Workers, Daniela Mccroby

Leadership Connection

Through a research grant provided by the Cambia Health Foundation, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program, a non-profit organization located in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah, extends grief support groups to rural/frontier Utah via distance-technology to diminish health care gap in under-served communities.

Anxiety, Depression, And Quality Of Life In Patients With The Diagnosis Of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Regine Nshimiyimana, Cathie E. Guzzetta, Mary-Michael Brown, Quiping (Pearl) Zhou, Jennifer M. Johnson, Takami Sato, Scott W. Keith

Leadership Connection

Psychosocial needs of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma (MUM) have not been routinely assessed and addressed in clinical practice. Yet, awareness of patients' anxiety, depression, and perceived quality of life in those with MUM can influence care that meets patients' bio-psycho-social-spiritual needs.

Transforming Nurse Leaders Through A Mentored Leadership Experience, Karen M. Beranek, Kay Clevenger, Jennifer L. Embree, Jennifer L. Declercq

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 17, 2016.

The 2010 Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, calls for health organizations, including nursing organizations and nursing schools, to “provide nurses greater opportunities to gain leadership skills and put them into practice.” In an effort to prepare the next generation of nurse leaders, the International Leadership Institute (ILI) at Sigma Theta Tau International offers leadership development for academic and clinical nurse leaders, who wish to increase their leadership expertise. Often times, faculty members are promoted into leadership positions without adequate preparation. To facilitate this transition, the ILI …

Leadership Development Programs: Benefits, Outcomes, And Personal Transformations, Susan C. Winters, Janet E. Jackson, Catherine J. Mohammed

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The development of nursing leaders who can steer and re-invent a rapidly-changing and complex health care environment is crucial for the profession and the nation's health. Indeed, the nursing profession has been tasked with the achievement of recommendations and increased engagement in the healthcare of the country. A focus on intentional leadership growth and development is found in three recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) report The Future of Nursing (IOM, 2010; 2015). Development of leadership skills, however, is an on-going process that requires self-reflection, opportunities for growth, and planning (Porter-O'Grady & …

Nurses' Knowledge Of Alcohol-Interactive Medications, Kyle Serafico, Carolyn M. Jarvis

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

In the United States, 56.9% of people ages 18 years or over consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in the past month; 24.7% of people in the same age group reported binge drinking in the past month; 6.8% of people in the same age group reported having an alcohol use disorder in the past year. Also, approximately 59% of adults take prescription medications, many of which are considered alcohol-interactive (AI); AI medications are those that interact negatively with alcoholic beverages, resulting in alcohol related adverse drug reactions (ADRs). An estimated 41.5% of current …

Heart Failure Readmission: From The Eyes Of A Patient, Allison M. Sadowsky

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of patients, who have congestive heart failure and who had a recent admission to the acute care setting, regarding factors that influenced their readmissions to the acute care setting, as well as to identify if there are areas of teaching that needed to be increased in emphasis or added to patient education to decrease future readmissions. The sample consisted of seven patients who had a readmission to the acute care setting and had a diagnosis of acute congestive heart failure. This qualitative study utilized …

Developing Nurse Leaders Through Human Patient Simulation, Karen M. Brown, Jennifer L. Rode

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

The purpose of this presentation is to describe a study using peer-facilitated human patient simulation methods to develop nursing students' leadership skills and to foster peer support. This simulation strategy exposed students to realistic, peer-facilitated learning experiences and incorporated measures of leadership, simulation evaluation, and qualitative focus group data.

Caregiver Role Strain, Erin M. Sullins

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

The purpose of this research is to explore whether caregivers are being assessed for caregiver burden, and whether they are being provided with the appropriate resources to minimize this burden.

Ap4np: Academic Partnerships For Nurse Practitioner Students - Creating Designated Preceptorships In Primary Care Clinics, Constance J. Creech, Janet M. Paulson, Tiffany J. Bishop, Margaret Andrews, Denise Cooper

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Purpose Statement: The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Nursing (UM-Flint DON) is providing and evaluating Academic Partnerships with Primary Care Clinics to create designated clinical training preceptorships for nurse practitioner (NP) students. The UM-Flint DON has experienced the same challenges to APRN clinical education that has been noted nationwide: an increase in enrollment in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) NP programs, a lack of available clinical sites with qualified preceptors, and competition for sites with other educational programs (Fitzgerald, Kantrowitz-Gordon, Katz & Hirsh, 2012). The creation …

A Model For Falls With Major Injury In Nursing Home Residents, Soon Young Ha, Patricia Vermeersch

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Background: The combination of more elderly living longer and needing more supportive care means the absolute proportion of older adults in nursing homes is likely to rise. Nursing home residents are more likely to fall as compared to community dwelling older adults. Consequently, the absolute number of falls among nursing home residents will also increase with a concurrent rise in falls with major injury 4: bone fractures, joint dislocations, closed head injuries with altered consciousness, and/or subdural hematoma. 5 The increased falls with major injury will negatively impact the physical and psychological health …

Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy: Outcomes Across The Care Continuum, Christy Oakes, Laura Engledow, Kayla Woodward

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

Across practice settings, significant needs exist for improvement in delivery models, clinical outcomes, and preparing the next generation of leaders in gerontological nursing. The Fellows of the first three cohorts of Sigma Theta Tau's Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA) have achieved extraordinary outcomes within the three academy domains: individual leadership and career development, advancement of practice through leadership of interprofessional team projects, and expanded scope of influence at the organizational, community, and professional levels. Fellows of GNLA are positioned to lead and coordinate change within all practice environments that focus on care of …

Spirituality Among Women Dementia Caregivers: Construct Validation Of The Spiritual Perspective Scale, Nirmala Lekhak, Wichiya Yolpant, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Tirth R. Bhatta

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

The older adult (65 years and above) is the fastest growing population in the United States comprising 13% of the total population. Dementia, which affects more than five million older adults in the United States, is the leading cause for their dependency and disability. Among 44 million of family caregivers, 15 million constitutes of caregivers of someone with Alzheimers disease or other dementias. More than sixty percent of the family caregivers are women. Providing care for elders with dementia has been linked with increased stress and depressive symptoms. Spirituality has been shown to …

Implementing An Integrative Pre And Post-Operative Educational Intervention For Older Adults Undergoing Total Hip And Knee Replacement, Carolyn Marie Fox

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

The purpose of this pilot project was to implement postoperative education in a select population of elderly patients undergoing THR or TKR in combination with the pre-operative education which was standard of care at the site. The goal was to provide study participants with the tools and knowledge to efficiently and safely self-manage their post-operative pain. The primary endpoints were to improve self-efficacy over the course of the intervention period and to decrease pain in the population.

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 …