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Strategies To Connect To The Next Generation Of Nurse Leaders, Karen L. Panunto Oct 2024

Strategies To Connect To The Next Generation Of Nurse Leaders, Karen L. Panunto

Leadership Connection

Simple cooperative strategies used to increase the visibility of Tau Beta chapter's mission that will enhance membership recruitment, retention, and engagement while developing new leaders


Strategies That Work: Recognition Of Chapter Excellence Through The Chapter Key Award, Aris Eliades, Dina Dornack Oct 2024

Strategies That Work: Recognition Of Chapter Excellence Through The Chapter Key Award, Aris Eliades, Dina Dornack

Leadership Connection

Since it was established in 1991, the Chapter Key Award acknowledges Chapter excellence. This poster provides attendees with a toolbox of ideas, used by a chapter that has received 13 Key Awards, to develop, implement and evaluate Chapter Excellence in preparing and submitting the Chapter Key Award application!


Stepping On: An Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program For Homebound Seniors, Anna Michelle Waldron Oct 2024

Stepping On: An Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program For Homebound Seniors, Anna Michelle Waldron

Leadership Connection

Stepping on is a program that empowers older adults to carry out health behaviors that reduce the risk of falls. It is a community workshop offered once a week for seven weeks teaching older adults' balance exercises, and specific education on how to prevent falls.


Social Determinants Of Caregiver Health, Dawn M. Turnage Oct 2024

Social Determinants Of Caregiver Health, Dawn M. Turnage

Leadership Connection

A systematic review was performed analyzing 11 articles and found that low income and female gender are social determinants of health that contribute to lower quality of life in caregivers.


Risk Factors For Falls In Adult Stroke Patients: A Comprehensive Model, Jee Hye Yoo Oct 2024

Risk Factors For Falls In Adult Stroke Patients: A Comprehensive Model, Jee Hye Yoo

Leadership Connection

The comprehensive model which could explain fall risk factors in stroke patients was constructed using theory synthesis. The model consisted of five categories, which were patients' general characteristics, physical function, neurological function, stroke-specific characteristics, and patients' medical history.


Reviewing Effectiveness Of Nurse-Led Pediatric Asthma Education Programs In Preventing Hospital Recidivism And Missed-School Days, Dylan Asher Mclellan Oct 2024

Reviewing Effectiveness Of Nurse-Led Pediatric Asthma Education Programs In Preventing Hospital Recidivism And Missed-School Days, Dylan Asher Mclellan

Leadership Connection

The poster will provide an overview of nurse-led pediatric asthma education and its relationship with hospital recidivism and missed school days. Research was done via a literature review and the poster will highlight technology use and best-practice techniques in current practice.


Reinvigoration: Ideas For Chapter Leaders, Charlotte E. Swint, Elicia Collins Oct 2024

Reinvigoration: Ideas For Chapter Leaders, Charlotte E. Swint, Elicia Collins

Leadership Connection

Chapter leaders set the tone for the success of the chapter. Reinvigoration of a chapter can be a full-time job, but the rewards are great for the chapter and the members. This session will highlight case studies where ideas for breathing life back into a chapter are discussed.


Reducing Telemetry Overuse In A Non-Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study, Cheary Anna Shelim, Alycia Bristol, Valerie Kaura Oct 2024

Reducing Telemetry Overuse In A Non-Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study, Cheary Anna Shelim, Alycia Bristol, Valerie Kaura

Leadership Connection

In a 40-bed, non-intensive care unit of a community hospital, a multidisciplinary team spearheaded a process improvement project to reduce telemetry overuse by using the IOWA Model for Evidence-Based Practice. This 4-week pilot study resulted in an increase in staff knowledge and financial savings for the organization.


Rate And Rhythm Control Medications For Atrial Fibrillation: Do Adverse Effects Outweigh Benefits?, Kelly T. Gleason, Hae-Ra Han, Laura Samuel, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb Oct 2024

Rate And Rhythm Control Medications For Atrial Fibrillation: Do Adverse Effects Outweigh Benefits?, Kelly T. Gleason, Hae-Ra Han, Laura Samuel, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb

Leadership Connection

Guidelines for managing atrial fibrillation currently recommend rhythm and rate control for individuals who report bothersome symptoms of atrial fibrillation. However, rate control and rhythm control medication often cause adverse effects, including dizziness and fatigue. Do these adverse effects outweigh the positive effects of sinus rhythm and rate control?


Rapid Enteral Feed Volume Advancement's Effect On Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Very Low Birthweight Preterm Infants, April H. Dwane Oct 2024

Rapid Enteral Feed Volume Advancement's Effect On Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Very Low Birthweight Preterm Infants, April H. Dwane

Leadership Connection

This literature review found that rapid enteral feed volume advancement in stable preterm infants with a birth weight > 1500g may reduce time to regain birth weight, reduce time to achieve full enteral feeds, and reduce the length of stay without increasing the risk of NEC.


Raising Awareness Concerning Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Prevalence And Effects, Natalie Harper, Emily Duke Oct 2024

Raising Awareness Concerning Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Prevalence And Effects, Natalie Harper, Emily Duke

Leadership Connection

This presentation focuses on the prevalence and associating factors of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Included is information regarding long-term effects, cost, and contributing factors. Additionally, the viewers will have access to educational material regarding nursing considerations and interventions in relation to caring for patients with NAS.


Quality Of Life In Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica, Lauren C. Totonis, Maureen Mealy, Sharon Kozachik, Michael Levy Oct 2024

Quality Of Life In Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica, Lauren C. Totonis, Maureen Mealy, Sharon Kozachik, Michael Levy

Leadership Connection

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is a rare CNS autoimmune disease, resulting in lesions throughout the optic nerves and spinal cord. NMOSD causes profound disability and severe central neuropathic pain. This study evaluates pain and quality of life, and how the relationship is mediated through depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance.


Put More Than A Digital Stamp On It: How Postcards Increased Attendance At Chapter Events, Valerie Marie Pauli Oct 2024

Put More Than A Digital Stamp On It: How Postcards Increased Attendance At Chapter Events, Valerie Marie Pauli

Leadership Connection

Through the trifecta of communication, membership attendance doubled, and at times even tripled, at chapter events. This is attributed to communication methods the utilized both the digital stamp as well as the US postal stamp. Moral of the story, do not underestimate the power of snail mail.


Quality Of Care Strategies And Subsequent Improvement Of Kangaroo Care Incidence Rates In Premature Infants, Sarah A. Anderson Oct 2024

Quality Of Care Strategies And Subsequent Improvement Of Kangaroo Care Incidence Rates In Premature Infants, Sarah A. Anderson

Leadership Connection

Kangaroo care (KC)'s benefits to infant and parent have long been studied and proven. However, KC incidence rates remain low in the neonatal ICU (NICU) at Kentucky Children's Hospital. This study strives to address barriers to KC by developing and implementing specific strategies to increase KC utilization in the NICU.


Pursuing The Trifecta: Chapter Best Practices For Undergraduate Recruitment, Engagement, And Retention, Amanda Yi Wong, Davika D. Reid, Lisa Geshell Oct 2024

Pursuing The Trifecta: Chapter Best Practices For Undergraduate Recruitment, Engagement, And Retention, Amanda Yi Wong, Davika D. Reid, Lisa Geshell

Leadership Connection

This poster describes dynamic strategies utilized to increase recruitment, engagement, and retention of undergraduate chapter members. Common reasons that undergraduates felt disengaged with membership in our chapter are addressed, and strategies such as active collaboration and providing leadership opportunities are described.


Pursuing Pathway To Excellence And Approaches To Nursing Education, Michelle Lynn Atherton Oct 2024

Pursuing Pathway To Excellence And Approaches To Nursing Education, Michelle Lynn Atherton

Leadership Connection

To qualify for the Pathway to Excellence© designation, organizations have to meet six quality standards which are ultimately verified by nurses. One organization chose to create a virtual "road trip" for their teaching journey making stops at six different destinations in Maryland, each correlating with one quality standard.


Project Change The Curriculum: Addressing The Health Disparities In Education Of Children With Learning Disabilities, Sarah Yoon Oct 2024

Project Change The Curriculum: Addressing The Health Disparities In Education Of Children With Learning Disabilities, Sarah Yoon

Leadership Connection

This study created the Project Change the Curriculum (Project CC), which is an academic curriculum designed to provide the resources to children with learning disabilities from low SES. Our goal to find the ideal curriculum and to end the stigma around learning disabilities in minority communities.


Predictors Of Stress And Strain In Hispanic Caregivers, Amy M. Levi, Mona Wicks, Elizabeth A. Tolley, J. Carolyn Graff, Karen A. Karlowicz, Cathy B. Scott, Shelley I. White-Means Oct 2024

Predictors Of Stress And Strain In Hispanic Caregivers, Amy M. Levi, Mona Wicks, Elizabeth A. Tolley, J. Carolyn Graff, Karen A. Karlowicz, Cathy B. Scott, Shelley I. White-Means

Leadership Connection

The purpose of this study is to build on findings from the descriptive parent study, Caregiving in the U.S. 2015, by using a multivariate analysis to identify the caregiver, care recipient, and work-related factors reported by Hispanic caregivers that contribute to their physical and financial strain, and emotional stress.


Preceptorship: A Concept Analysis, Patricia Strobehn Oct 2024

Preceptorship: A Concept Analysis, Patricia Strobehn

Leadership Connection

The definition of preceptorship in nursing education has essentially remained unchanged for 45 years (LeFlore & Thomas, 2016). Etymologic origins, traditions, and educational practices were explored in this poster presentation to clarify the meaning of preceptorship and develop a current operational definition for all scopes of nursing practice.


Political Environment, Minority Stress, And Perceptions Of Social Inclusion After Obergefell Vs. Hodges, Nicholas S. Metheny, Rob Stephenson Oct 2024

Political Environment, Minority Stress, And Perceptions Of Social Inclusion After Obergefell Vs. Hodges, Nicholas S. Metheny, Rob Stephenson

Leadership Connection

Marriage equality is associated with improvements in perceived social inclusion and reduced feelings of stigma among same-sex couples. Using a nationwide sample of male couples, this presentation highlights how the political environment (conservative vs. progressive) of a couple's community is associated with feelings of social inclusion due to marriage equality.


Phi Gamma Virtual Chapter: Connecting, Collaborating, Catalyzing, Rita Munley Gallagher, Michael Joseph S. Dino Oct 2024

Phi Gamma Virtual Chapter: Connecting, Collaborating, Catalyzing, Rita Munley Gallagher, Michael Joseph S. Dino

Leadership Connection

Phi Gamma Virtual Chapter members and leaders are connected worldwide. Phi Gamma's success in answering the Presidential Call to Action is attributable to collaboration with educational institutions; other organizations; and, to the support of other chapters and those supported by Phi Gamma. The chapter catalyzes member engagement in philanthropic activities.


Personal Factors And Environmental Influences Within The Family As Predictors Of Adolescent Asthma Self-Management, Jennifer S. Dolgoff, Mona Wicks, Elizabeth A. Tolley, Christie Michael, J. Carolyn Graff, Shaquita A. Starks, Loretta Alexia Williams, Hyekyun Rhee Oct 2024

Personal Factors And Environmental Influences Within The Family As Predictors Of Adolescent Asthma Self-Management, Jennifer S. Dolgoff, Mona Wicks, Elizabeth A. Tolley, Christie Michael, J. Carolyn Graff, Shaquita A. Starks, Loretta Alexia Williams, Hyekyun Rhee

Leadership Connection

This secondary data analysis will examine adolescent personal factors (e.g., sex and self-efficacy) and family environmental influences (e.g., family history of asthma, family socioeconomic status, and perceived family support) together as predictors of adolescent asthma self-management preventive and relief behaviors across age subgroups (i.e., early, middle, and late adolescence).


Perceptions Of Primary Care Facilitators And Barriers Among Homeless-Experienced Individuals, Kirsten A. Dickins, Susan Buchholz, Lynne T. Braun, Melinda Earle, Diana L. Ingram, Niranjan Karnik Oct 2024

Perceptions Of Primary Care Facilitators And Barriers Among Homeless-Experienced Individuals, Kirsten A. Dickins, Susan Buchholz, Lynne T. Braun, Melinda Earle, Diana L. Ingram, Niranjan Karnik

Leadership Connection

The impact of the Affordable Care Act on the growing homeless population in the United States remains under-examined, from the participant perspective. This qualitative study explored the experiences of healthcare access and use, highlighting the facilitators and barriers to utilizing a regular source of primary care among urban homeless-experienced individuals.


Opioid Alternative Medications: Crna Beliefs, Opinions, And Practices, David M. Velasco Oct 2024

Opioid Alternative Medications: Crna Beliefs, Opinions, And Practices, David M. Velasco

Leadership Connection

Opioid alternative administration can treat analgesia and limit opioid administration. The purpose of this study was to examine and describe CRNAs' beliefs, opinions, and practices on administering opioid medications versus opioid alternative strategies to treat intraoperative pain. A qualitative, survey study design using semi-structured interviews was conducted.


One Chapter's Journey To Bringing Students To The Board, Kady L. Martini, Morgan K. Ciehanski Oct 2024

One Chapter's Journey To Bringing Students To The Board, Kady L. Martini, Morgan K. Ciehanski

Leadership Connection

This presentation will showcase one chapter's journey to bringing students to the board. It will review the chapter's successes, failures, lessons learned, and future plans.


Nursing Faculty Assessment Of The Integration Of Forensic Nursing Concepts In Undergraduate Nursing Curricula, Patti Mcfadden Oct 2024

Nursing Faculty Assessment Of The Integration Of Forensic Nursing Concepts In Undergraduate Nursing Curricula, Patti Mcfadden

Leadership Connection

A mixed-method study examined nursing faculty's assessment of including forensic nursing concepts in undergraduate nursing curriculum. The amalgamation of qualitative and quantitative data suggests the nursing faculty support the integration of forensic nursing concepts in undergraduate nursing curricula, but require knowledge, skills, and support for successful integration.


Nurses' Perceptions Of Effective Delegation In The Acute Care Setting, Brittany Hill Oct 2024

Nurses' Perceptions Of Effective Delegation In The Acute Care Setting, Brittany Hill

Leadership Connection

Delegation is key for nurses to lessens the burden of care demand for an increasingly complex patient population. Gaining insight into the nurses' perceptions of effective delegate has the potential to impact teamwork between the nurse and nursing assistant, as well as the delivery of safe, quality nursing care.


Non-Pharmacologic Interventions For The Treatment Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Connie M. Teal Oct 2024

Non-Pharmacologic Interventions For The Treatment Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Connie M. Teal

Leadership Connection

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a significant, growing problem. Non-pharmacological care for infants experiencing withdrawal is not well studied in the literature. A prospective quality improvement project was conducted utilizing a non-pharmacologic intervention bundle, with pre-implementation and post-implementation phases. Results showed that non-pharmacologic interventions were helpful in decreasing pharmacologic treatment.


Moral Development And Moral Distress Through The Baccalaureate Healthcare Student Lens, Kathleen Harnden Oct 2024

Moral Development And Moral Distress Through The Baccalaureate Healthcare Student Lens, Kathleen Harnden

Leadership Connection

How millennial health-care baccalaureate health-care students were impacted by moral development and moral distress was explored. Study demonstrated that participants were morally developed AND had experienced moral distress as students. Educators and employers need to collaborate better to mitigate negative outcomes of moral distress (burnout, errors, and career changes, etc.)


Membership Engagement And Retention Strategy: New Member Survey, Christine Lagman, Renee Krystle Doll Lazaro, Anna Dermenchyan, Judith A. Sumner, Inese Verzemnieks, Rosine Der-Tavitian Oct 2024

Membership Engagement And Retention Strategy: New Member Survey, Christine Lagman, Renee Krystle Doll Lazaro, Anna Dermenchyan, Judith A. Sumner, Inese Verzemnieks, Rosine Der-Tavitian

Leadership Connection

At the annual board retreat, Gamma-Tau-at-Large Chapter board members discussed different membership retention strategies. One recommendation from the board was to conduct a needs assessment survey of the new members. This survey was disseminated to 256 new inductees for a period of 3 weeks. Findings and follow-up are discussed here.