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Anti-Immigration Rhetoric In The United States: Veiled Racism?, Mona Shattell, Jose Villalba

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

. Migrant Domestic Workers In Cyprus: An Evaluation Of Their Sexual And Reproductive Health Needs. A Pilot Study, Christiana Kouta, Charis P. Kaite, Theano Kalavana

Charis P. Kaite

Background: Literature suggests that the employment of female domestic workers is not based on the labour needs of the country, but mainly on the needs of working women. There are approximately 23,000 female migrant domestic workers in Cyprus. Objectives: To evaluate the sexual and reproductive health needs (SRH) of migrant domestic workers in Cyprus. Participants: The study sample consisted of 40 female domestic workers (30 from Philippines and 10 from Sri Lanka). Accidental sampling was used to collect participants from gathering areas of these particular ethnic groups in the main area of Nicosia (Cyprus). Participation was voluntary and participants signed …

Health And Functioning Of Older Adults Volunteering For Habitat For Humanity, Janet W. Brown

Janet Witucki Brown, PhD, RN, CNE

No abstract provided.

Faculty Wisdom As Teaching Culture Care Within The Indigenous Context Of The Southeastern United States, Sandra J. Mixer

Sandra J Mixer

This poster presents an ethnonursing research study guided by the culture care theory entitled Nursing Faculty Care, Expressions, Patterns, and Practices Related to Teaching Culture Care and conducted within the environmental context of urban and rural baccalaureate nursing programs in the Southeastern United States. The goal of the study was to discover faculty care that facilitated teaching students to provide culturally congruent and competent care. Four universal themes with universal and diverse patterns which supported the themes were discovered. The themes were faculty care as embedded in Christian religious values, beliefs, and practices; faculty teaching culture care without an organizing …

Nursing Faculty Care Expressions, Patterns, And Practices Related To Teaching Culture Care, Sandra J. Mixer

Sandra J Mixer

The purpose of this ethnonursing research study was to discover the care expressions, patterns, and practices of nursing faculty related to teaching culture care within the environmental context of urban and rural baccalaureate nursing programs in the Southeastern United States. The goal of the study was to discover faculty caring that facilitated teaching nursing students to provide culturally congruent and competent care. Four major themes with universal and diverse patterns which supported the themes were discovered. The themes were faculty care as embedded in Christian religious values, beliefs, and practices; faculty teaching culture care without an organizing conceptual framework; faculty …

Moderate Intensity Exercise Training Reverses Functional Aerobic Impairment In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips`

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.

Life Trajectories Of Female Child Abuse Survivors Thriving In Adulthood, Sandra Thomas, J.M. Hall

Sandra Thomas

A narrative study of thriving adult female survivors of childhood maltreatment was undertaken to discover how they had achieved success. Life trajectory patterns, turning points, and setbacks were identified. Data consisted of 81 interview transcripts derived from a series of three interviews, spaced over 6 to 12 months, with 27 survivors. The childhood abuse was intrafamilial, beginning as early as infancy and continuing, in most cases, until participants left home. The onset and pace of the healing trajectory were quite variable, including a roller-coaster pattern as well as patterns of slow, steady progress and continued struggle. Four types of redemption …

How Patients And Nurses Experience The Acute Care Psychiatric Environment, M.M. Shattell, M. Andes, Sandra Thomas

Sandra Thomas

The concept of the therapeutic milieu was developed when patients’ hospitalizations were long, medications were few, and oneto- one nurse–patient interactions were the norm. However, it is not clear how the notion of ‘therapeutic milieu’ is experienced in American acute psychiatric environments today. This phenomenological study explored the experience of patients and nurses in an acute care psychiatric unit in the USA, by asking them, ‘What stands out to you about this psychiatric hospital environment?’ Three figural themes emerged, contextualized by time, which was a source of stress to both groups: for patients there was boredom, and for nurses, pressure …

Smoking During Pregnancy More Common Among Girls And Young Women Under 35, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

No abstract provided.

Recruitment And Retention Of Nurse Educators: An Imperative Intervention To Decrease The Nursing Shortage, Bridget Roberts

Bridget R. Roberts

The United States faces a critical shortage of full time registered nurses as the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA, 2004) estimates that one million vacancies will occur by the year 2020. This shortage of practicing registered nurses is directly affected by the shortage of nurse educators. The current vacancy rate of nurse educators is 8,8%, with an average of 2,2 vacancies reported per school of nursing. A recent survey by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing ([AACN], 2007) found that 71,3% of nursing schools reported vacancies and were in need of additional faculty. The all time high vacancy …

Context And Contingency: The Post World War Ii History Of Nursing Scholarship, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Religiosity On Contraceptive Use And Abortion In The United States, Richard Fehring, Jennifer Ohlendorf

Richard J Fehring

The CDC has conducted the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) every three to seven years between 1973 and 2002 to describe contraceptive use among women in the U.S. The data from these surveys are available to researchers to examine trends in contraceptive use and sexual behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine data from the 2002 NSFG in order to determine the influence of religiosity on abortion and abortifacient contraceptive use, i.e., the use of the oral contraceptive pill (OC), the injected hormone Depoprovera (IC), the IUD, and hormonal emergency contraception (EC), among American women between the …

The Influence Of Religiosity, Gender, And Language Preference Acculturation On Sexual Activity Among Latino/A Adolescents, Lisa Edwards, Richard Fehring, Keyona Jarrett, Kristin Haglund

Richard J Fehring

The purpose of this study was to determine the main and interactive effects of religiosity, gender, and language preference acculturation on sexual activity among 570 Latino/a adolescents from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Results indicated that adolescents who viewed religion as very important, had frequent church attendance, and had more traditional attitudes on sexuality were less likely ever to have sex compared with adolescents who were less religious. Those with frequent church attendance and high traditional attitudes had fewer lifetime and recent sex partners. Unassimilated religious youth were less likely ever to have sex, had fewer lifetime and …

Who Is Served And Who Is Serving: Race?: Healthcare, And Health Care Professions Training At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Pg, Co-Investigator, $6,000, Leonard Davis Institute, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (Amy Hillier, Ph.D., Principal Investigator), Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

From Traditional Inpatient To Trauma-Informed Treatment: Transferring Control From Staff To Patient, Genevieve Chandler

Genevieve E. Chandler

Mental health professionals worldwide realize the imperative for reducing inpatient restraints and seclusion. The high incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder for inpatients and the resulting symptoms support the creation of a trauma-informed approach. The objective of the current article is to describe the experience of staff in a 20-bed unit transitioning from traditional inpatient care to a trauma-informed approach. The study comprised a qualitative design using content analysis (n = 10). The patterns clustered into the following categories: changing perspective, developing collaborative relationships, implementing safety measures, and prescribing educational resources. Staff underwent a deep cultural change that subsequently won state …

Nursing Home Care, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.

The Department Of Veterans Affairs Pre And Post-Doctoral Nurse Fellowships: Diverse Opportunities For Research, J Hobss, M Shively, J Bormann, L Johnson, A Alt-White, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

Reimagining Nursing’S Place In The History Of Clinical Practice, Julie Fairman, P D'Antonio

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

Hiv & Aids Self Study Packet Presentation, Bridget Roberts

Bridget R. Roberts

No abstract provided.

Forgiveness, And Other Themes, In Women Whose Fathers Killed Their Mothers, K. Laughon, R. Steeves, B. Parker, A. Knopp, Erika Metzler Sawin

Erika Metzler Sawin

No abstract provided.

Working With Primary Sources: An Overview, Julie Fairman, Mages K

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

Presenter For New Doctoral Student Orientation, Patricia Harris

Patricia Harris

Poster Presentation: The Development Of A Performance Evaluation Rubric For Undergraduate Nursing Students Simulation Performance: Novice To Expert, Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Factors Contributing To Depression In Latina Women Of Mexican Origin Residing In The United States: Implications For Nurses, Mona Shattell, Katherine Smith, Ann Quinlan-Colwell, Jose Villalba

Mona Shattell

Background: Latinas experience more depression and are less likely to receive mental health support. Latinas of Mexican origin living in the United States (US) are the focus of this review since almost two-thirds of the US Latina/o population is of Mexican descent.

Objective: This paper synthesizes the research on depression in adult Latinas of Mexican origin residing in the US.

Study Design: The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline (PubMed), and PsycINFO databases for the years 2000 through 2008 were searched using the keywords Latina, Latino, Hispanic, Mexican-American, Mexican immigrant, women, and depression. The identified articles …

Visual Tracking Strategies To Move Scholarship Forward, T. Robin Bartlett, Mona Shattell, Eileen Rossen

Mona Shattell

Moving from the doctoral student role to the faculty member role is a challenging transition. Strategies that motivate and help to keep scholarship moving forward can be invaluable in helping to make the transition successful. The authors discuss 2 visual tracking strategies to promote the forward movement of scholarship. A white (dry erase) board and a publication trajectory table to track manuscript and research ideas through grant proposal and manuscript submission to publication are described.

On Vs Off: Perceptions Of Four Patients’ Experiences Of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Ann L. Eckhardt

Relationship Skills Building With Older Adults, Cheryl Mcneill, Mona Shattell, Eileen Rossen, T. Robin Bartlett

Mona Shattell

Relationship skills building is the focus of an innovative clinical experience with older adults for junior level nursing students in a psychiatric mental health course. The clinical experience is designed to help students apply, integrate, and validate previously learned therapeutic communication skills and experience discovery of self and others. This article describes a clinical experience that introduces students to older adults, who will make up the majority of health care recipients in the students’ future careers, and helps students explore the nurse’s role in mental health care for older adults.

Not only did students engaged in the clinical experience learn …

From The Guest Editor: Issues Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Persons, Mona Shattell

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

The Hazards Of Starting The Cigarette Smoking Habit, Nisha Malhotra, Brahim Boudarbat

Nisha Malhotra

In order to develop effective policies and programs that reduce the number of smokers a necessary first step is to understand the determinants of starting to smoke. In this paper, we present a split-sample duration model of the decision to start smoking. We use data from the 2002 Canadian tobacco use monitoring survey. The hazard rate of starting smoking peaks sharply at age 15 and quickly declines thereafter. Our parametric estimates provide evidence that gender, education, marital status and household size are important determinants of the smoking habit. We also find that higher cigarettes prices have an impact on picking …