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Mobile Technology In Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Evidence-Synthesizing Project, Jillian Sisson

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Background: Undergraduate nursing students are faced with entering a complex healthcare environment with increasing acuity in which they must perform significant information recall in order to provide safe and quality patient care. Students are also tasked with the translation of nursing theory into ever-changing practice. The purpose of this capstone project was to review published studies to discover what is known about the accessibility of educational content on mobile technology in undergraduate nursing education.

Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library databases. Articles were chosen for inclusion in the project if they were …

The Influence Of Nurse Residency Programs On Retention Rates, Jennifer Wagner

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Background: New nurses face many challenges when starting their jobs, leading to job vacancy if the challenges are not addressed. Turnover can be costly for an institution due to training costs. Nurse residency programs have become more common to reduce turnover rates. Additionally, nurse residency programs provide support and professional development opportunities as new nurses’ transition into their new positions. Mentorship, preceptorship and the duration of orientation are all components of nurse residency programs that are necessary to evaluate. The purpose of the paper is to investigate how nurse residency programs affect retention rates of new nurses after one year. …

Influence Of Nurse Educators On The Inclusion Of Interprofessional Education In Nursing Curricula, Holly Freas-Webster

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Background: The Institute of Medicine (2010) and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses () action recognized the impact that collaboration among health care workers has on safe patient care. Ineffective communication and teamwork are a cause of medical errors. To remedy this cause, including interprofessional education in program curriculum will better prepare nurses and strengthen their skills as they enter the workforce. Methods: Selected data bases were searched for interprofessional education that identified the methodologies nursing faculty were implementing and what obstacles were identified to successful curriculum inclusion of interprofessional education (IPE). Results: A variety of methods are being …

Nursing Department Newsletters 2011-2019, Carolyn L. Kreamer

Nursing Student Scholarship

Regularly updated newsletters from the Department of Nursing at Messiah College. It especially highlights the Integrative classroom and Clinical-based learning.

Some issues are missing from 2011 to 2019.

Disability ≠ Inability: How Framing Disability Through A Social Model Impacts Rn Recruitment And Retention, Rebekkah Stanko

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Registered nurses with disabilities are a minority group within the profession of nursing; though the exact number of nurses with disabilities is unknown, it is projected to be about 1 in 5, and is estimated to increase as the nursing population ages. As more nurses develop physical disabilities, related to age or the demanding nature of nursing work, health care organizations should develop methods to recruit and retain these nurses within the profession. The recruitment and retention of registered nurses with disabilities is mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the America Nurses Association Code of Ethics, and has …

Nursing Student Confidence And Self-Efficacy In Simulation: Evidence Synthesis Project, Serena Shirey

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

The use of simulation-based activities is a growing trend in nursing pedagogy and requires evaluation to assess and improve outcomes. This project completed a review of multiple research studies and reviews to evaluate the effects of simulation and simulation methods on students’ sense of self-efficacy and confidence. The findings support the use of simulation and found that simulation does increase students’ perception of confidence and self-efficacy. The data collected included both qualitative and quantitative data. A few studies lacked generalizability due to small sample size and scenario selection. However, multiple methods were noted to improve the simulation experience and they …

The Impact Of Reflection On The Development Of Critical Thinking For Novice Nurses, Katherine D. Taylor

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

This capstone project explores the use of intentional reflection as and educational intervention during the orientation process and the development of critical thinking skills in new graduate nurses. Nurse educators in the clinical practice setting could potentially impact one aspect of the transition to practice for the novice nurse through the development of critical thinking through by facilitating the incorporation of reflection during the onboarding of a novice nurse. Further investigation in the form of an evidence syntheses specifically related to the impact of reflection on the development of critical thinking in the new graduate nurse was necessary. The results …

The Impact Of Cross-Cultural Experiences On The Expression Of Cultural Humility, Teri L. Witter

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Cultural humility is a process in understanding and accepting differences between diverse groups of people. Nurses are challenged to develop cultural humility to care for the changing population in the United States. Nurse educators are tasked with the challenge of facilitating students’ awareness and expression of cultural humility. Immersion experiences are one approach to helping students grow in their cultural humility. Along with teaching cultural humility, educators must evaluate a student’s level of cultural humility. Measuring an abstract concept such as cultural humility can be a difficult. Limited instruments have been developed and used to measure the concept of cultural …

Perspectives From Home Care For Guiding Patients And Families To A Successful Transition Home After Same-Day Surgery, Jessica Lahr, Brenda Elliott

Nursing (Graduate) Educator Scholarship

MANY PATIENTS TODAY go through surgical procedures in a 1 day/same-day/ambulatory surgery setting. The shift from inpatient care to caring for patients in their own homes after discharge places countless demands on patients and their families during recovery. Patients and families often mistake same-day surgery for same-day recovery and underestimate needs they may have upon discharge. In a sample of patients undergoing joint procedures, approximately 38% were discharged directly to home care postprocedure and more than 50% went to some type of facility before being discharged to home care. With trends moving toward more outpatient surgical procedures, and with the …

The Value Of An Established Nursing Mentorship Program For Novice Pre-Licensure Undergraduate Nursing Students, Christina Morgan

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

The purpose of this literature review is to discover the effect that a mentor relationship can have on novice pre-licensed undergraduate nursing students and provide recommendations for future mentor programs. The studies reviewed had to meet specific criteria including: found in scholarly peer reviewed journals, original research studies or systematic reviews, and current literature, completed within or near five years. There were ten pieces of evidence reviewed which included one randomized-controlled trial, four quasi-experimental studies, four qualitative studies and one integrative review. Participants in the primary studies included undergraduate nursing students (mentees) and the mentors which were the more experienced …

Minority Nursing Students And Increasing Nclex Pass Rates: Support Program Intervention, Ellis Choi Lafrance

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Background: There is growing evidence for the need to increase the minority nurse workforce to mirror the growing minority population in the United States. Health disparities among the minority population may be alleviated by having more minority nurses in the community. The purpose of the project was to examine increasing minority nurses in the workforce through comprehensive support programs at schools of nursing. Methods: In this evidence synthesis project, a comprehensive literature review was done using CINAHL, ERIC, and PubMed databases with search terms including NCLEX-RN, diversity, minority, licensure, and retention. A total of 13 articles were screened and 5 …

Nurse Educators' Use Of The Affective Domain Of Learning In Critical Instruction, Sarah Wagoner

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

The purpose of this project was to explore the lived experience of nurse educators’ use of the affective domain in clinical post-conference at the baccalaureate level. Five nursing faculty members who provide clinical instruction to undergraduate nursing students were interviewed to explore the experiences and challenges of teaching within the affective domain of learning. Data saturation was reached after transcription and analysis of five participant interviews. Elicited data were coded for identification of common themes with researcher triangulation of raw data themes. Four themes that immerged were lack of knowledge in the affective domain, use of open-ended questions to illicit …

The Effect Of Test-Taking Strategy Education On Kaplan Integrated Exam Scores, Nancy Frank

Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship

Achieving minimum NCLEX-RN® pass rates is problematic for many nursing programs. Much research focuses on determining predictors of NCLEX-RN® success and preventing failure. Schools implement standardized content assessments to provide computerized test taking practice and identify at risk students. Using standardized content assessments as predictors allows for early remediation. Although many studies demonstrate a reactionary, multifaceted approach, proactive remediation potentially prevents a problem. However, current research provides poor indication of effective, generalizable techniques. Test-taking strategies typically combined with other interventions, show potential benefit, but limited research is available on effective methods. Cognitive behavioral test taking techniques and Mayfield’s Four Questions© …

Ppp: Preparing For The Publication Process, Beth M. Transue, Tara Jankouskas

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

Nurses want to publish, because it will:

• Disseminate new knowledge
• Add to the body of evidence
• Improve patient care beyond your practice

What should an author consider when wanting to publish a scholarly article?

• Writing a Journal Article
• Choose a Journal
• Avoid Predatory Publishers when researching or publishing
• Peer Review Process
• Choose Keywords
• Copyright considerations
• Open access
• Disseminating Results

Not Just Another Assignment: Partnering With Faculty To Assess Student Information Literacy Skills, Beth M. Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

A teaching collaboration with an undergraduate nursing assignment. The librarian graded 114 assignments and then provided grades to classroom faculty.

57 nursing students,1 CINAHL Worksheet each,1 PubMed worksheet each

Perinatal Bereavement: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis, Kimberly Fenstermacher, Judith E. Hupcey

Nursing (Graduate) Educator Scholarship

Aim: To report an analysis of the concept of perinatal bereavement. Background: The concept of perinatal bereavement emerged in the scientific literature during the 1970s. Perinatal bereavement is a practice-based concept, although it is not well-defined in the scientific literature and is often intermingled with the concepts of mourning and grief.

Design: Concept Analysis.

Data sources: Using the term 'perinatal bereavement' and limits of only English and human, Pub Med and CINAHL were searched to yield 278 available references dating from 1974-2011. Articles specific to the experience of perinatal bereavement were reviewed. The final data set was 143 articles.

Review …

Nursing Department Newsletters 2001-2009, Sandra Goodling

Nursing Student Scholarship

Regularly updated newsletters from the Department of Nursing at Messiah College. It especially highlights the Integrative classroom and Clinical-based learning.

Some issues are missing from 2001 to 2009.