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Educating Nurses About Spirituality's Effects On Quality Of Life With Chronic Illness, April Gant
Educating Nurses About Spirituality's Effects On Quality Of Life With Chronic Illness, April Gant
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Spirituality has been associated with wholeness, inner peace, and key elements of well-being or quality of life. Spirituality support is particularly important for patients with chronic illness and patients who view spirituality as a way of coping with suffering. Evidence-based education is lacking in schools of nursing and in places of nursing employment on spirituality interventions that nurses can use to improve patient quality of life. The purpose of this project was to determine whether an educational intervention would increase knowledge of spiritual care in a small sample of clinic nurses (n = 37). This project used Watson's caring theory, …
Fostering An Environment Of Magnet Recognition By Using Internet Technology, Shyneka Montgomery
Fostering An Environment Of Magnet Recognition By Using Internet Technology, Shyneka Montgomery
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Magnet Recognition, a nurse-driven certification, is an acknowledgement of nursing excellence within a hospital. Magnetic Recognition supports the highest quality of patient outcomes and is the standard for nursing care and professionalism in nursing practice. The site for this project has engaged in the process of seeking Magnet Recognition but lacked a method of communicating their progress to staff, prompting the need for the institutional intranet Magnet webpage. Guided by Roger's diffusion of innovation theory and Lewin's change management model, the purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop an evaluation plan for this webpage on the institutional intranet. …
Effects Of Education On Pressure Ulcer Prevention In Developmentally Disabled Individuals, Jasneth M. James
Effects Of Education On Pressure Ulcer Prevention In Developmentally Disabled Individuals, Jasneth M. James
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Pressure ulcers were a continuing concern among the nonverbal developmentally disabled population of a state institution. The lengthy use of wheelchairs, the inability to body shift, and physical and mental impairment were attributes of the target population that have been cited in the literature as contributing to pressure ulcer. The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest/posttest project was to evaluate the effectiveness of an education intervention for direct care staff on the prevention treatment, and eradication of pressure ulcers among patients with developmental disabilities. Orem's self-care deficit theory, particularly the emphasis on the need for nursing staff to perform self-care activities …
Transition To The Professional Role For Graduate Nurses In A Hospital Orientation Program, Shirley Denise Richardson
Transition To The Professional Role For Graduate Nurses In A Hospital Orientation Program, Shirley Denise Richardson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This study focused on the transitioning of graduate nurses (GNs) employed by a teaching hospital in the eastern United States to the professional role of registered nurse after a 6-week orientation was the focus of this study. Benner's novice-to-expert theory served as the framework for this qualitative case study. Twelve participants were chosen from 3 specific populations: GNs, nursing preceptors, and nurse managers. Three research questions asked about the perceptions of newly licensed nurses after completion of the orientation process related to their ability to make critical decisions in the professional role of RN, how the preceptor educational training program …
The Influence Of Nursing Academic Leadership On Faculty Retention, Carol Turrin Turrin
The Influence Of Nursing Academic Leadership On Faculty Retention, Carol Turrin Turrin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The critical nursing faculty shortage in the United States affects the ability of nursing schools to train an adequate number of nurses to meet increasing health care demands. Researchers have focused on the nursing faculty shortage; however, insufficient information exists on the relational influence leadership has on faculty retention. The research problem addressed in this study was the lack of information identifying how and in what ways leadership influences retention and intent to stay in academia. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the perceptual views of current faculty, using the leader-member exchange theory. Focusing on baccalaureate nursing …
Nurses' Occupational Trauma Exposure, Resilience, And Coping Education, Sherry Lynn Jones
Nurses' Occupational Trauma Exposure, Resilience, And Coping Education, Sherry Lynn Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Nursing education courses and professional development (PD) do not include coping and resilience training for registered nurses (RNs) who work in emergency departments (EDs). Exposure to traumatic events, death, and dying may lead to health issues, substance abuse, stress symptoms, nursing staff turnover, and compassion fatigue among ED RNs. Without training, the pattern of adverse outcomes may continue. The purpose of this study was to explore ED RNs' experiences with occupational traumatic stress (OTS), and their recommendations for change to nursing PD programs, using a qualitative bounded intrinsic case study. The conceptual framework for this study included social learning and …
Improving The Charge Nurse's Leadership Role: A Collaborative Learning Forum, Felicia Katherine Pryby
Improving The Charge Nurse's Leadership Role: A Collaborative Learning Forum, Felicia Katherine Pryby
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Staff nurses are frequently placed in charge nurse positions without the necessary formal training. The long-term goal of this project was to develop a curriculum for a formal institutional leadership workshop for the charge nurses at the practicum site. The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice model and Lewin's change theory were used to guide the development and implementation of the workshop. Data were collected using a focus group approach with 4 novice and 5 expert medical-surgical charge nurses. The short-term goal of the project was to understand the charge nurses' perceptions of leadership and the challenges as a front-line leader. …
Nursing Distance Learning Course Comparison Of Assignments And Examination Scores, Jennifer Mundine
Nursing Distance Learning Course Comparison Of Assignments And Examination Scores, Jennifer Mundine
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Nursing programs have embraced distance learning in their curricula, but discussion is ongoing about course assignments and grading criteria to increase examination scores in nursing distance learning courses. Because course examinations are a predictor of success on the postgraduate licensing examination (NCLEX-RN), the purpose of this study was to determine whether differences existed in student examination scores between nursing distance learning courses with and without points aligned to assignments. The theoretical framework was Knowles's theory of andragogy, which highlights adults' motivation and self-direction to succeed. The quantitative causal comparative study included a convenience sample of 164 students to compare archival …
Relationship Between Nurse Training And Physical Restraints In Nursing Homes, Terah Tessier
Relationship Between Nurse Training And Physical Restraints In Nursing Homes, Terah Tessier
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), approximately 1.3 million U.S. residents are residing in nursing homes. CMS enforced regulations in the Nursing Home Reform Act. Training in the use of restraints in nursing homes is monitored through the CMS standards. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a correlation between training standards of health care practitioners and their use of restraints in nursing homes based on the patterns of citations by RNs and CNAs. Data were collected from Kansas, Louisiana, and Ohio within the CMS Nursing Home Data Compendium. The key research …
An Exploration Of The Effectiveness Of Problem-Based Learning In Nursing Education, Yvette Marie Jackson
An Exploration Of The Effectiveness Of Problem-Based Learning In Nursing Education, Yvette Marie Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Critical-thinking is an essential skill that graduate nurses need to make sound clinical decisions. While traditional lecturing is the method most commonly used in nursing education, incorporating problem-based learning (PBL) into nursing curricula has been suggested as a better option for students' learning of theory and practice. The purpose of this study was to explore the difference in critical-thinking and problem-solving skills between nursing students taught using PBL versus those taught with traditional classroom lectures. A quasi-experimental approach, with cognitive learning theory as the foundation, was used to compare the results of an Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Comprehensive Predictor posttest …
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening In Primary Care, Jenerie Reniedo Navarrete-Pak
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening In Primary Care, Jenerie Reniedo Navarrete-Pak
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite indications that colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies can decrease mortality and morbidity, screening rates among veterans remains to be low. In the Veterans Affairs (VA), the performance measure for CRC screening is lower than the national standard. This quality improvement (QI) project evaluated the effect of a team-based approach, effective electronic information structures, and the provision of education to nurses and patients in increasing CRC screening rate in primary care from 77% to 85%. CRC screening data were retrospectively collected prior to the start of the project and then compared to screening data 3 months after project implementation. The …