An Evidence-Based Toolkit For Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Education Of Female Adolescents In The School Setting, 2011 University of Kentucky
An Evidence-Based Toolkit For Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Education Of Female Adolescents In The School Setting, Nancy R. Kloha
DNP Projects
A new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus infection was approved in 2006 in the United States (U.S.). Uptake of the vaccine has been less than optimal (CDC, 2010c). New venues for promoting vaccine acceptance are needed (Middleman & Tung, 2010). The goal of this capstone clinical project is to create an evidence based toolkit for use by school nurses in educating female adolescents, parents, communities and other healthcare providers about the HPV vaccine.
Schools nurses have daily access to young people in the target group for HPV immunization. A vital component of vaccine acceptance is education of those who are …
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Carers' Perceptions Of The Cultural Appropriateness Of Carer Support Services: An Exploratory Study, 2011 Edith Cowan University
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Carers' Perceptions Of The Cultural Appropriateness Of Carer Support Services: An Exploratory Study, Andrea Creado
Theses : Honours
Research on service utilisation by primary family carers has highlighted that carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds face specific barriers in accessing services, such as lack of culturally appropriate services, communication issues, prejudice, feelings of failure and misunderstanding of mental illness. However, little is known about how to best overcome these factors from the carers' perspective. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions CALD carers had of the cultural appropriateness of carers' support services available in Perth. Ten primary family carers from CALD backgrounds participated in a semi-structured interview to explore their perceptions of existing …
Perspectives On Nursing: Using Multimedia Interviews To Influence Career Decisions, 2011 Brigham Young University - Provo
Perspectives On Nursing: Using Multimedia Interviews To Influence Career Decisions, Karen M. Lundberg, Michael C. Johnson, Cheryl A. Corbett, Michael Thompson
Faculty Publications
Students often have misconceptions regarding the reality of nursing and the opportunities available to nurses that sometimes result in poor choices related to pursuing nursing as a career. To help prenursing students make better-informed career decisions and address misunderstandings, faculty developed the DVD and Web site Perspectives on Nursing, a collection of 15 nurse interviews. The authors describe and discuss the project, the value of recorded nurses' stories, analysis of student feedback, and recommendations.
A New Life For The Care Plan?, 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo
A New Life For The Care Plan?, Laura K. Heermann Langford, Ann Tinker, Marc-Aurel Martial
Faculty Publications
The current hot topic within clinical informatics is meaningful use and incentive payments defined under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act's electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. This recent legislation calls for healthcare providers to meet a set of minimum requirements using a certified EHR. The point of this government program is to support the widespread adoption of the EHR. The program lays out an overall plan that incentivizes hospitals and providers to implement, adopt, and "meaningfully" use an EHR. The incentive program starts with basic data entry and exchange in a standardized manner, with …
Improving Immunization Rates In The Clinic And In The Community, 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo
Improving Immunization Rates In The Clinic And In The Community, Karlen E. (Beth) Luthy, Arlene M. Sperhac, Sandra A. Faux, Joseph K. Miner
Faculty Publications
Over the past decade, the United States haas had tremendous success in achieving very high immunization compliance rates among children, sometimes as high as 91%. However, despite progress toward controlling the spread of communicable disease through immunizations, more than 2.1 million children nationwide are not adequately immunized. Even among US children who are adequately immunized, only about half of them actually received their immunization on time.
Practical Considerations In Establishing Sustainable International Nursing Experiences, 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo
Practical Considerations In Establishing Sustainable International Nursing Experiences, Rae Jeanne Memmott, Catherine R. Coverston, Barbara A. Heise, Mary Williams, Erin D. Maughan, James Kohl, Sheri P. Palmer
Faculty Publications
An understanding of global health and the development of cultural competence are important outcomes of today's baccalaureate nursing programs. Thoughtfully designed International experiences can provide excellent opportunities to achieve those outcomes. Based Ono 16 years of providing International experiences within a baccalaureate curriculum, components are identified that contribute to the development of a sustainable international program. Areas addressed in the article are evaluating the fit with university and college mission, establishing the program within the university operational structure, selecting faculty and students, developing sites, designing a course, and program evaluation.
Postpartum Depression And Culture: Pesado Corazon, 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo
Postpartum Depression And Culture: Pesado Corazon, Lynn Clark Callister, Renea L. Beckstrand, Cheryl A. Corbett
Faculty Publications
The purpose of this article is to describe what the -literature has shown about postpartum depression (PPD) in culturally diverse women. The majority of qualitative studies done with women identified as -having PPD have been conducted with Western -women, with the second largest group focusing on Chinese women. This article reviews the qualitative studies in the literature and discusses how the management of PPD in technocentric and ethnokinship cultures differs. Social support has been shown to be significantly related to fewer symptoms of PPD, and culturally prescribed practices may or may not be -cultural mediators in decreasing the incidence of …
The Relationship And Effects Of Mindfulness On Comfort, Work Satisfaction, And Burnout Among Nurses Who Provide Direct Patient Care, 2010 University of Southern Mississippi
The Relationship And Effects Of Mindfulness On Comfort, Work Satisfaction, And Burnout Among Nurses Who Provide Direct Patient Care, Pamela Lichtenberg Heard
Dissertations
This study proposed to examine the problem of burnout in the nursing profession and ways to ameliorate burnout. Many burnout studies in the past focused on the problem and possible solutions that managers and/or hospital administrators could incorporate into their organization. The focus of this study is to evaluate ways that nurses can decrease their own propensity to burnout through the use of mindfulness. Therefore, this study examined burnout in a non-traditional manner. It is not assumed that others must assist nurses with decreasing their levels of burnout. Mindfulness is a means by which nurses can empower themselves to combat …
Commencement Program 2010, 2010 Loma Linda University
Commencement Program 2010, Loma Linda University
Commencement Programs
CONTENTS
1 | Message from the President
3 | 2010 Events of Commencement
4 | The Academic Procession
6 | Significance of Academic Regalia
8 | The Good Samaritan
9 | University History Highlights
11 | Loma Linda University Song - "Healing Love"
12 | The Speakers
22 | The University Honorees
36 | The School Honorees
59 | The Programs
- School of Medicine, 60
- School of Pharmacy, 77
- School of Dentistry, 83
- School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 99
- School of Nursing, 112
- School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 121
- School of Allied Health …
Nursing Students: Untapped Resource For Running Computerized Patient Simulators, 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo
Nursing Students: Untapped Resource For Running Computerized Patient Simulators, Starla Aragon, Amy Kotter, Patricia K. Ravert, Suzan E. Kardong-Edgren
Faculty Publications
High-fidelity simulation (HFS) is sweeping the nation as a legitimate and exciting new resource for nursing educators. As with most new technologies, HFS is not without its difficulties. It can be a costly program to run and may also cause anxiety among the faculty required for implementation. There is a simple solution to help increase the ease of its implementation: using student workers. This article discusses how using students to help run the simulations can not only reduce overall cost and anxiety associated with this new technology but also increase learning among those participating in HFS.
Assessing Clinical Practice To Prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville
Assessing Clinical Practice To Prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Alex M. Witcher
Honors Capstone Projects and Theses
No abstract provided.
Nursing Compliance With Standard Fall Prevention Protocol Among Acute Care Hospital Nurses, 2010 University of Nevada Las Vegas
Nursing Compliance With Standard Fall Prevention Protocol Among Acute Care Hospital Nurses, Anuradha Thirumalai
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The purpose of the study was to determine the level of nursing compliance in implementing Fall Prevention Protocol (FPP) in an acute care hospital in a high fall risk patient population and to identify the barriers in complying. This study is important because falls are considered one of the nursing-sensitive quality indicators. The AACN Synergy model for patient care was used as the organizing framework for this study. A total of 24 nurses participated in the study, and a total of 29 high fall risk patients were assessed. The degree of compliance among nursing staff was measured using the modified …
A Policy Analysis Of The Nursing Shortage In Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2010 Rhode Island College
A Policy Analysis Of The Nursing Shortage In Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, Julia Twining
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
This paper will begin with a comprehensive literature review of the nursing shortage in the sub-Saharan African region. The global nursing crisis is explored with a focus on the economics of nursing, challenges presented by the nursing shortage, interventions to increase nursing capacity, and partnerships that have been implemented to achieve this goal. The nursing shortage in selected sub-Saharan African countries is analyzed from a policy perspective using Fawcett and Russell’s Conceptual Model of Nursing and Health Policy (2005). Then, McLaughlin and McLaughlin's Policy Analysis Process (2008) is used to identify, analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations to create health policy. …
The Importance Of Oral Suction Hygiene In The Prevention Of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville
The Importance Of Oral Suction Hygiene In The Prevention Of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Pamela D. Terry
Honors Capstone Projects and Theses
No abstract provided.
Giving Birth: The Voices Of Ecuadorian Women, 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo
Giving Birth: The Voices Of Ecuadorian Women, Lynn Clark Callister, Cheryl A. Corbett, Shelly Reed, Cassidy Tomao, Katie G. Thornton
Faculty Publications
Purpose: The purpose of this ethnographic study was to describe the perceptions of Ecuadorian childbearing women. Background: No studies published in English could be found documenting the perspectives of Ecuadorian childbearing women about their birth experiences. Method: Thirty-two women who had recently given birth in Guayaquil, Ecuador participated in audiotaped interviews, which were analyzed as appropriate for ethnographic inquiry. Results: “Enduring birth to obtain the gift” was the overarching theme. Supporting themes included caring for self and accessing prenatal care to have a healthy newborn; relying on God to ensure positive maternal/newborn outcomes; submission of self to healthcare providers because …
Student Perceptions Of Digital Textbooks In A College Nursing Program, 2010 University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Student Perceptions Of Digital Textbooks In A College Nursing Program, Alan D. Eno
College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses
The purpose of this research was to study the use of digital textbooks in a small liberal arts college. The research was a mixed methods descriptive study using a pre and post survey to determine student perceptions of the technology. Findings indicated that students needed training in the installation and use of digital textbooks. Findings also indicated the need for further research into what students understand about using digital textbooks. Recommendations are for the college to institute training sessions to teach students how to use the digital textbooks.
Loma Linda Nurse - Vol. 18, No. 01, 2010 Loma Linda University
Loma Linda Nurse - Vol. 18, No. 01, Loma Linda University School Of Nursing
Loma Linda Nurse
Contents
2 | From the Dean: Marilyn Herrmann shares her thoughts
Features
4 | Mission scholarships
6 | Vaneta Condon
News
8 | Students hosts teddy bear clinic in Riverside
9 | Several inducted into Sigma Theta Tau honor society
9 | Nursing research conference to be held
Development
10 | HOT store closes
11 | Is a charitable gift annuity right for you?
Alumni homecoming
12 | KJN Society Brunch honors friends
13 | LLUSN celebrates alumni and friends with homecoming weekend
14 | Honored classes celebrate during alumni homecoming
15 | A note from the alumni president
16 …
Jump In With Both Feet, The Waters Get Warmer Over Time!, 2010 CentraCare Health, St Cloud Hospital
Jump In With Both Feet, The Waters Get Warmer Over Time!, Catherine Tieva
Book Chapters
First Paragraph:
Nursing research, evidence-based practice, literature reviews, meta-analysis, correlations, control and experimental groups, and validity. Terms like these used to make the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. My palms would break into a sweat, and if ever I felt inadequate as a nurse, it was in the area of nursing research. I would listen to advanced practice nurses, master's-prepared nurses and doctorate-prepared nurses discussing research and feel totally inadequate. It didn't matter that at the time, I had 16 years of experience or that I was currently working as a nurse manager. Nursing research …
Communication And Teamwork Focused Simulation-Based Education For Nursing Students, 2010 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Communication And Teamwork Focused Simulation-Based Education For Nursing Students, Jared M. Kutzin
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Simulation has become a common teaching method for healthcare providers, including nursing students. Until recently, the focus of simulation for nursing students has been on clinical skills. This study used a compilation survey to determine if knowledge and attitude scores improved in the bachelor degree nursing student after exposure to a simulation-based teamwork and communication training. Participants were 51 students from the senior leadership course of a bachelor’s degree in nursing program at a university in New Jersey. Control participants received normal clinical rotations with faculty led discussions, and intervention participants received a 4-hour simulation, focused on teamwork and communication. …
The Decision Making Process Involved When Changing Career: A Qualitative Study Of Registered Nurses Who Have Left The Profession, 2010 Edith Cowan University
The Decision Making Process Involved When Changing Career: A Qualitative Study Of Registered Nurses Who Have Left The Profession, Katherine S. Gallager
Theses : Honours
Career choice is an important decision an individual has to make during their lifetime. Personal, environmental and organisational factors all assist this decision process as individuals strive for a work-life balance within careers that meet their needs and realise their potential. This research study investigated which factors contributed to the decision process of Registered Nurses (RNs) who have left the profession for a career change. There is currently a global shortage of RNs, which is of major concern to healthcare policy makers in most countries, including Australia. This qualitative study examined the narrative interviews often females over the age of25 …