Gender inclusivity in the profession remainsskewed. Men comprise roughly 13% of the current nursing workforce. This percentage continues to demonstrate a gradual growth. However, in comparison with other professions, the rate has been dismal (less than 5% per decade in the last 4 [....] » Read More
The evolution and reconceptualization of technology in society for the last 30 years has provided the opportunity for a paradigmatic shift in healthcare education, practice and the focus on the concept of praxis. Twenty years ago, there was no nursing textbook discussing the conc [....] » Read More
Online instruction has come to the forefront of higher education not only as an effective way to deliver content and assess competencies but also as a preferred method of educational interaction. However, not all online learning environments are created equally. Online instructio [....] » Read More
Clinical research is a category of research that utilizes individuals or groups of individuals or their behaviors or materials from humans, such as tissue samples, either directly or indirectly. Examples of clinical research include patient-focused research regarding mechanisms o [....] » Read More
I ncreased life expectancy is a result ofsuccessful health interventions which in turn have caused considerable financial pressure on the health industry in many countries including New Zealand. There is increased incidence of chronic illness with the ageing population leading to [....] » Read More
This presentation is based on the results of a DNP project, a descriptive study, guided by Critical Social Theory and Feminist Pedagogy, that demonstrated a lack of general knowledge among nurses, nursing students and nurse educators concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen [....] » Read More
Objective: To define the role of the patient navigator and its capacity to enhance patient experience Significance and Background: An Integrated Care Collaborative (ICC) is a unique model that enhances care for hip and knee replacement patients by assigning them a patient navi [....] » Read More
Introduction: The academic network is a university organizational structure which joins wills under agreements in order to achieve common goals, mainly in the formation and researching areas, and under values such as solidarity, respect, tolerance, and co-accountability among its [....] » Read More
What is “time concept” for expert nurses who believe that they should use the most? It is reported that nurses often believe the time which is categorized for urgent and important is greatness. It is necessary to focus on it in Nursing. However, the most important tim [....] » Read More
I n 2013 the author commissioned a piece of work to audit 320 deaths over a 6 month period 1st April 2013 – 31st September 2013 in adults only, from a population of 100,000 patients. Deducting the sudden/unexpected deaths left 231 records to be audited. The findings were di [....] » Read More
According to the American Nurses Association’s Quality of Practice, “the registered, nurse contributes to quality nursing practice through creativity, innovation, and overall quality improvement”. Nurses have an obligation to facilitate the development of not on [....] » Read More
The concept of developing a Nurse Led Unit started in 2003 due toconcerns around the over prescribing of psychotropic medication in dementia care, with ‘Person centred care’ talked about, but not observed in practice. The Trust was developing a new Unit but had no vis [....] » Read More
For humans, eating orally is not just for maintaining life, but it’s also a joy of life. In Japan, dysphagia disorder is on the rise due to an aging population, cerebrovascular disease, etc. While there are those who are reviewing the importance of being able to eat orally, [....] » Read More
Background: This study examined overall job satisfaction among Nurses in a tertiary hospital setting in order to understand the relationship between job satisfaction in terms of four dimensions: autonomy, work environ-ment, incentives, and perception of quality of patient care. [....] » Read More
Japanese aging rate is already highest among developed countries, and it will increase towards unprecedented 40 percent in 2060. The Japanese population has been ageing rapidly with a very low fertility rate since the 1990s. This low fertility together with a long life expectancy [....] » Read More
Delegation is the key for nurse managers and future leaders in order to guarantee productive outcomes. The use of delegation in nursing management can solve many issues including nurse shortages. The study aimed to describe nurse managers’ attitude and competency to delegat [....] » Read More
Normally, anesthesia personnel, particularly nurse anesthetists, make records on patients’ information during the surgical procedure. Pre and postoperatively, they visit patients to make sure that their customers are well informed regarding the whole process and satisfied w [....] » Read More
A viable quality health care environment is described as a living, healthy, and positive place to work and grow. It is capable of maintaining itself, germinating and developing under favorable conditions. Unfortunately, there are barriers which distract, interfere or inhibit this [....] » Read More
A viable quality health care environment is described as a living, healthy, and positive place to work and grow. It is capable of maintaining itself, germinating and developing under favorable conditions. Unfortunately, there are barriers which distract, interfere or inhibit this [....] » Read More
Historically, medicine and nursing has had a hierarchical and patriarchal relationship, with physicians holding monopoly over knowledge-based practice of medical care, thus impeding interprofessional collaboration. Power gradient prevents nurses from demanding cooperative patient [....] » Read More
I mproving patient experience has emerged as an important healthcare policy priority across Canada and beyond. Tools and systems for monitoring patient experience metrics are becoming increasingly refined and standardized, and the trend toward greater accountability for improveme [....] » Read More
Definition of Global Health: How does it relate to women and children? Current Challenging Global Health Issues UK Government refers to global health as ‘health issues where the determinants circumvent, undermine or are oblivious to the territorial boundaries of state [....] » Read More
Health care for patients in rural communities across the United States and around the world remains a unique challenge. Rural residents often face long travel distances, wait months for an appointment, or are unable to access healthcare. While nursing makes up the largest group o [....] » Read More
Nurses are integral to global health initiatives and nursing faculty have the responsibility to provide this opportunity for future generation of nurses to improve the health of people locally and internationally. Because nursing is a global profession, nurses should be key partn [....] » Read More
Hope is necessary to recovery in mental illness; without it, recovery cannot occur (Leamy, Bird, LeBoutillier, Williams, &Slade, 2011; Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2015; McCauley, McKenna, Keeney, & McLaughlin, 2015). As frontline clinicians, nurses are optimally p [....] » Read More
Horizontal clinical management of integrated patient flows in health care has been put on the reform agenda globally to ensure better continuity of patient care services, increased patient safety and enhancement of the professional quality of treatment. Since 2013 the North Re [....] » Read More
Background: Pain following total hip or total knee arthroplasty following discharge from hospital is not well understood, especially inpatients whose primary language is not English. The objective of this study was to review how communication barrier impact the understanding of a [....] » Read More
Recent policy and legislative changes have contributed to two important changes in the substance abuse treatment community: increased access to care for many young adults and the need to develop effective outcomes information. Organizations that can consistently present valid and [....] » Read More
Context: Guidelines and clinical practice for preventing complications with central venous catheters (CVC) varies greatly across the world. Preventing occlusion dictates most institutions endorse the use of heparin to maintain patency when the CVC is not in use. However, the use [....] » Read More
Through the use of Improvement Science Methodologies, nurse leaders can advance health care processes, the quality of care delivered to patients, enhance patient safety, improve front-line staff’s job efficiency, promote employee morale, and reduce costs. Whether a nurse le [....] » Read More
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) is a response to critical illness which affects the patient and family along the entire continuum of patient care and recovery. As survival rates of a critical illness increase, the prevalence of psychosocial symptoms has also risen. PICS is fi [....] » Read More
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) is a response to critical illness which affects the patient and family along the entire continuum of patient care and recovery. As survival rates of a critical illness increase, the prevalence of psychosocial symptoms has also risen. PICS is fi [....] » Read More
This Presentation will provide a critical review of quality healthcare practice in Trinidad & Tobago, from which some generalizations may be made for the wider Caribbean region, wherever appropriate. Using an ‘autoethnographic methodology’, I would chronicle my jo [....] » Read More
Serious adverse effects of hazardous drugs are well-known. It remains impossible to avoid administration of these drugs since many are essential for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Adverse health effects from occupational exposure to HDs are based on the inherent toxi [....] » Read More
Trust is difficult to conceptualize and define because of its diverse applications in different disciplines. The development of relationships based on trust is a central principle in academic/practice community partnerships. Though the measure of public trust in health care organ [....] » Read More
This presentation seeks to discuss findings from a recent systematic review that aimed to establish the evidence base for public health nurse led interventions in reducing inequalities in health among children, young people and their families. In particular, the presenter will re [....] » Read More
Mindfulness in nursing involves teaching ourselves and our clients to take a few moments to be still and check in with their body and mind and simply allowing any waves of thought, emotion, or physical sensation to just be. There is no need to judge, analyze or figure things out. [....] » Read More
Objective: To define the role of the patient navigator and its capacity to enhance patient experience Significance and Background: An Integrated Care Collaborative (ICC) is a unique model that enhances care for hip and knee replacement patients by assigning them a patient navi [....] » Read More
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of stress in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization via a femoral artery or vein. The subjects in this study were nine patients (53-84 years) who underwent cardiac catheterization using a femoral artery or vein. To eval [....] » Read More
The purpose ofthis presentation isto provide nurses with information about medicinal marijuana and how to provide the best care to patients who are prescribed medicinal marijuana. The cannabis plant has been around forever. However, “in 1996, California became the first sta [....] » Read More
Objectives: To examine the effect of mental health nursing theory, clinical experience and anti-stigma program on students’ attitudes towards mental illnesses. Design and setting: One group quasi-experimental design was used. The study was performed at the faculty of nur [....] » Read More
27.6 million Adultsin the United States are diagnosed with heart disease. Prescriptions for multiple cardiac medications typically ensue, and if not taken correctly, can place patients at higher risk for adverse drug events and re-hospitalizations. Consistently providing medicati [....] » Read More
Background: Neonatal airway obstruction that is not diagnosed until delivery creates an emergent situation with high morbidity. The antenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormalities allows pediatric and obstetric specialists to manage the compromised neonatal airway in a safe, controlle [....] » Read More
Internationally, it has been a common practice that college and university based nursing programs encourages undergraduate nursing students not to obtain either part time or full time employment during a nursing school semester due to the high intensity and demands of these progr [....] » Read More
I nternationally, it has been a common practice that college and university based nursing programs encourages undergraduate nursing students not to obtain either part time or full time employment during a nursing school semester due to the high intensity and demands of these prog [....] » Read More
Introduction: Interventions have limited impact when evaluated among family caregivers who have provided dementia care for several years and report high burden levels. We sought to evaluate the effects of problem solving therapy (PST) on burdens levels among a sample of family me [....] » Read More
Reading an English written medical record is a challenge for majority Taiwanese nursing students. However, medical record usually is written in English. Many nursing school in Taiwan establish the subject for understand medical record. The purpose of the study is to develop an [....] » Read More
Participation through global health volunteerism provides a better understanding of the myriad of global health care issues that affect populations, expand boundaries and transform global health care issues in the classroom and beyond. This global project was done largely through [....] » Read More
Introduction: Medical TV drama series have increased in popularity over the past 10-15 years with in excess of 20 million viewers for each episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Evidence suggests that viewers overestimate the survival chances of resuscitation in cardiac arrest. This ef [....] » Read More
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine hyponatremia in the hospital setting to determine if it was associated with falls. Methods: To determine if hyponatremia was associated with falls that occurred within the hospital, the author retrospectively reviewed all fall c [....] » Read More
The purpose of this study is to enhance insulin label awareness related to the International Insulin Color Coding System that is used on all insulin vials, pens, and packaging. With this study, an insulin color coding tool, developed and derived from the International Diabetes Fe [....] » Read More
Effective communication is something all members of healthcare strive to achieve. To improve poor communication and to encourage interprofessional collaboration in a chronic, forensic, adult, psychiatric facility, the HUDDLE communication method was implemented on two different m [....] » Read More
Introduction: Nurse Anaesthetist students have to deal with stressful situation during 1-year training program. Usually, students with mild to moderate stress could possibly succeed their goals. However, anyone with severe stress might develop a vicious trouble resulting in poor [....] » Read More
Skills in time management are crucial for academic success. It can be defined as clusters of behavioral set that is essential in the organization of learning load. These are comprised of activities such as planning, prioritizing, preparation, and following schedules, which yields [....] » Read More
Ayurveda is a 5000 year old science, the science of life. Ayurveda teaches that health is a process, not a state. It is ongoing, not a one-time attempt at wholeness. The process is participatory; the person must take the responsibility for his or her health. The dynamic balance n [....] » Read More
Aim: Evaluation of red cell transfusion effects on tissue oxygenation, by measuring blood lactate levels before and after hemotransfusion. Blood lactate levels are suggested as sensitive parameter to evaluate tissue oxigenation. The aim of this study was to verify the efficiency [....] » Read More
Aim: Evaluation of red cell transfusion effects on tissue oxygenation, by measuring blood lactate levels before and after hemotransfusion. Blood lactate levels are suggested as sensitive parameter to evaluate tissue oxigenation. The aim of this study was to verify the efficiency [....] » Read More
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) surveys the patient experience from the patient point of view in various ambulatory and institutional settings (AHRQ, 2016). CaroMont Reg [....] » Read More
Objective: To identify primary osteoporosis patients’ function and environment status and provide evidence to clinic treatment, rehabilitation therapy and rehabilitation nursing. Methods: Based on cross-sectional survey, applying brief ICF core set of osteoporosis, usin [....] » Read More
We would like to discuss how to provide adults with an intellectual disability (ID) living in the community with proper health-checkups by a single nurse, and how to detect health warning signs by their family. In Japan, people with ID at the so-called “Sagyo-sho” [....] » Read More
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies have three distinct cognitive areas of knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs). Development in each of these areas is necessary for nursing students to provide quality health care.In many cases, nursing education focuses [....] » Read More
I mprovement of health care system is a major goal for most governments of the world. Achieving this goal has been difficult for many. The importance of healthy populace cannot be over-emphasized. Afterward, health population will influence every aspect of good living; economic d [....] » Read More
Introduction: Sitting alongside my role of director of nursing patient safety and quality of a public hospital is my role as clinical lead to the Commission’s reducing harm from falls programme in New Zealand. I have a unique opportunity to influence the collective power of [....] » Read More
I PF stands for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a rare condition that affects 14 - 43 people per 100,000, with a total of approximately 3 million patients worldwide. The lung tissue of someone with IPF becomes thickened, stiff and scarred. Fibrosis is the medical term for this sca [....] » Read More
The phrase “frequent flyer,” has been used to describe patients who make many visits to emergency departments (EDs) in a given year. Current literature on frequent users of EDs reveals that such patients often suffer from an array of psychosocial problems which might [....] » Read More
Problem: Hypertension is a global public health issue affecting many people in the United States. African American women remain the highest in percentage by race and ethnicity for developing hypertension with poor risk awareness. Hypertension has costly implications for the healt [....] » Read More
The impact of evidence based practice has gained momentum in nursing practice, education and research widely. The Evidence based Nursing demands changes and new innovations in education, practice, relevant researches and working environment for better outcome. Evidence Based Nurs [....] » Read More
Though Chulabhorn Hospital becomes a well-known cancer center in Thailand, a number of liver cancer are increasing with high mortality rate. This is not an easy assignment as I am a full-time chief, registered nurse, providing care for these patients at our gracious hospital. [....] » Read More
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) defines Always Events as aspects of the patient experience that are so important to patients and families that health care providers should reliably implement the events one hundred percent of the time. IHI lists the TeachBack method [....] » Read More
The findings reported here form part of a larger research project that the main aim of this study was to survey the sexual practices and perceptions of risk among undergraduate students attending a tertiary institution in Jamaica. To answer the research questions, a cross-section [....] » Read More
Lesotho has the high prevalence rate of HIV infection estimated at 25% since 2009 (LDHS, 2014). Therefore, Lesotho came up with strategies to curb the HIV infection; amongst which Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) was initiated by the MOH Development Partners in order to [....] » Read More
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivational interviewing on treatment adherence and insight levels of patients with schizophrenia. Method: The research was constructed in an experimental fashion as such a randomized controlled trial was utilized. [....] » Read More
Reading an English written medical record is a challenge for majority Taiwanese nursing students. However, medical record usually is written in English. Many nursing school in Taiwan establish the subject for understand medical record. The purpose of the study is to develop an [....] » Read More
Abstract: Objective to improve traumatic amputees’ the experience of phantom limb pain (PLP), enhance patients’ quality of life. Methods: Based on cross-sectional study, adopting questionnaire survey to evaluate traumatic amputees’ status of PLP, coping style [....] » Read More
Title : Spark clinical surveillance: Saving lives and improving patient care
Charles Boicey, Clearsense, LLC , United States
Charles Boicey explains how healthcare uses Spark Streaming to provide real-time updates to healthcare providers for critical healthcare needs, helping clinicians make timely decisions from the assessment of a patient’s risk based on information gathered from streaming phys [....] » Read More
Title : Not all narcotics are created equal: A comprenhensive review of opioids, prescribing patterns and literature review
Carlos A Archilla, Nemours Children’s Hospital, United States
The presentation will cover the effects of commonly prescribed opioids, will define the term narcotic, and will discuss the effects of direct to consumer advertisement. We will also discuss the results of an institutional poll that assessed the attitudes towards prescribing opioi [....] » Read More
Title : Memories do matter: Caring and dementia
Rose Kearney Nunnery, University of South Carolina Beaufort, United Kingdom
As the world’s population ages, dementias are increasing and are expected to multiply and have a significant impact on economies. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, especially the late form with unrecognized onset often years prior to symptomolog [....] » Read More
Title : System transformation through culture change: Changing the landscape of mental health care in Canada
Ed Mantler, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Canada
Stigmatization towards persons with mental illnesses is a major quality of care problem, with negative consequences for patients at all points along the spectrum, from access, to care and treatment, to outcomes. It also remains a key concern for workplace mental health and a barr [....] » Read More
Title : Advancing research and scholarship through innovative leadership
June Anonson, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Canada
Academic nursing leaders are providing strategic and innovative leadership in the advancement of research and scholarship within the Schools of Nursing. The leadership strategies and practices to support and strengthen the culture of research and scholarship within nursing educat [....] » Read More
Title : Educational interventions to decrease the occurrence of lateral violence: A scholarly leadership project
LTC Peter Strube, Rosalind Franklin University, United States
Lateral violence (LV) is an encounter that leaves the victim feeling upset, threatened, humiliated, or vulnerable and can lead to ineffective communication and patient care. Lateral violence destroys the workplace environment. The effects of LV are accompanied by physical, emotio [....] » Read More
Title : A systematic review of strategies to mitigate salary as one major determinant of the nursing faculty shortage
Karen Whitman, Lincoln Memorial University, United States
Audience Take Away: • The audience will be able to see clearly that nursing faculty Salary is a determent in attracting quality nursing educators, and some suggestions on remedying this disparity. • The audience that is or may be involved in the recruitment and re [....] » Read More
Title : Measuring senior baccalaureate nursing-students’ learning-transfer evidence using a disaster scenario tabletop-exercise
Cathleen A Evans, Widener University, United States
Background: Little is known about learning-transfer in baccalaureate nursing-students or the use of tabletop-exercises as a classroom strategy in nursing education. Optimal learning-transfer is the learner’s ability to use original learning during time distanced novel circu [....] » Read More
Title : Innovations for overcoming barriers to interprofessional education
Mary Val Palumbo, University of Vermont, United States
Based on the experience of developing, implementing and evaluating innovative interprofessional educational experiences, this session will describe activities which address: the Interprofessional Educational Collaborative (IPEC, 2016) competencies; the recommendations of the Inst [....] » Read More
Title : Screening school children for eating disorders: A missed opportunity
Kathleen Suzanne Rindahl, Fresno State University, United States
A review of literature indicates research has been conducted on eating disorders for several decades and in several countries. Publications can be found as early as 1949 in the United States, with evidence of research conducted worldwide in countries such as Hungry, Germany, the [....] » Read More
Title : Caring for the person addicted to opioids: The DNP role
Doris Burkey, Shepherd University, United States
The purpose of this oral presentation is to determine whether an educational intervention improves DNP nurses’ attitudes of caring for patients with opioid addiction. The specific aim of this study is to determine if there a difference in nurses’ attitudes towards per [....] » Read More
Title : Creating a repertoire of active learning strategies to improve student engagement
Charlene Romer, ATI Nursing Education, United States
Nurse educators must possess a repertoire of teaching techniques that can be applied to a variety of students and classrooms. This workshop will provide an overview on understanding classroom and student dynamics that may facilitate or obstruct active learning strategies. Partici [....] » Read More
Title : Mentoring nurse practitioners new to geriatrics
Gail M Prothe, Optum Complex Care Management, United States
Introduction: Since the beginning of the health care reform in 2010, the health care system has become more complex. Older adults require assistance from the health care system due to multiple chronic illnesses and morbidities. Many older adults and their family are lost navigati [....] » Read More
Title : Quasi-experimental study: Effects of stress reduction training on military parents of children with Autism
Carlota Quiban, Point Loma Nazarene University, United States
The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of HeartMath stressreduction techniques on the stress level and levels of well-being of military parents of children with autism who participated in the Strengthening Parenting Resilience Worksh [....] » Read More
Title : Night duty: A valid learning environment for student nurses
Valerie Zielinski, St Laurence Training Organisations, Australia
The number of students’ requiring clinical placement has placed demands on tertiary hospitals and education providers to look at initiatives to meet student competency and curricula requirements. Student nursing clinical practicum placements predominately occur over a weekd [....] » Read More
Title : Effectiveness of transgender care content in a nurse practitioner program
Kem Louie, William Paterson University, United States
Health disparities among transgender population continue to exist despite its increasing social acceptance in the US. Health disparities include increased rates of psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, suicide and HIV/DTDs (Healthy People 2020). It is important that nursing edu [....] » Read More
Title : Preparing future nurses to meet the demands of quality health care: Challenges in educating multigenerational students
Abigail Mitchell, D’Youville University, United States
I n today’s classroom and online formats, we have multiple different generations, which necessitates that we instruct using various teaching theories and strategies to enhance the students’ learning abilities. The other challenge is with the increased student enrollme [....] » Read More
Title : Preparing future nurses to meet the demands of quality health care: Challenges in educating multigenerational students
Connie Jozwiak Shields, D’Youville College, United States
In today’s classroom and online formats, we have multiple different generations, which necessitates that we instruct using various teaching theories and strategies to enhance the students’ learning abilities. The other challenge is with the increased student enrollmen [....] » Read More
Title : Practice and learn together in order to work together as a team
Kenneth Nord, Region Skane, Sweden
Background: At an operation unit in Region Skåne Sweden started 2010 a new clinical educational program for team training targeted aesthesia- and operating room nursing students at advanced academicals level, junior physicians at training as well as new employed staff. The [....] » Read More
Title : Scientific productivity among nursing professors at UNAM, in Mexico
Lasty Balseiro Almario, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Introduction: In this study, the scientific productivity of university nursing professors at UNAM’s ENEO, FES Zaragoza, and FES Iztacala, is shown. Background: Current exigencies of society include that scientifically-positioned professors seek concrete solutions to the [....] » Read More
Title : The integration of interprofessional simulation education (IPSE) into the master’s of science in nursing curriculum at a midwestern college
Jacalyn Jaspers, Allen College Waterloo, United States
Colleges strive to implement quality educational experiences for students to attain the attributes necessary to provide safe and collaborative patient care as part of interprofessional teams. With increased scrutiny over healthcare and patient satisfaction through the use of pay [....] » Read More
Title : A conceptual model for improving the working conditions at selected public hospitals in mpumalanga province in South Africa
Zodwa M Manyisa, North West University, South Africa
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to construct and describe a conceptual model to be used as a framework of reference to improve the working conditions in public hospitals in Mpumalanga province, South Africa for quality service delivery. Research design and methods: A mod [....] » Read More