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Pressure Ulcer Risk Factors Associated with Level of Paralysis in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of the National Spinal Cord Injury Database
(2022-08-03)
The National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) were established in 1970 to provide and study comprehensive care for anyone with a traumatic spinal cord injury. A spinal cord injury (SCI) is defined as transient or ...
The Influence of African American Women's Values and Beliefs on Moderate Intensity Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study
(2022-12-19)
ABSTRACT
THE INFLUENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S VALUES AND BELIEFS ON MODERATE INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Routine participation in moderate intensity physical activity (MIPA) is one of the most ...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Consultation and Education for Adolescents and Young Adults
(2022-05-18)
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have drastically increased in recent years nationwide and worldwide. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) ages 15-24 make up just over one-quarter of the sexually active populace. ...
Impact of Legislative Policy on Young women’s Breast Cancer Health
(2022-05-27)
Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the United States (CDC, 2021). Approximately 12% of US women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime and 3% will die from invasive ...
Effect of Simulations on Nurse Self-Efficacy and Knowledge of Hypertensive Crisis Treatment in Pregnancy
(2022-08-17)
Severe hypertension in pregnancy is leading to increased rates of maternal morbidity and mortality. A lack of knowledge and awareness regarding protocols for the treatment of hypertensive crises in pregnancy is leading to ...
Older Adult Hospital Readmission Outcomes of Transitional Care Model Compared with Home Based Primary Care Practice
(2019-08-12)
Background: Thirty-day hospital readmission is a significant quality of care and economic problem for adults aged 65 years and older in the United States. The diagnoses most commonly problematic include heart failure (HF), ...
Predicting Academic Success of MSN Students
(2018-12-05)
Background: There is a great demand for nurses with advanced educational preparation in today’s healthcare environment (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2017a). Enrollment and retention of MSN students ...
THE EFFECTS OF A NOVEL QUARTERLY CPR TRAINING PROGRAM ON HOSPITAL BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDERS' ADULT AND INFANT CPR SKILLS
(2021-05-09)
This article-based dissertation consists of two manuscripts related to the effects of a novel quarterly cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program on hospital basic life support (BLS) providers’ adult and infant ...
NURSING STUDENTS’ CULTURAL AWARENESS AND HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION SKILLS
(2022-05-16)
Cultural awareness is learning to be self-aware of other cultures and even an individual’s own culture. Nursing students learn about influences of values and beliefs, and the impacts of culture as they consider how to care ...
Ethnography Of Chronic Pain Experiences Of Enlisted Women
(Nursing, 2010-11-01)
The American Pain Foundation reported in 2006 that 32% of military men and women with chronic pain reported that military culture is a barrier to pain care and receiving pain care jeopardized their career. Pain management ...