Angeline Abdo and Dr. Patricia Ravert, Nursing Abstract Background: Patient simulators are used in some nursing schools to simulate patient scenarios. Methods: Nursing students participated in five sessions using the simulator and completed a student perception instrument. Results: Participants felt the experiences recreated real-life situations and then tested clinical decision-making. The results indicated an increase […]
NURSING RESEARCH: WHAT DO UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN PRESENT RESEARCH?
Kirk A. Roberts and Dr. Joan Baldwin, Nursing Research is an integral part of any profession. The profession of Nursing uses research as a means to improve patient care and enhance the quality of nursing practice. The College of Nursing also uses nursing research as a “thread” in the complete woven picture of nursing practice. Yet this […]
BIRTH METHODS AND THE INCIDENCE OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME-SIDS
Luiz H. Meneghin and Dr. Debra Hobbins, Nursing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death, refers to the sudden, unexpected death of any infant or young child in whom a postmortem examination fails to demonstrate a cause for death. It is the greatest single cause of death among infants between 1 week and […]
The Lived Experiences of Children who Have a Sibling with a Chronic Disability
Holly Willardson and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, College of Nursing Between 5-31% of children in the United States will experience a chronic condition in their lifetime, a number which can only be expected to climb with the advances of medical technology that allow these children to live longer. Because of this rise in US children with […]
A Comparison of Growth Rates in Premature Infants in Tucamàn, Argentina and the United States: A Secondary Data Analysis
Emily Sears and Professor Joann Abegglen, College of Nursing Extrauterine growth, or growth outside the womb following birth, is a serious challenge and concern in premature neonates. Preterm infants have low birth weights simply because they have not reached full growth and development at the time of birth. In addition to prematurity itself, preterm infants can […]
DECREASING STUDENT NURSE ANXITY THROUGH MENTORED LEARNING
Denise Mann Anxiety is persistent feeling throughout the nursing school experience for the majority of students. Kleehammer, Hart and Keck conducted an anxiety study in which they found that nursing students face high levels of anxiety especially concerning “the initial clinical experience on a unit and fear of making mistakes” (1990). When student nurses suffer […]
Implementing Pediatric Stimulator Experience: Student Satisfaction
Elizabeth Laney and Dr. Patricia Ravert, College of Nursing Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement the pediatric simulator into the Nursing Pediatrics course and then assess student satisfaction. This included learning about how to run the patient simulator, finding study cases related to clinical situations, and working with teachers to plan lab […]
Barriers to overcoming malnutrition in Tucumán, Argentina
Trista Jones and Dr. Erin Maughan, College of Nursing In the 1990s Argentina was considered one of the ten richest countries in the world; in 2002, Argentina underwent a severe governmental crisis that resulted in monetary inflation and high levels of unemployment (Arie, 2002). The economy has made it difficult for many to afford basic […]
Hispanic Labor Childbearing Women: Improving Perinatal Outcomes
Cambria Jones and Dr. Lynn Callister, Nursing In recent years there has been a surge in the influx of Hispanic immigrants to the United States. With this influx of immigrants pushing beyond the border states into more central United States, healthcare providers have been presented with the challenge of how to adequately meet the needs […]
Women and Their Nurses’ Perceptions of the Birthing Experience and Factors that Influence Change in Birth Preference
Jennifer L. Hamilton and Professor Troy Carlton, College of Nursing Nurses provide essential care and support during labor and the lack of such support has been equated with decreased patient satisfaction. Satisfaction of laboring women has been found to be important because women most commonly will make future health care decisions for their families. The intent […]
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