A National Study of Nursing Students’ Recommendations Regarding End of Life Content in Nursing Education Curricula

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Danielle Shkapich and Barbara Heise, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the recommendations of nursing students nationwide who have experienced a patient death while in nursing school regarding end-of-life (EOL) curricula. Many nursing students are not adequately instructed on how to perceive and react to death. For registered […]

Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Needs

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Janelle M. Neu and Donna Freeborn, Graduate Nursing Introduction According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 13,000 young people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (CDC, 2008b). This autoimmune disease destroys the pancreatic cells that create insulin, a necessary hormone for carbohydrate metabolism. This disease affects every aspect of not […]

Caring for Dying Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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Megan Watts and Debra Mills, Nursing Introduction The death of a child is experienced with great resistance because it is understood as an interruption in the life cycle—often seen as untimely and unfair. Pediatric nurses care for children in high-mortality environments, such as the pediatric intensive care and oncology units and, as a result, are […]

ANATOMY ACADEMY: THE IMPACT ON NURSING STUDENTS

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Gaye L Ray and Jane H Lasseter, Nursing, and Jonathan Wisco, Neuroscience Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met and description of the results/findings of the project. We studied the impact on student nurse mentors who volunteered to teach an anatomy based childhood obesity prevention program in area elementary schools. […]

The use of TeamSTEPPS® in the Development and implementation of staff nurse councils

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Katreena Collette Merrill, Nursing Evaluation of Academic Objectives TeamSTEPPS training: As a result of this project, 395 number of students received training on TeamSTEPPS. Students created case studies and role play videos about communication in healthcare. In addition to the effect on the senior undergraduate nursing students and family nurse practitioner graduate students, we were […]

The ‘Ohana MANA Challenge: An Intervention Study on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Nutrition and Activity

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Jane H Lassetter, Nursing Abstract In our recent study, 84.4% of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in Hawaii and Utah were overweight or obese, which puts them at increased risk for obesity-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Pre-colonization NHPI diets were rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and fish, but research […]

My Patient Died: A National Study of Nursing Students Perceptions After Experiencing a Patient Death

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Barabara Heise and Debra Wing, Nursing The purpose of this national study was to answer the following questions: What is the prevalence of nursing students encountering death in the clinical setting? What are the perceptions of nursing student’s first clinical encounter with death? What are the students’ perceptions of their knowledge and communication abilities to […]

Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program on Sexual Assault Criminal Case Outcomes

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Julie Valentine, Alyssa Lark, Michael Worthington Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a community-based sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program on sexual assault criminal case outcomes in Salt Lake County, Utah. Research Question: What are the criminal case outcomes in sexual assault cases with SANE involvement in Salt Lake […]

Nursing Home Staff Perceptions of Older Adults with End-Stage Dementia

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Camille Tranter and Dr. Barbara Heise PhD, APRN, BC, CNE, College of Nursing Introduction According to the Alzheimer’s Association (2012), one in eight older adults has Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and by 2050, someone will develop AD every 33 seconds doubling the current number of people suffering from AD. The purpose of this pilot study was […]