PI: Lacey M. Eden The purpose of this MEG to mentor nursing students through the process of implementing an education program for pregnant women regarding the importance of Tdap immunization during pregnancy, and to assist Utah County obstetric offices in improving Tdap immunization rates among their patients. Additionally, this project provided an opportunity for undergraduate […]
Development of an Interprofessional Health Education (IPE) Program
Barbara Heise, PhD, APRN, CNE, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Brigham Young University Co-Applicant’s names: Katreena Collette Merrill RN PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Len B. Novilla, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, College of Life Sciences Pauline Williams, PhD, RDN, CD, Assistant Teaching Professor , Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food […]
International Nursing Collaboration: Finland and Russia: 2013-2015
MEG Final Report – Leslie Miles, DNP 1) Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met. Twenty nursing students participated in this international collaboration in Russia and Finland, with two of the students in the role of research assistants (RA). One outcome was for students to be able to closely analyze […]
Minimizing pain during childhood vaccination injections: improving adherence to vaccination schedules
Lacey M. Eden, Janelle L.B. Macintosh, Karlen E. Luthy, Renea L. Beckstrand College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA Abstract Pain experienced in childhood can lead to long-term and psychologically detrimental effects. Unfortunately, the most common pain experienced in childhood is caused by vaccinations and may lead to non-adherence to the recommended vaccination […]
N404 Nursing Care of the Diverse Veteran Population in Rural and Urban Settings
Ron Ulberg and Kent Blad January 19, 2016 Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met: The academic objectives of the MEG proposal were met and exceeded. Specifically, students were exposed to local and national venues in which Veterans and their history are prevalent. Examples of this include visits by the […]
ANATOMY ACADEMY: THE IMPACT ON NURSING STUDENTS
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
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
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
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 […]
N402 Care of the Veteran Patient in Rural
Ron Ulberg and Kent Blad, Nursing Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met: The academic objectives of the MEG proposal were met and exceeded. Specifically, students were exposed to local and national venues in which Veterans and their history are prevalent. Examples of this include visits by the students and […]