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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
Nursing Home Staff Perceptions of Older Adults with End-Stage Dementia
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 […]
What DO Nursing Students Know about Quality and Safety? A Pilot Study
Arlene SN Johnston and Dr. Katreena Collette Merrill, RN, PhD. College of Nursing Introduction Quality and patient safety has become a strong focus in the hospitals. However, academic institutions vary in their approach to preparing student nurses in the areas of quality and patient safety. Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) was initiated in […]
Diabetes Knowledge in Russian and American Nursing Students
Christie Beck Boswell and Dr. Leslie Miles & Janelle Macintosh, College of Nursing Introduction. Little is currently known about the diabetes incidence rate in Russia. Although it is currently reported that approximately eight million people in Russia currently have a diagnosis of diabetes1, other reports suggest that Russia has underreported this number by three to […]
Moral Courage in Nursing: An Undergraduate Study
Heidi Newsome and Professor Catherine Coverston and Dr. Beth Luthy, College of Nursing The purpose of this study is to identify examples of moral courage in nurses at work and to analyze through case studies their traits, processes, and skills that may be related to courageous acts in their work. This research may lead to helping […]
Effective Leadership Qualities in Nursing Clinical Instructors
Elizabeth Gubler and Dr. Del la Cruz, Karen, Nursing During the 20th century clinical nursing education underwent a drastic change. It shifted from apprentice training to faculty training, making it the responsibility of the teacher to promote learning in the clinical setting (Tang, Chou, & Chiang, 2005). Faculty have a profound influence on students’ feelings […]
Mentoring Nursing Students in a Nutritional Improvement Study in Ecuador
Sheri P Palmer, Associate Teaching Professor of Nursing Summary: The nutritional improvement study in Ecuador has been a worthwhile endeavor that has enabled many nursing students to participate. Students have been able to participate in actual data collection and data entry, as well as seeing and discussing results from previous years of the study. Students […]
Computer Anxiety in Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Kimberly Ethington and Dr. Lynn Callister, Nursing Computer usage is constantly increasing, both in nursing education and in nursing practice. From the computerized equipment in the critical care unit to the data-based computer terminals that are replacing charting, nurses need to have skills in order to adapt to the continually growing technology (1). Since beginning […]
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