School of Nursing: Recent submissions
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The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing Vol. 4, No. 1, July 2010
(Delta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, 2010-06-14)Welcome to this Fourth volume of The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. This journal is a compilation of original articles written by senior nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the ... -
Pilot Study: Brief Educational Intervention for Mother-Baby Nursing Staff on Ask, Advise, and Refer for Tobacco Cessation
(2009-07-23)Purpose: Maternal smoking is the greatest modifiable risk factor for the prevention of tobacco-related adverse health outcomes to both the infant and the mother. While nurses working in maternal care units are primed to ... -
Culture Change in Nursing Homes: The Perception of Leaders Versus Staff
(2009-07-23)The elderly population in Kansas is growing, leading to an increased need for nursing home care. To improve the quality of life for residents and staff, many facilities have implemented care models called culture change ... -
Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Immigrant Hispanic & Latina Women
(2009-07-23)Acculturation of immigrant Hispanic and Latina women may be directly related to their alcohol consumption. This use of alcohol may result in negative physical and psychosocial consequences. Previous research has not addressed ... -
Using Conversation Skills in a Self-Care Intervention for Care-Givers of Stroke Survivors
(2009-07-23)Most stroke survivors return home and rely heavily on family and friends for support. Caregiver responsibilities often are underestimated and can result in negative outcomes for the caregiver. Nurses can use specific ... -
Patient Self-Report Compared to Nurse Assessment of Depression in Heart Failure
(2009-07-23)HF patients with clinical depression are at greater risk for rehospitalization and have higher mortality rates than those without depression. The purpose of this study was to use content analysis to identify factors that ... -
The CES-D: Measuring Effectiveness in Screening for Prenatal Depression
(2009-07-23)Prenatal depression, though less famous than postpartum depression, has serious implications for maternal and fetal outcomes. Estimates suggest that depression affects 7-13% of all adult women in the United States, while, ... -
The Journal of BSN Honors Research, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2009
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Ethical Concerns with Opt-Out Testing in Comparison to Voluntary Counseling Testing
(2009-07-02)HIV testing is now placed under the general consent to treat. What is not clear are the cost and consequences that accompany these CDC recommendations (Holtgrave, 2007). Written informed consent promotes patient information ... -
Legal and Ethical Considerations of Bariatric Surgery in Children and Adolescents
(2009-07-02)Bariatric surgery is an intense obesity treatment that raises several legal and ethical issues for the pediatric population. It is important for nurses to be knowledgeable about these issues because of the huge prevalence ... -
The Use of Forceps during Labor
(2009-07-02)Hudelist et al (2005) described how forceps delivery is a delicate method that requires precise understanding of the station and presentation of the descending caput and that poor training and knowledge of this method ... -
The HPV Vaccine: Should Immunization be Mandated?
(2009-07-02)State legislatures across the nation have been considering whether to make HPV vaccination a prerequisite for school entry. This legislation has become a source of controversy between the legislators and the parents of ... -
Open versus Closed Adoption
(2009-07-02)An adoption takes place for several reasons, as a result of an unwanted pregnancy, lack of a proper home environment or numerous other reasons. Three main steps are taken when a child is adopted: the child must be legally ... -
The Savior Child: Having a Child to Save a Sibling…Is this Right?
(2009-07-02)Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a procedure that gives hope to desperate parents in the midst of losing a dying child. However, there are several ethical and moral issues concerning whether or not parents ... -
Why Nurses Underreport Suspected Child Abuse Cases
(2009-07-02)Between the years 1963 to 1967, the federal government enacted the first mandatory reporting laws (Mathews & Kenny, 2008).This reporting duty was designated to health care professionals, social workers, teachers, and ... -
The Influence of Sex Education on Adolescent Health: Abstinence-Only vs. Comprehensive Programs
(2009-07-02)Abstinence-only education is a program that teaches adolescents to abstain from sexual activity until marriage, and restricts information about the use of condoms and contraceptive measures to only failure rates. ... -
Editorial Issue 3
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Improving quality indicator report cards through Bayesian modeling
(BioMedCentral, 2005-02-23)BACKGROUND:The National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) was established in 1998 to assist hospitals in monitoring indicators of nursing quality (eg, falls and pressure ulcers). Hospitals participating in ... -
Understanding Nursing Home Culture Change: The High and Low
(2008-08-20)Culture Change is the transformation of a nursing home (NH) from an institutional establishment with a top down approach to decision making to a resident‐centered program that creates an environment that focuses on what ...