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Daily challenges for teen moms: Strategies to enhance infant-centered feeding to reduce infant obesity risk
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Purpose: Rapid weight gain in the first six months of life is associated with a sharply increased risk of obesity later in life and subsequent ... -
Daily interruption of sedation versus continuous sedation and length of mechanical ventilation
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Hundreds of thousands of critical care patients are intubated every year. Many of these patients are sedated for comfort. However, continuous ... -
The DAISY nurse-leader in compassionate bedside care: A collaborative model for membership in Sigma
Sigma recognizes community leaders who epitomizes the characteristics of Love, Honor and Courage. A collaboration between Pi Chapter and one healthcare organization became a model to recognize DAISY Award recipients as ... -
The Danger in Hearing Voices: Reported Experiences Following an Auditory Hallucination Simulation With BSN Students
Auditory hallucination experiences are low cost, low resource attractive options to budget conscious schools of nursing. This presentation will address key areas of consideration that are essential for safely implementing ... -
Dashboards and Data: Supporting Strategy through Transparency of Metrics
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: The Triple Aim was developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and encompasses three aims in improving healthcare performance: 1) improving the patient ... -
Data analytics for diagnosis and prediction of central line-associated bloodstream infections in critical care units
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are among leading causes of in-hospital deaths in the US and are a significant factor for increased morbidity, mortality and health care costs. This study examined ... -
"Daughters will not listen": A qualitative study of Pakistani parenting practices
(2017-09-19)Participants will learn about traditional immigrant Pakistani mothers parenting practices and how these practices are shaped by the challenges of raising daughters in the United States. -
"Day of care" video simulation: Assessing student satisfaction, proficiency, and self confidence in learning
(2017-09-28)A realistic, non-scripted, high-acuity video simulation incorporating a role model RN utilizing think-aloud methodology with a standardized patient and spouse offers observational learning for online and face-to-face ... -
Dean's perceptions of leadership strategies used to manage a multicultural faculty environment in Saudi Arabia
(2017-09-29)Majority of nursing faculty in Saudi Arabia are expatriates. Because leading an academic multicultural environment in Saudi Arabia has not been examined, five interviews were conducted via Skype with Saudi deans of Schools ... -
Death from different angles
The three poems represent three perspectives surrounding the death of my grandfather: my grandfather, the nurse, and extended family. My grandfather was at peace and wanted to let go. The nurse was afraid of the double-effect ... -
Debriefing in laboratory experiences in undergraduate nursing education: Consolidating learning and creating meaning
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Debriefing is a pedagogical strategy used in nursing education to allow students to create personal meaning of learning experiences, which is ... -
Decreasing 30-day readmissions among sepsis survivors with education and bundle compliance
An observational cohort study of adults admitted to an acute care hospital was conducted. Upon identification of sepsis criteria, a sepsis bundle was initiated. Patients who met criteria were followed and given detailed ... -
Decreasing agitation and aggression in persons with dementia
A DNP pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of routinely utilizing the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale by long-term care staff to improve outcomes for persons with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. -
Decreasing test-taking anxiety in nursing students: Recommendations for nursing faculty
(2017-09-15)A systematic review using PRISMA was completed to identify strategies that can be used by nursing faculty to reduce test-taking anxiety among nursing. Muscle relaxation, deep breathing, psychological and educational ... -
Decreasing the Inappropriate Use of Telemetry in a Community Hospital
(2017-10-20)This presentation will describe a quality improvement project undertaken to decrease alarm fatigue and inappropriate use of telemetry in non-critically ill hospitalized patients by implementing process changes to improve ... -
Decreasing the Risk for Severe Hyperbilirubinemia in Newborns
(2012-01-04)(41st Biennial Convention) Objective: To determine if educational interventions with medical providers in combination with a management tool to facilitate clinical guideline implementation would 1) increase compliance ... -
Dedicated education units: Evaluation of innovative clinical learning environments for undergraduate nursing students
(2017-10-23)1. Describe dedicated education units 2. Understand differences in student learning outcomes when students placed in acute care versus long term care clinical sites for the same course 3. Identify future recommendations -
Delayed lactogenesis II in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Presentation of findings regarding early postpartum breastfeeding and colostrum biomarkers of women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus to examine differences in perceived milk "coming in" and metabolite ... -
Delivery of Care in Controversial Times: When the Police Are Involved and Communication Is Strained
(2017-10-09)Security is valuable if there is fear of beliefs being challenged when we go beyond the columns and lines venturing out of the cage. When the police arrive with a victim who claims he/she was racially targeted, how do you ... -
Democratizing data access via web-based portals
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: A collaborative Nursing Education Research Network provides a mechanism for gathering, storing, and using large a large data set on nursing education. Making this data (raw ...