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Mindfulness for stress reduction in the workplace
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:
Research has shown that patient outcomes and clinical judgment improve in caring-healing environments. Current trends are for healthcare facilities to provide education in ...
Helping nursing students develop professional values, morals, and ethics through reflective practices
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Friday, March 17, 2017:
We want nursing students to be thoughtful, reflective practitioners and we want them to develop professional values, morals and ethics. At the minimum we expect civil, respectful ...
The Effect of Play with Canines on Psychological and Physical Stress Measures in College Students
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: Introduction and Background: Stress can be impede learning and be a major cause of student attrition or failure to advance in studies at a timely pace. This is an increasing ...
How one organization used evidence to address lateral violence among nurses
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Sunday, March 19, 2017:
Bullying and lateral violence in nursing is a serious problem and damages the dignity of the individual and the profession. A common definition of bullying at work is 'repeated ...
Nursing Empowered Leaders: A Study Describing Who We Are and Who We Want To Be
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Sunday, March 19, 2017: Numerous articles have been written describing the disconnect between the perceived image of nursing and the unfavorable, inaccurate, stereotypical representations of nursing ...
Empowering Experienced Pediatric Nurses Working on General Medical and Surgical Units
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: Nursing shortages occurring in health care systems around the world have adverse impacts on the health and well-being of populations. Understanding work-related stressors is ...
Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare: The Invisible Architecture of Ownership, Values, and Attitude
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Friday, March 17, 2017: When we design a new physical facility we hire professional architects and engineers to guide us through the process; we go through multiple iterations from schematic design to ...
Teamwork: Strategies to prevent and minimize patient aggression
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:
Espinosa et al. (2014) found that improving the milieu through early intervention and consistent structure and activities can reduce aggressive behavior and the need for ...
Application of smartphone/mobile devices for STD and HIV prevention
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:
Problem: STD and HIV are major public health crisis in the United State. Study shows that about 1.1 million of American are living with HIV and 110 million cases of STD. ...
Transcending the scarcity narrative: Understanding and leveraging nursing's strengths to create a healthier work environment
(2017-03-03)
Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:
Today's nurses are asked to provide safe, expert, compassionate, person-centered care in the midst of a complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment. Many are stressed, ...