Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to healthcare technologies, and how it is transforming nurses’ roles and enhancing patient care. Typically AI refers to the ability of computers to independently convert data into knowledge to guide decision-making. AI is already part of [....] » Read More
The presentation will discuss preliminary findings of an on-going Quality Improvement project that involves 13 leading children’s hospitals looking at social and demographic determinants of health and their effect in pre-operative fasting readiness. Also, will discuss the f [....] » Read More
The changing global landscape demands nurse educators adjust their thinking to create innovative ways to address community health, education and sustainability for the education of undergraduate nurse learners. This presentation focuses on global community health and the impact o [....] » Read More
Homelessness is a major public and social health problem. For years, nurses have been on the frontline with a substantial and significant role in caring for the most vulnerable populations in guiding, assisting, and aiding the homeless to access to health and social services as w [....] » Read More
This pilot study explored the effect of mindfulness based training, with its attributes of being present, aware, attentive and accepting on the development of clinical reasoning ability. Background. The working world of a nurse is complex. Nurses are expected to manage multipl [....] » Read More
Focus: Working in the pandemic in the ER and ICU, Thad learned firsthand the stressors in healthcare and staff burnout/turnover. This workshop is designed to help break down barriers that lead tomental health stigmas and change culture to become more inclusive of the stressors a [....] » Read More
Purpose: Twitter is being increasingly used by nursing professionals to share ideas, information, and opinions about the global pandemic yet there continues to be a lack of research on how nurse sentiment is associated with major events happening on the frontline. The purpose of [....] » Read More
The International Recruitment (IR) Regional Fellowship is an innovative opportunity that allows International colleagues working in NHS Trust to be part of the NHS England Regional Nursing Workforce Team for 15 hours per month. As experts by experience, Internationally Educate [....] » Read More
It is well known that starting university is a daunting prospect for anyone and there are a number of books and articles published to help navigate the transition (Herpen, 2019). Unfortunately the stress is particularly high amongst those staring professional courses due to [....] » Read More
Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Association had stated that studies show most accidents happen mostly when officers are more likely to sleep between midnight to 6am and 1pm to 3pm.There are about 88 diagnosable sleep disorders currently in North America that people can go [....] » Read More
Purpose: Recruitment of internationally qualified nurses (IQNs) is one of the long-standing human resource strategies to address the global nursing shortage in developed countries. Many IQNs immigrate with extensive specialist nursing skills. Specialty skill sets enable nurses to [....] » Read More
From the one last decade in Poland, medical simulation has developed very rapidly. Funding from various sources for the construction of simulation centres has allowed universities to equip them on the highest quality task trainers, human patient simulators and other equipme [....] » Read More
To examine the relationships between nurses empowerment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in culturally and developmentally different societies. Employment and retention of sufficient and well-committed nursing staff are essential for providing safe and effective he [....] » Read More
The COVID-19 has not only affected the businesses, but educational institutions also suffered from this pandemic. Therefore, nursing students also directed their attention towards technology adoption or e-learning to avoid physical interaction and learn by maintaining social dist [....] » Read More
Background: Pressure therapy has been one of the mainstay of hypertrophic scar treatment. Maintaining effective pressure dosage generated by the pressure garment to scar is regarded as an important factor to the effectiveness of pressure therapy. This study aimed to explore the [....] » Read More
Background: The presence of the prolonged second stage of labor requires using instrumental delivery or transferring to cesarean delivery, which could have some adverse effects on maternal and newborn outcomes. It is important to identify risk factors for the prolonged second sta [....] » Read More
Introduction: Foncubierta and Rodríguez (2014) The gamification starts from a didactic content, it is explained that when a teacher makes use of a game, he tries that the students enter fully into a world of fantasy, a magical space of fun and entertainment. Hamari and Koi [....] » Read More
Ethnocentrism is the belief of an individual or professional group that their ethnic group or culture is superior or even the best of others. Ethnocentrism is when individuals judge the cultures of others by upholding their own cultural values. Researches indicate the existence o [....] » Read More
In my presentation I will share with the audience multidisciplinary National Education Program that include education on National clinical guidelines recommendation, this program is part of multimodal strategy for national clinical practice implementation in state of Qatar. The p [....] » Read More
Introduction: End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is a significant health problem in Saudi Arabia. The number of people requiring hemodialysis therapy in Saudi Arabia is growing, which poses challenges for health professionals and increases the client's physical, psychological, s [....] » Read More
Mental health problem, such as acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress is projected to affect 20-30 percent of parents of hospitalized newborns during the first year after birth globally. In Sub Sahara Africa where a large number of premature birth occur there is limited [....] » Read More
Today, fever is defined as a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100.40 F). The same temperature is used to determine hyperthermia. 1.In fever and hyperthermia not only the temperature rises. Other factors are changing. Some of the other factors are increasing and some are decr [....] » Read More
There is no similarity between what happens when there is a fever and what happens when there is hyperthermia, and they are contradictory. a.Things that occur in fever. 1.The fever-immune system develops spontaneously. 2. There are controls and limits to [....] » Read More
Clinical pathways are very essential in the practice of pediatric nursing. They support the implementation of evidence-based practice,improve clinical processes by reducing risk,reduce duplication through the use of a standardised tool, and reduce variation in health service proc [....] » Read More
Introduction Spirituality was defined as a way individual seek and express meaning and purpose and the way they experienced their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature and to the significant or sacredhood. Cancer was one of the important and considerable i [....] » Read More
Introduction: The removal of the external female genitalia completely or partially for non-medical purposes is known as female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is mostly performed by elderly women who have no medical training. Mutilation is increasingly being done by doctors or midw [....] » Read More
Background: The way nurses will work in the future, known as the 100-year life era, will require them to continue to contribute to society by making use of their careers and wealth of experience in the nursing profession even after retirement. This study examines awareness of sec [....] » Read More
Background: Addressing the issue of non-sexual harassment, workplace bullying (WPB) of minority nurses and non-minority groups who reported either being harassed or bullied. A review of the literature in concert with the findings of the grounded theory study and interventio [....] » Read More
BACKGROUND: In the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, parents of pediatric patients provided formal feedback through National Research Corporation’s (NRC Health) surveys on their experience during their hospitalization. The [....] » Read More
Purpose To hold a smoking prevention class for students, and to clarify the effect of the class according to students’ and parent’s perception, and parents’ smoking behaviors. Methods A smoking prevention class was held for students at one elementary school [....] » Read More
Noise-induced hearing loss, the most significant occupational and safety problem among the working population, can be effectively prevented through hearing protection devices (HPDs) use. This study, aimed to examine whether the following factors, perceived benefits, perceived bar [....] » Read More
Background: The transition of patients from intensive care units (ICUs) to general wards is a regular occurrence to relieve manpower pressures and financial constraints. Early transfer of patients significantly increases the risk of ICU readmission, an increased length of hospit [....] » Read More
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of human responses as care needs in the postoperative period of Mastectomy in survivors of women with breast cancer. Method: Retrospective descriptive study of 164 cases of women diagnosed with breast cancer in post-surgical treatment of m [....] » Read More
Background: Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common and distressing symptoms experienced by cancer patients, which often has a huge influence on the quality of life. Many local and international research on the application of walking exercise relieve cancer-related fatig [....] » Read More
Pain is a subjective feeling; it is a sensation that every human being must have experienced all their life. Yet, its mechanism and the way to immune to it is still a question to be answered. This re-view presents the mechanism and correlation of pain and stress, their assessment [....] » Read More
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with potentially harmful effects on the mother and fetus. Thus the identification of GDM offers a chance to improve pregnancy outcomes and identify women to target dietary & lifestyle health promotion. Aim of this research [....] » Read More
Background: Cancer is considered a common and painful disease in children. Chemotherapy is one of the most important treatments for cancer, which may lead to complications such as anxiety and changes in children's sleeping habits. Sandplay therapy is a type of play therapy th [....] » Read More
BACKGROUND Patients with burns often encounter a lot of psychological problems that can affect all parts of their lives. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the psychosocial empowerment interventions through multimedia education in burn patients. METHODS T [....] » Read More
Background: Cesarean section is the most common major surgical operation and disorders related to surgical scars healing are also one of the medical problems and given the effect and the role of self-care behaviors on accelerating scar healing. Objectives this study tries to [....] » Read More
The presentation is predicated on my 40 years of conducting exploratory descriptive research studies of the TRADITIONAL (ancient, HEALTH and ILLNESS beliefs and practices derived from one’s intangible cultural heritage over generations) and developing cour [....] » Read More
Valerie Lynn, Postnatal Recovery Specialist based in the U.S. presents her original research. The year-long study she conducted via the Malaysian Ministry of Health under the guises of the Complementary Medicine Department was conducted in government hospitals and the field. [....] » Read More
Background: After the 1994 national “Safe Sleep Campaign,” acceptance of infant sleep practices was followed by a significant reduction in the national SIDS death rate. Interestingly, SIDS deaths of African American (AA) infants has remained comparatively high --creat [....] » Read More
Introduction: Immunotherapy revolutionizes the treatment of many different types of cancers. But it is associated with a myriad of Immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are recognized as valuable tools for continuously collecting patient-centred [....] » Read More
The care of sexuality offered by the nursing professional turns out to be a complex issue due to taboo, ignorance and the limitations that each society and culture imposes on the formation of sexuality in the different spaces of socialization. In the relationship between the s [....] » Read More
Introduction: Technological advancements have transformed nursing care, quality, and education across the globe. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the inventions and adoption of mobile technologies such as an e-health application (app) called SEHA continue to revolutioni [....] » Read More
Background: The density of students activities in boarding school needs to get care, especially in the practice of personal hygiene during menstruation. Menstruation process can lead to germs infection on the genital area which may cause diseases to the reproductive tract. T [....] » Read More
Background: The two hourly purposeful nursing rounds (2HNR) are evidence based practice that showed increased patients satisfaction. This practice was structured according to the Royal Hospital, patients and staff values and needs since 2019. The awareness of the [....] » Read More
Background and aims: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is the most common glomerular kidney disease in childhood. Aim of the study was to evaluate the state of marker of intracellular hypoxia HIF-1alfa in children with NS with different degrees of change of basic clinical and laborato [....] » Read More
Title : Facilitating patient engagement in high tech care environments: The patients perspective and students lack of competency
Ericka Waidley, Linfield University, United States
The impact of the use of technology on patient care has been a focus of the healthcare industry for more than a decade. Recognizing the impact of technology on nursing practice and how this affects the nurses engagement with patients is a significant challenge for the future of n [....] » Read More
Title : Self care CAM practices and the response of CAM use in patients
Patricia M Burrell, Hawaii Pacific University, United States
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has grown to be a major branch of health care in the west, as well as becoming a multi-billion dollar industry and has had a fairly strong utilization in nursing students and faculty. Although, many students noted that their Self-Care [....] » Read More
Title : Decision support for detecting infections in frail elderly: Development of early detection of infection scale(EDIS)
Marta Sund Levander, Linkoping University, Sweden
Background: Older adults who live in residential aged care are especially vulnerable to infection because of physical and cognitive decline, as demonstrated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Signs and symptoms of infection are often lacking or atypical, while specific ones, especial [....] » Read More
Title : Teaching techniques to improve nursing students first clinical experiences
Irene Rempel, New York University, United States
First practical experiences are often some of the most stressful and anxiety-inducing elements of the curriculum for nursing students. Survey-based studies suggest that feelings of self-doubt regarding lack of preparedness and anxiousness about making mistakes and patient safety [....] » Read More
Title : Lessons learned from the sharp end of care
Maria Van Pelt, Northeastern University, United States
Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to understand the impact of adverse events on health care providers and the patient safety implications. Overview: Title of Activity: Face-to-Face Education Session Iden [....] » Read More
Title : Interdisciplinary collaboration to improve translation of pharmacogenetic testing in practice
Crystal H Dodson, University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States
Significance: Medications are associated with adverse reactions, but precision medicine provides a way to individualize drug therapy. One obstacle to implementation of precision medicine is the lack of knowledge surrounding clinical practice guidelines for pharmacogenetic testing [....] » Read More
Title : Reflecting on the therapeutic value of telling lies to patients with Dementia.
Jane Murray, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Wholetruth, untruths and lies was an ethnographic study of communication between professional caregivers and people with dementia, which lead to the development of a Taxonomy of Lies and the Lie ARM (Affective Reflective Model). The aim of the two tools, is to help people reflect [....] » Read More
Title : Nurses experiences of caring for severely ill patients during infection outbreaks (pandemic / epidemic): A mixed methods systematic review
Eunice Oduraa Temeng, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Background: Nurses play an essential role in responding to severe infection outbreaks which bring considerable challenges to their personal and professional wellbeing. This subsequently can affect the delivery of care and healthcare organisational capacity to respond. Aims: Th [....] » Read More
Title : Classification of 80-year-old individuals into healthy moderately healthy and frail based on different frailty scores affects the interpretation of laboratory results
Maria Edvardsson, Linkoping University, Sweden
Background: Interpretation laboratory analytes is crucial when assessing the patient’s condition. Reference intervals from apparently healthy, disease-free individuals may cause problems when outcomes from elderly patients with chronic diseases and on medications are being [....] » Read More
Title : Low cost breast pump hire in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: an evaluation of women's experiences and infant feeding outcomes at hospital discharge
Jessica Hughes, Western Health, Australia
Background: Premature infants are at increased risk for mortality and long-term comorbidities. Mother’s own breast milk is considered the nutritional ‘gold standard’ for high-risk infants, due to the immediate, short and long-term benefits. Low birth-wei [....] » Read More
Title : Doing longitudinal case study research collaboratively: The benefits for researchers
Patricia McClunie Trust, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand
Collaborative research teams are an effective strategy to combine the knowledge and skills of like-minded researchers across tertiary education settings and international borders. Research collaborations have the potential to increase research capacity for both individuals and th [....] » Read More
Title : Challenges of mid career nurses in covid-19 pandemic: Effectiveness of servant leadership education.
Ikuko Miyabayashi, Seisen Jogakuin College, Japan
Background: As the Covid-19 pandemic dragged on, the nurses on the front lines seemed to more exhausted by the day. Under such circumstances, it was expected to encourage to communicate between nurses and patients, colleagues, physicians, and others, and to create a mutually e [....] » Read More
Title : Key factors for effective leadership of nurse managers in geriatric health service facilities
Chiharu Miyata, MIE University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Geriatric Health Service Facilities (GHSFs) have been providing care and rehabilitation to facilitate older adults’ self-reliance in everyday life, performing the role of an intermediary between hospitals and their homes. The number of residents who are especially dependent [....] » Read More
Title : Cultural adaptation of a health manual to promote advance directives among the south asian ethnic population in Hong Kong
Carmen WH Chan, The Nethersole School of Nursing, China
Hong Kong is a multi-ethnic society with an increasing number and a large proportion (14.5 %) of South Asians currently living here. Anecdotal data shows that people of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong rarely receive specialized palliative care or engage in advance directive discus [....] » Read More
Title : Residents environment safety for fall prevention in a long term facility
John Francis Abitong Paraoan, NTUC Health Chai Chee Nursing Home, Singapore
Background of the study: Fall is one of the remarkable safety concerns in later life. Age-related changes contribute to the high incidence of falls like reduced visual capacity (Eliopoulos, 2013; Touchy, 2015), problems differentiating shades of the same color (Fillit, Rockwood [....] » Read More
Title : Effects of mindfulness based interventions on depression in pregnant women: A systematic review and meta analysis
Chuntana Reangsing, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Objective: We synthesized the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on depression in pregnant women. Method: Ten electronic databases were searched from inception to September 2022. We reviewed studies with pregnant women receiving mindfulness-based interventions w [....] » Read More
Title : Implemetation of ABCDEF care bundle in the intensive care units of private tertiary hospitals: A cross sectional study
Rawan Salem Abdullah Baqabas, International Medical Center, Saudi Arabia
Purpose: The study aimed to assess the implementation of ABCDEF care bundles in the intensive care units of two private tertiary hospitals. Background: The awakening and breathing coordination of daily sedation and ventilator removal trials, delirium monitoring and management, [....] » Read More
Title : Awareness regarding the adverse effect of tobacco among labor staff in the tertiary cancer hospital
Jyoti Somabhai Patel, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Associated health risks and increasing mortality with tobacco consumption have been increasing. If people involved in health care of the community practice the same it may further increase the magnitude of the problem. In spite of continued efforts by the government, tobacco cons [....] » Read More
Title : A study to assess the effectiveness of computer assisted teaching on knowledge and practices regarding partograph among nursing students of selected nursing colleges of ludhiana
Mandeep Kaur, Nightingale College of Nursing, India
Background: A partograph is a composite graphical record of key data (maternal and fetal) during labour entered against time on a single sheet of paper. Relevant measurements might include statistics such as cervical dilation, fetal heart rate, duration of labour and vital signs. [....] » Read More
Title : Reawakening public support: Implications of desensitization on Covid-19 to the risk perception and health behavior
Khrisyah Gabe T Oliver, Dr Yangas Colleges Inc., Philippines
COVID-19 has brought unretrievable suffering that led to extreme protective behavior and irrational coping strategies. Thereby, public health initiatives and action plans have been implemented to mitigate the virus. However, as the pandemic progress, non-compliance with health pr [....] » Read More
Title : The hesitance of nurses to apply for midwifery program in Oman
Fahima Mohammed Said Al Harthy, Royal Hospital, Oman
This study targets to study the reason behind the general Nurses not to apply for Midwifery Program. This qualitative exploratory study was conducted at the largest tertiary health care hospital in Oman. Data collection started on March 2022 until April 2022. Purposive samplin [....] » Read More
Title : The effect of implementation of skin care guidelines on nurses knowledge regarding skin care and incidence of skin injuries among neonates at a private tertiary care hospital
Dilnasheen Safdar, National Institute of Blood Diseases, Pakistan
Background: In newborn skin care is important because skin act as barrier to prevent neonates from infections which may lead to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Highly technological environment of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) make this population vulnerable for loss [....] » Read More
Title : Low subjective cardiovascular disease risk perceptions among hypertensive patients in addis ababa Ethiopia
Daniel Mengistu Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Background: Accurate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk appraisal is essential for hypertensive patients to identify correctly their risk status and take efficient behavioral measures timely to avoid major adverse outcomes. However, hypertensive patients’ risk perceptions of [....] » Read More
Title : Factors related to the occupational commitment of nurses working in a university hospital in the kanto area of Japan
Takeo Kudo, Saitama Medical University, Japan
This study explored the relationship between occupational commitment of nurses and work motivation, intention to continue working as a nurse, and intention to change occupation, aiming to develop support arrangements to improve occupational commitment. An anonymous self- rated qu [....] » Read More
Title : Factors related to work engagement of nurses working in acute care hospitals
Yukiko Kako, Saitama Medical University, Japan
Nurses working in acute care hospitals may be burdened by demanding work and interpersonal relationships, resulting in lower work engagement. This study aims to identify factors related to work engagement (positive and fulfilled psychological states toward work) of nurses working [....] » Read More
Title : Characteristics of young nurses assertiveness
Eiko Suzuki, International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School, Japan
Objective: This study aimed to identify characteristics of assertiveness of young nurses. Methods: A self-rating questionnaire survey was conducted with novice nurses of five hospitals where nursing directors expressed cooperation, from September to November of 2019. The quest [....] » Read More
Title : Comparing the psycho social health conditions of women with and without breast cancer
Wong Suet Shan Sarah, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
Introduction: Women with breast cancer often have cluster of psychosocial symptoms, including poor sleep, fatigue, and mood disturbance, across the cancer trajectory. Understanding the psychosocial health conditions of women with breast cancer can help the healthcare profess [....] » Read More
Title : Strategies to enhance resilience to cope with workplace adversaries beyond Covid-19 among intensive care unit nurses: an integrative literature review
Nombulelo, North West University, South Africa
Background: It is critical for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses to develop resilient coping strategies to cope with workplace adversaries. The coping strategies will mitigate the development of maladaptive psychological disorders prone to working in a stressful environment. [....] » Read More
Title : The impact of simulation education on self-efficacy in pre-registration nursing students.
Ahmed Ali Hakami, Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Aim: The purpose of this literature review is to explore and synthesize the previous studies performed in simulation education research over the past five years that examine the effects of simulation training on the self-efficacy of undergraduate pre-registration nursing students [....] » Read More
Title : The impact of standardised patient simulation training in mental health nursing education
Aisha Rabie, Queens University Belfast, Saudi Arabia
Background: Nursing students are often uncertain about working in a mental health care setting due to limited opportunities for practical placement. Simulation training provides students with the opportunity to develop clinical skills in a safe environment. Simulation is a teachi [....] » Read More
Title : To assess knowledge of occupational risks associated with solid waste management among novice nurses in the tertiary cancer hospital
Pushpa Gole, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Background:- A maximum of tertiary care hospitals use radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Safe disposal of radioactive waste is a vital component of the overall management of hospital waste. An important objective in radioactive waste management is to safe [....] » Read More
Title : The relationship between spiritual health and sleep quality in adults with type 2 diabetes in teaching hospitals affiliated to iran university of medical sciences in tehran
Fatemeh Mohaddes Ardebili, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Introduction & Aim: Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases. Sleep quality of these patients is undesirable. In this way, impaired quality of Sleep affects quality of life. In many societies, religious commitment and spirituality are linked to better mental and p [....] » Read More