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• Caregiver burden and its relationship to health-related quality of life of spouses of coronary artery bypass patients
  Background. With today's aging population and short hospitalizations, patients recovering after coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery rely on family assistance, usually from their spouse. While caregiving may be meaningful, this experience may be stressful. Very little is known about caregiver burden after CAB surgery. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the correlates […]
  Halm, Margo A.
• Obesity and the university environment: Assessment of the campus and intervention in the student health services
  One of the most substantial challenges facing colleges and universities today remains the creation of a healthy campus environment. With more than one-third of college students classified as overweight or obese by body-mass index (BMI) and the known negative health consequences associated with obesity, campuses have a deliberate responsibility to help mitigate this sobering statistic. […]
  Ortiz, Tina L.
• Organizational factors as barriers to racially and ethnically diverse nursing students
  Increasing the nursing profession’s diverse make up is thought to improve health disparities. To improve this diversity, it is essential for nursing students from diverse backgrounds to be successful in nursing school. The purpose of this phenomenological study using critical race theory for the framework was to discover racially and ethnically diverse students’ perceptions related […]
  Johnson, Janine Lynn
• NCLEX test taking strategies and practice questions [September 2022 Installment]
  This webinar will focus on content that has the highest percentage chance of showing up on your examination. NCLEX expert Dr. Lois Marshall will discuss the use of her unique strategies of "Linking" and "Conceptualization" to assist you in "making the most of what you know" as you prepare for success on the NCLEX. She […]
  Marshall, Lois Sarah
• Updates to the INACSL Standards of Best Practice: The debriefing process
  Debriefing is a key component of all simulation-based educational (SBE) activities and is an activity for which myriad approaches and models have been developed and implemented  (Oriot & Alinier, 2018). To improve SBE practice in general, the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) provides the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice, an […]
  Decker, Sharon